Events

Come join us at our next Transition Sebastopol Movie Night at the French Garden Restaurant!

We are once again inviting special guests to join us in our post movie lively discussion!

Special Guest: Barry Vesser, Deputy Director at the Climate Protection Campaign. Sonoma County's Climate Protection Campaign is at the forefront of innovative Climate Change Education and Action, such as their Community Action Plan! Barry will join us to update us on local and national climate issues and opportunities as well as answer some of your questions and ponderings associated with "The Inconvenient Truth."

About the Movie:
Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Mr. Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change.  A longtime advocate for the environment, Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way.  "Al Gore strips his presentations of politics, laying out the facts for the audience to draw their own conclusions in a charming, funny and engaging style, and by the end has everyone on the edge of their seats, gripped by his haunting message," said Guggenheim.  An Inconvenient Truth is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share.  "It is now clear that we face a deepening global climate crisis that requires us to act boldly, quickly, and wisely," said Gore.

Watch the trailer here.

Official movie web site with great background info here.

~ FREE EVENT ~
donations appreciated

Location:
The French Garden Restaurant
8050 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol (map)

LIVE MUSIC, ECO FASHION SHOW, ORGANIC MATTE,
WINE, WINE AND MORE WINE.
Come out and have some great fun while showing your support for three incredible local groups--Daily Acts, Go Local, and the Leadership Institute. We promise you this will be a night to remember! The best part of all is that we will be offering you, our local community, a chance to place special orders for one of a kind fair trade/organic apparel at amazing wholesale prices.  

See you there!

Location:
The Glaser Center
547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa
(see map below)

Please RSVP at http://ecofashionfun.eventbrite.com

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The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center will offer a Roofwater Catchment workshop on Sunday, August 2 starting at 9 am until noon

This half day workshop is for all those interested in how to safely harvest and store high quality water from your roof for potable and/or landscape use. We all depend on fresh water and a roof water harvesting system can provide a cost-effective and self-sufficient source of clean water that is not dependent upon diminishing ground and surface water supplies and provides water for fire protection during the dry season. In addition, roof water systems can enhance overall watershed health and assist in the recovery of endangered salmonids by reducing demands on the creek water that is so critical to their survival. This course will have a lecture/slideshow component that covers all the details of system design as well as a tour of the various systems we have installed on site.

Please try to arrive by 8:45 am in order to leave time to park and get settled in.

The instructor is Brock Dolman. The course fee is $35.

For information visit The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC) | Occidental Arts & Ecology Center or call (707) 874-1557 x.201.

OAEC is located at 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465
 

Here's an opportunity to participate in converting a park (lawn) in Cotati to  a water saving edible landscape. Come for part of the day or the whole day. Register at www.dailyacts.org  or 707-789-9664.

Transform Your Thirsty Lawn
Daily Acts/City of Cotati Water Conservation Program

Free to Cotati residents, $25 non-residents
 
We’ll turn a water-thirsty city landscape into a beautiful water-saving
 wonderland, providing food, habitat, inspiration and education.  See how
 nature designs the best gardens that attract beneficial insects, build healthy
 soil, and provide pollination and pest management. They become havens for
 wildlife, absorb water, reduce erosion, beautify the land, and provide the
 perfect environment for engaging neighbors!

 In this hands-on workshop, learn water conserving site design, hands-on sheet
 mulching and earthworks. Instructors include:

• Award-winning Equinox Landscape Designer, Patrick Picard,
• Trathen Heckman, Executive Director of Daily Acts,
• Damien O’Bid, City of Cotati, Director of Public Works and City Engineer and
• Wade Belew, Stewardship Coordinator, Cotati Creek Critters.

Join Sebastopol Mayor Sarah Gurney and special guest Kelley Rajala, Executive Director of the Sonoma County GoLocal Cooperative for dinner at Peter Lowell's Cafe, Restaurant & Wine Bar. Don't miss this chance to "Dine Out Sebastopol" and get to know Sarah and share your thoughts and ideas with her. She looks forward to seeing you there!

Peter Lowell's is a restaurant that supports local farmers who use sustainable agricultural practices, including biodynamics. Both owner Lowell and Chef Reamus have a passion for Italian recipes and endeavor to have a sustainable impact on Sonoma County, and they do this in part by sourcing their produce completely locally. Come experience their delicious creations at this dinner with Mayor Sarah Gurney.

Kelley Rajala is Executive Director of GoLocal, a network of businesses, organizations, and individuals working together to increase economic localization and reclaim our economic power. She will be providing information about GoLocal and all the events and activities they undertake. This growing community movement is playing a role in ensuring Sonoma County stays strong during this current economic crisis. 

Don't miss it!

Peter Lowell's Restaurant
7385 Healdsburg Avenue
Sebastopol

Details at: http://sonomacounty.golocal.coop/events/dinner_with_the_mayor/46/

Come join us at our next Transition Sebastopol Movie Night at the French Garden Restaurant!

About the Movie:
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, so too has the suburban way of life become embedded in the American consciousness.

Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream.

But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary.

The consequences of inaction in the face of this global crisis are enormous. What does Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done NOW, individually and co

Watch the trailer here.