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Litter Movement suomeksi auf deutsch på svenska in italiano en español en català portugues på norsk på dansk nihongo en français Kiswahili Read guestbook! Sign guestbook! 
What you can do to to save our planet of global warming  "A great spirit may live in a small deed" Raimo O. Kojo, a writer and a member. "One small pick for man, one giant pick for mankind", Lotta Vartola, member 11 yrs. 
In Finland and almost everywhere in the world littering is a common habit. However, a rational human being starts questioning the status quo and that's how all changes take place: Does it have to be this way? Is there any sense in wasting our tax money on cleaning up litter tossed on the ground by people? At the same time governments are cutting down funding for the care of children, the sick, and elderly people. -Do we really approve animals getting hurt or killed because of litter somebody has left on the ground, asks Tuula-Maria Ahonen, a journalist who founded the Litter Movement in year 2000 together with her two daughters Iisa and Ilona. A piece of litter, thoughtlessly thrown away, looks ugly in the environment and endangers the safety of animals In her hand Tuula-Maria is holding pieces of glass gathered from the ground. The glass could easily cut open the paws of their small puppy Iines. Welcome to a movement of heart and conscience. A small deed is enough. It is easy to judge people who litter but does it make a difference? The members of this movement have chosen a different approach. We pick up at least one piece of litter every day and invite at least one person to join the movement. The less litter there is on the ground, the less people will litter. Litter Movement has made many people who used to litter, question and change their ways. There are members on all continents around the world. The southernmost members live in Argentina and Australia, the northernmost members in Lapland. As a member of the Litter Movement you don't have to fill in forms or pay membership fees. All you need to do is to pick up a piece of litter every day and put it in a rubbish bin. Also invite at least one person to join the Litter Movement. Being a member is foremost a personal commitment. We have a guest book where you are more than welcome to write encouraging messages. You can also read the numerous entries written in the book in the past five years. You can write your comments in our guestbook. Or just take a look what other people think of Litter Movement. To exchange ideas and experiences, we have also started a mailing list. To join the English mailing list, send an empty message to littermovement-subscribe()yahoogroups.com.  Nature belongs to all of us. In the Litter Movement there are children, youths, adults, elderly people, and families. There are also schools from all over the world. One person can do only a little but together we can create an environment that is more comfortable for humans and safer for animals It feels good to do deeds that show that you care. Sometimes people around you may thank you for it. It is important to recycle litter you pick up if recycling bins are available. If there are only few recycling bins in your area, you can ask for more from the town or city officers. Safety Percussions Litter Movement was awarded the Vision of the Year award in Finland in 2001. Litter Movement has also been accepted to the international Global Ideas Bank that collects social innovations. You can vote for Litter Movement by going to the pages of Global Ideas Bank. In addition to Litter Movement, Tuula-Maria Ahonen has also founded the Inner Gratification Movement Related links: Clean Up the World "Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little" Edmund Burke, philosopher. |