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Ecopalooza Launches new site! Check it out!
Nov 15, 2009
Hi friends!

Just wanted to share with you that the new Ecopalooza website has been launched (YAY!). Designed and created by Ecopalooza's awesome web person Ida (along with being the originator of Ecopalooza - the event, and co-founder of Ecopalooza - the green event networking website and calendar), the new site offers many new features for your green event searching and posting pleasure. Check it out! Just follow one of the pretty blue arrows:

Welcome!

Ecopalooza Green Events Network lets you post or find green events in your area and across the US and Canada. It's free and simple and is run by folks who genuinely care about all things green.

Is there a green event happening in your area? Need volunteers or vendors? Post it and spread the word!

You're not alone in your efforts to Green your homes, neighborhoods, communities, cities, watersheds, bioregions and the planet!

Now that you've found us why don't you:

  Add a green event...

  Search for a green event...

  Learn more about ecopalooza...

And, you can   Follow Ecopalooza on Twitter...
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Posted: Nov 15, 2009 6:28pm
"Transition To Green" Community Clubs (TToG) - Helping to make the transition to green living in Los Angeles
Oct 28, 2009
"Transition To Green" Community Clubs (TToG)
www.meetup.com/Transition-To-Green-Community-Clubs/


About "Transition To Green" Community Clubs



Diana is the founder of "Transition To Green" Community Clubs. She had the desire to create this organization when she discovered there weren't other community green clubs offering the opportunity to learn how one can make a transition to green living in a fun, interactive, open forum.

The club meetings are run like parties (no sales) and members don't have to believe in global warming to join. If you care about our impact on the environment, and wish to learn more about the green products and services that are available to you now, then "Transition To Green" Community Clubs are right for you.

TToG Community holds club meetings every other month usually on the third or fourth Saturday or Sunday. Meetings are a place where Merchants, Teachers, Specialized Experts, City Directors, Community Activists, Politicians will offer their time to discuss what going green means in relation to their specific field, where that field is in the process and where it sees itself in 5 years.

How can an individual make a difference? First, by joining as a member or by volunteering in your local area. If the TToG club locations aren't convenient, then learn how you can become a Chapter Coordinator. The first TToG meeting is free! Members are asked to donate $2.50 in meeting dues (6 annual meetings =$12.50). Children (ages 8 & up) are free accompanied by a parent. For those who volunteer their time, an end of the 6 months party is held for all the officers. Volunteering is an opportunity for people not only to do something great for their local community, but also gain leadership skills.

TToG has held booths at major Green Fair events as well as attending them, it's involved with the City, State and National Park Clean-Ups. TToG's discussion topics have covered Natural & Native Gardening, Eco-Friendly Bed & Bath Linens, New Green Technologies, Natural vs. Organic Skin Care, Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products and Services etc.

Each TToG Chapter is customized to the needs and desires of its members, so there are other activities and excursions that take place outside of the set TToG community meetings. You can learn how to make your own soy candles, recycled stationary paper, composts, and also take excursions to Nature Reserves, Zoos, Green Fair events, Clean-Ups, Films etc. There are weekly hikes and other fun activities, so what are you waiting for?

Join now!
Our next Meetup
2009 Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade

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Check out Ecopalooza to find a green event near you, or register so you can post your own green event. We list events on our calendar that take place in North America (Canada, US, & Mexico). We also collaborate and network with world-wide green organizations and people to spread the word far and wide about the Sustainability Revolution.

www.ecopalooza.net/events
(site online, but official launch coming soon)

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Posted: Oct 28, 2009 12:25pm
My Dream for the World - Share yours with Positive News!
Oct 27, 2009
I Have A Dream

Many of us are familiar with “I have a dream”, the opening of a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King. The speech was not an expression of something unattainable but a powerful vision for the future. We sometimes forget how powerful we are and how important our dreams – they birth change into existence. Positive News invites You, our reader, to help create the reality of the world we would like to live in by sharing your dream for the world. Contact Ilonka at: ilonka@positivenewsus.org, for more information. Below, Zoe Bender shares her vision.

I’m a twenty-two year old recent graduate from a nine-month intensive study of permaculture and nature awareness. Permaculture, derived from permanent culture, is a design philosophy that moves beyond sustainability (surviving) into regeneration (thriving). The three basic principles are: care of earth, care of people, and equal distribution of abundance. My experience of the permaculture movement has inspired me to design the culture I live in, rather than be a passive participant. The first step is visualizing my ideal world. Perhaps you share a similar vision. Here’s a snapshot of what I think the world could look like within our lifetime.

We self-organize into small autonomous communities. We assist, instead of exploit, our neighboring communities (including plants and animals). We recognize that the success of the human race lies in cooperation and not coercion. Law enforcement is obsolete because we live in a culture of peacemaking rather than competition. Elders are respected and taken care of. Each person has a network of extended family (aunties and uncles) that supports and facilitates rites of passage at key transitions in our lives. Intergenerational friendships are commonplace. We all have a sense of purpose and connection to the web of creation including our ancestors and the future generations.

We give thanks. We spontaneously express our gratitude for the elements of the universe that support this fantastic miracle called life: the sun whose rays travel millions of miles to keep us warm and growing; the waters which quench our parched land and our parched throats; the earth which holds us with unwavering dedication; the plants which provide our food, shelter, clothing and air; the animals who offer their bodies, companionship, and wisdom; the mysterious powers that guide us to exactly where we need to be at exactly the right moment – and everything else!

We are vulnerable with each other. We share our hopes and fears honestly and practice deep, non-judgmental listening. On the street, in cafés, at the laundromat, we laugh and cry openly. We are physically vulnerable with each other, too. We are naked! We celebrate and admire bodies of all colors, shapes and sizes. We play in the ocean with no need for synthetic fabric that cloaks our radiant skin. We talk about sex earnestly and frankly. We approach physical intimacy with joy and attentiveness.

We have a profound relationship with Nature. Even before we can walk, we play outside, in the earth and with the plants. Throughout childhood, we develop curiosity and appreciation for the natural world. As we move into adolescence, we learn to honor the natural world by sustainably harvesting and utilizing resources.

What’s your ideal world? It’s time to realize our visions. We can and must burst forth from the comfortable cocoon of the status quo, and learn to fly!

~Zoe Bender, West Marin, CA
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a part of Positive News International    

After 18 months of envisioning and planning, Positive News California is now a reality! The first edition is full of inspiring national, international, and California based stories. To find out where you can can get your copy of the Fall 2009 issue, contact Ilonka at ilonka@positivenewsus.org. Volunteers are needed to help with distribution and promotion. Join the Positive News team!

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Photo: a  young Bioneers Conference attendee is checking us out.

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Ecopalooza Green Events Network

Check out Ecopalooza to find a green event near you, or consider registering so you can post your own green event. We only do events in North America (Canada, US, & Mexico), but we collaborate and network with other world-wide green organizations (like Positive News) and people to spread the word far and wide about the Sustainability Revolution.

www.ecopalooza.net/events (official launch coming soon)

http://twitter.com/ecopalooza
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