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Archive for October, 2010
Oakland, CA- October 14, 2010 Maureen Wagener, coordinator of the 30th year of Uhuru Pies™ holiday sale fundraiser invites the public to participate in this years fundraising efforts.
“It’s simple. We are asking individuals, organizations and businesses from the community at large to make a pledge to sell 10 pies to friends and family, coworkers and colleagues between November 19th and November 24th before the Thanksgiving holiday,” Wagener says. “This is a way to support the sustainable economic development projects led out of the Uhuru House African community centers in Oakland, CA and St. Petersburg, Florida.” she adds.
In 2009, Uhuru Pies fundraising contributed to the construction and development of a commercial kitchen in the national Uhuru House of St. Petersburg, Florida. Nearing its completion this year, the commercial kitchen provides community-based caterers and gives new food vendors access to a professional facility to develop their businesses.
In 2010, Uhuru Pies helped fund the second phase of institutions initiated by the African People’s Education and Defense Fund, which included the development of a professional recording studio also under the roof of the national Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida. The studio cultivates the enormous cultural talent and musical creativity of the local African community. African artists will have an outlet to experiment, produce, and distribute their own works, raising and reinvesting resources back into the community and contributing to the sustained mission of the APEDF.
Uhuru Pies offers five gourmet pie flavors on sale for $12 – $20 each in Northern California and in the St. Petersburg/Tampa area. All proceeds benefit projects of sustainable black community economic development.
There are a number of ways individuals can participate in the holiday sale fundraiser:
• Farmers and growers and food distributors can donate quality, locally grown ingredients.
• Individuals can join in selling pies, – Schedule a pie tasting, have an Uhuru Pies outreach organizer present to your group or coordinate a pie sales table in your part of the Bay Area.
• Trained and aspiring bakers: learn about the Uhuru Pie Baking Academy™. Coordinate hundreds of baking volunteers to bake perfect pies every time, or volunteer your facility and team to make delicious pies.
• Individuals with graphics skills or marketing expertise, build your portfolio promoting Uhuru Pies.
Anyone interested in being a part of Uhuru Pies is invited to join the team or become an individual contributor. Contact Uhuru Pies, can call 510-625-1106 or 510-851-4492 or send e-mail to oaklandpies@apedf.org. More information available at www.uhurupies.org.
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About Uhuru Pies
First sold in 1981 in Oakland, California, Uhuru Pies are a sweet and socially-conscious tradition during
the holiday season. Families, groups, student organizations and individuals come together to produce and sell Uhuru Pies, taking a collective step forward in transforming the world.Uhuru Pies are 9” deep dish, home style, baked fresh & made with organic, transfat-free vegan pie shells, and high-quality natural ingredients. The apple pies are made with locally-grown, organic California Granny Smith apples.
About the African People’s Education and Defense Fund
The African People’s Education & Defense Fund strives to develop and institutionalize programs to defend the human and civil rights of the African community, and to address the grave disparities in education, health, healthcare, and economic development faced by the African community.
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Washington D.C. – October 13, 2010 Eco Babies will be the only cloth diapering retailer exhibiting at this year’s Green Festival 2010 at the Washington Convention Center on October 23 & 24 in Washington, DC.
Among the innovative new green technologies that will be on display this year will be Washington D.C.’s newest cloth diapering retailer, Eco Babies, LLC.
Eco Babies LLC, is online retailer of natural and organic baby products. They will be on hand in the Green Kids section, displaying a variety of chic green alternatives for modern moms and babies. Eco Babies is proud to carry an array of products from popular cloth diaper manufacturers such as Fuzzi Bunz, Baby Kicks, Happy Heinys, Kushies and many more. In addition to cloth diapers Eco Babies also stocks beautiful organic toys, baby utensils and natural and organic skin care products.
To learn more about modern day cloth diapers, to stock up on eco-friendly cloth diapers, or try some new brands and accessories, be sure to stop by booth #1126, right outside Annie’s Green Kids Zone and visit www.ecobabiesonline.com.
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San Francisco – 13 de Octubre 2010 La Onda Verde une con el Green Festival™, el evento verde más grande de la nación, en una nueva iniciativa para favorecer a individuos de la comunidad Hispana. Como un aliado del Green Festival, La Onda Verde, recompensa organizaciones patrocinadoras con boletos gratis al Noveno Anual San Francisco Green Festival, 6-7 de noviembre, en el Centro de Exposición de Concurso de San Francisco.
Por primera vez, Dolores Huerta, una lidere en la justicia social y ambiental, presentara en el Green Festival:
Dolores Huerta, Líder Social de Justicia
Domingo, 7 de Noviembre
1 p.m.
Como los Movimientos del nivel local pueden trabajar para crear un Mundo Verde.
Una de las gran activistas de la justicia social y ecológica, Dolores Huerta, hablará en movimientos cuán del nivel local puede trabajar juntos hacia un mundo verde.
La misión del Green Festival es de explorar y construir las comunidades exitosas y un ambiente más sano. Los miembros de la comunidad disfrutan de altavoces informativos e intuitivos, de las compras verdes incomparables, de las eco-innovaciones de vanguardia, de gran música en directo, de la diversión y actividades familiares educativas, de talleres prácticos, de vino y cerveza orgánicos y de la cocina vegetariana, local y deliciosa. Diez etapas y los pabellones les dan a asistentes la oportunidad de comprometer con 125 expertos locales y autores nacionalmente-renombrados, los actores, los líderes, los educadores, los granjeros y los visionarios. Otros oradores invitados incluyen Bill a McKibben, Amy Goodman, Thom Hartmann, John Perkins, Amigo de Gil, Karen Stewart, Howard Brown, Kirk Boyd, Starhawk, Penny Livingston, Abdul-Matin de Ibrahim, Ari Derfel, Copia de Daniel y muchos más.
Para la información sobre Festival Verde y organizaciones no lucrativas implicó, visita por favor http://www.greenfestivals.org/sf/admission. Para la información sobre comprometer con La Onda Verde para sus boletos Festivales, Verdes y libres, por favor correo electrónico socialmedia@greenfestivals.org.
Acerca de La Onda Verde
NRDC es una organización nacional sin ánimo de lucro de científicos, abogados y especialistas dedicados a la protección de la salud pública y el medio ambiente. NRDC tiene más de 1.3 millón de miembros y activistas en Internet.
La Onda Verde es la voz latina de NRDC creada para informar a la comunidad de habla hispana sobre temas ambientales. Visite La Onda Verde en línea para más información y actualizaciones así como Twitter y Facebook.
Acerca del Green Festival
Un proyecto de América Verde y Cambio Global, dos organizaciones dedicadas a la justicia social y ambiental por durante más de veintiséis años, Green Festival™ sirve como una base para explorar y construir soluciones sostenibles para beneficiar las comunidades y el ambiente, descubrir que nuevos productos ambientalmente-amistosos y las prácticas y conectar con individuos de mentalidad similar de por todas partes la nación. Visite Green Festival en línea para más información y actualizaciones así como Twitter y Facebook.
CONTACTO: Dayna Reggero
Teléfono: 917-280-6965
Correo electrónico: dayna@greenfestivals.org
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San Francisco – October 8, 2010 Green Festival®, the nation’s largest sustainability event, returns to the San Francisco Concourse November 6-7. This year’s Green Festival theme is ‘Engagement,’ with exciting new ways to shop green, be inspired, get engaged and give back. Community members enjoy informative, insightful speakers, incomparable green shopping, cutting edge eco-innovations, great live music, fun and educational family activities, hands-on workshops, organic wine and beer and delicious, local vegetarian cuisine. Plus, our new admission options are geared to encourage everyone to get engaged in their community with immediate dividends from Green Festival.
Ten stages and pavilions give attendees the opportunity to engage with 125 local experts and nationally-renowned authors, actors, leaders, educators, farmers and visionaries. Exciting keynote speakers include Bill McKibben, Amy Goodman, Thom Hartmann, John Perkins, Dolores Huerta, Gil Friend, Karen Stewart, Howard Brown, Kirk Boyd, Starhawk, Penny Livingston, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Ari Derfel, Daniel Pinchbeck and many more.
Green Festival’s mission is to inspire and inform as many people as possible to help make our world more just and sustainable. New admission options allow people to invest in their local community while receiving immediate dividends from Green Festival. “Pay It Forward and Get it Back at Green Festival” invites community members to volunteer with or donate to local nonprofit organizations to receive complimentary admission to Green Festival. Also new this year, when an individual purchases any ticket to Green Festival, they receive “Green Bucks,” which can be used as currency at Green Festival in the green marketplace. Find out more about receiving free tickets or shopping money at http://greenfestivals.org.
“Green Festival has something for everyone,” says Green Festival Board Member and Green America Director, Denise Hamler. “Whether you go to shop, learn, try new organic foods or experience art and music, this event has it all, with the goal to motivate every person to think, participate and make more planet-friendly, sustainable choices in their every day lives.”
San Francisco Green Festival highlights include:
•Green Business Seminars at the Green Business Pavilion — the latest on financing for growth, marketing and new media, public policy and green trends, ethical sourcing and partnering for success.
•Green Lifestyle — practical tips for everyday life and innovations ranging from green products to green building and organic foods.
•Mother Earth News Fair Pavilion – workshops and ‘DIY’ presentations from the best loved topics of their magazine and fair, including urban chicken raising, cheese making at home, seed swap exchange and growing and using herbs.
•Fair Trade Pavilion — how fair-trading your home, workplace and community with coffee, home furnishings, chocolate, rice and textiles can make a world of difference.
•Better World Stage — critical issues and solutions in communities to effectively implement and support sustainable networks.
•Vegetarian Food Court — organic cuisine from local restaurants, organic beer and wine garden and fair trade organic coffee bar.
•Green Home and Energy Pavilion — demonstrations of practical skills for personal and household sustainability from solar energy to composting and green home improvements.
•Music – live music and spoken word.
•Eco Fashion Show — showcase of eco-conscious fashion designers, make-up artists and hairstylists. (Presented by HI-DEF Creations, Inc.)
•Annie’s Green Kids’ Zone — activities and storytelling for the whole family.
A project of Green America and Global Exchange, two leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to environmental and social justice for more than twenty-six years, Green Festival serves as a foundation to explore and build sustainable solutions to benefit communities and the environment, discover new environmentally-friendly products and practices and connect with likeminded individuals from all over the nation.
Green Festival demonstrates an unmatched commitment to reducing environmental impact by reusing, recycling or composting 95 percent or more of festival waste through the efforts of full-service green event management company Seven-Star Events.
Special thanks to: Made, Earthbound Farms, Park Merced, Nissan LEAF and KPFA.
To purchase tickets to Green Festival or for more information about new ways to get free tickets or shopping money, visit http://greenfestivals.org.
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About Green America
Green America is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, providing the economic strategies, organizing power and practicing tools for businesses and individuals to address today’s social and environmental problems. Its Green Business Network is the largest national network of businesses screened for their social and environmental responsibility. www.greenamericatoday.org
About Global Exchange
Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Since its founding in 1988, Global Exchange has successfully increased public awareness of root causes of injustice while building international partnerships and mobilizing for change. www.globalexchange.org
About Seven-Star, Inc.
Seven-Star, Inc. is the nation’s premier green full-service event company focusing exclusively on green events. Since 1999, Seven-Star has provided turn-key green event services for environmentally Responsible and socially Respectful (eR/sR) festivals, trade and consumer expositions, conferences and concerts. From the greening of the 2007 International Live Earth events, to the 2008 Democratic National Convention events, to producing the nation’s largest consumer Green Festivals, Seven-Star has defined itself as the company for eR/sR event production. Seven-Star is the first event company to have won the EPA’s Gold Waste Wise Award for Excellence in recognition for their proprietary system of event waste diversion, which has consistently achieved greater than 85%. www.sevenstarevents.com