I’m Daniel Raymond Allison and I’m a guerilla geographer exploration is very
guerilla geographer exploration is very
guerilla geographer exploration is very much the physical manifestation of
much the physical manifestation of
much the physical manifestation of geography it’s doing geography it’s
geography it’s doing geography it’s
geography it’s doing geography it’s about seeing the world in new ways but
about seeing the world in new ways but
about seeing the world in new ways but also thinking about how people see you
also thinking about how people see you
also thinking about how people see you in new ways as well my invitation to you
in new ways as well my invitation to you
in new ways as well my invitation to you is to rethink how you engage with
is to rethink how you engage with
is to rethink how you engage with geography to maybe think about becoming
geography to maybe think about becoming
geography to maybe think about becoming a guerrilla geographer – thank you all
a guerrilla geographer – thank you all
a guerrilla geographer – thank you all very much for coming it’s wonderful to
very much for coming it’s wonderful to
very much for coming it’s wonderful to see you here I’m going to present an
see you here I’m going to present an
see you here I’m going to present an idea to you it’s an idea that’s a work
idea to you it’s an idea that’s a work
idea to you it’s an idea that’s a work in progress really this idea of
in progress really this idea of
in progress really this idea of guerrilla geography some of it is
guerrilla geography some of it is
guerrilla geography some of it is appropriate for adults some of it’s
appropriate for adults some of it’s
appropriate for adults some of it’s appropriate for children some of it’s
appropriate for children some of it’s
appropriate for children some of it’s appropriate for no one arguably but I’m
appropriate for no one arguably but I’m
appropriate for no one arguably but I’m going to share it with you anyway for me
going to share it with you anyway for me
going to share it with you anyway for me geography is really important
geography is really important
geography is really important that’s what geography is to me really
that’s what geography is to me really
that’s what geography is to me really important it’s really important to all
important it’s really important to all
important it’s really important to all of us here and everyone around the world
of us here and everyone around the world
of us here and everyone around the world yet despite its importance despite the
yet despite its importance despite the
yet despite its importance despite the fact that it’s so important for well
fact that it’s so important for well
fact that it’s so important for well trade for making such a climate change
trade for making such a climate change
trade for making such a climate change in terms of all sorts of global
in terms of all sorts of global
in terms of all sorts of global conflicts and problems despite the fact
conflicts and problems despite the fact
conflicts and problems despite the fact it’s so useful for us when we’re trying
it’s so useful for us when we’re trying
it’s so useful for us when we’re trying to decide where to live where to die
to decide where to live where to die
to decide where to live where to die where to find someone to love despite
where to find someone to love despite
where to find someone to love despite the fact that use for those things it’s
the fact that use for those things it’s
the fact that use for those things it’s largely misunderstood damaged and
largely misunderstood damaged and
largely misunderstood damaged and undervalued by many people within our
undervalued by many people within our
undervalued by many people within our political classes and in school systems
political classes and in school systems
political classes and in school systems and elsewhere and it’s almost like
and elsewhere and it’s almost like
and elsewhere and it’s almost like there’s a conspiracy that exists that
there’s a conspiracy that exists that
there’s a conspiracy that exists that people don’t want us to understand the
people don’t want us to understand the
people don’t want us to understand the world as well as we could do but I also
world as well as we could do but I also
world as well as we could do but I also say that actually for me geography is
say that actually for me geography is
say that actually for me geography is anything that happens somewhere
everything that we know of happens
everything that we know of happens somewhere but though some ways aren’t
somewhere but though some ways aren’t
somewhere but though some ways aren’t just sort of physical places that you
just sort of physical places that you
just sort of physical places that you can visit with your with your body
can visit with your with your body
can visit with your with your body they’re also imaginary places like
they’re also imaginary places like
they’re also imaginary places like Hogwarts like middle-earth for many
Hogwarts like middle-earth for many
Hogwarts like middle-earth for many people in this room Hogwarts will be a
people in this room Hogwarts will be a
people in this room Hogwarts will be a more of a real place than New Zealand
more of a real place than New Zealand
more of a real place than New Zealand yeah you know more about that place in
yeah you know more about that place in
yeah you know more about that place in New Zealand so maybe hope
New Zealand so maybe hope
New Zealand so maybe hope is more real to you than New Zealanders
is more real to you than New Zealanders
is more real to you than New Zealanders and everywhere that is real is only
and everywhere that is real is only
and everywhere that is real is only imagined anyway and always have a
imagined anyway and always have a
imagined anyway and always have a different imagination or water places
different imagination or water places
different imagination or water places like so for me this idea of imaginary
like so for me this idea of imaginary
like so for me this idea of imaginary geographies is very important I’d like
geographies is very important I’d like
geographies is very important I’d like you to sort of a hold that with you but
you to sort of a hold that with you but
you to sort of a hold that with you but if geography is everything then the
if geography is everything then the
if geography is everything then the question you have to ask is what’s it
question you have to ask is what’s it
question you have to ask is what’s it useful for what’s the point in being a
useful for what’s the point in being a
useful for what’s the point in being a geographer what’s the point in having a
geographer what’s the point in having a
geographer what’s the point in having a subject which is geography and professor
subject which is geography and professor
subject which is geography and professor David Lambert a teacher education UK
David Lambert a teacher education UK
David Lambert a teacher education UK talks about how a job is a lens for
talks about how a job is a lens for
talks about how a job is a lens for seeing the world for making sense of
seeing the world for making sense of
seeing the world for making sense of things for spotting patterns for making
things for spotting patterns for making
things for spotting patterns for making sense of things like at this week’s jog
sense of things like at this week’s jog
sense of things like at this week’s jog for Awareness Week theme interdependence
for Awareness Week theme interdependence
for Awareness Week theme interdependence you know the idea of everyone and
you know the idea of everyone and
you know the idea of everyone and everything being interdependent upon
everything being interdependent upon
everything being interdependent upon each other in one way or another it’s a
each other in one way or another it’s a
each other in one way or another it’s a big complex idea and to unravel that we
big complex idea and to unravel that we
big complex idea and to unravel that we need to learn about it this is a map by
need to learn about it this is a map by
need to learn about it this is a map by an award-winning cartographer in
an award-winning cartographer in
an award-winning cartographer in geographer Ben Henning and what he does
geographer Ben Henning and what he does
geographer Ben Henning and what he does is he makes cartograms
is he makes cartograms
is he makes cartograms so what he does is he takes different
so what he does is he takes different
so what he does is he takes different continents or countries or land areas
continents or countries or land areas
continents or countries or land areas and he inflates them according to a
and he inflates them according to a
and he inflates them according to a different variable in this particular
different variable in this particular
different variable in this particular case it’s looking at risk of storms and
case it’s looking at risk of storms and
case it’s looking at risk of storms and you can see the United States as that
you can see the United States as that
you can see the United States as that massive swelling thing up there and it’s
massive swelling thing up there and it’s
massive swelling thing up there and it’s interesting because you know when you’re
interesting because you know when you’re
interesting because you know when you’re trying to make a decision like shall we
trying to make a decision like shall we
trying to make a decision like shall we cut FEMA
cut FEMA
cut FEMA as a decision when you’re going to make
as a decision when you’re going to make
as a decision when you’re going to make a decision about how you’re going to
a decision about how you’re going to
a decision about how you’re going to deal with tsunami warnings maps like
deal with tsunami warnings maps like
deal with tsunami warnings maps like these help to inform your
these help to inform your
these help to inform your decision-making about where to make
decision-making about where to make
decision-making about where to make those investments and it’s not just maps
those investments and it’s not just maps
those investments and it’s not just maps like these that are useful it’s also
like these that are useful it’s also
like these that are useful it’s also maps like this one the Anthropocene the
maps like this one the Anthropocene the
maps like this one the Anthropocene the layer of the planet that is where we
layer of the planet that is where we
layer of the planet that is where we live humans are influenced in this map
live humans are influenced in this map
live humans are influenced in this map they’re the continents and countries
they’re the continents and countries
they’re the continents and countries when inflated to show the number of
when inflated to show the number of
when inflated to show the number of people who living in there and the veins
people who living in there and the veins
people who living in there and the veins that run through them a different
that run through them a different
that run through them a different transport systems that allow us to get
transport systems that allow us to get
transport systems that allow us to get our food supplies to one another and for
our food supplies to one another and for
our food supplies to one another and for me to be here and to be sharing ideas
me to be here and to be sharing ideas
me to be here and to be sharing ideas with you and for me these show why
with you and for me these show why
with you and for me these show why geography is not only so important but
geography is not only so important but
geography is not only so important but so beautiful as well but jog rafi isn’t
so beautiful as well but jog rafi isn’t
so beautiful as well but jog rafi isn’t just serious
just serious
just serious I’m 32 I think I’m 32
I’m 32 I think I’m 32
I’m 32 I think I’m 32 and I’ve just started to try
and I’ve just started to try
and I’ve just started to try skateboarding and I didn’t realize until
skateboarding and I didn’t realize until
skateboarding and I didn’t realize until I started going on my son’s skateboard
I started going on my son’s skateboard
I started going on my son’s skateboard how awful roads and paths are in my
how awful roads and paths are in my
how awful roads and paths are in my country so on that on the far left here
country so on that on the far left here
country so on that on the far left here is like near pristine perfect skate
is like near pristine perfect skate
is like near pristine perfect skate country in terms of long boarding going
country in terms of long boarding going
country in terms of long boarding going some increasingly terrible down towards
some increasingly terrible down towards
some increasingly terrible down towards the far right which is just impenetrable
the far right which is just impenetrable
the far right which is just impenetrable actually the one that’s second from
actually the one that’s second from
actually the one that’s second from right is actually sort of like gravel
right is actually sort of like gravel
right is actually sort of like gravel that’s full of glass where sort of car
that’s full of glass where sort of car
that’s full of glass where sort of car had been smashed in and actually the
had been smashed in and actually the
had been smashed in and actually the reflection for me was not only how town
reflection for me was not only how town
reflection for me was not only how town planners had sort of completely
planners had sort of completely
planners had sort of completely neglected the fact that anyone who’s
neglected the fact that anyone who’s
neglected the fact that anyone who’s cycling or skateboarding might want a
cycling or skateboarding might want a
cycling or skateboarding might want a landscape for other things but for the
landscape for other things but for the
landscape for other things but for the people who are disabled any disabled
people who are disabled any disabled
people who are disabled any disabled access also have to struggle because of
access also have to struggle because of
access also have to struggle because of these small scale levels geographies and
these small scale levels geographies and
these small scale levels geographies and these places where things are whether
these places where things are whether
these places where things are whether you’re an advertising or transport or
you’re an advertising or transport or
you’re an advertising or transport or food whatever your profession is where
food whatever your profession is where
food whatever your profession is where is really important and it’s also true
is really important and it’s also true
is really important and it’s also true of mushroom our cat just listen for this
is she beautiful she loves that cushion
is she beautiful she loves that cushion on that chair for her that geography is
on that chair for her that geography is
on that chair for her that geography is so important if you’re sat in that chair
so important if you’re sat in that chair
so important if you’re sat in that chair she will claw you until she has that
she will claw you until she has that
she will claw you until she has that chair to occupy that space to have that
chair to occupy that space to have that
chair to occupy that space to have that territory is really really important
just zooming in a bit further now we’re
just zooming in a bit further now we’re sort of started off at a global scale
sort of started off at a global scale
sort of started off at a global scale and was sort of zooming in through these
and was sort of zooming in through these
and was sort of zooming in through these scales these are my chubby hands and
scales these are my chubby hands and
scales these are my chubby hands and what I’d like you to do this for a
what I’d like you to do this for a
what I’d like you to do this for a moment is think of a scar or a tattoo or
moment is think of a scar or a tattoo or
moment is think of a scar or a tattoo or a place it’s visible on your body that
a place it’s visible on your body that
a place it’s visible on your body that you know that people could see and look
you know that people could see and look
you know that people could see and look at as a memory attached to it because
at as a memory attached to it because
at as a memory attached to it because when I see our bodies are like living
when I see our bodies are like living
when I see our bodies are like living Maps right so on this where’s the
Maps right so on this where’s the
Maps right so on this where’s the pointer honestly you see this here so
pointer honestly you see this here so
pointer honestly you see this here so that’s a scar from falling off a
that’s a scar from falling off a
that’s a scar from falling off a skateboard see that one there that’s a
skateboard see that one there that’s a
skateboard see that one there that’s a scar from caught scar from carrying a TV
scar from caught scar from carrying a TV
scar from caught scar from carrying a TV set into a classroom and then jarring
set into a classroom and then jarring
set into a classroom and then jarring myself on a whiteboard and it sort of
myself on a whiteboard and it sort of
myself on a whiteboard and it sort of just you know and I picked at it which
just you know and I picked at it which
just you know and I picked at it which why I did that thing and that down there
why I did that thing and that down there
why I did that thing and that down there is where when I was – I was – folding up
is where when I was – I was – folding up
is where when I was – I was – folding up a deck chair and I cut my finger off and
a deck chair and I cut my finger off and
a deck chair and I cut my finger off and that put ice cream and then a beside it
that put ice cream and then a beside it
that put ice cream and then a beside it back on again and luckily it’s not a
back on again and luckily it’s not a
back on again and luckily it’s not a proper joins that’s fine and then we all
proper joins that’s fine and then we all
proper joins that’s fine and then we all know what this is here and I’ve got a
know what this is here and I’ve got a
know what this is here and I’ve got a tattoo summer as well but I’ll leave
tattoo summer as well but I’ll leave
tattoo summer as well but I’ll leave that to your imagination
all of us are bodies and maps and we can
all of us are bodies and maps and we can think of our bodies as landscapes that
think of our bodies as landscapes that
think of our bodies as landscapes that can be explored that is sensitive just
can be explored that is sensitive just
can be explored that is sensitive just in the same way that landscapes physical
in the same way that landscapes physical
in the same way that landscapes physical landscapes is constantly changing our
landscapes is constantly changing our
landscapes is constantly changing our bodies are – and there’s a prejudice
bodies are – and there’s a prejudice
bodies are – and there’s a prejudice within geography to course anything
within geography to course anything
within geography to course anything makes big scales consonants borders
makes big scales consonants borders
makes big scales consonants borders boundaries continental drift but
boundaries continental drift but
boundaries continental drift but actually for young minds and maybe for
actually for young minds and maybe for
actually for young minds and maybe for many people whose audience that’s not
many people whose audience that’s not
many people whose audience that’s not quite so interesting as where you like
quite so interesting as where you like
quite so interesting as where you like to be touched
to be touched
to be touched zoomy an even further here’s a
zoomy an even further here’s a
zoomy an even further here’s a photograph I took on bring my iPhone
photograph I took on bring my iPhone
photograph I took on bring my iPhone with a little microscope I bought from
with a little microscope I bought from
with a little microscope I bought from eight pounds from Amazon I’m so pleased
eight pounds from Amazon I’m so pleased
eight pounds from Amazon I’m so pleased with it and that’s dirt on me and we now
with it and that’s dirt on me and we now
with it and that’s dirt on me and we now sort of photograph my son’s nails
sort of photograph my son’s nails
sort of photograph my son’s nails sometimes just to make him aware of how
sometimes just to make him aware of how
sometimes just to make him aware of how really manky he’s being I would a
really manky he’s being I would a
really manky he’s being I would a nine-year-old
nine-year-old
nine-year-old but I’m short of make the point with
but I’m short of make the point with
but I’m short of make the point with this that you can see these these these
this that you can see these these these
this that you can see these these these valleys these hills these slopes you can
valleys these hills these slopes you can
valleys these hills these slopes you can see a landscape within my skin so JA
see a landscape within my skin so JA
see a landscape within my skin so JA grid’s about scale we zoomed in from
grid’s about scale we zoomed in from
grid’s about scale we zoomed in from really big and important to really tiny
really big and important to really tiny
really big and important to really tiny and really important which brings me on
and really important which brings me on
and really important which brings me on nicely to sort of the next part of this
nicely to sort of the next part of this
nicely to sort of the next part of this which specs proration
which specs proration
which specs proration and for me exploration is very much the
and for me exploration is very much the
and for me exploration is very much the physical manifestation of geography it’s
physical manifestation of geography it’s
physical manifestation of geography it’s doing in geography and all of us here
doing in geography and all of us here
doing in geography and all of us here are explorers being Explorer is
are explorers being Explorer is
are explorers being Explorer is inevitable in our children’s books we
inevitable in our children’s books we
inevitable in our children’s books we talk about the fact that we’re all space
talk about the fact that we’re all space
talk about the fact that we’re all space explorers we’re time travelers we’re
explorers we’re time travelers we’re
explorers we’re time travelers we’re spaceships all of us are those things
spaceships all of us are those things
spaceships all of us are those things and those things can’t be taken away
and those things can’t be taken away
and those things can’t be taken away from us and you know that the history of
from us and you know that the history of
from us and you know that the history of large institutions like this is to maybe
large institutions like this is to maybe
large institutions like this is to maybe focus a fair amount on what this
focus a fair amount on what this
focus a fair amount on what this cartogram shows so this shows global
cartogram shows so this shows global
cartogram shows so this shows global accessibility the places that are
accessibility the places that are
accessibility the places that are largest the places which are hardest to
largest the places which are hardest to
largest the places which are hardest to get to on the planet places like
get to on the planet places like
get to on the planet places like Greenland and the Sahara Desert
Greenland and the Sahara Desert
Greenland and the Sahara Desert the Himalayas and for me those places
the Himalayas and for me those places
the Himalayas and for me those places are fascinating and beautiful and they
are fascinating and beautiful and they
are fascinating and beautiful and they should be explored and discovered but
should be explored and discovered but
should be explored and discovered but I’m also interested in the familiar this
I’m also interested in the familiar this
I’m also interested in the familiar this here is a map of Bristol which is a city
here is a map of Bristol which is a city
here is a map of Bristol which is a city in the West of England and I started
in the West of England and I started
in the West of England and I started doing these walks these urban earth
doing these walks these urban earth
doing these walks these urban earth walks as a project to represent cities
walks as a project to represent cities
walks as a project to represent cities so in many ways when people think about
so in many ways when people think about
so in many ways when people think about cities they tend to think of the
cities they tend to think of the
cities they tend to think of the skyscrapers or the slums but the lived
skyscrapers or the slums but the lived
skyscrapers or the slums but the lived experience for most people in cities is
experience for most people in cities is
experience for most people in cities is is somewhere else in 2008 for the first
is somewhere else in 2008 for the first
is somewhere else in 2008 for the first time in human history more people
time in human history more people
time in human history more people started living in an urban and rural
started living in an urban and rural
started living in an urban and rural places yet the idea being an urban
places yet the idea being an urban
places yet the idea being an urban explorer the idea of walking across an
explorer the idea of walking across an
explorer the idea of walking across an entire city seems in some ways more
entire city seems in some ways more
entire city seems in some ways more strange or abstract than going for a
strange or abstract than going for a
strange or abstract than going for a walk in the mountains so you know if my
walk in the mountains so you know if my
walk in the mountains so you know if my friends went for a walk in the mountains
friends went for a walk in the mountains
friends went for a walk in the mountains for a few days or walk in the
for a few days or walk in the
for a few days or walk in the countryside
countryside
countryside hardly worth a public conversation but
hardly worth a public conversation but
hardly worth a public conversation but if I walk across this Bristol in a few
if I walk across this Bristol in a few
if I walk across this Bristol in a few hours that’s somehow interesting despite
hours that’s somehow interesting despite
hours that’s somehow interesting despite the fact it’s our habitat this way
the fact it’s our habitat this way
the fact it’s our habitat this way slightly weird about that so I wanted to
slightly weird about that so I wanted to
slightly weird about that so I wanted to do some walks which forced me to explore
do some walks which forced me to explore
do some walks which forced me to explore cities in a way that would represent
cities in a way that would represent
cities in a way that would represent them away from the guidebooks away from
them away from the guidebooks away from
them away from the guidebooks away from the media agencies and get me to see a
the media agencies and get me to see a
the media agencies and get me to see a city in anyway
city in anyway
city in anyway so what I did was map the cities out
so what I did was map the cities out
so what I did was map the cities out with with a collie called K from the
with with a collie called K from the
with with a collie called K from the London School of Economics this
London School of Economics this
London School of Economics this particular map shows deprivation within
particular map shows deprivation within
particular map shows deprivation within the city and quintiles of deprivation no
the city and quintiles of deprivation no
the city and quintiles of deprivation no idea is to walk across her city in this
idea is to walk across her city in this
idea is to walk across her city in this case looking at the factory over
case looking at the factory over
case looking at the factory over multiple deprivation staying within the
multiple deprivation staying within the
multiple deprivation staying within the different colors to represent what that
different colors to represent what that
different colors to represent what that city would be like so in this case
city would be like so in this case
city would be like so in this case Bristol but this particular film here is
Bristol but this particular film here is
Bristol but this particular film here is a walker did across Mexico City taking a
a walker did across Mexico City taking a
a walker did across Mexico City taking a photograph every eight steps over 75
photograph every eight steps over 75
photograph every eight steps over 75 miles three days of walking as to give a
miles three days of walking as to give a
miles three days of walking as to give a different vision a different view of the
different vision a different view of the
different vision a different view of the city and what’s fascinating when you
city and what’s fascinating when you
city and what’s fascinating when you when you take photographs like this is
when you take photographs like this is
when you take photographs like this is not only do you create a resource and a
not only do you create a resource and a
not only do you create a resource and a way for people to explore and see the
way for people to explore and see the
way for people to explore and see the city in this particular case over a few
city in this particular case over a few
city in this particular case over a few minutes rather than over a very long
minutes rather than over a very long
minutes rather than over a very long period of time when you’re actually
period of time when you’re actually
period of time when you’re actually physically doing the walk you you mourn
physically doing the walk you you mourn
physically doing the walk you you mourn you mourn the things you don’t capture
you mourn the things you don’t capture
you mourn the things you don’t capture through your photography normally when
through your photography normally when
through your photography normally when you walk through a city you take
you walk through a city you take
you walk through a city you take photographs of people or objects you’re
photographs of people or objects you’re
photographs of people or objects you’re constantly scanning around looking for
constantly scanning around looking for
constantly scanning around looking for things using this method you’re always
things using this method you’re always
things using this method you’re always forced to photograph thought and for me
forced to photograph thought and for me
forced to photograph thought and for me what I found it was most fascinating
what I found it was most fascinating
what I found it was most fascinating about doing this project isn’t what you
about doing this project isn’t what you
about doing this project isn’t what you see in the lens but it’s my sense of
see in the lens but it’s my sense of
see in the lens but it’s my sense of loss for the things that I didn’t
loss for the things that I didn’t
loss for the things that I didn’t photograph and my questioning of why it
photograph and my questioning of why it
photograph and my questioning of why it is that I’m or not photographing those
is that I’m or not photographing those
is that I’m or not photographing those things what is it about my upbringing
things what is it about my upbringing
things what is it about my upbringing that meant that those things were more
that meant that those things were more
that meant that those things were more interesting than what was darkly infront
interesting than what was darkly infront
interesting than what was darkly infront the other thing that I found interesting
the other thing that I found interesting
the other thing that I found interesting about making these there’s this sort of
about making these there’s this sort of
about making these there’s this sort of type of film is the way that space
type of film is the way that space
type of film is the way that space becomes the focused where you’re walking
becomes the focused where you’re walking
becomes the focused where you’re walking into becomes the focus of a vision where
into becomes the focus of a vision where
into becomes the focus of a vision where it’s things that normally again with
it’s things that normally again with
it’s things that normally again with photographs are marginalized into the
photographs are marginalized into the
photographs are marginalized into the pictures and in Mumbai literally people
pictures and in Mumbai literally people
pictures and in Mumbai literally people living on the streets would appear in
living on the streets would appear in
living on the streets would appear in the corners of the pictures and when I
the corners of the pictures and when I
the corners of the pictures and when I tell people about walking across Mexico
tell people about walking across Mexico
tell people about walking across Mexico City a fair few people go all dangerous
City a fair few people go all dangerous
City a fair few people go all dangerous you say about walk across the city
you say about walk across the city
you say about walk across the city people get sort of quite worried for you
people get sort of quite worried for you
people get sort of quite worried for you the reality is that what we hear most in
the reality is that what we hear most in
the reality is that what we hear most in stories and anecdotes is the bad stuff
stories and anecdotes is the bad stuff
stories and anecdotes is the bad stuff people aren’t really programmed to tell
people aren’t really programmed to tell
people aren’t really programmed to tell good news in the same way as they are to
good news in the same way as they are to
good news in the same way as they are to program to say bad news so we hear bad
program to say bad news so we hear bad
program to say bad news so we hear bad news a lot both from the
news a lot both from the
news a lot both from the and from people if you walk across
and from people if you walk across
and from people if you walk across Mexico City most people are really
Mexico City most people are really
Mexico City most people are really friendly and really interested in what
friendly and really interested in what
friendly and really interested in what you’re doing and I walked across a lot
you’re doing and I walked across a lot
you’re doing and I walked across a lot of cities and I’ve only had a couple of
of cities and I’ve only had a couple of
of cities and I’ve only had a couple of problems and one of the time was being
problems and one of the time was being
problems and one of the time was being shouted at by a northern man in
shouted at by a northern man in
shouted at by a northern man in Manchester who was just drunk and that
Manchester who was just drunk and that
Manchester who was just drunk and that wasn’t really problem and the other time
wasn’t really problem and the other time
wasn’t really problem and the other time was on this walk but the really
was on this walk but the really
was on this walk but the really interesting story about that is that
interesting story about that is that
interesting story about that is that there was a large group of sort of
there was a large group of sort of
there was a large group of sort of female activists who were sort of hoping
female activists who were sort of hoping
female activists who were sort of hoping to hold the community together and they
to hold the community together and they
to hold the community together and they saw us coming where I was walking her in
saw us coming where I was walking her in
saw us coming where I was walking her in a small group and they warned us and
a small group and they warned us and
a small group and they warned us and they told us where to go so actually the
they told us where to go so actually the
they told us where to go so actually the story wasn’t here’s the dodgy place the
story wasn’t here’s the dodgy place the
story wasn’t here’s the dodgy place the story was that we were helped by people
story was that we were helped by people
story was that we were helped by people to get across the city so then the next
to get across the city so then the next
to get across the city so then the next kind of walk we started doing away from
kind of walk we started doing away from
kind of walk we started doing away from urban earth walks a saint called an
urban earth walks a saint called an
urban earth walks a saint called an urban story walk and this is where you
urban story walk and this is where you
urban story walk and this is where you take a particular theme or a particular
take a particular theme or a particular
take a particular theme or a particular issue and just focus on that so if you
issue and just focus on that so if you
issue and just focus on that so if you imagine a landscape a physical landscape
imagine a landscape a physical landscape
imagine a landscape a physical landscape with ridges and mountains and valleys
with ridges and mountains and valleys
with ridges and mountains and valleys with this project she was saying right
with this project she was saying right
with this project she was saying right well what if we looked at those ridges
well what if we looked at those ridges
well what if we looked at those ridges and mountains and valleys not from a
and mountains and valleys not from a
and mountains and valleys not from a land form physical point of view but
land form physical point of view but
land form physical point of view but from a social cultural point of view in
from a social cultural point of view in
from a social cultural point of view in this particular case city farmers helped
this particular case city farmers helped
this particular case city farmers helped us with some mapping around violence and
us with some mapping around violence and
us with some mapping around violence and this is sort of South London and it’s
this is sort of South London and it’s
this is sort of South London and it’s reported violence so actually this parts
reported violence so actually this parts
reported violence so actually this parts of town which probably experienced far
of town which probably experienced far
of town which probably experienced far more violence than what’s on this map
more violence than what’s on this map
more violence than what’s on this map within particular so Fe populations but
within particular so Fe populations but
within particular so Fe populations but we’re walking through this place down
we’re walking through this place down
we’re walking through this place down here it’s called Kingston you want to
here it’s called Kingston you want to
here it’s called Kingston you want to think if in all those kinks you wouldn’t
think if in all those kinks you wouldn’t
think if in all those kinks you wouldn’t think it’s particularly violent but they
think it’s particularly violent but they
think it’s particularly violent but they had reports of violence he’ll cross his
had reports of violence he’ll cross his
had reports of violence he’ll cross his pub and you could smell this pub like
pub and you could smell this pub like
pub and you could smell this pub like within the centre of this area from
within the centre of this area from
within the centre of this area from literally 20 metres of where you could
literally 20 metres of where you could
literally 20 metres of where you could smell the bay I’ve never smelled a pub
smell the bay I’ve never smelled a pub
smell the bay I’ve never smelled a pub 420 marks 20 20 meters away and then we
420 marks 20 20 meters away and then we
420 marks 20 20 meters away and then we turn the corner the the symbol for the
turn the corner the the symbol for the
turn the corner the the symbol for the pub was a razorblade which was amazing a
pub was a razorblade which was amazing a
pub was a razorblade which was amazing a particular place this this map which i
particular place this this map which i
particular place this this map which i think is beautiful which almost looks
think is beautiful which almost looks
think is beautiful which almost looks bruised shows depression in north london
bruised shows depression in north london
bruised shows depression in north london and again in this particular one we
and again in this particular one we
and again in this particular one we wanted to climb to the peaks these are
wanted to climb to the peaks these are
wanted to climb to the peaks these are the peaks of the highest levels of
the peaks of the highest levels of
the peaks of the highest levels of depression so we kind of walked across
depression so we kind of walked across
depression so we kind of walked across the city staying in this sort of very
the city staying in this sort of very
the city staying in this sort of very bruised area and it was as we expected
bruised area and it was as we expected
bruised area and it was as we expected very very depressing in that particular
very very depressing in that particular
very very depressing in that particular case so my last slide on exploration is
case so my last slide on exploration is
case so my last slide on exploration is this one if all those things I just
this one if all those things I just
this one if all those things I just showed you
showed you
showed you explorations which anyone in this room
explorations which anyone in this room
explorations which anyone in this room can go and do tonight tomorrow any day
can go and do tonight tomorrow any day
can go and do tonight tomorrow any day you might want to choose your theme you
you might want to choose your theme you
you might want to choose your theme you want my what to choose the city you walk
want my what to choose the city you walk
want my what to choose the city you walk across but it’s saying that anyone who
across but it’s saying that anyone who
across but it’s saying that anyone who can do this is a great example of that
can do this is a great example of that
can do this is a great example of that this is a video of OpenStreetMap in
this is a video of OpenStreetMap in
this is a video of OpenStreetMap in action and it’s seven hundred and fifty
action and it’s seven hundred and fifty
action and it’s seven hundred and fifty thousand people making millions of edits
thousand people making millions of edits
thousand people making millions of edits of mapping with GPS systems on their own
of mapping with GPS systems on their own
of mapping with GPS systems on their own feet and what’s amazing about this is
feet and what’s amazing about this is
feet and what’s amazing about this is it’s showing a collaborative open social
it’s showing a collaborative open social
it’s showing a collaborative open social revolution in exploration and geography
revolution in exploration and geography
revolution in exploration and geography where people themselves through a
where people themselves through a
where people themselves through a creative commons process are taking
creative commons process are taking
creative commons process are taking exploration on and literally map in the
exploration on and literally map in the
exploration on and literally map in the world and in many places going to places
world and in many places going to places
world and in many places going to places where other agencies have never been to
where other agencies have never been to
where other agencies have never been to in disaster situations where no-one’s
in disaster situations where no-one’s
in disaster situations where no-one’s done mapping before and it’s desperately
done mapping before and it’s desperately
done mapping before and it’s desperately needed and for me this really sums up a
needed and for me this really sums up a
needed and for me this really sums up a moment in exploration that’s taking
moment in exploration that’s taking
moment in exploration that’s taking place right now one where the Power has
place right now one where the Power has
place right now one where the Power has been taken away from a few and been
been taken away from a few and been
been taken away from a few and been handed over to the many to us so
handed over to the many to us so
handed over to the many to us so guerrilla geography and with all that so
guerrilla geography and with all that so
guerrilla geography and with all that so excited feeds into this idea of
excited feeds into this idea of
excited feeds into this idea of guerrilla geography so guerrilla
guerrilla geography so guerrilla
guerrilla geography so guerrilla geography for me this idea and I’m very
geography for me this idea and I’m very
geography for me this idea and I’m very open to having conversation with you
open to having conversation with you
open to having conversation with you about this is creative alternative
about this is creative alternative
about this is creative alternative radical strange exceptional alternative
radical strange exceptional alternative
radical strange exceptional alternative geographies there might be that you’re
geographies there might be that you’re
geographies there might be that you’re looking at a different kind of geography
looking at a different kind of geography
looking at a different kind of geography or might be something you are doing
or might be something you are doing
or might be something you are doing within geography that’s very different
within geography that’s very different
within geography that’s very different in some way I’ve always been quite
in some way I’ve always been quite
in some way I’ve always been quite fascinated by ecological footprints the
fascinated by ecological footprints the
fascinated by ecological footprints the amount of land that’s needed to support
amount of land that’s needed to support
amount of land that’s needed to support a community of people and so I wanted to
a community of people and so I wanted to
a community of people and so I wanted to do think with the pupils in my school
do think with the pupils in my school
do think with the pupils in my school and we got together several hundred bed
and we got together several hundred bed
and we got together several hundred bed sheets and covered fields in bed sheets
sheets and covered fields in bed sheets
sheets and covered fields in bed sheets to show the amount of biologically
to show the amount of biologically
to show the amount of biologically productive land and resources that was
productive land and resources that was
productive land and resources that was needed to support the lifestyle of one
needed to support the lifestyle of one
needed to support the lifestyle of one average students in our school and it
average students in our school and it
average students in our school and it worked out at about seven global
worked out at about seven global
worked out at about seven global hectares so for anyone who’s not up with
hectares so for anyone who’s not up with
hectares so for anyone who’s not up with what’s an ecological footprint is a good
what’s an ecological footprint is a good
what’s an ecological footprint is a good way to imagine it as this if you are on
way to imagine it as this if you are on
way to imagine it as this if you are on an island on your own how much land
an island on your own how much land
an island on your own how much land would you need to give you all the stuff
would you need to give you all the stuff
would you need to give you all the stuff you have but the thing is it’s been more
you have but the thing is it’s been more
you have but the thing is it’s been more complex than that because the land may
complex than that because the land may
complex than that because the land may include things like seal pups and
include things like seal pups and
include things like seal pups and chocolate and a bit of coltan and all
chocolate and a bit of coltan and all
chocolate and a bit of coltan and all these things which are obviously
these things which are obviously
these things which are obviously fragmented all over the world
fragmented all over the world
fragmented all over the world does anyone here heat seal pup it’s
does anyone here heat seal pup it’s
does anyone here heat seal pup it’s possible anyway so all these things come
possible anyway so all these things come
possible anyway so all these things come together so the actual landmass itself
together so the actual landmass itself
together so the actual landmass itself is its fictional but despite that what
is its fictional but despite that what
is its fictional but despite that what we did was sort of create this giant
we did was sort of create this giant
we did was sort of create this giant footprint an American footprint so you
footprint an American footprint so you
footprint an American footprint so you know would take up the extra field
know would take up the extra field
know would take up the extra field further on as well you guys would need
further on as well you guys would need
further on as well you guys would need that for the average we need that space
that for the average we need that space
that for the average we need that space there as well someone in Bangladesh
there as well someone in Bangladesh
there as well someone in Bangladesh would just need that sort of little area
would just need that sort of little area
would just need that sort of little area there and the point is that there isn’t
there and the point is that there isn’t
there and the point is that there isn’t enough resources to go around and
enough resources to go around and
enough resources to go around and actually the world goes into ecological
actually the world goes into ecological
actually the world goes into ecological debt a few months into the year because
debt a few months into the year because
debt a few months into the year because we’re over consuming the amount of
we’re over consuming the amount of
we’re over consuming the amount of biological productive resources are
biological productive resources are
biological productive resources are available to us and then this happened
available to us and then this happened
available to us and then this happened there’s a group of us had a campaign
there’s a group of us had a campaign
there’s a group of us had a campaign called give geography its place and
called give geography its place and
called give geography its place and essentially we were really angry because
essentially we were really angry because
essentially we were really angry because no one called geography geography
no one called geography geography
no one called geography geography there’s lots of really amazing media
there’s lots of really amazing media
there’s lots of really amazing media that’s made that struggle fee but not
that’s made that struggle fee but not
that’s made that struggle fee but not called geography we’re very cross I’m a
called geography we’re very cross I’m a
called geography we’re very cross I’m a very cross that geography was
very cross that geography was
very cross that geography was marginalized in the curriculum its
marginalized in the curriculum its
marginalized in the curriculum its marginalized in schools in many parts of
marginalized in schools in many parts of
marginalized in schools in many parts of the world geography isn’t even properly
the world geography isn’t even properly
the world geography isn’t even properly taught in schools and so we would try to
taught in schools and so we would try to
taught in schools and so we would try to think of some ways to sort of raise
think of some ways to sort of raise
think of some ways to sort of raise awareness to this issue and we sort of
awareness to this issue and we sort of
awareness to this issue and we sort of came across the idea of gorilla
came across the idea of gorilla
came across the idea of gorilla geography and this was the very first
geography and this was the very first
geography and this was the very first thing we did a few years ago this
thing we did a few years ago this
thing we did a few years ago this policeman moves in the moment he’s bit
policeman moves in the moment he’s bit
policeman moves in the moment he’s bit grumpy and actually that that these
grumpy and actually that that these
grumpy and actually that that these security cameras are dud security
security cameras are dud security
security cameras are dud security cameras there’s nothing in them and we
cameras there’s nothing in them and we
cameras there’s nothing in them and we had a very clear rule as well when we’re
had a very clear rule as well when we’re
had a very clear rule as well when we’re using them that we would only have the
using them that we would only have the
using them that we would only have the security cameras in positions where we
security cameras in positions where we
security cameras in positions where we could zoom in or out or pan where there
could zoom in or out or pan where there
could zoom in or out or pan where there were actual security cameras around us
were actual security cameras around us
were actual security cameras around us and all we were doing was drawing
and all we were doing was drawing
and all we were doing was drawing people’s awareness to a geography that
people’s awareness to a geography that
people’s awareness to a geography that existed within the landscape raising
existed within the landscape raising
existed within the landscape raising that awareness through that particular
that awareness through that particular
that awareness through that particular gorilla intervention in this case you
gorilla intervention in this case you
gorilla intervention in this case you might recognize the building in the
might recognize the building in the
might recognize the building in the background it was blown up in the recent
background it was blown up in the recent
background it was blown up in the recent Bond movie we were drawing awareness to
Bond movie we were drawing awareness to
Bond movie we were drawing awareness to extraordinary rendition and
extraordinary rendition and
extraordinary rendition and waterboarding by holding in
waterboarding by holding in
waterboarding by holding in international water boarding
international water boarding
international water boarding championships and different key places
championships and different key places
championships and different key places around London at a time when the Bush
around London at a time when the Bush
around London at a time when the Bush administration was saying that
administration was saying that
administration was saying that waterboarding was completely fine and so
waterboarding was completely fine and so
waterboarding was completely fine and so we our point geographically was well you
we our point geographically was well you
we our point geographically was well you know what you’re doing is completely
know what you’re doing is completely
know what you’re doing is completely fine but in a private space so as
fine but in a private space so as
fine but in a private space so as geographers we’re gonna take it out that
geographers we’re gonna take it out that
geographers we’re gonna take it out that private place and put into a public
private place and put into a public
private place and put into a public place and see how people think about it
place and see how people think about it
place and see how people think about it for me it’s about teachers and learners
for me it’s about teachers and learners
for me it’s about teachers and learners who are engaging your regular cure
who are engaging your regular cure
who are engaging your regular cure critical and creative activities and
critical and creative activities and
critical and creative activities and thinking and there might be the content
thinking and there might be the content
thinking and there might be the content they’re doing or it might be how they’re
they’re doing or it might be how they’re
they’re doing or it might be how they’re exploring on how they engaging with
exploring on how they engaging with
exploring on how they engaging with things not suggesting people are
things not suggesting people are
things not suggesting people are necessarily too naughty but thinking
necessarily too naughty but thinking
necessarily too naughty but thinking about being creative about seeing the
about being creative about seeing the
about being creative about seeing the world in new ways but also thinking
world in new ways but also thinking
world in new ways but also thinking about how people can see you in new ways
about how people can see you in new ways
about how people can see you in new ways as well thinking about how you go about
as well thinking about how you go about
as well thinking about how you go about your lessons and school times so that
your lessons and school times so that
your lessons and school times so that different things are unusual regular
different things are unusual regular
different things are unusual regular formal unexpected or abnormal and that
formal unexpected or abnormal and that
formal unexpected or abnormal and that be done with the teacher that learner
be done with the teacher that learner
be done with the teacher that learner the environment or all those things so
the environment or all those things so
the environment or all those things so one of my big projects I work with on
one of my big projects I work with on
one of my big projects I work with on the drug for you collective is
the drug for you collective is
the drug for you collective is Commission Explorer and it’s taking a
Commission Explorer and it’s taking a
Commission Explorer and it’s taking a lot of these big ideas around guerrilla
lot of these big ideas around guerrilla
lot of these big ideas around guerrilla geography and bring them into a way that
geography and bring them into a way that
geography and bring them into a way that can be understood by by children and we
can be understood by by children and we
can be understood by by children and we work on this a lot with our education
work on this a lot with our education
work on this a lot with our education team here and if you go to the drug
team here and if you go to the drug
team here and if you go to the drug field where this website you’ll see lots
field where this website you’ll see lots
field where this website you’ll see lots of mission Explorer resources that you
of mission Explorer resources that you
of mission Explorer resources that you can use for free and download for free
can use for free and download for free
can use for free and download for free and we’ll develop them into a series of
and we’ll develop them into a series of
and we’ll develop them into a series of children’s books website that is sort of
children’s books website that is sort of
children’s books website that is sort of game affine so children come in points
game affine so children come in points
game affine so children come in points and badges for going out on explorations
and badges for going out on explorations
and badges for going out on explorations and doing guerrilla geography and we do
and doing guerrilla geography and we do
and doing guerrilla geography and we do this at things like music festivals we
this at things like music festivals we
this at things like music festivals we just started working with a travel
just started working with a travel
just started working with a travel company could discover the world to
company could discover the world to
company could discover the world to bring guerilla geography to the trips to
bring guerilla geography to the trips to
bring guerilla geography to the trips to Iceland
Iceland
Iceland we’ve on tour and visit schools and
we’ve on tour and visit schools and
we’ve on tour and visit schools and places this is the back of our band so
places this is the back of our band so
places this is the back of our band so when you open up the back it looks a bit
when you open up the back it looks a bit
when you open up the back it looks a bit like a crazy explorers office as listing
like a crazy explorers office as listing
like a crazy explorers office as listing some of our activities from our books
some of our activities from our books
some of our activities from our books and there’s sort of missions and things
and there’s sort of missions and things
and there’s sort of missions and things like this so I really love this
like this so I really love this
like this so I really love this particular mission which is to try and
particular mission which is to try and
particular mission which is to try and find a lost cat because there’s a
find a lost cat because there’s a
find a lost cat because there’s a discrete geography to where cats go how
discrete geography to where cats go how
discrete geography to where cats go how fast they travel what routes they take
fast they travel what routes they take
fast they travel what routes they take what might have happened to them have
what might have happened to them have
what might have happened to them have they been catnapped are they high on
they been catnapped are they high on
they been catnapped are they high on catnip
catnip
catnip have they been stolen by someone has it
have they been stolen by someone has it
have they been stolen by someone has it been run over by a car and the reality
been run over by a car and the reality
been run over by a car and the reality is that cats are found and it’s a great
is that cats are found and it’s a great
is that cats are found and it’s a great piece of citizen science and citizen
piece of citizen science and citizen
piece of citizen science and citizen geography to go and find and return a
geography to go and find and return a
geography to go and find and return a pet but other missions and our books
pet but other missions and our books
pet but other missions and our books include things like this to dress a
include things like this to dress a
include things like this to dress a bunch of old people in hoodies and see
bunch of old people in hoodies and see
bunch of old people in hoodies and see how people react to them
how people react to them
how people react to them who can find the most beautiful poo to
who can find the most beautiful poo to
who can find the most beautiful poo to measure from one place to another by
measure from one place to another by
measure from one place to another by rolling around to try and cross a forest
rolling around to try and cross a forest
rolling around to try and cross a forest without touching the ground which is
without touching the ground which is
without touching the ground which is very hard to do in a conifer forest but
very hard to do in a conifer forest but
very hard to do in a conifer forest but quite easy on a deciduous maybe is it
quite easy on a deciduous maybe is it
quite easy on a deciduous maybe is it really unlucky to walk under ladders
really unlucky to walk under ladders
really unlucky to walk under ladders that can be scientifically tested work
that can be scientifically tested work
that can be scientifically tested work out the ratio for the amount of trash in
out the ratio for the amount of trash in
out the ratio for the amount of trash in a river compared to the number of
a river compared to the number of
a river compared to the number of mammals are the wildlife that was one of
mammals are the wildlife that was one of
mammals are the wildlife that was one of the missions we worked to a National
the missions we worked to a National
the missions we worked to a National Geographic here really my invitation to
Geographic here really my invitation to
Geographic here really my invitation to you is to sort of rethink what drug for
you is to sort of rethink what drug for
you is to sort of rethink what drug for years as a result maybe of seeing some
years as a result maybe of seeing some
years as a result maybe of seeing some of this to rethink how you engage with
of this to rethink how you engage with
of this to rethink how you engage with geography to maybe think about becoming
geography to maybe think about becoming
geography to maybe think about becoming a guerrilla geographer – anyone can
a guerrilla geographer – anyone can
a guerrilla geographer – anyone can become a guerrilla geographer everyone’s
become a guerrilla geographer everyone’s
become a guerrilla geographer everyone’s an explorer and just say that geography
an explorer and just say that geography
an explorer and just say that geography is beautiful it is important and it’s
is beautiful it is important and it’s
is beautiful it is important and it’s really awesome and you know there’s some
really awesome and you know there’s some
really awesome and you know there’s some people in society who who think that the
people in society who who think that the
people in society who who think that the word geography is problematic that
word geography is problematic that
word geography is problematic that geography doesn’t have value and we all
geography doesn’t have value and we all
geography doesn’t have value and we all need to work together to help people
need to work together to help people
need to work together to help people understand no actually
understand no actually
understand no actually geography is of central importance and
geography is of central importance and
geography is of central importance and we need to plan our our curriculum our
we need to plan our our curriculum our
we need to plan our our curriculum our ideas how we think about our live spaces
ideas how we think about our live spaces
ideas how we think about our live spaces or transport systems through this
or transport systems through this
or transport systems through this amazing idea because if you were to pay
amazing idea because if you were to pay
amazing idea because if you were to pay an organization to come up with the idea
an organization to come up with the idea
an organization to come up with the idea of geography it would be a very very
of geography it would be a very very
of geography it would be a very very very expensive thing to do that’s me
very expensive thing to do that’s me
very expensive thing to do that’s me thank you very much
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