Festival of People and Planet

I’m helping to organise this festival, reimagining the Norwich’s future in global solidarity (11–18 October)

It is part of a worldwide conversation on how communities can thrive within the planet’s limits, Global Doughnut Days 2025, a movement inspired by Doughnut Economics.

It will bring together art, politics, lived experience and local action in response to today’s global crises of climate change, conflict and inequality. Events range from creative workshops and public talks to a closing celebration party at The Last Pub Standing.

Local campaigners, artists and University of East Anglia researchers will lead sessions exploring how Norwich can connect local resilience with global solidarity. New Routes Integration will bring the voices and lived experience of Norwich’s refugee and asylum-seeker communities into debates on climate, migration and justice.

The festival is free to attend and open to all, with booking recommended for some workshops.

👉 More info: https://reimaginenorwich.org.uk/festivalofpeopleandplanet/  

The events planned are:

Reimagine Norwich Festival – FREE events for People & Planet! Workshops • Talks • Art • Climate Action • Party 🎶🌱

Saturday Oct 11 – 10am-4pm The Forum
Festival Launch + Small Charities Showcase

Wednesday Oct 15 – Anteros Arts Centre, Music Room
Creative + Political Workshops  

2-3.30pm Artivism – Planting Seeds for Change (Emma Skeet, SYSTA)
Fun, creative artmaking to inspire empathy, eco-literacy & positive community change. See link to book 

3.45 –5.15pm How It All Connects (me, Climate Museum UK)
Using the Doughnut, maps, illustration & collage to represent the links between environmental and social justice, and what we can do about it. See link to book

5.30 -7pm Reclaiming Our Power – Community Energy in Norwich (Livvy Hanks, Our Power CIC)
Discover how local, people-powered energy can cut bills & build resilience. See link to book 

Thursday Oct 16 – Anteros Arts Centre, Music Room

10.30am-12pm Climate Justice Without Borders: Global South Lessons for Local Action (John Chirwa, UEA) How creative projects in Malawi tackled disaster risk & advanced environmental justice See link to book

2.30 am–4pm Conflict, Climate Change & Migration (Esmatullah Khyber, UEA)
Exploring how climate stress drives conflict & displacement, reframing migration as adaptation See link to book

And present all day …. New Routes Integration (with Ammar Saleh)
Bringing lived experience from Norwich’s refugee & asylum-seeker communities to enrich the discussions. Just turn up 

And finally…Saturday Oct 18 – The Last Pub Standing
6-11 Closing Celebration Party! (vegan food, music, community vibes) See link to book

Also sign up for these sessions on Zoom – Tuesday 14th Oct