The Body Keeps the (Atmospheric) Score
Tonight we leap forward in time! Today, join me for a mini midday meditation 13.15-13.45 contemplating our inner and outer worlds.
Part of the @_membranes_ full day art-science symposium at @hyphastudios Stratford
FREE

Fantastic news by our sister project, EcoShowandTell . This 12-weeks programme is launching in Finchley Central on Wednesday, 27th March, come and join these free activities, learn more on ecoshowandtell.org/news/
Register: eventbrite.com.au/e/859300700527

bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Today’s annual The Rivers Trust State of The Rivers report makes desperate reading.

Not a single waterway in England or NI is in “good overall health”. Not one.

To adapt WH Auden, “a culture is no better than its rivers.”

Link to full report in article👇
theguardian.com/environment/20…

'Whether it be agriculture or the water industry, chicken farms or sewage, the political oversight and regulation of the environment has failed. Those responsible must be held accountable and must be made to put things right.' - Feargal Sharkey 👏👏👇
thetimes.co.uk/article/a790ca…

And during Covid, folk complained that kids would be ‘mentally scared’ from missing school / or having to wear masks.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The world is waging war on its children, in an obscene mockery of international law | Simon Tisdall theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

To anyone interested in rivers, rights, re-thinking property & re-imagining water relations, these three seminars––by the excellent Talking Rivers collective–– have just been announced.
👇👇👇👇
talkingrivers.org/we-are-all-in-…

LFA 2024 Call for Events is open!
🎉 It's the 20th bday & the theme is #reimagine
🤗 All events are welcome
🗓D/L is 22March
🤲🏼 Drop by The London Centre Thu 22 Feb 2-6pm where myself and other mentors will be around for sound boarding ideas
londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/2024-festival/

🎨 Join the Geopark and LU Arts for Visiting Artists Day, tomorrow, with multiple events across Charnwood Forest.

🌐 Find out more, and book your place, via our website: charnwoodforest.org/event/geopark-…

Can anyone recommend a good photo printer please? Needs to be A4ish. It’s to pin up on a pinboard for a workshop it is NOT for fine art exhibition - thank you!

Sat 20 Jan I present:
⁠🏔 Geohaptics: In Touch with Morley Quarry as part of the LU Arts x Charnwood Forest Geopark visiting artists programme
🎟 No booking required⁠
📍St Mary’s in Charnwood Church & Morley Quarry⁠
⏰ 1-4 ⁠
All the details:
lboro.ac.uk/arts/whats-on/…

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor is reporting that Israeli forces have directly executed dozens of elderly people in Gaza in several separate incidents.

'These incidents included soldiers shooting elderly people immediately after ordering them to evacuate their homes.'

Babies are #NotATarget .

Schools are #NotATarget .

Children are #NotATarget .

Civilians are #NotATarget .

Hospitals are #NotATarget .

Humanitarians are #NotATarget .

Healthcare workers are #NotATarget .

They must be protected.

At all times. Everywhere.

#Gaza : After yesterday’s bombings of Al-Maghazi & Al-Bureij refugee camps, Al-Aqsa hospital reports having admitted 209 injured and 131 dead, so far. Around half were women & children. MSF doctors & staff are providing trauma wound care for the variety of war-related injuries...

Have I missed something? Are we just letting things like this happen now?

Can't make it to Soft Tissue? Fret not, we will come to you! Join Rhona and Catherine ONLINE in the comfort of your own kitchen for Kitchen Yin: Body & Material Winter Workshop Wed 29 Nov – 8.00pm – 9.30pm.
A few places left:
metrolandcultures.com/programmes/squ…

Yet again, this morning, the Brent is polluted. We were unable to identify the source. We are volunteers. This is not our job. But we will be extremely angry if we don’t see prosecutions for this and other events. Polluters must pay. This has to stop. This was reported to the EA