Join Otesha in changing the world from the seat of a bicycle.
Barbora Patkova | 12.12.2007 14:44 | Climate Chaos | Culture | Education | Sheffield | South Coast
The Otesha Project UK - youthful organisation inspiring people to make sustainable choices is organising cycle tours around the UK. Young people will get on their bikes travel around the UK and deliver a programme of theatre, storytelling and workshops. The application process has just open to young enthusiast that which to change the world from the seat of their bike.
Bikes Rule
The Otesha Project UK started accepting applications for the very first Otesha UK cycle tours that will be happening next summer. They've got the routes, they've contacted festivals, schools and communities to let them know that the young sustainability peddlers will be on their way. The only things missing now are two teams of committed and passionate cyclists aged 18 to 25 to join the ride.
In a nutshell, The Otesha Project UK is a group of passionate, committed young people who are taking sustainable living personally. They know that small actions can have big impacts, either positive or negative, and they'd like their actions to help create a more sustainable world. At the heart of Otesha are grand cycle tours that spread the vibe across the UK.
From May to September 2008, two Otesha teams will meet up, cycle to different places around the UK, share really practical environmental actions, challenge people to do something in their own lives, and then move on to the next place. Each cycle tour is six weeks long. The two Otesha teams will showcase the Otesha play, facilitate interactive workshops on specific issues like climate change or fair trade, and invite people to participate in hands-on sessions on bike repairs, do-it-yourself media and more.
The play is based on the Otesha Canada Morning Choices skit, which follows two characters as they go through their morning routine from 8:00 to 9:00am. The characters explore issues around water, clothing, food, media, fair trade, transportation, energy use and personal banking, making the connection between global issues and their personal lifestyles. Along the way, they present lots of ideas for simple actions that we can take in our everyday lives to contribute to a better world. Throughout these scenes, multi-media is sometimes used to showcase the impacts of each of the choices, using a world map to show affected countries around the world and photos to show the consequences of each action.
To find out more about the tours visit their site at www.otesha.org.uk or email
barbora@otesha.org.uk
In a nutshell, The Otesha Project UK is a group of passionate, committed young people who are taking sustainable living personally. They know that small actions can have big impacts, either positive or negative, and they'd like their actions to help create a more sustainable world. At the heart of Otesha are grand cycle tours that spread the vibe across the UK.
From May to September 2008, two Otesha teams will meet up, cycle to different places around the UK, share really practical environmental actions, challenge people to do something in their own lives, and then move on to the next place. Each cycle tour is six weeks long. The two Otesha teams will showcase the Otesha play, facilitate interactive workshops on specific issues like climate change or fair trade, and invite people to participate in hands-on sessions on bike repairs, do-it-yourself media and more.
The play is based on the Otesha Canada Morning Choices skit, which follows two characters as they go through their morning routine from 8:00 to 9:00am. The characters explore issues around water, clothing, food, media, fair trade, transportation, energy use and personal banking, making the connection between global issues and their personal lifestyles. Along the way, they present lots of ideas for simple actions that we can take in our everyday lives to contribute to a better world. Throughout these scenes, multi-media is sometimes used to showcase the impacts of each of the choices, using a world map to show affected countries around the world and photos to show the consequences of each action.
To find out more about the tours visit their site at www.otesha.org.uk or email
barbora@otesha.org.uk
Barbora Patkova
e-mail:
barbora@otesha.co.uk
Homepage:
http://www.otesha.org.uk