Platforms draw various threads together, extending a focused voice to issues of the day.
The Museum or Public Gallery as a touchstone for humanity (perhaps like the church of old) a place of refuge
and enlightenment.
VOICES...FOR NOW, FOR TOMORROW
A new platform, in progress. If we can only hear the voices of reason then anything can be possible.
"Systems Change for Global Good" refers to a holistic approach to problem-solving that addresses the root
causes of interconnected global challenges.
DEGROWTH - ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS - a new Platform for 2026
From WIKIPEDIA: Degrowth is an academic and social movement[1] aimed at the planned and democratic reduction
of production and consumption as a solution to social-ecological crises.[2]
Exploring education not based upon competitive examination but on global humanities - reaching across borders,
offering insights into different cultures and fostering equality and understanding.
In a sense the Olive Network is all about A New Internationalism. All paths head towards the same idea of a universal
ecological understanding leading to a kinder, more equitable era.
A platform towards drawing together organisations working for peaceful outcomes.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres: “the climate emergency is a race we are losing, but it is a race we can win".
This platform features stories and news gathered from various credible sources: United Nations, NGO's, Science
and Arts Organisations.
Innovations in housing, gardening and community living. Exploring ways to more sustainably inhabit the planet.
Cross culture collaborations in the arts are frequent and energising. Here we explore this primarily through the
categories of film and music, audio visual arts collaborations and documentary works.
Assemblies aim to increase public trust in governments by remedying the "divergence of interests" that arises
between elected representatives and the electorate, as well as "a lack in deliberation in legislatures" (wiki).
What does the future hold with AI ?
A PEACEFUL REVOLUTION
A platform dedicated to trying to understand and explain the continuing issues of people under threat or fleeing
their homelands.
The Arts play an essential role in creating and sustaining awareness about environmental issues.
A new platform for young people to express their views on creating a more sustainable and equitable future.
A place for children to discover stories that lead to new ideas.
Renewable energy comes from the Earth’s natural resources – sunlight, wind, waves, the tides and geothermal
heat from deep within our planet. It will never run out, unlike oil, coal and gas, and it is clean.
A platform dedicated to looking at all aspects of health and social care.
This platform was created in the early months of the global pandemic to post stories relating to socio political
and economic issues, looking for positive change that might come from the crisis.
WHY JOIN THE OLIVE NETWORK - to connect people making a difference.
Every Organisation that joins the Olive Network will be able to share stories and news and create a link to their website to connect with a new audience – educating, informing and facilitating debate about the issues that matter, reaching out to a world of socially concerned citizens to help positive knowledge grow.
Your page has a News Feed, About and Stories options. You supply images and text (or we can simply copy them from your website), we do the rest. We create your entry and then you post your own stories and other material, or send them through to us.
OTHER PLATFORMS IN THE NETWORK
ESPACIO PULPO
Espacio en Palma de Mallorca para el intercambio cultural y artístico
THE HYPATIA TRUST: The Hypatia Trust is a registered educational charity in the United Kingdom. We support and promote women’s achievements through research and documentation, exhibition, publication and by providing training and educational activities.
THE CLIMATES
The Frome International Climate Film Festival is the world's first and only dedicated free film festival to promote Climate and Environmental films.
THE CLIMATES - FILM LIBRARY
OLBIOS
Become part of a better world Join the world of changemakers. The aim of OLBIOS is to provide a participatory platform that will inspire, guide and support anyone, anywhere, to become an active participant in social change
SKATE FOR DEMOCRACY: SkatersVote was created with the simple goal of encouraging skateboarders to register to vote in the 2020 US Presidential elections
SCHOOLS CLIMATE ACTION: School and university students around the world are striking to draw attention to climate change. Various movements have been triggered after Greta Thunberg protested alone in 2018 outside the Swedish Parliament. The Olive Network can be place where all these groups can combine to make their voices heard. CONNECT
NEW VISION FOR AN OLD COUNTRY
NEW VISION FOR AN OLD COUNTRY: A New Way Forwards Is there anywhere quiet to go anymore, a sanctuary, away from the ‘noise’? The church is no longer a touchstone, the library has been abandoned or lost its warmth to the incivilities of the internet
SOL FORCE - IN AID OF FREEDOM FROM TORTURE: Sol Force is a spectacular outdoor art event for all at Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens and curated by Jesse Leroy Smith. Held in aid of Freedom from Torture, the event features soundscapes, films, paintings, ceramics, talks, poetry readings, performances, choirs and site-specific artworks. CONNECT
BEAUTY OF OIL
Beauty of Oil is a research collective dedicated to understanding the complexities and paradoxes of petromodernity.
THE PAINTERLY ARTS - COMMUNITIES AND MURALS: Over some time we have been posting stories about how public arts can raise the spirits of communitites and sow the seeds for progressive change. This group has been created to form a focus on this area, its practitioners and the communities they angage with.
EXTINCTION REBELLION HELSTON: The Helston, Cornwall, UK group of the global Extinction Rebellion (XR) movement: Rebel for Life. We are facing an unprecedented global emergency. The government has failed to protect us. To survive, it’s going to take everything we’ve got. CONNECT
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: We support anyone and everyone who is concerned about climate change to raise their local MP’s awareness of the issue - climate campaigners, academics, faith communities, local groups, NGOs and individuals across the UK. CONNECT
SOUTH LONDON GALLERY ARTS HUB: The Arts play an essential role in creating and sustaining awareness about environmental issues. But there is also an issue around sustainable ecology in the arts itself.
STALKER ROME: Stalker is a collective of architects and researchers, particularly active in Rome, who founded Osservatorio Nomade (ON)
TRURO SCHOOL - ARTS: A private trial site to show to the school. CONNECT
ORGANISATIONS FEATURED IN THE STORIES INCLUDE:
CHARITIES AND ORGS
Water Aid
UNICEF
Shelter Box
MSF
World Economic Forum
Greenpeace
Surfers Against Sewage
Hope Not Hate
Art 2030
International Red Cross
Freedom From Torture
International Labour Organisation
Ruya Foundation
Muslim Aid
Oxfam International
Conservation International
Julie’s Bicycle
Cool Earth
Franciscan’s International
Arts Council UK
Playing For Change
UNHCR
Save the Children
The Global Partnership for Education
Islamic Relief Worldwide
UNEP
Earth Percent
PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS AGENCIES
The Guardian
Artnet News
Frieze
BBC Radio 4
Positive News
Buzz Feed
Bored Panda
Vox
National Geographic
Reuters
TED
Channel 4
New York Times