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Thank you for receiving the monthly Sustainable Santa Monica e-Newsletter - Keeping you informed of Santa Monica's current events, news, resources and educational opportunities!
You are sure to find inspiration this month as September offers some amazing ways to get involved in our sustainable community!!
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Sustainable Works Fundraiser |
 
WHEN: Thursday, September 10th
6-11pm
WHERE: Writers Boot Camp @ Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave,
Building I
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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beer and wine bar
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eco-fabulous silent auction & raffle
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educational green room
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artists gallery
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Followed by organic, local cuisine and program including Eco Star Award winners and special guest DJs
Sustainable Works Website
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Santa Monica September Sustainability Week 2009 |
Green Building Walking Tour
When: Saturday, September 19th, 10 AM
Where: Meet on the South side of the Carousel building on the Santa Monica Pier
Duration: approximately 2-3 hours
Come join a walking tour of some of Santa Monica's green gems led by Brenden McEneaney, the City's Green Building Program Advisor. The tour will start at the historic Santa Monica Pier and follow a course around the downtown Santa Monica area, with several stops along the way that highlight some of the City's progressive and historic highlights in sustainability. The tour will focus on sustainable buildings, but as all things are connected in the local environment, it will touch on other related efforts too.
Anticipated stops include:
~ The first-of-its-kind SMURRF facility that treats urban runoff before it pollutes the bay and recycles the water for use around the city.
~ 502 Colorado Court, sustainable affordable housing project known for its striking solar façade
~ The Main Library, a focal point of the community that is certified LEED Gold and has employed many advanced strategies in green building
~ The Civic Center Parking Structure, one of the first parking garages in the country to achieve LEED Certification
~ And more...
The entire tour will involve walking for a couple miles, so be sure to wear comfortable shoes, and bring any other supplies you might need (sunscreen, water, etc.)
TreeHugging Day-- Tuesday, September 22nd
Film on the Pier: FUEL--Friday, September 25th
**Get updated on further details about September Sustainability Week as they are announced at www.sustainablesm.org |
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Green Living Workshop |
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Green Living Workshops Starting in September!
Workshop addresses Planetary Problems associated with Water, Waste, Energy, Shopping & Food, Transportation and Chemicals, then evaluates Sustainable strategies and solutions. Progress is tracked through a comprehensive Life Style Survey encouraging action-oriented sustainable change, making this a true interactive workshop.
New Workshops:
Dates: Starting September 23, 2009
8 Wednesday Meetings 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, and 11/10
Time: 11:30-12:30pm
Location: SMMUSD 1651 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404.
As part of Santa Monica's Sustainability Week, we are offering Green Living 101 -this one day, three hour workshop will provide an overview of the six week series. Green Living 101 is perfect for the those who want to find out what our workshops are all about and decide on attending the full series.
Date: Wednesday, September 23
Time: 11:30-12:30pm
Location: Santa Monica Malibu Unified District
1651 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Suggested Donations:
$25 Santa Monica residents/$50 Los Angeles residents
More Info at Sustainable Works
Contact Nancy Barba
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California Coastal Clean Up Day |
 WHEN: September 19
Time: 9am-Noon
California Coastal Cleanup Day is the premier volunteer event focused on the marine environment in the country. In 2008, more than 70,000 volunteers worked together to collect more than 1,600,000 pounds of trash and recyclables from our beaches, lakes, and waterways. California Coastal Cleanup Day has been hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the largest garbage collection" (1993). Since the program started in 1985, over 800,000 Californians have removed more than 13 million pounds of debris from our state's shorelines and coast. When combined with the International Coastal Cleanup, organized by The Ocean Conservancy and taking place on the same day, California Coastal Cleanup Day becomes part of one of the largest volunteer events of the year.
Clean Up Sites in Santa Monica
-Santa Monica Beach: Towers 8, 1550, 18, 22, 27
-Santa Monica Pier Dive
Be part of the solution to marine pollution!
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Day of Peace |
Where: Santa Monica Pier
When: September 20, 2009
Time: 11am-4pm
Each year, in Support of the United Nations International Day of Peace, Roots and Shoots members and friends come together to promote peace. Young people from all over the world craft Giant Peace Dove Puppets from reused materials and fly the Doves in their communities. From the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to the low plains of Kansas, Peace Doves Fly, held high by hopeful hands. Together, young people are making peace possible. Join Them!
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Santa Monica TreeHugging Day
September 22, 2009 |
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A non-partisan and open-to-all simple and loving way for people to show their appreciation and caring for trees and the many aesthetic, environmental and life-giving attributes they provide.
HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE
People of all ages are encouraged to take a moment of time during their work day, school day, or leisure day on September 22nd to HUG A TREE...or two...or three...or more...wherever you may be!!
ALSO THAT DAY-
PUBLIC GROUP TREE-HUG
12:00 Noon
Santa Monica Palisades Park
at the Children's Tree of Life
(Ocean Ave. at Colorado Ave., just north
of the gateway to the SM Pier)
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ALLIANCE FOR SURVIVAL |
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Big Blue Bus "Green" Maintenance Facility Grand Opening!! |
The new 66,000 square foot maintenance facility took two years to build and features the latest in sustainable transit maintenance technologies and materials, including 600 photovoltaic roof-mounted panels, motion-activated lighting, recycled concrete and steel, light reflective low-VOC paints, efficient water filtration and oil recycling systems, and large rollup glass doors for natural daylighting and ventilation. The facility also incorporates a large glass art wall utilizing special translucent glass panels that change colors and patterns to simulate movement along its glass skin. For more information, visit www.bigbluebus.com or call 310-451-5444. When: Wednesday, September 23 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.
Where: Big Blue Bus facility, corner of Colorado Avenue and 7th Street, Santa Monica
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Tours led by Big Blue Bus staff including a first-look at the newest bus in the fleet
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a display of vintage photos covering the past 80 years of the Big Blue Bus
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a special 3-D video presentation showing how the project was designed
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equipment and maintenance demonstrations
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Light refreshments will be served
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Taste of Santa Monica |
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When: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Time: 1pm-5pm
**With Extended Live Music and Sunset Happy Hour 5-7pm
Entrance Fee: $10.00
Children 10 Years & Younger: $5.00
Kids 2 & Younger: Free
Your Entrance Fee includes:
* Live Music
* Giveaways
* Chance to win KOOZA Tickets
* Preferred prices to see KOOZA
* International Pizza Tent
* Meet and Mingle with the KOOZA Street Team
And for the Kids:
* Interactive Kids Corner!
* Cook with the Chefs!
* Discounts to Pacific Park
**A portion of the proceeds will go to the "PeBL Gives Back" Campaign, supporting Upward Bound House, WISE & Healthy Aging, OPCC and the Westside Food Bank.
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Transition to Sustainable Landscaping- SPANISH ONLY |
| Southern California is in a water crisis. Much of our water is wasted by inefficient irrigation systems and plants that are not adapted for our climate. The City of Santa Monica's Office of Sustainability and the Environment (OS&E) provides several programs to help train members of our professional and local community to use water more efficiently in their landscapes.
Who's Eligible?
Landscape professionals: landscape designers, landscape architects, general contractors, maintenance contractors.
Class: Transition to Sustainable Landscaping - SPANISH ONLY
Learn about the City of Santa Monica's sustainable landscaping principles, landscape and irrigation requirements, rebates and programs for landscape professionals.
Cost: Free!
When: September 8th, 4-7pm
Where: Santa Monica College
Bundy Campus
3171 S. Bundy Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Class Info
Contact:
City of Santa Monica (310) 458-8972 or www.sustainablesm.org/landscape |
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How to Green Your Garden |
This series of classes is for the Santa Monica gardener that wants to grow a beautiful and sustainable garden. Each class will walk you through a different topic to help make your garden a success and envy of your neighbors.
Class Schedule:
September 19 - Plant Palette: Native Plants
Choosing climate-appropriate plants from our California native plant palette that offer a variety of colors, textures and fragrance.
October 17 - Showers to Flowers
How to use rainwater and graywater to water your garden.
Register:
Online Registration
Telephone Registration: 310.434.3400.
Questions:
Russell Ackerman, 310.458.2213;
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Santa Monica College Environmental & Urban Issues Lecture Series |
 All programs start at 6:30pm on Wednesday nights at the Bundy Campus and last at least one hour, plus a question and answer session.
September 9, Bundy 217: Improving the Quality of our Working and Living Environments with Sustainable Works
Find out how Sustainable Works is spreading through our region, making our lives more rewarding and our schools and businesses more efficient.
September 23, Bundy 217: Our Water Crisis
Mark Gold, President of Heal the Bay, will talk about the status, causes and potential solutions to critical water supply and coastal water quality and resource issues.
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FREE Hands-on Caulking & Weatherization Workshops |
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Sponsored by Solar Santa Monica and the Community Energy Partnership. Learn how to use a caulking gun and weatherization stripping to fix a drafty apartment,
home or office. These simple efficiency measures eliminate heating and cooling loss, lower energy bills and make your living and working spaces more comfortable. You will also tap into energy saving programs available through Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas Company. Each participant will receive a free Energy Efficiency starter kit!
When: Wednesday, September 9 from 6:30-8:30 PM and a repeat on Saturday, September 12 from 10:00-12:00 PM
Where: Solar Santa Monica
1212 Fifth Street, Suite 100.
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Santa Monica Farmers Market
Presents Food and Recipes
with
AMELIA SALTSMAN |
Celebrate fall at the Santa Monica Wednesday Farmers Market with Amelia Saltsman author of The
Santa Monica Farmers Market Cookbook. Amelia will demonstrate recipes from her cookbook featuring a variety of fall produce found at the market. Stop by to try some of the delicious treats, pick up a recipe and shop the market for your favorite seasonal California grown produce.
When: Wednesday, September 30, 2009,
10 am - 1:30 pm (or until the food runs out)
Where: Wednesday Farmers Market
Arizona Avenue @ 3rd Street
Cost: $3 - $5 open to the public
For More Info Contact Jodi Jow at 310-458-8712 x 5 or jodi.low@smgov.net
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Mark Lakeman "City Repair Project" Lecture |
 Date: September 14
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Location:
Santa Monica Main Library, Multipurpose room 601 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica
Hosted by: Westside Permies
Event Description: Storyteller, Community Visionary, & Founder of Portland City Repair will be joining us at the Santa Monica Main Library on September 14th at 6:30pm. Join us as Mark shares with us a slideshow full of inspiration and hope. The City Repair Project is a group of citizens and neighbors, doctors and gardeners, you and me, who have transformed the communities in which they live. This night promises to been fun and informative! See you all there. Potluck starts at 6. Please bring lots and lots of food, especially something put together from your garden. For More Information CLICK HERE
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Los Angeles Bioneers |
 Date: September 22, 2009
Time: 6:30pm-9pm
Place: Multipurpose Room at the Santa Monica Library, 601 Santa
Monica Bl.
Please join Barbara Bosson and Sara Nichols for the gathering of Los Angeles Bioneers, people dedicated to re-imagining the future of our planet. Bioneers are biological pioneers who are working with nature to heal nature and ourselves. Our guest speaker this month will be Dr. Travis Longcore.
Dr. Longcore received his doctorate in geography from UCLA and is the Associate Director of USC's Center for Sustainable Cities. Join us for his presentation, Living Ecologically: How Seeing Green in the Day and Black at Night Is Better for You and the Planet.
PLEASE don't forget to bring some finger food to share with others and bring your own beverage!PLEASE make anything you bring recyclable or reusable. It sounds a little primitive but do it for the planet! It might even become a habit! We have to leave the room as we found it.
RSVP to Sara at srnichols@mac.com if you are able to come. For more information about Bioneers, see www.bioneers.org.
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California Recycles E-Waste Pick Up |
 When: September 23 (Future dates: 10/21, 11/18 & 12/16)
Cost: FREE!
California Recycles will be offering a free pick up service of electronic waste for businesses in Santa Monica. This includes such items as: computers and assessories, cell phones, microwaves, televisions, stereos, cables and cords.
RSVP your pick up 3 business days prior to (the Friday before) pick-up, complete a request form:
and email to: info@californiarecycles.com
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Green Business Networking |
You're invited to the only pure networking event for owners and decision-makers of LA's green businesses. We meet at Santa Monica's award-winning, sustainable Ambrose Hotel- where upscale tranquility meets affordable luxury. Delicious organic snacks provided by Whole Foods Market. Wine and non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. For further event information please contact us at greenbusinessnetworking@gmail.com.
When: Tuesday, 9/8, 6 - 9pm
Location: The Ambrose Hotel
1255 20th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Cost: $10
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LA Green Drinks- West Side |
 Green Drinks allows for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink. Green Drinks events are very simple, informal, unstructured, and self organizing but help connect the green network. Let's bring together the huge LA environmental community and have fun doing it!
When: Thursday, 9/3, 7 - 10pm
Where: The West Side Green Drinks location changes frequently. Please check the Green Drinks Website to confirm before heading over.
Admission: $5 suggested donation |
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Blue Planet Film Festival |
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- ~Great Ecology, Environmental Films, Workshops & Events
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- ~Themed Days: Water, Earth & Animals
~Events include: raw food cooking demo and tasting, rehabbed pelican release in conjunction with the IBRRC (International Bird Research and Rescue), Victory garden and green roof workshops.
WHEN: Labor Day Weekend, September 4-7
WHERE: 4th & Wilshire, Santa Monica
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Open Call for Film Submission to the Green Lifestyle Film Festival |
This festival is a celebration of film makers who dedicate their talents, income and energy to examining what sustainability really means: from how we birth our young, to how we raise children, the construction and design of homes in which we live, to how we deal with illness and how all this is reflected in how we feed ourselves, to how we treat others in the animal kingdom all in the name of "the perfect steak" the "fashionable coat or accessories" or for entertainment, and its impact on all spheres of life on Earth.
Open Call for Entries began on the 1st of June and continues until the 1st of December 2009.
Location: The James Bridges Theatre at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Dates: The weekend of 19th-21st March 2010
For details please go to the WEBSITE
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AltCar Expo- Save the Date! |
Date: Saturday & Sunday; October 2nd & 3rd, 2009
Time: 10am-5pm
Cost: FREE
Parking: $8
Location: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA90405
This event showcases more than 100 alt-fuel and ultra-efficient vehicles including zero-emission electric vehicles, hybrids, Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Also featuring the latest in hydrogen fuel cells, natural gas, propane, biodiesel and ethanol technologies. Low-speed and freeway capable vehicles will be available for public "ride-and-drives" and for purchase.
For more information:
www.altcarexpo.com
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Sustainable Santa Monica |
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Learn everything you wanted to know about the various aspects of Sustainability in the City of Santa Monica, locate valuable resources and find out about happening events! Green Building (smgreen.org) and the events calendar have been incorporated into the homepage and we promise to keep it fresh over time. |
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Thank you for your commitment to a Sustainable Santa Monica!
Sincerely,
Samantha Sommer
Community Sustainability Liaison
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Sustainable Works
serves as
Santa Monica's
Sustainablility Liaison
The purpose of this Newsletter is to provide Santa Monica residents, businesses and organizations with the information and resources needed to help meet the goals of the Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan.
Thirteen years ago Santa Monica launched the Sustainable City Plan, a visionary plan for the community's future. With wide community participation, the Plan was developed to help us make positive contributions to our community's environmental, social and economic viability.
Since its adoption, the Sustainable City Plan has been responsible for many positive changes in the community in eight goal areas:
-- Resource Conservation
-- Environmental & Public Health
--Transportation
-- Economic Development
-- Open Space & Land Use
-- Housing
--Community Education
& Civic Participation
-- Human Dignity
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