LO-ACT

Low Carbon Action in Ordinary Cities // ERC project led by @VaneBailo looking into actions taken by smaller cities around the world to combat climate change

[LO-ACT @loactproject]

Recent articles suggest that adaptations to climate change in cities often disadvantage vulnerable communities

@VaneBailo, Linda Westman & @huang_ping1987 ask what it means to look for reparative innovation for climate change adaptation

A visual essay in a🧵

[University of Sheffield Player @UniShefPlayer]

Recycling is about more than waste - it’s about people. 🌍

Explore the lives of waste pickers in Brazil through striking art and sound collages. As we celebrate the Great British Spring Clean, let’s rethink our impact on waste.

🎥 Watch here: https://t.co/aEZnKqv9TQ

[The Urban Institute @Urban_Inst]

What planet boundaries mean for cities and infrastructures

The final @loactproject conference entitled “What planet boundaries mean for cities and infrastructures” was hosted at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice

https://t.co/gNiDGY55aH

[Festival of the Mind @FestivalMind]

Join Professor Vanesa Castán Broto and sound artist James Rogers to hear about the process in developing their Futurcade exhibition which reflects the encounter between arts, sociology and popular education.

#FOTM24

[LO-ACT @loactproject]

TODAY!

Join our @VaneBailo and sound artist @sleepsang as they present the research and creative process behind [CATA] Living & working in a changing climate: waste pickers' experience, on at the Millennium Gallery as part of #Futurecade #FOTM2024 cc @Urban_Inst

[Festival of the Mind @FestivalMind]

We've got a packed programme at the Spiegeltent today! Come along and sit in on some interesting talks!

#FOTM2024

[Festival of the Mind @FestivalMind]

We've got a packed programme at the Spiegeltent today! Come along and sit in on some interesting talks!

#FOTM2024

[Festival of the Mind @FestivalMind]

Have you explored Festival of the Mind 2024 yet? We love to see people discovering our stunning exhibits and the research behind them.

We're here until the 29th, so venture to Milennium Gallery and Persistence Works and stop by our Spiegeltent!

#FOTM2024

[The Urban Institute @Urban_Inst]

"Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions - experiences from Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique" edited by @VaneBailo

Reminder this is an Open Access book...
https://t.co/IduYUtbFV6

[LO-ACT @loactproject]

[CATA] Living & working in a changing climate: waste pickers' experience

Join @VaneBailo and @sleepsang as they present the research and creative process behind this at the Spiegeltent on 26 Sept, 2pm

[LO-ACT @loactproject]

[CATA] Living & working in a changing climate: waste pickers' experience

Come and check the work of Verônica Alkmim França (in prints) and @sleepsang (in a soundpiece) shown as part of #Futurecade at the Millennium Gallery #FOTM2024

[LO-ACT @loactproject]

[CATA] Living & working in a changing climate: waste pickers' experience

We're excited to take part in #FOTM2024 with a print and sound exhibition featuring the work of @soniawiego & @sleepsang

@VaneBailo will present the research behind this at the Spiegeltent on 26 Sept, 2pm

[The Urban Institute @Urban_Inst]

Living & working in a changing climate: waste pickers' experience

A print + sound exhibition featuring the work of @soniawiego & @sleepsang @VaneBailo at the Festival of the Mind, Spiegeltent on 26 Sept, 2pm

Info: https://t.co/RVkQYk7461

[LO-ACT @loactproject]

[CATA] Living & working in a changing climate: waste pickers' experience

We're excited to take part in #FOTM2024 with a print and sound exhibition featuring the work of @soniawiego & @sleepsang

@VaneBailo will present the research behind this at the Spiegeltent on 26 Sept, 2pm

[LO-ACT @loactproject]

[CATA] Living & working in a changing climate: waste pickers' experience

We're excited to take part in #FOTM2024 with a print and sound exhibition featuring the work of @soniawiego & @sleepsang

@VaneBailo will present the research behind this at the Spiegeltent on 26 Sept, 2pm

[Festival of the Mind @FestivalMind]

📢The wait is over - we’re back!

With over 40 FREE events, #FOTM2024 will see @sheffielduni researchers work with local creatives to bring our pioneering research to life through immersive exhibitions, films, performances & more.

🗓️Sept 19 - 29

Explore👉https://t.co/ua2iC90i4r

[The Urban Institute @Urban_Inst]

New (Open Acceess) Book

The @CesetProject team led by @VaneBailo has published their edited volume 

"Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions: Experiences from Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique"

https://t.co/MdtguJHkLj

[The Urban Institute @Urban_Inst]

OA volume edited by our @VaneBailo from @CesetProject out now! "Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions: Experiences from Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique" - chapters from the entire project team including @VaneBailo and @hita_auk. Read here: https://t.co/MdtguJGMVL

[CESET Project @CesetProject]

@VaneBailo presenting at the launch of the CATA exhibition in Sheffield!

“Waste pickers are doctors of the urban environment and it’s important to understand how they experience climate change” @loactproject

Read more:
https://t.co/trt2PCBHA4

[LO-ACT @loactproject]

Living & working in a changing climate: waste pickers' experience

Join us for this exhibition curated by @soniawiego in an event chaired by @dorotheakleine with a talk by @VaneBailo on climate action & research

🗓️ Wed 17th Apr, 3–5.30pm
📍 in Sheffield
https://t.co/ecZ4sIVK2y

[WIEGO @WIEGOGLOBAL]

Amid conflict, climate change and the rising cost of living, collective action is crucial.

WIEGO will continue to support the global movement of workers in informal employment to challenge systemic injustice in the changing world of work.

👉 Learn more: https://t.co/kFK2OpgDTv

[weADAPT @weADAPT1]

⛰️ How can science-policy dialogues strengthen adaptation & #sustainabledevelopment in the #Andes?

📃 Learn more in this summary of the meeting between the Andean Mountain Initiative & the #Andes socio-environmental monitoring networks. @at_altitude

https://t.co/5zoYuYdp9i

[African Centre for Cities @UrbanAfricaACC]

Friends of ACC in Sheffield, @rikesitas will be presenting at @Urban_Inst's Cultural Heritage and Just City seminar on 09 April, drawing on her work in Cape Town. Sign up below to join this crucial dialogue on how cultural heritage can be mobilised to realise just urban futures.

[LO-ACT @loactproject]

🗓️ REMINDER

Come & join us on April 17th for the free talk and exhibition 'Living & working in a changing climate: waste pickers' experience' 👇

[The Urban Institute @Urban_Inst]

Living & working in a changing climate: waste pickers' experience

We're excited for this exhibition curated by @soniawiego in an event chaired by @dorotheakleine with a talk by @VaneBailo on climate action & research

🗓️Wed 17th Apr, 3–5.30pm
https://t.co/e4FgBDygvh