North East Humanists
Local North East Humanists group Durham Secular Salon meet at Merryoaks Hall and host a range of public talks and events throughout the year. You can find out more by contacting Susan Walker at susan.humanist@gmail.com. Visit the website for more information
Sunday 18th October 2pm-3.30pm
Durham Secular Salon: Durham Emergency Briefing Film
Sunday October 18th 2pm, Merryoaks Community Centre, Park House Road, Durham, DH1 3QF
In November 2025, in the ‘first-of-its-kind, national emergency briefing’, nine experts gave around 1,200 of the UK’s leaders — across politics, business, faith and culture - stark assessments of the scale of the changes needed to adapt the country to the rapidly changing climate and ecological landscape.
The team behind the event has since crowdfunded to produce the People’s Emergency Briefing, a 50-minute film, hosted by the TV presenter and environmentalist Chris Packham. It outlines the urgent threats that climate and nature breakdown pose to food security, the economy and public health.
The film calls on the government to stage a prime-time, televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis.
The call for a televised briefing comes as most of Europe has just sweltered in its worst ever heatwave – an event that scientists said would have been impossible without the humaninduced climate crisis.
The People’s Emergency Briefing brings together the science and national implications in one compelling film. It is designed for communities to watch together to see the same evidence - on the record - as those briefed in Westminster.
We are screening the film, and you are invited to join us.
FREE and open to all – everyone is welcome. Refreshments provided. Donations are welcome to help cover costs.
We look forward to seeing you in Durham there for what should be an entertaining and engaging film.
North East Humanists