רבקה וג'וש-בוחן על גג ירוק
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Green Roof Quiz
As with the first exercise, we believe that the best way to advocate the implementation of Green Roofs is by teaching people about their vast benefits. A green roof is a significant investment of money, and people will only decide that it is worth the money if they appreciate that it will save them money in the long run and improve their overall quality of life.
Method
We decided that a good way to teach people about green roofs was by giving them an easy True/False quiz that contained facts about green roofs. We offered a prize to anyone that participated (seeds and dirt for planting) in order to help draw people in, and provided a list of internet links for anyone who wanted to do further investigations. To make the quiz as simple as possible, all answers were true.
Setup
Setup for our booth was basic: a folding table with a sign in Hebrew and English, quizzes, pencils, and our prizes. We decided to do our activity in the Mashbir plaza on King George, which has heavy traffic, but also heavy winds. As a result, our pages were blown off the table on a number of occasions.
Results
A select few people came over to the booth to talk with us about Green Roofs. The majority had no knowledge of the concept and wanted us to clarify what we were talking about. This led to a number of discussions about the benefits or green roofs, and we did our best to sell the idea to the public. Participants were generally receptive and happy that we were doing activism. Most, but not all, of the people who stopped were willing to take our quiz. Those who participated were also happy to receive their prize, though no one took the dirt we offered as well.
Among the more interesting comments we received was the statement by one participant that "The law should be changed so that every new building must be built with a green roof."
Feedback and Critique
Building on the feedback from the first assignment, the signs and quizzes were done in both English in Hebrew, which was very helpful. Arabic would have also been appropriate. We also provided smaller bags for our prizes - the seeds, which made it much easier for participants to take them home. However, it would have been even better if we had made proper packages, perhaps with links and some green roof benefits printed directly on them.
We felt that while green roofs are important, it is not the most pressing or popular cause. Compared to issues like Darfur, it hardly draws a crowd or seems significant. This most likely reduced the number of people who were interested in taking part. Perhaps green roofs is not an appropriate subject for activism of this type.
