Tag: Peace and Justice Activism

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Climate March in New York City Sunday, September 21, 2014

 

In September, President Obama and heads of state from around the world will meet in New York to decide our climate future. Environmental Action and other environmental groups have been working around the clock with our allies to make sure we grab the attention of President Obama, other world leaders and the global media in September.

We need your help to make sure there is a huge crowd in New York to demand that world leaders aim high, and create the solutions we need to combat the climate crisis. If you haven’t RSVP’d for the People’s #ClimateMarch and are planning on going, you can do so here.

Not all of us can make it to New York City in September. But all of us have friends, family or co-workers who can attend. Please post to Facebook, Tweet or email your personal networks about the people’s climate march.

Historic people’s movements like the March on Washington involved thousands of dedicated activists recruiting friends and family to attend. This is our opportunity to all be a part of the largest mobilization on climate in the history of the planet.

Please ask your personal network to RSVP for the climate march in New York City this September via Facebook, Twitter or Email.

Thank you,

Aaron and the rest of the Environmental Action team

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More info on Environmental Action here:
http://www.environmental-action.org/

You can support the work of Environmental Action by making a secure online contribution.

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Los Angeles Green Festival Friday Sept 12 thru Sun Sept 14, 2014 at L.A. Convention Center

About the Green Festival.

Check out the 40 page: Preview Guide.

Volunteer Opportunities:  here.

More than 20,000 attended the L.A. Green Festival last year.

Great kids activities too!

Come visit the Los Angeles Eco-Village booth (#550), and so many other organizations you may want to catch up with.

Lots of interesting speakers, demonstrations of all kinds, and a place to run into old friends and colleagues and meet new ones.

FESTIVAL HOURS:
Friday, September 12th from noon to 6:00pm
Saturday, September 13th from 10am to 6:00pm
Sunday, September 14th from 10am to 6:00pm

AT

Los Angeles Convention Center – South Hall G
1201 S Figueroa St
 Los Angeles, CA 90015

Buy discounted tickets on-line here:  http://greenfestivals.org/

and Get In Free if:

You come by bike and use the LACBC Bike Valet service
You come by Metro and show your Tap Card.

Green Festival® is a vibrant, dynamic marketplace where companies and organizations come to showcase their green products and services, and where people go to learn how to live healthier, more sustainable lives.

Green Festival is America’s largest and longest-running sustainability and green living event. We bring together the world’s most trusted companies, innovative brands, national and local businesses, pioneering thinkers, and conscious consumers in one place to promote the best in sustainability and green living.

Green Festival offers something for everyone, with the widest selection of products and services to work green, play green and live green from food, fashion and health to energy, construction and design. People can shop and enjoy vegan, vegetarian, organic foods, hands-on demos, educational activities and inspirational speakers.

Mission and Vision:

Green Festival is inspiring and empowering consumers, communities and businesses to work green, play green and live green.

At Green Festival, we are committed to:

  • Showcasing the best and latest green products and services in the market
  • Making ‘green’ practical, viable and accessible to everyone by promoting sustainability in everyday life choices and actions
  • Providing the ultimate marketplace for green brands and consumers who want to integrate sustainability into their lives
  • Striving to be a zero-waste marketplace where consumers can be assured that companies are committed to environmental sustainability
  • Representing a diverse, sustainable community that is socially and environmentally responsible
  • Encouraging companies to adopt green and fair trade principles through Green America’s certification process
  • Supporting vegan-vegetarian diets that are focused on organic, non-GMO and local artisanal foods as part of a healthy and sustainable lifestyle
  • Serving as a launching pad for Corporate Social Responsibility efforts and consumer programs in sustainability

Much more info about Green Festivals here:   http://www.greenfestivals.org/

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“Just Doing Stuff” fair with Transition Town founder Rob Hopkins: Sun. Oct. 13, 2013 in Westchester, and Mon. Oct.14, 2013 in Pasadena

What:         The Power of Just Doing Stuff: Transition Town Fairs

Where:       Westchester Sunday October 13, 2013 AND Pasadena Monday October 14, 2013

More Info

Westchester event:  Sunday 10/13/13 from 2:30pm to 7pm.  Go here for details and to register:
https://sites.google.com/site/transitionlosangeles/home/rob-hopkins-1

 

Pasadena event: Monday 10/14/13 from 10:30am to 2pm.  Go here for details and to register:
http://justdoingstuffpasadena.eventbrite.com

featuring award winning “Repair Cafe” and other activities, veggie potluck lunch (bring your own eating ware), speed dating mini talks, and more.
Transition groups (Los Angeles and Pasadena) host Rob Hopkins, founder of the international Transitiion Town movement.  Rob gives a talk and hosts his renowned “The Power of Just Doing Stuff” fairs.

 

 

 

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Los Angeles Green Festival at the LA Mart Downtown Los Angeles, Sat. & Sun. October 19-20, 2013

What:       Los Angeles Green Festival

Where:    L.A. Mart, 1933 S. Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles 90007

When:     Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 10am to 6pm, and Sunday, October 20, 2013 from 11am to 5pm

 

Now in it’s third year, the Los Angeles  Green Festival welcomed over 22,000 enthusiastic participants last year.

Plan to attend this year’s event and enjoy dozens of workshops, music, art, fashion shows, yoga, kids’ activities, organic beer and wine, visionary speakers,  wide assortment of environmentally sensitive green products, and more.

And to get your free weekend pass to the Festival worth $25, go to www.greenfestivals.org/latickets13 and enter the code <lagreenfest2013>.   Note this pass is only available on-line, not at the door.

ALSO FREE AT THE DOOR FOR
– Youth 18 and under
– Bicyclists using Clif Bar Bike Valet
– Green America and Global Exchange members
– Sierra Club Members
– 2 for 1 admission for Natural Solutions subscribers (must present magazine as proof of subscription)
– 2 for 1 admission for all Yoga Journal / Vegetarian Times readers (must present magazine as proof of subscription)

For more details, visit here.

Do take special note that the Festival location has changed this year to the:
LA Mart
1933 S. Broadway
Downtown Los Angeles 90007.

For more info on admission if you don’t get a free weekend pass, go here:
http://www.greenfestivals.org/la/admission

Visit the Los Angeles Eco-Village booth at the Festival
and
Please help spread the word to your local Los Angeles networks.

Green Festivals are sponsored by Green America and Global Exchange

 

City Repair’s Mark Lakeman from Portland at L.A. Eco-Village Fri. Nov, 1 at 7:30pm

Learn more about City Repair here:  www.cityrepair.org

VISIONARY ARCHITECT AND PORTLAND’S CITY REPAIR FOUNDER MARK LAKEMAN
RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES ECO-VILLAGE

Friday Evening November 1, 2013 at 7:30pm for his inspiring Slideshow and talk

at L.A. Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Place, Los Angeles 90004, directions

Join visionary architect Mark Lakeman as he inspires and guides the grid structure of a typical American city into a vital social commons with Portland’s City Repair Project <www.cityrepair.org>.

Now a national movement (just google it to get a sense of it), City Repair is about cities, towns, grids and the intersections where our lives can converge.

Multidisciplinary, City Repair combines architecture, urban planning, anthropology, community development, public art, permaculture and ecological design in projects that transform public space.

Intersection Repair is the citizen-led conversion of an urban street intersection into a public square.  It is a form of grassroots city planning that can nurture art, public gathering and volunteerism in your neighborhood.

“Mark is among  the most inspiring speakers I have seen in my more than 30 years of local activism,” says Lois Arkin.

FEE:
Friday Nov 1 at 7:30pm:   $5 to $15 (self selected sliding scale)
Reservations required:  crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254

*Note:  Saturday morning November 2nd public forum with Mark was canceled.  Check our website for future forums on progressive city planning issues.

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WANNA BE IN THE KNOW ABOUT CITY PLANNING ISSUES IN LOS ANGELES?
CHECK OUT THESE RESOURCES:

For an excellent introduction to current City Planning in Los Angeles, visit:  http://cityplanning.lacity.org/

To review recent community  input on the updating of the City’s Mobility Element, go here:  http://ideas.la2b.org/

To review the draft Housing Element for the City of Los Angeles for 2013 –  2021, go here:
https://sites.google.com/site/lahousingelement/home/draft-plan

To follow the Updates on the City’s codes, go here:
http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8dfee8dbbd1900ea3b2a89244&id=9f1e16cf24&e=5309617c39

To keep updated on some of the most progressive city planning policies, proposals and actions from throughout the world, check out these websites:

http://www.SustainableCityNews.com

http://www.losangeleswalks.org/

http://la.streetsblog.org/

http://www.carfree.com/

OTHER UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  EVENTS WITH MARK LAKEMAN

Date: Sat Nov. 2   Time: Doors open @ 5 pm

Place: The Shed 1355 Lincoln Ave. Pasadena, CA 91103
Place Making Workshop w/ Mark Lakeman & James Rojas
Special Performance by Moses Sumney @ 7 pm
Tickets $12 advance/ $20 at the door
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Date: Sun Nov 3  Time: 9 am – 1 pm
Place: Venice Learning Garden – 13000 Venice Blvd. 90066. Enter on Walgrove.
Cob Bench Workshop at the Venice Learning Garden
Donation: $15 – $20
Contact: melbowerman@gmail.com, 310 869-5607
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Date:  Sat Nov 3   Time: 1 pm – 5 pm
Place: WRHAP 12401 Slauson Ave, Unit G Whittier, CA 90606
2nd Annual Pizza Party for City Repair feat. Mark Lakeman
Admission is $15 ($10 pre-sale tickets available); children 12 and under $5.
Contact: Megan meganhobza@gmail.com (562) 457-0450
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Date: Mon Nov 4   Time: 6 – 9 pm
Place: Casa Coracao 1742 Deerhill Trail Topanga 90290
Community Building Topanga with Mark Lakeman
$10 donation, no one turned away at the door.
Light beverages and snacks will be provided
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Date: Tue Nov 5  Time: 1 – 5 pm
Place: Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Blvd, Venice
Community Building on Venice Blvd.
FREE Event
RSVP and Contact Info: Lauren Tucker laurenfrancestucker@gmail.com
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Date: Tue Nov 5  Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Place:  Private Residence 805 Brooks Ave, Venice 90291
City Repair Slideshow and Potluck
Donation: $10
Contact: Lauren Tucker  laurenfrancestucker@gmail.com
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Thanks to Camille Cimino for coordinating this tour schedule:
Camille Cimino
“The Nature of Things”
(213) 924-5238

 

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The 5th Annual Farm Conference May 29-31, 2013 in Summertown Tn

What:      The 5th Annual Farm Conference on Community and Sustainability
Where:    The Farm in Summertown TN http://www.thefarmcommunity.com/conference/
When:      May 29-31,2013

 

More information:

May 29–31 Memorial Day Weekend Summertown TN

Best conference bargain!    Register here

The Farm Conference
As we chart the uncertain waters of modern times, life in community serves as both a lifeboat, providing shelter from the storm, and as a flagship, leading the way to a more sustainable future.
If you seek a life with direction, with greater meaning, holding true to your ideals, follow the course of community. In community there is strength, gaining the leverage necessary to achieve your full potential.
Take the next step. This Memorial Day Weekend, May 29-31, join with others who share your vision, and leave uplifted, with the energy  to pursue your real life goals.
In community we depend on each other, and it is clear that each one of us has value and something to give, contributions to the whole, made visible through our work.
Find your passion:
  • Green Building
  • Green Business
  • Organic Food Production
  • Alternative Education
  • Midwifery
  • Environmental Activism
  • Peace and Justice Activism
  • Music and the Arts
  • and more
There is room for everyone in community, and you will have the opportunity to see how this can be expressed in a very real way when you are part of our special gathering.
Without question, our Green Building Tour is always one of the most popular aspects of our annual conference. For many years now, The Farm has been undergoing a housing boom, with an average of 4 new homes under construction every year. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to see multiple examples of many types of green construction, including:
  • 3 Insulated Concrete Form Homes
  • The Massive Recycled Steel Dome
  • The Solar School, the largest Passive Solar Building in the State
  • Straw Bale, Earth Bag
  • Cob, Clay Slip and Cordwood
  • The Deltec Home
  • The Earth Shelter
  • A Hand Hewn Log Cabin, Affordable Amish Cabins
  • A home built with over 80% Recycled Materials, including framing, windows, doors, siding, tile, kitchen cabinets, lighting fixtures
  • The Locally Harvested Lumber Advantage
  • Over 100 KW in Solar Arrays

What people say about our past conferences:

“I really liked how organized the events are, how friendly everyone is.”
“Lots of hard work went into this weekend. I appreciate your efforts!”
“I throughout enjoyed it and would not change a thing about it.”
“Moved along at a good pace.”
“Highly informative. Very Inspirational. Heartwarming”
“I felt a strong connection to everyone I met.”
“Learning anything is possible!”
“Finally I saw all the methods I had only read and dreamed about.”
“The most encouraging experience I’ve had toward living my dreams.”

Visit Our Web Site to Learn More and Register Today.

The $175 per person registration includes camping and all delicious vegetarian meals featuring local and homegrown produce.

Contact me with any question you may have. I look forward to hearing from you!

Douglas | douglas@thefarmcommunity.com
931-964-2590 office | 931-626-4035 cell

Our fifth conference in partnership with the Fellowship For Intentional Community.

 

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