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Worm Compost Workshop at MS447
Submitted by mathjosi on March 10, 2009 - 21:23.
WORM COMPOST WORKSHOP
You can recycle food waste in your classroom or at home with WORMS…
Fun, Educational & Environmentally Friendly….
Did you know that all food waste and biodegradable items that end up in a landfill do not become compost to benefit the earth’s soil since they are not exposed to the right conditions to break down? Plus, they produce methane gas, a leading cause of global warming. We can fix all of that by composting!
Who: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Master Composter Ms. Josi will present this workshop for all interested teachers, parents & kids.
What: Join us at MS 447 – The Math and Science Exploratory School to learn about setting up a worm bin to compost in your classroom or at home and get your hands dirty harvesting a worm bin. It’s a fun way to teach kids about compost, worms, waste management, science and gardening.
When: Thursday, April 2, 4-6pm
Where: MS 447 – Math & Science Exploratory School
345 Dean Street (Room 437A) Brooklyn, NY 11217
Why: To learn about Vermicomposting (Worm Composting), socialize & eat yummy snacks
Cost: The Workshop is FREE.
At the workshop you can obtain a coupon to buy your own worm bin and one-pound of red worms to start your own worm compost.
PLANNING TO ATTEND?
For questions or to sign up, contact Micki Josi at mjosi@ms447.org
PLEASE RSVP if you plan to attend since space is limited.
Feel free to bring food scraps (raw fruits & veggies) to feed the worm and/or a Tupperware container to bring home compost.
To Learn More about Composting Visit: http://www.nyccompost.org/ or www.bbg.org/compost
This event is cosponsored by MS 447 and Educating Tomorrow.
Educating Tomorrow Networking Happy Hour
Submitted by mathjosi on March 8, 2009 - 18:05.Who: Anyone and everyone interested in "greening" NYC schools
What: Building community around making our schools a little more environmentally-friendly
By subway, take the M or R train to Union St. in Brooklyn. Then walk north a couple of block to Douglas St.
When: Thursday, March 12, 6 PM
Why: Because by creating a community of committed individuals, we can hopefully help to "green" our schools. As Terry Tempest Williams said, "I have inherited a belief in community, the promise that a gathering of the spirit can both create and change culture."
If you haven't already, please:
*Join our Google Group and post away: http://groups.google.com/group/educating-tomorrow
*Sign our petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nycschoolrecycling/
*Write a letter to Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein: http://www.educatingtomorrow.org/recyclingtakeaction
We believe our schools must take the lead in moving toward a greener future by providing our children and future leaders with an environmental education and exemplary environmental programs, such as school recycling. Find out more at www.educatingtomorrow.org.
UFT Green Schools Meeting Tuesday, March 17th
Submitted by mathjosi on March 8, 2009 - 18:04.We hope to see you at our next monthly meeting, "Together We Make Schools Green".
Who: Anyone interested in "greening" NYC schools (You will come away with something you can do to help!)
What:
- Finalize plans for our April 22, 2009 Earth Day event
- Network with other people interested in school recycling, compost, gardening, & waste reduction
- Discuss Strategies for accomplishing short-term goals
- Sub-Committee Updates
When: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 4:30–6:00pm
Where:
UFT Headquarters
50 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
Room G
RSVP: uftgreenschools@uft.org
*Join us for a workshop for teachers on how to compost with worms in schools on May 5, 4:30-6:30 PM. The workshop will be led by Brooklyn Botanic Garden Master Composters using Brooklyn Botanic Garden workshop curriculum and materials. All participating teachers will receive a coupon to purchase one pound of red wiggler worms and a worm condo at a discounted price of $40. The workshop is part of the New York Compost Project, which aims to divert compostable materials from our waste stream., shoot us an email at uftgreenschools@uft.org.
**Also, PLEASE POST the attached meeting flyer and and our Committee flyer at your school. Thanks for your help!
The UFT Green Schools Committee was established to help realize successful school recycling programs in all NYC schools. We have a great Leadership Team: Micki Josi, Coquille Houshour, Patrick Hess, Matt Sheenan, Eileen Foster, Jacqulyn Bodenmiller, Shannon Buckley-Shaklee, Juliana Germak, Hope Kitts, Mitchell Porcelyn, Jonathan Pereira and Justlin LeWinter.
Find out more at http://www.uft.org/member/committees/.
URGENT!! Support the Bigger Better Bottle Bill!
Submitted by mathjosi on February 16, 2009 - 16:26.Here is an update you on the Bigger Better Bottle Bill (BBBB) and lobby visits this week in New York City.
Governor David Paterson has proposed including the BBBB in the state budget. The BBBB updates NY's 5-cent deposit law on beer and soda to include non-carbonated beverages, like bottled water, that now make up a third of the beverage market. This would increase recycling and make our communities cleaner and healthier. It also would require beverage companies, who currently keep the deposits when people don't return their bottles and cans, to turn this money over to the state. This would generate more than $200 million a year for environmental protection in New York.
We are urging state law-makers to support Governor Paterson's proposal to include the Bigger Better Bottle Bill in the state's budget next year. The next few weeks are critical to make our message heard, as the budget is expected to be approved by April 1st. Please call or write your state legislators and urge them to support the Bigger Better Bottle Bill.
Also, we have scheduled meetings with a number of State Senators the week of February 18th to discuss the BBBB with them. If you are a constituent of one of these Senators and would like to attend, please call Laura Haight at NYPIRG at 518-436-0876, ext. 258 or e-mail her at laurahaight@gmail.com. Feel free to forward this e-mail to select others who you think might be interested in attending.
Manhattan
Senator Bill Perkins, Wednesday, Feb. 18th at 2:30
Senator Eric Schneiderman, Thursday, Feb. 19th at 1:00 (meeting with staff)
Senator Daniel Squadron, Friday, Feb. 20th at 1:15 (max. 12 people)
Bronx
Senator Jose Serrano, Wednesday, Feb. 18th at 3:00 (max. 6 people)
Brooklyn
Senator Kevin Parker, Thursday, Feb. 19th at 2:30
Senator John Sampson, Thursday, Feb. 19th at 5:15
Senator Martin Dilan, Friday, Feb. 20th at 1:00
We were not able to schedule meetings with all the state senators in NYC, so if your senator is not on this list, please call him or her up and ask for their support of the Bigger Better Bottle Bill.
To find out who your state senator is, go to http://www.senate.state.ny.us/
For more information about the BBBB, visit www.nypirg.org.
Thanks!
Laura Haight, NYPIRG
518-436-0876, ext. 258
518-588-5481 (cell)
Come & see FLOW this Friday (2/6)
Submitted by mathjosi on February 3, 2009 - 21:24.I might be speaking at this.... (short speech)
You’re invited to watch the documentary FLOW (For Love of Water) this Friday, February 6th at 7:30PM at the Park Slope United Methodist Church (6th Ave & 8th Street in Park Slope).
See below for a description of the film.
The Social Action Committee is hosting the free screening, which will feature a panel of activists talking about the world water crisis.
Hope to see you there!
Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis.
Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.
Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis, at both the global and human scale, and the film introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while begging the question "CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?"
Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies, which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround.
You can contact Judy O’Brien, the Social Action Chair at Judy O'Brien judyobrien@yahoo.com with further questions.
Sincerely,
Micki Josi
Co-found UFT Green Schools Committee
www.educatingtomorrow.org
Quote me: "The difference between disposable and reusable equals zero waste. It all counts: add it up and think twice." - Micki Josi
"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead
Worm Composting Potluck - Sunday Feb. 15th at 3pm
Submitted by mathjosi on January 20, 2009 - 22:41.If you are interesting in coming to my place for a workshop on worm composting and to enjoy a potluck... email me directly for the info at micki@educatingtomorrow.org
Labor and Structure: Overlooked Aspects of Recycling in NYC - with Sam MacBride
Submitted by mathjosi on January 20, 2009 - 22:35.What Labor and Structure: Overlooked Aspects of Recycling in NYC - with Sam MacBride Monday, January 26, 2009 7:00 PM Solar One Your organizer has set an RSVP deadline for this event. You have until January 26, 2009 6:00 PM to RSVP.
East 23rd St & East River [@north end of Stuyvesant Cove park, near the 23rd Street entrance and the Gulf Gas station]
New York NY 10010
(212) 505-6050
Students Invited to Submit Their Creative Energy Project Entries
Submitted by mathjosi on January 10, 2009 - 10:41.Parents for Climate Protection
Submitted by mathjosi on January 7, 2009 - 18:06.Parents for Climate Protection * is excited to present our 3rd Annual House Party for parents and children with panel discussion followed by an "arts and crafts" letter writing activity. (People unaccompanied by children are welcome, too!)
As in previous years, several amazing experts will share their knowledge on climate change with our attendees. *
*
*Professor Allen Frei, Ph.D., climatologist at Hunter College and CUNY, and Deputy Director of the Sustainable Cities Institute
*Jackson Morris,* Air and Energy Associate, Environmental Advocates of New York
*Amy Larkin** *Solutions Director, National Greenpeace
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For the crafts activity, we provide all the materials necessary for the attendees to write letters to their elected officials on the urgent need for federal legislation limiting greenhouse gas emissions. We encourage families to work together with children creating beautiful nature collages and parents adding a message on their behalf. If you just want to come to hear the presentations and ask questions, that's perfectly fine as well.
Date: Sunday, January 25th, 3:00 p.m.
General location: South Slope
Please e-mail to rsvp and obtain the address: nyclaudia@earthlink.net <mailto:nyclaudia@earthlink.net>
Happy Holidays!
Claudia
Parents for Climate Protection
www.climateactivism.org <http://www.climateactivism.org>
Garbage Dreams Screening... Thursday, Dec 18 at 8pm at 92nd Y Tribeca
Submitted by mathjosi on December 17, 2008 - 21:54.The woman who made Blue Vinyl is hosting a screening of three in-the-works documentaries. Coquille and I were invited to attend to give our feedback about a film called Garbage Dreams about kids who recycle up to 85% of their waste in Cairo. Please come to the screening if you want to give your input on how to promote the film in the US:
http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T%2DMM5FD19