Until the Last Oak Falls: British direct action environmental protests 1995-1999 Free

Join us for a book talk and a question and answer session with the author Adrian Fisk.

‘Until the Last Oak Falls' is a book of extraordinary unseen photographs by Adrian Fisk from early British direct action environmental protests that took place between 1995 and 1999, with a foreword by award-winning activist writer Jay Griffiths. In 2024 the publication was shortlisted for the top self-published book category in the British Book Design awards and went onto win second place in ‘most sustainably produced book'.

This compelling and awe-inspiring work reminds us of those that did all they could nearly three decades ago to warn us of the dangers of climate change and its causes. For the newer generation of environmental activists this unique collection of photographs shines a light on the roots of the movement they rightly fight so hard for. Having a clear sense and understanding of the lineage and ancestry they follow helps to strengthens those who currently work tirelessly to change our present trajectory.

Adrian Fisk takes the audience on a deep dive from the tree tops of the Newbury Bypass, the UK's largest and most famous environmental protest, to Reclaim the Streets, a carnivalesque London protest movement that inspired the actions of Extinction Rebellion a quarter of a century later. He'll tell the stories behind the photographs with a talk that inspires and moves.

Adrian Fisk's work has featured in the world's top current affairs periodicals, from National Geographic and The Economist to Vogue and Vanity Fair. In the noughties he was identified as one of the ‘world's top photographers' in the book published by Rotovision.

Photographing some of the most iconic counter cultural movements of the 1990s, his work has been exhibited internationally, at the 2016 East Wing Biennial at the Courtauld Institute of Art and the Saatchi gallery in 2019, which showcased his series ‘London Acid City' documenting illegal raves in the 90s. He is regularly commissioned to create ESG films for companies, NGOs and innovators that work to transform society.

Having worked in five continents he went on to start Alucinari Productions in 2020 and has recently completed his first feature length documentary in 2024, titled JUSTNORTH, which will be screened in St Andrews on Thursday 14 November.