Climate Change Action, Winter 2008-9

Sun, Nov 23 - 4:30-6:30 PM Baltimore Green Forum - Legislative Preview with League of Conservation Voters (Jen Brock) MD Presbyterian Church, 1105 Providence Road, Towson, MD 21286 www.mpchurch.org/directions.htm

Fri, Nov 28,, 7 pm to 9 pm, Dayton, MD. Sustainable Community Suppers- Topic: Sustainable Holiday Celebrations. Fourth Friday, vegetarian potluck, discussion, sharing and speakers to support environmentally conscious living. Location: 5085 Green Bridge Rd, Dayton, MD. For more information & to RSVP, contact Karen at 410-489-6651 or sustainablecommunitysuppers@gmail.com . For directions, go to www.edenvalleycenter.org

Fri Dec. 5 2008, 7:30 pm - Howard Co. Sierra Club - "Polar Bears, "Where's the Ice?" At Howard County Recreation and Parks Headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills, Rd., Columbia. maryland.sierraclub.org/hc/

Sun, Dec 7 - Live Earth India - One World. One Climate. Be the Change. Entertainers from inside and outside of India will perform at Live Earth, and the stage will be set for never-before seen collaborations as they, and other guests, raise awareness and offer solutions to the world's climate crisis. http://liveearth.org/india/ CANCELLED DUE TO MUMBAI ATTACK

Sat, Dec 13, 1-4pm Takoma Park Md, Clean Energy Open House and Native Plant Garden Tour Come see solar panels! View electric, biodiesel, and hybrid cars firsthand! Eat solar-baked cookies and barbequed veggie burgers from a grill that burns corn kernels! Learn how to landscape your yard with native plants! Buy wind power certificates and energy-saving light bulbs! Test drive a tofu-powered lawn mower! And more! 7125 Willow Ave, Takoma Park, MD - Map to the Open House here.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=7125+Willow+Ave,+Takoma+Park,+MD+20912&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=addr

Mon, Dec 15 7-9pm, Betheda MD - 2008 Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light Awards - An Evening of Chocolate Local sacred eco-building tour, talks by two local environmental champions, Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb and Mike Tidwell and yummy Chocolate Reception at Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane in Bethesda, MD Reservations here or call 202-885-8684

Sat, Jan10, 2009 - Chesapeake Climate Action Network Annual Polar Bear Plunge! Keep winter cold! www.keepwintercold.org/

Wed Jan 21-Fri Jan 23 - Local Webcast of Conference - "Radical Abundance: A Theology of Sustainability" including two speakers who are heroes of the climate change movement Majora Carter and David Korten. At the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 4 East University Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21218 www.ang-md.org/christian_formation/trinity/2009-registration-form_pub_0001.pdf

Mon, Jan. 26 4-8:30 - Environmental Summit in Annapolis - Show your support for global warming solutions!
President's Conference Center West I & II, 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
4:00 - 5:00 Skills Workshop TBA
5:00 - 5:30 Registration
5:30 p.m. - Welcome
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Presentations information from top state officials (Governor O'Malley, Senate President Miller, Speaker Busch, and others invited), expert briefings on the top environmental issues
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Opportunities to make your voice heard: County Caucuses to prep for future lobby meetings, distribution of environmental legislative agenda to legislators, and rally on state house steps as legislators enter for 8:00 p.m. session. Info here.

Feb 4 - 6, 2009 Green Jobs Conference, Marriott Wardman ParkHotel, Washington, D.C. Green Jobs Expo on Thurs, February 5 from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - If you would like to attend the expo as a person interested in green careers or jobs (e.g., you are not an exhibitor), no registration is needed and attendance is free.

Thurs, Feb 5 , 2009 The National Teach-in on Global Warming Solutions. Create or find a Teach-In in your school, neighborhood, faith community.
www.nationalteachin.org/

Sat, Feb 7, 10 to 2pm, Growing Food, Growing Faith: Creating a Vegetable Garden with Your Faith Community - Solid Rock Apostolic Church, 523 North Schroeder Street Baltimore, MD 21223 www.jhsph.edu/clf/PDF%20Files/events/GardeningWorkshop_Flyer09.pdf

Feb 27 - Mar 2, 2009 POWER SHIFT 2009 -At Power Shift 2009, more than 10,000 young people in the youth climate movement will converge on DC for three days of training, strategy and action, uniting as a movement and holding elected officials accountable. On the last day all will be invited to join the youth to demonstrate support for climate action! see http://powershift09.org/ Location: DC Convention Center

Tues Mar 3, 2009 - Dr. Vandana Shiva on “Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in An Age of Climate Crisis”, JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health (Wolfe Street Building), Baltimore, Md www.jhsph.edu/clf/events/#clf