Art for Climate Benefit : Music, Spoken Word & Activist Speakers COP26

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ART FOR CLIMATE

We are living through a period of multiple breaking points – from climate to covid to racism. We know that these crises not only overlap, but share the same cause. The climate crisis already means loss of lives, homes, livelihoods and ecosystems for indigenous communities and the poorest and most marginalised within countries, and across the world. While no one can escape the impacts of the deepening climate crises, those who have done least to cause them will suffer the most unless the countries who have polluted the most offer help and reparations. From coastal villages in Norfolk whose sea-defences are eroding faster than ever, to people living by the Niger Delta rivers blackened by oil spillage.

World leaders and experts will meet this year in Glasgow at the UN global climate talks (COP26) from 31st Oct - 12th Nov. The decisions made at COP26 will shape how governments respond (or not) to the climate crisis. They will decide who is to be sacrificed, who will escape and who will make a profit.

Join us, and these wonderful musicians, poets, visual artists and speakers to get informed about the climate crisis and raise funds for Plymouth to join a Global Day of Action on November 6th, here and in Glasgow.

With music from: - Andy Quick - indie, retro blues + funk! - Elani Evangelou & Grace Lightman - a punk-bossa-nova crossover - Rob C Force - strong local folk - Tailfin - the power of Jill Cole & Lena Smith - RaiseThe Roof – acapella quartet - Piotr Surma – instrumental guitar - Anairda and The Anarkistas - political world folk-rock - Weapons of Sound – the UK's greenest band!

Spoken Word performances from: - Down Stage Write - social playwrights - Antonia Raines (from The Spoils Collective) - feminist poetry - Raven Rose - punk poetry - Merris Longstaff - social poetry - Andy Blackwell (from Mirror Mirror theatre) - political poetry

Speakers from: - Survival International - COP26 Coalition - REconomy Project: Totnes - Sacred Earth Activism

Plus: an Art raffle, kids space, vegan cakes, information stall and the opportunity to have a drink, chat and get involved!

ENTRY: - Buy tickets online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../art-for-climate-tickets... - On the day: £5 OTD / £10 Solidarity

Drinks will be available for purchase at the café-bar.

Organised by the Plymouth Hub4COP26, part of the COP26 Coalition - a grassroots coalition of groups and individuals mobilising around climate justice during COP26: https://cop26coalition.org/about/the-coalition

You can also pledge your support to the Plymouth Hub by supporting our fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/plymouth-hub4cop26

COVID ADVICE We ask that people only attend if they've been double-jabbed or have tested negative for a Lateral Flow Test within 48 hours of the show. PLEASE STAY AT HOME IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS. Thanks in advance for your understanding.