The lively and energetic 2nd Media Education Seminar (MES) for students, concluded with a presentation of jingles and videos that raised awareness on COVID-19 and the environment. The participants are convinced to share what they have learnt and take on practical activities of tree planting and recycling. Held at the Read more…
On 16 May, the first day of the Laudato Si’ Week called for by Pope Francis, the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development announced a Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year from 24 May 2020 to 24 May 2021. Releasing the plans for the year ahead, the Dicastery said: “We Read more…
On our communication channels, we have always proclaimed the environmental fallacies of fast fashion. It is slowly but surely becoming a problem for the environment, that if left unchecked, could be ruinous for the health of the planet! But what exactly is fast fashion? Fast fashion can be defined as Read more…
This year, we created the alliance calendar, with every month focusing on an ‘Action of the Month’ that encourages our members to partake in a small change that can make their lives greener. For the month of January, we asked our members to make their own green resolutions, for march we Read more…
Pastor Lenssen Polytechnic College, member of the Don Bosco Green Alliance has conducted various initiatives to raise awareness on environmental issues in their region. Pastor Lenssen Polytechnic College is located in Kuthenkuly which is very close to Kudankulam town which is situated in the Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu, India. Read more…
Salesian Exploratory Movement Battalion 35 “Father Joseph Parolini” Esquel- Chubut- Argentina “The explorer admires, respects and perfects nature because it is God’s work” (Art. N°9 Argentine Don Bosco’s Explorers’ Honor Law). March 23, 2003, was the first major defeat for mega-mining in Argentina. In an unprecedented vote for the country, Read more…
Reading is a hobby that has been with me since I was child. Books have helped me understand the world around me, opened up worlds and viewpoints that I didn’t necessarily have access to, and expanded my worldview. Books can serve two diametrically opposite functions, they can smack you in Read more…
This year, the alliance introduced an action for every month, a simple step for you to live a greener life. For the month of February, our mantra was to ‘Refuse single-use plastic’ I decided to do the same as well. The basic rules that I set for myself were that Read more…
Teach the child well and you’ll have a good future. Santiago Corrales Rodriguez Since I was very young I started to get involved with the environment because of my mother, who taught me how to take care of our planet. My father has taught me that I must be disciplined Read more…
On 7 February, the Sustainable Fashion Show organised by the CPR Salesiano San Juan Bosco in Coruña took place. This initiative aimed to make visible the problem of the enormous presence of plastics. The idea arose from the subject Technology (3rd Secondary School), taught by Professor Estela Veiga and was Read more…