conscient podcast

It’s like this critter, this virus, this nature, has moved in to this realm of culture and we're watching things drop away that we created and use to define ourselves as human, versus animal: this little virus is just going Bing, Bing, Bing, Bing these aren't real.Ellen McMahon, CCL USA, March, 2020(episode 2 of 10 in Creative Climate Leadership USA Series)Creative Climate Leadership USA  was developed by Julie’s Bicycle, an international  leader in arts, culture and climate change based in London

I think the arts, and culture more widely, has a huge role to play in shaping our belief systems and values that determine the way that we relate to the environment.Sholeh Johnston, CCL USA, March, 2020(episode 1 of 10 in Creative Climate Leadership USA Series)Creative Climate Leadership USA was developed by Julie’s Bicycle, an international  leader in arts, culture and climate change based in London (led by Alison Tickell) and brought together 25 arts and culture leaders from the US and Canada to

Are we willing to divest from our arts practices, or to change radically our performance practices, in order to make necessary changes and concessions?milton lim, conscient podcast, january 2020, ottawaMilton Lim is a media artist and performance creator based in Vancouver.Lim holds a BFA (Hons.) in theatre performance and psychology from Simon Fraser University.His current work utilizes publicly available data and game structures to articulate new expressions of value and labour within our systems

I really believe that what we call arts in this culture now, its role is to inform, form and transform the nature of cultures in relation with the world.  I think that's what we're talking about when we're talking about work that addresses the climate crisis.beth carruthers, conscient podcast, October 2019, ottawaBeth Carruthers is an artist and researcher whose work focuses on studying the impact of the arts across sectors to see how they can become more engaged with sustainable futures. Beth

Art can speak to people in meaningful ways that really does call on us to respond to this differently. So wherever you are, anywhere in the world, you will almost certainly have some kind of creative cultural allegiance and how do we use that in a purposeful way is a critical question for us all…alison tickell, conscient podcast, october 2019, ottawaMeet UK musician and climate change activist and CEO of Julie’s Bicycle Alison Tickell.Alison is a colleague and friend who I first met at the National

What triggered my climate denial bubble to burst? I feel compelled to share this personal experience, in the hope that it might help others who are also struggling with the current sustainability crisis and searching for a path forward…Claude SchryerThis episode is an audio version of my May 2019 blog, terrified (see original blog below).terrified is the touchstone of conscient,where I share my anxiety about the climate crisis and my belief that arts and culture can play a critical role in raising