NZ Charities Reg # CC59640
NZ Charities Reg # CC59640
Through our campaigns we aim to mobilise credible climate action in New Zealand among individuals, communities, businesses and policy makers.
With this campaign we aim to raise awareness around the importance of getting atmospheric carbon count to 350ppm and creating a safe climate future. Participants are encouraged to travel 350km in whatever carbon free way they wish, running, walking, biking, swimming and the like.
The Letter Project is all about young people writing inspiring letters to those in power and are capable of bringing a positive difference to the climate. The goal is to trigger faster and more effective climate action favouring people and the planet in the face of the climate crisis.
Challenge the stereotypes of what activism looks like. We want to encourage creative climate activists in producing something beautiful and inspirational to accelerate climate action and facilitate conversation, collaboration, and awareness of the different aspects of climate change.
“Artists must confront the climate crisis, we must act as if these are the last days” – Ben Okri
Art and creative practices have the potential to challenge current thinking on climate change and present new ways of solving problems. Climate Commons wants to challenge New Zealand artists of all ages to respond to climate change through creative expressions, integrating practical, indigenous, personal and political dimensions of climate change in their works.
Submissions to ‘Climate Art Challenge’ can be made through the medium of dance, music, theatre or any other performance art. Register and submit a short video (up to 5min) of your creative expression below.
The entries will be evaluated by senior artists and climate scientists for creativity, originality, and relevance to the following themes:
Five select entries will be featured on our digital media channels. Your creative expressions will not only bring awareness to the challenges faced due to climate change but also convey what a vision for the future can entail, and why it is important to act now.
We are rapidly approaching a climate emergency in Aotearoa New Zealand. Climate Commons strives to offer a free collaborative platform for positive climate action to protect our taonga.