Toni Spencer and Starter Culture
Toni Spencer works as a facilitator, poet and mentor seeks to enable a deeper and more diverse engagement with the ecological, cultural and social issues of our times. She creates spaces where grit, grief, messiness, and laughter are welcome and where new kinds of wisdom and power can emerge.
She is part of a collective called Starter Culture along with a fascin ting group of other change-makers who ask - What if... inner-led change holds the keys to navigating these times of collapse in the most transformative ways?
For those who are new to thinking about the climate emergency - It’s Not Too Late
Not Too Late is a website with some great resources to introduce you and your group to climate issues and help you figure out where you fit within it all.
‘Culture and Creative Sectors and Industries driving Green Transition and facing the Energy Crisis’
This report is the result of a Brainstorming Session organised through the Voices of Culture process, a Structured Dialogue between the European Commission and the cultural sector represented by more than 30 people affiliated to cultural associations, NGOs, and other bodies.
Taking tiny steps - A creative journey to a brighter greener future
When the climate and ecological emergencies are overwhelming and when social and environmental justice feels like its a long way a way we still need to make progress.
Creatives in Plymouth explored how considering moss and using creative activities can give people courage and energise action.
Creatives opening doors in the imagination for a better world
'Climate Creativity' refers to the vital role that creativity can play in dealing with the climate crisis.
Here are some examples of how developing your creative practice can help you respond to the climate challenge.
What creatives say they need to respond to the climate emergency in Plymouth
Plymouth Culture and The Art and Energy Collective brought together creatives across Plymouth to identify what it was that creatives need to respond to the climate emergency.
Here is a list of some of the things that people identified in these first sessions.
The role of creatives during the climate emergency
Working with the culture sector in Plymouth, we investigated what sort of things creatives are doing to respond to the climate emergency.
This is what we learned…