research - sustainability symposium

joanna boehnert;

The Anthropocene is a proposed epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on the Earth's geology and ecosystems, including, but not limited to, anthropogenic climate change. As of August 2016, neither the International Commission on Stratigraphy nor the International Union of Geological Sciences has yet officially approved the term as a recognised subdivision of geological time
the human epoch - the antropocine
anthropocene - what is occurring
capitalocene - why is this occurring
ecocene - what would we like to occur
econopoly by ecolabs 2011
design/ecology/poitics
social/environmental/mental - we need all three combined to combat climate change, our failure to do this stunts efforts to address environmental problems
etho-political articulation - used the three ecologies
ecocene design - expanded conceptions of design that are working with greater problems and can have transformational impacts
design activism - design practice that is aligned with social movements and activist movements, you cant appropriate the idea of activism without using specific activist methods and not actually working with the community. its not enough to just create aesthetic social design without the genuine movements.
climate camp movement
'we are not fighting for nature we are nature defending ourselves'

eating mothers - milk matters, sally sutherland

a collection of critical design experiments
exploring human and non human milk
activist and feminist role that provokes discussion
uk has lowest rate of breastfeeding in the word
hyper-normalisation of dairy industry is the polar opposite of human milk
design has the power to mediate a conversation in a non aggressive way

sustainability in design education;

embedding sustainability in design education
lack of design projects addressing systemic change in business involving stakeholders
up-cycling based business has the potential to be financially sustainable  yet is still considered as a niche practice
up-cycling needs to be scaled up (in which niche practice becomes a mainstream practice)
tax benefits for up-cycling companies

socially engaged projects in art school curriculum - gavin parry

education and creative benefits in external facing projects
framework for students to shift their thinking from self reflective to social engagement
key to student development and self understanding
socially engaged practice is any art form that involves people and communities in
embed themselves within the communities in which they work
enriches student specialism and maximises employability friendly attributes
an engaged partnership doesn't necessarily involve compromise students were encouraged to take creative risks and have an active stake in the project

reciprocity for sustainable social design - gary barker

leeds creative timebank - exchange skills and abilities, sustainability of the creative sector
taking pride in the value of our contributions to others, 180 members
ethical creative community
local exchange trading schemes, mutual aid trading networks
lewis hydes the gift - gift giving to create trust and build up a different type of capital based on mutual reciprocity
working alternative yo a failing cash-based economy and value system
non hierarrchical
creative speed dating