Join kin'd & kin'd for field fairing, an online event series with where they investigate and celebrate diverse views and thinking about ways of making eco-poetry. In his debut collection, Thinking with Trees, due to be published in June, Jason Allen-Paisant has followed what he describes as ‘a Caribbean tradition of weaponising language through irony, […]
Come to the online launch of the Culture Declares Emergency South East Coast Hub. Culture Declares Emergency (or CDE) is a growing movement of individuals and organisations in the cultural sector declaring climate and ecological emergency. Its aim is for the sector to be a leading contributor to creating a regenerative future that protects the […]
Join representatives from a range of grassroots campaigning organisations at the Sustainable Glasgow Landing for an evening of talks and short films by indigenous artists and land defenders from Brazil, Cambodia and the UK. is supporting and facilitating this programme of art and conversation from Not1More; Zé Claudio and Maria Institute (IZM); Cambodian Youth Network; […]
"Our forest sings through all the living beings in it; we sing to the jungle, and we want it to be like this forever" (Nancy Santi 2019) Sacha Taki (Songs of the Forest) is a short documentary about the irrevocable links between biological and cultural diversity in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In the film members of […]
A space for a digital congregation to contemplate loss, grief, the parameters of care, the interconnectedness of conservation and radical hope, and “collaborative survival”. Featuring 27 unique contributions from individuals and communities across the globe including scholar, environmental activist and food sovereignty advocate, Dr Vandana Shiva; Aboriginal Australian writer and scholar, Bruce Pascoe; Palestinian artist […]
A panel discussion of interdependence, eco-emotions and ecological loss through a Global Majority and youth climate justice lens. In the wake of the COP26 climate summit and on the eve of Lost Species Day 2021, join ecofeminist Jennifer Uchendu, climate anxiety teacher Sarah Jaquette Ray, youth activist Elouise Mayall and interdisciplinary artist Beverly Naidus for […]
Join Bea Xu on Lost Species Day for a ritual inspired by the theme of ecological entanglement and webs. Having initiated an online ritual offering last year during the winter lockdown, Remembrance Day for Lost Species is glad to repeat this practice. We’re delighted to announce the return of transpersonal* ritual practitioner Bea Xu to […]
Informal conversation between A.MAL Collective and about their current exhibition: In, Among & Between من الى عن على في Winners of Lost Species Day 2021 commission, A.MAL is a curatorial platform exploring ecology, migration and post-coloniality through speculative art and research projects. A.MAL cast a critical eye on past and present global issues while seeking […]
is thrilled to host Jennifer Uchendu in conversation with Sarah Jaquette Ray to mark the launch of The Eco-anxiety in Africa Project (TEAP). To coincide with the launch of The Eco-anxiety in Africa Project (TEAP) on February 2nd, join Nigeria-based project founder Jennifer Uchendu in an online conversation with US-based author of A Field Guide […]
New year CDE catch-up! Join us for our first 2022 online gathering: a post-COP26 catch-up, a discussion of possibilities for Refugee Week, and conversations about what we’re up to and next steps for our regional Culture Declares Emergency Hub. Speakers TBC – watch this space! Many thanks to Polly Gifford and What Next? Brighton & […]
Join us for an informal online conversation with our current exhibiting artist Olga Saavedra Montes De Oca. Olga will be joined by Emile Devereaux, Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at the University of Sussex and Maddy Kelly, Communications Manager to discuss the themes within the exhibition in more detail. There will also be the opportunity […]
Two strangers exchange experiences of listening and hearing loss. Two professionals from different fields exchange experiences of listening and hearing loss. How do they hear – and sometimes mis-hear – sounds, music, noise, nature and speech? What have they learned about sound and living with disability? What difference do the latest technologies make? And how […]
Join the CDE Southeast Coastal Hub at Hastings Common Room for a free Letters to the Earth workshop that explores the subject of the climate and ecological emergency. Letters to the Earth is a creative participatory campaign launched in 2019 in collaboration with Culture Declares Emergency. It has generated, received and amplified thousands of letters […]
Indigenous peoples in Brazil have been fighting colonial conquest for centuries, trying to protect their lands, livelihoods and cosmovisions. Under the double assault of a hostile government pushing for expansion of extractive industries in Indigenous territories and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, these struggles have only accelerated in recent years. Amid the tragedy of […]
Join us in the gallery for an evening of talks from inspirational movement leaders and a workshop exploring the strategic use of litigation as a tool for activism. Killer corporations with headquarters in London are promoting extractivism in the Global South, violating human and ecological rights. Communities such as the Yukpas (in Colombia) have a […]
Epha Roe in conversation with Dr Annebella Pollen about the processes and ideas behind their solo exhibition: Photosymbiosis Join us in the gallery to learn more about how and why Epha Roe makes their analogue photographs and the research behind them. In this informal event Epha will be in conversation with their PhD supervisor Dr […]
A listening lab featuring sounds capturing in The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere during Andrés Saenz de Sicilia’s TLC artist residency. Join us on the Barge at Brighton Marina for a listening lab featuring sounds capturing in the Brighton & Lewes Downs UNESCO Biosphere during Andrés Saenz de Sicilia’s The Living Coast Artist Residency. An immersive […]
A third of Pakistan is under water due to the devastating floods that struck in recent weeks. Please come to to show your support, learn about the systemic injustices and other issues behind the floods, and contribute to the relief efforts and fundraiser. Entire villages have been swept away, along with the majority of the […]
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