Making Waves

We saw David Suzuki tonight! He delivered the keynote, albeit a short keynote, at the Naked Ape Party -- which raised funds for the David Suzuki Foundation and the New Leaf Yoga Foundation. Suzuki was cool -- for those who find environmentalists and what they do, cool. Suzuki's keynote focused on the environment, naturally, and our place in it. His key message, we are the environment. There is no way to separate us from the environment. The environment isn't out there, separate from us. It is everywhere. Every molecule we breathe in has been circulating the planet since the time of the dinosaurs; we are made of the stuff that has been around since life took hold on Earth -- and in the great emptiness of space, we should realize that Earth is the only home we have. We need to stop using it as a garbage dump.

Of course, Suzuki was mostly speaking to the converted. His message was delivered to those who already know, and are hopefully doing their little bit to save the world. Hopefully. It can be done in baby steps, and Suzuki isn't one to just tell us there is a problem -- he's also offering suggestions -- even suggestions you and I can put into practice. None of it is hard stuff. It's all easy, and just require awareness and the choice to do the right thing for ourselves, our world and future generations. It will also make you feel good about yourself -- after all, who wouldn't feel good about being a hero? Even "in a sea of pollution, one can still make waves."

This was shown at the party: the Rick Mercer Report with David Suzuki.

Severin Suzuki delivered this message on behalf of children around the world in 1992, to the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. She was 12 years old at the time.

U2 performing Bad in 1985, at Live Aid -- bad 80's hair and all. This was performed by Tara MacLean at the party. (Catherine MacLellan and Chris Murphy also performed at the party.)