1. Action in the Exhibition
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2. What do you know already?
S What is action?
S What does it mean to you?
S What does it look like?

3. What do you know already?
S Taking part in things around you and caring
S Doing something good or bad that has a result
that affects the planet
S Knowing about something, deciding to change
it, then changing it
S A way of making a difference
S Taking responsibility for something

4. What do you know already?
S Taking part in things around you and caring
S Contributing to something that has an impact

5. The Action Cycle
• Reflect on whether
you made a difference • Choose goals,
• What you did and appropriate action,
how you can improve methods
it • Make a decision about
• Why did you choose what you will do
it and how did you do • Discuss with group
• Was the action members, mentors,
sustainable organisations (experts)
• Brainstorm ideas
• Make a difference
• Let the world know what is happening
• Raising awareness
• Do something that has a sustainable impact

6. Types of Action
DIRECT ACTION – Person to person or direct contact with the
issue (reading to the elderly, beach clean-up)
INDIRECT ACTION – not interacting with individuals but doing
something that will affect others (fundraising, collections)
ADVOCACY – Creating awareness, educating, impact on decision-
making (changing attitudes & changing policies)
RESEARCH FOR ACTION – Finding and gathering information
for others to take action (inviting guest speakers, attending seminars)

7. Sustainability
What does sustainable mean?
How do we make action sustainable?
• Making it last, keeping it going
• Have large impact on an issue, action makes progress
• Make sure the action works, doable, manageable, feasible
• Organise programs that last more than a day