Works-in-Progress with the kids at the Fridays for Future Climate Strike Toronto

climate strike sept 27 2019 from tmurdoch on Vimeo.

I traveled south with the Works-in-Progress manifesto on my bag, my teenager and 6 12-year olds in tow, We joined other adults and kids en route and formed a band. The kids were dressed in Orange shirts in honour of Orange Shirt day coming up on Monday, because this Fridays for Future Climate strike is a day where adults are supposed to be listening to children and the orange shirts remind us that every child matters. Also, it made them more visible in the huge crowd at the rally and on the march, estimated at between 15-20,000 energized and invested people concerned about the world we live in. 

Our favourite works-in-Progress message sign was "Create more Consume less" but I also likes the "Use less paper" on a little post it sized sign. We at Works-in-Progress try to make reusing fun, but really would like to have producers make less waste in the first place. We don't need our cucumbers wrapped in plastic. For our part, there is a new post on our useful links page to a New York Times article about how to buy sustainable clothes, and we are hosting a DIY costume making workshop in October so you can make a costume from up-cycled or repurposed materials. check out our calendar for info or contact us with questions.