Arts, sport and culture UK
This page focuses on UK arts, sport and culture by, for or involving local communities. Arts, sports and cultural events and resources can help increase awareness of sustainability issues, provoke discussion and exploration of new ideas and solutions.
News
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"Our Future" is Grimsby celebrating its native resources, coming together as a community ready for the century's challenges, Daily Alternative (Nov 07, 2024) - Our 24-hour climate comic explores what a sustainable future could look like, theconversation.com (Sep 20, 2024)
- SPRING: “We radically re-imagine the piano in today’s throw away culture”. Edinburgh’s Pianodrome is the essence of a circular economy, Daily Alternative (Aug 28, 2024)
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Events
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Sep 6 - 15, 2024 (Fri-Sun) — Heritage Open Days, celebrating our fantastic history and culture. Your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore, heritageopendays.org.uk
Networks, movements and support organisations
- The People Act Legislative Theatre, on youtube.com, bringing residents, policymakers and activists together into creative, fun and constructive dialogue, to co-create more equitable and effective policies and laws. Connect with UK (Edinburgh, Newcastle, Gateshead, Manchester and London) and international practitioners, thepeopleact.org, added 16:16, 10 February 2025 (UTC)
- culture declares emergency, "a growing movement of individuals and organisations involved in arts and culture who are declaring a climate and ecological emergency. This means truth-telling, care-taking, and change-making" link checked 08:01, 22 May 2024 (UTC) Video: Culture Declares on youtube.com
- writersrebel.com, added 15:37, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
- Climate Choir Movement, "grown rapidly since Autumn 2022 and now has choirs in Bristol, Bath, Oxford, London, Sheffield, Swansea, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Southampton & Guildford." Video channel on youtube.com, added 18:01, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
Other useful links
- Common Ground
- Common Wealth
- Encounters Arts, Inspiring creativity, dialogue and change
- Julie's Bicycle, London based charity supporting the creative community to act on climate change and environmental sustainability.
- Folk and Roots, online guide to the Folk, Roots and Acoustic Scene around the UK
- Sol Cinema - smallest cinema in the Solar system
- Creative Lives
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Blackheath Bike & Kite Festival, Jun 2009. Spectators watching the kite displays. Attribution: Stephen Craven
How to's
- Start a neighbourhood cinema, justact.org.uk
- Street Party, promoting street parties, which are a chance for people to enjoy their street without traffic for a day, and encouraging neighbourliness across the UK
- Ten steps to running your own Ideas Farm, November 2012, Wellington H2A
Sport and sustainability
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