Cosmia Festival, the University of Huddersfield and Culture Declares Emergency invite you a gathering of artists, authors and creators who work in the speculative arts.
Imagining our Climate Futures is for anyone working with the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction who want to come to together to discuss how to make a real difference. We believe that you are uniquely placed in society to use narrative, emotion and imagery to inspire the world to do things differently. We’ll be discussing the ways we can use positive and apocalyptic visions of other realities and models of alternative societies to inspire urgent action. We’ll also be talking about the responsibilities and challenges of working in this space, and how the ‘new normal’ can lead to new behaviours and choices in the industry and beyond.
The session will be focused on practical, real world actions we can take
The event is completely free and open to anyone over the age of 18
Imagining our Climate Futures is part of The Offer, is a virtual space for the Culture Declares Emergency community which was created as a response to the Covid 19 crisis. During 2020 it has proved to be a platform for community building, rich discussion and a catalyst for impactful actions. Past sessions can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC55uyG-pFIIE-itL-iVvDiA/playlists
The event will run 1-3.15pm with space afterwards for further conversation until 4pm
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