Responsibilities of the Communications Interest Group include our Green Gatherings, notices of upcoming sessions to those interested, and preparation of display and reference materials.
Green Gatherings activities
Approach: Have fun!
- Scheduling dates and venues (alternate between Stewiacke Valley/Brookfield)
- Inviting guest speakers
- Setting up display and reference materials before meetings
- Obtaining reference materials as needed: free where possible, and small charge to cover photocopying as needed
- Preparing and distributing advertising (posters, radio, newspaper, newsletters)
- Email updates to attendees
Reference materials
Approach: Share what we learn from other sources, rather than “reinventing the wheel”; make available via the Internet and hard copy.
- Displays of global warming, climate change, and “what you can do” materials
- Use the World Wide Web to share information: http://www.greengatherings.org/ now contains notes from Green Gatherings, a What’s New section, and a How to Get Started section (includes related web-sites, and lists of “things to do”)
- Hard copies of reference materials
- Handouts from organizations
Awareness includes promoting awareness of global warming/climate change through showings of An Inconvenient Truth and display materials. It also includes developing an “image” for our Green Gatherings group.
Showings of An Inconvenient Truth
Plans are in process to show to the Stewiacke Valley area in the fall.
Global Warming/Climate Change Displays
- On July 1, Canada Day, Green Gatherings will have a display at the Brookfield Train Station
- "Guess the Date of the Sobey’s Bag" contest
- "Pet Peeve" and "Please Share What You are Doing" lists
- On July 21, during Brookfield Homecoming week, Green Gatherings will have a display at the Touch a Truck event.
- There has been a Cabaret request from Stewiacke for fall, 2007.
Promoting awareness -- ideas, activities, image
Approaches:
- Acknowledge accomplishments
- Provide motivation
- Obtain ideas from everyone ("Pet Peeve" and "Please Share" lists)
Ideas:
Go Green walk – pedal event
- Paint/put our website on the side of an empty building
- Have a business card/slogan/brochure
- Invite business to share what they are doing to be green
- Event to showcase song/poetry writing on Earth theme. Possible fundraiser?
- Offer to help “green” community events
- Have a “green” insert in a community calendar
- Possible interest group for green book reviews
- Merchandise ideas (useful items):
* Make cloth bags with "Green Gatherings" on them
* Make signs for cars: “slow down, save money, save the earth”
* Car sign: “stop idling, save money, save the earth”
* T-shirts: polar bears, earth?
