Get Together Tuesday 13 August Plaza Conference Room Dunedin City Council

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Great to catch up with you all yesterday – a busy meeting and my apologies for not having time to talk about what was happening for you at your schools. I know you are all mostly gearing up for exams so happy studying and go well!

Just a few bits of information about the people who spoke yesterday

Jacob Anderson –  Masters Student in the Geology Department at Otago University - https://www.facebook.com/NZYouthDelegation

Each year the New Zealand Youth Delegation sends a team of young people to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change annual Conference of the Parties (COP).  Jacob is one of 4 young people heading to Poland in November. He talked about the need for us all to encourage the government to take steps towards reducing our carbon emissions and for us as individuals to take steps in our own lives to reduce our impact.

Jacob is available to come and talk to school groups/assemblies this month.

Taieri College – 27 August 12:50pm – Hannah to confirm this

KVC – 30 August 12:05pm - Injy to confirm this

Liz Carroll-Lowe-  Dunedin TimeBank Coordinator- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dunedin-TimeBank/175582572515797?ref=tsfref%3Dts

Members of the Dunedin Time Bank share their skills with other members within their community and are given time credits for the work they do. With the credits they gain, each member can ‘buy’ someone else’s time and get the service they need. Everyone’s time is equal, you give one hour’s work, you receive one hour’s credit.

Phil Bishop – Associate Professor Zoology Department Otago University and acting director of Science Communication Centre – Frogs are his thing!!!

Phil is also a friend of Jane Goodall-  http://www.janegoodall.org/

Phil is keen to help set up one of the Jane Goodall Institutes international programmes – Roots and Shoots

Roots & Shoots program is about making positive change happen—for our communities, for animals and for the environment. With hundreds of thousands of young people in more than 120 countries, the Roots & Shoots network connects youth who share a desire to create a better world. Through service projects, campaigns, inspiring events and an interactive website, Roots & Shoots is helping youth create a hopeful tomorrow.

This group could be the Action Group that was discussed at the last meeting – something outside of school was positive action focussed. Are you or any of your classmates keen?

I have also attached the information about

Global Poverty Project event – 1.4 Billion Reasons  - https://www.facebook.com/GPPNZ#!/GPPNZ/events

Fairtrade New Zealand  Big Fair Bake: Choose it, Bake It, Share it - https://www.facebook.com/NZYouthDelegation#!/FairtradeNewZealand

Otago Farmers Market Enviroschools Stall – 31 August – sell your Fairtrade baking – Enviroschools will give 2 blocks of Fair Trade chocolate to each school who shares some baking at the Farmers Market stall

Blog reminder – remember to check out your blog site for the latest updates and events - http://otagosecondaryenviroschools.blogspot.co.nz/

Next Get together

Tuesday 3^rd December 4-5pm at the Plaza Conference Room – Bring a Buddy – bring along a (or a few) year 11 or 12 buddy/ies to introduce them to Enviroschools and other like- minded students from other schools.  There will be food and chocolate! See you then!

Jennie, Anna, Ian