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Last week at #Mondiacult2025 in Barcelona, culture made a decisive step toward recognition as a pillar of global sustainability.

We were there & dive into what happened, what it means for culture in climate action & what comes next ahead of #COP30 >> tinyurl.com/3tby3zsu

We Make Tomorrow | Global Call Join the We Make Tomorrow global campaign, uniting artists and creatives for climate action. Sign the Global Call to place culture at the heart of climate solutions and help us create the world we lon...

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#MutirãoCOP30 #CultureAtCOP #Culture4Climate #CreativeClimateAction #ClimateAction

We need rapid action on climate rooted in values that uphold cultural rights & climate justice to leverage the transformative power of arts, creativity, cultural memory & practice in climate action.

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Have you signed the #WeMakeTomorrow Global Call to put culture at the heart of climate action?

We've officially crossed the 40 days to #COP30 mark & thousands of voices from across the world are uniting to call on decision makers to embed culture into climate policy....

🌍 At the #UCLG Culture Summit in #Barcelona, Juli Polanco (CA State Historic Preservation Officer) highlighted how partnerships + culture drive climate resilience, featuring Preserving Legacies & the CA–Scripps Climate Assessment.

🔗 agenda21culture.net/summit/6th-uclg-culture-summit-2025

🤝🌎 The @europanostra.bsky.social and @eurheritagehub.bsky.social delegation was present for a meeting of the Group of Friends for Culture-Based Climate Action at #MONDIACULT2025, which included 🇧🇷 Culture Minister Margareth Menezes and 🇬🇷 Culture Minister Lina G. Mendoni.

Thanks so much Kate for being part of our supportive action-driven community.

Board Environmental Champions | Julie's Bicycle | Culture & Climate Non-Profit Network A programme that supports arts organisations to put environmental ambition and responsibility at the centre of their governance.

It's a privilege to be a Julie's Bicycle board environment champion. We're inspired by well-chosen speakers, and help each other take action with cultural organisations we support juliesbicycle.com/our-work/art... @juliesbicycle.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @wshed.bsky.social

CIC Climate Group highlights role for creative leaders - The Creative Industries CIC Climate Group research highlights the commitment of UK creative leadership to climate action.

Read more >>> www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/site-content...

Sign the Global Call >>> www.wemaketomorrow.global

We Make Tomorrow is building the global case for culture as a climate solution - creating the recognition, resources and momentum that can help unlock this potential. We’ll also be taking this call to Mondiacult 2025 this weekend.

New research from the CIC Climate Group shows UK creative leaders are committed to tackling the climate crisis, with 76% having a senior sustainability lead in place. But it also highlights a gap: many organisations lack the skills and capacity to go further.

Green Events Code of Practice Updated to Drive Sector-Wide Action - Julie's Bicycle The updated Green Events Code of Practice (GECoP) sets clear, consistent standards to help the UK live events sector cut emissions by 50% by 2030, with stronger energy targets and a national roll-out ...

The Green Events Code of Practice is refreshed ✨ Setting out clear, consistent standards for sustainable live events – with stronger energy targets, a 50% emissions cut by 2030, and adoption across 20+ UK cities in 2025.

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We Make Tomorrow | Global Call Join the We Make Tomorrow global campaign, uniting artists and creatives for climate action. Sign the Global Call to place culture at the heart of climate solutions and help us create the world we lon...

The conversations don't stop at Mondiacult. We’re gathering 10,000+ signatures to take to #COP30 to put culture at the heart of climate action.

Have you signed the #WeMakeTomorrow Global Call? Sign today, share with your networks & help us create the world we long for >> www.wemaketomorrow.global

This week we're off to Barcelona for Mondiacult 2025.

As the world’s biggest cultural policy conference, we’ll be amplifying the #WeMakeTomorrow Global Call to a wide array of policy makers, artists, activists & cultural practitioners.

Grab yourself a sticker or business card from one of our team.

Wild & Generous Advisory Circle We’re building an advisory circle for Watershed Wild and Generous. We’re looking for people with expertise in one or more of the following: capital projects, finance, fundraising, regenerative design,...

Wild and Generous is a holistic vision for Watershed and Bristol's Canon’s Road area, based on notions of wildness and generosity. Join our new advisory circle, apply by 13 October www.watershed.co.uk/jobs-opportu... @wshed.bsky.social @juliesbicycle.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

📲 Read about, share and amplify the work of PIBS via social media
🤝 Volunteer at their gardens, olive orchards or museum
💌 Donate directly to them to protect Palestine’s natural and cultural heritage

And what we can do:
🔗 Visit the PIBS website and read Mazin’s research paper www.palestinenature.org
📝 Help research and write on resisting ecocide
♿ Support disability rights – Palestine has the highest number of child amputees per capita

🌳 94% tree cover lost in less than a year in Gaza
💧 River Jordan reduced to a stream
🔥 Wetlands drained, 219 species lost
🚫 Palestinians denied up to 95% of their water
rchards or museum
💌 Donate directly to them to protect Palestine’s natural and cultural heritage

“We must protect both our natural and cultural heritage... they are intimately connected.”

But Mazin tells us Palestine faces ecocide:

PIBS founded a Museum of Natural History and cares for a botanic and eco garden with 412 plant species, 60 of which are rare and endangered. They run an animal rehabilitation and environmental impact unit, powered almost entirely by tireless volunteers, seven days a week.

Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh is the founder of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity & Sustainability (PIBS) and author of Sharing the Land of Canaan. We had the privilege of recently meeting him to learn more about his groundbreaking work in conservation and sustainability across Palestine.

It's just over 50 days until climate leaders gather in Belém in Brazil for #COP30.

We're uniting cultural voices from across the world to send a powerful message to policy makers to place culture at the heart of climate action.

Sign the Global Call today & join #WeMakeTomorrow tinyurl.com/39t63s26

Green Libraries Conference title with theme, date and early bird rate ending on Friday 26, logo at the bottom and #greenlibraries. On the right, three speakers - Maddy Smith, Melissa Painter and Sharon Lam - images and titles

Our first parallel session at the #GreenLibraries Conference is on sustainable exhibitions and displays with Maddy Smith from The British Library, and Melissa Painter & Sharon Lam from the V&A, with our chair Tenaya King, from @juliesbicycle.bsky.social. Join us:

Why should culture be at the heart of climate action?

Culture doesn’t just reflect the world — it shapes it. But right now, it’s missing from global climate policy. That needs to change.

✍🏽 Sign the Global Call today and be part of #WeMakeTomorrow >> www.wemaketomorrow.global

Work in the screen sector?

Join us this autumn for our online peer-sharing sessions.

Places are free. Register today >> tinyurl.com/yn334ebm

#CreativeClimateAction

The quote reads "We need to see global climate solutions move from words to action. We Make Tomorrow is a powerful initiative driving this change & building a concrete pathway to a resilient & just future." - Marcele Oliveira, COP30 Presidency with a picture of Marcele.

Stand alongside #COP30 Presidency Youth Climate Champion @pyccdacop30.bsky.social and many more in signing the Global Call today!

It’s time for climate leaders to recognise culture as a vital climate solution.

✍🏽 Add your voice to #WeMakeTomorrow >> www.wemaketomorrow.global

Registered for the Entertainment + Culture Pavilion's Virtual Mutirão today?

Our Founder Alison Tickell will be speaking alongside an inspiring collection of changemakers highlighting the power of culture-based climate solutions.

3:30pm BST/4:30pm CET
Register your free place tinyurl.com/3ba59c5z

Art for Climate: a new initiative by People’s Palace Projects and JB - Julie's Bicycle Three Brazilian collective artists from three biomes respond to the pressing time of climate emergency in the lead up to COP30.

🌱 We're collaborating with @peoplespalaceproj.bsky.social on Art for Climate.

It's a new initiative inviting artists from across Brazil to explore the deep connection between their culture & the environment to create three powerful works of art as part of #WeMakeTomorrow >> tinyurl.com/yhktez5c

BFI Sustainable Screen - Peer Sharing sessions - Julie's Bicycle The BFI Sustainable Screen programme is running three free peer-to-peer learning sessions on sustainability: audience travel, indoor events, and

🎬 Work in the screen sector?

We’re holding 3 online peer-learning sessions this autumn as part of the BFI Sustainable Screen programme covering audience travel, indoor events and sponsorships and banking.

Register your free place >>> juliesbicycle.com/event/bfi-su...

Did you know we have a monthly JB newsletter? It's filled with news, opportunities and resources to inspire your #CreativeClimateAction.

Here's a peek of the one that went out earlier this week.

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