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What: Magnetic North: voices from the Indigenous Arctic When: 3 Dec 2020, 18.30–20.00 Where: Online Ticket: Free Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magnetic-north-voices-from-the-indigenous-arctic-tickets-124114679347 Celebrate the cultural diversity of the Arctic and its importance to us all at this special Online Late, presented in partnership with Border Crossings' ORIGINS Festival. COVID-19 and the climate crisis are changing our way of life, offering a unique opportunity to pause, reflect and look at our world from new perspectives. What can we learn from the Indigenous Peoples who live alongside the melting ice? The evening includes back-to-back performances from extraordinary Arctic artists, poets and musicians. Hear the resonant Sámi yoik, move to the bold drum song of the Inughuit, be entranced by Inuit poetry, and encounter a Greenlandic mask dancer. Presented in partnership with Border Crossings' ORIGINS Festival. Border Crossings are supported by Arts Council England and the High Commission of Canada. Part of the public programme accompanying the Citi exhibition Arctic: culture and climate at the British Museum (22 October 2020 – 21 February 2021).

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What: Can the world become net carbon zero? Mark Carney in conversation When: 17 Dec 2020, 17.30–18.30 Where: Online (Zoom) Ticket: Free Book here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/events/can-world-become-net-carbon-zero-mark-carney-conversation Wildfires are burning, ice sheets are melting, mass extinction is real, even as governments are focusing on the immediate threat of the global pandemic. At this crucial moment for the planet, join President-elect of the British Academy, professor Julia Black, as she interviews former Governor of the Bank of England and UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney, about how, when, and even if the world really can become net carbon zero. Part of the public programme accompanying the Citi exhibition Arctic: culture and climate at the British Museum (22 October 2020 – 21 February 2021).