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Our climate project featured in UNESCO Toolkit


We were delighted to hear that Get It Done's project with The People's Jury of Blackburn with Darwen and National Festival of Making has been featured as an example of best practice in the UNESCO Local to Global Toolkit!


The toolkit highlights the UK's extraordinary network of places and people working on important interconnected challenges related to environmental, economic, social and cultural diversity. It provides a range of practical approaches and examples for undertaking audience development and stakeholder mapping.



The People’s Jury are residents of Blackburn with Darwen who were asked by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council to come together to produce a set of recommendations in response to the question “What do we need to do in our homes, in business and our local area to respond to the climate change crisis?”. The result was a set of 14 recommendations, which can be found here.


“We are a jury that represents the diversity of Blackburn with Darwen; different ages, genders, ethnicities and backgrounds and have all worked together to agree a way forward. We are multiple backgrounds with one message.”


In 2023-24, Get It Done and The National Festival of Making collaborated with Blackburn with Darwen People’s Jury on the Climate Change Crisis to develop a piece of public art, relating to the recommendations. The aim of this collaboration was to engage the public in conversations and collective action around climate change, and generate civic pride through creativity and culture.



In April 2024, we revealed an exciting shadow-based piece of public art, drawing attention to the changes in weather and passing of time as we draw closer to a climate-unstable future. The artwork is accompanied by an online forum sharing tips and tricks on how to reduce our climate impact, contributed by the public through our large chalkboard installation at the festival in 2023.



Our project is used as an example of user-centred design; an approach to developing activities and experiences that consider the needs and experiences of users at every stage.


You can find the toolkit here - flick to page 31 for our feature!

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