{Possitopia Norwich}
A project of Climate Museum UK
Imagining Norwich as a Possible Place
Possitopia Norwich is a programme for activation on the Earth crisis, to open imaginations to possible futures of the City, of its wider bioregion and the Earth systems we all depend upon.
It is a project under the umbrella of Climate Museum UK, an experimental museum gathering and curating responses to the Earth crisis. It is a collective of creative practitioners across the UK, with a cluster of us in Norfolk. We use approaches that are museum-like, but more activist and future-facing than typical museums.
Starting with workshops and events, we aim to create a common space in Norwich that is inclusive and open to other organisations to use as a resource.
It is Possitopian, which means opening to all possibilities, not being stuck in either despairing Dystopian or wishful Utopian positions, facing the dire state of the planet while generating active hope.
It will offer opportunities for learning, conversation and planning for Norwich to become a regenerative City, tapping and reflecting its cultural heritage and its essence.
There is an appetite for creative programming and accessible public experiences to support local initiatives such as:
the Norwich 2040 City Vision - to be creative, liveable, fair, dynamic and connected;
the Norwich Climate Commission - to engage, guide and empower citizens, communities and businesses with the zero carbon journey and towards better sustainability;
Climate UEA telling the story of 50 years of climate research and current world-leading collaborations;
Norwich Research Hub, with world-leading research on food futures and agriculture
Plans for a Norwich Eco Hub - to build a local economy with respect for the living world
Norwich BID - with its Journey to Net Zero Expo
An ecosystem of groups, retail spaces or projects such as many plant-based cafes; the Greenhouse Gallery; Transition Norwich; Norwich Upcycling Exchange; the Norfolk Green Care Network; active Green Party, Friends of the Earth and Extinction Rebellion presences; campaign against the Wensum Link; green housing projects; and Norwich Writers Rebel.