6 June 2018

Watch Margaret Atwood, Caroline Lucas and Christiana Figueres speak about climate change

The author Margaret Atwood is seated, raising her hands in animated conversation with Samira Ahmed, seated partly out of frame to the right. — Margaret Atwood and Samira Ahmed at Under Her Eye 2018, photo credit Angela Dennis, courtesy of Invisible Dust

One of the first events of Season for Change was Under Her Eye, an international arts-science summit and festival curated by Invisible Dust that celebrated the role of women taking action on climate change. The summit took place at the British Library.

If you weren’t able to attend, fret not, you can watch the key note speakers sessions online:

Hear Christiana Figueres, Former UN Climate Chief, tackle climate change.
Listen to Margaret Atwood, ‘Under Her Eye’ Ambassador, prize-winning Canadian writer and environmental activist is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays, including the recently televised Handmaid’s Tale.
Tune in at 51:20 to hear Caroline Lucas, co-leader of the Green party of England and Wales, and the MP for Brighton Pavilion.

Christiana Figueres sits mid-frame, gesturing towards the floor, in conversation with Swaha Pattanaik, seated to the left. — Swaha Pattanaik with Christiana Figueres at Under Her Eye 2018, photo credit Angela Dennis, courtesy of Invisible Dust

UK Green Party MP and Co-Leader Caroline Lucas stands at a microphone in a lecture theatre — Caroline Lucas from Under Her Eye 2018, photo credit Angela Dennis, courtesy of Invisible Dust