A

Aquatic day

Organise an «aquatic day» with various activities.

Audio play

Create an audio play with the topic «Freedom for Captive Rivers». Ask a local radio station if they will broadcast it.

B

Brook cleaning action

Get all rubbish out of your stream or river and create a sculpture that you could display at the town centre to make people aware of your concern.

Brainstorming

This technique will help you to find new ideas.

C

Comics

Make people aware of your concern by creating your own comic which deals with the topic «River Rescue». Find a print shop which will print it for free. Hand out the comic at school or in supermarkets.

Composition

Compose a water music tune which deals with the topic «Free Rivers Sound Differently» or create water rescue rap music. Produce your own CD and use the money you earn for further activities.

Contact local authorities

Get in contact with your local authorities, for example with letters stating your demands.

D

Debate

Organise a debate between well-known persons who engage in the rehabilitation of local rivers and persons who do not support this issue.

E

Document the condition of your stream or river with photos, pictures, videos and panels. Show where, how and why rehabilitation would make sense and how it is possible to save water by simple means.

Excursion

Organise an excursion to a local river or stream.

F

Floor paper

Stick a large piece of paper (9 x 9 feet) to the floor at a frequented location and concisely write down your concern in big letters. This draws the attention of passers-by, which you can ask for their opinion to the issue in question. You can collect the different opinions on the floor paper (e.g. by brainwriting). Register this action as a booth.

G

Organise a drawing contest on how a rehabilitation of your river could take place and on what could be done in the future.

Hand out flyers

Create a flyer using recycled paper – the production of ordinary paper pollutes the water.

I

Idea contest

Organise an idea contest which deals with the topic «Save Rivers and Save Water». Find sponsors for the prizes and let people know about the contest and its topic by handing out flyers and publishing adds in newspapers. A jury of famous personalities in politics, economics and science will award the best ideas at a «water event». After the contest you will participate in the implementation of the ideas.

Create an information booth.

Sign an inter-generation contract with the local authorities.

J

Exchange experiences with other school classes (e.g. see online cooperation).

K

Keep consumption low

Investigate the water consumption in your municipality: Who spends how much for what purpose? Make the data known to the public and provide a few accompanying tips on how to spend water more economically.

L

Inform the public about your work by regularly writing letters to local newspapers.

M

Invite the local media to your activities. The more extraordinary the action, the more likely the chances will be that they are interested in your projects and are willing to advise you and support you financially.

N

Establish an «aquatic» editorial office and inform the public with a newsletter about your work as well as projects and planned actions.

O

Objects

Exhibit various objects (paintings, sculptures, etc.) on the issues of regulated streams and water consumption. Ask local artists if they are interested in helping you.

Sell objects, for example in an «American auction»: Set a hidden alarm clock on three minutes for example. The public is throwing coins of a certain amount into a box. The last one will receive the object. You can invest the earned money into further activities.

P

Panel discussion

Organise a public panel discussion and talk about your demands with people from the political, economic and scientific sectors.

Organise a petition.

Q

Quiz

Write down tricky questions for a water quiz night and invite members of the local authorities, politicians and teachers to take part in the game.

R

Role play

Rehearse some short, provocative scenes which deal with the problematic aquatic situation in your community. Play the scenes in public. However, the passers-by should not know that this is a role play. Let them become co-actors without their being aware of it. End the play after a short while and discuss the issue with these people.

You have to be careful so as not to annoy people. Try to make them think about the aquatic problem. See also street theatre.

S

Organise a street theatre.

T

T-shirts

Print water-friendly slogans on T-shirts, for yourself, for sale or for an information booth. Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas.

U

Useful teaching material

Work out a project which deals with the topic «Save Rivers and Save Water» and present it to teachers. They might want to use it as teaching material.

V

Video

With the necessary equipment (camera, audio, light, cutting) and a suitable script you are able to produce a water documentary. Ask a local TV station or a video production company for help. 

W

Organise a waterside party at the banks of a regulated stream and demonstrate with a poster exhibition how it could look like after rehabilitation.

Inform others about your activities on a water web site.

Z

Zoom in

Zoom in on your demands by creating posters and obtain the authorisation to hang them up at central public locations.