Green Room
The Green Room is a traveling pavilion showcasing youth best practices and collaborative projects promoting sustainability. The purpose of the Green Room Project is to provide a 21 st Century "space" where youth can gather together and be exposed to "Restoration Era" job opportunities, support links and youth-run exhibits. The Green Room Project made its extremely successful debut at the EDC-sponsored Youth Employment Summit in Veracruz, Mexico in October 2004 and already numerous invitations have poured in to feature the pavilion at exhibitions worldwide, including the U.S., Bhutan, Rwanda and other parts of Mexico.
The Green Room features the following components:
THE PORTAL: This threshold space features an informational map of the pavilion, tables with brochures and leaflets, and bulletin boards for displaying Green Room activities,and a message board for convention participants.
EXPO: This area of the pavilion is designed for sharing information and showcasing best practices and innovative products. The Expo is also a place for exhibiting projects, books, educational materials, posters, and related materials.
WELCOME HOME: This niche is a casual, contemporary, and comfortable setting intended to promote interpersonal contacts, networking, interactions with mentors, reading, meetings, and information exchanges among youth.
A WORLD OF INITIATIVES: Outfitted with its own database this space is in reality a powerful teaching tool. Equipped with high-tech digital links, directories, and websites, participants are encouraged to make individual contacts or surf the web for networks related to their interests. A keystone of Virtual Initiatives is a CD-ROM library with over 1000 books on alternative technology and sustain- able projects. Participants can attend Power-Point presentations on sustainable careers, trades, and skills required for restoration. This virtual voyage is geared to guiding youth into a realm of Earth-friendly opportunities and innovative entrepreneurial initiatives.
VISUAL HARVEST: To further saturate participants with the concept that restoration employment is the key to future employment, Visual Harvest contains over 100 VHS tapes and DVDs on the subject. Equipped with earphones, monitors, assorted video-display equipment, computer-image projectors, and big screen with state of the art audio-visual programming, participants can listen to information in Spanish or English. Programs range from one-minute clips to hour-long documentaries on a panorama of topics, from micro to macro initiatives.
CULTURAL PAVILION: Artistic expression and music are the lifeblood of contemporary youth. To tantalize youthful participants this space is equipped with sound equipment, including a DJ and CJ (disk and computer image jockeys). With a constant stream of motivational images in the background, this room is available for various cultural presentations and has the capability to expand for conferences. The creative heart of the exhibit, the Cultural Pavilion is an open, interactive, public space for youth, mentors, and visitors.