Leading up to the high-level meeting Stockholm+50 , hosted by Sweden and Kenya between 2-3 June, 2022, this Talk Series explores the way in which the cultural and creative sector is raising up to the challenges of sustainability transformations. The Talk Series is hosted by Creative Climate Leadership, and Julie’s Bicycle’s Creative Climate Chats. Special … Read more CCL Scandinavia talk series
It’s been an incredibly difficult process to shortlist from a wealth of strong applicants but we are delighted to welcome and announce this year’s cohort of creative climate activists joining the Creative Climate Leadership community. We are pleased to share the full applicants list of who will be joining us in Scandinavia for the 6th year … Read more Scandinavia 2022 : Creative Climate Leadership Participants Announced
Applications are now open for the online Creative Climate Leadership (CCL) training and transformation program for artists and cultural/creative professionals living and working in Scandinavia. Application deadline: midnight CET, Sunday 6th February 2022 Creative Climate Leadership (CCL) empowers artists and cultural professionals to take action on the climate and ecological crisis with impact, creativity, … Read more Applications open for Creative Climate Leadership Scandinavia (online)
April 22 in 1970 marked the first Earth Day, which saw millions of people (mainly in America) pouring into the streets to bring environmental crises into the national dialogue. Over the past 50 years, Earth Day has grown into an international movement, engaging millions of individuals, organisations and spaces across the globe – including historical … Read more CCL Alumni in Focus: Karishma Rafferty and Earth Day at Somerset House
Budi Agung Kuswara’s world is intimately connected to the rhythms of nature. “I can feel the changes of the environment from the temperature, from the air, from the environment. I come from the fishermen community, and we use old technology like viewing the stars and counting the moon cycle – and I experience this is … Read more CCL in Action: Budi Agung Kuswara, Ketemu Projects: Kekasih Hati Sang Bumi
Phillip Kusasa has been actively work to preserve his N’dau cultural heritage, which is indigenous to Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi, for many years. In 2013 he set up the Paiyapo Arts Development and Heritage Centre in Bangira, Chipinge. Through his interest in protecting N’dau cultural heritage, Phillip has long had an interest in environmental protection. … Read more CCL in Action: Phillip Kusasa, N’dau Festival of The Arts
When Gavin Porter attended the CCL course, one of the key topics he wanted to address was regarding the lack of diverse voices within the environmental movement, especially from the working class. He feels that, with some key exceptions, diverse voices are not amplified or given platforms to be heard. During CCL he decided that … Read more CCL in Action: Gavin Porter, ‘Who Gives a F About Polar Bears?’
During the Creative Climate Leadership residential it became increasingly evident to Mish that the circus can play a role in confronting climate change. She speaks of how she attempted to make a show about climate change in 1998, but after seeing very little similar work, considered her environmental cares and profession to be relatively separate … Read more CCL in Action: Mish Weaver, Can of Worms
Toby Peach is a theatre maker, and was part of the second cohort of Creative Climate Leaders in October 2017. —— Hello, I became a CCL in 2017 and environmental sustainability has been part of my creative practice since. Becoming a Creative Climate Leader empowered me to be part of the climate conversation – a … Read more Guest Blog: The Principles of Peach
A guest blog from Anna-Kaisa Koski, from the very first cohort of Creative Climate Leaders. Anna-Kaisa is a freelance curator and climate activist based in Helsinki, Finland. —— Two learnings I took home from my CCL attendance in Wales concerning climate communication were, one, that polar bears are too easy to ignore and, two, we … Read more Guest Blog: Santa for Climate
Vicki Ooi is artistic director of the Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection (AFTEC) based in Hong Kong. AFTEC is involved in the proposal to set up a new cultural festival in the village of Sha Lo Wan, Hong Kong. Sha Lo Wan is a bay in northwest Lantau Island, Hong Kong, next to Hong Kong airport. … Read more CCL Alumni in Focus: Vicki Ooi, The Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection
Our Creative Climate Leadership participants and training team are enjoying the inspiring Slovenian coast, in a mix of reflective space and action planning. Take a look at their credentials here and watch this space over the coming weeks for accounts of their experiences on the course. Follow their work and progress online via #ccleaders.