ARCHDIOCESE OF MANILA ECOLOGY DESK CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

ARCHDIOCESE OF MANILA ECOLOGY DESK
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

APRIL	16 –22	Archdiocesan Earth Week Celebration: Environmental Photo Exhibit, Film Festival and fora in parishes. Parish Clean Up activities
	21	8-3pm Urban Gardening Seminar for the vicariates of: Our Lady of Loreto San Fernando de Dilao San Jose de Trozo St. Joseph the Worker Maximum pax per parish = 10 Reg.Fee: P100 for food Venue: Archdiocesan Ecology Center, Caritas Manila Compound, Pandacan, Manila
	22	Launching of the Documentary Film Philippine Biodiversity at Cinema 8 , SM Megamall.
	23	4 p.m. Earth Day Mass and Blessing of the KABALIKASANG Samahan, Inc. Livelihood equipments Venue: Ecology Center
MAY	19	1-3pm Ecology Core Group Meeting
	24-25	Genetic Engineering Contamination /GMO Facilitators trainers’ training and Child Proofing training for teachers of Catholic Schools. Registration fee: P500 for food and Materials
JUNE	2	8am to 5pm General Assembly of the KABALIKASANG Samahan,Inc.
	4	World Environment Day
	16	Ecology
	28	Launching of the Green Flag School Campaign
	4-30	Setting up of the Herbal Medicine Processing Center
JULY	1-31	Nutrition Month
	21	1-3pm Ecology Core Group Meeting
	28-29	Parish Exhibit and Tiangge of Organic Vegetables Urban Organic Gardening evaluation parish levels
AUGUST	18	1-3pm Ecology Core group meeting
SEPTEMBER	1	Creation Day
	15	1-3pm Ecology Core Group Meeting
	22	8am to 5pm Archdiocesan Global Warming/ Climate Change Conference San Carlos Pastoral Complex
	4	10am St. Francis of Assisi Mass and recognition of Green Flag School Candidates
OCTOBER	15	Release of Waste/Toxic Free Undas
	20	1-3pm Ecology Core Group
NOVEMBER	5-30	Documentation activity of the success stories Program Evaluation/ Planning
	17	Ecology Core Group Meeting
DECEMBER	15	Ecology Core Group Meeting and Christmas Party
	22	Advent Recollection and Christmas Party of the KABALIKASANG Samahan

NOTE: THE SCHEDULES ABOVE ARE OPEN FOR SUGGESTION.

Project Title: ENVIRONMENT FILM FESTIVAL

Objectives:

To intensify awareness campaign among Catholic Faithful on the ecological crisis that the Philippines and the whole world is experiencing today.
To educate our people on the urgency of the present global warming phenomenon and how it directly contribute to the worsening poverty, scarcity of basic needs and environmental catastrophe.
To encourage people to act to avert the worsening of ecological crisis.

Documentary films to be shown:

ISSUES	TITLE	RUNNING TIME
Pollution	Hinga, Hingal, Hingalo	45 mins.
Genetically Modified Oganism	Hidden Dangers in Kids Food	30 mins.
Mining	Sa Ngalan ng Mina by Phil.Mesereor Partnership	20 min s.
OR
Global Warming/Climate Change	The Inconvenient Truth produced by Al Gore	1 hr & 15 mins.

Components of the Forum:

Introduction: Objective Setting
Film Showing
Forum every after each film. Resource persons are invited to give further clarification about the issues raised in the films.
A brief resolution/ recommendation gathering from the participants and action planning.

Each parish is requested to schedule the film festival within the suggested dates for the Vicariate or may suggest any other date according to their availability.

This activity is free of charge from the side of the parish. The film festival may last for 3 hours including the forum.

The festival may be held between 6 to 10 in the evening during week days or 2-5 during weekends.

February to October 2007

February 5-9
Vicariate of our Lady of Guadalupe
done in 5 parishes

February 12-16
Vicariate of San Felipe Neri
(Feb.15, 7-9:30 pm San Roque)

March 5-10
Vicariate of Sts. Peter & Paul

March 19-24
Vicariate of the Holy Spirit

April 16-21
Vicariate of Nuestra Sra. De Guia

May 7-12
Vicariate of Sta. Clara de Montefalco

May 21-26
Vicariate of St. Joseph the Worker

June 11-16
Vicariate of San Jose de Trozo

July 2-7
Vicariate of the Holy Family

July 16-21
Vicariate of the Our Lady of Loreto

August 6-11
Vicariate of San Fernando de Dilao

August 20-25
Vicariate of St. John the Baptist

September 3-8
Vicariate of Sto. Nino

Archdiocese of Manila Ecology Desk
Caritas Manila Compound
Pandacan, Manila
Contact # 5623470 Fax. 5619975
Email add: ecology_rcam@yahoo.com