Zenna Baxter
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Hello everyone. My name is Zenna, I’m a student at James Cook University in Cairns. I was previously doing a degree in film and TV at QUT however my trip to India opened my eyes and changed my life! I am now very passionate about learning about different cultures, so I’m majoring in anthropology and doing a minor in Mandarin.
I've recently joined a local environmental group and I hope that I can help keep the Great Barrier Reef beautiful. I will soon have my open water diving qualification so perhaps I can put it to good use. I find out soon if I've been successful in getting an executive role in Left Right Think-Tank which is about young people discussing and developing policy, they are a new organisation that will be officially starting early next year.
I am passionate about many things in life. I have grown a particular attachment to apes, I absolutely love gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orang-utans! Dian Fossey is one of my heroes and I also look up to Jane Goodall. They were/are both amazing researchers and conservationists.
I hope to one day combine my anthropology, filmmaking and love for primates together into a career, however I would also be happy to have a job with AusAID or a conservation NGO.
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I've recieved the pamphlets about palm oil however they have only given me 12 so I will use them sparingly, perhaps putting a few up at uni and maybe one on the high school notice board and one in the office. I have also decided to make up information packs on CD-ROM so I can hand them out to people. That will include: information about palm oil, useful websites, sample letters and who to send the letters to and maybe a promotional video clip.
I emailed the high school the other day however I'm yet to hear from them so I am going to try and make time tomorrow to pay them a visit so that we can arrange a time that I can talk to the seniors.
Hey everyone!
I emailed the Palm Oil Action Group and recieved a quick response with a lot of information and an invitation to their "loop" so I get all the new up to date information about the palm oil crisis.
I have decided to ask the local high school (where I went to high school) if I can do a talk about palm oil and its affects on the environment, so hopefully I will spark an interest in some of the eco concious seniors and start a little action group there. I am also going to bring the idea of spreading the word of palm oil to my university environmental group.
Things are happening and I'm feeling very inspired.
Keep an eye out for all the info from the Envirofiesta 2008. Cairns holds this environmental festival every year and this year I'm a volunteer so I'll be getting nice and close to everything that's happening! Envirofiesta will be next Saturday the 2nd of August Greenslopes St, Cairns!
As of next Monday I will be on the Youth Advisory board for the ActNOW Incubator which I am very excited about, I am looking forward to posting all kinds of information about issues surrounding Cairns.
