@loactproject

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

 University of Sheffield
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Joined March 2019
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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: bit.ly/4hEgnxc
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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 sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit…
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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 – at Sheffield, England
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We've got a packed programme at the Spiegeltent today! Come along and sit in on some interesting talks! #FOTM2024 – at Sheffield, England
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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 – at Sheffield, England
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"Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions - experiences from Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique" edited by @VaneBailo Reminder this is an Open Access book... link.springer.com/content/pd…
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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: festivalofthemind.sheffield.…
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[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
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Festival of the Mind@FestivalMind28 Aug 2024
📢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👉bit.ly/4dH45CR
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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" link.springer.com/book/10.10…
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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: link.springer.com/book/10.10…
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@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: rb.gy/x0wdcf – at Sheffield, England
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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: bit.ly/3T6ciay
Available now. Challenging Systems in the Changing World of Work. Annual Report 2022/2023.

ALT Available now. Challenging Systems in the Changing World of Work. Annual Report 2022/2023.

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⛰️ 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 bit.ly/3IX6k7p
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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.
Prof Beth Perry@TheUrbanBeth22 Mar 2024
Really looking forward to welcoming @rikesitas from @UrbanAfricaACC to @Urban_Inst in April. A week of dialoguing, plotting and planning around cultural heritage, urban justice, young people and digital futures awaits Sign up for a seminar on Tuesday 9th April, 1500-1700 below.
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Last week, our @VaneBailo was in Pune 🇮🇳 for an innovation workshop on Local Action for Climate Change, initiated by Prof Jyoti Chandiramani @symbiosistweets The two-day interactive session focused on Adaptation, Mitigation and Resilience 👇 buff.ly/43eFroK
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Join us next week, 28th March 5pm CET, for our second @InhabitationLab Spring 2024 seminar. Dr Aya Nassar @A_M_Nassar on “Giving up the Idea of #Home”: ambivalent #geographies, #geopoetics and resisting #capture in the #cities of the #MiddleEast Reg: polito-it.zoom.us/meeting/re…
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Waste pickers are on the frontline of the fight against the #crimatecrisis, collecting, sorting and #recycling materials. On this #GlobalRecyclingDay, hear directly from 🇧🇷 waste pickers about how climate change impacts their work & the solutions they envision ✊🏾 @catadoresmncr
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Our Director, Edgar Pieterse, was recently a guest speaker of the City Directors of International Affairs (CDIA), to discuss his article about the work Europe still needs to do to redress the legacies of colonialism across African cities. Read blog here twtr.to/jabJl
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Last week, our @VaneBailo was in Pune 🇮🇳 for an innovation workshop on Local Action for Climate Change, initiated by Prof Jyoti Chandiramani @symbiosistweets The two-day interactive session focused on Adaptation, Mitigation and Resilience 📷 buff.ly/43eFroK
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Jon, @princeguma, and @XazaarAdjame propose a reinvention of urban environmentalism that views humans as integral components of evolving urban landscapes in the face of the climate crisis. bit.ly/3wEv3KF
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