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Reusing plastics in the classroom
Recent studies have shown that huge amounts of plastics are floating in the world’s oceans, causing harm to marine wildlife and eventually to us humans. It is very important that we take this issue seriously and to coordinate actions … Continue reading
Posted in Being Venezuelan, Community, Contact, Environmental Education, PET Bottles, Plastic Bags, Plastic Pollution, Upcycling Single Use Plastics, Venezuela, Waste Management, What’s Up, Working with Children
Tagged 3 Rs, BagsRevolt, Eco bricks, eduaction, Margarita Island, plastic bags, Plastic Food Packaging, Plastic Pollution, Reusing, single use plastics, Venezuela, Vision Eco Bricks project, Waste Management, Workshops
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2012 Bricks of Hope
It has been a fruitful year. Â I have had the opportunity to work with people of all ages and cultures, from Australia to Latin America, sharing ideas on how to … Continue reading
Posted in Being Venezuelan, Community, Inspirations, PET Bottles, Plastic Bags, Plastic Pollution, Travels, Upcycling Single Use Plastics, What’s Up
Tagged Caracas, EcoBricks, fused plastic bags, Gavidia, Nuevo Circo de Caracas, Plastic Litter, Pura Vida Foundation, Susanne Heisse, Venezuela, Waste Management, Workshops
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Creative Environmentalism
On the Caribbean Ocean, off the coast of Venezuela, lays the beautiful Margarita Island. It is visited by national and international tourist all year around and host some beautiful world … Continue reading
Recycling Plastic Workshop in Merida Venezuela
Happy New Year 2012! It has been a month and a half since I left Melbourne on vacation back to Venezuela, my beautiful country. I have been immersed in the simple … Continue reading
Posted in Being Venezuelan, Plastic Bags, Recycling, Trash Art, Weaving, What’s Up, Working with Children
Tagged Caracas, fused plastic bags, Merida, Patricia Acuña, plastic bags, Recycling, Venezuela, weaving
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My Crash Course on Sustainability…part 1
Last week I gave myself a crash course on Sustainability: Tuesday night the film “The End of the Lineâ€Â at Slow Food Cafe;  Wednesday night,  Ethical Shopping Workshop at the Eco-Center;  and Friday night, “Wasted Earth”, “Waste Not” and “Plasticized” at … Continue reading
Posted in Being Venezuelan, Contact, Life in Melbourne, REfuse, Sustainability
Tagged Australia, Australian Geographic, BagsRevolt, Bluefin Tuna, consumer power, Farmed Salmons, Green Peace, Lutecia Adam, Marine Reserves, MarineBio Conservation Society, Melbourne, Over Fishing, Port Phillips Eco Center, Sustainability, Sylvia Earle, TEd Talk, The Australian Marine Conservation Society, The End of the Line, Venezuela
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Saying Goodbye to Perth…
This is my last week here in Perth, Western Australia with 1,750,000 Australians and Immigrants from all over the world living in a wealthy, growing city. It is the most isolated state … Continue reading
Posted in About, Being Venezuelan, Life in Perth, Up-Cycling
Tagged Australia, Inspirations, Patricia Acuña, Perth WA, Venezuela
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My Tribute to Arepas
I made this portrait with a Package of Harina Pan as a tribute to the most amazing Venezuelan specialty Arepas! Continue reading