{"id":3116,"date":"2021-06-30T12:46:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersrebel.com\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2021-07-05T13:33:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T12:33:48","slug":"kelly-hills-painttheland-launch-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersrebel.com\/kelly-hills-painttheland-launch-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"<span>Kelly Hill&#8217;s #PaintTheLand launch speech<\/span><span>Kelly Hill <\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>On Friday 25<sup>th<\/sup> June, dedicated activist and organiser, Kelly Hill introduced the crowd to Writers Rebel\u2019s latest project, Paint the Land.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/khGsEwoS2js\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>#PaintTheLand was launched with the help of Booker prize-winning writer Ben Okri and artist-activists Ackroyd &amp; Harvey. Okri&#8217;s message to world governments, &#8220;Can&#8217;t you hear the future weeping? Our love must save the world&#8221; was grown on an 16x4m carpet of living grass and floated on the Thames at Bankside Beach 25.06.21.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3111\" style=\"width: 647px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3111\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writersrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_8851-2.jpg?resize=640%2C426\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writersrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_8851-2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writersrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_8851-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writersrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_8851-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writersrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_8851-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writersrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_8851-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writersrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_8851-2-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writersrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_8851-2-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: XR SE Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the lead up to COP-26, Writers Rebel is collaborating with leading artists and writers to create landscape graffitos that urge world leaders to ACT NOW in the face of climate catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call to action:<\/strong> We are encouraging groups across the world to do the same. 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