[Lapg] Fw: Grand Opening: A Place for Sustainable Living - Sat May 7th 10am-8pm

[Joan Stevens]

Let do this here! 
J
 "There is one, and only one, solution, and we have almost no time to try it. We 
must turn all our resources to repairing the natural world,and train all our 
young people to help. They want to.
We need to give them this last chance to create forests, soils, clean waters, 
clean energies, secure communities,stable regions, and to know how to do it from 
hands-on experience"
"...the greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even 
if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is 
enough for everyone.
Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the 
very system they attack, and who produce words and bullets, not food and 
shelter." 



- Bill Mollison 



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GRAND OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT
    
GRAND OPENING!
Saturday, May 7
10am - 8pm

A Place for Sustainable Living
1121 64th Street
Oakland, California 94608
  Greetings,

 
We are so excited to announce the opening of our Sustainable Living Center in 
North Oakland, CA. After touring the country and promoting sustainability since 
2005, we have decided to root down in our hometown and create a place for 
sustainable living strategies.  We are collaborating with other local 
organizations and individuals to develop a public serving experiential learning 
center to showcase and foster urban gardening & homesteading, community 
resiliency & preparedness, social justice and artistic expression. Come out and 
celebrate the beginning of this new center and learn how to integrate 
sustainable solutions into your own life.
.
    
 A PLACE for Sustainable LivingGRAND OPENING : SAT MAY 7th  10am-8pm 


A PLACE for Sustainable Livingwill be officially opening its doors to the 
general public on Saturday, May 7th 2011 from 10am-8pm!   Come on out to our new 
East Bay center featuring a family friendly brunch with activities and 
entertainment for children of all ages, Sustainability Sampler workshops and 
speakers, a Barnyard Bazaar of sustainable artisans and craftfolks, Solutionary 
Showcase exhibits, performances, music, food, drink and more.Centrally located 
in the Golden Gate District of North Oakland, our mission is to serve as an 
experiential learning center to showcase and foster sustainable living 
practices, urban homesteading, community resiliency and preparedness, social 
justice and artistic expression.   
 
WHAT:  A PLACE for Sustainable Living Center Launch Event  WHERE: 1121 64th 
Street, Oakland CA, 94608 (at the corner of Marshall Street)  WHEN: 10AM to 8PM, 
Saturday May 7th, 2011  HOW MUCH: $5-20 donation, sliding scale, no one turned 
away for lack of funds    
 
Activities
Come early at 10am for Qigong in the Garden to begin the morning followed with 
family friendly entertainment, crafts and garden workshops, an interactive Group 
Groove with world percussion instruments and brunch all from 10am-1pm. Note: 
There will be a Tin Can Banjo Making Class at 10:30am, so make sure you bring 
your tin cans!    Performances with a Rock the Bike powered Sound System 
features, Aaron Ableman's Pacha Mamas Pajamas,Doc Molitov's Cowboy Culture,and 
the Big Tadoo Puppet Crew.    Also from 10am - 3pm will be our Barnyard Bazaar,a 
venue for local artisans and craftspeople to sell their sustainable creations.   
  The event will also feature our"Sustainability Sampler" workshops and speakers 
addressing sustainable living and community resiliency. 

Schedule
	* 12pm WORKSHOPS: Beekeeping, Bike Brakes, Plant Walk 
	* 12:50pm-1:30pm SPEAKER/Storyteller: Dave Room, Take Back the Mic: 
Storytelling for Collective Action  
	* 1pm WORKSHOP: Electric Bike, Living Roofs & Living Walls  
	* 1:30pm Special Blessing    
	* 2pm SPEAKER: Elizabeth Dougherty - Wholly H2o  
	* 2:15pm WORKSHOPS: Eco-Immunonutrition, Beekeeping, Zero Waste  
	* 3pm WORKSHOPS: Herbal Salve Making, Cob Bench, Bike Shifting  
	* 3:45pm SPEAKER: K. Ruby Blume- Institute of Urban Homesteading   
	* 4pm WORKSHOPS: Seaweed Snacks, Cob Bench, Bamboo Joinery   
	* 4:20pm SPEAKER: Michael Sammet, Sustainable Design educator at CCA, Dominican 
University
	* 5pm WORKSHOPS: Sustainable Cooking, Fruit Tree Guilds, Clothes Recycling, 
Flat Fixing for Cyclists   
	* 5:45pm SPEAKER: Aaron Lehmer - Bay Localize  
	* 6pm SPEAKER : Laurence of Berkeley - Neighborhood Vegetables, Neighborhood 
Villages  
	* 6:15pm SPEAKER : Laura Allen - Greywater Action   
	* 6:30pm SPEAKER : Beck Cowles - Ecology Center   
	* 6:45pm SPEAKERs : Jonathan Youtt & Zachary Carson - Sustainable Living 
Roadshow  
	* 7:00pm MUSIC: Corpus Callosum
Throughout the day will feature: Clothing Swap, Facility Tours on the Hour, 
Earth Peace Mandala making/Fabric Mural, COBboose rides, Open Garden Planting, 
Solutionary Showcase exhibits including a bike-powered stage, solar cooker, cob 
oven, solar electrical system, greywater systems, and a model green home 
exhibit, and Spokeland will be available throughout the day to answer bicycle 
repair questions, do bike triage, and help people perform minor repairs and 
adjustments.      
 
Acoustic Music throughout the day: Katie Mourning, Adelijah, Justin Ancheta, 
Kingman Lim, Ariel Eisen, Lydia Deerheart, Miriam Speyer, Tyler Matthew Smith.  
   
 
Closing out the day with a sunset performance at 7pm will be Corpus Callosum, a 
seven-piece ensemble. Imagine, if you will, a roving gang of puppeteers, river 
gamblers, train-hoppers, mad scientists, and a general assortment of oddish 
characters.     
 
For a more detailed event schedule and directions, please go to our website 
www.aplaceforsustainableliving.org.  
 
If you have questions, please contact us at 
info at aplaceforsustainableliving.org.       
 
SPEAKER BIOs  Main Speakers @ Main Stage, Art Barn  
	* Elizabeth Dougherty, WhollyH20 at 2pm  Elizabeth Dougherty is experienced in 
building strategic linkages between diverse stakeholders whose efforts are 
geared towards increasing sustainable usages of localized resources. Areas of 
expertice include sustainable agriculture, agroecology, agroforestry, 
permaculture, climate change mitigation, energy efficiency, and demand 
response.    
	* K. Ruby Blume - Institute for Urban Homesteading@ 3:45pm  K. Ruby is an 
educator, gardener, beekeeper, artist, performer and activist, with 20+ years 
experience gardening in an urban setting. She founded The Institute of Urban 
Homesteading in 2008 and co-authored the bookUrban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills 
for Sustainable Livingrelease date April 2011.    
	* Michael Sammet- Former Director of Sustainable Design at Uc Berkeley 
Extension @ 4:20pm  In addition to teaching the Sustainability Studio in CCA's 
MBA in Design Strategy program, Michael Sammet teaches Sustainable Design at the 
Academy of Art University in San Francisco and is the lead instructor in the 
Sustainable Practices Certificate program at Dominican University and created 
the Professional Program in Sustainable Design at UC Berkeley Extension in San 
Francisco. Michael is passionate about the power of the applied principles of 
sustainability to help improve the quality of our lives and society, while 
reducing our impact on the planet.    
	* Aaron Lehmer - Bay Localize@ 5:45pm  Aaron co-founded Bay Localize, is the 
Campaign Director and manages their Green Your City program. He publishes Bay 
Localize News, and helps coordinate their outreach, communications, and 
fundraising efforts. He also serves on the Oakland Climate Action Coalition 
Steering Committee, the Oakland Food Policy Council, and Earth Island 
Institute's Program Committee.    
	* Laurence of Berkeley, Neighborhood Vegetables, Neighborhood Villages @ 
6:00pm  Laurence of Berkeley is the main organizer of Neighborhood Vegetables, a 
community-focused group that assists residents with planting their vegetable 
garden by holding neighborhood garden work parties    
	* Laura Allen - Greywater Action@ 6:15pm  Laura is a founding member of 
Greywater Action and has spent a decade exploring low-tech, urban sustainable 
water solutions. She is a co-editor of the anthology Dam Nation: Dispatches from 
the Water Underground. Laura leads classes and workshops on urban ecological 
sanitation technologies of rainwater harvesting, greywater reuse and composting 
toilets. Laura also works with the Greywater Alliance to help remove 
institutional barriers to sustainable water use.    
	* Beck Cowles - Ecology Center @ 6:30pm  The Ecology Center facilitates urban 
lifestyles consistent with the goals of ecological sustainability, social 
equity, and economic development. We seek to make these goals accessible by 
providing people with the information they need, the alternatives they seek, and 
the infrastructure necessary to make sustainable practices possible on a large 
scale. We aim to make the visionary mainstream. Our programs include Information 
Services, Berkeley's residential curbside recycling, the three Berkeley Farmers' 
Markets, the Farm Fresh Choice food justice program, and the EcoHouse 
demonstration house and garden. We also serve as the fiscal sponsor for a wide 
range of projects that align with our mission.    
	* Jonathan Youtt- Catalyst & Co-Founder Sustainable Living Roadshow @ 6:45pm  
Jonathan co-founded Sustainable Living Roadshow in 2005 and has been active in 
manifesting this shared vision ever since. As the brainchild & Big Mouth Barker 
behind Conscious Carnival, he has helped create eco-games of chance, which 
engage participants with entertaining and fun activities while they learn about 
a variety of issues concerning the environment and sustainability. Another 
current edu-tainment project is the Big Tadoo Puppet Crew, which is a puppet 
troupe that creates and performs politically and environmentally conscious 
puppetry. Other projects that were co-founded and catalyzed by Jonathan include 
the Esperanza Sustainability Center, an educational center for urban 
agriculture, sustainable living strategies, and artistic expression; the Clean 
Fuel Caravan Coalition, a collective of clean fuel advocates sharing resources 
and information about renewable fuels; the Mission Village Market, a dynamic 
Mission District SF Art, Farm & Flea Market; and CELLspace, a collaborative arts 
center which provides a safe and supportive public environment for the 
exploration of art, education, performance, and community building (Currently 
Celebrating its 15th Year).    
	* Zachary Carson- Co-Founder & Director Sustainable Living Roadshow @ 6:45pm  
Zach has been involved in the vision of SLR since its inception. He is currently 
responsible for integrating and directing the collective vision and extended 
network into the SLR community. Zach is also responsible for business 
development and meta-networking associated with the growth of SLR. Zach has a BS 
from the University of Vermont in Ecological Design, Sustainable Development and 
Environmental Education. Since 2005, Zach has been responsible for developing 
and producing regional, national and international tours for non-profits, bands 
and businesses that desire to leverage the platform of entertainment to promote 
social and environmental causes and expand brand awareness. Zach has also helped 
launch and consult on the development of several small businesses and non-profit 
organizations across the US. Zach gains much of his inspiration from our planets 
abundant natural treasures and works to constantly stay in tune with "natures 
operating instructions", surrendering to the organic flow of ecological alchemy 
that affects us all.
 
 
We hope to see you there!

  
With Love,
The Sustainable Living Roadshow Family.      
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