As part of a larger effort to bring arts, culture and youth engagement into climate discussions, the second “Poets for Climate” exhibit was held recently at the University of Makati. The exhibit featured selected poems and artworks depicting how the climate crisis is undoing and transforming the landscapes and places on earth.…
Youth, artistic collectives and climate advocates gathered recently at the historical memorial in Plazuela de Santa Isabel, Intramuros for a local arts fair, sharing stories and art about collective memory and hope in the midst of the climate crisis.
'We need the humanities and the arts to accompany us through the climate crisis. We have to widen the storytelling circles around the climate crisis so that more people can speak about it and more people can be heard.'
Teams from the Climate Reality Project from Canada, the Philippines and across Africa are working to create collaborative poetry about the environment and climate change that they will present at the upcoming COP27 global climate conference.