Green Sanctuary Program
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Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
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November: Manatee Awareness Month November 2: Sustainable Global Leadership Alliance With Myra Murphy Jacob, from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Myra is founder and Executive Director of SGLA -- Sustainable Global Leadership Alliance, and will be speaking in Bellingham. SGLA produces a powerful leadership program for youth, ages 16-22, focused on sustainability work. Through this program --which consists of five intensive weekends plus three weeks of experiential learning and travel in a foreign country-- SGLA cultivates the leaders that we urgently need for global economic, ecological, and social sustainability. I, Alan Seid, have been involved with SGLA for almost a year now, and have been enormously impressed with the effects it produces in the young people involved, as well as their peers and families. I am personally opening a chapter of SGLA in Whatcom County and am inviting you to get involved, or at least to become informed about it. Time: 6pm-8pm Location: Garden Street Family Center Conference Room( 1231 N Garden Street, on the corner of N Garden & E Holly) Contact: Alan 360-599-2134 www.alanseid.com November 3: NSEA Fall 2007 Work Party Join NSEA, City of Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program, and Bellingham Co-Housing at Happy Valley Park to plant native plants and spread mulch around Connelly Creek. Parking is available in the west end of the Fairhaven Food Pavilion parking lots just off of Old Fairhaven Parkway. From the Food Pavilion, walk west toward Fairhaven on the sidewalk and follow the signs to the trail leading to the work site. Look for the white NSEA tent and check in there. Tools and gloves are provided. Refreshments are provided from the Bagelry, Starbucks Coffee, the Community Food Co-op, and Tony's Coffee. Please wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Bring enthusiasm, your friends, family, and anyone else that can hold a shovel! Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: Terrell Creek: BP Cherry Point Site November 3: Sustainable Global Leadership Alliance Continued from the lecture, a meeting for the SGLA will be held at Bodhi Creek Farm with Myra and our local team, which means you if you are interested in getting involved. We will have multiple levels of participation, so coming to this meeting does not commit you to anything, but it shows that you are interested. (If you cannot attend Friday's talk, but would like to come to this meeting, please let me know.) Time: 6pm-8pm Location: Bodhi Creek Farm Contact: Alan 360-599-2134 www.alanseid.com November 4: GSP-sponsored Northwest Earth Institute course entitled "Changing Co2urse." 4th Session - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. For more information, see our RE page or click here for NWEI course description and registration November 5: "Penguins on Thin Ice" Benefit Concert What: A benefit concert to let people know about Irthlingz and raise funds to create an animated version of the "Penguins on Thin Ice" climate change musical. The original stage version of the show was premiered by students from the Orcas schools in 2002. This past May, Sharon conducted 18 high school students singing songs from "Penguins on Thin Ice" at the United Nations. A 28-minute animation is now in development. Time: 1:00 pm Location: At the Skagit Valley College Community Room, Friday Harbor, WA, on San Juan Island Contact: Sharon Abreu, Michael Hurwicz (Irthlingz) and Friends November 6: Fundamentals in Green Building and the LEED Rating System PREPARATORY CLASS This 8-hour class is designed to establish an understanding of green building and how it applies to the LEED Rating System. It will help individuals: * Establish a base knowledge of how to prepare for the V2.2 LEED-NC AP ExamLocation: WECU Education Center- 511 E. Holly St. (next to Kinko's) Time: 8:30am-5:30pm (includes one hour lunch break) Cost: Professional rate-$275 per participant Registration: Professional rate-$275 per participant, Student rate-$200 per student To register for this class please contact instructor Brennan Schumacher, LEED AP with BeGreen Consulting. November 10: NSEA Fall 2007 Work Party Join NSEA, the Whatcom Conservation District, and the Maple Ridge Neighborhood Association to plant native plants and spread mulch around Scott Creek. Parking is available at Everson Elementary at 216 Everson-Goshen Rd. in Everson. Look for signs and check in at the NSEA tent. Tools and gloves are provided. Refreshments are provided from the Bagelry, Starbucks Coffee, the Community Food Co-op, and Tony's Coffee. Please wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Bring enthusiasm, your friends, family, and anyone else that can hold a shovel! Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: Scott Ditch: Maple Ridge Neighborhood Association Site November 13: Faith & Stewardship of the Earth: A Conversation Cafe Hosted by the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center and Buddhist Peace Fellowship. What do different faith traditions teach about caring for the earth? How can we apply these teachings both personally and communally to our enviromental crisis? Coffee, tea and munchise provided at conversation tables of 4-5 people. Your advance reservation will help us plan our set-up and refreshements, but all are welcome at the door. Time: 6:45 - 9:00 p.m. Location: First Congregational Church Social Hall (2401 Cornwall Ave.) Contact: Marie @ 734-0217 or email Whatcom PJC@fidalgo.net. November 15: 12th Annual Salmon Summit 2007: Salmon Recovery in the Human Landscape: Working Towards Coexistence Session Themes:
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Location: St Luke's Community Health Education Center, 3333 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225 Registration and conference information call (360) 715-0283 or visit Salmon Summit 2007 to register today! November 17: NSEA Fall 2007 Work Party The Green Sanctuary Team is encouraging BUF members to join this work party in our community. Meet at BUF and leave as a group about 8:45 a.m. Come plant native trees and shrubs along Whatcom Creek with NSEA and Whatcom County Public Works. Parking is available at the Whatcom County Public Works office at 322 N. Commercial St. across from the Bellingham Public Library. Look for signs and check in at the NSEA tent. Tools and gloves are provided. Refreshments are provided from the Bagelry, Starbucks Coffee, the Community Food Co-op, and Tony's Coffee. Please wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Bring enthusiasm, your friends, family, and anyone else that can hold a shovel! Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: Whatcom Creek: Civic Center Site November 27: The Great Turning: From Empire To Earth Community" Video Presentation and Discussion Break the Silence. . . End the Isolation. . . Change the Story. . . The Great Turning makes the case that we humans are a choice making species that at this defining moment faces both the opportunity and the imperative to choose our future as a conscious collective act. We can no longer deny the need nor delay our response. A mounting perfect economic storm is fast approaching. A convergence of climate change, peak oil, and the financial instability inherent in an unbalanced global trading system will bring an unraveling of the corporate-led global economy and a dramatic restructuring of every aspect of modern life. Come join us as we watch Korten's video on his book and engage in a faciliated discussion about where we go from here to heal the damage we've done to the Earth. Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1708 I St., B'ham Cost: Free |
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