The Purpose Of My Work
Designing community maker projects that spark a desire for understanding and taking individual and collective action on climate change.
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Climate Change BigHat (c)2019 Cynthia Pannucci
THE IMPORTANCE OF EMOTION
Reading online news articles about the devastating impacts of climate change made me angry, and I wanted to know HOW and WHY it is happening.
ENGAGING THE ENERGY OF YOUTH
Fishes Feed Us performance on the United Nations Plaza, NYC for World Environment Day 2007
Today’s youth have the most to lose and can be effective “influencers” in motivating peers and elders to make sustainable, zero-carbon decisions. And, engaging after-school projects can initiate new academic interests.
CULTURAL ACTION MATTERS
Tortugas Verdes, a group coloring project in The Galápagos, 2012
Science data can be intimidating, but creative activities are a fun way to learn and share thoughts and feelings about scientific findings.
PERSONAL INTERESTS MOTIVATE LEARNING
Water-Strider (c)1994-96 Cynthia Pannucci, aquatic sculpture with a solar cell promotes renewable energy
Projects motivated by personal interests can teach research, critical thinking, focus, maker skills, experimentation, and build perseverance among other resilience skills.
SOLUTIONS-DREAMING
Artificial Reality: Life Raft for Polar Bears (c)2008 Cynthia Pannucci, small mixed-media sculpture
Kids love animals and their empathy from learning about species extinction, could seed dreams of fantasy solutions. Imagination is not frivolous… it’s the “mother-of-invention”!
BECOME EMPOWERED!
Climate Change EmergencyCap (c)2019 Cynthia Pannucci
My FREE, “How-To” Workshop Video can be a fun climate action that will help reduce climate-anxiety while also increasing public visibility as an intriguing “conversation-starter”.
****A NEW RESOURCE: “Topics For Making Climate Change Relatable”: https://artsci-climate.com/relatable/
SCIENCE-BASED INFO SOURCES
I learn about discoveries, inventions, and actions people are taking in response to climate change because this knowledge is a huge source of HOPE and can combat mis/dis-information. Also learn what YOU can do. (see “SOLUTIONS” in site-menu)
Let’s explore working together!
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