For those who were interested to read about Rory's research in this post earlier in the week, why not join us on Wednesday 4th June (12pm) to hear Rory speak about the project? Rory will deliver a 40 minute webinar where he will share insights from the project 'Food on Film: Community-led film making in the context of Bradford'. He will also reflect on the merits of storytelling approaches in the context of sustainability challenges, as well as the efficacy of participatory film-making as a tool for community-run organisation. This webinar is free and open to all. Please register on Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/eFQcJbaW
GFEI spotlight: Dr Rory Padfield is an Associate Professor in Sustainability and Business in the Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds. As an interdisciplinary social scientist, he explores themes of social and environmental justice, sustainability in business and organisations, and storytelling and communication. Rory is co-founder of the Critical Sustainability Stories (CriSS) tool. CriSS is an educational tool for storytellers aiming to explore sustainability and climate change in an informed, evidenced-based way. The CriSS tool has been applied in different contexts, including opera, theatre, art and immersive technology storytelling. 👉 https://criss.org.uk/ Recently, Rory has explored: - How can we talk about food, health, & sustainability in a meaningful way? - What tools do we need and who needs to be part of these conversations? He has led a project called 'Food on Film: Community led film making in the context of Bradford food sustainability'. The researchers trained five Bradford based community groups in participatory film-making and critical sustainability storytelling & was delivered in partnership with Bradford Council. The result of the project is five unique and powerful documentary-style films on food sustainability themes. Check out the films by: - Inn Churches - Feeding Bradford and Keighley - Catholic Care - Horton Community Farm - Eyarun Nessa (Eden Association) 👉 Films: https://lnkd.in/gi7BtM2x 👉 More on the project: https://lnkd.in/gmhgGDmK
