Previous and Current DANCE Projects
Local community DANCE groups offer an opportunity for people concerned about climate change to regularly meet and reflect, share and process news or stories that they may be finding challenging, difficult or disturbing, and for those feelings to be held and listened to without being judged or ‘fixed’. Usually framed with a period of stillness and silence, the group itself decides how they want to work together, and belong to all.
As well as acknowledging the inner response the groups may also choose to work together on outward actions such as local campaigns to bring about positive change.
Previous/ongoing projects include:
Earth vigils – all night meditations to raise funds for local community projects
iPledge bike rides – pilgrimage across the South-West to express deep care and connection with land and each other
Divestment campaigns – launching local fossil-free campaigns to target city councils to disinvest from fossil fuels
Arts activism – bringing meditation and silent protest against oil sponsorship of arts and culture institutions
Meditation Vigils outside (and sometimes inside) Barclays bank to bear witness to this banks ongoing investment in fossil fuel investments (see DANCE London )
Engagement with Extinction Rebellion Buddhists UK