On October 12th 2009, London's Ecological Literacy Initiative EcoLabs are running their inaugural "Teach-In" - a student conference aiming to help the design industry embrace ecological literacy & systemic change. Several hundred of students are scheduled to attend the event at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, whilst the entire event will also be streamed online to dozens of participating design institutions around the world! Speakers include John Thackara (Doors of Perception), Andrew Simms (New Economics Foundation), Richard Hawkins (PIRC), Ben Gill (BioRegional), Jonathan Crinion (Crinion Associates), Emma Dewberry (Open University) and Stephanie Hankey (Tactical Technology Collective. Questions from remote audiences will be taken, via Twitter @2012Imperative.
"There is a tremendous gap between what is understood about climate change by the scientific community and what is known by those who need to know, the public. Nowhere is the need for knowledge greater than for people in design education, who must be leaders in transforming the way that we use energy in daily life." James Hansen (Director: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, July 2009).
On behalf of Greengaged I will be at the Teach-In, capturing the action live as it happens via twitter (#2012Imperative), and later feeding back a review of the day here on greengaged.com. For more information visit Teach-In.co.uk and to participate in the live discussions, follow the project on Twitter @2012Imperative.
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