Remi Chauveau Notes
Youth around the world are blending music, art, and empathy into powerful forms of climate activism—creating not just awareness, but a quiet cultural transformation called “The Hidden Garden Effect.” 🌍🎶🌿
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🌍 Eco-Activism and Empathy 💚✊: Youth Engagement Through Music and Art 👩‍🎤

10 March 2025
@iamauroramusic I can’t WAIT to see you all this summer ⚔️ last remaining tickets for Dublin, Budapest, Bucharest and Istanbul are available on aurora-music.com #ontour ♬ Some Type Of Skin - AURORA

AURORA’s “Running with the Wolves” is a visceral anthem of liberation, instinct, and reconnection with the wild—an ideal sonic embodiment of youth-led eco-activism and empathy.

Let this song echo through your bones like the howl of a generation unchained.

As youth rise with brushes, voices, and roots in the soil, “Running with the Wolves” becomes more than music—it’s a call to reclaim our wild empathy, to tear through the silence of indifference, and to sprint toward a future where nature is not just protected, but revered.

Tonight, we run—not away, but toward the Earth we vow to heal. 🌍✊🎶👩‍🎤


AURORA is currently on her “What Happened to the Earth?” tour, and she’s lighting up stages across Europe and beyond. Here are her upcoming 2025 tour dates:

🌍✨ AURORA – 2025 Tour Dates

• June 29 – Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
• July 12 – KüçükÇiftlik Park, Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷
• July 17 – Vieilles Charrues Festival, Carhaix, France 🇫🇷
• July 31 – Wilderness Festival, Charlbury, UK 🇬🇧
• August 20 – Rock en Seine, Saint-Cloud, France 🇫🇷
• August 21 – V and B Fest, Château-Gontier, France 🇫🇷
• November 14 – Festival Corona Capital, Mexico City, Mexico 🇲🇽

🎟️ Booking & Tickets

You can grab your tickets and explore more dates through these official platforms:

Ticketmaster – AURORA Tour Dates & Tickets

Stereoboard – AURORA 2025 Tour Info

Songkick – Full Tour Calendar

🎶 🌍 🎨 💚 🌿 ✨ 🤝 🔊 Running with the Wolves - AURORA



1. Green Life Youth NGO – Italy 🇮🇹

🌱 What they do: Green Life is part of the “Green UP!” initiative in Parma. They empower youth to co-create inclusive, eco-themed murals using environmentally friendly paints 🎨. The murals are designed collaboratively by local students, youth with disabilities, and international volunteers 🤝.

💚 Why it matters: It’s a beautiful blend of environmental education, community healing, and public art. These murals don’t just brighten walls—they build bridges between people and the planet 🌍.

🔗 Project link: Inclusive and Environmentally Friendly Mural in Parma – IBO Nederland

2. Talence Youth Eco-Theatre – France 🇫🇷

🎭 What they do: In Talence, the youth-led collective Arborescent·e·s runs “Ecothéâtre” workshops and performances that blend environmental education with participatory theatre. Young people co-create plays about waste, biodiversity, and climate justice, performing them in public spaces and forests 🌳.

💡 Why it matters: It’s theatre with a mission—raising awareness through storytelling, humor, and improvisation. These performances spark dialogue, empower youth voices, and turn spectators into changemakers 🎤🌍.

🔗 Ecothéâtre by Arborescent·e·s – Official Site

3. Corrupt-Out – Ireland 🇮🇪

🕵️‍♂️ What they do: Led by Transparency International Ireland, this initiative empowers youth through whistleblowing workshops and anti-corruption training. It focuses on environmental integrity, helping young people understand how corruption affects ecosystems and how to take action.

💡 Why it matters: Environmental degradation often stems from hidden corruption. These workshops give youth the tools to expose wrongdoing and protect nature through civic courage and legal knowledge.

🔗 Strengthening Integrity in Irish Charities – Transparency International

4. ProtectECO – Italy 🇮🇹

🌳 What they do: This school-based movement integrates reforestation, zero-plastic campaigns, and eco-leadership into the curriculum. Students plant trees, lead eco-councils, and work toward zero-waste campuses.

🌱 Why it matters: It’s a blueprint for embedding sustainability into education—empowering students to become climate leaders from the classroom up.

🔗 Sustainability Education – Rome International School

5. BlueHorizon Watch – Romania & Bulgaria 🌊🇷🇴🇧🇬

🐟 What they do: Part of the EU’s Blue Connect project, this initiative engages youth in marine conservation, citizen science, and mural art to protect the Black Sea.

🌐 Why it matters: It’s a youth-powered movement restoring marine ecosystems and raising awareness about ocean health through creativity and science.

🔗 Blue Connect Project PDF – RMRI Romania

6. Perma Garden Project – Serbia 🇷🇸

🌾 What they do: At The Balkan Retreat, youth transform abandoned land into permaculture gardens. They host eco-art residencies and design courses that blend sustainability with creativity.

🌻 Why it matters: It’s grassroots regeneration—youth reclaiming land and learning to live in harmony with nature.

🔗 Permaculture Design Course – The Balkan Retreat

7. Solar Tracker Charging Station – Kazakhstan 🇰🇿

🔋 What they do: Youth engineers and artists collaborated to build solar-powered charging stations that track the sun and double as public art installations.

⚡ Why it matters: It’s a creative solution to energy access and climate awareness in public spaces—where tech meets sustainability.

🔗 Astana Motors EV Charging Network

8. My Green Footprint – Armenia 🇦🇲

🎬 What they do: Youth produce short films and digital campaigns to promote climate action. One standout is Something New, a story of cross-border youth collaboration.

📽️ Why it matters: It’s storytelling as activism—youth using media to inspire change and connect across borders.

🔗 Watch “Something New” – Armenia Tree Project

9. Clean World – Turkmenistan 🇹🇲

🖌️ What they do: Through the Green School Programme, students create eco-themed murals and recycling campaigns in schools across the country.

📚 Why it matters: It’s about building a culture of sustainability from the classroom up—one brushstroke at a time.

🔗 Green School Programme – UNICEF Turkmenistan

10. Turning Waste into Opportunity – Armenia ♻️🇦🇲

🎨 What they do: Youth in Gyumri collect plastic bottle caps and turn them into mosaic murals and public art. Over 19 large-scale artworks have been created so far.

🌈 Why it matters: It’s a brilliant example of circular economy and community pride—transforming trash into treasure.

🔗 Armenian Recycled Art – EVN Report

11. TazaBin AI Waste Sorting – Kazakhstan 🇰🇿

🧠 What they do: TazaBin is a youth-led initiative that uses AI and gamification to improve recycling habits. Through smart bins and interactive apps, young people are encouraged to sort waste correctly and earn rewards for eco-friendly behavior.

🎮 Why it matters: It turns recycling into a game—making sustainability fun, educational, and tech-savvy. It’s a brilliant example of how digital creativity can drive real-world impact.

🔗 TazaBin: Waste Sorting Using Artificial Intelligence – UNDP Climate Box

12. Youth Slam for Earth – UK 🇬🇧

🎤 What they do: Young poets across the UK perform spoken word pieces about climate justice, grief, and hope. Events are hosted by groups like the Young Poets Network and Climate Speaks.

💥 Why it matters: It gives voice to the emotional side of climate change—where facts meet feelings and activism becomes art.

🔗 Young Poets on Climate Change – Young Poets Network

13. Agnes Denes’ Earthworks – USA 🇺🇸

🌾 What they do: Agnes Denes is a pioneer of land art, known for works like Wheatfield – A Confrontation, where she planted a golden wheat field in Manhattan. Her art inspires youth to use nature as both medium and message.

🌍 Why it matters: Her work shows that art can be a form of ecological protest—quiet, poetic, and powerful.

🔗 Agnes Denes Studio – Official Site

14. Coldplay’s Sustainable Tour – UK 🌱🎶

🎸 What they do: Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour uses solar-powered stages, kinetic dance floors, and recycled wristbands. They plant a tree for every ticket sold and use a custom-built rechargeable battery system.

🌟 Why it matters: It’s a blueprint for how big music events can go green—and inspire fans to do the same.

🔗 Coldplay Sustainability Tour Site

15. Billie Eilish’s Eco Albums – USA ♻️🎧

💿 What they do: Billie’s latest album is pressed on recycled and bio-based vinyl, with plastic-free packaging and plant-based inks. She’s also reduced the number of vinyl variants to cut waste.

🌿 Why it matters: She’s using her platform to challenge the music industry’s environmental footprint—and fans are listening.

🔗 Billie Eilish Sustainability Statement

16. Melting Ice Soundscapes – Norway 🇳🇴❄️

🎧 What they do: Scientists and artists record the sounds of melting glaciers in Svalbard and Iceland. These eerie, beautiful soundscapes are turned into immersive art and music experiences.

🧊 Why it matters: It makes climate change audible—helping people feel the urgency through sound.

🔗 Listening to the Song of Melting Glaciers – ArcticToday

17. Eco-Fashion Week – Canada 🇨🇦👗

👠 What they do: Held in Vancouver and Ontario, this event showcases sustainable fashion, upcycled designs, and youth-led workshops on ethical style.

🧵 Why it matters: It proves that fashion can be fierce and planet-friendly—empowering young designers to lead the change.

🔗 Sustainable Fashion Week Canada – Musey

18. Fridays for Future Songs – Global 🌍🎶

🎶 What they do: Youth compose and perform protest songs during climate marches. From reworked classics like Bella Ciao to original anthems, music becomes a rallying cry.

🔥 Why it matters: It unites voices across borders and generations—turning chants into movements.

🔗 Fridays for Future Austria – Song Archive

19. Aurora-Inspired Light Shows – Iceland 🇮🇸✨

🌌 What they do: Youth in Iceland create interactive light installations inspired by the Northern Lights. These shows blend science, art, and activism to raise awareness about solar energy and climate change.

💫 Why it matters: It’s a dazzling way to connect cosmic beauty with earthly responsibility.

🔗 Áróra Northern Lights Show – Perlan Museum

20. AURORA – Norway 🇳🇴👩‍🎤🌿

🎙️ What she does: The singer AURORA channels deep empathy for Earth through her music. She’s part of the Sounds Right campaign, which credits nature as a co-artist and donates streaming royalties to conservation.

💚 Why it matters: She’s not just singing about nature—she’s giving it a voice, a platform, and a share of the stage.

🔗 AURORA Interview – Imagine5

#ArtForEarth 🎨🌍 #YouthForClimate ✊🌱 #VoicesForNature 🎤🍃 #CreativeActivism 💚🖌️ #EmpathyInAction 🤝🌿

Brainy's Green Nook

The The Hidden Garden Effect 🌱✨
Here’s a lesser-known insight: many youth-led eco-activism projects—especially those involving art and performance—aren’t just about raising awareness. They’re quietly building what researchers call “alternative spaces of radical care”. What does that mean? It means these projects are creating new ways of living and relating—where empathy, community, and ecological responsibility are practiced daily, not just preached. For example, Sámi youth in Norway aren’t just protesting—they’re reviving ancestral land practices and creating spaces where cultural identity and climate justice intertwine. So while the murals, poems, and performances are visible, the deeper transformation is happening in how young people are reimagining society itself—from the ground up. That’s the quiet revolution most people miss. Learn More 🌿✨

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