The Art of Climate Change Action by Amir Bagheri
During the apartheid struggle, activists used various artistic means to communicate and express the plight of our country and its people.
Struggle songs such as Senzeni na and theatre productions like Sarafina! and Alan Paton’s Cry,
The time for feeling powerless in the face of climate chaos is over
2015 is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, and this December hundreds of world governments will meet in Paris to try to strike a global climate agreement. It will be the biggest
The Kenyan trees that offset climate change, empower smallholder farmers, and boost local economy
The seemingly obvious reason for planting a fruit tree would be to grow fruit. But in Murang’a County in Kenya, smallholder farmers have discovered several other benefits to investing in their environment:
- provide jobs
- diversify income
Papal encyclical reinforces moral impetus to the growing African fossil fuel divestment movement
[Press release]
JOHANNESBURG– African fossil fuel divestment campaigners expect the release of Pope Francis’ climate encyclical this week to add momentum and moral weight to the fast growing global movement, as well as help expand its
The First Divestment Dialogue: Climate change and divestment – what this means for Africa
Join us at Constitution Hill in Joburg tomorrow night for the first in a series of public Climate Change Dialogues.
Date: 13th May 2015
Time: Registration from 17h15, Dialogue begins 18h00
Venue: Women’s Gaol, Constitution