Green Movement

Across Europe, arts and culture are facing defunding, job precarity, censorship, marginalisation, and instrumentalisation by economic and political agendas. How do we assert the value of culture and protect artistic freedom in this challenging landscape? And under what conditions can culture meaningfully contribute to the ecological transformation?

This editorial introduces Acting Out: Arts and Culture Under Pressure, the winter 2025 print edition of the Green European Journal.

In the face of the crises of our times, the Greens must leverage their unique movement-party identity to fight for social and ecological justice.

Natalie Bennett and Edouard Gaudot reconcile individual autonomy with collective care and the respect of limits.

Given freedom’s mobilising potential and emotional appeal, deserting the fight over its meaning and ownership is no option for those who care about our common future.

Recognising environmental emotions as public feelings can reconnect people and propel the green movement forward.

Germany’s climate movement is trying to regain momentum by building alliances with trade unions and aligning climate action with social justice.