What can I do as #ShowYourStripes day comes round?

#SHOWYOURSTRIPES Day falls on Tuesday, June 21. The easiest way to get involved is to download a stripes graphic from showyourstripes.info and join thousands of others around the world in sharing them on social media on that day.

Stripes are available for more than 200 countries, oceans, states and counties, allowing people everywhere to visualise and share how climate change is affecting where they live.

The stripes are intended to start conversations about climate change. By sharing them with friends and family and talking about their meaning you can help climate science reach new audiences, raise awareness of the scale of the problem the planet faces and bring about climate action.

This year’s #ShowYourStripes Day is set to be the biggest yet, with the stripes more visible than ever around Reading, including on digital screens at Reading Station and Broad Street Mall.

Students and staff at the University of Reading’s UK and international campuses will be given climate stripes badges to wear on 21 June, allowing our entire community to demonstrate their pride at the stripes being created in Reading and their support of the message they carry.

Badges, mugs, face masks and other items featuring the stripes are available from artuk.org, while donations can be made at showyourstripes.info to support climate science and education at the University.

Free online courses designed by the University are also available via futurelearn.com for those who want to learn a bit more about climate change and what they can do to take meaningful action (search ‘Planet Partners: Tackling the Climate Crisis Together’) , or for teachers seeking to incorporate climate education into their lessons (search ‘Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach’).