WE ARE BEING WATCHED!

ANIMATION WITH A MESSAGE

Animated films make a huge impression on children. My mother still talks about the witch in Snow White, and that is nearly seventy years after going to the pictures to see it. It makes sense then to use animation to influence the young. The award winning Source Venue, which is part of the Playhouse in Derry, are planning to capitalise on the imaginations of the young by developing an animated film that promotes environmental awareness. The film will star RE3, the Sources very own superhero, who highlights the need to reduce waste and use the three Rs, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Once it is finished it will be distributed to over one thousand schools around the Derry and Donegal areas. The project, which forms part of the Source’s mission statement of rescuing waste from landfill sites and distributing it for art projects

Talking of influencing youngsters in a positive way, it was great to see children from all over Inishowen having a say in the future plans forInishowen "The "WoW - Wall of Wishes" is a large mural of colourful drawingsmade by children from all over the peninsula. Each piece has the child's wishfor the future of their area. With all of the meetings recently by residents of towns across the peninsula to combat crime and underage drinking it is hopeful that initiatives will be introduced that will give the youngsters fresh enthusiasm for their environment where they can learn to respect not only the environment but also other people and themselves as well. Inishowen, like the rest of the country needs youngsters to keep an eye on the daft things that adults tend to do.

Here are a few of their comments

Do not cut down our trees in Inishowen please.

I wish that we wouldn't have to have landfills and had more recycling bins.

I wish people would stop driving too fast.

Save the fish.

Do not pollute.

Stop littering.

Stop polluting the air.

Environmental.