Roundtable: Creatives in an era of Climate Emergency

We want to share experiences, knowledge and resources on how creatives can work and engage with climate change and environmental sustainability through their practice. Four leading experts come together to inform and shape our conversation as we discuss what role the creative industries play in the Climate Emergency, how to inform our practices and what should we be aiming for as a community.

This event is taking place as part of the Green Tease events series and network, a project organised by Creative Carbon Scotland, bringing together people from arts and environmental backgrounds to discuss, share expertise, and collaborate. Green Tease forms part of the culture/SHIFT programme.

Please let us know your access needs at registration so we can best support you. There will be tea, coffee and nibbles served during the event.

Prefer to join us online? No problem! This event will also be run online as we stream the panel discussion through Zoom and take your questions/comments through the chat function.

The event is hosted by Creative Edinburgh in partnership with Creative Carbon Scotland and CodeBase.

Roundtable

Roundtable: Creatives in an era of Climate Emergency is the second event in our new Creative Edinburgh event series. The series aims to create a space to gather around the ‘freelance table’ and discuss challenges faced by creatives and offer a chance to share thoughts, ideas and recommendations. Future topics will include fair work and inclusion.

Running Order:

16:00 - Welcome and get comfortable!

16:05 - Intro from Creative Edinburgh and Creative Carbon Scotland

16:15 - Panel discussion with Dr Claire Haggett - The University of Edinburgh, Catrina Randall - Friends of the Earth Scotland, Lucy Power - Rowanbank Environmental Arts and Education, and Jessica Johannesson - Writer and activist based in Edinburgh chaired by Creative Carbon Scotland

17:00 - Q&A from the audience

17:15 - Networking & Discussion

18:00 - Event Close

About our speakers

Jessica Gaitán Johannesson

Jessica Gaitán Johannesson is a Swedish/Colombian writer and climate justice activist based in Edinburgh, whose work focuses on the multiplicity of identity and belonging. Her debut novel How We Are Translated (2021) was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and her essay collection The Nerves and Their Endings: essays on crisis and response is published in August 2022. She was Wasafiri Magazine’s Writer-in-Residence for 2021-22, delivering workshops on writing and climate justice. She works as Digital Campaigns Manager for Lighthouse Books, Edinburgh’s radical bookshop, and organises with Climate Camp Scotland among other groups.

Dr Claire Haggett is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. For the last 20 years, she has conducted research on public responses to renewable energy developments, focusing on community engagement, community benefits, landscape change, and the role of social and environmental assessment. Claire has recently led a series of research projects for the Scottish Government on communities and offshore energy, as well as research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the UK Energy Research Centre, Scottish Natural Heritage, and the European Union. Claire is the author of a number of widely cited publications on these topics.

How are we making sure this event is accessible?

CodeBase Edinburgh's Events Space is fully accessible to wheelchair users via the main entrance on Castle Terrace (37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2EL).

CodeBase is situated in the heart of Edinburgh city which means there are several ways you can reach the venue. It is a 4-minute walk from the closest bus stop on Lothian Road and a 10-minute walk from the West End tram stop.

There is also an NCP car park situated right in front of the venue on Castle Terrace.

There is level access into the venue from Castle Terrace, with automatic double doors upon entering, and an accessible toilet inside the building. There is a lowered desk at reception. The entrance has "CodeBase" written in large type across the automatic doors.

Read more about the accessibility of the venue on Euan's Guide here.

During the event:

A hearing loop is accessible to anyone who requires it and there will be BSL interpreters online and cast on screen in the room. Speakers will be using a microphone but volumes will be kept at a reasonable level. There will be no amplified music or bright lights used throughout the event. Speakers will also give a brief description of their physical appearance to help audiences who will be joining us online.

If you have other access requirements, please let us know during registration or get in touch with us directly, and we will do our very best to help.

Have we forgotten anything? Please help us learn and let us know.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to our team at [email protected].

Code of Conduct

CodeBase events are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices.

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Covid Statement ()

Our event will follow the Scottish Government Covid restrictions at the time of the event. More information about the steps we are taking to keep participants and staff members safe will be included in your confirmation email once you purchase a ticket to the event.

If you have any concerns or queries on the Covid safety of this event, please contact [email protected].

Host or Publisher Creative Edinburgh