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Environmental Sustainability Research Centre
Sustainability !Poetry Contest
Welcome to the UNESCO World Poetry Day Celebration
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Reason for Celebration
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World Wildlife Day 3 March"Getting serious about wildlife crime means enrolling the support of all sections of society involved in the production and consumption of wildlife products, which are widely used as medicines, food, building materials, furniture, cosmetics, clothing and accessories.”
- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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International Day of Forests 21 March
Forests contribute to the balance of oxygen, carbon dioxide and humidity in the air. They protect watersheds, which supply 75% of freshwater worldwide.
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World Water Day22 March
A drop of water is flexible. A drop of water is powerful. A drop of water is in demand. !
Water is at the core of sustainable development. (http://www.un.org/en/events/waterday/)
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World Poetry Day21 March
"Every poem is unique but each reflects the universal in human experience, the aspiration for creativity that crosses all boundaries and borders, of time as well as space, in the constant affirmation of humanity as a single family."
- Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
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Winner: Elementary School
Cole David Michael Campbell, Crossroads Public School
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Birds of the World
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Winner: High School
Rebekah Cho, Eden High School
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Title: The old man…
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Winner: College/University
Ryan Ralph Racine, Brock University
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Title: The Malleable Genealogy of Oranges
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Winner: General public
Shelley Anne Locke !
Title: Ode to the Dandelion
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Thank you to the judges
Gregory Betts
Adam Dickinson
Neta Gordon
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Thank you to the Sponsors
Mahtay Cafe
Bellfero Iron Works
Peanut Mill
UNESCO Chair in Community Sustainability
Wendee Kubik
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Thank you to all for participating!
We will welcome new poems next year!