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TITLE: Green Stream Initiative
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ISSUE: No. 3
ARCHIVE #: db003-art0
MEDIA TYPE: Document, Photos

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Environmental Groups,

Organizations and Activists!

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We are inviting you to get involved in the GREEN STREAM program taking place at the International Earth Village Festival in June, 2006.

Judith Marcuse Projects is sending out a Call inviting groups to submit proposals for interactive activities/presentations based on current projects/programs their involved with. These activities/presentations would be part of the Festival’s Green Stream Program. The Green Stream’s primary objective is to create access to information and provide opportunities for visitors to the Festival and youth in particular, to learn about environmental issues, to get involved and take action.

The Earth Project

The EARTH Project is about the earth and everyone who calls this planet home.It provides a platform for engagement on key global issues such as environmental sustainability and social justice.A .ve-year,international-initiative the EARTH Project bene.ts from the 25 years experience Judith Marcuse Projects (JMP)has using art as a catalyst for dialogue and social action.JMP believes that art,with its engagement of both the heart and the mind of the individual,is the most powerful communicator of ideas.

The International EARTH Village Festival
June 19-25, 2006

The culmination of .ve years of Canadian and international activities by Judith Marcuse Projects (JMP) and our international partners,the EARTH Festival will expose Canadians to the startlingly different lives of young people around the world and build awareness about the need for a more sustainable,civil society.Scheduled to coincide with the World Urban Forum,and of.cially endorsed by WUF,the Festival will take place at the Great Northern Way Campus in Vancouver and host artists and activists from Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South America, Australia, the US and Canada.Through performance,exhibitions and workshops audiences will have a unique opportunity to see the world through the eyes and voices of people from around the globe.Elements will include hands-on activities,late night events,street theatre,dialogues,food,an NGO marketplace,and a wide variety of performances and exhibitions.Youth from BC will have a unique opportunity to interact with peers from diverse world communities in an atmosphere of celebration and creativity.We anticipate attendance at about 30,000.