thanks for forwarding this edward. it looks like a good thing to participate in.
i recently came across https://www.missionlifeforce.org/, initiated by lawyer polly higgins who is working to make ecocide a crime punishable in the international courts. not specifically arts-related but it seems like a really concrete positive thing to do. On 28.03.19 16:08, Edward Picot via NetBehaviour wrote: > > This just came to me via email: > > 'We are facing an unprecedented global emergency, the planet is in > crisis and we are in the midst of a mass extinction event. Scientists > believe we have entered a period of abrupt climate breakdown. Carbon > emissions and temperatures keep rising; ecological collapse has begun. > On this course we are likely to see abrupt and irreversible > devastation. The time for denial is over – we know the truth about > climate change. It is time to act. > > > > This is an invitation to write a letter of response to this crisis. > This could be a letter to or from the Earth, future or past > generations, those who hold positions of power and influence, other > species. The idea is open to interpretation: it can come from a > personal place, be dramatic in form, be a call to action. > The invitation is open to all - to think beyond the human narrative > and to bear witness to the scale and horror of this crisis. This is an > opportunity to ask how this existential threat affects the way we wish > to live our lives and the action we take.' > > The full call-out is at https://www.letterstotheearth.com/ but the > deadline is 12 midnight on 29th March, ie. tomorrow - so if you want > to act, act now! > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org > https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour -- helen varley jamieson he...@creative-catalyst.com <mailto:he...@creative-catalyst.com> http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.upstage.org.nz
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