The Green Living Show

At the end of February 08 Vancouver's Green Living Show took place. It was entirely dedicated to all things green and environmentally friendly. From fair-trade coffee to new innovative vehicles, from small shops to giant corporations, it had it all. My class, with the guidance of our instructor Clement Vincent, were lucky to have our own little voice in the show.

The goal was education - as knowledge is the key to change. Plan B 3.0 by Lester R. Brown was the inspiration and voice of our intentions. Therefore, what would have been better then quoting the master. The main portion of our exhibit consisted of extracted passages from the book about a few significant topics, such as water, food and waste. Each quote was put on a jar containing the substance of the topic. Those were arranged on a grid, over coasters saying "we don't inherit the world from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children". We put a few benches around and encouraged visitors to pick up a jar of their liking and engage with the quote. We usually sparked a conversation and explained even further the context of the words. Would you believe how many people stopped by? Parents, couples, scientists, teachers, artists, travelers, doctors and countless little children, stopped by and fed their curiosity with the sparkling glass jars, filled with unexpected stuff. "So, you are not selling anything?!" No, we were only there to offer
you some jars for thought. Check out this short article "The Grass is not Always Greener" about the exhibit.

We underestimate the potential of this ancient instinct - curiosity.