Can we avoid extinction with better design?
In this New York Times review, WLP Board member Bernie Krause provides a significant contribution through listening to the global crisis of extinction.
World Listening Day 2016: Sounds Lost and Found
You are invited to participate in World Listening Day 2016, an annual global event held on July 18. The purposes of World Listening Day are to: Celebrate the listening practices of the world and the ecology of its acoustic...
THE WORLD LISTENING PROJECT
THE WORLD LISTENING PROJECT (WLP) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization devoted to understanding the world and its natural environment, societies and cultures through the practices of listening and field recording. The WLP was founded in 2008 and is...
World Listening Day 2015: H2O
You are invited to participate in World Listening Day 2015, an annual global event held on July 18. The purposes of World Listening Day are to: Celebrate the listening practices of the world and the ecology of its acoustic...
2014 World Listening Day – “Listen To You!”
This year’s theme for World Listening Day is “Listen To You!” Some questions to consider: How do you make yourself heard by others ? How do you listen and what do you hear when you want to be unseen? How might the...
“Silent Spring” & Autumn 2012 at SHOP
Friday, December 14, 2012 (7 p.m.) Southside Hub of Production 5638 S. Woodlawn Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 773-710-5464 Throughout this year we have seen wonderful demonstrations of admiration and respect for Rachel Carson and her legacy. This evening’s event...
2012 World Listening Day
The 2012 World Listening Day happens on Wednesday, July 18th. The purposes of World Listening Day are: to celebrate different ways we can focus on our soundscape (sonic environment); to raise awareness about the acoustic ecology movement, including ideas...
Chicago Phonography concert and soundwalk at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and World Listening Project continues its partnership with the National Park Service and Sixth Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival to host a concert...
Indiana Dunes Soundwalk, May 21
Please join us on Saturday afternoon, May 21 when the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and World Listening Project lead a soundwalk in Miller Woods, at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Date/Time: Saturday, May 21 1:00 – 3:00 p.m....
2011 World Listening Day, July 18
The World Listening Project (WLP) and Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) invite you to participate in the 2011 World Listening Day on Monday, July 18.
Here are several possible ways to participate:
- Organize a soundwalk. What is a soundwalk? Start here
- Organize a performance event that explores soundscape and how we can listen to our sonic environment.
- Participate introspectively by simply paying attention to your soundscape.
- You can facilitate an educational event that relates to acoustic ecology, field recordings, or a similar topic.
The level of participation in 2010 was amazing. We would like to see if we could double or even triple the number of participants worldwide this time. If you would like to participate in the 2011 World Listening Day, please download and fill out the 2011 World Listening Day participation form. Then email it to <worldlistening@gmail.com> with “World Listening Day” in the subject line.