Learn@EcoVillage Training on Net-Zero Energy Building Design
Want to learn what it takes to achieve net-zero? This two-day training at EcoVillage Ithaca on May 11 and 12 will focus on design and construction details to achieve net-zero energy use in new buildings. Co-sponsored by the US Green Building Council NY Upstate Chapter, Taitem Engineering and Learn@EcoVillage, the training is especially for architects, engineers, builders, building owners, and community developers. The American Institute of Architects will offer 14 CEU credits for those who complete the training. Some scholarships are available for students, women, and under-represented groups.
Join Ian Shapiro, founder of Taitem Engineering and co-author of the book Green Building Illustrated (Wiley, 2014) and Liz Walker, co-founder of EcoVillage Ithaca and Director of its educational arm and CTA Project, Learn@EcoVillage, as they address fundamentals and strategies for zero energy design.
For more details, please download the flyer. NetZeroDesign(7) Register here and enter "Net Zero Training"
Help Groundswell Celebrate Spring
The Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming is hosting a spring mixer to celebrate its second round of USDA funding, its expanded programs, and its brand new office space! Stop by anytime between 5 and 7:30pm on May 15th to celebrate friendships & community and Groundswell's exciting upcoming year!
Enjoy local food and drinks, and mix it up farmers, homesteaders and Groundswell Members old and new!
When: Friday May 15, 5:00 - 7:30 PM
Where: New Groundswell Office in the Fulton Meadow plaza, next door to Agway. 225 S. Fulton St., Ithaca, NY 14850
Who: Meet our amazing Partner Farmers, Instructors, and Advisory Board Members.
RSVP: We hope you can join us! Please RSVP to our facebook event here.
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Third Rood Education Exchange Provides
Diversity Training for Yoga Teachers
Recognizing the Personal, Historical, and Institutional on the Way to Oneness
This workshop recognizes the potential of yoga to create a just and fair world, both individually and culturally-the very Yamas of yoga direct us to non-violence, integrity, non-greed, non-stealing, and modification of our energy. As yoga teachers, we are asked and expected to hold a lot - the hearts, souls and bodies of anyone who walks through our doors, and we are often not equipped to skillfully hold and heal dynamics of difference that are inevitably present in the room. Here we will plunge more deeply into an exploration of who we are individually, and how we unconsciously participate in dynamics of oppression or consciously show up in practices of alliance within the yoga classroom. Using yogic philosophies, and social justice practices, we will deeply explore what it takes to truly invite all walks of humanity to practice yoga, considering skillful language and action, and that which is harmful to different communities that we may be unaware of. This is a moment to dig deep, sharpen our awareness, and broaden our hearts, for the benefit of all students who may walk through the doors to our classrooms, who deserve to be held well.This workshop is for anyone who wants more tools, for anyone who has messed up or hurt someone, for anyone who feels unseen, dismissed, or injured in the yoga classroom.
Upcoming Training Dates:
May 16: Yoga Service Council Conference, Rhinebeck, NY
June 4: Harlem Yoga Studio, NY, NY
June 6: The Yoga Shala, NY, NY
June 7: Evolation Yoga, Atlanta, GA
For more information contact:
Jacoby Ballard : jacoby.ballard@gmail.com
Yoga Teacher, Herbalist, Health Educator, Facilitator
Third Root Education Exchange
Brooklyn, NY
www.thirdroot.org/tree
www.jacobyballard.com
Join the Memory Maker Project for these upcoming free and inclusive events!
RSVP a week before each event by contacting: christina@memorymakerproject.org or 607.240.6204
Meet Me at the Gallery@West End Gallery
Join us to view the work of local artist, Tom Gardner. Enjoy landscapes and architecture from nearby and abroad.
Wednesday, May 14th, 2015
11:00 am-12:00 pm
West End Gallery
12 W Market St, Corning, NY 14830
RSVP by Thursday, May 7th, 2015
Meet Me at the Book Store@RiverRead Books
Join us at RiverRead for a book reading and discussion. The reading material provided will be fun, thought provoking and appropriate for people living with memory loss.
Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
11:00 am-12:00 pm
RiverRead Books
5 Court St, Binghamton, NY 13901
RSVP by Tuesday, May 12th, 2015
Meet Me at the Museum@Binghamton University Art Museum
Join us at the Binghamton University Art Museum to tour and discuss the work of Barbara Morgan. Ms. Morgan photographed the elegant movement of modern dance marvel, Martha Graham and her dance troupe. If we're feeling particularly artsy, we may even try out some of her moves!
Wednesday, May 27th, 2015
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Binghamton University Art Museum
4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton NY 13902
RSVP by Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
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 The Center for Transformative Action (CTA) helps to create communities that work for everyone. We do this by providing fiscal sponsorship to innovative social change agents in New York State, as well as financial, human resources, and grants management services. CTA is an educational non-profit organization affiliated with Cornell University.
Our Vision
We envision change makers everywhere engaging and strengthening the power of the heart to remake the world.
Our Mission
We are an alliance of individuals and organizations inspired by principles of nonviolence and committed to bold action for justice, sustainability, and peace. CTA supports change makers with the tools to build thriving, inclusive communities that work for everyone. We serve our projects, the public, and Cornell University by offering educational programs and strategic organizational resources.
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Next deadline to apply to become a Project Partner with CTA is August 15. Please see our Fiscal Sponsorship Guidelines if you have or are starting a social change project in New York State that needs a nonprofit umbrella. |
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