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Congratulations 2009 Green Door Grant winners. These projects will run through and beyond 2010: COP 15 DIARY The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (Dec 2009) represented an opportunity for the Conference of the Parties (COP) to further the Kyoto Protocal and agree to binding targets to reduce global warming. Did world leaders step up and meet the challenge?  This video will document the unique perspective of Pacific region youth on the conference proceedings and outcomes. The low-lying Pacific region faces an uncertain future as global temperatures and sea levels rise. Project Survival Pacific (part of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition) attended Copenhagen with Pacific youth to document proceedings. The video will explain, through interviews with negotiators, politicians, youth delegations and non government organisations in attendance, what the conference was about and the challenges it faced. The producers write: "There are a great number of youth in the world who do not feel empowered to have any impact on their future. The purpose of this documentary is to shed light on the processes and flaws of the UN Conference of the Parties (COP) and to instil hope in youth and people of the world that a solution is possible, and that their contribution will be effective. Humans have come to a point where we must mature. We have a chance to be custodians of our planet - we are certainly powerful and organised enough. If we do not make this choice, our future is uncertain." The video will be screened at Australian Youth Climate Coalition events as well as Pacific Schools and will also be distributed through youth networks. More reading : I, WHALE How would you feel if your family was torn apart?  This video aims to create awareness of the inhumane practices of whaling. Close to two thousand whales are still killed every year for "scientific research."Through animation, this video shares the heartbreaking journey of a young boy, Hiro, as he learns about the inhumanity of man. The video will be produced by Joel Sankey, a Creative Multimedia student at the University of Southern Queensland, under the guidance of Leonie Jones (Discipline Head, Creative Media, USQ) and Matt Neilson (Animation Lecturer, USQ). Joel writes: "The story is based on the idea that family comes in many different forms and how the actions of one can affect many." The video will be offered to environmental companies for placing on their websites and for screening at green festivals and conferences. More reading : NAIVE INTENT This video aims to raise awareness of the increasing number of extinctions in the animal kingdom and the role of human activity in these extinctions. The story draws attention to the naive, almost casual way in which humans don't recognise the gravity of animal extinctions.  The video will be produced by Melissa King, a Creative Arts student at the University of Southern Queensland, under the guidance of Leonie Jones,(Discipline Head, Creative Media, USQ). Melissa writes: "Time will continue as it inevitably always does. However, our future and the future of all life on this planet is not so certain. If we continue to ignore the plight of the environment, one day the earth's balance will be tipped and all life may no longer exist." The video will be screened at the USQ Arts Tradeshow at the Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane in October 2010. More reading : These projects will run through and beyond 2009:  Currumbin Cummunity Farm Campus : this outdoor and environmental education centre will purchase teaching resources and equipment to establish a Sustainable Futures Program. Key theme areas will be water, air, land and energy to support the QLD Student Blueprint for environmental sustainability. Book your students or community group into this great facility for a short workshop, a day program or a residential camp. Left: staff at Currumbin Community Farm Campus show their new worm farms to the Green Door Grant administrator. Above: staff at Currumbin Community Farm show one of their new worm farms to Trish Parrott, Green Door Grant administrator  Our Lady Help of Christians Primary - this school will work with Green Door energy consultants to do a School Sustainability Audit . This will tell them how much energy they use and where they could make savings. They will then establish a 1 - 3 year energy management strategy plan to reduce their energy use. The whole community in this friendly school, from teachers to students to the P & F, are involved in this program. Watch this space to see what they find and what they do to reduce their energy use. Left: Principal Joe Miranda discusses the energy audit with Green Door energy consultants.  Brisbane Montessori School : this school will establish a school kitchen garden to support their learning around the theme "Treading Lightly Upon the Earth - Reducing our Carbon Footprint." The students will undertake practical measures to empower themselves and their families to reduce their footprint, using the garden to learn about food and meal production and recycling garden waste to maintain soil fertility. The Winners of the 2009 round of the Green Door Grant have now been announced. The next funding round will open in February 2010. |
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