{"id":16171,"date":"2022-05-19T11:15:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T11:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juliesbicycle.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=16171"},"modified":"2022-06-01T10:53:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T10:53:47","slug":"creative-climate-justice-financing-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/juliesbicycle.com\/event\/creative-climate-justice-financing-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Climate Justice: Financing the Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Money makes the world go round. But our growth based economy drives the destruction of ecosystems, the extraction of fossil fuels and rare earth minerals, and the exploitation of the working class, amongst many other atrocities. Our political, financial, legal, and societal structures are all tied together in this capitalist system, often making it difficult to make ethical financial decisions as individuals, or within our organisations.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the <\/span>Banking on Climate Chaos 2022<\/span><\/a> Report, in the six years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, the world\u2019s 60 largest private banks financed fossil fuels with USD $4.6 trillion, with $742 billion just in 2021. A significant percentage of the climate finance given to vulnerable countries for adaptation and mitigation is in the form of loans –<\/span> 90% for South America and the Caribbean between 2016-2018<\/span><\/a> – from countries most responsible for the climate crisis, continuing the cycle of profiteering and exploitation. How do we divest from this system?<\/span><\/p>\n

This webinar is the starting point for an urgent conversation. We will explore how the cultural sector is – knowingly, or unknowingly – contributing to fossil fuel financing; how divestment can be a powerful tool against extractive industries; and what we should ask of our cultural funding structures and philanthropy to enable a just transition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Webinar details<\/h2>\n

Thursday 23rd June 2022, <\/strong>10-11am<\/strong><\/p>\n

What we will cover:<\/span><\/p>\n