Ubuntu Green E-Newsletter

As Congress winds down its lame-duck session, among its unfinished business is the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. The Senate unanimously passed S. 3307, and the House has a chance to pass the bill before the end of the year and send it to the President. The purpose of the bill is: improve school meals; support farmers through Farm to School programs; address skyrocketing childhood obesity rates; and feed more hungry children. The Hunger Action Center is sending a letter to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller and other congressional leaders, urging them to take action on the bill. The Center is asking national, state and local organizations to sign on to the letter by COB Friday, November 27. What better way to begin the Holiday Season than to lend your organization's support to healthy food for kids!

Green California Schools Summit on Dec. 8th-10^th

Green Technology, a non-profit initiative based in Pasadena, will be hosting the 2010 Green California Schools Summit. The Summit will focus on the implications of California's 2011 statewide green building code on school districts. The event will cover the economic benefits of green building standards, energy efficiency, and the promotion of green jobs in school curriculums. The idea of a "green curriculum" incorporates green building features and designs with educational opportunities for students. The deadline to receive scholarships to the conference is December 5^th. If you have questions about the upcoming Green Technology summits, write to conferences@green-technology.org or call 626.577.5700. For more information, visit their website.

Save the Date! CAUSE: CaliforniaCentralCoast Webinar

In this 45 minute webinar, you will learn more about the regional and statewide importance of the six-county California Central Coast and CAUSE's multi-issue community organizing and advocacy work from a regional equity lens. The webinar will highlight important regional trends documented by the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE), along with an analysis of these trends, CAUSE's organizing work for social, economic and environmental justice, and the implications of both as part of a broader statewide progressive agenda. For more information contact, eduardo@coastalalliance.com or call 805-658-0810 ext. 200. Visit website here.

Stephen Miller Joins Ubuntu Green Board of Directors

Ubuntu Green continues to enhance its leadership team with the addition of Stephen Miller of Teichert Construction as its newest member of the Board of Directors. Stephen has an outstanding record of giving back to the Sacramento community, including his current service on the board of directors of Rebuilding Together Sacramento, an organization committed to increasing homeowner independence by making repairs to low-income homeowners. He is also participating in Mayor Kevin Johnson's Greenwise Sacramento initiative. In addition, Stephen has a passion for youth sports, having coached baseball, softball, football, basketball and track and field for over 25 years. Stephen will be an excellent addition to the Ubuntu Green team!

Workshop Announcement: Healthy Food in South Sacramento

Do you farm or garden? Are you a local produce distributor or grocery store owner? Are you working to increase food access in South Sacramento? If so, please join us and build connections with others while sharing what you know about food in your work and in your community. We'll create a valuable tool for future engagement and education related to healthy food in South Sacramento neighborhoods. The workshop will take place on Tuesday, November 30th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Boys' and Girls' Club, 5212 Lemon Hill Avenue, Sacramento. A light dinner will be provided. To register, contact Serina Correa at srcorrea@ucdavis.edu or 916-370-4144. This workshop is part of Ubuntu Green's Healthy Land Use Engagement Project and funded by the California Endowment: visit website here.

Announcements

11/25/10 - Going Green with the EnviroBro Radio Show: Tune in every Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on KDEE 97.7 FM.

11/30/10 - Workshop: Healthy Food in South Sacramento, Boys and Girls Club, 5212 Lemon Hill AvenueSacramento: Join us for a chance to build connections and share what you know about food in your work and community. We will create a valuable tool to understand food-use patterns and politics, and how we can create change! Space is limited, RSVP to Serina Correa at srcorrea@ucdavis.edu.

12/01/20 -The 2nd California Connectivity Forum: Connecting Ecosystems and Communities: The event is free and located atActivities and RecreationCenter, ballrooms A&B at UC Davis Campus. Topics will include: Wildlife movement, aquatic, marine, and terrestrial habitat connectivity, multi-modal transportation within communities, regional community connectivity, social and ecological network analysis, integrated analysis and planning for connectivity. For more information, contact Fraser Shilling fmshilling@ucdavis.edu or (530) 752-3608 and visit website here.

12/08/10 - California Native Plants Society Monthly Meeting: Sacramento Chapter meetings are the second Wednesday of each month (no meetings in July, August and December), from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at ShepardGarden & ArtsCenter, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento. Meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, contactBarbara Wolf at bwolf@surewest.net or (916) 484 1603 and visit website here.

12/10/10 - SACOG Hosts Rural-Urban Connections Strategy Forum, SacramentoConvention Center: Through presentations and real-time polling, the event will explore current agricultural conditions and challenges, identify market opportunities for expanding regional agricultural activity, delve into the role of rural communities and agriculture in the region, and share innovations that will help shape our region's future economic and environmental health. The keynote speaker will be USDA Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Victor Vasquez. For more information and to register, visit website.

1/21/11 - Keeping California's Kids Healthy: The Fight Against Childhood Obesity: The LegiSchool Project of SacramentoStateUniversity's Center for California Studies is sponsoring an essay contest for 11^th and 12^th grade students, in which they imagine themselves as state legislators and propose their solutions to childhood obesity. The deadline to submit essays is Friday, January 21, 2011. For more information, visit website.

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