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Celebration of International Climate Action Day
The eThekwini Municipality,
Golder Associates, Wildlands Conservation Trust, WESSA, Eco-Schools, the
Climate Action Partnership and On the Edge Enviro-Theatre Co have joined forces
to bring you a day of theatre and entertainment as we do our bit to celebrate
International Climate Action Day.
Saturday,
24 October 2009 from 14:00 at the Durban Botanical
Gardens.
What is International Climate Action Day?
International Climate Action Day is an initiative undertaken to create greater awareness about the challenges of climate change and what our response to it should be. With upcoming UN Climate Change talks scheduled for Copenhagen in December 2009, people around the world are joining forces to take a stand against carbon emissions and ensure that treaties and policies reflect the interests of people suffering the most.
Take a stand against Climate Change – join us for a day of entertainment and learning through the performing arts!
Performing for Change Programme
Saturday, 24 October 2009, 14:00 – 17:00
Outdoor Amphitheatre, Durban Botanical Gardens
This entertaining and informative program, hosted by Trevor Williams, is designed for people of all ages and explores through the arts a variety of challenges facing our planet, from climate change to environmental issues to genetically modified foods.
- Welcome – Meggan Lewis, Environmental Management Department, eThekwini Municipality
- Fish Out of Water – Sakhisizwe Drama Group, Amaoti. A community theatre production about climate change adaptation, written by Kiara Worth and Louise Buchler, Golder Associates
- African Storytelling – A collection of African Tales told by Nomfundo Ngcobo from Phelani Primary School.
- What on Earth? – Gordon Road Girls Primary School. Water – what would we do without it? A school theatre production written by Peter Court.
- Food for Thought / Udlani? – On the Edge. An educational, interactive performance creating awareness around the issue of genetically modified foods. Performed and written by Gareth Pretorius and Thato Oliphant.
- Theatre of Survival: Grassroots Climate Change Communication – Golder Associates. Bridging communication gaps and making climate change real. Written and performed by Kiara Worth.
- Little Tree - Only by growing trees can we save the earth and develop properly. Written and performed by Ellis Pearson and Sdumo Mtshali.
Tickets cost R5 and all proceeds will be used to support local climate change initiatives within the eThekwini Municipality.
Tickets can be purchased at WESSA (Davenport Rd), the Environmental Management Department (166 KE Masinga Road), the Hemp Shop at Earth Mother, the Botanical Gardens, Corner Café and Vanille Café, Kloof.
For more information contact:
Kiara Worth, Golder Associates Meggan Lewis, eThekwini Municipality
kworth@golder.co.za lewism@durban.gov.za
031-717-2790 031-311-7920
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