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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you @raechelkelly.bsky.social and it was also great to learn from your empathetic and observant ways, as with the exemplary @lornaprescott.bsky.social and Jo Orchard-Webb

Raechel Kelly @raechelkelly.bsky.social · 3d

This was such a joy to be part of, with thanks to @lornaprescott.bsky.social Jo Orchard Webb and everyone at Co Lab Dudley, especially the Dudley People’s School of Climate Justice crew! And especially @bridgetmck.bsky.social ‘s insight and ways of drawing connections 🌍 ❤️ 🌱

Lorna Prescott @lornaprescott.bsky.social · 3d

Got a bit of writing done. It’s been heartening remembering two days in Dudley this spring with @bridgetmck.bsky.social @raechelkelly.bsky.social and our local collaborators, going about evaluation in a deeply relational and generative way.

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · 2d

Looking at these suggestions maybe there’s a gap in considering film made by & with land-connected & displaced people. War, ecocide & climate impacts are so entangled in the longest affected places that it becomes maybe less a single/dramatic incident. E.g. Pumzi (Kenya), Atlantics (Senegal)…

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · 12d

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Cultural capacities for an Earth Crisis Response

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · 12d

I've written it up in a paper with a pretty hefty appendix of resources: tinyurl.com/mr4yn3y8 so please do read, share, comment.

Growing an Effective Earth Crisis Response in the Cultural Sector

Growing an Effective Earth Crisis Response in the Cultural Sector October 2025 Bridget McKenzie https://bridgetmckenzie.uk/ Illustration from my artist book Water Falls, Springs Rise (in Fluid Ear...

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · 12d

Is there an appetite for expanding the definition of Environmental Responsibility to prioritise tackling root causes and anticipating risks? What are the barriers to developing such capacities?
What are the opportunities or initiatives that could be supported?

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · 12d

I’ve been exploring this question:

What is the state of capacities in the UK Cultural sector for an alert, full-spectrum and effective response to the Earth Crisis?

And some related questions:

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Colchester Museums @colmuseums.bsky.social · 13d

Wild About Essex will refresh Colchester’s Natural History Museum. What would make the space feel more accessible and relevant to you?

Tell us here: buff.ly/uS4spfx

#WildAboutEssex #HaveYourSay

A row of small taxidermy shorebirds stands on labelled wooden bases inside a glass case. The nearest bird faces forward with dark head markings; eggs and more specimens sit further along the shelf, with gothic arches visible beyond.

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Lesley @lesleyjgrahame.bsky.social · 16d

www.edp24.co.uk/news/2552664...

Great piece from @bridgetmck.bsky.social

Remember nature in Norfolk with these art events

Remember Nature in Norfolk

www.edp24.co.uk

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · Oct 1

I'm helping to organise the #FestivalofPeopleandPlanet in Norwich, reimagining our City’s future in global solidarity. It's part of @globaldonut.bsky.social Days. And as part of it, I'll deliver my creative workshop 'How It All Connects'. See reimaginenorwich.org.uk/festivalofpe...

Festival of People and Planet! – Reimagine Norwich

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GEM (Group for Education in Museums) @gem.org.uk · Sep 11

Thank you to @bridgetmck.bsky.social who delivered an inspiring talk, full of resources and frameworks to give ‘people courage to be planetary citizens, or inhabitants of a biosphere in trouble. Not as consumers for culture…’ 💫

#GEMConference2025 #sustainability

A woman stands before a group of people on a stage with a microphone. Next to her, a banner that announces ‘GEM Conference 2025’

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · Aug 21

Sign up for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-e...

Discover Earth Talk

Join us to explore the Earth Talk community of practice as a taster before the Autumn series of online workshops

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · Aug 21

I’ve supported three courses, and a fourth one is coming up in October. This will consist of creative workshops where we test some of the activities for engaging public audiences.

I’m running an introduction session on 26th September. It will be lovely to see you if you are curious.

Discover Earth Talk

Join us to explore the Earth Talk community of practice as a taster before the Autumn series of online workshops

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · Aug 21

Earth Talk is a community of practice, a series of courses and gatherings, a playbook and more offering a rich set of tools to hold effective conversations and creative activities about the Earth Crisis.

There are now 50+ members of the community and 135+ creative tools shared.

Discover Earth Talk

Join us to explore the Earth Talk community of practice as a taster before the Autumn series of online workshops

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · Jun 30

4/4 of Earth Crisis Acknowledgement

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · Jul 17

That corn, though, a lot is processed to corn syrup and oil, cornstarch and alcohol. So, that’s a teeny tiny amount of fibrous whole plants.

Tamar Haspel @tamarhaspel.bsky.social · Jul 17

In honor of World Emoji Day, I bring you the American diet by % of calories

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HT @waiterich.bsky.social, whose land-use graphic I ripped off

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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · Jul 17

By me: Trump’s spending bonanza for the Pentagon will produce an additional 26 megatons of planet-heating gases – on a par with the annual emissions generated by 68 gas power plants or the entire country of Croatia, new analysis by @cplusc.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump’s $1tn for Pentagon to add huge planet-heating emissions, study shows

Exclusive: 17% increase in military spending will add emissions equivalent to those of some entire countries

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian Climate News (unofficial) @guardian-climate.bsky.social · Jul 2

More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds: Farmers warn of risk to Britain’s food supply as more than three-quarters take hit to income from extreme weather More than 80% of UK farmers are worried that the “devastating” effect of the climate ...

More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds

More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds: Farmers warn of risk to Britain’s food supply as more than three-quarters take hit to income from extreme weather More than 80% of UK farmers are worried that the “devastating” effect of the climate ...

www.theguardian.com

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · Jun 30

4/4 of Earth Crisis Acknowledgement

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · Jun 30

The people and species most suffering have contributed least to the causes.
I stand for the urgent and necessary transformation of harmful systems, for social justice, and the restoration of life-supporting conditions on this precious planet. 3/4

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · Jun 30

These arise from a dominant narrative that land and lives are to be fought over, exploited and extracted for the benefit of a few. 2/4

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · Jun 30

Earth Crisis Acknowledgement:
I acknowledge that Earth’s systems are in a state of overshoot, signalled by global heating, biodiversity loss and pollution, and worsening shortfall in meeting needs equally. 1/4

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · May 7

There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵

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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · Jun 3

Jason Hickel posts on Insta new research that lower US income groups want environmental protections more than higher income groups. The assumption otherwise has been constructed by the propagandising lobbies trying to kill protections & delay action. Tx @bridgetmck.bsky.social!

Screengrab from an Instagram post by social economist and strategist Jason Hickel about new research on environmental concerns of low income Americans, contrary to antagonistic corporate and political narratives.

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Bridget McKenzie @bridgetmck.bsky.social · May 19

I've made a short video and a blogpost to go into some reasons why we need #EarthTalk and why this programme could really help you. bridgetmck.medium.com/why-do-we-ne...

Why do we need Earth Talk?

I’ve been running the Earth Talk programme, under the umbrella of Climate Museum UK, since September, and the third course is coming up on…

bridgetmck.medium.com

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