Roots & Shoots International Visitors!

Charlotte Pierce has written up a great article about Deus Cosmos and Manoj Gautam's visit to the Boston area. You can find the article here or read it below. Thanks again to Charlotte and all of her hard work!

Picture of Manoj Gautam in Nepal.

Visitors from Tanzania, Nepal in Arlington April 6-8
Written by Charlotte Pierce Tuesday, 25 March 2008

• Why would someone start a "Vulture Restaurant?"
• How can African farmers coexist with crop-destroying baboons?

For answers to these questions and a chance to talk with two amazing young people who are making a difference in the world, community members are invited to three special events in April.

Roots & Shoots regional coordinators Deus Cosmos from Tanzania, and Manoj Gautam from Nepal will be staying in Arlington from April 4 to 9 on the New England leg of their goodwill tour of the United States.

Members of the two Arlington Roots & Shoots groups, Planet Ottoson and the Bishop Green Bees, will be hosting the two young men while they are in our area.

You will have a chance to meet Deus and Manoj at the following three events:

• Sunday, April 6: Roots & Shoots groups will host a dinner in honor of Manoj and Deus at the Kathmandu Spice Restaurant at 166 Mass. Ave. in East Arlington. Interested community members are welcome. RSVP required by April 5.
• Monday, April 7: Manoj and Deus will present their work in Nepal and Tanzania from 4-5 p.m. at the Arlington Enrichment Collaborative (1100 Mass. Ave. #2). Q&A to follow. RSVP required by April 6; middle and high-school students & parents welcome.
• Tuesday, April 8: Arlington students ages 12-18 are invited to participate in a “Talkabout” recorded cablecast with Deus and Manoj at the Arlington Studio on Tuesday, April 8. To participate on-camera, be there by 2:30 p.m. RSVP required by April 6.

For details and to RSVP for any of the above events, call 781-648-8166
or e-mail charlotte@worldlanguagenetwork.orgThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

For more on our international guests and Roots & Shoots, the international youth organization founded by renowned primate researcher and environmental activist Jane Goodall, please visit www.rootsandshoots.org; www.GreenBees.org; or www.PiercePress.com/PlanetOttoson.