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Some of the recent threads on this listing suggest that it's time for more design activism. Indeed, just one more day remains until the Leeds Festival of Design Activism gets under way. Here is some additional information on what's happening. Postgraduate Research Student Colloquium – Thursday 2 July School of Architecture, Landscape and Design, Hepworth Point, Leeds Metropolitan University This event is now fully booked. Exhibition Opening - Engage: Design for Activism Thursday 2 July, 1830 Broadcasting House, Leeds Metropolitan University Exhibition is open through Friday 2 and Saturday 3 July. Featuring 16 graduate exhibitors from around the UK and Barcelona including political graphics, urban interventionist practices and appropriate technology. Practitioner Conference – Friday 3 July, 1000-1730 Hepworth Point, Leeds Metropolitan University Featuring 16 presentations by design activist practitioners, screenings, a roundtable discussion and a co-design workshop led by Alastair Fuad-Luke. Still a few delegate places left. Bookings to Anne Schiffer ([log in to unmask]) Design Activism Gala Event – Friday 3 July, 2000-midnight LS6, Hyde Park, Leeds A social evening with food, screenings, live music, awards, crafts, pub-quiz, networking. It’s all there. Climate for Change Event – Saturday 4 July, 1400-1600 Boardroom, Broadcasting House, Leeds Metropolitan University This event is organised by the Leeds based "Climate 4 Change" group and will take place on Saturday, 4th of July from 2-4pm. This discussion event will consider 'In the face of the triple crunch and the cessation of 'business as usual' in Leeds, what strategies need to be considered to sustain the cultural sector and its people' Speaker: Louise Peverley from the Doncaster Community Development Trust has been invited to talk about timebanks. ‘Activist’ Film Screenings Rosebowl, Leeds Metropolitan University Linking up with the 11th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film, there will be free screenings of ‘activist films’ including: Thursday, 2nd July - Salah, an African Toubab? (68min, from 2pm) - Land is Food (43min, from 2pm) - The Land on Which We Stand (31min, from 4pm) - Firekeepers (57min, from 7.30pm) Friday, 3rd July - The Broommaker (10min, from 9am) - Bobo's Path Home (53min, from 9am) - Je ne suis pas moi-meme (50min, from 9am) - Final Fitting (30min, from 11.15am) - Umiaq Skin Boat (31min, from 11.15am) - The Last Walk (43min, from 11.15am) - Sexy MF (10min, from 2pm) - Salsa 45 (8min, from 4pm) Best wishes Guy Julier Convenor, Leeds Festival of Design Activism www.designactivism.org