Sierra Club scholarships to International Zero Waste Week

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.

Registration & information is now available But if you want a Sierra Club scholarship contant Ann.Schneider@lomaprieta.sierraclub.org / 650-697-6249

Hurry, space is limited, and $10 early registration fee increases after Feb. 28!

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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!