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0 On Tuesday (Aug 24th) Saskatchewan in motion (SIM) staffers met up with an eager group of people power enthusiasts for an active transportation flash mob.
It was the second flash mob I was involved with organizing for Sask in motion. We took an entirely different approach with this one, different concept, recruitment plan, filming strategy; the only thing that was similar was location.
Who is having more fun, the kid playing or the kid sitting? Success! On June 28th we pulled off our very first Sask in motion flash mob! It was a total experiment with a new tactic for us. Flash mob have been literally popping up out of nowhere all over the world and we wanted [...]
If you want to take the next step toward empowering yourself you have to let the right people know. You need to show the people you want to learn from, that you are interested in gaining knowledge and skills.
John Quincy Adams said, “If your actions inspire other to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” Smart man that Mr. Adams, and it makes sense doesn’t it: If you want people to care about what you care about, they have to know it exists! You need to make people [...]
The top 8 reason I bike to work:
I hope they encourage you to try it for yourself or motivate you to continue. After all it is National Bike Month, and May 10-15 is the 2nd annual Bike 2 Work Week Regina.
It’s Earth Day today, which is awesome. Any opportunity to turn the world’s attention to the intensifying situation on our planet is good. I personally see being an “environmentalist” and physically active as two intertwined things. So on Earth Day when the focus is so vast and overwhelming, and you’re just looking for some way to participate on a smaller scale here is an idea for you.
Today is a huge day for me. Recently I made a decision that will massively affect my whole life. It’s scary and intimidating for sure. At the same time it’s exciting, bold and in great ways life altering.
Here’s the deal; I decided to buy a bike and adopt it as my main means of transportation. If you’re thinking whoa that’s a pretty big thing to take on.. you’re right!
Today was day 1, and the benefits of choosing active transportation are clear…
It’s been a week since our provincial gathering, Inspiring Action-Jump in 2010! I’ve spent a lot of time pondering what I learned from the event and our guest speaker Severn Cullis-Suzuki.Severn shared a lot of personal stories about her work within the environmental movement to explain how she became a young leader. We wanted the hundreds of youth in the audience and across the province to understand the incredible potential they have to be at the forefront of positive change.
Severn broke it down like this:
An Environmentalist at A Physical Activity Gathering?
Severn Cullis-Suzuki is known throughout the world for her work in the environmental movement. Why then would Saskatchewan in motion invite her to be the guest speaker at out provincial gathering?
Hey Everyone! Happy New Year to you all! I wanted to share with everyone a lengthier version of an e-mail I sent out to all of the contacts I’ve made at the 08’and 09’ Student Leadership Conference. As well as the participants of the Lieutenant Governors Youth Forum. Anyway I’ll get right to it; here’s [...]
My name is Kenji and I work with Saskatchewan in motion, where our goal is to help make Saskatchewan one of Canada's most active provinces! [read more]
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