Who We Are
Group of participants on Creativity & Change’s accredited course.
What We Did
In order to open a new space for positive community interaction and learning and engage with the public in a new, creative way, we invited them to sit and try locally-foraged tea. We shared knowledge on how tea can be made from wild plants and herbs. This opened up a discussion about the global impact of tea drinking and to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals.
How We Did It
The group created a large, eye-catching ‘TEA’ sign using recycled corriboard and herbs to inspire curiosity on the street. They made a chart about the global impact of drinking tea to encourage conversations with the public about the global goals and encouraged participation with charts of information about tea production and consumption around the world and questions for the public.
We set up a table outside and invited passers by to have some of our locally foraged tea. We shared some knowledge on how tea can be made from wild plants and herbs and also on the global impact of tea making, and the connection to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Feedback
“We decided to use tea made from locally-grown herbs to engage with the public directly to broaden the conversation to food security. Once we knew people were going to stop and have a cup of tea, we knew they would stay with us for at least five minutes. This was an opportunity to bring the conversation from tea to food and the SDGs.”- Tommy Lysaght
- This case study has been adapted from the Bank of Actions for Global Citizens produced by the Global Citizens Award. For more, check out Creativity & Change’s blog about the project.
Features, blogs and guides
Calling Post Primary Teachers – Survey Participation Request
Your voice is vital in shaping the future of education for sustainable development in Ireland. Join a national survey for post primary teachers in October, led by DCU researcher Valerie Lewis
Webinar: Science for development on World Food Day
The webinar will feature YSTE projects, from Santa Sabina Dominican College (Dublin), Moate Community School (Westmeath) and CBS Thurles that focussed on nutrition and better food production, with Self Help Africa’s nutrition and gender specialist in Ethiopia, Sara Demissew.
Student & teacher webinar: Food, hunger and SDG 2
Join the World Food Day webinar for post primary school students and teachers which will explore SDG 2, hunger in today’s world and how you can make a difference locally and globally.
Beth Doherty: Youth Activism and the Climate Crisis
From School Strikes to Global Climate Talks The latest episode of the Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects podcast features Beth Doherty, climate activist and
Mary Lawlor: Defending Human Rights Defenders
A Conversation with the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders The latest episode of the Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects podcast features Mary
Irish Women in Activism and Advocacy
Explore inspiring stories of Irish women in activism and advocacy who have fought for human rights, social justice, and equality at home and abroad