Happy Birthday Doctor David Suzuki!
As many of you know, Dr. Suzuki has been one of the most prevalent driving forces behind the modern environmentalist movement in his home country of Canada, and throughout the world. He's also amongst the inspirations behind some of my written characters, in terms of ingenuity and insight.
In 1991, I had the honour of working a convention where he was a guest speaker for a United Nations conference held in a Toronto hotel where I happened to be working as an Audio Visual Tech. I worked with their techs in setting up the audio system for the translation booths and was lucky enough to be working on the day that he delivered his address. A very inspiring moment in my life.
Long before, his show The Nature Of Things which still airs on television and streaming services to this day, was an important part of my education, right from the earliest moments I can remember. I was a real nut for science and nature shows and documentaries from a young age right up until now, and he was an essential part of what drove my interest in those areas, alongside my parents who sparked my curiosity for such things.
Its wonderful to see him thriving in this modern generation of environmental activism. You can find out more about his efforts both driving and inspiring and join in one of his many ongoing projects to make a difference by visiting his site at https://davidsuzuki.org.
Thank you for all you've done to inspire my life and I hope that you have many more Happy Birthdays!
Brian Joseph Johns
Photo of David Suzuki by Holger Motzkau 2010, Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-sa-3.0), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10485172
