Greenfest letter from Jane Goodall

Colman Ridge
Director
Greenfest

Dear Colman,

I am so looking forward to finally visiting Brisbane and honoured that I will become the Education patron for your exciting community event, Greenfest.

Greenfest is a wonderful grassroots initiative, highlighting Brisbane’s leadership and commitment to conservation, our environment and taking care of the community we live in. I commend the people of Brisbane for initiating such a wonderful event.

Greenfest reminds me much of my global youth programme, Roots & Shoots which I began in Tanzania in 1994. It is now active from preschool to colleges in almost 100 countries with nearly 1 000 000 youth involved. This program, engages, inspires and empowers youth around the world to plan and implement projects that demonstrate care and concern for animals (including domestic animals), the local community and the environment we all share.

I look forward to sharing more about Roots& Shoots and outcomes from our first global Youth Summit held earlier this year when I visit Brisbane in October.

Jane Goodall PhD, DBE
Founder the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace

www.janegoodall.org
www.rootsandshoots.org
www.janegoodall.org.au

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