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@universityofleeds.bsky.social sky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social ouncil.bsky.social ouncil Studio Make Create @uah.bsky.social Catherine Chong @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

Massive thanks to my collaborators in this project - @hackneycouncil @growingcommunities.bsky.social Gainsborough Primary School, Ander Zabala Uyen Luu, Stephanie Li, Neil Eakapong, Design Declares...

Together, we explored questions surrounding how we tackle the climate crisis through our food system, what makes us willing to take climate action, and how to make our action sticker and impactful.

At the banquet, each guest 'harvested' a cardboard stool with a unique climate action (making up 100 in total), deconstructed from '𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻' exhibition, and sat with strangers to take part in open discussion and provocations by several of our collaborators.

... – who came together to enjoy a series of low carbon Chinese dishes developed with UK-based East & Southeast Asian communities, scientists and food writers over the past three years as part of 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻.

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At the Banquet, participants will share their views on climate action while enjoying a series of low carbon Chinese dishes, collaboratively developed over the last three years by UK-based East & Southeast Asian participants, scientists, and acclaimed food writers.

The exhibition transforms Hackney Service Centre into an interactive space for climate action. At its heart are 100 recyclable cardboard stools, representing 100 climate actions and 100 members of the public who will gather in November for the finale Low Carbon Banquet.

It also highlights the complexity of these actions, shaped by our lived experiences, identities, and cultures, which can sometimes leave us feeling powerless, as though our individual impact is too small to matter.

𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 transforms Hackney Service Centre into an interactive space for climate action. At its heart are 100 recyclable cardboard stools, representing 100 climate actions and 100 members of the public who will gather in November for the finale Low Carbon Banquet.