GYBN - Getting in action for biodiversity

25.08.2012

Today the GYBN participants learn about campaigning, PR, Social Media and Lobbying. In the afternoon we work on the declaration, policy papers and the action for monday morning.

Daniel Henkel and Dirk Steins

Dirk Stein is the marketing consultant of NABU. He provides us delegates with the necessary skills and tools to execute and promote biodiversity interventions in our countries.
Daniel Henkel is the communication officer in NAJU. He presents a workshop about an introduction to public relations (PR) and successful social media strategies. What role does PR work play in our rally to get people interested in biodiversity protection? Especially social media play an ever growing role in communication and promotion of our goals.

Seth, Jaen Paul, Peri and Gista






Sudarshan



Laura, Anika, Nora, Mouna, Jan and Norina
from left to right
The NAJU voluntaries

Christian and Sean Paul give a workshop about successful lobbying strategies and examples and offer the opportunity to try hands-on how best approach delegates at COP. They explain how to successfully intervene at the CBD for our objectives. In the end Christian shows us a satirical video about coal pollution.

Mingle energizer






Skydiver



Fireman

In the afternoon we are working in different groups on our declaration, policy papers and the action.

The policy paper group

I am joining the group to plan our action for monday morning at the Brandenburg gate.

Sabuj and Adele



We try to find a good slogan for our action.



logistic organisation



We are brainstorming.



My plan



Jan

In the evening we are going to Berlin to buy material for the action. But it is not easy to find a store, that is still open on saturday night after 9 p.m.. Above all it is even more hard to find proper and ecological material to represent our ideas.

The umbrella idea is rejected.



Finally we got lots of cardboard for free.
But we still don't know what to do with it.



However, beer, cider and junk-food helps us to design a nice idea.



Alex

Back in Elstal (1 a.m.) we start to draw, cut and paint.

It is late.



Balloon animals



Jan and Juliane



Mouna cuts a thinking bubble.



But it's getting too late now!

Finally we are going to bed for a few hours. Tomorrow you will see what we came up with.

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