Notes from our June meeting
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
6:30 - 8 p.m.
The Forks (at the end of the long tables in “The Commons”)
Upcoming Events and Actions
Plastic-Free July
Plastic-free July is a worldwide event, and this year Greenpeace Winnipeg wants Winnipeg to join the movement!
Check out our Plastic-Free Campaign website for more information: https://plasticfreepeg.wixsite.com/winnipeg
We are inviting you to join us this July in detoxing from the plastic in our lives!
Join us for a free film screening and snacks this July 4. (more information to come).
Every day on Instagram in July we will share practical tips to help live a plastic-free life.
We are also asking local restaurants to sign up and pledge to stop using one-use plastic straws.
-->Do you know a local restaurant that might want to get involved?
Please have them contact us at plasticfreepeg@gmail.com
Gigantic thank yous to Whitley, Melissa, Trixie, Zoe, Amelia, Walter, Cam, and to everyone on the team who has been organizing this movement!
Plastic lasts forever. Even when it breaks down, it causes devastation to the environment and the food chain. The use of plastic disrupts our hormones and impacts our health and the health of the planet.
Let’s work together this July to stop the flow of plastic in our own lives and communities.
Plastic-Free July: How you can help:
More information about Plastic-Free July to come!
Coca Cola Plastics Campaign - how you can help:
As one of the largest companies in the world, Coca Cola can change the world.
Greenpeace is asking Coke to start making better choices, like replacing plastic bottles with glass and aluminum.
--> Take Action Anytime!
Plastic bottles are one of the main contributors to plastic pollution and wildlife harm in our oceans - and drinks giant Coca-Cola is the biggest producer of plastic bottles in the world, producing over 100 billion plastic bottles every year.
But Coke isn’t taking responsibility for the huge amount of single-use plastic it’s producing - and billions of it’s bottles are ending up as garbage, on our beaches and in landfill.
We want to show Coke the true extent of its plastic pollution - but we need your help.
Next time you spot a used Coca-Cola bottle that's been discarded somewhere it shouldn't be (i.e. anywhere that isn't the recycling bin!) share it with Coke!
All you need to do is take a picture of the bottle (or bottle cap) and follow the instructions below:
On Instagram - Post your picture and tag @Cocacola - to increase the chance of Coke seeing your post, add hashtags #EndOceanPlastics, #ShareACoke, #CokeSummer, #TasteTheFeeling
On Facebook - Post your picture and tag @CocaCola - you can also visit Coke's Facebook page and post your bottle picture as a comment on one of their recent posts!
On Twitter - Post your picture on Twitter and tag @CocaCola and @CocaColaEP - you can also use #EndOceanPlastics (and #ShareACoke to make a Coke bottle emoji appear!)
Coca-Cola has a special responsibility to take action because of its huge plastic footprint - and this means coming up with alternatives to throwaway plastic bottles.
The more of us who share our photos with Coke, the more pressure they'll be under to take action. Together we can show the company the evidence of its plastic pollution that it can't ignore.
Resolute Lawsuit Update
Thank you to all of you who made it out on a beautiful Saturday morning to pose for a photo in support of Greenpeace and to stand up for the rights of our forests!
We weren’t the only group who took a photo - groups around Canada and even around the world took photos with their own cherished trees in support of Greenpeace.
Recently, over 90 organizations urged Resolute to drop the laswsuit:
See the news release here: http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/Press-Center/2017/90-organizations-urge-logging-giant-Resolute-to-drop-lawsuits-against-Greenpeace--Standearth/
Check out all the photos from across Canada here:
https://greenwire.greenpeace.org/canada/en/photos/photo-album-greenpeace-canada-volunteers-supporters-stand-free-speech-forest-protection
Group Business Updates
At the meeting, we had a great conversation about how our group has grown over the last year, and now it is time for us to evolve again in the way that we run, so that we can maximize our ability to create positive change in Manitoba and beyond!
We want to start sharing more duties as a team across the group, and this September we will meet and figure out who can take on which roles for the group.
If you can help us be more effective, come to our September meeting and nominate yourself to take charge of a new role!
Here are some examples of different roles we will be looking to fill this September:
(If you have an idea for a role, bring it this September meeting!)
Take charge of our Greenwire account and help us learn from other Greenpeace Groups across Canada
Take charge of our Facebook group page and help us grow our group and increase page engagement
Be in charge of our members - help us welcome new members and keep our existing ones fulfilled!
Be in charge of our blog so we can share detailed information on important local environmental issues
Be In charge of our website and website content
Meetings - make the agenda and send out notes from after the meeting
Take charge of the Greenpeace Instagram to help grow our influence
That’s all for now!
Next Event/Meeting:
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
6:30 - 8 p.m.
The Forks (at the end of the long tables in “The Commons”)
Upcoming Events and Actions
Plastic-Free July
Plastic-free July is a worldwide event, and this year Greenpeace Winnipeg wants Winnipeg to join the movement!
Check out our Plastic-Free Campaign website for more information: https://plasticfreepeg.wixsite.com/winnipeg
We are inviting you to join us this July in detoxing from the plastic in our lives!
Join us for a free film screening and snacks this July 4. (more information to come).
Every day on Instagram in July we will share practical tips to help live a plastic-free life.
We are also asking local restaurants to sign up and pledge to stop using one-use plastic straws.
-->Do you know a local restaurant that might want to get involved?
Please have them contact us at plasticfreepeg@gmail.com
Gigantic thank yous to Whitley, Melissa, Trixie, Zoe, Amelia, Walter, Cam, and to everyone on the team who has been organizing this movement!
Plastic lasts forever. Even when it breaks down, it causes devastation to the environment and the food chain. The use of plastic disrupts our hormones and impacts our health and the health of the planet.
Let’s work together this July to stop the flow of plastic in our own lives and communities.
Plastic-Free July: How you can help:
- Follow us on Instagram (@greenpeace_winnipeg) for ideas about how to eliminate plastic from your life every day this July. Share your own tips for a plastic-free life by tagging us and using the hashtag #PlasticFreePeg
- Attend our Film Screening on July 4 th - more details to come!
- Do you know a local restaurant that would be interested in joining our “hold the plastic straw” campaign this July, and pledging to reduce single-use straws? Ask them to contact us at plasticfreepeg@gmail.com
- Participate in our Coca Cola summer campaign (more information below.)
- Make your own goal to reduce plastic use. Plastic-Free July is a great time to ask your local grocer to stop using plastics in the produce aisle, or replace plastic bottles at the workplace with a more sustainable option. (Don’t forget to share with #PlasticFreePeg!)
- Check out our Plastic-Free Peg website for more ideas: https://plasticfreepeg.wixsite.com/winnipeg
More information about Plastic-Free July to come!
Coca Cola Plastics Campaign - how you can help:
As one of the largest companies in the world, Coca Cola can change the world.
Greenpeace is asking Coke to start making better choices, like replacing plastic bottles with glass and aluminum.
--> Take Action Anytime!
Plastic bottles are one of the main contributors to plastic pollution and wildlife harm in our oceans - and drinks giant Coca-Cola is the biggest producer of plastic bottles in the world, producing over 100 billion plastic bottles every year.
But Coke isn’t taking responsibility for the huge amount of single-use plastic it’s producing - and billions of it’s bottles are ending up as garbage, on our beaches and in landfill.
We want to show Coke the true extent of its plastic pollution - but we need your help.
Next time you spot a used Coca-Cola bottle that's been discarded somewhere it shouldn't be (i.e. anywhere that isn't the recycling bin!) share it with Coke!
All you need to do is take a picture of the bottle (or bottle cap) and follow the instructions below:
On Instagram - Post your picture and tag @Cocacola - to increase the chance of Coke seeing your post, add hashtags #EndOceanPlastics, #ShareACoke, #CokeSummer, #TasteTheFeeling
On Facebook - Post your picture and tag @CocaCola - you can also visit Coke's Facebook page and post your bottle picture as a comment on one of their recent posts!
On Twitter - Post your picture on Twitter and tag @CocaCola and @CocaColaEP - you can also use #EndOceanPlastics (and #ShareACoke to make a Coke bottle emoji appear!)
Coca-Cola has a special responsibility to take action because of its huge plastic footprint - and this means coming up with alternatives to throwaway plastic bottles.
The more of us who share our photos with Coke, the more pressure they'll be under to take action. Together we can show the company the evidence of its plastic pollution that it can't ignore.
Resolute Lawsuit Update
Thank you to all of you who made it out on a beautiful Saturday morning to pose for a photo in support of Greenpeace and to stand up for the rights of our forests!
We weren’t the only group who took a photo - groups around Canada and even around the world took photos with their own cherished trees in support of Greenpeace.
Recently, over 90 organizations urged Resolute to drop the laswsuit:
See the news release here: http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/Press-Center/2017/90-organizations-urge-logging-giant-Resolute-to-drop-lawsuits-against-Greenpeace--Standearth/
Check out all the photos from across Canada here:
https://greenwire.greenpeace.org/canada/en/photos/photo-album-greenpeace-canada-volunteers-supporters-stand-free-speech-forest-protection
Group Business Updates
At the meeting, we had a great conversation about how our group has grown over the last year, and now it is time for us to evolve again in the way that we run, so that we can maximize our ability to create positive change in Manitoba and beyond!
We want to start sharing more duties as a team across the group, and this September we will meet and figure out who can take on which roles for the group.
If you can help us be more effective, come to our September meeting and nominate yourself to take charge of a new role!
Here are some examples of different roles we will be looking to fill this September:
(If you have an idea for a role, bring it this September meeting!)
Take charge of our Greenwire account and help us learn from other Greenpeace Groups across Canada
Take charge of our Facebook group page and help us grow our group and increase page engagement
Be in charge of our members - help us welcome new members and keep our existing ones fulfilled!
Be in charge of our blog so we can share detailed information on important local environmental issues
Be In charge of our website and website content
Meetings - make the agenda and send out notes from after the meeting
Take charge of the Greenpeace Instagram to help grow our influence
That’s all for now!
Next Event/Meeting:
- Plastic-Free July planning meeting TBD (end of June)
- Free Film Screening July 4 - invite to follow!
