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Cat Gerrard

@CatGerrard

Performance Maker, Storyteller and Facilitator. Artistic Director of @tail_spin . Teaching team at LISPA/arthaus.berlin. Cyclist and arts nerd.

 Berlin, Germany
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Joined March 2014
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Governments keep trying to take us back to something they call "Normal". But we don't want to go there. And nor should we. My column. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
People want a greener, happier world now. But our politicians have other ideas | George Monbiot

People want a greener, happier world now. But our politicians have other ideas | George Monbiot

Boris Johnson’s ‘return to normality’ will only mean more consumerism at the expense of the planet – we must resist it, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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"My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter. My mother got to see Mr. Yoho's disrespect on the floor of this House towards me on television. I am here because I have to show my parents that...that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men."
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Somehow such a relief to be hearing our first nightingale - and so early. This year, at least, they won't have to raise their voices to compete with over-flying jets.
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Insightful and essential new essay from #CharlesEisenstein Looking forward to The Coronation charleseisenstein.org/essays…
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Full of gratitude to be able to go to Tiergarten and watch goshawks through this moment. #goshawk #berlin #tiergarten
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For one of us to make it through, a hundred of us have to try. #KnockDownTheHouse is now streaming, only on Netflix and in select theaters.
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Read our open letter alongside dozens of groups to Extinction Rebellion and the wider environmental movement reflecting on the moment we’re in + the need to recenter narratives, strategies and demands towards climate justice redpepper.org.uk/an-open-let…

An open letter to Extinction Rebellion - Red Pepper

'The fight for climate justice is the fight of our lives, and we need to do it right.' An open letter to Extinction Rebellion.

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Just watched #KnockDownTheHouse - incredible, hopeful and inspiring. @AOC met a machine with a movement. And you know the Best bit: that was just the start of the story! Watch this if you need some inspiration to keep on moving. And let's go!
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The UK Parliament has declared an “environment and #ClimateEmergency”. Now we must act on it. It means: No 3rd Runway at Heathrow No fracking Leave fossils in the ground Retiring fossil fuel based infrastructure Encouraging a shift to a plant-based diet An end to economic growth
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If you've been keeping your powder dry, waiting for the moment when the climate fight really needed you--right about now would be that moment time.com/5575658/bill-mckibb…
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Here’s inside story on what happened at #TED2019. Within minutes of revealing Facebook’s intimidation tactics onstage, I stepped off it to find Facebook had complained & demanded to see my script. Great credit to @TEDtalks & @TEDChris for standing firm theguardian.com/uk-news/2019…
My TED talk: how I took on the tech titans in their lair | Carole Cadwalladr

My TED talk: how I took on the tech titans in their lair | Carole Cadwalladr

For more than a year, the Observer writer has been probing a darkness at the heart of Silicon Valley. Last week, at a TED talk that became a global viral sensation, she told the tech billionaires...

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Watch the video that’s been viewed more than 6.3 million times in 48 hours, a message from a post-#GreenNewDeal future from @AOC, @NaomiAKlein, and @mollycrabapple: interc.pt/2UktTeE

A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Watch this seven-minute postcard from the future about how, in the nick of time, a critical mass of humanity came to believe that we were actually worth saving.

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We mentioned @catgerrard on the show today, she has previews of an amazing project she's been working on in Berlin in March - deets here
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As UK and France negotiate no-deal Brexit terms, latest pictures emerge from Channel Tunnel:
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We’re DELIGHTED 😊 to announce that our founder & lead producer Naomi Wilds has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of @BTBStorytelling! She takes on the role alongside continuing work with Adverse Camber’s growing team. Read more... adversecamber.org/2018/08/ad…
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In 1924, some of the era's greatest authors (Joseph Conrad, A.A. Milne, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Somerset Maugham) composed original works for a library of tiny books for Queen Mary's dollhouse. Among them was this forgotten gem: brainpickings.org/2018/03/21…
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I love sparrows... teapaw.org/JackFalcon14/status/97…
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Have a look - help an angel! teapaw.org/may_be_here/status/976…
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Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE! 13% already! Let's make it 20% in the first 48 hours. Come on! wemakeit.com/projects/somewh…
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It's teaser time! vimeo.com/260486069
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Earth is my witness: the photography of Art Wolfe – in pictures d.gu.com/QLFXPj
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