December 2022 Climate Cafe


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The ECCC had a lively discussion on the arts and climate activism in our December Climate Cafe. The most effective way to move our fellow humans is often through art and narrative, not just words and shouting. Let's explore how music, prose, film, graphic art, etc., can expose the human condition and change hearts and actions.

 

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Links and information from the event

Irthlingz Arts-Based Environmental Education
https://irthlingz.org/
https://irthlingz.com/


Penguins on Thin Ice
https://penguinsonthinice.com/

The Climate Monologues
https://climatemonologues.com/

Sharon Abreu
https://sharmuse.com/

Ecomusicology
Rock, Folk, and the Environment
https://tupress.temple.edu/books/ecomusicology

A Song to Save the Salish Sea
Musical Performance as Environmental Activism
https://iupress.org/9780253023001/a-song-to-save-the-salish-sea/

The [uncertain] Four Seasons
https://the-uncertain-four-seasons.info/
Watch/Listen: https://youtu.be/jxP-BMnSvNw

Natural Bridges, California
https://naturetime.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/natural-bridges-state-beach/butterflies-1dec09-2/

Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world's most accomplished contemporary photographers.
https://www.edwardburtynsky.com/

Enbridge’s Kalamazoo Spill Saga Ends in $177 Million Settlement
Images of the Kalamazoo River Spill: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20072016/enbridge-saga-end-department-justice-fine-epa-kalamazoo-river-michigan-dilbit-spill/

Environmental Poetry

For My Daughter
http://blogthisrock.blogspot.com/2013/05/poem-of-week-michelle-regalado-deatrick.html

Poems by Michelle Deatrick
https://www.michelleregaladodeatrick.org/poetry

100,000 Poets for Change: Split This Rock’s Call to Action
https://www.splitthisrock.org/site/article/100000-poets-for-change-split-this-rocks-call-to-action

Svalbard: A Geography of Light
Image of the Seed Vault ("Doomsday Vault" mentioned at the end of the poem. https://time.com/doomsday-vault/

Defamiliarization or ostranenie (Russian: остранение, IPA: [ɐstrɐˈnʲenʲɪjə]) is the artistic technique of presenting to audiences common things in an unfamiliar or strange way so they could gain new perspectives and see the world differently.

COP15 ends with landmark biodiversity agreement
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/cop15-ends-landmark-biodiversity-agreement

The Backbone Campaign
https://www.backbonecampaign.org

Women Artists and Environmental Issues
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/decouvrir/les-artistes-femmes-et-les-problematiques-ecologiques/

Zeitgeist by Rachel Richardson
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/211/article/867696/summary

Past poet laureate Joy Harjo
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/joy-harjo

Current poet laureate Ada Limon
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ada-limon

Camilly Dungy, poet and University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University
https://kenyonreview.org/journal/july-aug-2022/selections/camille-t-dungy/

Trespass by Michelle Deatrick
https://coalhillreview.com/trespass/