From Creative Practice to Climate Justice Action
From Creative Practice to Climate Justice Action was a week long symposium held at the Bathway Theatre, Greenwich, London this summer. It was led by Independent Producer Pippa Bailey who brought artists, cultural workers, academics, environmental activists, community members, funders, climate scientists and policy makers together through the first week of July at Greenwich University. All of those involved were there because we were keen to explore the role of the live arts in responding to the Climate and Ecological Emergency, through transformation and transition, with social justice at the heart.
There were many contributers and supporters: Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos Fariha Ahmed Henrietta Baird Gabrielle Moleta Louisa Hrabowy Sita Brand Tangled Feet Theatre Laurie Sansom niamh dowling Deborah Hart CLIMARTE Tracy Durrant. David Evans FRSA Julie's Bicycle Culture Declares Emergency Creative Australia Create NSW University of Greenwich as well as so many artists, academics and climate activists,all exploring how creative practice changes the world for the better!
My role was to lead a warm up at the start of each day bringing the newcomers and those who had already been partakers together.included in this part of the day was work to ground, release,open and energise. i also led several specific physical and imaginative sessions in my field of ‘Animal work’, transformation, through the week.
““Material objects witness everything and say nothing. Animals say more. And they are disappearing. That things should be lost to our knowledge is one thing, in which we don’t know where we are or they are; that things should be lost form the earth is another “ ”