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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

With Tipping Point UK (Bank Better / Boycott Bloody Insurance) and Exeter Phoenix (Green Phoenix Project) sharing practical, values-led approaches to funding.

Register now:
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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

Reminder: the last of our three free BFI Sustainable Screen peer-to-peer sessions is coming up!

Funding – Ethical and sustainable sponsorships and banking
🗓 Tuesday 25 November, 2–3pm (UK time)

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The AI Balance: Climate, Creativity & Choice - Julie's Bicycle AI is fast becoming a household term, evolving faster than we can keep up. But what forms of AI are we actually engaging with in the cultural sector, and

Places are limited & open to freelancers on a first-come, first-served basis > juliesbicycle.com/event/the-ai...

The AI Balance: Climate, Creativity & Choice - Julie's Bicycle AI is fast becoming a household term, evolving faster than we can keep up. But what forms of AI are we actually engaging with in the cultural sector, and

If you’re a freelancer working in the cultural sector, join us for this online session exploring:

🌱 The climate impacts of AI
🌱 Creative and ethical trade-offs
🌱 How artists are adapting their practice through AI

Freelancers, join us next week!

AI is evolving faster than ever but what does this mean for artists, creatives, & the planet?

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…

and add your voice by signing the Global Call > www.wemaketomorrow.global

COP30: A tale of two COPs - Julie's Bicycle Reflections from Belém, from JB and the We Make Tomorrow campaign. It’s been just over a week since world leaders, negotiators and activists arrived in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, the 30th session of…

We’re on the ground throughout COP30, pushing for culture’s visibility across every aspect of climate action.

Learn more in our latest blog > juliesbicycle.com/news-opinion...

At JB, we’re here to make sure arts, culture and heritage have a permanent seat at the climate table. Our We Make Tomorrow campaign is amplifying cultural leaders and activists across the globe - because imagining new futures starts with culture.

🌍 A Tale of Two COPs

For the first time in COP history, culture isn’t just decoration - it’s driving real change. At COP30, culture is the beating heart of climate action, from vibrant parades and performances to powerful Indigenous activism.

Join us! We’re recruiting for a range of exciting roles incl Board positions (Chair, Treasurer, Trustees), a Programme Manager and Training Facilitator, a Finance Manager & a Freelance WordPress Content Manager – to help drive climate action across arts & culture.

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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...

We heard from a powerful line-up of speakers who each brought their own perspective on culture’s transformative role in climate action.

If you’ve not already signed the Global Call, join thousands of creatives helping to put culture at the heart of climate action >> www.wemaketomorrow.global

This time last week at #COP30, on the first Culture Day, we hosted a #WeMakeTomorrow event in the Climate Live Entertainment + Culture Pavilion.

It was a celebration of the collective power of artivism, showcasing a transformative journey of culture through the COPs...

📣 We’ve extended the deadline for our #CreativeClimateChangemakers Switzerland 2026!

If you're an artist or cultural professional based in or from Switzerland, who wants to explore the role of culture in driving climate transformation, find out more & apply before 24 Nov >> tinyurl.com/4cthzdjk

#WeMakeTomorrow Champion Amber Massie-Blomfield reflects on the superpower that is storytelling.

This year culture is taking centre stage at #COP30. It’s our chance to show how creativity can shift values, shape narratives & inspire real change.

Sign the global call today www.wemaketomorrow.global

CCA Bradford 2026 is now open for applications — apply by 28 Nov:

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Barnsley Libraries joined the Creative Climate Accelerator last year, working with young people to turn climate anxiety into action through the film Change is Coming. They’ve since expanded youth-led climate work and greener planning.

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🌍 “Our heritage is the living breath of humanity — a compass through the storms of our time.” — Baaba Maal

Join Baaba Maal and global creatives calling for culture at the heart of climate action.

✨ Sign the Global Call: www.wemaketomorrow.global

We’re honoured to welcome legendary Senegalese musician Baaba Maal as a #WeMakeTomorrow Campaign Ambassador.

From the Senegal River to Wakanda, Baaba Maal shows how culture carries memory, power, and renewal. Through his music and his NANN-K foundation, he turns heritage into climate action.

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...

💚 Let’s show how culture connects us at #COP30. Add your voice to the call for culture at the heart of climate action. www.wemaketomorrow.global

🎬 At COP30? Join us today at 17:30 (BRT) for the launch of Earth Witness: From Story to Policy – supporting Global South filmmakers turning climate stories into real action.

Rezwan will share his new film A Flower in the Desert, a hopeful tale of resilience set in Satkhira’s coastal wetlands.

💥 We Make Tomorrow Champion Spotlight

Meet Bangladeshi filmmaker Rezwan Shariar Sumit, creating powerful climate stories through film.

Inside the Archive #47: How can archives become more sustainable? Explore how the archive is becoming more environmentally friendly and how we're streamlining the way we collect online moving image material

How can archives become more sustainable?

We recently ran a sustainability workshop with the BFI exploring how archives can adapt to climate risks and strengthen resilience.

🔗 www.bfi.org.uk/inside-the-a...

Beats for the Planet: Hip Hop Battle Parade by Rainhas Das Matas · Luma We Make Tomorrow, with Marcele Oliviera, COP30 Youth Climate Champion, is hosting an intergenerational gathering aboard  Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior, a moment…

Join us for an evening of joy, creativity & energy.
Featuring:
🎤 Hip hop battle by local youth
🎧 DJ set by babidi
👑 Parade by Rainhas das Matas
📍 Dock of the Greenpeace Ship, UFPA, Gate 2, Belém
📅 17 November, 19:00-21:00 local time

Register here >>> tinyurl.com/rainbowarrior

🌍 #WeMakeTomorrow with Marcele Oliveira, COP30 Presidency Youth Climate Champion, invite you to celebrate climate action beyond the Blue Zone.

“With its scale and cultural influence, environmental action within K-pop can have far-reaching positive ripple effects among its community of dedicated fans.” Richard Phillips
(JB Climate Change Specialist, Music Lead)

Find out more and read the full report event.kpop4planet.com/en/kpopcarbo...

JB has contributed data and insights to @kpop4planet.bsky.social’s new report, Low-Carbon K-pop Concert: Sing Along for Our Future, which explores how the Korean music industry can reduce emissions from live performances and set new standards for sustainable touring.

HOPE OVER FEAR | UK Music Declares Emergency is a group of artists, music industry professionals and organisations that stand together to declare a climate and ecological emergency and call for an immediate governmental ...

@musicdeclares.bsky.social are taking the next step with Hope Over Fear – raising funds for action hubs in grassroots venues across the UK!

Find out more >>> www.musicdeclares.net/hope-over-fear

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...

We Make Tomorrow unites artists, cultural leaders, Indigenous knowledge keepers, and creatives everywhere - calling for culture to be recognised in climate policy and the Global Stocktake.

✍️ Sign the Global Call wemaketomorrow.global

At #COP30 we’re putting culture at the heart of climate action. 🌍✨

“Through culture, we protect identity, creativity, and resilience.”
- We Make Tomorrow Ambassador, HRH Princess Dana of Jordan, on the power of culture in climate action.

#COP30 starts today & culture steps onto the global climate stage!

After hosting workshops in Rio & Salvador, speaking to hundreds of people & connecting with creative leaders from around the world, #WeMakeTomorrow has built real momentum over the past few weeks. Join us www.wemaketomorrow.global