Want to Light up a Movement? Think Art, Engage the Heart - Bill McKibben, Huffington Post

Bill McKibben
Huffington Post, July 5, 2010


"Right now the left brain really isn’t doing the trick. We’ve known about climate change for 20 years—known that it’s the greatest threat humans have ever had to deal with. And so far we’ve done…nothing. Oh, some little stuff here and there, but nothing on a scale big enough to matter. Environmentalists have believed that the scientific facts— unimpeachable, and unbearable—would be enough to force action. They’ve believed fervently in statistic, in bar graphs, in pie charts, in white papers, in executive summaries, in closed-door briefings. It’s all noble, but it’s meant that we never managed to build a movement around global warming. You don’t build movements with bar graphs..."




Full Text  "Want to Light up a Movement? Think Art, Engage the Heart," by  Bill McKibben, Huffington Post, 7/5/10 

Obama's 'Hope' Portrait Headed to Smithsonian

Who says Art doesn't matter? Shepard Fairey's work became the iconic symbol for the Obama campaign and a similar image graced the Time magazine cover. Now, it's part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Additionally, a new design by Mr. Fairey commemorating the Inauguration has just been released by the Presidential Inaugural Committee. 

Link   Source - Huffington Post Article

Link   National Portrait Gallery

Link   Official Inaugural Store