Culture|Futures Eco-Leadership through Culture Conference

Dec 5th, City Council Chambers, Durban

 

Key note speakers will be Peter Head, one of the world leaders in integrated urban sustainable development and chair of the new Ecological Sequestration Trust, and Prof. Edgar Pieterse, director of the Africa…

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It was heartening to re-read Cathy Fitzgerald's Art and Ecology notebook blog post on Culture|Futures. Cathy is clearly an advocate for the culture sector to fully take on the role of catalyst towards a Ecological Age. Cathy's article is also a call to action to friends in Ireland: "… Continue

On Monday 15th Feb I attended the launch of Long Horizons: Continue

Hi all
I finally wrote an article on the Culture|Futures Culture and Climate Change.

As I was one of the few there from Ireland I have written it for the Irish perspective and will distribute it in Ireland- it gives an overview of the main points
see article here http://ecoartnotebook.com/?p=894

Cathy Fitzgerald

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"Perhaps inevitably, climate change has been slow to creep into the creative arts, despite its 30 years at the heart of the environmental debate. One or two…

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I just listened to a very amusing BBC Radio 4 afternoon play, Carbon Cleansing: "When ex-banker Tabitha knocks green activist Will off his bicycle with her 'Chelsea Tractor' (SUV), two worlds literally collide."

I disturbingly identified with elements of not only activist Will, but also the awful Tabby. Sigh.

Favourite quote: "Making fashionable tokenistic gestures just doesn't cut it"

The Asia-Europe Foundation (www.asef.org) has initiated a joint reflection process in the cultural sectors in Asia and Europe on the vision of the sector with regard to involvement in issues of environmental sustainability. The reflection process cultminated in meetings in Copenhagen during the UN climate negotiations in December 2009 and result in a Discussion Paper on the subject (to be published in electronic format in 2010).



Arts, Culture and… Continue

For the past several hours I have been combing through the web looking for coverage of today's opening sessions of COP15. What I am finding are images that inspire action. From still to moving, artists are calling the world to action to create an Ecological Age. See for yourself...



Please help the world: COP15 Opening Film





The film brought me to tears as I watched children speak out in their… Continue

An essay I wrote about cultural practice and change

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An interesting paper on the role of culture in climate change policy making:



"The role of culture in climate change policy making: Appealing to universal motivators to address a universal crisis" by Judy M. Ford - download the PDF here.





A University College London report for the UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS):



"Full… Continue