Originally published on Oct
2, 2010
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Proud pupils display their comics in Lautoka, Fiji. Photo Tiina Jaatinen/Heidi Karvonen |
Two Finnish students, Tiina Jaatinen and Heidi Karvonen, travelled in the Pacific
Islands in the summer of 2010. They
were involved in the Globalisation Comics -project that was run in Finnish
schools in 2009-2010 by Nuorten Akatemia (Youth
Academy). Therefore, they were
familiar with the grassroots comics concept.
In Fiji they
ran a short workshop with 40 participants in Natabua
High School in Lautoka. The theme
of the comics was global warming as the school happened to have an Environment
week.
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The Bahai youth group in Tonga. Photo: Tiina Jaatinen/Heidi Karvonen |
In Tonga,
they ran a workshop with a Bahai junior youth group. The comics were about how
young people can do service to the community: e.g. by planting trees, by
promoting litter-free environment, and by arranging activities for children and
youth.
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