I'm Gregg the Artivist — a storyteller and activist using art to cut through noise, challenge broken systems, and reconnect us to what matters. Dive into videos, essays, and ideas that explore how we move from collapse to connection — together.
Here, I write about climate collapse, climate anxiety, personal grief, and the quieter truths behind global systems — because sometimes, the most urgent change begins within.
SLIP SLOP SLAP The jingle I still remember, and the problem we actually solved. Slip Slop Slap: I want to share a good news story. And honestly… it’s a relief just to write that. There is so much bad news right now that it can feel risky to look up. Like every headline is a...
Recently my father sent me a news article that first made me angry because of its ridiculous fear based language. But when I slowed down and looked deeper, it sent me on an unexpected journey into the stories we inherit as Australians, our national fears, our pride, and the influence of a...
Kenton (one of my rabbits) taught me something this morning. While I try to build community in my neighbourhood, community is already thriving in my garden. The birds, the tree, the seasons, and the quiet wisdom of the more than human.
How Leaders Use Fear as Power To Shape Our World Fear as Power: this is Part Two of my journey into fear narratives. Part One was deeply personal. It began with a speech from someone in power and the uneasy feeling that followed. A moment where I felt my own instinct flicker for just a...
Fear Narratives and Self Doubt: I think the first thing I need to say is that I did not expect to feel anything at all. It was just another political speech. Another warning about danger, another reminder that we are not prepared, another call to spend more, act faster, fear more. We have...
I’ve been thinking about the power of words. My words. The things I always say. I think for most of my life I believed saying sorry was good manners. The right thing to say. The polite response. The mark of a kind person. “Sorry I’m late.” “Sorry, I just need a moment.” “Sorry, I...
Bill Gates climate shift concerns me. Once calling global warming the world’s biggest threat, he pushed for action, funding, and innovation to avoid catastrophe. Now he argues it won’t cause humanity’s demise, urging a move from fear toward reducing human suffering through poverty...
Why your voice and your way of seeing things, matters more than you know. Climate Storytelling: I’ve spent years working in communications. I’ve watched strategies rise and fade: infographics, viral videos, attention-grabbing headlines, hashtag campaigns. Trends come and go. But one thing...
Reconnecting Before It’s Too Late Kinship with the non-human world: What if the smallest lives—those we rarely notice—have the most to teach us about belonging? For centuries, we (us humans) have torn through this planet with devastating arrogance. Destroyed forests. Killed species...
Imagination: There was a time when people looked to the future with wonder. Not fear, not dread — but wild possibility. We don’t need imagination to look back to the late 40s, 50s, 60s — and those old retro-futurist visions. Flying cars. Undersea cities. High-speed trains...
These are my signature episodes — deeper stories that connect the climate crisis to politics, people, and emotion. From Trump and climate collapse to the lithium dilemma in Serbia, these videos explore how power and systems affect our shared future.
In this video, we explore what a second Trump term might mean for his potential anti-environmental / climate actions, based on his first term with guest Dario Fazzi...
In this video, I delve into the controversial history of mining giant Rio Tinto. I look at their proposed lithium mining plans in Serbia’s Jadar Valley...
Join me as I discover the Age of Climate Anxiety with Dr. Susan Clayton, world leading authority on the psychological impacts of the Climate Crisis. When we think about...
Designing for Climate Change. My visit to “It’s Our F***ing Backyard’ at the Stedelijk Museum Amstedam It’s Our F***ing Backyard: Designing...
So What is Climate Change? What is Global Warming? And what basic science should be all know about the Climate Crisis 2022
Whether you're organizing a panel, building a community project, or just want to share ideas — I’d love to hear from you. I collaborate with educators, artists, communities, and changemakers around the world. Let’s create something that matters.
Get in TouchAs NATO celebrated its 75th anniversary, we see more tanks, more pledges, more war games—yet less space to question any of it. A critical reflection series.
A Call to Imagining Peace, Before It’s Too Late Peace – so this is where we land. After 9 videos questioning NATO’s contradictions, militarised security, and the erosion of public voice—this final video turns toward something deeper. What if security meant care, not control? What if...
The Future We’re Sleepwalking Into Militarisation – Its not hard for Humans to imagine. Yet sometimes the hardest truth is the simplest one: if we keep heading in the direction we’re going, we already know how it ends. More weapons. More fear. More money pulled from schools...
When Foreign Policy Leaves the People Behind Democracy: Right now, millions of people across the world are demanding justice in Palestine—marching, writing to governments, calling for a ceasefire. But despite overwhelming public pressure, most leaders remain silent. It’s a familiar...
NATO: Silence is Strategy. The Quiet Expansion and the Stories Left Out NATO hasn’t launched a high-profile military intervention in recent years. But that doesn’t mean it’s inactive. From massive troop deployments across Eastern Europe to coordinated arms transfers and war games near...
Climate Security or Climate Hypocrisy? NATO’s Military Emissions Gap The Climate of Conflict: NATO and its member states increasingly frame climate change as a “security threat.” But ironically, the military itself is one of the world’s largest institutional polluters—and its emissions...
5% for Weapons? Rethinking NATO’s Cost of Militarised Spending Priorities In 2024, NATO members agreed to a bold new target: 5% of GDP for defence by 2035. That includes 3.5% for core military spending and 1.5% for related infrastructure, cyber defence, and intelligence systems. It’s a...
Who Gets Protected? Selective Security: While NATO emphasises protecting and “defending people,” its track record shows a pattern of selective intervention—often aligned with geopolitical interests, not human rights. Civilian casualties in Afghanistan, airstrikes in Libya, and...
The Language of Peace… or Power? Words shape worldview. NATO’s public messaging increasingly leans on militarised language: “deterrence,” “forward posture,” “hard power.” But peace built on fear, threat, or show of force isn’t peace—it’s a stand-off. If military language dominates our...
How Far Can ‘Defence’ Reach Before It Becomes Domination? NATO was created in 1949 as a collective defence pact: an attack on one would be considered an attack on all. But in the decades since, its reach has expanded far beyond its original scope. As NATO engages in preemptive strikes...
NATO’s Founding Promise: Diplomacy First. Where Did It Go? Diplomacy: NATO’s founding treaty clearly states it military actions must only ever be a last resort. Article 1 of the North Atlantic Treaty commits every member state to resolve international disputes through peaceful means and...
Short on time? These bite-sized videos break down key climate concepts, disinformation myths, and urgent questions — in 3 minutes or less. Great for classrooms, conversations, or just catching up on the go.
