Jen, Shelby and the Rising Tide Tour 2009
sustainability, theatre, learning, community…bikesAbout the Otesha Project
What is Otesha?
Otesha is a charitable, youth-run organization. Otesha was founded by Jessica Lax and Jocelyn Land-Murphy in 2002 in Canada and has now launched in the UK and Australia. It was created to mobilize youth to create local and global change through their daily consumer choices. Otesha believes that there are alternatives to our culture of overconsumption, and that each one of us has opportunities to have positive impacts on people and the planet every single day.
What is a bike tour?
It is a life-altering opportunity for youth to empower themselves, and thousands of others, to be the change they want to see in the world. So far there have been 10 of these self-propelled, ecological-footprint-petite adventures. Bike tours bring together a diverse group of talented youth to give inspiring Otesha theater performances and workshops across the country. Each cycling and performing team consists of 15 to 20 young people, who work as a cooperative – sharing all responsibilities, operating by consensus, engaging in mutual learning about sustainability and other social issues, and living by their collectively-developed “sustainability mandate.” All the while spreading infectious, joyful hope for a better future!
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