Learn from Becoming Climate Artivists

Climate Creativity and One Resilient Earth recently completed their Erasmus+ project 'Becoming Climate Artists' and you are welcome to both access the learning material and join our transnational community of support online at: https://we-are-one-resilient-earth.mn.co/share/CZEBj62BQIfvbm-i?utm_source=manual

This learning journey was co-designed by young adults for young adults so as to transform the way we tackle the climate crisis. Our goal was to inspire and empower youth to mobilize the arts, creativity and our community, so that we can deal with this global emergency effectively and with joy, through activism and transformative climate change work. The learning journey finished in April 2024, but you can join our ‘Becoming Climate Artivists’ learning community to access all learning resources and join the community. 
 

We are living in the midst of a climate crisis. Devastating droughts, floods and fires are raging in Europe and around the world. The urgency of the crisis, combined with lack of political action, can easily lead to despair, powerlessness and apathy. That is why alternative narratives are so important. What if urgency means that there is only time for what matters most?  Now, more than ever, we need young people to take a leap, be creative and dare to do things differently.

With the support from the Erasmus+ program, One Resilient Earth and Climate Creativity offered a free online Learning Journey targeting Europe-based youth, while being open to participation of youth from around the globe. We reached 460 young people globally with about 60% of Europe-based participants. 

Before and after surveys captured that, on scale of 1 to 10, the participants’ improved their understanding of climate resilience (from 6.1 to 8.2), regeneration (from 6,2 to 8,0), and the role of the arts and storytelling in transforming climate action (from 6.2 to 8.6). Participants’ assessments of being equipped to use creative practices to grow their own creativity and skills for climate action grew from 5.6 to 8.2, and participants’ engagement in climate activism or artivism grew from 5.7 to 7.9. 

The survey we conducted three months after the series of workshop confirmed that we fostered  young people’s sense of initiative and youth intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship for climate adaptation in Europe. Participants reported starting climate change workshops with children, organizing a public ‘ocean climate circle’, starting a “ClimateFemX program” for climate leaders across Georgia, Azerbaijan and Germany, as well as measures to develop artistic training sessions for museum professionals. As such, we reached the objective of fostering fruitful collaboration between the cultural and sustainability sectors, leading to more creativity and innovation in addressing climate change. 

With over 130000 people reached on social media, we also shed light on the role that the arts and creativity play in fostering transformative work and activism for climate resilience. 

For questions or future collaborations: contact@oneresilientearth.org