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Performance event on environment & people of color at Atlas Arts

May 8, 2013 from 8pm to 10pm
DC premiere of innovative new work that focuses on social change and sustainability within urban communities.  Oakland-based spoken word and dance artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph's red, black & GREEN: a blues (rbGb) receives its DC premiere.  red, black & GREEN: a blues (rbGb) is a full-length, multimedia performance work that jumpstarts a conversation about environmental justice, social ecology and collective responsibility in the climate change era centered on communities that are often…See More
May 8
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"DC Coop Day: Building Community and Economic Alternatives" at University of the District of Columbia (UDC)

October 27, 2012 from 9am to 4pm
Need a job? Want a home? Would you like to join with your neighbors to generate cheaper, safe energy? Come to "DC Coop Day: Building Community and Economic Alternatives"  and participate in sessions on·     Job creation through cooperatives·     Housing coops·     History of coops in the DC area·     Building a Coop Network in DC·     Agricultural coops and the urban food system (with sessions for    food-growers and vendors of color)·     Worker-owned cooperative businesses      Energy…See More
Oct 9, 2012
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Acoustic guitarist Paul Doffing’s 5,500 mile Freedom From Fuel Tour comes to DC! at Potters House Restaurant and Bookstore

September 21, 2012 from 7pm to 10pm
Paul Doffing is touring the US on bicycle to promote alternative transportation. He is working to inform people about climate science, encourage people to get on their bikes and to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.In June, Paul Doffing, an independent acoustic musician from the Twin Cities, began his first US Tour - the “Freedom From Fuel Tour.” Unlike most music tours he isn't traveling in a van or tour bus. Over the course of 100 days, a touring bicycle will carry him over 5,000 miles…See More
Sep 19, 2012
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Land for All

Affordable and accessible land –not only backyard lots but also large-scale public land available to meet public needs--supports greater and more widespread sustainability. Join us for info sharing and action on how to find, fund and share land.
Sep 12, 2012
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A one-night environmental film festival “with a difference”! at UDC, Bldg. 41 Auditorium (Learning Resources Center)

April 27, 2012 from 6pm to 8:30pm
Practical and interactive - a one-night film festival “with a difference”! Eight mini-documentaries, selected for their national and global perspectives, demonstrate dilemmas of sustaining, reclaiming and defending food and water resources. After the screening, join in a session with a panel of environmental practitioners in law, education, business, activism and more. Together we will engage as problem-solvers to generate real-world solutions in technologies, strategies, and innovative…See More
Apr 25, 2012
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An environmental film festival starring - YOU! at UDC, Bldg. 41 Auditorium (Learning Resources Center)

April 27, 2012 from 6pm to 8:30pm
Practical and interactive - a one-night film festival “with a difference”! Eight mini-documentaries, selected for their national and global perspectives, demonstrate dilemmas of sustaining, reclaiming and defending food and water resources. After the screening, join in a session with a panel of environmental practitioners in law, education, business, activism and more. Together we will engage as problem-solvers to generate real-world solutions in technologies, strategies, and innovative…See More
Apr 14, 2012
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"Food Stamped" film at UDC

March 22, 2012 from 3pm to 6pm
Food Stampedis an informative and humorous documentary film following a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on a food stamp budget. Through their adventures they consult with members of U.S. Congress, food justice organizations, nutrition experts, and people living on food stamps to take a deep look at America’s broken food system. (62 minutes)Winner, Jury Feature Prize – San Francisco Independent Film FestivalWinner, Best Documentary – Lighthouse International Film…See More
Mar 15, 2012
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FREE Screening tonight "The Switch" -about energy transition at Carnegie Institution for Science, Elihu Root Auditorium

March 13, 2012 from 7pm to 9:30pm
Calling Ecolocity Transitioners: World Premiere What will it really take to go from the energies that built our world to the energies that will shape our future?  With concerns about environmental impact and supply, we’ve begun the shift to energy alternatives. Join Dr. Scott Tinker on a global journey to find out how. In Switch, he explores the world’s leading energy sites, from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, many highly restricted and never before filmed, and gets straight answers from…See More
Mar 13, 2012
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Environmental communicator
What is your motivation for joining this group?
Ideas, support, action.
Previous collective living experience?
intentional community
What would you like to offer?
labor, skill
What are your areas of interest?
intentional community, urban farming, zero carbon
What level of commitment to an intentional community would you consider at this point?
full member

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New Book added to the Ecolocity Library: Deep Future -The Next 100,000 Years of Life on Earth, by Curt Stager

Deep Future: The Next 100,000 Years of Life on Earth -

CURT STAGER is an ecologist, paleoclimatologist, and science writer with a Ph.D. in biology and geology from Duke University. He has published over three dozen climate- and ecology-related articles in major journals including Science and Quaternary Research, and has written for popular audiences in The Utne Reader, Fast Company, and National Geographic. He teaches at Paul Smith's College in the Adirondack Mountains…

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Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:04pm

Native American youth farmer markets sell veggies from heirloom seeds

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Posted on September 3, 2010 at 7:30pm

Book Review: A Nation of Farmers - Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil by Sharon Astyk and Aaron Newton

“We face the very real possibility that we and our children may be poorer and hungrier and less healthy than we are…We simply have no choice but to basically alter our food system, to end its dependency on fossil fuel and to bring food security to the table as a central issue of our times.”



In this broad, sprawling book, Sharon Astyk and Aaron Newton throw down a challenge. Meeting the crisis of the unsustainable industrial-model of agriculture in America, they declare, requires… Continue

Posted on December 7, 2009 at 9:30am

On the Road to Transition: Two books for the journey. Gerri's book review of Transition Handbook and Abundance and Depletion

The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Self-Reliance

By: Rob Hopkins

Price: $24.95



Depletion and Abundance: Life on the New Home Front

By: Sharon Astyk

Price: $18.95



Many books on climate change and peak oil are tech-heavy tomes whose tone is so severe and forbidding that they induce “post-petroleum stress disorder” in readers – the scary perception that deprivation and misery stalk our future and only armed survivalists will… Continue

Posted on January 29, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

The Season of Lists

by Gerri W.

A happy and hopeful new year to all!

It’s that time when pundits, celebrity watchers, movie critics, etc. recap their top-ten favorites and “unfavorites” of the year. I could add my own entries to the throng, but Sarah van Gelder of Yes! magazine does a far better job expressing the fondest hopes of this Ecolocity member, with her outstanding list. See especially #8 below:



"DIY (do it yourself) communities are piloting the shift to a people-centered society.… Continue

Posted on January 3, 2009 at 3:27pm

Comment Wall (4 comments)

At 1:40pm on September 15, 2008, Ayende Youmans said…
hello Gerri

it was good meeting you last Tuesday; I've had a busy time and haven't acted yet on the ideas discussed but do look forward to doing so in the future.

ay
At 5:32pm on September 15, 2008, Ecolocitizen said…
Hi Gerri, thanks for signing up here. I think you'll find we can connect so much better in this forum.
At 10:41pm on October 8, 2008, Shannon Brescher Shea said…
Sorry. I thought you had my e-mail address. It's shannon b shea at gmail.com. I just added the spaces so that it's not picked up by spambots. Thanks for sending that to me!
At 9:03am on February 14, 2009, Luci Murphy said…
Gerri

Did you reach Aaron? Call me, I don't have your number. Mine is 202-234-8840

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