Green Sanctuary Program
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Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
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Sustainable Bellingham www.sustainablebellingham.org To reach the goal of Sustainability, we advocate for the strategy of Relocalization - becoming self and community-reliant (not self-sufficient) at the local level and rebuilding communities based on the local production of food, energy, and goods as well as the relocalization of governance and culture. Relocalization includes a firm commitment to reducing consumption and improving environmental and social conditions. To provide resources for community groups that deal with the particulars of creating a sustainable culture and facilitate communication and cooperation among these groups To raise awareness about Peak Oil and other developing global crises. To contribute to the creation of a sustainable regional infrastructure to replace those aspects of our present system that are out of balance. To teach skills for sustainable living. To honor the values and interdependence of all Life and provide for its ongoing well-being Sustainable Connections www.Sconnect.org Bellingham Towers 119 N. Commercial Street, Suite 350 Bellingham, WA 98225 360.647.7093 and 360.647.6902 We work with local, independently owned businesses that have the autonomy to make any transformational change in their business that they can imagine… reexamining where we buy goods and services, how we consume energy, grow and distribute our food, build homes, and even, how we define success in business. Sustainable Connections is supporting a community of innovators in green building, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, supporting independent businesses in town centers, and mentoring a new breed of entrepreneurs that have designed their business with a sustainable vision. Washington Dept of Ecology http://www.ecy.wa.gov/ecyhome.html 1440 - 10th Street, Suite 102 Bellingham, WA 98225 360-715-5200 The Mission of the Department of Ecology is to protect, preserve and enhance Washington’s environment, and promote the wise management of our air, land and water for the benefit of current and future generations. In order to fulfill our mission and move Washington forward in a global economy, the Dept. of Ecology has three goals: 1) Prevent pollution, 2) Clean up pollution and 3) Support sustainable communities and natural resources Building Sustainable Futures Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA Contact Person: Amanda Jobmann; 425-442-4658; sustainablefutures.wwu@gmail.com The Building Sustainable Futures Club envisions bringing individuals together who share the same passion for visioning and building a sustainable furture in a world filled with diversity. The club provides support for connecting people with inspiring ideas and excuting plans towards actions based on developing a healthier world for healthier people. LEAD (Learning, Environment, Action, Discovery) http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~lead Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA Contact Person: Kimberly Adank and Stacia Dreyer; 360-650-2133; lead@wwu.edu Linking Western Washington University, Whatcom County schools, environmental organizations and government agencies to encourage community-based environmental restoration education and service-learning for the benefit of our community. Against Civilization Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA Contact Person: Dillon Thomson; 360-470-8852; thomsod@cc.wwu.edu We believe the institution of civilization, with its cities, agriculture, and technology, is the basis of the most destructive cultures. To face the full impact of civilization requires acknowledging that it is inherently oppressive and destructive. Cities demand the importation of resources, which are ultimately obtained through violence. Agriculture takes more than it gives to the land, turning diverse ecosystems into monocultures and living soil to desert. Technology requires exploitation of the natural world and condenses power into fewer and fewer hands. Industrial civilization in particular, with its machinery, engines, and oil-based production, has further accelerated the speed of the devastation. We draw on environmentalism, feminism, deep ecology, spirituality, anarchy, indigenous lifeways, anti-oppression politics, peak oil and collapse theories, and past struggles for justice for our analysis and our inspiration. We are open to challenging our thinking and ourselves. We recognize that though the dominant culture threatens us all, it also gives privileges to some at the expense of others, and whether industrial culture continues or is stopped, the impact on people will differ. Village Design Institute www.villagedesign.org PO Box 2233 Bellingham, Washington 98225 [360] 927-2224 The Village Design Institute [VDI] is an educational nonprofit registered in the State of Washington. VDI was founded for the purpose of creating, organizing, and disseminating a scientific, multi-disciplinary knowledge resource base intended for promoting and facilitating the design and implementation of sustainable human settlements for the 21st century. A fundamental working premise at VDI - and thus the namesake - is that the designing of truly sustainable settlements is most effectively conceived and accomplished at village-scale, with all that implies. We have elaborated this declaration in an essay entitled “Fundamentals of Village Design,” a title that will be expanded into textbook format. Western Washington University - Office of Sustainability Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 516 High Street. Viking Commons Room 25 360-650-2011 The WWU Office of Sustainability is dedicated to furthering Western’s strategic goal of campus sustainability. As defined by the WWU Sustainability Committee, a sustainable WWU: 1) Protects local and global ecology; 2) Upholds social equity; 3) Creates economic vitality 4) and protects the health of its inhabitants. RE Sources http://www.re-sources.org/ 2309 Meridian Street Bellingham, WA 98225 360-733-8307 RE Sources promotes sustainable communities through recycling, education, advocacy, and conservation of natural resources. RE Sources empowers the people who live here—children and adults alike—to do all they can to protect our home. More specifically, the organization provides individuals with the tools they need—key information, citizen trainings and workshops, and volunteer-led field programs—to actively safeguard our marine waters, rivers, lakes, beaches and air. In fact, RE Sources now oversees a number of programs designed to reduce air and water pollution and encourage waste reduction and recycling throughout the region. Whatcom Smart Trips https://www.whatcomsmarttrips.org/login.aspx 314 E. Champion St. Bellingham, WA 98225 360-756-TRIP (8747) Whatcom Smart Trips is an ongoing partnership between local government, public agencies, employers, and schools to promote transportation by walking, bicycling, sharing rides, and riding the bus by its citizens. When you make Smart Trips, you accomplish a lot more than getting to your destination. You help create a clean, healthy, and vibrant community in Whatcom County. Visit the website for more information. Northwest Earth Institute http://www.nwei.org/ The Northwest Earth Institute is recognized as a national leader in the development of innovative programs that empower individuals and organizations to transform culture toward a sustainable and enriching future. Today, NWEI offers seven study guides for small groups. These self-guided discussion courses are offered in workplaces, universities, homes, faith centers, neighborhoods, and community centers throughout North America. Each program encourages participants to explore values, attitudes, and actions through discussion with other people. Courses include: • Global Warming: Changing CO2urse BUF has already run three of NWEI's courses and plans to offer more next year. |
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