I recently had a great phone conversation with my dear friend, Tanya Neumeyer. Tanya is a communications specialist. That is to say, she is a world class communicator...not that she works for a PR firm (though she could). She called to tell me about her upcoming fundraiser for her summer cycling tour with Otesha. Otesha is, in a nutshell, a group of traveling cyclists/performers who engage and educate youth about environmental and social justice issues. They also spend time with local farmers, farming and cycling. So basically, they're just amazing.
Anyway, Tanya called to discuss Otesha fundraiser details, but we meandered into a great discussion about our educational backgrounds, geology, the earth, ceramics, minerals, what we take from the earth's crust...it was pure geek talk. I'm looking forward to chatting with her more about our shared knowledge of ceramics/geology and hearing her perspective on ceramics and practices of "making stuff" from her environmentally focused perspective. And it's got to happen soon...she rolls out of Toronto on May 3rd!
Tanya is also a poet. Here is one of my favourite poems she performs, with a geological theme:
Like what you see and hear? Help support Tanya on her journey...she still has a tiny way left to go to reach her fundraising goal and the deadline is Monday April 26th! Donate here.
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Follow Tanya's Otesha journey via her myspace!
4 comments:
I'm lovin' the geek talk. Tanya and Krytal are awesome. Good luck on the journey Tanya! Love you guys. xo
Holly, her tour comes through Toronto on June 6th...let's go see her! Geek talk city!
Budge talk.
I'd love to go see her! Consider it officially marked on the calendar ;)
We're on our way!
Here's a glimpse from our time in Peterborough:
http://peterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplayGenContent.aspx?e=16824
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