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Zoe Rasbash
JoinedNovember 16, 2020
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Zoe Rasbash is writer, researcher, and programmer working at the intersection of visual arts and the climate emergency. She is co-founder of Lilith Archive, and researcher at Watershed, exploring the role of creative industries in a just transition. With a background in climate justice organising, Zoe has campaigned at the local, national and international level for just responses to the climate crisis, previously as International Coordinator for the UK Youth Climate Coalition and Youth Representative on the UN Taskforce for Climate Displacement.

Guerrilla Gardening: Taking back the city one seed bomb at a time

The cottage-core crime which fights land injustice, inequality, nature deprivation, environmental degradation and the mental health crisis: guerrilla gardening. I spoke with Ellen Miles AKA Octavia Chill, a TikTok sensation and founder of the Dream Green platform, bringing guerrilla gardening back in a big way. I first stumbled across “Octavia...
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The revolutionary artists fighting for democracy in Myanmar

The 100 Projector Project is a group of Myanmar revolutionaries using visual art to rebel against the violent military coup. Zoe Rasbash speaks to a member of the movement – Lori* – a filmmaker putting her life on the line each day to bring hope to the movement. Since this...

Has lockdown been good for the UK climate movement?

2019 was an insane year for climate action. Led by frontline and youth activists, three consecutive global strikes for climate mobilised over 6 million people across 150 countries. Politicians were forced to pay attention as the sheer volume of the youth voice ensured that it could no longer go unheard....
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“Our vision for the future is joyful, beautiful, liberatory”

Often, artistic practice is considered as a byproduct of political organising, a mere reflection of social movements. Autonomous Design Group, the international, anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian art collective, are building on the legacy of revolutionary organisers who understand that culture is integral to revolutionary politics.  Recognisable in the vibrant colour palette, clear...

Nature on screen: why we need to diversify environmental filmmaking

What we watch plays a massive role in determining our relationship with nature. As the environmental movement has gained traction over the last decade, mainstream film and TV have begun to parrot more progressive sentiments. Yet, they often centre white, corporate and patriarchal narratives that can actually be counter-productive.  This...
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