Cristina Casado Polo

Born in Salamanca, she completed senior-level technical studies in Visual Media and has a degree in Humanities from the University of Salamanca. Trained in Climate Change in various United Nations programmes, her professional career has revolved around culture and museums, as well as research on early human graphic representations. After a period working as a photography assistant in London, she returned to Salamanca and participated in festivals such as Fàcyl. An activist in various social and environmental groups, she collaborates with Amnesty International Castilla y León in the Climate Justice team. She considers the climate emergency to be a human rights issue and believes in the need to create socio-cultural networks for the common good.