Elizabeth Valenzuela works at Colombian NGO Fondo Acción, and was part of the second cohort of Creative Climate Leaders in October 2017. —— To preserve nature and life in all its forms, including ours, leads us to think of concrete actions to give each element the best possible use. It puts us, in many cases, … Read more Guest Blog: Art and nature: An approach to imitate, create and preserve
Art and Nature: an approach to imitate, create, and preserve – Elizabeth Valenzuela, Fondo Acción, Colombia Elizabeth Valenzuela, Fondo Acción (CO) worked as a biologist for many years, and helped to establish a specific fund for arts and cultural approaches to environmental stewardship and climate action during her time as Climate Change Coordinator at non-profit … Read more CCL in Action: Elizabeth Valenzuela
Toby Peach is a UK-based theatre maker and artist who has received high critical acclaim for his previous shows such as The Eulogy of Toby Peach. He received a CCL in Action local development grant to support a research and development phase for a Sustainability Adventure in Learning immersive theatre project in partnership with KIT … Read more CCL in Action: Toby Peach, Sustainability Adventure in Learning UK
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
Blog by Chiara Badiali, Julie’s Bicycle, about the final CCL Conference in Krakow, Poland, December 2018. What does leadership mean in the time of climate change? There is a growing sense that our generation will be remembered most for how we respond to and help shape the trajectory of the global interlocking challenges taking on … Read more Reporting back: CCL Conference at COP24, Poland
Trajna srečanja: Kreativne skupnosti o podnebni pravičnosti / Permanent Meetings – creative communities on climate justice – Gaja Mežnarić Osole, designer, Slovenia Gaja is a designer, working in cross-disciplinary fields between design, ecology and participation. Through various interdisciplinary projects she explores ways of practicing design by embedding current societal needs as well as possibilities that have … Read more CCL in Action: Gaja Meznaric Osole Permanent Meetings, Slovenia
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