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Come to our latest Climate change network event – hear some inspiring speakers and come away with some useful tools for your music group to consider.
Twice a year, music groups gather in these online Climate change networks to be inspired and to share tips, tools and resources to help them make their own groups more environmentally sustainable and also to influence their group members, their families and friends, and audiences.
This time, we are delighted to welcome as speaker Jan-Willem Van Kruyssen. One of his core missions is to harness the power of arts and culture - music in this case - to engage with global challenges such as climate change. He will share 2 or 3 short examples of climate-related projects in which music has played an essential role in raising awareness, activating communities, fostering engagement and encouraging behavioural change and nature connectedness. We hope these stories will inspire others to see the broader potential of their own musical activities.
Our second speaker or set of speakers will be Chris Hutchings from the web resource Choirs for Climate and colleagues from Classical Declares which is part of Music Declares Emergency. They will be speaking of some practical ways in which we can all engage as musicians with this topic.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions via the chat function during the event.
Who this event is for: Anyone with an interest in tackling climate change from a music group perspective is welcome to attend this event.
Cost: FREE
We will be using Zoom to host the meeting, and will send the joining link by email, one hour before the event is due to start.
Please read the event information below before reserving your place.
Registration for this event closes at 11am on 09/05/25.
Event information:
- This event may include Powerpoint presentation
- This event will be mainly discussion-focused
- Questions will be taken via the chat function at this event
- Automated closed captions (subtitles) will be available at this event. If you require live captioning, please contact us to request this
Recording information:
We plan to record this event for publishing on our website
• We will announce at the beginning of the event if a recording is being made and what it will be used for
• We will usually record in speaker view, meaning only people who speak will be recorded
• If you speak, your image and voice will be captured in the recording
• Attendee names as displayed in a Zoom meeting will not be captured in the recording
• If you do not want your live image to be captured, you may turn off your camera during the event. However, please be aware that if you do, your name will be displayed in place of your image, unless you have uploaded an image to your profile in Zoom
• Breakout rooms will not normally be recorded
• Your comments in the chat box will not form part of the recording
Inclusivity statement:
We aim to make our events as accessible as possible. If you have any particular accessibility requirements or if there is anything else we can do to help make the event a better experience for you, please let us know.
Cancellation policy:
Making Music reserves the right to cancel an event due to low attendance numbers, adverse weather conditions or other circumstances which make it no longer possible to run the event.
