Electric Soup - January 2022

Electrification Made Tasty


Squash and Sweet Potato Soup


Let's face it, Southern California is the home of the "winter wimp".  When the thermometer hits 50 degrees, it's time to wrap yourself in something warm and make some soup.  The sight of a big soup pot, simmering on top of the stove, has always been the essence of cozy.  But where there's a kitchen flame,  there is natural gas used as fuel.  And where there is natural gas, there is pollution, global warming and habitat destruction.  If you are reading this, you are probably aware of the effects of climate change and curious how you can help to reverse its devastating effects.  Luckily, Jane Goodall states repeatedly in her latest work, The Book of Hope, we humans are adaptable and creative.  So let's start with a simple soup...

I always thought that the rich yet subtle flavors of soup came from simmering it on the stove for an hour or two.  I am excited to report that using my Instant Pot and incorporating some unexpected ingredients produced a rich yet subtle soup with much less times spent in the kitchen...

Recipe and more details will be provided soon.  


Advance Praise for Electric Squash Soup

Jeanne, omg you are a soup maven. That is the best most delicious healing dish ever!
Marilyn G.  

OH MY GOODNESS!!! šŸ˜³I forgot to tell you

I LOVED ā¤ļøthe soup! Soo delicious ā¤ļøthank you for sharing its goodness with me šŸ™šŸ„°

Birgitta K.





 

Bike Mar Vista and Beyond! January, 2022

 January 9, 2022

Bike Mar Vista and Beyond


Got a new bike over the winter holidays and donā€™t know quite where to ride it yet?  Maybe you recently pulled that bike that has been hiding in the back of the garage and need to get it road ready.  If you already ride, learn how to register your bike to minimize the risks of bike theft.  

Stop by the Green tent this Sunday, January 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and letā€™s talk.  Mar Vista's "Master of Cycling", Rob Kadota, with be there with his trusty bike stand and few tools to get your bike as road ready as possible. We will also have wide array of bike-related resources, including clubs and ride tips. 


Earth-Friendly Note:  When you do errands by bike, you will almost certainly end up shopping closer to home.  Great for the small businesses in your neighborhood.  It also fosters a sense of community, a stress-reducing bonus.  Lastly, if getting more exercise in the open air is one of your New Years goals, cycling ticks all the boxes!

See you on Sunday!

Master Gardeners, December 5

PEAS PORRIDGE HOT...
           PEAS PORRIDGE COLD


Itā€™s a Pea Fest this month at the Green Tent as the LA County Master Gardeners return with FREE plants and seeds galore! Sunday, Dec. 5 from 9 am to 1 pm.

This month you can pick from a variety of garden peas:




Sugar Snap peas are crisp and delicious, eaten raw, steamed, blanched for your salads and side dishesā€¦eat the entire pod as well as the peas. These are the chunky peas.







Snow peas make a wonderful addition to stir fries, but can also be eaten raw or cooked, pods and all. These are the FLAT, SKINNY peas.






And for those who like to do a little work in the spring, there will also be shelling peas! You wonā€™t want to eat those pods, but donā€™t throw them away ā€” use them in your compost 

Plus to help you make salads in the winter, theyā€™re bringing mesclun mix lettuces, other mixed lettuces, Swiss Chard and mixed kales!





Top it all off with some edible flowers: Calendula! So many uses for this pretty plant: 









We hope youā€™ll bring your gardening questions and your empty six packs for the MGs to recycle and use to grow more plants for you!

 

Citizens Climate Lobby - November 28, 2021

Come to the Green Tent this Sunday, November 28, and learn about the work of Citizen's Climate Lobby and their audacious plan to make have CORPORATIONS use their resources on behalf of our precious planet Earth.

Citizensā€™ Climate Lobby

Citizensā€™ Climate Lobby(CCL) is a

nonpartisan, grassroots organization

focused on national policies to address climate change.

We work to create a broad foundation for climate action across all geographic regions and political inclinations.

CCL supports the inclusion of a carbon pricing and dividend  policy in  the 

Budget Reconciliation bill.

This policy is:

Effective

Economic  models indicate that this legislation would lead to 30 % less

carbon emissions in the next 5 years,  and to net zero  emissions by 2050  

Good for People

Will improve health and save lives.

The  carbon dividend puts money directly

into peopleā€™s pockets every month to spend as they

see fit, helping low and middle income Americans.

Good for the economy

W

ill create over 2  million new jobs,

thanks  to economic growth in local

communities across America.

Revenue Neutral

The fees collected on carbon emissions will be allocated

to all Americans to spend any way they choose. The

government will not keep any of the fees collected.

Master Gardeners, November 7

The UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners are bringing you plants, seeds and some sugar cane to give away FREE at The Green Tent on Sunday, November 7th, from 9 am to 1 pm.

Theyā€™ll share knowledge of how to grow your own sugarcane from a cutting. 

Theyā€™re also bringing seedlings theyā€™ve been growing for you including: 

A whole mix of lettuces  


Broccoli Raab aka rapini. Wondering about the difference between broccoli, broccolini and broccoli raab? How about THIS for an explainer? Come get one for your garden.

Lovely, crisp, snappy snow peas, just rightā€”cold or hotā€”for an autumn salad or a stir fry. Grow your own! Hereā€™s a tasty side dish you can make as well: 

Swiss chard and kale are hearty, healthy, super-green favorites in the autumn and winter. Great in stews, soups or sautƩed as a side. See how long these amazing plants can last in the ground or a container!

And donā€™t forget to decorate your holiday plates with the happy-faced and amazingly edible flower, that can also be the base for a healing ointment ā€” Calendula. 

The LA County Master Gardener website offers a wealth of information and additional resources. Click here to view articles on multiple topics related to your backyard garden. 

Happy Gardening!

 

Cool Blocks October 10, 2021

 https://www.ncsa.la/cool_blocks_la


Stop by the Green Tent this Sunday, October 10 

 Learn About the Cool Blocks Program!  

9 a.m. - 2 p.m in the heart of the Mar Vista Farmer's Market  @ Grandview and Pacific


CALL FOR cool_blocks.png LEADERS 

  • Do you know your neighbors well enough to knock on their door and ask for the proverbial ā€œcup of sugarā€?
  • Do you wish there was more you could do to have an impact on climate change and conserve resources for the sake of your children or future generations?
  • In an emergency, would your neighbors know what to do to help you? Would you know how to help them?
  • Would you like to make your neighborhood safer and more livable?

Want to check out a Cool Block in Palms from our pilot? Watch this video:

 

The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance is partnering with the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office to bring Cool Blocks to LA and to bring people together to create the neighborhoods we want to live in. 

Cool Blocks LA uses a proven neighbor-to-neighbor model that has helped thousands of people make their neighborhoods safer and healthier, prepare for disasters, save money, and lighten their environmental impact.

You can green your neighborhood, make it safer to walk in, or decide with your neighbors to do whatever is right for your area.

HOW IT WORKS

  • Cool Blocks LA is a free, five-month, nine-meeting, action-based program.
  • It is self-directed by a team of five to eight households on your block (defined as both sides of the street up to the corners, a cul-de-sac, or an apartment building).
  • A meeting is hosted by a different team member in his/her/their home (or via Zoom!!!) every two weeks with the support of a step-by-step guide.
  • Each 90-minute to two-hour meeting focuses on a distinct topic connected to reducing your block's carbon footprint, adopting water stewardship practices, preparing for disasters, and improving the quality of life in your neighborhood.
  • Every Cool Block Leader will receive full training, coaching, and support.
  • The time required is approximately two to three hours a week for five months. 

WE ARE LOOKING FOR COOL BLOCK LEADERS in the city of Los Angeles to engage their neighborhood blocks in this effort. 

This is an opportunity to build a stronger community with your neighbors, expand or capitalize on your leadership skills, and improve the quality of life in your neighborhood.

More information is at coolcity.earth and CoolBlock.org. The first group will begin in January 2022, the second group in May, and the third group in September.


Ready to learn more? Attend one of our Cool Block CafĆ©s. Visit ncsa.la/events to choose a time and sign up.

Can't attend a cafĆ©, but want to sign up to be a Cool Block Leader anyway? You can do so here.

Want to help spread the word? Here are links to our social media posts:
facebook.com/events/380088267105791
twitter.com/LA_NCSA/status/1433811991924072451 (English)
twitter.com/LA_NCSA/status/1433814958806945794 (espaƱol)
instagram.com/p/CTXbcGupQFr/ (English)
instagram.com/p/CTXd3-aJYpc/ (espaƱol)

 

 Questions? Please contact us: lisahart@ncsa.la or 323.660.278

Master Gardeners, 10/3/21

The UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners return to the Green Tent on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, from 9 am to 1 pm. Theyā€™re bringing seedlings theyā€™ve lovingly grown for the MV community, and packets of seeds to give away FREE! And theyā€™re available to answer your gardening questions, so bring them all your challenges!

This month help your garden grow with:

A hardy mix of kales, including Tuscan (lacinato/dinosaur/black), red russian, curly and dwarf. Get out that famous Esalen Kale Salad recipe. You can improvise ingredients, but here's a recipe to start with: Esalen Kale Salad. 

A lovely lettuce mix, with oak leaf, black seeded Simpson, bibb, arugula, mizuna and tat soi. Make a salad! 

Swiss Chard: their stems are bright red and their cute little green heads are ready to stand up tall and leafy!


Two varieties of SNOW PEAS (really big now ā€” need to be transplanted!!) These are the flat ones (eat them pods and all) that people love to use in stir fry.

And Italian red (Florence) bunching onions  Fun in the kitchen!!

Ask  the Master Gardeners about Grow LA Victory Garden classes and what to grow in October!

And donā€™t forget: If youā€™ve got lots of these ā€œpony packsā€ aka plastic six-packs, please recycle them with the MGs so they can continue to grow seedlings for you next month, too!   









Protect Playa Now - September 12, 2021

 Protect Playa Now


Join us at the Green Tent this Sunday in imagining clean air! learn about actions you can take to help protect our community. Protect Playa Now will have a prototype of an air quality monitor currently in design to detect combustible gases. The monitor is a citizen science effort with plans to create a network throughout the Westside and help keep us safe.

Protect Playa Now is a collection of concerned citizens mobilizing to protect Playa del Rey and surrounding communities from the threat posed by the SoCal Gas Natural Gas Storage Facility. 

The facility, located south of Culver Blvd and west of Lincoln Blvd, has an unsafe track record and puts our community at risk. When pressure builds and the company needs to release gas, toxic substances such as formaldehyde, benzene, hydrogen sulfide, and n-hexane, (a neurotoxin) are released into the air...the air our community breathes! Cumulative exposures to these chemicals can pose serious risks to the health of those living nearby. 

We have the ability to transition to real clean energy and ensure a future of climate resiliency, good green jobs and healthy communities. Click here to learn more about Protect Playa Now and their work. 

LA County Master Gardeners, 09/05/212

 The UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners return to the Green Tent on Sunday, September 5, from 9am to 1pm

Theyā€™re bringing free seedlings, free seeds, important information and their enthusiasm all to help you grow your own food, flowers and veggies.

This month they'll have:

More succulents (Aloe vera pups) for your drought tolerant garden.


Nasturtium seedlings which are both edible (yummy with goat cheese) and attract white flies away from your other plants.


Three varieties of sunflowers, large and small, and Butterfly Tithonia.





Veggies include Bunching Onions plus yellow and green bush beansā€¦and they donā€™t need to be trellised because they grow bush-like, rather than tall and sprawling.

Now that the Governor has asked us to voluntarily reduce water use, and the federal government has issued a warning about shortages in the Colorado River Basin, we really need to learn about how to be WATER WISE. Did you know that the MOST EFFICIENT way to water is to use a hose and water your plants by hand? Check your sprinklers for overwatering/spillage, consider installing drip irrigation, and make sure youā€™re putting the water where itā€™s needed. Rebates are back too; click here to find out more.

Click here to learn what you should be doing in your garden this month as we begin preparing for LAā€™s version of fall.


If you have gardening questions, you can always reach out to the Master Gardener hot line by phone (626-586-1988) or email (mglosangeleshelpline@ucdavis.edu).

Free Yard Trees !

Mar Vista ARBOR GROUP + CITY PLANTS HAVE FREE TREES FOR YOUR YARD!

Come to the Green Tent on Sunday, November 16 9:00-2:00

COME TO THE GREEN TENT AND WE WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE TREE PICK UP AREA !!!

Trees

    - Save water

    - Combat the greenhouse effect

    - Clean the air

    - Provide oxygen

    - Cool the streets and the city

    - Conserve energy

    - Provide homes for local wildlife

JUST IN TIME FOR OUR COOLER WEATHER!

ADOPT RESPONSIBLY ! We'll have information about different watering options to make sure your tree will not just survive, but thrive!

Contact

Shelley Wiseman

to find out about all of free tree programs available from 

City Plants, a public-private partnership between the City of Los Angeles, local non-profit organizations, community groups, residents, and businesses.

Audubon Society - August 8, 2021


 

Sunday, August 8 at the Green Tent:

The Los Angeles Audubon Society


Join us on Sunday, August 8, at the Mar Vista Green Tent for our guest: Los Angeles Audubon Society.

The Los Angeles Audubon Society has taught local school children about the
Ballona Wetlands since 1991. Every year, 2500 students have the opportunity to visit this special place and see the plants and animals that make Ballona their home. As restrictions ease up, they hope to continue their monthly Open Wetlands Days.  

Destruction or Restoration?
Environmentalists don't always agree!  A plan that is favored by the State of California has been put forth that, if implemented, will see tremendous changes at Ballona.  Although the plan is touted as restoration, other members of the environmental community feel it could spell disaster for some of our local wildlife.  Learn more and make up your own mind!

 The Los Angeles Audubon would love to share more information about the future of the wetlands. Stop by the Green Tent this Sunday to learn more about programs that inspire our future conservationists and what you can do to keep Ballona thriving!



Coastal wetland ecosystems are one of the top 100 solutions for reversing Global Warming. Relative to their land area, they sequester huge amounts of carbon in plants aboveground and in roots and soils below. Coastal wetlands can store five times as much carbon as tropical forests over the long term, mostly in deep wetland soils!

LA County Master Gardeners, 08/05/21

 The UC/CE LA County Master Gardeners return to the Green Tent on Sunday, September 5, from 9am to 1pm

Theyā€™re bringing free seedlings, free seeds, important information and their enthusiasm all to help you grow your own food, flowers and veggies.

This month they'll have:

More succulents (Aloe vera pups) for your drought tolerant garden.


Nasturtium seedlings which are both edible (yummy with goat cheese) and attract white flies away from your other plants.


Three varieties of sunflowers, large and small, and Butterfly Tithonia.





Veggies include Bunching Onions plus yellow and green bush beansā€¦and they donā€™t need to be trellised because they grow bush-like, rather than tall and sprawling.

Now that the Governor has asked us to voluntarily reduce water use, and the federal government has issued a warning about shortages in the Colorado River Basin, we really need to learn about how to be WATER WISE. Did you know that the MOST EFFICIENT way to water is to use a hose and water your plants by hand? Check your sprinklers for overwatering/spillage, consider installing drip irrigation, and make sure youā€™re putting the water where itā€™s needed. Rebates are back too; click here to find out more.

Click here to learn what you should be doing in your garden this month as we begin preparing for LAā€™s version of fall.


If you have gardening questions, you can always reach out to the Master Gardener hot line by phone (626-586-1988) or email (mglosangeleshelpline@ucdavis.edu).

Cardboard to Art - Repurpose your Imagination

Free Event :Cardboard City in Santa Monica


This summer, reDiscover Center is partnering with the City of Santa Monica, along with many prominent artists and designers to present ā€œCardboard City,ā€ an innovative, Pop-Up Community Art Center, which will be located at 1231 Third St. Promenade. This fantastical event will be up and running until August 29.


Using a free and easily accessible material such as cardboard is a great way to teach children of all ages about sustainability when making and creating. 


This free public event takes place in "gigantic" (10,000 sq ft.) space and has an incredible amount to offer:


  • Museum-style exhibitions of large scale cardboard sculptures and architectural models, curated and constantly added to by artists-in-residence

  • Family art activities introducing youth and adults to cardboard crafting techniques and inspiring artmaking using sustainable materials

  • Schedule of fee-based, inexpensive summer classes for youth and adults

  • The ā€œCardboard City Shop,ā€ selling tools and materials so families can make art at home


reDiscover Center is also sponsoring 8-25 artistsā€™ residencies, supporting local and nationally prominent artists working in cardboard. They are partnering with the City of Santa Monicaā€™s Dept. of Sustainability to ensure all unused materials are recycled.


This is a wonderful, family-friendly opportunity which is free, sustainable and creative (plus, you get to take home all of the cardboard creations you make!) Book a visit for a larger group here, or just walk in, check out the amazing Cardboard City Art Exhibit, and maybe make some cool creations, too!



Master Gardeners July 11 2021

 

Sunday, July 11 at the Mar Vista Farmers Market

Master Gardeners

Oregano


And ā€” THEYā€™RE BACK!!! The UC/CE LA COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS are returning to the Mar Vista Farmers Market!! Theyā€™ll be there from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on SUNDAY, JULY 11.

Beginning next month, AUGUST 1st, they will be a regular guest at The Green Tent on the FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH !!!
Tomato Seedlings


As usual, theyā€™ll have seeds (VERY LIMITED, only one packet per family) and SEEDLINGS to give away FREE!  This month theyā€™re heavy on herbs (basil, spearmint, oregano) but there are some bell peppers and tomatoes and a couple of mystery plants they couldnā€™t identify. 

And theyā€™re available to answer your garden questions! MGs offer help even when theyā€™re not at the market; email mglosangeleshelpline@ucdavis.edu with a description of your concern or question. Attaching photos will help the Master Gardener diagnose the problem. OR, you can phone in your concern or question by leaving a detailed message at (626) 586-1988.

Sweet Basil


And for VERY helpful LA County gardening tips and articles, visit the website and look at the menu on left side of the page: http://celosangeles.ucanr.edu/UC_Master_Gardener_Program/


Environmental Justice Conversations November 16-December 14

 

Environmental Justice Conversations

Reversing Global Warming  and creating a

 Socially Equitable community 

can be addressed simultaneously.  

Get support and be part of the solution!


 




All Are Welcome!!!
Learn more and meet others of like mind.

 Mondays, 5:00-6:00 p.m. PT
November 16 - December 14


RSVP:  JEANNEKUNTZ@gmail.com


The focus of these conversations will be on solutions.  There are 100 proven solutions for reversing global warming (see drawdown.org) and we now understand the urgency of making sure that these solutions benefit everyone, not just those with power and privilege.  Our first meeting will give you a sense of whether or not this group is for you.  There will be an opportunity to continue for 4 more sessions, if you choose.  Looking forward to seeing you on the call.

Ensuring that laws and policies are enacted so that everyone gets to have  clean water, clean air, healthy food and a safe place to live.  

Drawdown: The point in time when greenhouse gas levels begin to decline on a yearly basis, resulting in the reversal of global warming and it's devastating effects. 

The relationship between these two critical issues is closer than most people realize.  Click here to learn more. 




We can Reverse Global Warming as we create an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable community and planet!


 Mondays, 5:00-6:00 p.m. PT
November 16 - December 14


Who is least likely to benefit from advances in clean energy sources?
Who is least likely to have access to organic food, clean water and plentiful green spaces in their neighborhoods? 
Who is most likely to need to work during a pandemic or work outside during a killer heatwave?
Who is most vulnerable to becoming homeless due to an illness or job loss?

These issues are much more likely to affect the poor.  In this country and this city, the poor are more likely to be people of color.  When we recognize the humanity and worth of every human being, we have the capacity to make things better. It will require each one of us to step up, look at ourselves honestly, and then take action.
                             
āœ“    If you are aware that this is the moment we have been waiting for
āœ“    If you know that we cannot return to the ā€œold normalā€
āœ“    If you are ready to fully embrace your role in creating a just and sustainable planet


Join in the conversation. 
We are all in this together

Celebrate #BlackWomenAre Divine

This Weekend Celebrate 

#BlackWomenAre Divine


A chance for all of us to recognize the courage it takes to simply live a life of dignity as a Black Woman in this country.  Click here for more information about how to participate.

We Were Made for These Times

An excerpt from the poem by Clarrisa Pinkola Estes:

 Do not lose heart.  We were made for these times.

I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and
properly bewildered.  They are concerned about the state of
affairs in our world right now.  It is true, one has to be 
strong to withstand much of what passes for "good" in our 
culture today.  Abject disregard of what the soul finds most 
precious and irreplaceable and the corruption of principled
ideals have become "the new normal".
Ours is a time of almost daily jaw-dropping astonishment
and often righteous rage over the latest degradations of what
matters most to civilized, visionary people.  The lustre and
hubris some have aspired to while endorsing acts so heinous
against children, elders, everyday people, the poor, the 
unguarded, the helpless...is breathtaking.
Yet, I urge you, ask you, to please not spend your spirit dry
by bewailing these difficult times.  Especially do not lose 
hope.  The fact is--we were made for these times.
Yes for years we have learning, practicing, been in 
training for and just waiting to meet on this exact plain
of engagement.  I cannot tell you often enough that we
are definitely the leaders we have been waiting for and that we 
have been raised, since childhood, for this time precisely.
One of the most important steps you can take to help calm 
the storm is to not allow yourself to be taken in a flurry of
overwrought emotion or despair - thereby accidentally contributing
to the swale and the swirl.  Ours is not the task of fixing
 the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to 
mend the part of the world that is within our reach.



Drawdown + Environmental Justice Workshop Sept 9-October 7

 

Drawdown + Environmental Justice

 

Reversing Global Warming  and creating a

 Socially Equitable community 

can be addressed simultaneously.  

Get support and be part of the solution!



All Are Welcome!!!
Learn more and meet others of like mind.

 Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. PDT
September 16 -October 7


Drawdown: The point in time when greenhouse gas levels begin to decline on a yearly basis, resulting in the reversal of global warming and it's devastating effects. 
Ensuring that laws and policies are enacted so that everyone gets to have  clean water, clean air, healthy food and a safe place to live.  

The relationship between these two critical issues is closer than most people realize.  Click here to learn more. Would you like to join a growing movement of people who want to end environmental racism?



The focus of this first conversation will be on solutions.  There are 100 proven solutions for reversing global warming (see drawdown.org) and we now understand the urgency of making sure that these solutions benefit everyone, not just those with power and privilege.  Our first meeting will give you a sense of whether or not this group is for you.  There will be an opportunity to continue for 4 more sessions, if you choose.  Looking forward to seeing you on the call.

We can Reverse Global Warming as we create an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable community and planet!


 Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. PDT
September 16 -October 7


Who is least likely to benefit from advances in clean energy sources?
Who is least likely to have access to organic food, clean water and plentiful green spaces in their neighborhoods? 
Who is most likely to need to work during a pandemic or work outside during a killer heatwave?
Who is most vulnerable to becoming homeless due to an illness or job loss?

These issues are much more likely to affect the poor.  In this country and this city, the poor are more likely to be people of color.  When we recognize the humanity and worth of every human being, we have the capacity to make things better. It will require each one of us to step up, look at ourselves honestly, and then take action.
                             
āœ“    If you are aware that this is the moment we have been waiting for
āœ“    If you know that we cannot return to the ā€œold normalā€
āœ“    If you are ready to fully embrace your role in creating a just and sustainable planet


Join in the conversation. 
We are all in this together

 Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. PDT
September 16 -October 7


Environmental Justice - Zoom Call this Wednesday

Drawdown + Environmental Justice


Special Guest Speaker Tashanda Giles-Jones

Wednesday, August 5, 3:00 P.M. PDT
All are welcome!!!

Special Guest Speaker Tashanda Giles-Jones

Tashanda is an environmental educator cultivating a network of like-minded individuals, organizations, and activists eager to support the learning and growth of urban youth in Los Angeles, California.  She has a lot to say about Environmental Justice and does so in an inclusive, engaging manner.  If you are curious about how we can create a more sustainable world for everyone, you will want to join this Zoom Call.

Special Guest Speaker 
August 5,  3:00-4:00 p.m. PDT This Wednesday
310 717 4518

 


Drawdown is about Reversing Global Warming.  

Environmental Justice implies that Everyone gets to have  clean water, clean air, healthy food and a safe place to live.  The relationship between these two critical issues is closer than most people realize.  Click here to learn more. Would you like to join a growing movement of people who want to end environmental racism?


Sign up for this Drawdown + Environmental Justice  Call


Drawdown (Reversing Global Warming) + Environmental Justice
Wednesday, August 5 3:00-4:00 p.m.  EDT 
310 717 4518


The focus of this first conversation will be on solutions.  There are 100 proven solutions for reversing global warming (see drawdown.org) and we now understand the urgency of making sure that these solutions benefit everyone, not just those with power and privilege.  Our first meeting will give you a sense of whether or not this group is for you.  There will be an opportunity to continue for 4 more sessions, if you choose.  Looking forward to seeing you on the call.

We can Reverse Global Warming as we create an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable community and planet!

New classes forming each month.  For more information contact:
RSVP JEANNEKUNTZ@gmail.com


Who is least likely to benefit from advances in clean energy sources?
Who is least likely to have access to organic food, clean water and plentiful green spaces in their neighborhoods? 
Who is most likely to need to work during a pandemic or work outside during a killer heatwave?
Who is most vulnerable to becoming homeless due to an illness or job loss?

These issues are much more likely to affect the poor.  In this country and this city, the poor are more likely to be people of color.  When we recognize the humanity and worth of every human being, we have the capacity to make things better. It will require each one of us to step up, look at ourselves honestly, and then take action.
                             
āœ“    If you are aware that this is the moment we have been waiting for
āœ“    If you know that we cannot return to the ā€œold normalā€
āœ“    If you are ready to fully embrace your role in creating a just and sustainable planet


Join Us on the Call
Global Warming + Environmental Justice
August 5,  Wednesday at 3:00 p.m PDT on Zoom
To RSVP and get details about the call, email jeannekuntz@gmail.com