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« March 30, 2010 - April 04, 2010 »

03 / 30 Rally for Clean Air & Healthy Communities for Oakland Start: 4:30 pm End: 5:30 pm Oakland City Council to Hold Energy and Climate Action Plan Hearing on March 30! This is the first step to turning the Plan proposal that we've worked so hard to craft into official Oakland policy -- and for Oakland to have the best plan in the nation to fight global warming! Help us ensure that Oakland adopts an Energy and Climate Action Plan that is good for the economy, good for people, and good for the planet. more info
03 / 31 Ecology Emerges - Bay Area as Incubator Start: 7:30 pm End: 9:00 pm Bay Area as Incubator with Larry Orman (GreenInfo Network), Kirsten Schwind (Bay Localize), Harold Gilliam (SF Chronicle, SF Examiner) at Koret Auditorium, SF Main Library, 100 Larkin St, SF. Co-sponsored by the SF History Center. Examining the Bay Area as a demonstration area and incubator of experiments that shaped the national and international ecological movements. What is the relationship of San Francisco to its region? The region to the state, to the continent, to the oceans, and to the plane t? more info
04 / 1 Earth Day Eve: Creating a Healthy Future Start: 7:57 am Earth Day Eve: Creating a Healthy Future Presented by Sustainable World Coalition, a project of Earth Island Institute Wednesday, April 21 / 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm In the Goldman Theater and Hazel Wolf Gallery Enjoy this special reception and presentation event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Featuring a keynote by John and Ocean Robbins on the Wisdom of Partnership, the event will also feature a talk by Mark Dubois about the FOUR YEARS. GO. initiative and will mark the launch of the Sustainable World SourceBook. Admission includes a copy of the SourceBook. RSVP: info@swcoalition.org more info Talk with Oaklanders about the CENSUS and Real Solutions to the STATE’S BUDGET CRISIS Start: 5:30 pm End: 8:30 pm We want to make sure that our community is counted in this year’s Census because it affects how much federal funding our city receives. It could make the difference between getting or losing a school, health clinic, senior center or job-placement center. California is facing a $20 billion budget shortfall. Our tax and budgeting system is over 30 years old and hasn’t kept up with changing economic and political conditions. We’ll be asking Oaklanders about solutions to this budget crisis. Issues like split-roll taxes and the 2/3 budget majority will be voted on within the next few years. Help make sure that Oakland residents are informed and engaged in critical issues facing our city and state! more info
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