Climate Change & Sustainability

Earthling is an interdisciplinary project with Ruth Nutter (arts producer), Lucy Neal (artist, founder of LIFT London International Festival of Theatre) and Ruth Ben-Tovim (Encounters Arts) to develop opportunities to support people in getting in touch with their ecological identity and finding motivation and inspiration to create personal and social change towards more sustainable living.

Earthling Lab - April-June 2010 is a research and development stage of this project funded by Arts Council England and supported by University of Sheffield Department of Architecture.

Earthling project strands are based around the arts, participation, experiential learning, stories and giving voice to and sharing the emotional and spiritual impacts of our current ecological crisis and exploring our own very personal relationships to our world. Earthling weaves together ecopsychology, creativity and environmental education.

Earthling: collecting motivational stories and insight from change makers, activists and people working towards sustainability in the form of a participative multi-media performance presentation providing dynamic opportunities for the audience to participate and input into the development of the project.

Earthling workshops: providing integrated workshops and activities for people of all ages in particular communities to explore together issues around climate change and sustainability using a combination of best practice engagement methods from environmental education, arts, creativity.

Dr Carbon interactive installation was developed by Ruth Ben-Tovim and myself working with Jonathan Atkinson with architect/design by James Halsall, Dave Ros and Jordan Lloyd as part of the Four Corners project (see diverse).

Dr Carbon offers tailor-made consultations to individuals and family groups on reducing carbon footprints from his custom-made shed. He/she takes the lead from people's specific personal circumstances, desires and habits offering a personalised prescription to take away and act on. Dr Carbon appeared at the Bluecoat, Liverpool as part of the Four Corners exhibition and events. Dr Carbon is available for events and festivals.

I am a project advisor for the New Economics Foundation, London generating creative ideas on artistic and community engagement events linking the steps needed to reduce carbon emissions with increased well-being and happiness April 09 onwards, funded by Arts Council England.