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09 / 25
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Live in Kirkland? Come to the 1st meeting of Sustainable Kirkland Community, a new SCALLOPS* group. Join us at the Kirkland Library (308 Kirkland Avenue) Neighbors uniting to create a Sustainable Kirkland Community http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sustainablekirkland/ *SCALLOPS: Sustainable Communities ALL Over Puget Sound Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Camp Long is located on 5200 35th Ave. SW. and can be reached by telephone at 206 684-7434. The film will begin at 7:00 and runs an hour and 35 minutes. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
Seattle Renewable Energy Kicks off their Fall 2008 Meeting Series with Berlin renewable energy consultant Jens Bömer of Ecofys (www.ecofys.com). | ||
09 / 26
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09 / 27
Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Sept. 27, 9 AM – 2 PM Seattle Central Community College, Room 1110 Saturday Taking Action Day is public advocacy training for urban design professionals, advocates and anyone interested to learn the skills and hear success stories about what it takes to shape a community. We'll hear from community leaders about current place-making issues and unpack a grassroots organizer’s toolkit that teaches effective grassroots advocacy skills. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Join us for an unforgettable evening! With featured speaker, Ramsey Clark, Former U.S. Attorney General, Hosted Social: 5:00 PM Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility works to create a healthy, peaceful and sustainable world. Through action | ||
09 / 28
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09 / 29
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09 / 30
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The September Net Tuesday will feature two presentations about raising money online. Doors open at 6:30 pm and speakers start at 7:00 pm. Jonathon Colman will present experiences using Facebook to raise awareness and funds for the Nature Conservancy. Using Facebook applications the Nature Conservancy raised over $33,000, recruited over 20,000 new members, and preserved over 29MM square feet of rain forest. | ||
10 / 1
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10 / 2
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10 / 3
Start: 10:00 am
Start: 10/03/2008 - 10:00am
End: 10/05/2008 - 12:00pm
The course provides an introduction to wild mushroom identification. Emphasis is on basic identification skills of wild mushrooms, including edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes. Students will learn what to look for and terminology used to distinguish common mushrooms and relatives. Basic fungal biology and ecology will be discussed. Advanced students are welcome and would also benefit from the class. | ||
10 / 4
(all day)
Start: 10/03/2008 - 10:00am
End: 10/05/2008 - 12:00pm
The course provides an introduction to wild mushroom identification. Emphasis is on basic identification skills of wild mushrooms, including edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes. Students will learn what to look for and terminology used to distinguish common mushrooms and relatives. Basic fungal biology and ecology will be discussed. Advanced students are welcome and would also benefit from the class. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Thinking about solar? Can't imagine how it could work in a city known for rainy days? Come learn more about how solar works in Seattle and see how your neighbors are using solar to power their homes. As part of the ASES National Solar Homes Tour, Seattle City Light, NWSEED and Solar Washington will be hosting a kick off event including a Solar Works! In Seattle presentation, and solar demonstrations from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and the International Solar Cookers. Kick-off locations: Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
SPOKESPEOPLE welcomes bicyclists at all levels of experience from first-time urban cyclists through expert commuters to ride in a free, healthy, sustainable monthly city event. SPOKESPEOPLE will ride to adjacent neighborhoods from Wallingford Playfield 4219 Wallingford Ave. N. on the first Saturday of every month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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10 / 5
End: 12:00 pm
Start: 10/03/2008 - 10:00am
End: 10/05/2008 - 12:00pm
The course provides an introduction to wild mushroom identification. Emphasis is on basic identification skills of wild mushrooms, including edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes. Students will learn what to look for and terminology used to distinguish common mushrooms and relatives. Basic fungal biology and ecology will be discussed. Advanced students are welcome and would also benefit from the class. | ||
10 / 6
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Chapter Kick-Off and Biodiesel Basics | ||
10 / 7
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Thinking about grad school to further your social change career goals? Idealist.org Seattle Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good | ||
10 / 8
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10 / 9
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Calling all Seattle Greendrinkers who live, work, or attend school in Kirkland. It's the 2nd Tuesday of the month, time for the monthly Sustainable Kirkland meeting. We'll start with a potluck and then work on projects. We decided to start a website, work with the city to "green" existing events, and organize a speaker series at our last meeting. Any of those sound like things you want to get involved in? Got ideas for other things we should work on? Join us! | ||
10 / 10
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10 / 11
Start: 9:30 am
End: 2:00 pm
Vision. Innovation. Action. Go! More Walkable Neighborhoods Saturday, October 11, 2008 Start: 11:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
The home tour this month features one of Seattle’s foremost “green builders”. Jim Barger with Greenleaf Construction will talk to us about his project in Seattle’s Central District. Complementing their great designs is the inclusion of salvaged, reclaimed, and double-use materials which clearly illustrates their holistic approach to urban infill development. The tour starts at ecoHAUS at 11:00and includes a discussion about green building materials and lunch. Then off to the house to meet with the builder. | ||
10 / 12
Start: 10:30 am
End: 2:00 pm
Featuring local food creations with Washington-grown, organic and sustainable, farm fresh food, Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin will talk about what the city is doing to support local food. Chef Seth Caswell of the Seattle Chef’s Collaborative will prepare the meal, and Washington farmers will provide the ingredients from their organic & sustainable farms. Tilth Producers Country Brunch Menu First Second | ||
10 / 13
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10 / 14
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
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10 / 15
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10 / 16
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:45 pm
Crooked Trails, a non profit community based travel company and long time partner of Maiti Nepal – the organization battling sexual slavery in India and Nepal, is proud to host the founder of this amazing organization Anuradha Koirala in Seattle on October 16th. Ms. Koirala will be in Seattle for a very special screening and Q&A of the award winning documentary The Day My God Died, narrated by Winona Ryder and Tim Robbins. Her work was also the basis for the Academy Award winning documentary Born Into Brothels. Time: Film starts at 6:30 followed by Q & A at 7:45. | ||
10 / 17
Start: 8:30 am
Start: 10/17/2008 - 8:30am
End: 10/19/2008 - 6:00pm
2008 Seattle Bioneers Conference, October 17-19, Washington Convention Center Attend Seattle Bioneers and become part of the largest social justice and sustainability conference in the country! | ||
10 / 18
(all day)
Start: 10/17/2008 - 8:30am
End: 10/19/2008 - 6:00pm
2008 Seattle Bioneers Conference, October 17-19, Washington Convention Center Attend Seattle Bioneers and become part of the largest social justice and sustainability conference in the country! Start: 9:30 am
End: 3:00 pm
Free Ages 13 and older Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Free, Ages 13 and older Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project (CWCAP) is celebrating the 36th birthday of the Clean Water Act. We will weed, trim, and plant; reflect on water quality; meet salmon program volunteers; and "blow out the candles" on the Clean Water Act birthday cake. | ||
10 / 19
End: 6:00 pm
Start: 10/17/2008 - 8:30am
End: 10/19/2008 - 6:00pm
2008 Seattle Bioneers Conference, October 17-19, Washington Convention Center Attend Seattle Bioneers and become part of the largest social justice and sustainability conference in the country! Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:00 pm
Only 5 spots left! Nature Journaling at the Center for Urban Horticulture Have you ever wished you could capture on paper what occurs in the world around you? Join wildlife biologist and watercolorist Heather A. Wallis Murphy for a fast-paced, fun class that explores the art and science of field observation. Whether you’re a writer, scientist, birder, artist, or nature lover, this is the class for you. | ||
10 / 20
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Join us for the Local Harvest Gala Dinner on Monday, October 20th, featuring chef and local food advocate Tom Douglas. The event will begin with a reception with a “Marketplace” of ideas and initiatives, at 5:30pm. Where: Palace Ballroom • 2100 5th Ave • Seattle, WA 98121 | ||
10 / 21
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
Around the world, coastal environments and economies, wild fish and other marine life have been affected by the expansion of large-scale farming of fish, shrimp and certain kinds of shellfish. Few safeguards are in place as marine feedlots produce commodity seafoods, resulting in habitat loss, pollution, competition for food, and diminished access and quality of life for coastal residents. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
The Green Futures Lab at the University of Washington invites you to: GLOBAL GREEN: A lecture/panel series showcasing Sustainable Planning and Design in the Pacific Northwest and Denmark FALL 2008: URBAN DESIGN FOR WALKABLE, BIKABLE CITIES Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Please join discussion moderator Peter Steinbrueck and the following panelists: INTRODUCTION: BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLANNING IN SEATTLE | ||
10 / 22
Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Action Without Borders - Idealist.org and Seattle University are organizing a Nonprofit Career Fair on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 from 11am – 3pm. At the career fair job seekers can: - Connect with a variety of nonprofit organizations and learn about their programs, open positions, internships and volunteer opportunities. For more information, and to register, please go to http://snipr.com/seattlecf If you have any questions, please email Joe@idealist.org Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
What: A social networking event focused on Seattle marine environmental community. Drinks (alcoholic and not) and snacks are provided. Where: UW School of Aquatic Fisheries Science Lobby (http://www.fish.washington.edu/info/find_us.html) Who: All are welcome. RSVP is requested but not required to mbrosnan@u.washington.edu | ||
10 / 23
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Hold Your Own presents BREATHE: a carbon offset event. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Immerse yourself in the danger, beauty and humor of being in wild and remote Africa. Becci Crowe - artist, documentary filmmaker and world traveler - engages and entertains as she takes you on an extraordinary journey into the African bush. Specializing in wildlife and tribal portrait art, Becci's desire to study her subjects in their natural world has lead to many exciting moments and the creation of a documentary now broadcasting on PBS stations nationwide. Join Becci as she takes you on a remarkable African bus adventure through her video, photos, stories, and art! Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Coffee drinkers will be astonished to learn that they hold in their hands the fate of farm families, farming communities, and entire ecosystems in coffee-growing regions like Costa Rica. In this film we hear from ex-perts and students, from coffee lovers and bird lovers, and-most important - from coffee farmers themselves. We learn how their lives and ours are inextricably linked, economically and environmentally. | ||
10 / 24
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10 / 25
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Upcoming events
- Sustainable Kirkland monthly meeting(Event)(7 hours)
- BIOME - A Choreographic Event by CAPACITOR(Event)(1 day)
- Making the Green Link: Sustainability in our Daily Lives(Event)(2 days)
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