The Life of Food
July 2009
Banner photo: Oxheart tomatoes [© Creativ Studio Heinemann]
"Seeds of Change" in Iceland and India
Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at the exhibition opening
[SGI-Iceland]
The SGI's exhibition "Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter and Human Potential" was on show at Reykjavík City Hall in Iceland from March 8 to 26. President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson spoke at the opening. He thanked the SGI members for providing the opportunity for students to learn more about our collective responsibility for the planet and to see from the examples the exhibition showcases that it is possible to effect change.
Árni Pétur Gu∂ónsson, a well-known Icelandic actor, was the event's MC, and singer Anna Klara Georgsdóttir performed. Students from a local high school dramatized parts of the Earth Charter. Reykjavík’s Board of Education for elementary schools introduced the exhibition to all the elementary schools in Reykjavík and arranged for school groups to visit the exhibition.
"Seeds of Change" in Noida [BSG]
The "Seeds of Change" exhibition was also hosted by Bharat (India) Soka Gakkai (BSG) in the Noida area near Delhi, from April 3 to 5, where it was opened by former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Deb Mukharji at the Khaitan Public School. Six thousand visitors attended the showing.
A Kids' Corner provided a space for children, including students from underprivileged schools, to creatively express their opinions about the environment through art, poetry and drawing.
