Climate charity Music Declares Emergency has unveiled Hope Over Fear, a new campaign to establish regional climate hubs across the UK.
The campaign, which builds on their No Music On A Dead Planet initiative, launches with support from artists including Idles, Declan McKenna, Bimini, Enter Shikari, Yard Act, Sleaford Mods, Beth Orton, The Pogues, John Grant, Goat Girl, Floating Points, Jasmine 4.t, Editors and The Anchoress. They have joined with the charity to promote the campaign by wearing one of three Hope Over Fear t-shirts and sharing messages of hope with their fans.
The project sees the charity partner with Music Venue Trust, with hubs working alongside MVT’s network of grassroots venues, creating spaces to take part in local, community regeneration. It will roll out in 2026 to encourage local engagement with climate and environmental issues.
The campaign is spearheaded by three new designs from Anthony Burrill, the designer of the No Music On A Dead Planet artwork. Profits from the sale of these t-shirts will directly fund the creation and maintenance of the groups across the UK & Ireland. They’re printed sustainably by supplier Teemill on organic cotton and available here.
We will strengthen the bonds between music fans, music promoters and artists who are committed to making a positive difference in their communities Lewis Jamieson
Lewis Jamieson
Lewis Jamieson, CEO of Music Declares Emergency, said: “Five years since our launch of No Music On A Dead Planet, a slogan that has come to encapsulate the commitment of artists, music businesses and fans to making a positive contribution to acting on the climate emergency, we felt it was time to bring a new message.
“By bringing our message into towns and cities across the UK through the amazing grassroots venues that are the starting point for so many musical journeys and the creative hubs that underpin UK music, we will strengthen the bonds between music fans, music promoters and artists who are committed to making a positive difference in their communities. In doing so, we will build a roadmap from declaring an emergency to creating the alternative.”
Mark Davyd, CEO of Music Venue Trust, said: “Like Music Declares Emergency, Music Venue Trust believes in the transformative power of music to improve our towns and cities, and projects like the Grassroots Levy and Own Our Venues are designed to ensure that live music continues to a central role in our towns, cities, and our national identity. Grassroots Music Venues are a fundamental part of their communities and play a key role in bringing people together through music. They offer spaces to young people to become the artists and music professionals of the future.
“By partnering with Music Declares Emergency for Hope Over Fear, we aim for those venues to be at the centre of an initiative that offers spaces for innovation, discussion and collaboration and celebrates the cultural power of music to bring positive change for the benefit of everyone.”
Formed by a group of UK-based artists and music industry professionals in London in 2019 to coordinate music’s response to the climate emergency, Music Declares Emergency has now expanded to four continents with support from over 2,000 recording artists, as well as major music businesses and organisations across the globe.
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