Category: Advocacy
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Regenerative culture for a sustained future
Reposted from Medium A fabulous international conference is coming up in Liverpool, organised by the International Council of Museums on Regenerative Museums for Sustainable Futures. I know it will be fabulous because Lucimara Letelier has helped to curate it — see her research on Regenerative Museums. Unfortunately, I can’t go, but it’s so interesting that I want
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The power of art in the earth crisis
Reposted from Medium by Bridget McKenzie On Saturday 16th November I gave a keynote talk at the Ground Up conference at Thoresby College in Kings Lynn, organised by the Groundwork Gallery. It was great to hear from some amazing artists working alongside land stewards and scientists to explore ideas about extraction and material culture. I
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Earth Talk – new course, book & group
Earth Talk is a course, community and book that offers a rich set of tools to hold effective conversations and creative activities about the Earth Crisis. UPDATE: SINCE PUBLISHING THIS PAGE, THE FIRST COHORT HAS CONCLUDED. THE COURSE WILL REPEAT IN 2025 FROM LATE JANUARY SO THE INVITATION TO JOIN CONTINUES. I invite you to
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The role of culture: justice, adaptation & transition
What is the role of culture in the Earth crisis? I argue that we need to open out the envelope on environmental policies, in all sectors in general and, because it’s my area of work, in the Cultural sector in particular. The focus of sustainability work has been on Climate and on Mitigation, with an
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Environment & society are not opposite causes
Do you often hear people saying something like this…? “Most people are not able to think about the climate or take environmental action because of economic pressures and other worries on their minds.” Here are a few things you might say in response: Here are some tools to engage people with these issues: Messaging This
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Actions for Hope and Planetary Citizenship
We know what’s wrong. We can feel it. The rising heat. The air quality. The suppression of protest. The rising food and energy prices. The floods and storms. The continuation of consumerism with fast fashion, pollution, cars and waste still filling our streets and our social media. What can we do? In our organisations and
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