Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Despite it being half term our glorious clothes sale on 29th May raised over £2,000. It also had a serious sustainability theme reflected not only in its theme of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ but also in the lives of many of the people helping at it. The theme was inspired by the numerous young people who are showing the way by refusing to buy new clothes. The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry after oil! Much fashion for the young now is about thrifting – shopping at charity shops (or church clothes sales) looking for interesting items at low prices and finding new life and new uses for them – and there was plenty to choose from at our sale. Wayne Binitie (on the left in the photo) led the way in a kilt and dinner suit purchased at the clothes sale!
Wayne is an artist exploring how through art we can engage with the climate crisis. He was recently interviewed on Radio 3 https://www.ukri.org/our-work/responding-to-climate-change/ukri-towards-cop26/green-thinking-podcasts-bring-new-approach-to-climate-questions/ If you want to hear what he said scroll down to “ Artistic reflections of the environmental crisis”. He discussed what it means to make art about the environment and whether artists can save the planet. He teaches at the Royal College of Art and his PhD, which was funded by Arup Engineering and the British Antartic Survey, was on ‘Polar Aesthetics: Art of the Arctic and Antarctic”. He works with mixed media and is known for combining sound and ice. And Solange Lion (in blue ) works in sustainable design .
The Radio 3 programme advocates that we
- tell stories
- bring together new ideas
- mobilise communities.
All this we tried to do on Saturday 29th May . Hampstead Parish Church leading the way …..