Artists for CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION
You are invited to come to 350Kishwaukee’s
planning meeting on September 18 for artists interested in using their art for
climate action. This is an invitation for artists involved in the visual arts,
music, theater, and the spoken arts to use their craft towards social activism.
350Kishwaukee members have three focal points. One focus is the Enbridge tar
sands pipelines that are crossing the Midwest and come through DeKalb County
within walking distance of NIU. The second is bringing attention to the United
National’s Climate Change Conference (COP21) that will take place in Paris from
November 30 through December 11, 2015. The third focal point is the moral
necessity of divestment from fossil fuels.
According to the international climate group, 350.org,
artists are integral to building the necessary social movement needed to take
on climate change. At this meeting we
will discuss the possible education and publicity actions we can take and the
ways we want to group ourselves. Bring
ideas, samples of your art (optional), and materials for developing working
coalitions. Feel free to sketch, strum,
drum, or gesture while we talk.
Our meeting will be held Friday, September 18, 2015 from
7:00 pm to
9:00 pm at the DeKalb Area Women’s Center located at 1021
State Street in DeKalb, IL. This meeting is free and everyone is welcome to
attend (even men). For more information
or for a ride you can contact me at
merylkgd@gmail.com
or (815) 758-4827.
