Off-The-Grid” Section)

Please note that all parts of this book are available in .pdf format on our website

www.justgeneration.ca (in the “Off-The-Grid” section). You might find it useful to download these so you can print directly, rather than photocopy – as well as to make use the email links embedded in the text, rather than re-typing them into your web browser.

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Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID An Introduction

Welcome to Side-By-Side: OFF THE GRID. We are excited that you will be organizing this event in support of the work of the amazing partners who are supported by PWRDF, and hope that you find it to be an exciting and rewarding experience. Side-By-Side is a chance for youth to come together and learn about global justice issues, and we hope this program will motivate youth in your faith community to become more involved.

This version of Side-By-Side is a complete 24 hour (plus) program which focuses on the environmental and social implications of our dependence on: electricity, resource extraction, climate change, warfare, and pollution by challenging participants to go off the electricity grid for 24 hours. It is designed to be a fun, informative and exciting opportunity for youth to become engaged in the issues from a variety of perspectives, and to use what they have learned to make positive changes in their communities.

Side-By-Side is...

• A chance for youth to come together and explore the underlying causes of environmental and social justice issues • An opportunity for youth to learn how they can make a difference in their community and in their world • A forum to empower youth to make socially responsible decisions about how they will live their lives • A place for youth to learn and take back to the community solutions to make positive changes for the environment and social justice • A time to pray, act and give (by raising funds) for the development, relief, refugee and justice work of PWRDF / justgeneration.ca

Thank you for taking the time to organize this event – it is through your support that you’ll be able to work with PWRDF partners to create a more just society.

1 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Leader’s Guide: Getting Started

We’re grateful that you’ve decided to run Off-The-Grid. Organizing an event such as this can seem overwhelming at times. Remember that all the activities and possibilities in this book are just ideas! Feel free to adapt, scale up or down, and make Off-The-Grid your own. And don’t hesitate to drop us a line or give us a call! We’re here to help!!!

Here are some tips to get you started:

BEFORE STARTING - THINGS TO THINK THROUGH:

1. Which age group will your event be directed towards? While intergenerational events can be a great success, consider one of the following age ranges: 13-16, 16-24 or 24-30+. With a younger audience, more role-playing and active games may work well, while more discussion and reflection may be best for a “more experienced” crowd.

2. Where will your event take place? A church hall, community centre, gymnasium or auditoriums are all possible. If you are aiming for a 100% fast from electricity, consider a camping trip, or a space with lots of windows.

3. When will your event be? Pick a time when youth aren’t too busy with exams or other activities – the summer may seem like a good idea, but youth often have other commitments during this time. A weekend during the school year outside mid-term or exam time may be best. Consider one of the following dates:

• Day to Eradicate Poverty - Oct 17 of every year • Earth Day – celebrated by some on April 22 or on the Vernal Equinox (around March 21) • Feast Day of St. Francis (Patron Saint of animals & the environment) - October 4 • World Fair Trade Day - Second Saturday of May • During the Season of Lent • International Development Week - First Full week of February – see http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/idw

4. How many participants will you have? Aim high! However, make sure to pick activities and locations that are suitable for your actual audience size. If you need more participants, encourage youth to invite friends. Or, consider holding an “Ecumenical Challenge” – where groups from other local Churches are invited to participate (they may choose to raise funds for organizations within their own Church).

5. What is your goal for fundraising? $30 per person? $100 per person? $1000 total? Pick a realistic goal and get youth excited to achieve it!

6. We’re here to help! Contact justgeneration.ca staff (at [email protected]) if you need more pledge forms, t-shirts, information on incentives, facilitator guides, or even some ideas on what would work well for your group. We can also provide you with further information on making Off- The-Grid an “Ecumenical Challenge”, including which organizations we work with ecumenically on a national level.

2 THE EVENT ITSELF – GREAT POSSIBILITIES!

1. Prizes: To thank participants for supporting our work, PWRDF will provide environmentally conscious prizes to participants who collect certain levels of pledge support. Show these prizes to participants when they sign up for Side-by-Side: Off-the-Grid! (Please see Appendix 11, page 62-64) for prize categories and order forms.

2. Pledges: Before the event, participants may collect pledges to show their support for PWRDF and the work of partners around the world. It is up to you to decide if participants will need to collect a minimum number of pledges (say $10, $20 or $50 each to participate). Please find enclosed reproducible pledge collection forms. After all forms are completed, please send them along with a cheque (made payable to PWRDF, indicating Side-By-Side on the cheque) in the amount of your fundraising total (please do not send cash) to:

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund Attn: justgeneration.ca 80 Hayden Street Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2

3. PowerPoints: In many of the exercises in Off-The-Grid, we have included ways that teams may earn ‘PowerPoints’. PowerPoints are meant to encourage friendly, non-violent competition between smaller teams within your larger group. It’s important to note that some leaders may wish to try alternatives to this more ‘competitive model’. A few suggestions might be to set a goal for how many PowerPoints the whole group could earn, rather than doing team competition. Alternately, a leader might also set a group fundraising goal (with a prize), or set a goal for how many ‘pledgers’ the whole group might find. Whatever the case, we encourage leaders to assess the best model for your group in order to make things fun, engaging, and nonviolent. We also encourage leaders to select teams with pastoral care and group dynamics in mind. However you approach PowerPoints, try not to let the competitive aspect override the whole message of Off- The-Grid!

4. Incentives: In order to encourage fundraising for PWRDF, we’re offering incentives. For a certain amount of funds raised, Off-The-Grid participants are eligible for incentive prizes, which we’ve hand-picked from 10,000 Villages and several ‘green’ stores. We’ll ship the ‘goods’ in 4-6 weeks after we’ve received your order form for them. You may wish to start your fundraising early – even several months before the actual event in order to receive prizes in time for the end of the event!

5. Free T-Shirts: If you let us know that you’re running an “Off-The-Grid”, we’ll send you 2 free fair- trade t-shirts (The order form for these is in Appendix 11, pages 60-61). You may wish to use these ‘freebies’ as prizes or else as promotional tools to let folks know about Off-The-Grid. You may also order extra t-shirts if you’d like to!

6. Extra Resources: PWRDF and it’s Youth Initiative justgeneration.ca have a whole range of resources that can boost the educational potential of your event. Don’t hesitate to drop us a line. Perhaps you want link Off-The-Grid with another focus such as HIV and AIDS, emergency response, or refugees. We can help. Let us know what you’re thinking, and we’ll let you know what we have.

So, now that you’ve thought these things through it’s time to consider what your event might look like. The next page offers a suggested schedule, followed by a checklist, and a step-by-step guide to get your creative juices flowing! Good luck! Our thoughts and prayers are with you!

3 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Suggested Schedule

Time Activity 9:30 am Arrival (with light refreshments) 9:45 am Welcome, Explanation of day and earth prayers 10:00 am Icebreakers

10:45 am Presentation about power issues AND/OR Watch power-related movie 12:15 pm Go Off-the-Grid! 12:30 pm Brainstorming

1:00 pm Calculate your Carbon footprint 1:30 pm Lunch 2:30 pm Spiritual reflection and discussion 3:00 pm Role-playing: either Amazing Race or Reverse Creation 4:30 pm Design and Build Challenge 6:00 pm Supper 7:00 pm Develop a take-home action plan 7:45 pm Create a power-related skit or God, St. Francis and Creation (nlcuded) 8:30 pm Off-the-Grid Jeopardy! 9:30 pm Evening Reflection/Prayer 10:00 pm Campfire/Music/Free time 11:00 pm Bed Or Optional Activity: Late-night gardening (Bed at 12:00 am) 7:00 am Wake-up 7:30 am Breakfast 8:00 am Reflection time 8:30 am Preparations for Eucharist 9:00 am Eucharist (with or without parish) (or whenever Eucharist happens) 9:30 am Skits and reflection (possibly during Eucharist instead of homily) 10:30 am “Winner” declared and prizes given out (possibly at coffee hour) 10:45 am Turn the power back on - Reflection 11:00 am Closing prayer

4 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID 6 Week Planning Guide & Checklist

6-8 weeks before If you haven’t already, let PWRDF know you’re planning an event. We’ll provide you with two free t-shirts and any additions to this kit to help you promote your event. Organize a committee to plan, publicize and implement the event. Get some young leaders involved! Set a fundraising goal Book a location for your event Advertise the event using announcement, posters around your church or school, pamphlets or message in a church bulletin, presentations, media releases, etc. Consider starting a Facebook group or webpage to get youth excited about the event! Invite a guest speaker. PWRDF has suggestions and names, or speak to your local priest or PWRDF Parish Representative Arrange to have a special eco-Eucharist in conjunction with your event at your parish Pre-plant seedlings if you plan on doing the late-night gardening activity (see p. 24)

3-6 weeks before Photocopy and distribute pledge and liability forms to all participants (see Appendix 11, page 65) Put different members of the committee in charge of each aspect of the event (i.e. Food preparation, activity director, logistics, fundraising etc.) to ensure that it is well-planned Send home the permission form (for those under 18) – and, if you wish to do the Carbon Footprint send home the form so younger youth can work on it together with their parents or guardians.

2 weeks before Send out media releases (briefly describing your event) to a local radio/TV station, newspaper, online source or diocesan paper

1 week before! Have a cut-off date for new registrants so you can plan logistics better Arrange for food and refreshments purchases Ask anyone who plays a musical instrument to bring it along Collect supplies for Liturgy (bibles, reflections, candles, etc.) and for activities (see attached “required materials” checklist, (see Appendix 8, page 45) Follow-up your media releases with a phone call

After the event Promptly collect donations. Make sure to keep a list of all people who donated more than $15 and would like a tax receipt on the included form (Appendix 11, pages 57-58). Send your total fundraising cheque (made payable to PWRDF) or money order, as well as evaluation forms, to PWRDF (see Appendix 11, pages 60-61) Say a big thank you to your volunteers and participants!

5 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Event Outline

This is only a guide – feel free to use as much or as little as you see fit. We’ve tried to include everything here, based on what has worked well in other programs and past Side-By-Side events

9:30 a.m. - Arrival As participants arrive, have them make nametags, indicating which group they are in, and pick up their registration materials.

9:45 a.m. - Welcome, Explanation of Rules and Opening Prayer This is your chance to welcome participants and get them excited about the upcoming 24 hours! Here are some organizational rules: • Divide participants into a team – teams will have the chance to earn PowerPoints throughout the event, with a winner declared at the end (A friendly competitive environment encourages participation and creates incentive to fully engage themselves) • Each team will have a mentor or leader (a volunteer the facilitator has chosen) who will keep them motivated and on-task • This is an electricity-free event! Turn off your iPod, cell phones, gameboys, MP3 players and cameras. Have fun with this – suggest if anyone is “caught” using electricity, they’ll have to wear an “energy hog” hat, their team will lose PowerPoints or some other slightly embarrassing punishment • Encourage participants to ask questions, stimulate discussion and be open to disagree with information presented – this is a chance to learn and expand understanding • Start with an opening prayer and reading from the Bible relevant to environmental issues (see Appendix 9, page 46) Prayers and Liturgies for some ideas. You may also with to write your own, or say a prayer spontaneously.

10:00 a.m. - Icebreakers Break the tension with some of these icebreakers – pick those best suited for your group, or come up with some of your own! Depending on the size of your group, you may choose to do them as a whole group or in teams.

1) The Name Game Materials required: none Time length: varies with group size, 10-20 minutes Group size: whole group or teams depending on size PowerPoints for: no points scored Nametags have a tendency to get lost, so this classic game is always a good place to start. Have participants form a circle, and the facilitator say their name preceded by an adjective that starts with the same letter (“I’m magical Margaret”) Then go around the circle having participants doing the same, and saying all the names before them (“magical Margaret, crazy Cameron and I’m delicious Dylan”). Participants aren’t allowed to help each other, but this will usually degenerate near the end.

2) Fact Match-Up Materials required: pen and paper Time length: varies with group size, 20-30 minutes Group size: 5 PowerPoints for: correct matches 6 Have participants divide up into groups of 5, and separate the groups from each other. In groups, each participant comes up with one little known or funny fact about themselves – it’s best if no one else would know it. Then in turns, one person from each group says all five facts, but not naming the person who the facts are about. It is then up to the other groups to match each person up with each fact. They write down their answers on a slip of paper, and points are scored for each correct answer when the true matches are revealed. This continues until each group has had a chance to present their five facts. Points are tallied and awarded at the end.

3) Value Differences Materials required: questions (this can be done from your head if you wish) Time length: variable, 10 minutes is usually enough Group size: Whole group PowerPoints for: no points scored The facilitator makes certain statements, and participants see where they fall between “Strongly Agree” and “Strongly Disagree” with the statement. Designate one side of the space as “strongly agree”, and the opposite as “strongly disagree”, with the space in the middle being open for everything in between. Mix up the questions between some environmental/political ones (e.g. “The government is doing enough to combat global warming”, “Canada is lagging behind other countries in conservation efforts”, “We use more than our fair share of resources”) and some more light-hearted ones (e.g. “Chocolate is without a doubt the best ice-cream flavour”, “I love the show Grey’s Anatomy”). Stress that there is no correct answer.

Here are some more sample questions – Feel free to use some, or to add your own: - Global warming is real - The church should be active in making change in the world - You like to dance - The earth is in trouble - We should use less paper in our church

4) Line-Up Materials required: categories (this can be done from your head if you wish) Time length: variable, 10 minutes is usually enough Group size: Whole group PowerPoints for: no points scored Have participants line up according to a variety of things such as height, age, where they came from (maybe west to east or distance from location), hair colour, degree program etc. The trick is that they are not allowed to talk to each other, but can only use any other form of communication (e.g. body language). Start with something easy like height, and move on to more difficult ones like age and finish with something almost impossible like degree program. Enforce “no talking”!

5) Human Knot Materials required: none Time length: 10 minutes Group size: 6-12 PowerPoints for: fastest team(s) Have participants divide into their teams. They form a tight circle, and each participant must hold hands with two different participants (NOT to their immediate left or right. The teams must then untangle themselves to form a large circle without letting go. If it’s dragging on too long, allow 1 set of people to let go once every couple of minutes until they are finished.

7 6) Split Personality Materials required: sticky notes and pens Time length: 10-20 minutes Group size: 6-12 PowerPoints for: no points scored Have participants divide into their teams. The facilitator gives each participant a sticky note or piece of paper that only they can see. This identifies who they will be acting like – it can be a celebrity (e.g. Arnold Schwarzenegger or Paris Hilton), or a personality type (e.g. Overly sarcastic, always contradicting themselves). Give the group a topic to talk about (global warming related would be ideal!), and have their personalities come out during the conversation. After a certain period of time (say 5 or 10 minutes), have the group guess as to each person’s identity. As an alternative, players can place sticky notes on their foreheads to identify themselves to others without knowing what they’re supposed to be doing. Then, based on the reaction of the other players they have to identify themselves.

Before you begin the next activity, take a short break (maybe 10 minutes). Use this time to set up any required materials for the next session.

10:45 a.m. - Power Issues Presentation / Movie Materials required: Varies, projector or TV and DVD player Time length: 90 minutes Group size: whole group PowerPoints for: be creative – maybe for participation during discussion Now that everybody has got to know each other, it’s time to start learning about energy and environmental issues. A good starting point is having a guest speaker come in while the enthusiasm is still strong. Here are some suggestions of who to ask:

• Sierra Club of Canada: http://www.sierraclub.ca/national/contact.shtml • PIRGS – Public Interest Research Groups – Usually student/youth based – many have a strong environmental focus – for a list of all in Canada – see http://www.pirg.ca/index.php/orgs/index/ • David Suzuki Foundation: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/About_us/Contact_us.asp • The Pembina Institute: http://www.pembina.org/contact-us • Climate Action Network Canada: http://www.climateactionnetwork.ca/e/contact.html • Greenpeace Canada: http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/footer-pages/contact-us • World Wildlife Federation Canada: http://www.wwf.ca/AboutWWF/WhoWeAre/Contact.asp?lang=EN • A local representative from your hydro company or from an alternative energy provider like bullfrog.ca – or someone who does alternative energy like wind or solar power • A city councilor who sits on an environmental committee • Someone involved with “Flick Off”” http://www.flickoff.org/home • A passionate member of your parish involved in local environmental efforts • Someone from “Faith and the Common Good”: http://www.faith-commongood.net/ • Someone from A Rocha, a cross-cultural Christian Conservation organization which has some members active in Canadian cities: http://en.arocha.org/ • KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives – http://www.kairoscanada.org and their environmental site: http://www.re-energize.org/

Alternatively, you may wish to show a movie related to global warming or energy/power-issues. You may also wish to combine the movie with a question and answer period with a guest speaker. Here are some movie ideas: 8

• An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore, 2006 – many resources available at www.climatecrisis.net ) • The Great Warming (Canada, 2006 – many resources, including Christian-specific ones, available at www.thegreatwarming.com) • The 11th Hour (Leonardo DiCaprio, 2007 – resources available at www.11thhourfilm.com) • Garbage Warrior (2007) – www.garbagewarrior.com/About.htm • The Day After Tomorrow (2004) • PWRDF and network partners have produced a number of videos and DVDs related to environmental issues. There are mining videos such as The Curse of Copper and Sacred Land, Scarred Land (both included as part of the justgeneration.ca DVD Questioning Development) as well as Day by day Step by Step: a DVD about how Canadian Churches responded to the Tsunami of 2004 (available separately). You may also wish to play the 5 minute photo montage called “Crumbs from our tables” which shows photos of PWRDF partners at work, as well as youth in action! It features the song “Crumbs From Your Table” by U2. and is also included with Questioning Development , To request any of these resources (most are free) email us at [email protected].

After the film or presentation, leave some time for a question and answer period with the presenter, or discussion period about the film. Don’t skip out on this! It’s important to get the opinions and thoughts from participants about the film or presentation. Depending on the group’s enthusiasm, this should last between 10 and 20 minutes.

12:15 p.m. - Going Off the Grid!!! Materials required: “Off-the-Grid Zone” templates (Appendix 12, page 69), scissors, tape Time length: 15 minutes Group size: in teams PowerPoints for: most signs posted Owing to the fact that movies and presentations most often require electricity, it may be a good idea to wait until they are finished to go “off the grid”. Using the attached templates, have participants cut out signs and reminders that this is an “Off-the-Grid Zone” to post around your space. Have participants post the reminders over anything that uses power – light switches, electrical outlets, hot water taps, ceiling fans, thermostats, microwaves, coffee makers, cell phones, iPods, etc. For extra excitement, give points to the team that posts the most reminders in your given time-period (have a different coloured paper for each team so they’re easy to differentiate). Leave some time to discuss the prevalence of electricity in your space.

12:30 p.m. - Brainstorming Materials required: Flip chart paper, markers Time length: 45 minutes Group size: teams PowerPoints for: as outlined

1) List words that come to mind when you hear the phrase “climate change” 2) Make two lists: Something you do every day that requires electricity, and one that doesn’t (at any level – e.g. Running water requires energy to pump it) – which list is longer? 3) List some creative ways to conserve energy 4) List things you can buy that don’t require electricity to produce (at any stage) – points given for longest list 5) A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea.With “Energy” as a starting point in the centre of your paper, make a mind map of all the connections that you can think of. Oil and 9 climate change may seem obvious, but war and famine are also related. Bigger is better in this case. Here is an example of a ‘mind map’ from the website of the Creative Education Foundation:

6) Make two lists – renewable and non-renewable energy, and list the pro’s, con’s, and unknowns about each. Do you notice any trends? 7) Reflection (together) – Give each team 5 minutes or so to discuss the highlights of what came up in their discussion. Were there similarities between groups? Post brainstorming material in a visible place for reflection on later.

1:00 p.m. - Carbon Footprint A carbon footprint is a representation of the effect human activities have on the climate in terms of the total amount of greenhouse gases produced (measured in units of carbon dioxide). It takes into account all daily activities that produce carbon dioxide, as well as including the products and services we buy that have produced carbon dioxide at some stage.

Materials required: Calculation sheets (Appendix 1, pages 28-30), pens, solar-powered calculators (alternatively computer and internet access). If you are still on the grid when you do this, you could do the computerized version found on KAIROS’ Website: www.re-energize.org. Other calculators can be found at www.safeclimate.net, and www.carbonfootprint.com

Time length: 30 minutes Group size: individual PowerPoints for: team with smallest cumulative footprint (maybe tell the group this after – cheating is possible otherwise!) Although many of the participants may have done this activity before, it is good to see and compare your usage with other participants. If your event is using some power, Internet access simplifies this activity as there are many available online. Use the attached sheet for manual calculation.

Discussion points: • What was your largest contributor to your footprint? • Which areas would be easiest to reduce? The hardest? • Look at the smallest and largest footprint – what are the differences in lifestyle that account for 10 this? • How does this footprint compare to that of developing countries? • If everyone had this footprint, is the population sustainable? • The average CO2 emission per Canadian is 17 900 kg annually (and our water consumption is over 125 000 litres!)

Manual Calculation – Please see Appendix 1, pages 28-30 for a step-by-step calculation guide (You’ll need a calculator unless you love long division)

1:30 p.m. Preparing Lunch You may choose to have a meal prepared already, or use this time to work together and prepare the meal as a group. Food production uses power at many levels – crop growth, harvesting, processing, packaging, transportation. Maybe include a short discussion about this, and try to select a meal that isn’t overly processed – buying local would be great. Vegetarian and vegan cooking uses much less energy “per calorie” than meat-based alternatives. While many participants may not be ready to accept a vegetarian diet, eating less meat and buying local and organic produce is not only better for you, but better for the planet. Some simple ideas include: • A make your own sandwich platter, with bread from a local bakery and unprocessed meats and cheeses. • A “no hot-dogs” outdoor barbeque, with grilled chicken breasts, Portobello mushrooms and vegetables • See Appendix 2, pages 31-33 for some great no-power recipes

Though you’re off the grid, you may wish to, earlier in the day, show this video about how much energy it takes to get from field to table by video artist Molly Schwartz. See this link to find the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4RCyxgz97g

There is also a write- up at: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070709/watch_your_foodometer There is also a good printable newspaper article on how much a simple breakfast costs in fossil fuels at: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/03/26/ING3PHRU681.DTL&type=printable

If you have one close-by, take a trip to a local farmers market or cafe serving locally-grown, fair-trade or organic food. Here’s a link that lists vegetarian, vegan and organic establishments across the country: http://www.happycow.net/north_america/canada/

Solar Cooker Materials required: Cardboard, Tin foil, glue, black spray paint or cloth, glass, string, aluminum cans (see www.solarcooking.org for complete plans and details) Time length: 60 minutes Group size: teams PowerPoints for: team with the best (or worst!) looking cooker, for most effective cooker If your group likes hands-on activities, and you have some extra time, you can also build a “solar cooker”. This will obviously work best in summer, and can be used to cook a variety of foods, including beans, vegetables and even bread. Before your Off-the-Grid event, print various designs of solar cookers from www.solarcooking.org. Collect the basic materials you will need, and have the group build the one they like best (may be suggest the “heaven’s flame” cooker). To add a competitive element, have each team build a different cooker, and judge them at the end, awarding points to the best looking or most effective cooker. Once constructed (which can take up to an hour), cooking will take longer than by another method, so plan ahead. As well, maybe have a backup plan if your construction doesn’t quite go as planned.

Feel free to reproduce and hand out this page:

PartnerLink: Solar Ovens in Tanzania

More than two billion people worldwide depend primarily on wood for their energy needs. Domestic cooking accounts for 60 percent of wood burning in developing countries, and as much as 90 percent in some areas. Plant and tree burning for fires leads to deforestation and contributes up to 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. It also poses a major health threat for women doing the cooking as well as for younger children who are in the kitchen.

In sub-Saharan Africa, deforestation leads to loss of animal habitats, erosion, and reduced rainfall. The end result is drought. To counter this threat, solar cooking is being introduced in the Anglican Diocese of Masasi, Tanzania, through a joint PWRDF-Roman Catholic program.

The solar oven is simple, just an insulated box with a glass top surrounded by four outward panels. It works by the greenhouse effect: light enters through the glass and is absorbed and reflected by the foil-covered walls as infrared radiation (in other words, heat). The glass blocks the infrared, so the heat stays in the box, where it cooks food like a crock-pot – slowly but steadily, as long as the sun shines. Meat cooks in four hours; rice and bread are ready in three hours.

Solar cooking is a win/win proposition: trees are saved, the effects of deforestation are eliminated, money for charcoal and the time and effort gathering wood are saved, and importantly, women’s and children’s lungs are saved.

2:30 p.m. Reflection and Discussion Following lunch, take some time to reflect on your experience so far. Encourage participants to discuss what they have learned, and what they still want to know. What comes out of this discussion may direct the flow of afternoon activities. Here are some questions and prayers to get you started: • What is the most surprising thing you have learned so far? • What are some areas you would like to focus on for the rest of the event? • How are you willing to change your lifestyle to stop climate change? • How will you convince others to do the same? Suggested Bible readings: Old Testament / Hebrew Scripture: • Genesis 1: 1-31: The progression of the six days of creation, upon completion God seeing that is was “very good” • Job 12: 7, 8: Insight into nature through observing the lessons that can be taught by the plans and animals (Job 38: 1-12; Job 40: 15, 19-20) • Isaiah 24: 4-5: Pollution • Jeremiah 2: 4-13: Effects of the abuse of water New Testament / Christian Scripture: • Matthew 21: 33-41: vineyard • Luke 12: 13-21: rich man • Matthew 8: 23-26, Luke 8: 22-24: stills the storms • Romans 8: 19-30: creation groaning You may also wish to sign out the book “Earth Prayers” From the library.

3:00 p.m. (Option 1) – “Reverse Creation” and linking Canadian Mining, the Environment and Human Rights.

Materials required: 8 copies of the ‘script’, costumes (optional), copies of some of the handouts, opprotunites to write to government, or petitions, cards or other ways of showing support. Time length: 60 minutes – 10 minutes for intro, 10 for ‘planning’, 15 for all groups to present. 20 minutes to debrief and talk about human rights, the environment (and sign petitions, if applicable). Group size: Groups of 4 or 8 depending on the size of your group. Parts could also be handed out to an individual, or smaller groups. PowerPoints for: teams who do the most dramatic presentation

Divide into either 4 or 8 groups (depending on the number of participants you have) and give each group one of the 8 parts of the following narrative.

Though the author of “Reverse Creation” is unknown, we found this in the hymnal of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, who are experiencing many human rights violations – including the assassination of many of their clergy. PWRDF is working with many partners from the Philippines to address these human rights abuses – some of which are linked in with the presence of Canadian Mining interests in the area.

Have each group assign a narrator, and give groups 5 to 10 minutes to create a short enactment of their lines.

13 REVERSE CREATION

Group 1. This is in essence, the reverse of what happens in the first chapter of the Bible - Genesis 1 which outlines the creation of the Universe (literally, or symbolically, depending on your point of view).

In the end!!! In the end, we destroyed the heaven that was called Earth. The Earth had been beautiful until our spirit moved over it and destroyed all things.

Group 2. And we said... Let there be no more light... and there was no light. And we liked the darkness; so we called the lack of light, “security”. And we divided ourselves into races and religions and how much money people had in society. We put locks on our doors and security systems to protect what we owned. And there was no morning and no evening on the seventh day before the end.

Group 3. And we said... Let there be a strong government to control us in our darkness. Let there be armies to control and make sure that big companies can pollute, build mines, and can take people off their lands, even though they’ve lived there for thousands of years. And there was no evening and no morning on the sixth day before the end.

Group 4. And we said... Let there be rockets and bombs to kill faster and easier. Let us create wars against terror – and keep making new enemies. And there was no evening and no morning on the fifth day before the end.

Group 5. And we said... Let there be drugs and cheap advertising and bad TV and other forms of escape, for there is this constant annoyance – “reality” - which is disturbing our comfort. And let there also be cars and trucks and airplanes – and let us get addicted to these too – so that God’s earth chokes under their fumes. And there was no evening and no morning on the fourth day before the end.

Group 6. And we said... Let there be divisions among the nations and peoples and religions, so that we may know who is our common enemy. And there was no evening and no morning on the third day before the end.

Group 7. And finally we said... Let us create God in our image. Let some other God compete with us. Let us say that God thinks as we think, hates as we hate, and kills as we kill. And there was no morning and no evening on the second day before the end.

Group 8. On the last day, there was a great noise on the face of the Earth. Fire consumed the beautiful globe, and there was silence. The blackened Earth now rested to worship the one true God; and God saw all that we had done, and in the silence over the smoldering ruins... God wept.

Questions for reflection: • Is this too bleak a picture? Is this really happening? • Are we as humans really bad in how we treat the earth? • What will ‘the end’ look like? Does God promise hope? You might read Revelation 21: 2-4 and 22: 1-6 to consider this question. • What is our role to make things better? Is there anything we can do?

Actions you could do after “Reverse Creation”:

• You could have your Youth Group endorse the petition that PWRDF has endorsed. See it at: http://www.halifaxinitiative.org/index.php/CNCA_Endorsements

The petition is asking for the following things: • Require Canadian companies operating internationally to meet clearly defined corporate accountability, international human rights and environmental standards, as a precondition for both financial and political assistance. • Develop legislation to hold Canadian companies and their directors accountable in Canada when found complicit in human rights abuses and environmental destruction abroad. • Develop robust Canadian-based monitoring, verification and compliance mechanisms to ensure that Canadian companies operating internationally meet clearly defined corporate accountability, international human rights and environmental standards. • Promote the inclusion of human rights standards in World Bank policies and condition private sector lending on compliance with international human rights.

• The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace has a card signing campaign that is worth checking out: http://www.devp.org/devpme/eng/education/action-eng.html. You could contact them to order cards (there is an online version too, if you’re still ‘on the grid’.

• KAIROS – Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives has a campaign to “Stop The Killings”: Please download - a) The petition and backgrounder: http://www.kairoscanada.org/e/humanrights/petitionPhilippinesHR0701.pdf b) The Petition Cover Letter: http://www.kairoscanada.org/e/humanrights/philippinesPetitionLetter0702.pdf

• The United Church of Canada has background on the human rights situation in the Philippines – as well as a letter writing campaign: http://www.united- church.ca/en/getinvolved/takeaction/070510. You can also find lots of information at PWRDF partner the Cordillera Peoples’ Alliance http://www.cpaphils.org/. You could have folks write a letter to the government.

• On the next page is an article on Barrick Gold, adapted from PWRDF partner Mining Watch Canada – who have many more articles on Canadian Mining interests on their website: www.miningwatch.ca. You may wish to have your group write Barrick Gold directly.

Communities Protest Canadian Gold Mining Impacts Around the World!

On May 2nd, 2007, as part of an "International Day of Action" against Canadian Mining Company Barrick Gold, protests took place in six different countries as well as in Toronto, Canada, where Barrick is based.

On the same day, activists protested the actions of GoldCorp, Canada's second largest gold mining company, at their annual meeting in Vancouver.

Canadian-owned Barrick Gold, the world's Enviromental activists protest against Barrick Gold’s largest gold producer, is exploring, building Pascua Lama Mine in Chile in May 2007. and operating huge, open-pit gold mines on nearly every continent on the planet. On average, gold mining today produces 30-70 tons of waste for every ounce of gold, while also consuming and polluting massive amounts of water. An estimated 50 percent of these mining operations occur on native lands.

For many Indigenous peoples, who often rely on their environment for food and necessities, mining threatens not only their livelihood, but also their spirituality and traditional way of life.

These new "modern mining" projects leave thousand-year legacies of acid mine drainage, destruction of ecosystems, disease, and regional climate change. Riches in the form of gold, silver and copper are exported to first world shareholders, leaving behind poverty, dependency and pollution.

A new CorpWatch report details the operations of Barrick Gold in nine different countries, focusing on the efforts on the part of the communities to seek justice from this powerful multinational.

The report presents • individual profiles on Barrick's operations in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, the U.S., Australia, the Philippines, and Canada. • how Barrick's Valedero and Pascua Lama projects got placed in a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve; • a roundup of mine security and police repression in Peru; • how "illegal" miners have had their lives threatened and taken away in Tanzania and Papua New Guinea; • how Barrick threatens indigenous spiritual grounds of the Wiradjuri in Australia and the Western Shoshone in the U.S. • how Barrick threatens the water sources in water scarce areas in Chile, Argentina, Australia, and Nevada. In New South Wales, Australia, Barrick's mine is licensed to use 17 million litres of water per day. Meanwhile, that region is experiencing their worst drought in the last hundred years. • profiles of on-going community struggles against Barrick around the world.

For more information, check out http://s3.amazonaws.com/corpwatch.org/downloads/Barrick_final_sml.pdf

16 3:00 p.m. (Option 2) –The Amazing Race: Off-the-Grid

Materials required: buckets and water, sponges, pens and paper, potting soil, pots, trowels, vegetable seeds, copies of Amazing Race resources (see Appendix 10, pages 54-56) Time length: 90 minutes Group size: teams PowerPoints for: teams based on what position they finish (300 points for first, 100 points for second, 50 points for third)

After a morning of mainly sitting, here’s an activity to get participants active! Similar in concept to the popular TV show the Amazing Race, this gives participants a chance to learn about climate change by traveling to different “countries”. At each stop, they will read a short case study about the effects of climate change in that area, and complete a fast-paced activity before they can move on to the next station.

You will need to set up five stations for each “country”. These should be in short walking distance from each other, but not so close that the race element is avoided. If weather permits, try mixing indoor and outdoor locations (the Alaska station should be outdoors!). You may set the stations up in any order you wish, but try to alternate active and passive stations so teams don’t get too tired. Make sure there is a volunteer at each station, or use the group facilitator for this role. There has to be enough materials at each station for each team to do the task simultaneously – but make sure there is enough space between teams.

General Rules: • All teams start and finish at a designated spot • Teams must complete all the activities correctly to finish • Case studies are to be read out loud at each station by one or all members of the team • Write in the location of each station on the cards provided, which will be given to teams after they complete each activity in sequence • The winner is the first team to finish the last station and return to the finish line – in the case of a tie, both teams will be awarded the PowerPoints

Activity guidelines: Alaska This activity should be done outside for easier cleanup. Mark a line on each barrel where the teams will have to fill up to – maybe test this out first to make sure it doesn’t take too long (no more than 5 or 10 minutes). You will need twice as many buckets as teams. Arrange the buckets in a line, with the filled bucket being approximately 100 feet apart from the empty bucket. Place a sponge beside each full bucket. Teams line up between the buckets and using only the sponge - must fill up the empty bucket to the line. In relay fashion, they must pass the sponge alternatively over their head and under their legs (so if I pass the sponge to you under my legs, you pass it to the next person over your head and so on). Simulating the damage of oil spills, if you notice a team spilling excessive amounts of water, give them a 10 second penalty. If they break the pattern of passing, give them a 15 second penalty. Teams receive their next country card after their bucket is filled to the line.

Antarctica Mark a start and finish line or the ground or floor. Lay out enough cut-out fish (see Appendix 12, page 68) for each participant at the finish line. Teams take turns “penguin” walking (walking while squatting) from the start to finish line. Once at the finish line, they grab a cut-out fish and run back to the starting line giving the fish to the next person, who can then go. If a person breaks penguin- walking into a normal walk, make them return to the starting line. Teams receive their next country card after the last member of the team has returned to the starting line (if teams have different 17 numbers of participants, ensure someone on the smaller teams goes twice to make it fair).

Denmark This should be done in a large area so teams are far enough apart. Place flip chart paper, with numbers from 1 to 12, for each team with slips of paper labeled with each of the 12 countries provided in the resources appendix. Teams must then order the countries from highest to lowest in terms of total wind energy production (as of 2006 – below are the top 12 countries). They are told that Germany is first and Canada is last. After they have ordered them, get each group’s leader to check their order, and place a checkmark beside the ones that are in the correct place. They then reorder them until they are all in the correct order, checking as many times as they wish with the leader to get more checkmarks. Teams receive their next country card when they have all the countries ordered correctly (with checks beside each). The correct order (from highest to lowest) is: Germany Spain United States India Denmark China Italy United Kingdom Portugal France Netherlands Canada

Kenya This activity is best done outside for easier cleanup. Set up enough “potting stations” to have one per team, with enough pots at each for one per participant, as well as vegetable seeds, potting soil and one trowel per station. Team members take turns filling up a pot with soil and planting a vegetable seed in it. Only one participant from each team may be planting at once. If a team tries to pot two or more at once, make them all dump out their pots and restart from the beginning. Once each team member has planted his or her seeds, the team receives its next country card. Teams may leave their potted plants at this station for the remainder of the race.

Canada Make sure teams are far enough apart. Each team must make a list of 20 ways to conserve energy – these can be around the home, at the office, at school, in transportation, etc. Once each team is complete, have the group leader check the list, crossing out any that are duplicates or too similar in nature (or that are questionable as to whether or not they would conserve power). Teams are finished when they have a list of 20 unique conservation tips.

After completing the station you have last in order, teams run back to the starting line (so the last station and the line should be located some distance apart). The first team to have all its members cross the finish line is the winner!

18 4:30 p.m. - Design/Build Challenge After all that heavy stuff – time for some more creativity. If the group seems tired, you might just make this ‘open time’ – but if you need a focus, see below.

Materials required: cardboard, tape, scissors, markers, construction paper, graph paper, pens/pencils, balloons, straws, balsa wood skewers, plastic spoons, recycled plastic, any recycled “goodies” you can find Time length: 90 minutes Group size: teams PowerPoints for: best product as judged by the group

This hands-on, outdoor-optional (season permitting) activity gives participants a chance to take what they have learned and develop something physical from it. Teams work together to design and construct (from recycled materials), an ecologically friendly structure or building. Suggest teams design one of the following: an eco-friendly house, a functioning windmill, a functioning hydro dam (this may be the hardest) or a “wind” powered car. All teams can build the same item (which makes it fun to make comparisons between them), or each team can build something different. Make sure you supply teams with enough materials to successfully complete their task, but understand that functioning models of these will be difficult to build. Give teams 20 minutes to make a design on graph paper, 40 minutes to construct their design, and leave 30 minutes for testing and evaluation. The design on paper can take into account all the technical aspects of their ideas, and all of these don’t necessarily have to be reflected in the construction. For example, a group may say their house will use geo-thermal power, but this would be difficult to build. Have groups vote on which one they think is best (besides their own group’s!) and give points to this team. Here are some suggestions you can give to teams: Eco-friendly house: • Think about window placement for the different seasons • Insulation and quality of construction (to keep warm in cold and keep cool in the heat) • Natural light vs. electric lighting • Expense and carbon emissions used in construction • Power source – can it be on-sight? • Ecologically friendly appliances

(see PartnerLink on next page for Eco-Friendly Houses in Cuba)

Windmill: • How big should it be? • How will the axis turn minimizing resistance? • What should it be made of? • Where will it be constructed – offshore, hilltop? Hydro dam: • Many of the same suggestions as the windmill, but materials must work under water (no cardboard!) • How will it affect the local eco-system or fish habitat? Wind-powered Car: • How will it run – balloons, a windmill? • How will the wheels be constructed and attached? • Think about the aerodynamics of the design • How many people will it hold (or Lego people) • Which surfaces can it run on (continued after article on next page) 19 Feel free to reproduce and hand out this page:

PartnerLink Eco-Friendly Houses! In Cuba, two of PWRDF’s partners are currently undergoing eco-friendly construction and farming projects. The Cuban Council of Churches (CIC-DECAP) is working on rural sustainability projects, spreading the use and development of appropriate technologies without relying on outside technicians. The DECAP project “Local Fund for Sustainable Development Initiatives” began in 2001 in the municipalities of Perico and Los Arabos. The Local Fund provides support to local development projects that attempt to increase food production, while decreasing the difficulties created by economic barriers affecting Cuba since the U.S. blockade. The main activities concentrate on technology such as alternative sources of energy like gas that is captured from compost such as human and anima waste (yes, poo!). This gas is known as biogas. People learn about composting and organic agriculture techniques in area workshops and participate in national and international forums related to participatory, integrated community development. In addition, the Cuban Center for Reflection and Dialogue (CCRD) is working on development of alternative sources of energy with the construction of ‘Biogas’ plants. CCRD has three models in their pilot farm in Cardenas, Matanzas province, which has been declared a national reference farm in Cuba, with production increasing from 60 to 190 tons in 4 years. They provide technical support and when possible financial support to build them. At 190 plants, the Matanzas province has the largest number of biogas plants on the island, with 97 of them being constructed by CCRD (and many other using their building expertise). CCRD and CIC-DECAP are two organizations in partnership with PWRDF who serve as models for ecological sustainability.

(continued) Encourage teams to be creative, and stress that the important part is thinking about the factors that will affect their design, not necessarily the perfection of the design itself. You’re bound to get some pretty funny looking results, but this is half the fun.

To test the hydro plant, place it on an angled plank and run water through it (or in a stream if one’s close by). The windmill can be tested in a windy area (or using a fan), and the car on a flat stretch of sidewalk or in a parking lot. For the house, you are looking for creativity of ideas and overall construction technique.

Here are some examples of these ecologically friendly structures in the real world – maybe print out some information and facts for participants to look over. • Eco-friendly house – The Solar Decathlon: Ten teams compete to build the most cost-effective house that runs completely on solar energy (http://www.solardecathlon.org/) • Examples of windmills, hydro dams and solar powered cars, including plans on how to build your own of each! (http://www.re-energy.ca)

20 6:00 p.m. - Supper Like at lunch, you may have the group prepare their supper, or choose to support a local restaurant or bakery. If they know ahead of time about your event, some may even be willing to donate your meal or prepare it at a reduced cost. Note that the solar cookers you built probably won’t work this late in the day.

7:00 p.m. - Take-home action plan Materials required: paper and pens Time length: 45 minutes Group size: individual PowerPoints for: teams vote on their favourite action plan

Now that teams have learned about various aspects of power generation and climate change issues, it’s time to put that knowledge into action! Have participants individually (or in pairs) use the included template to create an event, awareness campaign or other activity in their home community that will promote the values they have learned today. Give participants 20-30 minutes to develop their plan, and use the remaining time for teams to share their plans with each other. Please see Appendix 3, pages 34-35 for a template on creating a successful action plan.

Another option for a take-home component might be to do KAIROS’ “re-energize’ campaign – which is available as an on-line action and is included as Appendix 4, pages 36-37. The campaign makes great links between the personal (asking folks to make personal commitments to help the environment) and political (asking the Canadian government to commit to concrete goals).

If you find you don’t have time to do both, you might consider giving folks the card or the website address of the KAIROS action so that they can participate when they’re back on the grid.

7:45 p.m. - A Little Drama Materials required: varies Time length: 45 minutes Group size: teams PowerPoints for: teams vote on their favourite skits, or have some unbiased judges choose the winner A fun way to incorporate what they have learned is by allowing participants to come up with skits incorporating issues of climate change and power use. While skits can take into account facts, humour and religious significance, it’s best not to limit the creativity of the group by dictating their performance. A general guideline is skits should be between 3 to 5 minutes long, use appropriate language for a church setting (especially if you will be presenting them at a service), and build on the themes that were discussed during the day. If you have enough time, allow teams to make props or costumes for their skits from recycled materials. Here are some skit ideas, but don’t limit yourself to these! • A mock-interview with an oil company executive who is refuting climate change, as it is obviously happening around him (having people act as hurricane, drought affected communities, etc.) • A humorous “dating” gameshow featuring a politician bachelor, trying to be enticed by three varying views of what he should do regarding climate change (one potential “date” being each view, ie: strictly economic, environmental, etc.) • A tableau style skit with a serious tone, depicting the far-reaching implications of climate change • A light-hearted, informative-style skit showcasing simple solutions that can be done in the home of everyday citizens. This could incorporate a humorous “good vs evil”, “conserver vs. 21 waster” approach to highlight both sides of the equation. • A skit set in the future, with characters highlighting what the implications of climate change have been, and what they should have done 100 years ago to prevent them If your creative juices aren’t flowing, or if you’d like a ready-made play, please see Appendix 5, pages 38-39 where we’ve provided a play that is a conversation between God and St. Francis.

8:30 p.m. - This is Jeopardy! Materials required: powerpoint file(downloadable from www.justgeneration.ca) or template cutouts, ‘buzzers’, pen and paper Time length: 60 minutes Group size: teams PowerPoints for: final score at the end of the game, bonus for winner A good way to end the day is by testing how much participants have learned and their knowledge of energy and climate change in this fun and interactive way. If your group turns out to be competitive, it’s also the best way to earn Powerpoints before the end of the day. Depending on whether you are completely off the grid, you may use either the powerpoint file which is downloadable from our website, or cutout templates for this activity. We have also included questions and answers in Appendix 6, pages 40-43.

Split the group into their teams, and give each team a “buzzer” to ring in an answer with – bicycle bells or horns work well. Appoint an (impartial) scorekeeper, someone to read the questions, and a judge to decide who buzzes in first when it is close, and also to decide whether or not an answer is close enough to accept. Randomly select a team to pick the first category and question. Once picked, the first team to ring in gets to answer, and must give it in the form of a question (“What is carbon dioxide?”). Teams are allowed to confer quietly with their teammates before they answer. If answered correctly, they are awarded the points for the question, and get to pick the next question. If answered incorrectly, the other teams may ring in, but the team which answered does not get a second guess. Set a time limit for answers, say 15 seconds, after which time the answer is revealed.

If a “daily double” is picked, the team may bet anything up to their total score, unless the total score is under 1000, in which case they may bet up to 1000. For the final jeopardy question, only teams with points are allowed to participate, and again may bet up to their total score.

Once over, assign each team in PowerPoints their score, with perhaps a bonus going to the first place team.

9:30 p.m. - Reflection and Discussion Since most energy-related activities are now completed, now would be a good time for a further discussion and reflection period. Questions to get you started: • What was the most significant thing learned today? • Has today made you optimistic that you can make a difference, left you pessimistic about our future, or left your opinion unchanged? • Which activity did you like the best? The least? Which was the most useful to your understanding? • Go back and look at your brainstorming flip-charts – is there anything you would add now? Take away? Like to highlight? • Has your faith been strengthened today? Leave some time for open discussion as well, as more mature groups will need this time to debrief and discuss their experience. Incorporate some of the suggested bible readings from the lunchtime reflection period as well – either different ones, or the same ones you did before, encouraging participants to reflect if their inference has changed. 22

As part of this time – or to move into the campfire/music/free time. You might consider holding a time of Prayer in the style of the Taize Community; which uses candles (remember – use beeswax if you want to keep it fossil fuel free!), icons, and soft, simple repetitive chants. We can send you a worksheet on how to plan such a prayer if you are interested. Email [email protected].

10:00 p.m. - Campfire/Music/Free time Participants may be tired at this point from a day full of activity, so a relaxing hour is a good idea. If you are in an outdoor setting, consider a campfire, and encourage participants to bring guitars or other instruments for some music. If you have eager musicians, ask them to bring along ‘chord charts’ for songs – which might have to do with justice or the environment.

Suggestions You may wish to use songs from pop culture ranging from “Big Yellow Taxi” (originally by Joni Mitchell) through to “Where is the Love?” by the Black Eyed Peas to Madonna’s “Hey You” or Melissa Etheridge’s “I Need to Wake Up” (used in “An Inconvenient Truth”), Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) or Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song”.

For folk songs, you might want to consult the book “Rise Up Singing” – which has a good section on ecology and guitar chords for every song.

Of course, the Christian Tradition is ripe with songs about God’s creation and our need as Christians to be caregivers of creation. See Appendix 7, page 44 for a list of hymns and praise songs that might be good to check out. If you need help finding guitar chords, contact us at justgeneration.ca.

If you are in an indoor setting, giving participants some free time to chat and catch-up would probably also be appreciated. Alternatively, if you plan on doing some late-night gardening, you can use some of this time to get an “early” start.

11:00 p.m. - Late-night gardening Materials required: pre-planted seedlings, soil, trowels Time length: 60 minutes Group size: teams PowerPoints for: none Green plants remove carbon dioxide from the air, and add beauty to our cities. If you chose to plant fruit or vegetable plants, they also reduce on dependence on imported food. Using the seedlings that you pre-planted, have teams break up around your location to plant them. Some possible places include: in the churchyard, in an abandoned lot or easement, or along the sidewalk. Planting trailers on a cement wall can also green an otherwise blank space. (Don’t do anything illegal though!) This activity will build stewardship and camaraderie among the teams, and at the same time add some character and greenery to your city.

Before sending out groups, have a short demonstration of how to plant the seedlings, including how far to dig down and if they should be in the shade or the open. This will vary depending on the type of plant that you buy. If you have a younger group, make sure there are chaperones accompanying them – and always be sure to do adequate risk assessment and let parents of minors know they will be leaving the church property. Also be sure that you seek permission if you’re planting on private property!

You may wish to look at the articles on the following pages before or after gardening to link to the global context…

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PartnerLink: The Healing Power of Nature: Butterfly Gardens in Sri Lanka

The Butterfly Peace Gardens first opened their gates to children in September 1996, assisted by a start-up grant from PWRDF. As an example of the healing power of God’s creation, the garden is a garden of reconciliation and healing for war affected and traumatized children from the Batticaloa district of Sri Lanka’s Eastern province. This oasis of imagination and creativity brings together artists, peace-workers, healers and children from various ethnic and religious groups including Tamil, Muslim, Hindu and Christian. It is a small zone of peace - a symbol of hope and inspiration focusing on the needs of children.

The objective of the garden is to heal trauma with children and to engage in peace-building within the community.

The Butterfly Garden replaces the ways of war, violence and destruction with a spirit of gentleness and by fostering a connection to God’s creation. By tending to the garden within the human heart as well as the earthly experience with equal compassion and imagination, the child can heal and become a healer within her/his community.

Children from various ethnic and religious groups are represented proportionally with equal numbers of boys and girls. Ranging between the ages of 6 to 16, 150 children are chosen throughout the Batticoloa area to attend the garden program one-day per week for 9 months. Later in the process parents are invited to participate thus improving the relationships between entire communities across the country. Food and transportation are provided. A satellite program in their own local towns and villages is planned as follow-up for children who have attended the garden program.

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PartnerLink: Christian Community Services Gardens in Kenya Healing Nature, Individuals and Community!

Christian Community Services, the development arm of the Anglican Church of Kenya, is a partner of PWRDF. Imagine for a moment visiting the home of Hellen, a young woman living with AIDS. When Judy the nurse from CCS first visited her she had such bad skin infections that she could neither walk nor talk. Judy worked with her and her mother, encouraging more protein in the form of fish and increased vitamins from varied vegetables. This improved diet cleared up her skin infections and she is now reasonably healthy. She is pictured below centre with her mother, Rose, on her left and Judy on her right.

Pictured in the photo is Patrick, the CCS agriculture facilitator. He has worked with Rose teaching her to grow the varied vegetables that are helping her daughter’s health. Rose now grows beans, sweet potatoes, cassava, corn, bananas, potatoes, pigeon peas and millet. She works 30 hours/week on her land.

Farming is a way of life for most people in rural Kenya. The CCS development team works hard to introduce people to new crops and new varieties and improved ways of growing them. At Mr Gachamba’s farm, which is now used as a demonstration site, he grows hybrid pumpkins and corn intercropped with beans to bring increased nitrogen to the soil, passionfruit, grafted avocadoes, peanuts, dolicos, and tomatoes. The hybrid pumpkins mature in 55 days and produce 12 2kg fruits per plant. These pumpkins will store for up to a year. The grafted avocadoes are borne on smaller trees needing less space and facilitating harvest. They bear larger fruit abundantly and sell for much higher prices at market than the traditional variety.

In another region of Kenya, the CCS has devoted expense and energy in setting up area stations where they conduct workshops and have demonstration plots to educate community members on improved crops and agricultural techniques. The staff of this CCS feel strongly that these workshops and demonstration plots are extremely important to their program. Local people learn sustainable skills they can pass on to others - thus extending the benefits of the program.

One of the new agricultural techniques allows people to grow vegetables in a small space with no wasted water. A millennium garden, or multi- story bag, (pictured to the left) is simply a mound of soil (hopefully enriched with manure) wrapped in plastic, burlap or other material with a drywell of stones in the centre. Slits are made in the sides and vegetables are planted in the slits and on the top. Kale and onions are popular crops for these small spaces. Water is poured down through the stones. This technique is especially good for people with little space or whose energy level is compromised and cannot walk distances to tend a field!

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26 12:00 a.m. - Bed

7:00 a.m. - Wake-up

7:30 a.m. - Breakfast A cold breakfast is easy to prepare – consider fresh local fruits, organic cereals and breads, or locally made cheeses and yogurts. You will want your volunteers to get up early to set everything up – nobody likes to wait for food in the morning.

9:00 a.m. - Eucharist Consider using the included “green” Eucharist, and combining it with your parish’s regular Sunday service. If your Priest agrees, suggest that participants perform their skit instead of the homily during the service – this is a great way to get them engaged in the Eucharist, and the congregation will probably also appreciate them! If you want to really engage your parish, consider challenging them to join you in having an “off-the-grid” service. For some churches this will be relatively easy – turning off microphones and artificial lights in a small parish won’t be too much of a hindrance. However, if your parish uses extensive audio-video equipment, electric instruments or your space has few windows, it might be more of a challenge (making it even more poignant). To further engage the congregation, consider having them make donations to your event for participating in the service. As well, maybe request a short time during the service to explain what your last 24 hours entailed, why you did it and how it has affected the participants.

See Appendix 9, pages 47-53 for an Environmental Eucharist.

10:30 a.m. - Wrap-Up Following the Eucharist (and perhaps during your parish’s coffee hour), it’s time to wrap-up your event. Turn the power back on, and leave some time for discussion. It’s also time to declare a Powerpoints “winner”, and give out some eco-friendly prizes to the top team. Give participants some time to fill out the included evaluation form – this is very important, as will help both you and us to refine and enhance this event for future groups.

11:00 a.m. - Closing prayer End your day with one of the prayers found in Appendix 9, pages 46-53 or choose one of your own. Remember to thank everyone for their support!

27 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Appendix 1: Manual Carbon Foodprint Calculator

Though you may be “Off-the-Grid” by time you do this exercise, you might also want to check out the following websites (at a later time):

Kairos (Canadian Ecumenical Social Justice Initiative) has a Calculator at http://www.re-energize.org/ Or check out - http://www.zerofootprint.net/ Or at the Toronto programme: http://www.zerofootprinttoronto.com/ Or calculate your CO2 footprint: http://www.zerofootprintoffsets.com/calculator.aspx

A note to organizers – you may need to ask youth to work with their parents/guardians before the event. This could be taken home as ‘homework’!!!

Manual Carbon Footprint Calculator Number of people in your household ______(#)

Transportation Car Total km driven per year, first car ______km (1) Fuel economy of first car ______mpg x 0.425 = ______kilometers per litre (2)

Total km driven per year, second car ______km (3) Fuel economy of second car ______mpg x 0.425 = ______kilometers per litre (4)

Total km driven per year, third car ______km (5) Fuel economy of third car ______mpg x 0.425 = ______kilometers per litre (6)

Guidelines: Hybrid/Smart – 45 mpg, small car – 30 mpg, midsize car – 25 mpg, large car/van – 20 mpg, Truck/SUV – 15 mpg

Airplane Total km flown per year ______km (7)

Guidelines: Toronto-London: 5700 km Toronto-Vancouver: 3400 km, Toronto-Calgary: 2700 km, Toronto-Miami: 2000 km, Toronto-Montreal: 500 km

Train Total km by train each year ______km (8)

Guidelines: Toronto-Kingston: 260 km, Toronto-London, ON – 200 km

Public transport – Subway/Bus Total km by public transit each year ______km (9)

Guidelines: Toronto (Union) to Pearson airport: 25 km, Toronto (Union) to Don Mills: 15 km, Toronto (Union) to Eglington and Avenue: 10 km

28 Calculations: Divide (1) by (2) ______litres (10) Divide (3) by (4) ______litres (11) Divide (4) by (5) ______litres (12) Add (10) + (11) + (12) ______litres (13) Multiply (13) by 2.34 ______kg CO2 (14) Divide (14) by (#) ______kg CO2 / person (15) Multiply (7) by 0.25 ______kg CO2 / person (16) Multiply (8) by 0.09 ______kg CO2 / person (17) Multiply (9) by 0.07 ______kg CO2 / person (18)

Home Energy Electricity – Do one of the following options: 1. Bill Calculation Your monthly energy bill $______(20) Cost per kWh $______(21) Example Guideline: A local utility in one province currently charges 5.3 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) for your first 600 kWh/month of consumption and 6.2 cents per kWh above 600 kWh. Utilites across the country will vary… Divide (20) by (21) by (#) ______kWh / person (22) OR 2. Monthly estimate Appliance Wattage (1) Number Hours used / KWh / year (4) = used (2) week (3) (1) * (2) * (3) * 52 / 1000 Kitchen Blender 300 Coffee maker 1500 Microwave 1000 Electric Range 1500 Oven 3400 Dishwasher 1500 Toaster 1000 Refrigerator 500 Freezer 600

Family/Living Room Television 300 Computer 120 Monitor 100 Printer 100 Game system 70 DVD Player 100 Radio 70 Cable box 200 Amplifier 450 Speakers 350 UPS System 2000 (uninterruptible power supply)

29 Laundry Room Washer 1150 Dryer (Electric) 5400 Dryer (Gas) 700 Iron 1200

Heating/Cooling Furnace 12 000 (Electric) Furnace (gas) 700 Space heater 1500 Central air 4000 Window air 1200 conditioner Fan 500

Other Hot water heater 4000 Garage door 750 opener Security system 500 Hair dryer 1200 Lights bulbs 75

Add up column Total (22) Multiply (22) by 0.62 ______kg CO2 / person (23)

Natural gas Your natural gas bill per month $______(30) (assuming 40 cents / m3) Divide (30) by 0.40 ______m3 / month (31) Multiply (31) by 12 ______m3 / year (32) Multiply (32) by 1.94 ______kg CO2 / year (33) Divide (33) by (#) ______kg CO2 / year / person (34)

Heating Oil Your heating oil bill per month $______(40) (assuming 60 cents / litre) Divide (40) by 0.60 ______litres / month (41) Multiply (41) by 12 ______litres / year (42) Multiply (42) by 3.12 ______kg CO2 / year (43) Divide (43) by (#) ______kg CO2 / year / person (44)

Total Add (15) + (16) + (17) + (18) + (23) + (34) + (44) ______Your CO2 emissions is kilograms per year

This is your direct CO2 emission, but think about all the products you listed before that require electricity to produce. Think about the transportation cost of bringing your food to the grocery store. Think about the CO2 given off in the refining process of oil and natural gas. All of these contribute to your indirect CO2 emissions, so this above number is really much higher. 30 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Appendix 2: No-Cook Recipes

Note: If you plan on using recipes that require marinating or other prep time, plan to prepare them before completing the ecological footprint exercise, and eat lunch when it is finished.

For more recipes and ideas, you might check out Canadian Baptist Ministries: http://www.24hrblackout.com/Docs/other/recipes.pdf

Veggie Appetizer Pizza INGREDIENTS: • 1-1/4 cups finely chopped fresh vegetables • 1/4 tsp. salt • 1/8 tsp. white pepper • 1/4 cup chopped Kalamata olives • 4 oz. container cream cheese • 1 clove minced garlic • herbs to taste • 5 (6") whole wheat flatbreads • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese • 1/4 cup shredded Havarti cheese PREPARATION: For the vegetables, you can use a combination of broccoli, carrots, red onion, yellow summer squash, mushrooms, and bell peppers. Chop finely and toss vegetables with salt, pepper, olives and lemon peel. Combine cream cheese with garlic and herbs, and spread it over each flatbread and top with vegetable mixture. Sprinkle each with cheddar and havarti cheeses. Cut each into 6 wedges to serve. Makes 15 servings

Strawberry Shrimp Melon Salad A frozen pre-cooked shrimp ring works well for this recipe. INGREDIENTS: • 1-1/2 cups lemon yogurt • 1 tsp. lemon juice • 2 Tbsp. honey • 2 cups watermelon cubes • 2 cups cubed cantaloupe • 2 cups halved strawberries • 1 lb. cooked medium shrimp, shelled and devined PREPARATION: In small bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice and honey and blend well. In large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Pour dressing over and toss very gently to coat. Serve immediately on lettuce lined plates.

Marinated Vegetable Salad INGREDIENTS: 31 • 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges • 1 green bell pepper, chopped • 1 orange bell pepper, chopped • 1 yellow summer squash, thinly sliced • 1/4 cup minced red onion • 1/3 cup red wine vinaigrette salad dressing • 1 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley • 1 Tbsp. minced fresh basil

PREPARATION: Combine all vegetables and stir gently to mix. Combine salad dressing with parsley and basil and pour over vegetables. Mix gently. Let mixture stand at room temperature for 1 hour to blend flavors. Makes 6-8 servings.

Bulgur Salad with Cucumbers, Olives and Feta Use a campfire to heat the water, or your solar cooker! If this is unavailable, eliminate the bulgur and substitute extra cheese and vegetables. INGREDIENTS • 1 cup fine bulgur • 1 ¼ cups very hot water • ¼ cup finely diced red onion • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice • 2 tablespoons finely chopped oregano • 1 tablespoon drained small capers, finely chopped • 1 garlic clove, minced • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil • 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into ¼ inch cubes • 1/4 cup chopped pitted mixed olives • 3 large romaine lettuce leaves, coarsely chopped • Freshly ground pepper • 3 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)

PREPARATION: In a medium bowl, toss the bulgur with 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir in the water, cover with plastic wrap and let stand until the water is absorbed and the bulgur is tender, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large serving bowl, combine the red onion with the lemon juice, oregano, capers and garlic and let stand for 5 minutes. Whisk in the olive oil and then add the cucumber and olives. Fluff the bulgur with a fork and add it to the dressing. Add the lettuce, season with salt and pepper and toss well. Top the bulgur salad with the crumbled feta and serve right away.

Brie Peach Sandwiches INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup peach preserves 1 peach, peeled and chopped 1 Tbsp. minced green onions 1 tsp. raspberry vinegar dash white pepper 1/2 cup mayonnaise 6 crusty french rolls 6 leaves butter lettuce 10 slices brie cheese 32

PREPARATION: Combine peach preserves, chopped peach, green onions, vinegar, and red pepper flakes; stir and set aside. Makes enough for 8 sandwiches. Assemble sandwiches with the peach mixture and remaining ingredients just before serving.

Cobb Salad Sandwiches Pre-cook the chicken, or buy a cooked one and chill it from your deli’s prepared food counter. Alternatively, substitute chicken for hard-boiled eggs or extra avocado to make this suitable for vegetarians. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups cubed cooked chicken 1/3 cup chopped green onion 1 tomato, seeded and chopped 1 avocado, peeled and chopped 1/3 cup red wine vinaigrette salad dressing 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 6 (10") flour tortillas 1-1/2 cups shredded fresh spinach 1 cup crumbled blue cheese

PREPARATION: Combine chicken, green onion, tomato and avocado in medium bowl and gently mix. In small bowl, combine salad dressing and dijon mustard and whisk to blend. Add to chicken mixture and stir to coat. When ready to serve, spoon chicken mixture into each tortilla. Top with spinach and blue cheese. Fold up bottom edge and fold in sides. Serves 6.

Make Your Own Ice Cream INGREDIENTS: • 4 C crushed ice • ½ C rock salt • 1 quart-size zip-close bag • 1 sandwich-size zip-close bag • ¼ C milk • ¼ C heavy cream • 2 Tbsp sugar • ½ tsp vanilla

PREPARATION: 1. Put 2 C crushed ice and ¼ C rock salt into the quart-size zip-close bag. Pour the milk, heavy cream, sugar and vanilla into the sandwich-size bag. Seal this bag tightly. 2. Place the smaller bag (with milk, etc.) inside the larger bag. Gently squeeze out the air and seal it. Continue squeezing the two bags gently for about 5 minutes. Observe what is happening. 3. Drain the water from the larger bag, and add the remaining ice and salt. Seal and squeeze until the mixture is very thick. 4. Remove the small bag from the ice and dry the outside of the bag. With scissors, cut one of the bottom corners off the small bag, squeeze contents into a bowl and enjoy!

33 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Appendix 3: Take-home Action Plan

Top 3’s What are your top three . . . Concerns around climate change (e.g. Oil refining practices) 1.______

2.______

3.______

Favourite activities/hobbies (e.g. Hockey or guitar) 1.______

2.______

3.______

Skills you think you’re best at (e.g. Playing music or graphic design) 1.______

2.______

3.______

Ways you can combine your concerns, favourite activities and skills to develop an event, activity, or campaign to raise awareness (e.g. Host a battle of the bands event to raise awareness for the violence around oil in the Middle East) 1.______

2.______

3.______

Now pick the best idea you came up with, and start planning! What age will your action plan be geared towards? (Check as many as apply) Elementary School High School University/College Adult Seniors Intergenenerational

When will the best season for your action plan be? Fall Winter Spring Summer Specific date ______

How many people will participate in your action plan? 1-10 10-25 25-50 50-100 100+

How will you attract people to participate? ______

Who will help organize your action plan? (Friends? Family? Teachers?) ______

Provide a brief description of your action plan, including any details you feel necessary for others to understand it ______

What are you hoping to accomplish? (Raise money? Awareness? Have fun?) ______

35 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Appendix 4: Kairos Re-Energize Action!

As another ‘expression’ of a take-home activity, you might want to consider having your group sign on to the ‘re-energize’ campaign that comes from KAIROS. KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives - is an organization that unites churches and religious organizations in a faithful ecumenical response to the call to "do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with (y)our God" (Micah 6:8). They are also a network partner of PWRDF and justgeneration.ca. Kairos deliberates on issues of common concern, advocates for social change and joins with people of faith and goodwill in action for social transformation.

Through re-energize, KAIROS is urging the Canadian government to build a just and sustainable energy economy, in which Canada not only fulfills its Kyoto responsibilities and takes a leading role in post-Kyoto negotiations but also:

• examines how domestic and international policies supporting the fossil fuel industry (such as subsidies and diplomatic interventions) contribute to ecological destruction, human rights abuses, and conflict around the world, and • creates binding legislation holding Canadian energy companies operating overseas accountable for human rights and environmental abuses that occur on their watch.

We need your help to make this happen! Please have members of your group sign the action sheet saying what steps you’re willing to take to re-energize, and what you expect of the Canadian government! We will use these the collective strength of these statements in our advocacy efforts with government.

A link to the campaign – including the on-line version (for when you’re back on-the-grid): http://www.re-energize.org/Scripts/mail/index.php

A colour .pdf of the campaign card (also found on the next page of this book in photo- copyable form): http://www.re-energize.org/pdfs/CampaignActionFINAL.pdf

37 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Appendix 5: Short Play:

God, St. Francis and Creation!

GOD: Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, thistle and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from the long-lasting blossoms attracts butterflies, honey bees and flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast garden of colours by now. But, all I see are these green rectangles.

St. FRANCIS: It's some of the people - especially those in the North - that settled there, Lord. Some people started calling your flowers "weeds" and went to great lengths to kill them and replace them with grass.

GOD: Grass? But, it's so boring. It's not colourful. It doesn't attract butterflies, birds and bees; only grubs and sod worms. It's sensitive to temperatures. Do these people really want all that grass growing there?

ST. FRANCIS: Apparently so, Lord. They go to great pains to grow it and keep it green. They begin each spring by fertilizing grass and poisoning any other plant that crops up in the lawn.

GOD: The spring rains and warm weather probably make grass grow really fast. That must make them happy.

ST. FRANCIS: Apparently not, Lord. As soon as it grows a little, they cut it-sometimes twice a week.

GOD: They cut it? Do they then bale it like hay?

ST. FRANCIS: Not exactly, Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in bags.

GOD: They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it?

ST. FRANCIS: No, Sir, just the opposite. They pay to throw it away.

GOD: Now, let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so it will grow. And, when it does grow, they cut it off and pay to throw it away?

ST. FRANCIS: Yes – that’s right God.

GOD: These people must be relieved in the summer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat. That surely slows the growth and saves them a lot of work.

ST. FRANCIS: You aren't going to believe this, Lord. When the grass stops growing so fast, they drag out hoses and pay more money to water it so they can continue to mow it and pay to get rid of it.

GOD: What nonsense. At least they kept some of the trees. That was a sheer stroke of genius, if I do say so myself. The trees grow leaves in the spring to provide beauty and shade in the summer. In the autumn, they fall to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture in the soil and protect the trees and bushes. It's a natural cycle of life.

ST. FRANCIS: You better sit down, Lord. The people have drawn a new circle. As soon as the leaves fall, they rake them into great piles and pay to have them hauled away.

GOD: No. What do they do to protect the shrub and tree roots in the winter to keep the soil moist and loose?

ST. FRANCIS: After throwing away the leaves, they go out and buy something which they call mulch. They haul it home and spread it around in place of the leaves.

GOD: And where do they get this mulch?

ST. FRANCIS: They cut down trees and grind them up to make the mulch.

GOD: OK! I don't want to think about this anymore. St. Catherine, you're in charge of the arts. What movie have you scheduled for us tonight?

ST. CATHERINE: "Dumb and Dumber", Lord. It's a story about....

GOD: Never mind, I think I just heard the whole story from St. Francis.

Source: Unknown – please submit source if you know it. Thanks.

39 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Appendix 6: Jeopardy Questions

National Emissions 200 This second largest emitter of carbon dioxide is often blamed for diminishing the effectiveness of the Kyoto protocol after it failed to ratify it. (United States)

400 This country recently took over the number one spot in total annual CO2 emissions, fueling concerns about the necessity of emission controls applying to both developed and developing countries. (China)

600 Daily Double This smallest of the Nordic countries shares its only land border with Germany to the south, and as a proportion of its total power generation, has the greatest percentage of wind power, at almost 20%. (Denmark)

800 Electricity in this European country located to the north of Italy comes only from hydroelectric and nuclear sources, contributing to its status as the country with the largest GDP per CO2 emissions, an good measure of merging environmentalism and economics. (Switzerland)

1000 The economy of this country with capital Doha and located north of Saudi Arabia, relies heavily on oil and natural gas, contributing to its status as largest emitter of CO2 per capita. (Qatar)

Conservation Technology 200 Used as early as 200 BC by the Persians to grind grain, this type of power plant is now by percentage the fastest growing in the world, with capacity tripling in the last 5 years. (wind power)

400 Based on the 1926 invention by Edmund Germer, this type of light has the potential to save roughly 70% in electricity over incandescent bulbs, but it also contains small amounts of harmful mercury. (compact fluorescent bulb)

600 This emission control system was introduced in the United States in 1975, and while it reduces the emission of toxic chemicals, it converts them to greenhouse gasses. (catalytic converter)

800 Invented by Scottish businessman Robert Anderson in 1832, this has the potential to greatly reduce transportation related emissions, but has so far failed to gain popularity.

40 (electric car)

1000 First used commercially in 1996 by Norway’s Statoil, this process diverts CO2 being produced industrially from entering the atmosphere as gas. It is abbreviated to CCS. (Carbon Capture and Storage processes)

Canadian Connection (We’ve included 2 sets of these in case you need them!!)

Set One: 200 The rapidly expanding oil and gas industry in this province lead it to be the largest emitter of CO2 per capita in Canada, and at one time a major opponent of the Kyoto protocol. (Alberta)

400 Contrary to popular belief, Henry Woodward of Toronto, Ontario, was the inventor behind this (energy-inefficient) appliance. (incandescent bulb)

600 Due to the short-life of technology, 140,000 Tonnes of this end up in Canadian landfills each year. (electronic waste).

800 This company, based in Burnaby, British Columbia, is considered a world leader in the design and development of fuel cells. (Ballard Power Systems)

1000 This is the name of the largest coal-fired power plant in North America, located in southeastern Ontario on Lake Erie. While it generates 15% of Ontario’s electricity, its emissions are equal to that of approximately 3.3 million cars. (Nanticoke Generating Station)

Set Two:

200 The average Canadian home is illuminated by 41 of these. (lightbulbs) – note that a compact fluorescent bulb uses 75% less energy and lasts 10 times longer on average than a standard bulb.

400 On this island, the Piping Plover is an endangered shorebird which might become extinct if the Ocean rises any higher. (Prince Edward Island)

600 Approximately 25% of Canadians are use these to get their water. (private wells)

41 800 The average Canadian uses 36,000 Litres of water each year for this. (showering)

1000 The most toxic waste in Canadian landfills comes from homes, military or industry? (homes)

Numbers, Numbers, Numbers 200 The amount of CO2 present in the atmosphere in parts per million, has increased from 284 in 1832 to around this number today. (380, +/- 10)

400 How many earths would we need to be sustainable today if everyone consumed resources at the rate of the United States? (6)

600 In the past century, the average temperature of the Earth has risen by this amount, and is predicted to rise by as much as 6.4oC by the end of the century. (0.7oC +/- 0.2oC)

800 Percentage by which Canada has to reduce its CO2 emissions below 1990 levels to comply with the Kyoto protocols; This translates to a 44% reduction below current levels by 2010. (6%, 5.2% is the average for all developed countries)

1000 Methane is this many times more potent than CO2 in contributing to the greenhouse effect – time to cut back on the beans. (21 times, +/- 5)

Climate Change 101 200 The majority of greenhouse gases released by humans are created as a result of burning these. (Fossil fuels)

400 Researchers have been able to accurately estimate the CO2 concentrations for the past hundreds of thousands of years by examining these, often found in Antarctica. (ice cores)

600 After forests and other plants, this is the next largest absorber of greenhouse gases on the planet. (Oceans)

800 Besides burning fossil fuels, this is the other major human cause for climate change.

42 (land-use changes/deforestation)

1000 This is the term commonly used for changes in amounts of radiation emitted by the sun, and is still accepted by some as an alternative hypothesis for the reason behind global warming. (solar variation)

“C”ing the future 200 The main gas responsible for climate change. (carbon dioxide)

400 This type of power plant, which accounts for the majority of power generated in the United States, was supposed to be closed in Ontario in 2007 but most are still operating. (Coal-fired)

600 This French speaking country is central Africa has the lowest carbon emissions per capita in the world. (Chad)

800 This phrase was the 2006 Oxford University Press Word of the year, and refers to the practice of balancing carbon emissions with renewable energy sources so net carbon emissions are zero. (carbon neutral)

1000 It is feared that an increase in carbon dioxide will increase the concentration of this substance (also found in soft drinks) in oceans, lowering pH and causing the extinction of many species. (Carbonic acid)

Final Jeopardy Question: This council, abbreviated IPCC, was established in 1988 by two United Nations programs, World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Environment Program, to evaluate the risk of climate change on humans. Their latest report concluded with over 90% confidence that humans have caused global warming. (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)

43 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Appendix 7: Eco-Themed Worship Songs

These songs are in Common Praise, the Hymnal of The Anglican Church of Canada:

Trees of the Fields / You Shall Go Out With Joy 662 For the Fruit of All Creation 259 God Whose Farm is All Creation 261 Let All Things Now Living 403 Morning Has Broken 3 Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee 425 How Great Thou Art 423 A Song of Creation 754 Many and Great O God are Your Works 407 Wind Upon the Waters 408 God of the Sparrow 414 She Flies On 56 All Creatures of Our God and King 355 O Healing River 578 Nothing Can Trouble (Taize) 568 Ubi Caritas (Taize) 553

These praise songs can be found by Googling them:

Breathe – Marie Barnett Creation Calls – Brian Doerksen Psalm 121 – I lift my Eyes Up – Brian Doerksen Megwitch Kitchi Manitou – David Ruis Come Heal This Land – Robin Mark Shout To The Lord – Darlene Zschech Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble? - Delirious

These songs are in Voices United, the Hymnal of The United Church of Canada:

As The Deer (Psalm 41) vu766 It Only Takes a Spark vu289 I, The Lord of Sea and Sky vu509 Peace Prayer of St. Francis vu684 Touch The Earth Lightly vu307 This Is God’s Wondrous World vu296

Please contact [email protected] if you need guitar chords or further ideas.

44 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Appendix 8: Required Materials Checklist

Paper (preferably recycled!) Pens, pencils, markers Sticky notes Scissors Tape Flip chart paper Cardboard Tin foil glue black spray paint or cloth glass sheeting string aluminum cans construction paper graph paper balloons straws balsa wood skewers plastic spoons recycled plastic any recycled “goodies” you can find “buzzers” (bicycle bells or horns work well) Firewood, kindling and matches Roasting sticks Musical Instruments Bible Photocopied resources throughout this kit Nametags Calculator Some sample costumes (for skits) Food! (Think snacks, drinks, meals, campfire food, etc.)

Optional Materials TV or video projector Laptop DVD player pre-planted seedlings soil trowels

45 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Appendix 9: Prayers and Liturgies

Opening Prayers Great Spirit, Give us hearts to understand, Never to take From creation’s beauty more than we give, Never to destroy wantonly for the furtherance of greed; Never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth’s beauty; Never to take from her what we cannot use. Give us hearts to understand that to destroy earth’s music is to create confusion; That to wreck her appearance is to blind us to beauty; That to callously pollute her fragrance is to make a house of stench; That as we care for her she will care for us. Amen. - U.N. Environmental Sabbath Program

Imagine a place without a pipeline, Without an oil well, Without a rig. Imagine a place without a coal pit, Without a smoke stack, Acid rain free.

Imagine a land of long white vistas, Ice cold saviours, Gleaming glaciers, Breaking into the sea. Imagine the Earth without an oil slick, Free of pollution, No radioactivity.

Imagine a place on Earth so awesome, So vast so pure, We can hardly breathe its air. Imagine the Earth alive with morning, Shimmering white nights, No end of sky, No end of sea. - Carole Forman, “Antarctica”

Be a gardener. Dig a ditch, toil and sweat, and turn the earth upside down and seek the deepness and water the plants in time. Continue this labor 46 and make sweet floods to run and noble and abundant fruits to spring. Take this food and drink and carry it to God as your true worship.

- St. Julian of Norwich

You may find the book Earth Prayers From around the World – 365 Prayers, Poems and Invocations for Honoring the Earth a useful resource. It’s available from most libraries and many booksellers.

Environmental Eucharist This Environmental Eucharist was adapted from The Earth is the Lord’s – Environmental Prayers & Liturgies, produced by the Dioceses of Ottawa

Collect Creator of the fruitful earth, You made us stewards of all things. Give us grateful hearts for all your goodness, And steadfast wills to use your bounty well, That the whole human family, Today and in generations to come, May with us give thanks for the riches of your creation. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. Book of Alternative Services (BAS) page 296

Alternate Collect O God, who creates the delicate web of life, We worship you in wonder and joy. Your breath gives us life and your light guides our way. Teach us to cherish all of creation By caring for the earth and each other. Transform our ordinary ways that we may walk in newness of life. Help us to share life with all creation. Open our eyes now to see your transforming power at work In us and in our world.

Readings OLD TESTAMENT Deut.8: 7-18 “For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land . . .” Isaiah 35:1-10 “The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad . . .”

PSALM 65: 1, 5-14 or 104: 25-37

EPISTLE 2 Cor. 9: 6-13 “The point is this: the one who sows sparingly . . .” Romans 8:19-25 “Creation waits with eager longing . . .”

GOSPEL Luke 12: 13-21 The parable of the rich Fool Matthew 6: 25-33 “. . . consider the lilies of the field . . .”

47 Sermon

The Creed Let us confess the faith of our baptism, as we say, I believe in God, The Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit And born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, And is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again To judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, The holy catholic Church, The communion of saints, The forgiveness of sins, The resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayers Of the People Leader: For the rain and sun and insects to pollinate crops; for farmers who work with nature and preserve the beauty and diversity of God’s Creation; and for wild creatures which enjoy the harvest of berries, nuts, grains and seeds. All: We give thanks, O God

Leader: For the soil, rich and precious, home to countless living creatures which maintain fertility and give us food and life. All: We give thanks, O God.

Leader: For growing awareness that we all depend on the Earth for our daily food and fuel; and for the increasing number of people who want to eat local food and have closer links with farmers. All: We give thanks, O God.

Leader: For wisdom to live in ways that will slow down climate change and keep the rains falling in their due season. All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For caution in manipulating the building blocks of life in transferring genes between species. All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: For grace to recognize we are part of God’s Creation with responsibilities to care for God’s earth and our fellow creatures, including farm animals during their lives and in their deaths in abattoirs. All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: Bring peace to the killing fields of war. Turn scorched earth to green, so that people can sow their seeds and harvest their crops and live in harmony with their neighbours. All: Lord, send forth your spirit.

Leader: Bring justice to those crushed by debt, forced to grow cash crops for us to consume, tempted to waste fertile land growing drugs and tobacco, and denied access to land for growing their own food. All: Lord, send forth your Spirit.

Leader: Send us out into the world, in service to God’s creatures, as disciples of Jesus who blessed bread and wine at the Last Supper – bread which Earth has given and human hands have made and wine, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. All Lord, sent forth your Spirit. 48

Confession and Absolution Leader: When God looked around at the splendours of Creation, God declared that it was very good, That every part of Creation had value in and of itself. In our world we exploit and deplete living and non-living beings. Lives and lifestyles are destroyed by an economic system That is guided by greed rather than the common good. Let us join in our prayer of confession.

Leader: For earth not sustained, forgive us we pray. All: For food not shared, forgive us we pray.

Leader: For beauty not celebrated, forgive us we pray. People: For creatures not reverenced, forgive us we pray.

Leader: For differences not valued, forgive us we pray. People: For love not conveyed, forgive us we pray. (silence for personal reflection)

Leader: Jesus said, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” Be at peace with God, living harmony with creation and with each other, knowing God loves us all. People Thanks be to God.

The Peace The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.

Eucharistic Prayer #4 BAS page 201 Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you.

Celebrant Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to gives our thanks and praise.

Celebrant It is right to give you thanks and praise, O Lord, our God, sustainer of the universe, You are worthy of glory and praise. People Glory to you for ever and ever.

Celebrant At your command, all things came to be: The vast expanse of interstellar space, Galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, And this fragile earth, our island home; By your will they were created and have their being. People Glory to you for ever and ever.

Celebrant From the primal elements You brought forth the human race, And blessed us with memory, reason and skill; You made us the stewards of creation. People Glory to you for ever and ever.

Celebrant But we turn against you, and betray your trust; And we turn against one another. Again and again you call us to return. Through the prophets and sages You reveal your righteous law. In the fullness of time you sent your Son, 49 Born of a woman, to be our Saviour. He was wounded for our transgressions, And bruised for our iniquities. By his death he opened to us The way of freedom and peace. People Glory to you for ever and ever.

Celebrant Therefore we praise you, Joining with the heavenly chorus, With prophets, apostles, and martyrs, And with those in every generation Who have looked to you I hope, To proclaim with them your glory, In their unending hymn: All Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

Celebrant Blessed are you, Lord our God, For sending us Jesus, the Christ, Who on the night he was handed over To suffering and death, Took bread, said the blessing, Broke the bread, give it to his friends, And said, “Take this, and eat it: This is my body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

In the same way, after supper, He took the cup of wine; He gave you thanks, And said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my blood of the new covenant, Which is shed for you and for many For the forgiveness of wins. Whenever you drink it, Do this in remembrance of me.” People Glory to you for ever and ever.

Celebrant Gracious God, We recall the death of your son Jesus Christ, We proclaim his resurrection and ascension, And we look with expectation for his coming As Lord of all the nations. We who have been redeemed by him, And made a new people by water and the Spirit, Now bring you these gifts. Send your Holy Spirit upon us And upon this offering of your Church, That we who eat and drink at this holy table May share the divine life of Christ our Lord. People Glory to you for ever and ever.

Celebrant Pour out your Spirit upon the whole earth And make it your new creation. Gather your Church together From the ends of the earth into your kingdom, Where peace and justice are revealed, That we, with all your people, 50 Of every language, race and nation, May share the banquet you have promised; Though Christ, with Christ, and in Christ, All honour and glory are yours, Creator of all.

People Glory to you for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer Over the Gifts Source of all life, The heaven and earth are yours, Yet you have given us partnership will all your creation. Receive the symbols of our labour and love Which we offer you this day, In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Prayer After Communion God of our hope, In this Eucharist we find the source of all your blessings. Nourished in these holy mysteries May we, with our lives, Give you continual thanks and praise. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Lord’s Prayer Celebrant And now, as your Saviour Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, (in a language of your choice – we’ve included French and English here, but feel free to use others as well).

All Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed by thy name, Notre père, qui êtes aux cieux! Thy kingdom come, Que votre nom soit sanctificié. Thy will be done, Que votre règne vienne. On earth as it is in heaven. Que votre volonté soit faite, Give us this day our daily bread. sur la terre comme au ciel. And forgive us our trespasses, Donnez-nous aujourd'hui notre poindre ce jour. As we forgive those who trespass against us. Pardonnez-nous nos offenses, And lead us not into temptation, comme nous pardonnons aussi a ceux, qui nous ont But deliver us from evil. offensés, For thine is the kingdom, et ne nous soumetez pas à la tentation, The power, and the glory, mais délivrez-nous du mal. For ever and ever. Amen. Car c'est à toi qu'appartiènne, le régne, la puissance et la gloire, pour les siècles des siècles. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread BAS page 212 Celebrant Creator of all, You gave us golden fields of wheat, Whose grains we have gathered And made into this one bread.

All: So may your Church be gathered From the ends of the earth Into your kingdom.

Alternative Blessing As we leave this place, may our worship continue. May we go out with joy and be led forth in peace. May we have ears to hear the mountains and hills bursting into song around us; may we have eyes to see the trees of the field clapping their hands, and may we join with them in joyful gratitude and praise to God our creator.

51 Closing Prayers

How strange and wonderful is our home, our earth, With its swirling vaporous atmosphere, Its flowering and frozen climbing creatures, The croaking things with wings that hang on rocks And soar through fog, the furry grass, the scaly seas . . . How utterly rich and wild . . . Yet some among us have the nerve, The insolence, the brass, the gall to whine About the limitations of our earthbound fate And yearn for some more perfect world beyond the sky. We are non of us good enough For the world we have. - Edward Abbey

For the Lord your God Is bringing you Into a good land,

A land Of flowering streams, With springs and underground waters Welling up in valleys and hills, A land of wheat and barley, Of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, A land of olive trees and honey, A land where you may eat break without scarcity, Where you will lack nothing, A land whose stones are iron And from whose hills you may mine copper.

You shall eat your fill And bless the Lord your God For the good land He has given you. - Deuteronomy 8:7-11

For the following prayer, perhaps divide it up into sections, having each team or team delegate read one.

For the marvelous grace of Your Creation – We pour out our thanks to You, our God, For sun and moon and stars, For rain and dew and winds, For winter cold and summer heat.

We pour forth our praise to You For mountains and hills, For springs and valleys, For rivers and seas.

We praise You, O Lord, For plants growing in earth and water, For life inhabiting lakes and seas, For life creeping in soils and land, For creatures living in wetlands and waters, For life flying above earth and sea, For beasts dwelling in woods and fields.

How many and wonderful are Your works, o God! In wisdom you have made them all!

But we confess, dear Lord, 52 As creatures privileged with the care and keeping of Your Creation That we have abused your Creation gifts Through arrogance, ignorance, and greed.

We confess risking permanent damage to Your handiwork; We confess impoverishing Creation’s ability to bring You praise

Yet, we confess that Your handiwork displays Your glory, Leaving all of us without excuse But to know You We confess that Your handiwork Provides the context of our living; It is our home, It is the realm in which we live the life of Your kingdom: Your kingdom that is now in our midst and coming yet more fully. We confess, Lord, that we often are unaware Of how deeply we have hurt Your good earth And its marvelous gifts. We confess that we often are unaware Of how our abuse of Creation has also been an abuse of ourselves.

O Lord, how long will it take before we awaken to what we have done? How many waters must we pollute? How many woodlots must we destroy? How many forests must we despoil? How must soil must we erode and poison, O Lord? How much of Earth’s atmosphere must we contaminate? How many species must we abuse and extinguish? How many people must we degrade and kill with toxic wastes Before we learn to love and respect your Creation; Before we learn to love and respect our home?

For our wrongs, Lord, we ask forgiveness.

In sorrow for what we have done We offer our repentance. We pray that our actions toward You and Your Creation Are worthy of our repentance; That we will so act here on earth that heaven will not be a shock to us.

We promise to reverence Your Creation as a gracious gift Entrusted to us by You, our God. We promise anew to be stewards And not pillagers Of what You have entrusted to us.

Creator God, You have given us every reason To learn and promote this wisdom of lives lived in harmony with Creation.

May we, your servants, increasingly serve. May we, your servants, increasingly come to love Your Creation as we increasingly come to love You,

Through Christ Jesus, Our Lord.

Amen

- North American Conference on Christianity and Ecology

53 Side-By-Side: OFF-THE-GRID Appendix 10: Amazing Race Country Cards

Photocopy enough cards for one of each per team. Your first station’s card is given to each team at the beginning of the race. They are given the remainder in sequence at each location

Alaska Location:______

Case Study As much of the state is covered by permafrost, Alaska will be greatly affected by climate change. Warming temperatures will cause the thawing of this permafrost, which will lead to shifting ground, erosion and landslides. As well, present structures constructed on the permafrost, including runways, roads, military installations and other buildings, will need to be strengthened or modified as the melted permafrost cannot bear as much weight as frozen ground. In addition, there will be more ice-free open water during the year, and sea ice that does form will be thinner. This will allow for an increase in shipping and military presence by the United States. The possibility spells conflict for Canada and Russia, as both countries are currently debating the sovereignty of the Northwest passage and the Northern Sea route respectively. An increased military presence in the north is in nobody’s best interests.

Activity Since its completion in 1977, the trans-Alaska pipeline has transported over 15 billion barrels (that’s almost 3.4 trillion litres!) of oil from the northern oil fields in Alaska to the ice-free port of Valdez in the south. The pipeline stretches almost 1300 kilometers, and its construction caused many negative environmental implications (not to mention the death of 31 workers). Of the oil transported, tens of thousands of barrels have been leaked, causing severe environmental implications. In your team, use the sponge provided to fill up your “barrel” with water. Stand in a line between the two buckets, passing the sponge off in relay style. You must pass the sponge alternatively over your head and between your legs. Make sure your pipeline doesn’t leak! The next location will be given once the bucket is full of water.

Antarctica Location: ______

Case Study Over the past 50 years, the population of Antarctic emperor penguins has declined by 50 percent. Using the latest atmospheric data, it has been shown that global warming (causing an unusually long warm spell in the late 1970’s) is at least partially responsible for this decline. This warm spell is related to the Antarctic circumpolar wave – huge masses of warm and cold water that circle Antarctica every eight years. This warm spell caused shrinking levels of ice, which in turns leads to smaller populations of krill (a shrimp-like crustacean that is a staple in the emperor penguin’s diet). Less food to eat caused many nesting penguins to die. It should be noted that colder temperatures often result in longer ice sheets, which means a longer walk (often many months) for penguins to get to the ocean, and bring back food for their young. This can be too long for the males (who are protecting the egg or chick) to wait, and they eventually abandon the young. However, it has been found that overall, a smaller food supply caused by warmer temperatures is the worse of the two for penguin populations.

Activity Penguins have to walk hundreds of miles in the freezing Antarctic weather to get food for their young. In your teams, each member must “penguin-walk” (squat while walking) through the assigned course to retrieve a fish and bring it back to the group. The next location will be given once all members retrieve a fish.

Denmark Location: ______

Case Study Many people associate Denmark with windmills. Early structures were used by farmers to grind grain into flour and to irrigate crops. They did not need to be connected to a central power grid. Windmills also accounted for the rise of electricity use in rural America (where farm houses were often too far apart to be connected to power lines). Modern windmills poised to become a major force in the global energy arena – it is estimated that the Earth has enough capacity in wind, solar and other clean generating sources to deliver six times current energy demands.

Denmark continues to play a leading role in wind power generation globally. Not only are many large corporations who produce modern windmills based in Denmark, but the country also produces over 20% of its power from wind, the largest percentage of any country. They have the ambitious target to eventually produce half their power from wind sources. Combined with solar and other clean sources of energy, wind energy has the potential to stop our addiction to fossil fuels, and curb the current trend of rising greenhouse gas emissions.

Activity Rank the following countries in order of the most installed wind turbine capacity (as of 2006), from highest to lowest. These are the top 5 countries in terms of total wind capacity. Note this is total capacity, NOT a percentage of their total energy needs. (Hint: Germany is first, and Canada is last) Spain Denmark India Germany United States China Netherlands Italy Canada United Kingdom France Portugal The next location will be given once the correct order is achieved

This might take you a few tries (or more than a few) – after you’ve guessed, have your leader check your answers. They will put a checkmark beside the ones that are in the correct place. Rearrange the remaining countries until the order is correct to receive your next location.

55 Kenya Location: ______

Case Study In an already impoverished part of the world, climate change and deforestation are having a profound effect on crop yields and human health. While droughts periodically occur naturally, their frequency and magnitude has been increasing because of anthropogenic climate change. A severe drought in 2006 left 2.5 million without food in Kenya. 1.4 million in Somalia. 1.5 million in Ethiopia. Since 1970, average annual rainfall has dropped almost 30% in the area. This puts added pressure on Western aid organizations – the Kenyan government was requesting $150 million to feed almost 10% of its population. The effect of the drought will be felt for many years after in these countries – not only are many lives lost as a direct result, but replenishing the population of livestock that perish will take many years.

It is not only climate change that causes increased droughts, but also other human-caused environmental factors such as deforestation. While it is a common belief that rain is generated mainly through condensation of water over oceans and large bodies of water, in fact over 60% of precipitation is generated over forests, wetlands and inlands lakes and streams. When forests are destroyed to make room for grazing fields or other developments, the entire water cycle is affected.

Activity We are fortunate here in Canada to have an abundance of fertile farmland and adequate resources for proper irrigation and maintenance. You can help by growing some of your own vegetables at home, which reduces carbon emissions associated with transportation and agriculture. Each team member must plant vegetable seeds using the pots, soil and tools provided. Pots must be planted in relay fashion, with only one person planting at a time. Once each person has finished, you will receive your next location.

Canada Location: ______

Case Study The Albertan tar sands have been described as Canada’s Climate Change Disaster. While Canada is now ranked second in total oil reserves (only behind Saudi Arabia) worldwide, the process of getting at this oil is very damaging to the environment. To separate the oil from the sand, large amounts of steam must be injected into the oil wells. This steam requires huge amounts of energy to produce, energy that is produced through the burning of natural gas or coal. Refining in this way is up to three times less efficient than other oil- mining practices – and this is all before the oil itself has even been burned! Combined with transportation and other mining costs, refining a barrel of oil can in fact take more energy than the oil will deliver. This is not a sustainable situation! On top of the climate change implications, this process also uses huge amounts of fresh water. As development grows, there are fears this will have to be diverted from agriculture, and will deplete the water table in the area.

Alberta already contributes 40% of Canada’s carbon emissions, and has accounted for over 50% of new carbon emissions in recent years. This oil is not being used by Canadians – we produce over 45% more energy than we need, so it is foreign countries and corporations who are benefiting from our environmental destruction. Further tar sand deposits are located under the boreal forest, one of the largest carbon sinks in the world. Thus expansion would also cause massive deforestation, compounding the climate change implications. Many call for a moratorium to be placed on new tar sands developments.

Activity If we all conserve energy, the demand for fossil fuels such as those coming from the tar sand will eventually be reduced. As a group, list 20 ways that individuals can conserve energy in their daily lives. Once your list has been checked by your leader, you will receive your next location.

56 Appendix 11: Forms - Tax Receipt Form, Pledge Form, Evaluation Forms, Order Forms, Permission Form.

TAX RECEIPT FORM and Instructions for Side-By-Side Organizer

Organizer’s Name:______

Email:______

Phone Number:______Group/Parish/School: ______

City/Town, Province:______

There are two ways to process Tax Receipts:

1) Through PWRDF - Simply mail this form to us with all cheques / money and we will issue a tax receipt directly to the donor. The donor will also be added to PWRDF’s donor database. For this process, all cheques must be made out to PWRDF. Please note that PWRDF cannot be responsible for monies lost in the mail. Use the form below if you wish to follow this option.

2) Through your Parish (or other Charitable Organization) - You can collect and issue the receipts directly and then send PWRDF a lump sum donation from your organization. With option 2, the form below is not needed, as you will be issuing all Tax Receipts.

Please note that Tax Receipts can only be issued if the donors’ names and addresses are complete, including city, province and postal code.

Receipts will automatically be issued for any paid pledges of $10 or more. Here is the list of people who donated $10 or more and would like a Tax Receipt.

POSTAL PLEDGE NAME ADDRESS CITY PROV. CODE AMOUNT

Feel free to make multiple copies of this form.

PLEASE MAIL THIS FORM AND ALL DONATIONS (within one month of your event) TO: The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund Attn: justgeneration.ca 80 Hayden Street Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2

FOR MORE INFORMATION email [email protected] or call 416 924-9199 x 366 or toll free at 1-866-308-7973

58 Participant’s Name:______Email: ______Phone: ______

Group/Parish/School:______PLEDGE FORM Address: ______City/Town, Province______

This Side-By-Side Pledge Form is intended for Side-By- PWRDF is the Canadian Anglican Agency for Development, Relief, Refugees and Global Justice. Registered Charitable Number: 8664 34640 RR0001 * Telephone: Direct 416 924-9199 x 366 * Toll Free 1-866-308-7973 More resources from PWRDF and justgeneration.ca are available on our website www.justgeneration.ca.

POSTAL PLEDGE NAME ADDRESS CITY / TOWN PROV. PHONE # PAID? CODE AMOUNT Side: OFF-THE –GRID -- A 24-Hour Action Event for Youth

Receipts will automatically be issued for any paid pledges of $10 or more.

Please return this form with pledge money to your Side-By-Side Off-The-Grid Organizer. PWRDF Side-By-Side organizer – please include this information on the Tax Receipt Form and see the note regarding how to collect funds and request/issue Tax Receipts. Keep this pledge sheet for your records If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call the numbers listed above. 59 Evaluation Form – Organizer Date of your Off-the-Grid event ______Total Number of Participants ______Total Money Raised: $______Would you like to receive information on other justgeneration.ca events? | Yes | No

Please indicate how effective the following activities were at educating and engaging participants (1 being not effective, 5 being very effective)

Activity Educating Engaging Icebreakers 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Power-related film/presentation 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Going Off-the-Grid 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Brainstorming 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Ecological Footprint 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Solar cookers 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Reflection/Discussion time 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Reverse Creation 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Design/Build Challenge 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Developing an action plan 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Creating a skit 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Jeopardy! 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Late-night gardening 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Eucharist 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 PowerPoints Competition 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

How helpful was PWRDF staff in helping you plan your event? 1 2 3 4 5 N/A Was the material age appropriate for your group? (Your age range_____) 1 2 3 4 5 Was the event . . . | Too long | Just Right | Too Short Would you organize another Side-by-Side event? | Yes | No

What type of activity would you like to see more of? ______Less of? ______

Is there anything that you added beyond the kit that was very effective and you’d like to share with other groups? ______

Comments/Further Suggestions: ______

Side-by-side can be a first step in a youth’s involvement with PWRDF. If you had any participants you think would like to get involved with us further, please provide their contact information on the back of this sheet (or ask them to contact us at [email protected]). 60 Evaluation Form – Participants

What were your three favourite activities in Off-the-Grid? 1.______

2.______

3.______

What were your three least favourite activities in Off-the-Grid?

1.______

2.______

3.______

What did you learn from Off-the-Grid? ______

Do you plan on changing your lifestyle as a result of the event? |Yes | Maybe |No

Do you plan on teaching others what you have taken away from this event? |Yes | Maybe |No

Do you think you’ll participate in other PWRDF events in the future? |Yes | Maybe |No

What are some improvements you would suggest? ______

Other Comments:

61 Order Form – T-Shirts and Other Materials

Give us the date of your Side-By-Side: Off The Grid and get 2 free Fair Trade T-Shirts (extra shirts available at $15 each)…

T-Shirt Option One: “Jesus Christ Revolutionary” (front and rear)

Jesus Christ: Revolutionary

…Black print on Fair-Trade Shirt. T-shirts may not be exactly as shown.

Jesus Christ: It’srevolutionary Easy Being Green

T-Shirt Option Two: “It’s Easy Being Green”… (front and rear) …2-Colour Print on Fair-Trade Shirt. T-shirts may not be exactly as shown. 62 T-Shirt Order Form (continued)

Parish ______

Contact ______

Address ______

______

Diocese: ______

Phone # (______) - ______- ______

Email ______

Date of your Off-the-Grid ______

Expected number of Participants ______Ages of participants (please put approximate #’s): 12-16 ______16-20 ______20-25 ______25-30 ______30+ ______# of participants by gender: male: ______female: ______other: ______

___ Yes, I’ve included the date of Off-The-Grid and would like my 2 free shirts!

___ If available, I’d also like some free “STOP AIDS” red silicon bracelets specify number requested Small: ____ Large: ______

___ I’d like a free copy of “Questioning Development” DVD and guide (which features “Crumbs from Your Tabl”e by U2 photo montage as well as mining videos.

Size and numbers of shirts To see shirt styles and details, see: http://www.justshirts.ca/onlinestore.htm Select/check off your 2 free ones. If you’d like more, place the numbers beside the sizes and send us a cheque for $15/per shirt.

Jesus Christ: Revolutionary (Black Print, 2-sided t-shirt) - Women’s Baby T-Shirts S___ M___ L___ XL___ - Unisex T-Shirts S___ M___ L___ XL___

It’s Easy Being Green (Colour Print, 2-sided – light coloured t-shirt) - Women’s Baby T-Shirts S___ M___ L___ XL___ - Unisex T-Shirts S___ M___ L___ XL___

Additional Shirts are $15. Please enclose a cheque for shirts that are required over and above your 2 free ones. Please allow 4-6 weeks for all shirts to arrive!

Send completed form to: The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund Attn: justgeneration.ca 80 Hayden Street Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2

63 Order Form: Prizes (These prizes may not be valid after December 31, 2008 – contact us to find out)

To encourage participation, the following levels of incentive prizes will be provided by PWRDF. All prizes are either fair-trade and/or recycled or promote environmentally friendly practices. Please allow 4-6 weeks for prizes to arrive.

$25 raised • Fair trade chocolate bar

$75 raised • Fair trade chocolate bar PLUS • Hemp hat or • Fair trade Hackey Sack

$150 raised • Fair trade chocolate bar • One $75 prize PLUS • Another World Is Possible Corn Plastic Eco-Drink Mug

$300 raised • Fair trade chocolate bar • One $75 prize • One $150 prize PLUS • Fair trade rain stick or • 100% Recycled 'Jimi' Wallet

$600 raised • Fair trade chocolate bar • One $75 prize • One $150 prize • One $300 prize PLUS • Hemp backpack or • Recycled Sari belt or purse

64 Check off which Prizes each participant selected, and add up totals at the bottom of the table (you may need to make more copies of this!!!)

Total Bars Chocolate Hemp Hat Sack Hackey Drink Mu Corn Rain Stick Wallet Backpack Sari Belt Sari Purse Raised Participant’s Name ($) g

Total:

(continued on next page) 65 Please ship total number of prizes (indicated on previous page) to:

Contact Info:

Parish / Group ______

Contact ______

Address ______

______

Diocese: ______

Phone # (______)- ______- ______

Email ______

Send completed form to:

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund Attn: justgeneration.ca 80 Hayden Street Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2

66 OFF-THE-GRID Permission Form Full Disclosure, Informed Consent to Participate and Liability Release

I am the parent and/or legal guardian of

______who is 18 years of age or younger.

I grant my permission to allow the above named person to travel to and to attend and participate in Side-By-Side: Off The Grid to be held (or which will begin) at

______.

I understand that my child may be leaving the property of where the event is beginning. I understand that my child will be doing fundraising for the Primates’ World Relief and Development Fund.

I assume all responsibility and liability for any property of the above named person that is lost, stolen or damaged, and/or for any injury, accidental or intentional, to the above named minor while at the event and/or its surrounding areas. I further assume all responsibility in respect of the conduct and actions of the above named person, in particular with respect to any damage or injury caused by said person.

Furthermore, I hereby irrevocably waive any and all claims of whatsoever nature and release PWRDF, The Anglican Church of Canada, this parish, their volunteers and their employees from any and all liabilities that may arise as a consequence of my decision to allow the above named person to attend these meetings and associated events.

Signed this Day of ______

Signature______

The hosts of this event are committed to providing a safe space for all people – especially minors, and will strive to assess risk in activities and events in all circumstances involving vulnerable persons.

67 Appendix 12: Cut Out Fish! Photocopy and cut ‘em out.