July 4th, 2009 I joined 1 Sky and the Sierra Club at the Amherst 4th of July Parade. We marched in the parade to raise awareness about Global Warming, and the use of coal for energy in our state. I wrapped my self up in a healing blanket for the earth, and passed out pamphlets about mountain top removal coal mining. I hope to place the blanket on a mountain top removal site to help regenerate the damaged eco system later this summer.
May 23, 2009 I created the garden path healing blanket with the children from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Milford, New Hampshire. We made flowers using colorful pre-felts, and then the seeds and other organic materials were added. The church is going to keep part of the 3'x8' blanket to decorate their Sunday school room. They will be cutting off a section and sending it to a UU church in West Virginia.
Phillips Exeter Academy Earth Fest October 11 2008. It was a beautiful fall day, sunny and warm. The event was held outside behind the library. There were tables set up for all sorts of green products, and sustainable living information. Students visited my booth to make mini healing blankets, and learn about Mountain Top Removal coal mining. So many students were involved making blankets at the same time that the tables were full, and we made them in the soft green grass too.
