Plastic Justice Assembly
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Photo credit: Roel Backaert
The final event of the Plastic Justice project took place on Friday 24 June 2022. Hosted by the the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) at the Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, the Plastic Justice Assembly brought together experts from across journalism, activism
and design to present a series of research methods, tackling environmental issues and public health accountability.
The event discussed contemporary approaches to integrating climate justice into education and showcased the findings of the project including the Plastic Justice Repository website, Plastic Justice
Verdict policy brief and the Plastic Justice Teachers Guide.
Download Plastic Justice A Teachers’ Guide
Teachers and students from five art and design institutions and members of the ELIA Team contributed to the creation of the teachers' guide as part of the Plastic Justice Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Project (2020 - 2022).
Grappling with a wealth of complex questions on:
- Activism and policy change
- Drafting policy letters
- Sustainability
- Students, tutors, and the Plastic Justice Project
- Environmental issues in the art and design academy
- Theory and practice: environment and design curriculum
- Addressing sociopolitical challenges in an art academy
"Hopefully this Plastic Justice Advocacy will be a source of inspiration, further dialogue, and innovation in the teaching and shaping of graphic design curriculum across the borders of Erasmus+ and beyond." - Aparajita Dutta, Head of International
Affairs at the Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK)
Plastic Justice is funded by the Erasmus + Strategic Partnership Programme of the European Union. Project partners: Iceland University of the Arts, Reykjavík; Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague; Elisava, Barcelona; Central Saint Martins (UAL), London,
Vilnius Academy of Art and ELIA.
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