Name: MOTTAINAI -Discover Japanese Thrift-
Start: 2024-06-08T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-08T14:00:00-04:00
Location: East End Food Co-op

This program is the exploration of the MOTTAINAI, in arts and crafts and healthy food ideas.
About this Event

MOTTAINAI -Discover Japanese Thrift-

Date: Saturday June 8th 2024

Time: 12PM-2PM

Location: East End Food Co-op Conference room

Come join us for a FREE, fun and informative event where you can learn all about the Japanese concept of MOTTAINAI. This event will showcase the beauty of thrifty living and how it can benefit both you and the environment. From upcycling to reducing waste, you'll discover new ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to explore the world of MOTTAINAI!

· Let's make handy boxes out of reused/ recycled paper. Fun origami for all ages!

· Tastings of Japanese sticky rice, healthy and easy homemade snacks as well as hot and cold asian tea.

The Japanese term “Mottainai” conveys a sense of regret over wasting: exclaiming “mottainai!” can be translated as “What a waste!”. The meaning of “MOTTAINAI” is also closely related to the careful management of global resources. Mottainai can be summed up in 3 words: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (3R). Japanese environmentalists used the term to encourage people to “reduce, reuse and recycle,” and Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai used the term at the United Nations as a slogan to promote environmental protection. The MOTTAINAI campaign started as a way to spread a lifestyle that does not burden the global environment, creating an environmentally conscious society worldwide. - www.izindlovu.org

Wangari Maathai (born April 1, 1940, Nyeri, Kenya—died September 25, 2011, Nairobi) was a Kenyan politician and environmental activist who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace, becoming the first Black African woman to win a . -britannica.com

----- PROGRAM PRESENTERS -----

Kazuyo Good is originally from Japan. Before the pandemic, a volunteer organizer of Japanese language programs at the Carnegie Library in Oakland and East Liberty for many years. As well as worked at the Library of the University of Pittsburgh.

Sara Papperman (she/her) holds a Master of Public Health and is Certified in Public Health and Research Coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

Noah Herring (he/his) is a junior in the history department at the University of Pittsburgh. He attended the Japanese Language Program at Carnegie Library East Liberty for 9 years from its inception until the program was discontinued due to the pandemic. He will be a historian in the future with a focus on Japan-US relations. At the event, he will give a short presentation on MOTTAINAI.

Katsuko Shellhammer (she/her), Educational Outreach Coordinator at the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania will be in attendance and support this event.