COP26 Coalition’s free online festival will run from Thursday November 12th to Monday November 16th, providing a space for climate justice movements from across the world to come together, strategise, and build power for systemic change.
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Arts and Culture Highlights
From Ceilidhs to Colombian Contemporary Dance, we’ve got a huge variety of exciting virtual arts and storytelling events on offer every night of the gathering. See below for our full arts programme and Zoom links:
Thursday November 12th
TOXIC TOUR OF SCOTLAND
1:30pm – 3:00pm UTC
We’ll be taking you on a ‘Toxic Tour’ of the most polluting projects in Scotland (and resistance to them), while also drawing links to the international context, to prepare our movement for when COP26 arrives in Glasgow.
THE ARTIVIST OUTBREAK FROM CHILE
8:30pm – 9:30pm UTC
Join Pau de Planet in exploring Chile’s explosive recent history-making through the original art works of over 20 artists, activists and artivists.
Friday November 13th
IT’S GETTING HOT IN HERE
9:00pm – 11:00pm UTC
We are hyped to present the iconic QUEER HOUSE PARTY. Jump online for a virtual house party with our community this Friday night, hosted by LGBTIQ+ legends Liv Wynter and DJ Grace Gosling!
Saturday November 14th
THE ADVENTURES OF WEETOM
4:30pm – 5:30pm UTC
weetom and his Uncle Dan are on a recycling mission! Master storyteller Michael has created an exciting new adventure for his pals weetom and Uncle Dan, packed with learning, fun and a wee bit of geometry. Through the story, learn how to make board games and fun toys out of bottle tops and food and drink containers.
CEILIDH AND WORLD DISCO
4:30pm – 5:30pm UTC
Come together for a ‘hoolie’ (raucous party) and dance some traditional Scottish Ceilidh dances with climate justice activists from across the world. Including traditional live fiddle music, and a ceilidh caller to talk you through all the dances and demonstrate the moves! Will this be the largest ever online ceilidh?
Sunday November 15th
WEE SEALS AND SELKIES
4:30pm – 5:30pm UTC
Janis Mackay, together with fiddle player Donald Scott, takes the audience to a remote beach in the far north of Scotland. Here, she tells the true story of a seal born in her garden, and of how the atmospheric setting gave rise to her magical re-imagining of the selkie myth. For all the family!
BEYOND WATER: DIASPORIC ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN COLOMBIA AND SCOTLAND
4:30pm – 5:30pm UTC
Through the eyes and movements of the Scottish-based Zimbabwean visual artist Sekai Machache (she/her) and performers from the Colombian Cultural Corporation Danfroc (Afro-Caribbean Contemporary Dance), we will inspire a conversation around notions of Water.
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