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Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
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"Focus the Nation On Sustainability Week" Whatcom Community College and Western Washington University will participate in the nationwide celebration Focus the Nation Week, an unprecedented teach-in on global warming solutions and sustainability. Numerous events have been scheduled for the week of January 28th through February 1st, including educational and awareness raising presentations, a film festival, an interactive webcast, and a speech and Q&A session by newly elected Mayor, Dan Pike. All events are open and free to the public. Focus the Nation is a national teach-in engaging millions of students and citizens with political leaders and decision makers about Global Warming Solutions. More than just that one day, Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America is an extraordinary educational initiative, involving over a thousand colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools, faith groups, civic organizations and businesses. Focus the Nation is a catalyzing force helping shift the national conversation about global warming towards a determination to face this challenge. For additional information about Focus the Nation, please visit www.focusthenation.org. January 10: Toward Zero Waste workshop Join a leadership group of local Zero Waste pioneers including Ryzex, Samuel's Furniture and La Fiamma Pizza/Fiamma Burger -- who assert that achieving the first 80% of waste reduction in your business can be simple AND profitable -- for a 'how to' workshop that will provide you with tested tools and specific tips to cut bottom line costs AND your impact on the environment. This workshop is recommended for business owners, operations managers, government employees, and anyone interested in learning how to implement a zero waste policy for buildings, businesses, large events, a department, community, or organization. Local waste and recycling specialists including Sanitary Service Company, RE Sources, and Sound Shredding and Recycling will be available to answer all your waste questions! Delicious, organic fare provided by Ciao Thyme Catering. Time: 9:00 am - 1:30 pm Location: Broadway Hall - 1300 Broadway in Bellingham Event Cost: $35 SC members, $50 non members - space is limited. Contact: Cathy Lehman, 360-647-7093 x102 January 17: Linda Adler - Memories of a Dream Change Journey Ms. Adler moved to Bellingham in August 2005 after closing her 20-year psychotherapy practice in Miami. Linda is Past-President of the International Association for Research and Regression Therapies (IARRT) and is certified as a Past Life Therapist by the International Board for Regression Therapy (IBRT). A student and teacher of multi-cultural shamanic practices, Linda has traveled extensively to participate in the healing methods of North and South American shaman. . Time: 7:00 pm Location: Wise Awakening's Orca Room, 314 E. Holly St., Bellingham January 22: "Eating Locally in the Off-Season" Join Charles Classeen of the North Cascades Instiitute to explore simple yet satisfying recipes based on winter veggies. Time: 6:30 PM Location: Co-op Connection Building. 1220 N. Forest St. Bellingham Event Cost: $24, $20 members. Registration required. Contact: (360) 734-8158 January 28: "Tipping Points Climate, Politics, Economics" Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Time: 12-1 pm Location: Western Washington University, VU 464 Event Cost: Free January 28: "Addiction to Fossil Fuels" Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Time: 6-7 pm Location: Western Washington University, SL 110 Event Cost: Free January 28: " The Elephants in Our Living Room: Why Energy Decline and Climate Change Force Us to Plan for Sustainability" by John Rawlins Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: Whatcom Community College Time: 11:30-1:30 PM Location: Whatcom Community College, Heiner Center, Room 209 Event Cost: Free January 29: EDWARD DAVID COOPER, GLOBAL WARMING PRESENTATION Learn more about the topic of increased carbon dioxide in our atmosphere and its relation to global warming and climate change. Find out what you can do now to cut down on carbon emissions. Edward David Cooper helped form a local education/lobby group on the issue of climate change called cut carbon now. He is the Department Chair of the Physics Department at University College of the Fraser Valley in Chilliwack, BC. For more information about what you can do go to Cut Carbon Now Time: 7:00 PM Location: Village Books, Farihaven January 29: "Food & The Future" Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Time: 12-1 pm Location: Western Washington University, VU 464 Event Cost: Free January 29: "Developing Nations and Climate Change" Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Time: 6-7 pm Location: Western Washington University, SL 110 Event Cost: Free January 29: FILM FESTIVAL Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: Whatcom Community College Event & Time: "Broken Limbs: Apples, Agriculture" 10:00-11:00 AM Event & Time: "The Ecological Footprint: Accounting for a Small Planet" 11:30-12:00 PM Event & Time: "The End of Suburbia" 1/29 12:30-2:00 PM Event & Time: "Global Warming: The Signs and Science" 2:00-3:00 PM Event & Time: "Seattle: The Future is Now" 3:30-4:30 PM Location: Whatcom Community College, Heiner Center Theater Event Cost: Free January 30: "Climate Change and Local Hazards" Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Time: 12-1 pm Location: Western Washington University, VU 464 Event Cost: Free January 30: "Faith and Climate" Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Time: 6-7 pm Location: Western Washington University, SL 110 Event Cost: Free January 30: "Sustainable Living in Bellingham" by Mayor Dan Pike Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: Whatcom Community College Time: 7:00 PM Location: Whatcom Community College, Heiner Center Theater Event Cost: Free January 30: "Webcast: The 2% Solution" Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: Whatcom Community College - Join Stanford University climate scientist, Stephen Schneider, sustainability expert Hunter Lovins and green jobs pioneer Van Jones and youth climate leaders, for a discussion of global warming solutions. Audiences can weigh in with cell phone voting. Our goal is 10,000 screenings - and a change in the course of history Time: 4:45-6:30 PM Location: Whatcom Community College, Heiner Center, Rooms 208 & 209 Event Cost: Free January 31: "University Teach-In" Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY On this day over one thousand schools, churches, and other organizations across the nation will participate in a teach-in. At WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY we, in cooperation with the WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Office of Sustainability and WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WashPIRG, have asked as many professors as we could to participate. In doing so, we asked them to give a 10 minute presentation on how their area of study is affected by global climate change. This presentation would be followed by questions from the students and regularly scheduled class. Also please wear green on this day, January 31st, to show your commitment to climate change solutions! January 31: "An Inconvenient Truth" - Slide Presentation by Scott Slaba Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: Whatcom Community College "Webcast: The 2% Solution" - Join Stanford University climate scientist, Stephen Schneider, sustainability expert Hunter Lovins and green jobs pioneer Van Jones and youth climate leaders, for a discussion of global warming solutions. Audiences can weigh in with cell phone voting. Our goal is 10,000 screenings - and a change in the course of history Time: 1:00-2:00 PM Location: Whatcom Community College, Syre Student Center Auditorium Event Cost: Free January 31: "An Inconvenient Truth" - Slide Presentation by Scott Slaba Focus the Nation on Sustatinability: Whatcom Community College "Webcast: The 2% Solution" - Join Stanford University climate scientist, Stephen Schneider, sustainability expert Hunter Lovins and green jobs pioneer Van Jones and youth climate leaders, for a discussion of global warming solutions. Audiences can weigh in with cell phone voting. Our goal is 10,000 screenings - and a change in the course of history Time: 7:00-10:00 PM Location: Whatcom Community College, Syre Student Center Auditorium Event Cost: Free January 31: TOWARDS DEEPENING OUR COMMITMENT TO THE GREENING OF OUR COMMUNITY Whatcom Peace & Justice Center will be host to this citizen-sponsored initiative designed to deepen and strengthen our commitment to environmental stewardship through our own individual actions, bringing together four groups that met this past. The purpose of this meeting is to continue to move forward in ways that strengthen and deepen our commitment to environmental stewardship and our connection to each other. Everyone welcome. Time: 7:00 PM Location: Whatcom Peace & Justice Center, 100 E. Maple Street Event Cost: Free |
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