Category: Professional
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Joining us as a member
What’s involved in joining CMUK? We are a Community Interest Company by ‘large membership’, registered in UK. To legally fulfil our constitution and serve our community, we must hold monthly members meetings. We aim to develop the capacity of arts, heritage, education and environmental practitioners to engage people with environmental issues. We do this
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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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An Eco Lens on Place
We’re excited to be working with the South Downs National Park on our Wild World programme with three strands, engaging museums & heritage staff, teachers and young people. For museums & heritage staff we’re offering two creative training sessions, exploring how we might put an Eco Lens on Place. We regularly run training sessions putting
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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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