sust-mar: Otesha Project for Sustainable Lifestyles

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 15:12:24 -0300
From: David Millar <nscoordinator@hfx.eastlink.ca>
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A dream born in Kenya has grown to a cross-Canada cycling and speaking tour
called The Otesha Project. We need your help with booking speaking
engagements, finding places to pitch our tents, finding food donations, and
coordinating media events.  Together we can make this dream a reality : )
The Otesha Project, which means reason to dream in Swahili, was created as a
means to empower and enable Canadian youth to adopt sustainable lifestyles.
It is based on the belief that there are alternatives to our consumer
society, and that we all have the power within ourselves to make the world a
better place. The key to this? To BE the change we want to see in the world!

We are a growing grass-roots organization made up of young people, and are
working in partnership with Youth Challenge International and the Sierra
Youth Coalition. Our multimedia presentations, interactive workshops and
humorous skits, raise awareness about
the global impacts of our society, while also articulating hope and
solutions. They focus
on re-evaluating our daily choices to reflect the kind of future we'd like
to see - rethinking what we really need, conserving resources, and voting
with our dollars.  This year, 18 inspired youth from the organisation will
be spending six months cycling across Canada, from Victoria BC to
Newfoundland, to bring this education program to over 100 youth venues along
the way.  This tour will conclude on October 10th 2003 in Newfoundland,
having reached over 100,000 youth either online or in person, and biked over
8,500 km!

The Otesha Project will be in New Brunswick, PEI, and Nova Scotia in the
early fall. Nova Scotia dates are September 21 to Oct 2. Please check out
the route on the website www.otesha.ca/calendar.htm to see if you can help
organize in your community. We'd love to get an  email from you
(info@otesha.ca ), or a phone call at (613) 591-3607. In Nova Scotia, you
can contact our local representative, David Millar, at (902) 446-4155, or
coordinator@cpawsns.org

Please help us work towards that world we all know is possible : )
We hope you are having a simply splendid day,
Jessica and Jocelyn
Otesha Project Co-ordinators
www.otesha.ca

"When we are dreaming alone, it is only a dream.  When
we are dreaming with others, it is the beginning of reality"  Don
Helder Camera


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