I am back from my looooooonngg hiatus, which I am going to call (and rightfully so as you will be informed upon my return from overseas) my sabbatical.
Yet, as I announce my return, I also must announce my departure for the Philippines. For two weeks I will be travelling with D&P on the solidarity trip with youth across Canada that we have been preparing for since the spring.
We will be learning about the work being done by partner organizations in the Philippines to help themselves out of poverty and towards governance.
Follow our blog while I'm there! And please keep our group and those we are connecting with in your hearts and minds.
First, our group comes together this weekend for Formation Sessions, in preparation for all this trip will bring to us, and what we will bring to it.
Then...
Vancouver --> Teipei --> Manila, here we come!
Showing posts with label Philippines2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philippines2010. Show all posts
Friday, August 6, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
D&P and Me
What brings me to Development and Peace?
Development and Peace funds Youth Solidarity Trips to countries in the Global South as a means for youth interested in social justice to create solidarity with others.
Solidarity is
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity)
This August, D&P is sending 10 Canadian youth (5 English, 5 Francophone) to the Philippines to learn about the conditions of poverty locals live with there, and what they are doing to bring themselves out of the injustices they face.
Youth Solidarity Trip Philippines 2010
As a member of this group, I will be a witness to these stories and bring them home to Canada to educate my fellow citizens on the realities of the Global South.
My commitment through this mission to act on Global Issues and communicate back to my own community in Canada is the
Development and Peace funds Youth Solidarity Trips to countries in the Global South as a means for youth interested in social justice to create solidarity with others.
Solidarity is
a unity of purpose or togetherness
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity)
This August, D&P is sending 10 Canadian youth (5 English, 5 Francophone) to the Philippines to learn about the conditions of poverty locals live with there, and what they are doing to bring themselves out of the injustices they face.
Youth Solidarity Trip Philippines 2010
As a member of this group, I will be a witness to these stories and bring them home to Canada to educate my fellow citizens on the realities of the Global South.
My commitment through this mission to act on Global Issues and communicate back to my own community in Canada is the
heart of a global mind.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Clothesline
My fundraising efforts for Development and Peace have begun. The first goal is to reach at least $1200 to cover the costs of my Exposure Trip to the Philippines. The second plan is to not stop there. All funds raised above that mark will continue to go to Development and Peace's efforts for preferential options for the poor.
Fundraising Effort #1: The Clothesline Program of the Canadian Diabetes Association
Clothesline
A huge task but with a double outcome.
From this fundraising I will be giving individuals the opportunity to address two issues:
Issue 1
By donating their reusable clothing to the Clothesline Program they divert carbon waste that would have been created from clothing that would have been dumped in Canadian landfills.
Issue 2
In return for clothing, Clothesline donates $2 per 23lb(65L) bag of clothing to Development and Peace on my behalf. So individuals give more as they also ultimately support D&P's work to educate Canadians on social justice issues in the Global South.
So Thursday I put the wheels in motion, distributing 111 flyers to my community.
By the time I had even made it home for my distributing work-out I had also already received several responses from friends who will be donating their used clothing to me. It's a fantastic feeling when someone responds to a call that matters - an opportunity to learn while giving. Facebook messages and emails were my form of communication sent early that morning.
I have become their solution to disposing of their used clothing. A great alternative to a last resort that would have been a landfill.
And so begins the collection countdown. Can I do it? 600 bags to go.
Fundraising Effort #1: The Clothesline Program of the Canadian Diabetes Association
Clothesline
A huge task but with a double outcome.
From this fundraising I will be giving individuals the opportunity to address two issues:
Issue 1
By donating their reusable clothing to the Clothesline Program they divert carbon waste that would have been created from clothing that would have been dumped in Canadian landfills.
Issue 2
In return for clothing, Clothesline donates $2 per 23lb(65L) bag of clothing to Development and Peace on my behalf. So individuals give more as they also ultimately support D&P's work to educate Canadians on social justice issues in the Global South.
So Thursday I put the wheels in motion, distributing 111 flyers to my community.
By the time I had even made it home for my distributing work-out I had also already received several responses from friends who will be donating their used clothing to me. It's a fantastic feeling when someone responds to a call that matters - an opportunity to learn while giving. Facebook messages and emails were my form of communication sent early that morning.
I have become their solution to disposing of their used clothing. A great alternative to a last resort that would have been a landfill.
And so begins the collection countdown. Can I do it? 600 bags to go.
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