AJR bassist Adam Met and sociologist Dana R. Fisher explain how concerts are an ideal way to generate sustained climate change activism.
about how the climate crisis affects them, it makes sense to activate them at events where emotional energy can bring about laughter and tears in equal measure—music does both.
Music travels everywhere. Bands play in red states and blue states, to audiences of all races, genders, and sexual orientations. For the 90 minutes or so of a live concert, everyone is united. These events have the potential to serve as on-ramps to engagement and climate activism. On AJR’s 2022 tour alone, nearly 400,000 people in the United States are joining the band at various venues, creating a shared experience. Add these numbers to the audiences of other major touring artists and we might just be approaching the critical mass required.
. Concerts have the capacity to serve as a catalyzing tool for change, connecting those who care to what they can do about it. This is why partnerships between organizations and superstars like Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, and Drake are valuable. They bridge the energy of a concert to the impassioned activism of a protest,
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Even the 'nice' problems at Manchester United will need Ten Hag's attentionThere are issues of varying sizes at Manchester United. Some might even be considered 'nice' headaches - but amid all of the dysfunction at Old Trafford, Erik ten Hag's problem-solving skills are about to be put to the test. MUFC 📝 Ankaman616
Read more »
How fighting inflation could imperil the euro zoneThe ECB has a formidable new problem to solve: working out how to fight inflation and support indebted countries at the same time
Read more »
Have your say: Help us find the best cafe in MerseysideWe're on the hunt for the best café in Merseyside 🥞🥓🍳
Read more »
Austin Butler is (mostly) doing all the singing in ElvisIs Austin Butler actually singing in Elvis?
Read more »