Join Julie’s Bicycle, BFI and ACE for a convening of the cultural sector as we strengthen our role as architects of climate action
When: Friday 26 June
Time: 13:00-17:00
Where: BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XT
We stand at a critical crossroads. How do we ensure our national governance frameworks truly support and reflect the realities of lived experience within communities?
We’re inviting creatives, cultural and community practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to join this generous and open-ended space to explore how we can bridge this gap through place-based, culture-led strategies.
This is a warm, open space to listen, learn, and strengthen the cultural sector’s role as essential infrastructure for a climate-just world. Together we can build what’s needed to co-create a resilient, equitable, and culturally vibrant future.
This event is generously supported by the BFI and Arts Council England as part of London Climate Action Week 2026.
SPEAKERS
- Vicky Sword-Daniels, Julie’s Bicycle
- Seth Scafe-Smith, Tipping Point East
- Tay Aziz, filmmaker, photographer, and community organiser
- Helen Adams, KCL and MACC Hub Lead
- Imandeep Kaur, Civic Square
- Eleanor White, Culture for Climate Scotland
- Parvinder Marwaha, EcoSikh
Programme highlights
- Lunch, kindly provided by the BFI
- Talks showcasing high-impact, scalable models of place-led adaptation that prove culture is essential infrastructure for a climate just world.
- Breakout sessions to explore how we can work together towards a shared vision.
- Speakers to be announced soon.
Booking your spot
Please note: This event is hosted by Julie’s Bicycle. To facilitate the event, attendee registration data will be shared with them. If you prefer not to receive communications from Julie’s Bicycle after the event, please let us know when booking your tickets.
Places are limited, so early booking is recommended.
We encourage organisations to share this invitation with other cultural organisations in your network.
About the hosts
BFI
BFI is a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image.
Their mission is:
- To support creativity and actively seek out the next generation of UK storytellers
- To grow and care for the BFI National Archive, the world’s largest film and television archive
- To offer the widest range of UK and international moving image culture through our programmes and festivals – delivered online and in venue
- To use our knowledge to educate and deepen public appreciation and understanding
- To work with Government and industry to ensure the continued growth of the UK’s screen industries
Founded in 1933, the BFI is a registered charity governed by Royal Charter. The BFI Board of Governors is chaired by Jay Hunt OBE.
Arts Council England
Arts Council England is the national development agency for creativity and culture. Between 2023 and 2026 they will have invested over £467 million of public money from Government, alongside an estimated £250 million each year from The National Lottery, to support individual practitioners, arts organisations, museums and libraries, and to help ensure that people in every part of the country have access to culture and creativity in the places where they live. Visit their website to learn more about our work.
Their Leading Resilience programme addresses the cultural sector’s need to build resilience to unavoidable climate and environmental changes. The activity strands include Adaptive Futures, which connects Bradford’s creatives and communities to explore culture, climate and collective action; Adapting Culture, open to portfolio organisations and the wider sector; and Resilient Horizons, currently provided to participants in the Creative People and Places programme.
London Climate Action Week
London Climate Action Week (LCAW) was founded in 2019 by E3G in partnership with the Mayor of London. It is the largest city-wide climate festival in Europe and one of the world’s largest independent climate change events.
Its mission is to harness the unique power of London for global and local climate action. It mobilises London’s unparalleled ecosystem of climate and non-climate organisations to accelerate global climate action and supports action in London to ensure it acts as a global climate leader.
The 2026 edition (20–28 June) focuses on four themes:
- Building, investing and innovating the clean economy
- Understanding climate risk and building resilience
- Regenerating nature and oceans
- Mobilising whole-of-society climate action
London Climate Action Week showcases London as a leading example of how the whole of society can come together to shape and drive climate action.
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