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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 18 JUNE 2023 7 ALMANAC Nature Notebook 871. Common sandpiper IF you're on a quiet rocky shore and hear this persistent pss-wss-wss- wss! pss-wss-wss-wss! you're probably sharing space with a common sandpiper (M. pispisella). You probably won't spot it as it's small and its dark speckled back merge with the rocks. But if you sit awhile and happen to be carrying binoculars, a slow scan of the shoreline should show him up. Although camouflaged the bird is thankfully also rarely still, constantly bobbing its tail and poking around with its longish bill. It's one of several wader species that visit our islands, usually staying a few days to rest and refuel before resuming its jour- ney north or south depending on the season. But in protected areas like Għadira, Is-Simar and Salina nature reserves one or two com- mon sandpipers sometimes stay entire months. So here's for more protected areas. Learn how to be a climate activist! Engaging in climate activism can bring various benefits to individuals, communities, and the planet as a whole. Working towards a cause as sig- nificant as climate change can provide a sense of purpose and fulfillment. Climate activism provides a platform for connecting with like-minded individuals who share a common goal. Engaging in activism can create a sense of community and belonging, allowing individuals to build rela- tionships and collaborate with others who are passionate about creating a sustainable future. That's not all! Learn more about it at our Climate Activism Workshop and share your opinion with us! This workshop will challenge you to identify the most urgent issues related to the climate crisis in Malta. Through this activity we'd like to understand your con- cerns, allow you to reflect on environmental issues and brainstorm pos- sible solutions. Join us on Thursday 22nd between 5:00pm and 8:00pm at our premises in Floriana to make your voice heard. This workshop is open to youths between the ages of 16-25 years old. Light refreshments will be served. Victor Falzon, Aron Tanti www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 759: For more information please check out https://foemalta.org/projects/ yeah/ Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as information about how to join us. You can also support us by sending us a donation – www.foemalta.org/donate Don't miss this ZfinMalta's Movimento with Florinda Camilleri: Becoming Posthuman by Moving with-in Public Space 21 June Place: ZfinMalta - National Dance Company The fourth appointment in the ZfinMalta Movimento series for 2023 with our guest, Florinda Camilleri. Offering a brief overview of her research into feminist posthumanist perspectives of public space, Florinda leads audiences through an exercise in her developing practice "wanderMust" (an ethically- responsive need to wander the world by moving with-in it) Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member The Cobbler Shop 23-25 June Place: MCAST As a young cobbler struggles to keep his business open and his marriage afloat in the currents of a fast-changing city, he is haunted by the vision of a pair of red shoes through his shop window. The Cobbler's shop is an original theatre play produced by the first-year students of the BA in Performing Arts at MCAST's Institute for the Creative Arts. A GOOD WEEK Good Week/Bad Week A BAD WEEK Critics have broadly welcomed a new big-screen musical featuring the songs of boyband Take That. Greatest Days, named after one of the group's biggest hits, is the film adaptation of the stage musical which opened in 2017. Nine women have sued disgraced comedian Bill Cosby, accusing him of using his "enormous power, fame and prestige" to target them for sexual assaults. The women say the former actor and comedian drugged and assaulted them in homes, dressing rooms and hotels in Nevada between 1979 and 92. Aisling Bea and Jayde Adams star in the big- screen version, which has received mostly three and four-star reviews. The state has recently scrapped its time limit for filing such claims.