The National Zero Waste Team has received a grant from the Activist Network
to send people to one or more events as part of International Zero Waste Week,
March 17-22, 2013. These events are going to be held in San Francisco and
Berkeley/Oakland. The list of events are listed below with a link to the host
organization’s website for more detailed information.
The main focus of the grant is to get more young people involved in Zero
Waste activism. By young people we mean high school and college students and
young adults in their 20s and 30s. There is one event, the Youth Convergence
on Sunday, March 17, 2013 that is a peer to peer event where High School and
College Students & young Professionals can meet, share information, network
and get involved. The email announcing this event is below. But if you are
interested please let me know as our grant might be able to cover your costs.
Call me, or send me your email and phone and a good time to talk and I can go
into more details about the Youth Convergence and other events. I will ensure
that we get you registered and the Sierra Club will cover your registration.
Depending on demand, we might be able to help with other costs associated from
attending. Contact me so we can talk about your situation.
Ann.Schneider@lomaprieta.sierraclub.org or 650-697-6249. I am
looking forward to talking to you. Scholarships will be on a first come basis.
Now if you are not so fortunate to be “young” anymore, but are or want to
be a zero waste activist, send me your email and phone number and with luck our
funding can cover part or some of your registration to one or more events.
We will at several different times be conducting FREE trainings on Sierra
Club Zero Waste tools and how you can use Zero Waste to bring in new activists
in your region and get your community to adopt zero waste actions to fight
climate change. Curious? Come to our training where we will be rolling out
some new tools and talk about how to use them and where they have worked.
Here is how the week looks at this point in time. Other things might be
added as we approach International Zero Waste Week. For more detail go to
http://ncrarecycles.org/
- Su, 3/17 Bay
Area Zero Waste Youth Convergence, 9am-5pm San Franicsco City College – Mission
Campus
- Sierra
Club Zero Waste Dinner & Discussion
- Mo,
3/18 San Francisco Zero Waste Tours, 9am-3:45pm – Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 96
to see Recology Recycling Operation
- Sierra
Club Zero Waste Activist Training Tools – ZW & Climate Change, ZW Lifestyle,
Bag & EPS Bans, Organics out of landfills, &
more
- Mo,
3/18 Reception, 4:30pm and "Trashed", 6:30pm – Pier 39 San Francisco – great
networking opportunity
- Tu,
3/19 Recycling Update, 8am-5pm – Berkeley
- We,
3/20 International Dialog, 8am-5pm – Berkeley
- Th,
3/21 Certification Meeting, 8am-4pm – Oakland City Hall
- Fr, 3/22
East Bay Zero Waste Tours and Reception at Urban Ore –
Register for the U.S.'s first Zero Waste
Youth Convergence!
"Redefining Waste: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
Rot"
City College of San Francisco, Mission Campus - Sunday,
March 17
Organized by youth, for youth, ZWYC is a
full day dedicated to learning, visioning, organizing and celebrating Zero
Waste. We want to empower high school and college students, as well as young
professionals, to share the Zero Waste message throughout their schools and
communities to work towards a more sustainable
future.
Regroup
with fellow youth leaders or if you're new to zero waste, come learn with us!
Event is from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and
includes breakfast, lunch, keynote speakers and topics ranging from recycling and composting to
product design and creative reuse.
Hurry, space is limited,
and $10 early registration fee increases after Feb. 28!
This event is sponsored by the Northern
California Recycling Association (NCRA), Zero Waste International Alliance
(ZWIA) and the Grassroots Recycling Network (GRRN). Check out other events in
the Bay Area for International Zero Waste
Week 2013!
