Today the first of the OTHERWISE V 2.0 youth workshops commence!

In the ACT, a 3 session, 3 week workshop program starts today to facilitate young Canberrans to develop personal lifestyle and personal and group project action plans to achieve more sustainable consumption and move their communities towards sustainability.

Another workshop program is being organised for a school here in the ACT.

We aim to run the OTHERWISE community capacity building program, including the youth workshops, with 2 more communities before the middle of next year, and then with another 4 communities in the second half of 2007. We will then have 7 communities with active youth sustainability change agents working with us around the country.

To facilitate connection between the youth workshop participants in each community - and across communiites - we have developed a new blog and website, accessible here:

http://ozotherwise.wordpress.com

Also, the workshop modules and materials are being uploaded to the Trainer network here:
http://projects.takingitglobal.org/oz-sc-trainers

Stay tuned for more info and get involved now!

hi all

tomorrow is Buy Nothing Day. a good activity and event to build in to the OTHERWISE project i think!

cam

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Buy Nothing Day is on Friday November 24th. It's a twenty four hour period where we encourage people... Not to shop. Simple really.

Read the press release and see more at www.culturejammers.org.au

For more, type Buy Nothing Day in to google.

Some highlights:

- the original

- The Wikipedia entry

the first of two workshop programs are starting in the ACT next week! tell everyone who might want to participate!

cameron

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Do you want to:

=> learn more about how we can work together to create a healthier planet, better communities, save the environment and fight global warming?

=> help develop a healthier, better and sustainable ACT?

=> meet other young Canberrans interested in the environment, social justice, and making positive change happen?

If so, free Youth & Sustainability workshops are being run for young Canberrans (aged 15-25 years) over 3 sessions on consecutive Wednesday evenings during November and December 2006. The session dates are: 29th November, 6Th and 13th December. The sessions run from 6-9pm and are being held in meeting room 7 in the Griffin Centre.

The youth and sustainability workshops are designed to:

· Introduce young Canberrans to sustainability issues

· Educate young Canberrans on sustainable consumption practices

· Inform young Canberrans about sustainability related organizations in the ACT

· Give young Canberrans the skills they need to set up their own sustainability projects

· Assist young Canberrans to implement sustainable projects in their communities by providing ongoing support

Sign up for the workshops to begin to ACT Otherwise ...

Places in the workshops are limited - and you have to register to confirm your place. To register contact Julia Collin on (02) 6257 6321 or julia@cet.org.au

These workshops are part of a project called Youth Leadership for Sustainable Consumption in the ACT, and is funded through an ACT Environment grant.

Do you want to:

=> learn more about how we can work together to create a healthier planet, better communities, save the environment and fight global warming?

=> help develop a healthier, better and sustainable ACT?

=> meet other young Canberrans interested in the environment, social justice, and making positive change happen?

If so, free Youth & Sustainability workshops are being run for young Canberrans (15-25 years) over 3-4 sessions during November and December 2006 and an information session is being held on Wednesday 15 December for those interested (more details below).

The youth and sustainability workshops are designed to:

· Introduce young Canberrans to sustainability issues
· Educate young Canberrans on sustainable consumption practices
· Inform young Canberrans about sustainability related organizations in the ACT
· Give young Canberrans the skills they need to set up their own sustainability projects
· Assist young Canberrans to implement sustainable projects in their communities by providing ongoing support

Come and learn about the program, find out the workshop dates, register for the workshops, and talk to us about what you will get out of a commitment to begin to ACT Otherwise …

Places in the workshops in November and December are limited - don't miss out!

These workshpos are part of a project called Youth Leadership for Sustainable Consumption in the ACT, and is funded through an ACT Environment grant.

The details of the Information Session:

Wednesday 15th November 2006
6:30 -7:30 pm
Meeting room 6, First Floor, The Griffin Centre, Genge Street Civic

Contact Julia Collin on (02) 6257 6321 or julia@cet.org.au for more information.