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Who are we?
CUT THE
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Carbon
Red meat
All single-use
Plastic
Selina Pirinccioglu is an Anthropology and Media student at Goldsmiths. She is based in Turkey and London. Selina is interested in studying the socio-cultural perspectives that can help fight climate change.
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Mine Yanyali is an Arts Management student at Goldsmiths. She wants to be a promoter of sustainability in the arts sector. She will carry out a research project at Venice Biennale 2021 on sustainability and art.
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The current ecological crisis we face needs to be acted on with a communal effort to be able to mitigate the impending effects. Cut the C.R.A.P. aims to inform people about what they can do on a personal level; the reduction of carbon, red meat, all single-use items and plastic enable individuals to contribute to a cleaner planet and sustainable lifestyle.
Our journey started with our Instagram account @helpcutthecrap, providing our followers with daily information on the current state of how the crisis is being dealt with and what further action can be taken.
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We hosted an event at Goldsmiths University on the 27 & 28th of November, 2019.
Our two-day exhibition included recycled art, guest speakers and a "sustainable map" of London. We invited recycled material artists Ian Berry – who uses old jeans; and Nick Gentry – who utilises obsolete technological materials – to describe their process and values. A third guest speaker, Farah Ahmed from Julie’s Bicycle, also spoke to how sustainability can be included across the creative industries.
In a time of crisis, when governments are not addressing the issue as urgently as they should, it is vital for communities to share and implement such ideals in their daily lives.
We are aware that individual action alone will not solve this global crisis which has been building up for centuries but;
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If not now, when?
If not you, who?
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