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Over the years, as I’ve learned and unleashed my sustainability superpowers in the World, some video of my intentions and projects remain to tell the story of becoming Green Wonder Woman…

In 2015 I completed a class in “sustainable stand-up comedy” which culminated in a five-minute stand-up show in a club in Soho, London explaining the meaning behind Green Wonder Woman and included not-so funny “green” puns.

As Head of Sustainability at MacEwan University on Global TV’s morning news in January 2015 I was excited to be promoting the second Re-Love Market and the credit exchange model created for reusable products.

We produced this commercial to promote the Re-Love Market. Feel free to ask and use if you’re planning a clothing swap or other reuse event to use on social media. It was made as a generic commercial to apply to other reuse events in the future.

That’s me in my first (and so cringe) news appearance as Green Wonder Woman and Super Jibril back in September 2014. We sat down with Daintre Christensen on the Morning News Edmonton to talk about Re-Love Market at MacEwan University. Click here to discover more about the world of re-use and re-love.

I worked on the RETHINK Film to demonstrates the LSE’s three steps to promoting positive behaviour change for sustainability in September 2011. The RETHINK principles still apply today in my sustainability quests.

We produced a trailer of the Reuse for Halls of Residence film made in April 2011 at the London School of Economics.

This 10-minute film is the long version of the trailer above and targeted at University and College senior management teams including Vice Chancellors, Estates Directors Residence Directors and Facilities Managers in Halls of Residence. It demonstrates the business and sustainability case for reuse and seeks to inspire action and leadership on implementing or expanding reuse schemes and moving towards zero waste. This film identifies the simple steps for delivering successful reuse schemes in halls of residence.

My very first quest in sustainability was forming R4 Concordia (rethtink, reduce, reuse, recycle) at Concordia University and on CBC Community Living program in 2008.

An offset of R4 – R4 Compost was awarded 1st prize by the Quebec government and they made a commercial in 2007 (in french).

Talking about composting on La Vie en Vert episode at Télé Quebec in 2008 (in french).

Featuring Concordia University’s different composting systems on-site to process its cafeteria and coffee shop food waste produced in 2008 (in french).

As a student I took part in the Sustainability Action Fund (SAF) 1% Campaign and helped to organize the Less Talk, More Action Youth Summit held in March 2007. At the event Dr. David Suzuki and former Vice-President of the United States, Mr. Al Gore galvanized the crowd of over 2000 Concordia students to vote ‘yes’ on a referendum question that sought to transform Concordia into one of the most sustainable campuses in Canada. Students voted and the Sustainability Action Fund was born. SAF is now funded by a 25-cent per-credit student fee levy, and totals approximately $150,000 per year. These monies go to support sustainable infrastructure, student-driven projects, and inspire a culture of sustainability at Concordia. In this video I’m on the CBC news talking about the upcoming SAF vote referendum.

Made in 2007 as the journey started I’m exploring what makes me an environmentally conscious person and creating R4 Concordia: rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle.