Comments on: Be the Change

By: Yasmin Ras

Yasmin Ras — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:08:18 +0000

Hi there David.

I have only watched the trailer but it’s definitely an issue captured very accurately in your film. In fact, the issues covered are very relevant to ourselves, especially today.

I run an annual environment film fest (www.ecofilmfest.my) in Malaysia and am very keen to enquire on the possibility of having “Be the Change” as an official selection at the festival. Eco Film Fest is held every November (first weekend) for FREE to Malaysians from all walks of life. EcoKnights (www.ecoknights.com), the organiser of the film fest, is a non-profit environmental organisation based in Malaysia and Eco Film Fest is one of our annual flagship events for the masses. I founded EcoKnights 4 years ago and our core activities revolve around environmental education (we train, facilitate and run environmental education programmes) and increasing environmental consciousness through creative platforms….such as the film fest.

Thus, we’d be honored if you have the time to communicate with us on the possibility of having your film premier in Malaysia at the Eco Film Fest 2010.

I can be reached at the given email address.

Thank you and all the best

Yasmin

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By: Michelle Jackson-Brown

Michelle Jackson-Brown — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:54:01 +0000

Hi Don,

You should check out Just Food! and the Community Garden Network of Ottawa. They have been involved with a number of urban and community garden projects in the Ottawa area and offer a wealth of resources for those interested in starting a community garden. Check out their website at http://www.spcottawa.on.ca/ofsc/en/index.asp.
They also have a link to the Rooftop Garden Project in Montreal http://www.rooftopgardens.ca which offers a number of resources for starting your own rooftop garden.
Good luck with your gardens! They are a wonderful way of bringing people together!

By: Kara Stonehouse

Kara Stonehouse — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:38:11 +0000

Hi Norm,
My partner Dave and I are learning all about permaculture and ecovillage living in the next two years. We have a long term goal of bringing a community together to farm and live joyful, resilient lives together. We are looking for farms and land of about 40-100 acres in the Ottawa area to make a small start on a few acres, with room for slow and healthy growth in the future.
Could you imagine your farm as home to your very own eco community? We will be blogging about our travels around the world learning about eco villages next year, so you can get to know us a bit through that! We will need help from the farming communty to find a good place and to make community connections. I hope you might have some guidance for us.
Blessings!
Kara

By: Donald Fraser

Donald Fraser — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:17:43 +0000

Don Fraser showed the DVD “Be The Change” to 30 seniors at Unitarian House [20 Cleary Ave.]
on Friday afternoon, November 28, 2008, Viewers expressed appreciation for the delightlfully direct manner
in which local citizens are shown living lightly in various ways within their reach.
The question came up,”could we have a roof garden on our own seniors’ residence?”
Does anyone know where tht has been done in Ottawa? or the process to achieve it?

By: Norm Desjardins

Norm Desjardins — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:44:05 +0000

Great documentary. It gave me lots of food for thought. My wife has farm property near Spencerville Ont. that she is planning to build upon. I am going to pick up copy of your film for her to watch.