At a time when things can feel overwhelming, Professor Jules Pretty reminds us that stories still matter. They shape how we see the world, how we act within it, and how we sustain hope when the data looks bleak.

‘Story for Climate and Nature Recovery’ contains short (5-10 min) films. Some will be stories about people and places, others will be on how story works, or does not. How it can be deployed and used to create transformations. How words, sentences and story can be spells. How they can create magic.

You can find these stories here: youtube.com/@JulesPretty58

Jules Pretty is an adviser to Essex Book Festival’s board. He is a researcher and writer on environment and society and is author of several books on climate, nature and the stories we tell.

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Kinetika and Essex Book Festival have been funded by Historic England to gather stories and images of Harwich as part of the national UK wide coastal arts festival Beach of Dreams.

We will design and make 50 silks representing 50 stories from Harwich. These silks will join the national commission – an evolving installation of over 600 silk pennants that will tour the coastlines of the UK in May 2025. beachofdreams.org

They will be installed in Harwich on 28 May where the stories will be shared on a promenade walk led by artist TriggerBliss.

If you would like to contribute a story and design a silk do join Ali’s workshop on 19th Jan. (Free, drop-in, no booking required)

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