Positive Ecology
The transformation to sustainability and/as ways to happiness
What seems to be heard most often are the environmentalists predicting doom, and the deniers and delayers arguing that change would hurt us, personally and economically.Recently, we see an emergent understanding that a transformation to sustainability is actually not just about hard choices for "saving the planet," but about ways in which human happiness can ...learn more
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The Global to Local Celebration
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The Global to Local Celebration
Earth Day Benefit
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008, 7:00 PM
Benaroya Hall
Join us on Earth Day and celebrate the efforts of An Inconvenient Ride, a 5,400 mile cross country bicycle ride by students from Seattle’s Chief Sealth High School and Gatewood Elementary. These Seattle public school students are riding across the country to raise awareness of environmental programs that are making a tangible difference. In a pioneering and collaborative effort, Sealth and Gatewood Elementary students have joined together to launch an innovative environmental program in their community that serves as a pilot project for the Green Seattle Partnership. Help us welcome the student riders back with an official end-of-ride escort to Benaroya Hall to kick off the celebration event! Mayor Nickels will present them with a proclamation and TV host and renowned photographer, Art Wolfe, will give one of his remarkable multi-media presentations featuring the behind-the-scenes adventures of his television series, Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge.
EVERY TICKET BUYS A TREE!
With every ticket sold, a tree will be purchased and planted in Seattle greenbelts and parks by students in programs supported by Seattle Public Schools, the City of Seattle and Seattle Parks and Recreation.
Tickets are $25.00 and are available for purchase at www.BrownBagTickets.com!
Sponsors include:
Microsoft, The Pacific Institute, City of Seattle, Alaska Airlines, The Bullitt Foundation, Canon, and Nucor Bar Mill Group