Mx.D.P

Engage

Engage with science; don’t be scared or anxious. Knowledge is power! We now know governments seemingly DON’T follow the science. But we can! Change in society always comes from the bottom and rises up! Did you know this is the first time methane has been discussed at COP!

 

Fart

A whopping 1/3 of all Greenhouse gas is generated by producing food for humans. Most come from cows and sheep farting, belching and their poo generating lots of methane! Methane causes 23 times more damage than CO2, so cows are worse than cars! But the CO2 from cars sticks around longer…the gases we put into our atmosphere hang around for hundreds, even thousands of years!

 

Greedy Git

Food waste generates methane, so don’t buy, make, or eat more than you need! And why is COP 28 in person, in Dubai, in 5-star luxury….what’s wrong with a Zoom call!

 

Box Clever

We all have too much stuff. I know little Jonny wants the latest toy for Christmas, and he’s probably only going to play with the ‘blumin’ box anyway, so get him something from the charity shop instead. Why? Because you are gifting him a future!

 

Be Kind

This is difficult stuff, and as we ask COP28 to sort out climate injustice, I wish you all love, kindness and peace.

 

It’s been and continues to be a busy time…

 

Weaponise the beauty of art

The workshop with the amazing Clem Crosby yesterday was marvellous, looking at artists that address the climate emergency. I’d love to put something together to look at eco-mindfulness within artistic communities, and I can see my own artistic practice developing its communication strategies.

 

It is the last of the reading groups today, I’ve enjoyed choosing the readings and hosting the online group, but they are more than a reading group and are really a springboard for community building and inclusion of Queer voices in emerging technologies; I hope this community will continue and grow.

 

Tonight is the Papercuts show at the Aberystwyth School of Art to support the graduation show for next year. By the time I’ve finished on Teams and driven into Aberystwyth, there won’t be much time to network, but it is essential to do so…

 

Thursday is the last of this year’s online MA group meetings, and in the evening is the planning meeting for the Tree Crawl on Saturday, where I will be addressing anyone who will care to listen at the bandstand on the Aberystwyth seafront; the weather is forecast to be stormy!

 

Friday, I will finish my prep for Saturday’s event

 

On Sunday, I’ll attend a collagé workshop; I am a Contemporary Dadaist, after all… phew!