Harvesting Change: Art, Activism, and Food Security in the Climate Crisis

07/06/2024

18:30

Harvesting Change: Art, Activism, and Food Security in the Climate Crisis

Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring artists, researchers, and activists from Oxford and Yogyakarta as they share their insights on addressing the climate crisis and food security.

Join us in celebrating the opening of Tetiten Swarane Tandur: Hear the Seeds Sing!

Explore how their work fosters connections between communities in the Global South & Global North, highlighting the importance of collaboration and cultural exchange in tackling pressing environmental issues. Discover innovative approaches to activism, art, and ecological stewardship, and gain valuable perspectives on building a more sustainable future for all.

The Panellists

Meet the panel L to R: Ribka Barus, Munir, Yasmin Sidhwa, JC Niala, and Land Justice Oxford.

Ribka Barus, a research coordinator at the Centre for Religious and Cross-cultural
Studies University Gadjah Mada (CRCS UGM) Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Munir, an artist from Soboman Artspace 219, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Yasmin Sidhwa, founder and director of the Mandala Theatre Company, Oxford.

JC Niala, an award-winning historian, writer and artist.

Land Justice Oxford, a collective of Oxfordshire residents aiming to raise awareness of the extent to which access to land sits at the heart of many of the social and economic injustices we face today.

Friday 7th June, from 6.30pm, Fusion Arts, 95 Gloucester Green Oxford.

This event is supported by the British Council #ConnectionsThroughCulture

What's on

Browse upcoming events, exhibitions, workshops and classes at Fusion Arts and in the wider community.

DEPOT 25
15 Park End Street 26.09.25

DEPOT 25

DEPOT 25
Fusion Focus 2025: Xeno-space
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Fusion Focus 2025: Xeno-space

Fusion Focus 2025: Xeno-space
What’s Wrong With Us!?!
15 Park End Street 11.07.25

What’s Wrong With Us!?!

What’s Wrong With Us!?!
FRONTLINE, Ryan Hawaii
15 Park End Street 14.06.25

FRONTLINE, Ryan Hawaii

FRONTLINE, Ryan Hawaii
Community banner & placard making session
15 Park End Street 05.10.25

Community banner & placard making session

Community banner & placard making session
Women of Colour Creative Writing Session
15 Park End Street 03.10.25

Women of Colour Creative Writing Session

Women of Colour Creative Writing Session
Drop-in Zines and Poster Workshop with Julia Utreras (Common Press)
15 Park End Street 27.09.25

Drop-in Zines and Poster Workshop with Julia Utreras (Common Press)

Drop-in Zines and Poster Workshop with Julia Utreras (Common Press)
Unprecious Instrument Workshop with Rob Shuttleworth (Haddow)
15 Park End Street 26.09.25

Unprecious Instrument Workshop with Rob Shuttleworth (Haddow)

Unprecious Instrument Workshop with Rob Shuttleworth (Haddow)
Thomas Sankara "Dare to invent the future"
15 Park End Street 25.10.25

Thomas Sankara "Dare to invent the future"

Thomas Sankara "Dare to invent the future"
Xeno-space Closing Conversation
15 Park End Street 28.09.25

Xeno-space Closing Conversation

Xeno-space Closing Conversation
Performance & readings in Xeno-space
15 Park End Street 26.09.25

Performance & readings in Xeno-space

Performance & readings in Xeno-space
Pan-Afrikan Centaurians:  Celebrating the 100th birthdays of  Frantz Fanon and Patrice Lumumba
15 Park End Street 19.07.25

Pan-Afrikan Centaurians: Celebrating the 100th birthdays of Frantz Fanon and Patrice Lumumba

Pan-Afrikan Centaurians: Celebrating the 100th birthdays of Frantz Fanon and Patrice Lumumba

Supporters of Fusion Arts

Oxford City Council Arts Council England National Lottery Funded Project Grant National Lottery Community Fund Oxfordshire Community Foundation Here for Culture Doris Field Charitable Trust BBC Children in Need Levelling Up South Oxfordshire District Council Christ Church College Jesus College