At Julie’s Bicycle, they aim to ensure that people belonging to marginalised communities who are working in the arts and culture sector have the tools and support needed to advocate for climate action and justice.
Julie’s Bicycle announces the launch of The Colour Green Lab for 2023.
The Colour Green Lab is an introductory environmental knowledge and skills programme which supports and empowers cultural practitioners and artists of colour to participate in, and lead on, environmental action in the UK.
This eight part digital programme, running on Zoom from January – March 2023, connects creative practice with the basics of environmental science, policy, activism, economics, material systems, and climate justice. This series of
online workshops will provide access to learning, inspiration from leading voices from the sector, and a space to connect with a community of peers.
The Colour Green Lab is free to attend.
Who is the programme for?
The programme is aimed at people of colour in creative organisations and individual artists of colour who are new to the climate conversation and would like to engage with climate and environmental issues in your work. You may have some knowledge or experience but would like to improve your confidence and literacy in environmental concepts.
Overview and dates
Sessions will take place on the following dates. Each session is 2 hours and 30 minutes.
-Welcome and introduction to the programme – 18th Jan 2023, 10am-12:30pm
-Systems change, not climate change – 19th Jan 2023, 10am -12:30pm
-Intro to climate science and policy – 25th Jan 2023, 10am-12:30pm
-Land, nature and biodiversity – 1st Feb 2023, 10am-12:30pm
-Material systems – 8th Feb 2023, 10am-12:30pm
-Resilience and collective care – 15th Feb 2023, 10am-12:30pm
-Culture and climate action – 22nd Feb 2023, 10am-12:30pm
-Making change happen – 1st March 2023, 10am-12:30pm
The Lab will be hosted by Julie Bicycle’s Climate Justice Lead, Farah Ahmed (she/they), supported by the broader Julie’s Bicycle team and sector-leading speakers.
Find more information
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