On September 9th around lunchtime, we went to Sparks Street, which is right across from the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, to educate consumers about Kimberly Clark. We set up our tables and cork boards, got our lab coats on, and set out, toilet paper and flyers in hand, to educate unsuspecting passers by.
We had someone at the table with a megaphone, and the rest of us were nearby giving out flyers, conducting the Kleercut challenge, and walking around with the Kleercut banner.
People could be easily classified into groups based on their reactions. There were the people that were really into it, the people who were interested, the ones that weren’t, and the ones that deliberately avoided us, sometimes in amusing ways. One guy even tricked me into looking at the “something” that was on my shoe so that I wouldn’t see him go away.
I hadn’t been sure how well it would turn out, since it was our first event, but I thought we did really well. It was lots of fun, and now that we have some experience it will be easier to organize next time.
Madeleine is a 12-year-old Kleercut activist in Ottawa.
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