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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 12h

Join us to reflect on how we can harness our own creativity and roles within our communities to inspire action.

📌 Culture at the Heart of Climate Action: A Symposium at the Cervantino Festival
📅 Thu 16 - Fri 17 October

Check out the full programme and register your place >> tinyurl.com/msrsrxxf

Symposium at Cervantino Festival: Culture at the Heart of Climate Action - Julie's Bicycle

On 16–17 October 2025, the British Council, the University of Guanajuato and Cervantino Festival, in collaboration with Julie’s Bicycle (JB), will host a

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 12h

Expect in-depth talks & participatory workshops from musicians, designers, theatre-makers, visual artists & organisations from Mexico & the UK sharing meaningful ways which they are showing up for #CreativeClimateAction.

Speakers include Brian Eno, @toritsui.bsky.social, Love Ssega & many more.

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 12h

Together with @britishcouncil.bsky.social, we’re excited to be hosting a symposium for the 53rd edition of Cervantino Festival in Mexico next week.

It'll feature artists & cultural practitioners from Mexico & the UK who place nature & climate at the heart of their work >> tinyurl.com/msrsrxxf

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 6d

Sign the call.

Rally your communities.

Let’s create the world we long for.

www.wemaketomorrow.global

#MutirãoCOP30 #CultureAtCOP #Culture4Climate #CreativeClimateAction #ClimateAction

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...

www.wemaketomorrow.global

Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 6d

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.

Join:
💥403 individuals
💥131 orgs
💥15 networks
💥Representing 124,000 voices

Let’s get to 200,000

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 6d

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....

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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 7d

🌍 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

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Europa Nostra @europanostra.bsky.social · 8d

🤝🌎 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.

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 9d

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

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.

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 12d

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

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

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.

www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 12d

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.

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 12d

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.

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 14d

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.

📖 Read more: juliesbicycle.com/news-opinion...

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 ...

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 14d

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

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...

www.wemaketomorrow.global

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 14d

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.

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 15d

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

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,...

www.watershed.co.uk

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 19d

📲 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

Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 19d

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

Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability

Explore the Palestine Museum of Natural History and PIBS, established to research, educate about, and conserve our natural world, culture and heritage.

www.palestinenature.org

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 19d

🌳 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

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 19d

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

But Mazin tells us Palestine faces ecocide:

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 19d

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.

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 19d

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.

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 19d

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