DISRUPTING CLIMATE DISRUPTION

“Environmentalists are good at bar graphs and statistical tables–and those certainly prove the ever-growing danger of the climate crisis. But that’s only half of the human brain–we also need art and music to reach our more visceral core. That’s why this new initiative from Micro Galleries is so vital!”

• – Bill McKibben

No travel, no tickets, no queues – just amazing art with meaning.

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MG Global Day of Creative Action / Part One: We’ve Got a Problem

On 21 September,  during the 2019 U.N Youth and the U.N Climate Action Summit, Micro Galleries instigated our first  Global Day of Creative Action: An accessible movement where creatives mobilise within their individual communities, develop, present and document a public, creative response to climate disruption.

Creative souls from all over the world presented works: small and large, professional and amateur, provocative and subtle, to be part of the global conversation about climate change.

To our shock, amazement and excitement, over 90 works across 27 different countries/states around the world generated new creative expression of, and innovative solutions to the climate crisis.
It had an online reach of 190,000 people who engaged directly with the content, ver 300 people helped create the works, over 5,000 people saw, participated, asked questions of the works from around the world.

Yep. Nearly 200,000 people directly connected with this concept in one form or another. And we did it for USD1,500 thanks to the Pollination Project, Rachel Oakley, and some amazing crowdfunders!

Small change can make big impact.  And this is an online exhibition of most of the amazing works and initiatives from 21 September, 2020.

The works were live-streamed and featured online throughout the day, rising in Fiji, and setting in Hawaii.

DOWNLOAD THE MEDIA RELEASES:

MEDIA RELEASE 02/09/19:  Artists unite for a global day of action against climate change.

MEDIA RELEASE #2 16/09/19: Artists create a wave of creativity across the world for climate disruption action

CHECK OUT THE REGISTERED WORKS AROUND THE WORLD!

Climate Disruption is one of the most urgent and vital issues of our time. 97% of climate scientists agree that human activity is driving a climate crisis across the Earth.    11,000 reputable scientists signed a letter which was published by the journal BioScience, (Volume 70, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 8–12), confirming climate change is real and is happening.

“We declare clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency…To secure a sustainable future, we must change how we live. [This] entails major transformations in the ways our global society functions and interacts with natural ecosystems.

Many scientists and activists have known this for over 30 years. And yet here we are, on the brink of global disaster, climate-change deniers are being voted in to some of the most powerful positions in the world, and the most vulnerable amongst us, who will be the first and worst affected, have the least amount of knowledge, power, or platform to be part of the conversation.

The problem feels so truly overwhelming, and everything we hear about so apocalyptic. Yet psychology shows people are never motivated long-term to learn, engage or make real change through negative and apocolyptic “doom-ism.”

What helps people to learn and motivates them to change?  30 years has shown us that scientific information is not enough when it comes to communicating this issue, and inspiring  meaningful and sustainable change.  Things that evoke an emotional response are what resonate – especially ones of positivity and inspiration.   Using art to provoke positive ideas and inspiration can psychologically trigger a willingness to consider things in a new light, to embrace unconventional solutions – to really feel as though change is possible.

Watch this great 5 min video “Climate 1010 with Bill Nye” for an overview as well as his 5 min video about rising sea level HERE