Kumi Naidoo
@kuminaidoo.bsky.social
President, @fossiltreaty.bsky.social | Global Ambassador - Africans Rising | Human Rights Advocate
Happening today! 📣
I will be joining the Global Townhall 2025: The Future We Need, a global marathon dialogue discussing the defining challenges and opportunities of our era—from climate and technology to democracy and sustainable development—through the North-South, East-West perspectives. 🌎
I will be joining the Global Townhall 2025: The Future We Need, a global marathon dialogue discussing the defining challenges and opportunities of our era—from climate and technology to democracy and sustainable development—through the North-South, East-West perspectives. 🌎
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Happening today! 📣
I will be joining the Global Townhall 2025: The Future We Need, a global marathon dialogue discussing the defining challenges and opportunities of our era—from climate and technology to democracy and sustainable development—through the North-South, East-West perspectives. 🌎
I will be joining the Global Townhall 2025: The Future We Need, a global marathon dialogue discussing the defining challenges and opportunities of our era—from climate and technology to democracy and sustainable development—through the North-South, East-West perspectives. 🌎
Join us for Vital Signs of the Planet — A Concert for the World, hosted by Kumi Naidoo at the historic Theatro da Paz.
📅 15 Nov, 8 PM
A journey around Earth with ISS imagery, music by Oscar-winner Michael Giacchino, stories from young leaders, and performances by the Theatro da Paz Orchestra
📅 15 Nov, 8 PM
A journey around Earth with ISS imagery, music by Oscar-winner Michael Giacchino, stories from young leaders, and performances by the Theatro da Paz Orchestra
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Join us for Vital Signs of the Planet — A Concert for the World, hosted by Kumi Naidoo at the historic Theatro da Paz.
📅 15 Nov, 8 PM
A journey around Earth with ISS imagery, music by Oscar-winner Michael Giacchino, stories from young leaders, and performances by the Theatro da Paz Orchestra
📅 15 Nov, 8 PM
A journey around Earth with ISS imagery, music by Oscar-winner Michael Giacchino, stories from young leaders, and performances by the Theatro da Paz Orchestra
The power of community action in mitigating the risks of the climate crisis can serve as a glimmer of hope. 🌎
Join me on November 14, 7 PM Brazil time for Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative's “Climate Wisdom from COP30: Empowering Communities, Protecting the Planet”.
Join me on November 14, 7 PM Brazil time for Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative's “Climate Wisdom from COP30: Empowering Communities, Protecting the Planet”.
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The power of community action in mitigating the risks of the climate crisis can serve as a glimmer of hope. 🌎
Join me on November 14, 7 PM Brazil time for Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative's “Climate Wisdom from COP30: Empowering Communities, Protecting the Planet”.
Join me on November 14, 7 PM Brazil time for Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative's “Climate Wisdom from COP30: Empowering Communities, Protecting the Planet”.
An inspiring conversation here in Belém, grateful to have met with Marcele Oliveira, Presidency Youth Climate Champion (PYCC) for #COP30 🌎
Youth voices and youth-led solutions truly are a vital part of our fight against the climate crisis. Together, we are stronger. 📣
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social
Youth voices and youth-led solutions truly are a vital part of our fight against the climate crisis. Together, we are stronger. 📣
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
An inspiring conversation here in Belém, grateful to have met with Marcele Oliveira, Presidency Youth Climate Champion (PYCC) for #COP30 🌎
Youth voices and youth-led solutions truly are a vital part of our fight against the climate crisis. Together, we are stronger. 📣
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social
Youth voices and youth-led solutions truly are a vital part of our fight against the climate crisis. Together, we are stronger. 📣
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social
How do we collectively explore culture and artistic expression to mobilize youth, strengthen the protection of territories and preservation of traditional knowledge, and expand the fight for climate justice?
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
How do we collectively explore culture and artistic expression to mobilize youth, strengthen the protection of territories and preservation of traditional knowledge, and expand the fight for climate justice?
Join the International Labour Organization, UNICEF, FAO & UNRISD for a side event taking a deep-dive on the social protection commitments of the Belém declaration. Grateful to be moderating this very important conversation.
📅 12 Nov | 15.00 (UTC−3) In-person only
🔗 Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4p1mbEQ
📅 12 Nov | 15.00 (UTC−3) In-person only
🔗 Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4p1mbEQ
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Join the International Labour Organization, UNICEF, FAO & UNRISD for a side event taking a deep-dive on the social protection commitments of the Belém declaration. Grateful to be moderating this very important conversation.
📅 12 Nov | 15.00 (UTC−3) In-person only
🔗 Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4p1mbEQ
📅 12 Nov | 15.00 (UTC−3) In-person only
🔗 Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4p1mbEQ
The climate crisis is happening now, but those experiencing the worst of its impacts are people who’ve contributed the least to ecological breakdown.
Now at #COP30, we are calling for climate justice and fair finance.
Now at #COP30, we are calling for climate justice and fair finance.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The climate crisis is happening now, but those experiencing the worst of its impacts are people who’ve contributed the least to ecological breakdown.
Now at #COP30, we are calling for climate justice and fair finance.
Now at #COP30, we are calling for climate justice and fair finance.
🌍 Visit the Fossil Fuel Phase Out Hub at #COP30!
If you are at the COP then please come by and visit us.
Join us as we push forward for a fossil fuel phaseout that’s fast, fair, and funded. 💪
If you are at the COP then please come by and visit us.
Join us as we push forward for a fossil fuel phaseout that’s fast, fair, and funded. 💪
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🌍 Visit the Fossil Fuel Phase Out Hub at #COP30!
If you are at the COP then please come by and visit us.
Join us as we push forward for a fossil fuel phaseout that’s fast, fair, and funded. 💪
If you are at the COP then please come by and visit us.
Join us as we push forward for a fossil fuel phaseout that’s fast, fair, and funded. 💪
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🇧🇷✨ Strengthening the Artivism Movement in Brazil ✨
At the close of the Global Artivism Convening in Salvador, we met with Brazil's Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezes
— a true champion of creativity and justice.
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🇧🇷✨ Strengthening the Artivism Movement in Brazil ✨
At the close of the Global Artivism Convening in Salvador, we met with Brazil's Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezes
— a true champion of creativity and justice.
November 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
kuminaidoo
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🇧🇷✨ Strengthening the Artivism Movement in Brazil ✨
At the close of the Global Artivism Convening in Salvador, we met with Brazil's Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezes
— a true champion of creativity and justice.
1m
🇧🇷✨ Strengthening the Artivism Movement in Brazil ✨
At the close of the Global Artivism Convening in Salvador, we met with Brazil's Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezes
— a true champion of creativity and justice.
🌍✨ From Tshwane to Salvador, artists and activists are uniting for climate justice!
Over 1,000 changemakers gathered in Salvador, Bahia for the Second Global Artivism Convening — linking art, culture, and climate ahead of #COP30.
@afp.com @apnews.com @reuters.com
#GlobalArtivism
Over 1,000 changemakers gathered in Salvador, Bahia for the Second Global Artivism Convening — linking art, culture, and climate ahead of #COP30.
@afp.com @apnews.com @reuters.com
#GlobalArtivism
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🌍✨ From Tshwane to Salvador, artists and activists are uniting for climate justice!
Over 1,000 changemakers gathered in Salvador, Bahia for the Second Global Artivism Convening — linking art, culture, and climate ahead of #COP30.
@afp.com @apnews.com @reuters.com
#GlobalArtivism
Over 1,000 changemakers gathered in Salvador, Bahia for the Second Global Artivism Convening — linking art, culture, and climate ahead of #COP30.
@afp.com @apnews.com @reuters.com
#GlobalArtivism
Global Artivism Convening call on Government Leaders attending COP30 in Belem, Brazil to
🔥 End fossil fuels now
⚖️ Center intersectional justice
🪶 Protect Indigenous & frontline communities
🎭 Invest in culture & imagination
@afp.com @apnews.com @reuters.com
drive.google.com/file/d/1byVk...
🔥 End fossil fuels now
⚖️ Center intersectional justice
🪶 Protect Indigenous & frontline communities
🎭 Invest in culture & imagination
@afp.com @apnews.com @reuters.com
drive.google.com/file/d/1byVk...
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Global Artivism Convening call on Government Leaders attending COP30 in Belem, Brazil to
🔥 End fossil fuels now
⚖️ Center intersectional justice
🪶 Protect Indigenous & frontline communities
🎭 Invest in culture & imagination
@afp.com @apnews.com @reuters.com
drive.google.com/file/d/1byVk...
🔥 End fossil fuels now
⚖️ Center intersectional justice
🪶 Protect Indigenous & frontline communities
🎭 Invest in culture & imagination
@afp.com @apnews.com @reuters.com
drive.google.com/file/d/1byVk...
Grief is not just what happens to us — it’s what can awaken us.
When Grief Becomes a Movement: Stories of Love, Loss, and Liberation
📅Nov 05, 2025 (Wednesday)
⌚10:30–11:45 AM
📍 Salade Arte Cinema do Museu — just a 10-minute walk from Wish Hotel Bahia
#GlobalArtivism
When Grief Becomes a Movement: Stories of Love, Loss, and Liberation
📅Nov 05, 2025 (Wednesday)
⌚10:30–11:45 AM
📍 Salade Arte Cinema do Museu — just a 10-minute walk from Wish Hotel Bahia
#GlobalArtivism
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Grief is not just what happens to us — it’s what can awaken us.
When Grief Becomes a Movement: Stories of Love, Loss, and Liberation
📅Nov 05, 2025 (Wednesday)
⌚10:30–11:45 AM
📍 Salade Arte Cinema do Museu — just a 10-minute walk from Wish Hotel Bahia
#GlobalArtivism
When Grief Becomes a Movement: Stories of Love, Loss, and Liberation
📅Nov 05, 2025 (Wednesday)
⌚10:30–11:45 AM
📍 Salade Arte Cinema do Museu — just a 10-minute walk from Wish Hotel Bahia
#GlobalArtivism
At the opening of the Second Global Artivism Convening, we honoured two beautiful souls, our son Riky Rick & our dearest friend, Xoliswa Kakana.
Their courage and creativity keep guiding us toward justice.
Here is a poem to our dear friend Xoli.
🕊️ For Xoliswa — Sister of the Mountain
Their courage and creativity keep guiding us toward justice.
Here is a poem to our dear friend Xoli.
🕊️ For Xoliswa — Sister of the Mountain
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
At the opening of the Second Global Artivism Convening, we honoured two beautiful souls, our son Riky Rick & our dearest friend, Xoliswa Kakana.
Their courage and creativity keep guiding us toward justice.
Here is a poem to our dear friend Xoli.
🕊️ For Xoliswa — Sister of the Mountain
Their courage and creativity keep guiding us toward justice.
Here is a poem to our dear friend Xoli.
🕊️ For Xoliswa — Sister of the Mountain
Today is Day 1! 😀
The Global Artivism team has brought together artists, activists, and communities from around the world to inspire the positive change we wish to see — today, and for generations to come. 💫
join us: https://f.mtr.cool/zxyxysvovl
The Global Artivism team has brought together artists, activists, and communities from around the world to inspire the positive change we wish to see — today, and for generations to come. 💫
join us: https://f.mtr.cool/zxyxysvovl
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Today is Day 1! 😀
The Global Artivism team has brought together artists, activists, and communities from around the world to inspire the positive change we wish to see — today, and for generations to come. 💫
join us: https://f.mtr.cool/zxyxysvovl
The Global Artivism team has brought together artists, activists, and communities from around the world to inspire the positive change we wish to see — today, and for generations to come. 💫
join us: https://f.mtr.cool/zxyxysvovl
Tomorrow it begins. 🎨
The #GlobalArtivism Convening gathers artists & activists in Salvador 🇧🇷 — to turn imagination into courage & hope into action.
Join us in person or online 🌎
👉🏾 globalartivism.org
#Artivism #KumiNaidoo #VoicesOfArtivism #PessimismIsALuxury
The #GlobalArtivism Convening gathers artists & activists in Salvador 🇧🇷 — to turn imagination into courage & hope into action.
Join us in person or online 🌎
👉🏾 globalartivism.org
#Artivism #KumiNaidoo #VoicesOfArtivism #PessimismIsALuxury
November 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Tomorrow it begins. 🎨
The #GlobalArtivism Convening gathers artists & activists in Salvador 🇧🇷 — to turn imagination into courage & hope into action.
Join us in person or online 🌎
👉🏾 globalartivism.org
#Artivism #KumiNaidoo #VoicesOfArtivism #PessimismIsALuxury
The #GlobalArtivism Convening gathers artists & activists in Salvador 🇧🇷 — to turn imagination into courage & hope into action.
Join us in person or online 🌎
👉🏾 globalartivism.org
#Artivism #KumiNaidoo #VoicesOfArtivism #PessimismIsALuxury
From Nov 3–5, 2025, Take part in a dynamic program of the Second Global Artivism Convening, which celebrates creativity, collective action, and the power of arts in making change.
Join us in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and check out the Full program here: linktr.ee/globalartivi...
Join us in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and check out the Full program here: linktr.ee/globalartivi...
November 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From Nov 3–5, 2025, Take part in a dynamic program of the Second Global Artivism Convening, which celebrates creativity, collective action, and the power of arts in making change.
Join us in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and check out the Full program here: linktr.ee/globalartivi...
Join us in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and check out the Full program here: linktr.ee/globalartivi...
Only 2 days to go until the #GlobalArtivism Convening in Salvador 🇧🇷!
Artists & activists are coming together to turn creativity into resistance & hope into strategy.
Join us — in person or online 🌍
👉🏾 globalartivism.org
Artists & activists are coming together to turn creativity into resistance & hope into strategy.
Join us — in person or online 🌍
👉🏾 globalartivism.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Only 2 days to go until the #GlobalArtivism Convening in Salvador 🇧🇷!
Artists & activists are coming together to turn creativity into resistance & hope into strategy.
Join us — in person or online 🌍
👉🏾 globalartivism.org
Artists & activists are coming together to turn creativity into resistance & hope into strategy.
Join us — in person or online 🌍
👉🏾 globalartivism.org
🎨 For Edgard Gouveia Jr., Program Co-Chair of the Second Global Artivism Convening, Artivism means harnessing the strategies and power of art to tackle the world’s biggest social challenges.
🌍 Join us on from Nov 3–5, 2025.
🔗 Register app.glueup.com/event/the-se...
💻Online participation is free!
🌍 Join us on from Nov 3–5, 2025.
🔗 Register app.glueup.com/event/the-se...
💻Online participation is free!
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🎨 For Edgard Gouveia Jr., Program Co-Chair of the Second Global Artivism Convening, Artivism means harnessing the strategies and power of art to tackle the world’s biggest social challenges.
🌍 Join us on from Nov 3–5, 2025.
🔗 Register app.glueup.com/event/the-se...
💻Online participation is free!
🌍 Join us on from Nov 3–5, 2025.
🔗 Register app.glueup.com/event/the-se...
💻Online participation is free!
What sparks ignite when creativity dares to defy? ✨
October 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What sparks ignite when creativity dares to defy? ✨
Brazilian street artist Mundano turned graffiti into a global movement — giving dignity and voice to waste pickers through Pimp My Carroça. ♻️
“They have voices — but nobody was listening. Art made people see them.”
Watch the story: youtu.be/UcYuHBu784M?...
#KumiNaidoo #PowerPeoplePlanet #Mundano
“They have voices — but nobody was listening. Art made people see them.”
Watch the story: youtu.be/UcYuHBu784M?...
#KumiNaidoo #PowerPeoplePlanet #Mundano
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Brazilian street artist Mundano turned graffiti into a global movement — giving dignity and voice to waste pickers through Pimp My Carroça. ♻️
“They have voices — but nobody was listening. Art made people see them.”
Watch the story: youtu.be/UcYuHBu784M?...
#KumiNaidoo #PowerPeoplePlanet #Mundano
“They have voices — but nobody was listening. Art made people see them.”
Watch the story: youtu.be/UcYuHBu784M?...
#KumiNaidoo #PowerPeoplePlanet #Mundano
🎨 What is Artivism? It’s where art meets activism — where color, sound, and story become tools for justice. 🌍
As Mundano says:
“When we merge art and activism, we create something powerful — it makes people feel the issues, not just hear about them.”
🎧Watch the episode: youtu.be/UcYuHBu784M?...
As Mundano says:
“When we merge art and activism, we create something powerful — it makes people feel the issues, not just hear about them.”
🎧Watch the episode: youtu.be/UcYuHBu784M?...
October 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🎨 What is Artivism? It’s where art meets activism — where color, sound, and story become tools for justice. 🌍
As Mundano says:
“When we merge art and activism, we create something powerful — it makes people feel the issues, not just hear about them.”
🎧Watch the episode: youtu.be/UcYuHBu784M?...
As Mundano says:
“When we merge art and activism, we create something powerful — it makes people feel the issues, not just hear about them.”
🎧Watch the episode: youtu.be/UcYuHBu784M?...
I recommend that, if you're in Cape Town, you try to attend "To Life, With Love," a reflection on how the current global and national challenges affect us in a personal way as we journey through life.
Written by Mike Van Graan, this production runs from October 14-23, 2025, at The Baxter Studio.
Written by Mike Van Graan, this production runs from October 14-23, 2025, at The Baxter Studio.
October 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I recommend that, if you're in Cape Town, you try to attend "To Life, With Love," a reflection on how the current global and national challenges affect us in a personal way as we journey through life.
Written by Mike Van Graan, this production runs from October 14-23, 2025, at The Baxter Studio.
Written by Mike Van Graan, this production runs from October 14-23, 2025, at The Baxter Studio.
🌍✨I will be delivering the keynote address on the third day of the Raising Hope Conference for the 10th Anniversary of the Laudato Si’ Movement on Oct 3, 2025, 9:20am CET
This is a moment to renew our commitment to fighting for our common home.
Watch the livestream at raisinghope.earth/conference/
This is a moment to renew our commitment to fighting for our common home.
Watch the livestream at raisinghope.earth/conference/
October 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🌍✨I will be delivering the keynote address on the third day of the Raising Hope Conference for the 10th Anniversary of the Laudato Si’ Movement on Oct 3, 2025, 9:20am CET
This is a moment to renew our commitment to fighting for our common home.
Watch the livestream at raisinghope.earth/conference/
This is a moment to renew our commitment to fighting for our common home.
Watch the livestream at raisinghope.earth/conference/
“A picture paints a thousand words.” 🕊️❄️
Deep gratitude to Pope Leo XIV for this powerful reminder through art and spirit: if we do not act now, we risk destroying not only our present but also our past and our future.
Deep gratitude to Pope Leo XIV for this powerful reminder through art and spirit: if we do not act now, we risk destroying not only our present but also our past and our future.
October 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“A picture paints a thousand words.” 🕊️❄️
Deep gratitude to Pope Leo XIV for this powerful reminder through art and spirit: if we do not act now, we risk destroying not only our present but also our past and our future.
Deep gratitude to Pope Leo XIV for this powerful reminder through art and spirit: if we do not act now, we risk destroying not only our present but also our past and our future.
As we gear up for the Second Global Artivism Convening 2025 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, I wanted to express our gratitude to the Brazilian host Committee who have welcomed us with generosity, vision and guidance.
To join us on Nov. 3 to 5, 2025, please visit and register at: bit.ly/3VZgavO
To join us on Nov. 3 to 5, 2025, please visit and register at: bit.ly/3VZgavO
September 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
As we gear up for the Second Global Artivism Convening 2025 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, I wanted to express our gratitude to the Brazilian host Committee who have welcomed us with generosity, vision and guidance.
To join us on Nov. 3 to 5, 2025, please visit and register at: bit.ly/3VZgavO
To join us on Nov. 3 to 5, 2025, please visit and register at: bit.ly/3VZgavO