Traci Lewis, Author at Catalyse Change

The Green Career of a Catalyse Change Mentor

November 9, 2018

Sara is a Catalyse Change mentor, supporting a young woman on her journey as a confident, resilient changemaker. We asked Sara about her own Green Career, what motivates her and what she has learnt along the way. Sara Telahoun, Senior Technical Officer – Cities, CDP Provide a brief overview of the path that took you to this job. Following my Master’s in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, I found it very difficult to find a job in the sustainability sector.…

Let’s Start Empowering our Young Women Today

November 3, 2018

Traci Lewis

Article from Sophie Harvey-Rich from Bristol 247 magazine You might have thought that the shockwaves of #MeToo, felt everywhere across the globe, would have led to some kind of concrete government action. Not so. A report by the House of Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee, published on October 23, showed street harassment of young women to still be very much alive and kicking. Surveys showed a huge 85 per cent of women aged 18-24 have experienced unwanted sexual attention in…

What’s it like to Study Sustainability in Sweden?

October 30, 2018

Traci Lewis

Blog post by Alice Wojcik I left Bristol six weeks ago to move to Sweden and study a masters course in Environmental Communications and Management. After graduating from a journalism degree in July 2017 and working as a reporter for a few months, I decided that I wanted to focus on environmental issues and climate change as these are topics that I am deeply interested in. Sweden is a great place to study the environment because it is a very…

From Zero to Heroes: how two women transformed their green dream into reality

October 5, 2018

Traci Lewis

This month we’re in…Zero Green! Check out Sophie’s latest interview, this time with pioneers of Bristol’s zero-waste movement, Stacey Fordham and Lidia Rueda Losada. Sophie Harvey-Rich is a member of our Young Women’s Advisory Board. Nestled into the welcoming community of North Street in Bedminster, the zero-waste shop of Zero Green was the first of its kind to come to Bristol when it opened in February earlier this year. Six months on, other waste-focussed outlets are popping up – from…