Charlie Waterhouse 'Rebel for Life'

Series One

In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interviewed Charlie Waterhouse, Creative Director of This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll (with an ethos based on  identity + activism for culture + causes) whose clients include those such as Amnesty International, English Heritage, Médecins Sans Frontières, National Gallery, and UNICEF. 

He's also co-founder of the Art Group and Media & Messaging team at Extinction Rebellion ('the most successful start-up in history'), and is a Fellow of the RSA.  

His day job is split between This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll (who are currently working with the Unitarians and legal activists Foxglove) and community organisation The Brixton Project. 

After hours he’s also a director of the Brixton Pound, and is part of the team re:  '81 Acts of Exuberant Defiance' a celebration of 1981’s Brixton Uprising. 

So we discuss all of the above, starting with XR's international rebellion against the criminal inaction on the climate and ecological crisis. 

Charlie also outlines his viewpoints on issues such as the future of cities, work he's doing with David Graeber’s widow, the modern crisis of spirituality, and how to build a utopian business model. 

Finally, we debate an activist manifesto based around a belief that 'when hope dies, action begins'.