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Nov 29th, 2007 - 08:28:14 |
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from ACT otherWISE youth workshops
cameron
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From: "Rachael Millsom"
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Subject: Youth Workshop Ideas Actions and Projects
Date sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:38:51 +1100
Hi Guys,
Thanks for a fantastic workshop. In this email I have put together a
summary of ideas and projects that people have been involved in. As
well as some information on mentors and volunteering.
IDEAS (from the ecological footprint session)
Transport: - car free lane, get people on bikes; less parking in the
city for cars; less cars, increase sustainable transport; air travel
'budgets' for gov and business; better bike lanes; faster changing
lights for bikes; free bike checks; economic incentives for
sustainable living and vice versa.
Purchasing / Food: - encourage vegetarianism; more community gardens;
roof top gardens on high-rise; encourage more local growers markets.
Water: - No sprinklers on at ANU during the day, grey water systems,
compulsory rainwater tanks for new houses; ban use of tap water on
gardens.
Other - stop logging of old growth forests; make recycling and
composting mandatory / have incentives eg free waste removal of you
recycle; infect media with the idea that over consumption is NOT SEXY
Community Building: - encourage retrofitting of houses; better
designed developments / blocks for natural heating and cooling;
community oriented designed developments; encourage sharing of things
/ stuff eg lawn mowers within communities.
Energy: - mandatory solar energy; more bike friendly policies /
rules;
more stringent restrictions on new houses eg solar; audit energy use
by Government Departments and change; zero emissions targets for
government departments; improve bus service; energy rating /
education
for all appliances; encourage using more energy efficient appliances;
not change extra for green power; tax carbon emissions to make green
power cheaper; solar street lights; solar energy tariffs improved;
turn off lights at night in unused buildings; charge the true cost of
fossil fuel energy; better initiatives for reducing energy use;
compulsory solar hot water heaters for new houses.
PERSONAL ACTIONS / PROJECTS AND EXISTING GROUPS (from action
planning
session)
Personal Actions:
-Cameron: HEAT audit (at) home; speak at Gungahlin Sustainability Fair
on
a Green Xmas; plant fruit trees and a veggie patch -Rachael: put
clean
comfort on bedroom windows; put cardboard strips along the top of
curtains. -Serena: Use Garden safe dishwashing and laundry liquids;
shop at farmers markets; fit efficient shower heads and light globes.
-Millie: install a water efficient shower head; -Esther: Bike Ride to
work, go on green energy -Louise: plant a veggie garden; go to youth
lead, organise a cultural exchange -Clare: sustain myself by Yoga
etc;
offset my flight emissions -Julia: ride everywhere; go to markets and
food co-op James: ride a bike more, car pool where possible, reduce
length of showers Jasmine: - shop at second hand clothes stores;
plant
veggie / herb garden
Projects - I haven't put names on - you know who you were - but have
a
look and see if you are interested in working on a particular
project,
then let me know and we'll get together.
save water - don't masturbate campaign on campus
collect wine casks for Derek's roof
Guide for renting sustain ably
Create posters to promote ACT otherWISE workshops
Green Kulture Tent
Corinbank Resource Rescue
Green Film night
Facilitate Living Smart Program in Canberra
Eco-songwriting workshop for young musicians
Set up a community garden with vegetables and indigenous plants
Start up sustainable schools initiative at Narrabundah and other
schools Promote energy efficiency / green design for new homes Speak
to local supermarkets about introducing more sustainable products Set
up a green group at work Set up a bicycle taxic between civic and
Barton
Existing Projects to get involved in (I have put your name next to it
if you have already indicated your interest.
Sewing Group: Louise, Fabion, Iome. Clare, Alexia. Millie, Jasmine,
Serena (hey guys can you confirm if you want to help out on this
project or just attend events as we can all do that and you will al
get invites)
Green Gig Group: Rachael, Esther, Clare, Louise, Serena
Youth Lead: Louise, Serena, Jasmine
Energy Workshops: Louise, Serena, Alexia, Iome, Jasmine (note these
are already pretty much organised - just need to turn up ,
participate
and help promote)
Corinbank Resource Recovery Team: Clare, Serena, Jasmine
Corinbank Green Kulture Tent: Fabian, Serena, Julia, Jasmine, Rachael
Other groups you can join:
-Australian Youth Climate Coalition (Australia Wide)
-Zero Emissions Society (ANU)
-Environment Collective (ANU)
-ACT otherWISE Facebook group.
WOW that's a lot of stuff - we are going to be busy!!!.
Please have a read through and review what projects you want to get
involved in - or if you didn't make it to the final night - see what
is there you might like to get involved in / let me know other ideas
you have.
Email me, send me a message on face book and let me know what other
things you are keen to get involved in. If you just have general
ideas and would like to get together with some others and brainstorm
I
can arrange that too.
MENTORS
Myself and others who helped out at the workshops have lots of
contacts so if you want to speak with someone / find a mentor to help
with a project that you have let me know and I'll help you find an
appropriate person.
VOLUNTEERING
Some of you mentioned you would like to volunteer for otherWISE - her
are some of my ideas
*Assist with advertising of events: everything from flier / poster
creation to getting fliers / posters up in suitable locations around
Canberra; *Next year otherWISE will be creating a book on the
sustainable things that young people are doing in ACT - we will need
helpers in all sorts of areas for this. *World Environment day event
next year - there are likely to be some ways you can help out. *Admin
- there are often various admin type tasks to be done. *Making a
Green
Calender (online!).....or getting our stuff on an existing one and
providing links to it (if you know of a really good one let me know) -
as part of this I envisage being in touch with all sorts of local
community and environment groups and getting there events up - so the
young people in our network have access to all the 'green' things
going on in Canberra *Let me know what you are into and I'll find
something for you to do - or come up with your own ideas and run them
past me.
Remember there will be funding opportunities for your projects - get
onto the Foundation for Young Australians website to receive alerts
(I have done so so) - but most importantly speak to me. others about
your ideas and lets make them happen!!
As you know I'll be heading on holiday as of tomorrow afternoon so
I'm
not being rude if I don't get back to you until the 3rd of January!
Wishing everyone a fantastic festive season.
Rachael Millsom
Project Officer
ACT otherWISE
Conservation Council of the SE Region and Canberra
t: 02 62293211
f: 02 6248 5343
3 Childers St
GPO Box 544
Canberra ACT 2601
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