We look at the roles of colour and design in galvanising protest and lending it a clear sense of identity and purpose. Putting their imaginations to work, the children design and proudly wear their creations – uniforms for the new eco-age.Ĭo-design is a powerful force for creativity and collaboration, particularly when it incorporates the freedom, expression and imagination of children. The Villa Noailles art centre offers workshops for children and teenagers that link artistic endeavours to play. ‘Makeshift’ - an assemblage aesthetic that celebrates the beauty of everyday materiality ‘Vibrant Rebellion’ - frenetic, expressive and unapologetic, a rabble-rousing design direction and a call to action ‘Eclectic Folk’ - crafted and eclectic, a politically savvy generation of eco-activists revisits the peace and love movement of the 1960s and ‘Raw Craft’ - this design direction, grounded in rustic crafts, celebrates the unique irregularity of natural materials. But it is children who have finally dragged climate change right to the top of the international agenda. We have known for a long time that our planet’s climate is in serious trouble. Throughout this issue you’ll find heartening examples of organisations doing just that.Ĭhildren are the revolution. While the arts are being squeezed out of the school curriculum, today’s young people have grown up with tools that enable them to create and to communicate, and we should encourage and facilitate this. ![]() The playful creativity at the heart of this explosion of youthful protest is fast-moving and responsive, equally attuned to the new age of direct action and to the era of social media. ![]() In our feature on The Colours of Resistance, we look at the roles of colour and design in galvanising protest and lending it a clear sense of identity and purpose. And the creative community is responding, not just in terms of setting its own house in order but also by spreading a clear, unambiguous message to the world. Extinction Rebellion is one of the loudest voices urging us to rebel for life – to take action, right now. Their sense of urgency, couched with energy, inclusivity and humour, is infectious. Faced with this lack of impetus and will, young people are demanding action, and demanding it now. Yet we have proved unwilling to inconvenience ourselves. It is well over a decade since the 2006 film An Inconvenient Truth set out the uncomfortable facts about environmental changes – and there have been many other warnings, both before and since. Should we feel inspired or humbled that it is schoolchildren who have pushed the climate crisis to the top of the international agenda? Both.
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