Ecologos Newsletter — Fall ’13

admin — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:19:17 +0000

Water Docs @ School has already started

Thanks to a number of you who responded to our recent search for Grade 8 teachers for this program, we have reached our quota for this year!

For the next seven months, ten grade 8 classes will get their hands wet in water issues. Ecologos is co-creating the curriculum with Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF). Following an event with the Water Brothers, classes will undertake a hands-on water project, film their experience, and meet at the AGO for a Water Docs @ School Day to celebrate their films and receive awards.

Announcing the Young Filmmakers’ Competition!

We are launching our first ever competition at the 2014 Water Docs International Film Festival. Aimed at filmmakers 30 years old and under, the objective is to inspire the creation of short films that explore all topics involving water. The top films will be screened throughout the festival at the Art Gallery of Ontario, with a special screening event for winning entries. Prizes will be awarded for the best film on water anywhere and for the best film highlighting Ontario’s water.

Our wish list:

Want to help Ecologos in a very practical way? Here are just a couple of items that would help immensely:

Centre for Social Innovation membership to provide downtown office and meeting space- $250/month
Portable tabletop display $310

Please contact Stan at stangibson@ecologos.ca if you can help.

Save these dates:

Ecologos Exchange – October 28
Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival – November 21-24
Annual Season’s Greetings Party – December 9
Water Docs Film Festival 2014 – March 21-29

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Stan Gibson

editor — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Water Hour, June 11th at 8PM. www.waterhour.org, is one facet of the Water Alive! program, which also includes water-alive.org a cutting-edge hub for water action projects worldwide, a place to connect with others and support projects that protect your own drinking water. We speak to Stan Gibson about harnessing the massive power of social networks, the most amazing projects are voted to the home page for funding and exposure. Water-alive.org is currently in development, in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Watersheds.

Ecologos is a research and action network of volunteers based in Toronto, Canada. An official registered charity, Ecologos has a focus to create transformative experiences for a sustainable future, using fun interactive websites and exhibits that resonate with our deepest emotions about environmental issues.