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.

GENDER, BODY, AND THE VISCERAL: Girlpane Visual Arts Exhibition
95 Gloucester Green 03.12.24

GENDER, BODY, AND THE VISCERAL: Girlpane Visual Arts Exhibition

GENDER, BODY, AND THE VISCERAL: Girlpane Visual Arts Exhibition
Notes on a Transient Archive
Windows on Hythe Bridge Street 22.11.24

Notes on a Transient Archive

Notes on a Transient Archive
Windrush Years: Portraits of a generation who rebuilt Britain
15 Park End Street 09.11.24

Windrush Years: Portraits of a generation who rebuilt Britain

Windrush Years: Portraits of a generation who rebuilt Britain
FOCUS window display
15 Park End Street 16.10.24

FOCUS window display

FOCUS window display
Story Makers Symposium: Collections of Hope
Oxford Museum of Natural History 11.12.24

Story Makers Symposium: Collections of Hope

Story Makers Symposium: Collections of Hope
Writing Food Memories & Culture
Oxford Quaker House 16.11.24

Writing Food Memories & Culture

Writing Food Memories & Culture
Oxford Writers Wheel x OCCAC: Writing Family
Caper Book Shop 02.11.24

Oxford Writers Wheel x OCCAC: Writing Family

Oxford Writers Wheel x OCCAC: Writing Family
Creative Multilingual Discovery Day
95 Gloucester Green 02.11.24

Creative Multilingual Discovery Day

Creative Multilingual Discovery Day
Ruskin Drawing Sale
95 Gloucester Green 30.11.24

Ruskin Drawing Sale

Ruskin Drawing Sale
Four Guys who Draw and Friends: Pop-up art & book sale
15 Park End Street 16.11.24

Four Guys who Draw and Friends: Pop-up art & book sale

Four Guys who Draw and Friends: Pop-up art & book sale
Ambient Receiver
95 Gloucester Green 08.11.24

Ambient Receiver

Ambient Receiver
Moses Bikishoni & The African Flags of Independence: Artist’s Talk and Q&A
95 Gloucester Green 04.11.24

Moses Bikishoni & The African Flags of Independence: Artist’s Talk and Q&A

Moses Bikishoni & The African Flags of Independence: Artist’s Talk and Q&A

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