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San Francisco Bay Area Green Chamber of Commerce Hosts Third Annual Gala Event

Celebrating “A Taste of the Bay Area” to be held on Nov. 10 at the newly remodeled headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co.

SAN FRANCISCO (October 6, 2011) – The San Francisco Bay Area Green Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 3rd Annual Celebration, “A Taste of the Bay Area” on November 10, 2011. This event will bring together an appetizing variety of many of the Bay Area’s best organic and sustainable caterers, food companies, local restaurants and wineries, in addition to showcasing many outstanding local green product and service companies. There will be live entertainment as well as key sustainable industry and policy speakers.

The event will be held from 6:00-10:00 p.m. at the Levi Strauss & Co. (LS & Co.) newly remodeled headquarters located at 1155 Battery Street in San Francisco, California. LS & Co. and the Green Chamber of Commerce (GCC) are excited about the opportunity to work together to create what is sure to be a memorable and successful 2011 Green Chamber celebration.

Lindsay Hassett (a.k.a. The LED Lady), a Green Chamber member and founder of Illumalighting will be the master of ceremonies for this year’s event. Lindsay has emceed many local San Francisco Bay Area green events including the Harmony Festival. The LED Lady will be running this year’s raffle, which will include a unique selection of goods and services from Bay Area green businesses.

There will be live music featuring Jess King. Earlier this year, Jess King made the leap from New York to Paris, where she has been busy writing, recording and performing. She is currently working with an exceptional team in Europe to define her musical talent. Cellist, Gerry Sung, will accompany King. Sung has performed with many international stars; among them, Mariah Carey, Steve Miller and John Secada.

“It gives me tremendous pride to support the San Francisco Bay Area Green Chamber of Commerce,” says Jess King. “It is incredibly important that we each, as individuals, do whatever we can to care for our environment and planet, for not only our benefit but for future generations.”

GCC Executive Director Stacie Shepp anticipates this year’s event to be the organizations biggest and best yet stating, “The San Francisco Bay Area Green Chamber of Commerce is celebrating our fourth year. We look forward to honoring our accomplishments this year, such as helping the San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s passage of the Yellow Page Ordinance. We invite you to come out on the 10th of November to celebrate with us, learn how to get involved as a member, and find out who the, ‘Most Innovative Sustainable Initiative Award of 2011’ will go to.”

Sponsorship opportunities are available and individual tickets are now on sale starting at $35 per person for Green Chamber members. Don’t wait… Buy yours today!


About the Green Chamber of Commerce
The Green Chamber of Commerce is a growing and diverse business network dedicated to: promoting the success of our members, supporting the development of sustainable business practices, and advocating for green public policy. The Green Chamber provides its members with promotional opportunities, discounts, educational events, a voice in national and local policy, and tools to become more environmentally and socially responsible.

For more information about the Green Chamber visit: http://greenchamberofcommerce.net

For more information about the event visit: http://greenchamberofcommerce.net/annual-event/

For sponsorship opportunities visit: http://greenchamberofcommerce.net/annual-event/sponsorships/

To purchase tickets visit: http://greenchamberofcommerce.net/annual-event/tickets/

Contact:
Stacie Shepp
Executive Director
SF Bay Area Green Chamber of Commerce
415.839.9280
Stacie@greenchamberofcommerce.net

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Global Exchange Open House – October 6th, 6pm at the Global Exchange Office in San Francisco – FREE EVENT

OPEN  H O U S E
Thursday October 6th, 6pm
Global Exchange Office
2017 Mission St.
2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA  94110 (16th Mission St. Bart) (map)
Free event with Latin refreshments, specialty cocktails, games and prizes, prize drawing and music by
the Típica Cubana band, Los Soneros de Acero
RSVP on Facebook

Support Global Exchange
Buy Your Prize Drawing Tickets Today
Deadline for online purchases is end of day Wednesday Oct 5!

Come celebrate 23 years of activism and social change with Global Exchange!!!

Since our founding in 1988, we have been furthering the cause of peace and justice, incubating
innovative grassroots campaigns and building people-to-people ties.
Help support our work by purchasing your Prize Drawing Tickets Today.
(need not be present to win). $10/each or 6/$50.

This year’s prize drawing is better than ever! From dining with a co-founder to traveling abroad,
Global Exchange advances human rights and builds people-to-people ties, through our events and
campaigns.

This year we are also highlighting our Cuba Reality Tours, and hosting a prize drawing for
$1000 discount of off our Cuba Reality Tour (or another tour of your choosing). In 1989 we launched
our first Cuba RT, called “Cuba at a Crossroads.” Over the next 22 years we have continued to organize
trips that have become known as “the best New Year’s Eve party you’ll ever go to.”

This year’s December 27, 2011-January 5, 2012 trips are:

**when traveling to Cuba, some restrictions may apply

Also, great gifts and prizes Friend organizations— Anna BaltzerNational Organizer with the US
Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Arab Cultural and Community Center,  Bi-Rite MarketCanaan
Fair Trade
City Lights BooksCIIS Public Programs & PerformancesHard FrenchMiddle East
Children’s Alliance
United States Palestinian Community NetworkSF MoMaW.S. Badger & Company
and more.

Plus special door prizes, including two full season passes to San Francisco’s Live Queer Theatre,
Rhinoceros Theatre, and two tickets to Ana Hurra, by playwright Valantina Abu Oqsa.

Enjoy refreshing specialty cocktails—Viva Cubana Mojito and a Tequila Green Economy, as well as wine
from Cline Cellars, Beer provided by Drink Me magazine and the Uptown. Delicious Cuban and Latin food
provided by Work of Art Catering and Rainbow Grocery Cooperative.

Open House Program:

6:00 Self-guided Office Tours
6:20 Welcome by GX founders
7:00 Greetings and Program Updates by GX staff
7:30 Music and Dancing
8:30 PRIZE DRAWING!!!

For more information, please contact event coordinator at: allison@globalexchange.org or 415.575.5543

Global Exchange would like to thank the following sponsors:

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Sustainable Works 2011 Fundraiser – Spreading Sustainablility – October 6th 6pm-11pm

Join Sustainable Works for their annual fundraiser:

Spreading Sustainability

Thursday October 6th

6pm-11pm

Santa Monica Lexus Showroom
1501 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA

Beer and Wine Bar
Eco- fabulous Silent Auction and Drawing
Organic, local cuisine
Eco Star Award Winners

Sponsors include: CBS5, Co-Opportunity Natural Foods, Santa Monica Daily Press, Sheraton Delfina-Santa Monica, HBO

Stop by the Green Festival table and say hi to our Los Angeles Marketing Director, Daniela Meltzer, and find out how you can score Green Festival Tickets from nonprofit ally, Sustainable Works!

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Sierra Salon at Hibiscus Restaurant – October 10, 6pm-8pm

Join Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter for a special evening honoring long-time Sierra Club activist and volunteer leader, Norman LaForce of El Cerrito. Norman has been Chapter Chair, West Contra Costa Group Chair, Chair of the Chapter’s legal committee and Chair of the East Bay Public Lands Committee. He is the former mayor of El Cerrito.

In addition, the special guest and speaker for the event is Nancy O’Malley, Alameda County District Attorney. Ms. O’Malley has an impressive record of protecting the environment through her Consumer and Environmental Protection department and is considered a national leader for the strong work she and her staff are doing to protect the environment.

Use secure checkout to purchase your tickets online today. For more information on sponsorships, tickets, and other ways for you to participate please phone 510-848-0800 or email karolo.aparicio@sierraclub.org.

$50 per member / $75 non-members*

Includes one glass of wine and delicious Caribbean inspired hors d’ouevres.

* If you are not a member of the Sierra Club, you can sign up here.Join the Sierra Club today! (and get a free backpack!) 

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LaunchFest: Strategies to Grown Your Business Wed. Oct. 5, 4pm-9pm, Deco Building in Los Angeles, CA

LaunchFest: Strategies to Grown Your Business

Wed. Oct. 5, 4pm-9pm, Free Drinks and Appetizers

RSVP NOW; First 300 tickets free; then $25!

Event: LaunchFest; Strategies to Grow Your Business for Professionals
Register: Deco LaunchFest
Date: Wed. Oct 5 2011
Time: 4pm-9:30pm
Location: The Deco Building, 5209 Wilshire, LA 90036
Event Producers iHollywood Forum and The Deco Building
Info: 310 736 1541 Zahava@Digitallivingroom.com

Supporting Partners: LA Green Festival Oct. 29-30 and BlogWorld &New Media Expo Nov. 3-5

Meet hundreds of business executives and decision makers from media, entertainment, green products and business, sustainable and eco friendly ventures, advertising, technology, digital media, law, finance, blogging, banking, investing, marketing, fashion, design, web services, web applications, and retail.

The event will feature networking and drinks from 6:00-7:00pm; expert sessions 7:00-8:30, and further networking from 8:30-9:30. We offer pre-seminars from 4pm-6pm on different topics.

Meet the Experts
You can choose to attend three 30 minute sessions where experts will be placed in 15 different rooms. Attendees can select their room for a discussion on the topic led by the expert in groups of 10-20 depending on the room size. For the last hour, you can network with each other or speak to experts for informal conversation.

Schedule:
4pm-5 Seminar One
5pm-6pm Seminar Two
6pm-7pm Food and Networking
7pm-8:30 Three 25 minute sessions with experts
8:30-9:30 Networking Reception

WANT TO APPLY TO SPEAK AS AN EXPERT OR GIVE SEMINAR
Experts will lead informal discussion in your room from 7:00-8:30 pm. We do not require a fee for experts. There are three consecutive sessions of 25 minutes each. Send us topics or review topics below. Speakers are selected based on expertise, innovation, experience and company reputation. Send us your bio, areas of expertise, examples of customers or partners, and suggested topics to speakers@AngelLaunch.com the date with “ExpertSpeaker” in the subject line.

WANT TO HOST A DEMO TABLE, BE AN EXPERT AND LEAD A SEMINAR
Call 310 736-1541 or email HollywoodJournal@gmail.com for sponsorship info.
Demo Table: You host a demo table to meet customers, Wifi, Outlet and 3 tickets.
Host Expert: You give a seminar before the session and host an expert session. You will receive a demo table, listing on our website, attendee list, and we include your message in an email sent to the attendee list. You are allowed to distribute marketing materials in your session
We also welcome food or drink vendors at no charge.

JOIN OUR LIST FOR OTHER FREE OR DISCOUNTED EVENTS
You can join our mailing list for notices of other events including free parties, mixers and industry conferences. Join at www.joinihf.eventbrite.com

ABOUT EVENT HOST THE DECO BUILDING OFFICE SPACE
The Deco Building, set in the heart of Los Angeles’ vibrant Miracle Mile District near Wilshire and Fairfax, represents the next generation of creative office space. Modeled on the boutique hotel concept, Deco is characterized by personalized service in an ambiance of timeless elegance. State of the art amenities, flexible office and workspaces, full concierge services, and a gorgeous renovated interior, make Deco a truly unique office experience. Over 6000 square feet of elegant flexible office Space, inspired by classic Art Deco Style. State of the art technology blended with personalized concierge Service and a dazzling collection of Space, delivers a template breaking office concept that can only be described as brilliant.

ABOUT LOS ANGELES GREEN FESTIVAL OCT, 29-30
Green Festival, the nation’s largest, most trusted green living event comes to the Los Angeles Convention Center October 29-30. Meet and hear renowned authors and visionaries. Participate in DIY workshops. Enjoy films, fun kid’s activities, organic vegan & vegetarian cuisine, local beer & wine, music & art and a diverse marketplace of green businesses & organizations. For more information, check out our website at www.greenfestivals.org, email us at socialmedia@greenfestivals.org or call 828-333-9403.

ABOUT BLOGWORLD &NEW MEDIA EXPO NOV. 3-5 LOS ANGELES
BlogWorld &New Media Expo is the world’s largest blogging and social media event, and it’s known worldwide for presenting internet luminaries, the most popular and knowledgeable social media business thought leaders and online content experts. This year’s event will feature great educational content for businesses striving to grow online using social media marketing, so you’ll learn the best tips, technologies and methods for growing your brand, audience and revenue online. Be sure to register for the Full Access Pass, as it’s the only pass which gets you access to all 3 days of the event, lunches and snacks each day, and the exclusive Social Media Business Summit—world’s largest social media business conference!

SPECIAL BLOGWORLD OFFER: SAVE 20% ON ALL TICKETS UP THRU THE EVENT
The Discount Code is: HOLLYWOOD20 Register online at BLOGWORLDEXPO

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Green Festival Comes to Los Angeles

“For the past ten years, the Green Festival has been an annual or bi-annual event in San Francisco.  The Green Festival has also taken place elsewhere across the country, with Chicago, Seattle, and Washington D.C. to name a few locations.  Now, for the first time in its decade of existence, the Green Festival is coming to Los Angeles.

The Green Festival will be in Los Angeles from October 29-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

“This unique experience celebrates positive solutions working in our communities.  It’s where people come to meet renowned authors, actors, visionaries and community leaders; shop with hundreds of green businesses; participate in DIY workshops; enjoy live music and local vegan and vegetarian cuisine; and join friends at the organic beer and wine garden.”’

Green Festival Comes to Los Angeles via Jonathan Mariano – Triple Pundit

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Green Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary October 29-30th

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 /CSRwire/ – The nation’s premier green living event comes to Los Angeles October 29-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This year, Green Festival celebrates a ten year milestone with over one million attendees in eight cities.

This unique experience celebrates positive solutions working in our communities. It’s where people come to meet renowned authors, actors, visionaries and community leaders; shop with hundreds of green businesses; participate in DIY workshops; enjoy live music and local vegan and vegetarian cuisine; and join friends at the organic beer and wine garden.

“In Mayor’s Villaraigosa ongoing commitment to make Los Angeles one of the world’s Greenest Cities,  he is happy to welcome Green Festival  to Los Angeles and looks forward to opening the festival on October 29th,” according to Romel Pascual, Deputy Mayor of Environment for Los Angles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa.

Green Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary October 29-30th via CSRWire

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GREEN FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY OCTOBER 29-30

The nation’s largest green living event comes to Los Angeles Convention Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS: Georgia Malki
Denise Hamler
Phone: 828-333-9403 x 125
202-872-5303
Georgia@sevenstarevents.com
denisehamler@greenamerica.org

Summer Eco-Fashion at Green Festival

LOS ANGELES – The nation’s premier green living event comes to Los Angeles October 29-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This year, Green Festival celebrates a ten year milestone with over one million attendees in eight cities.

This unique experience celebrates positive solutions working in our communities.  It is where people come to meet renowned authors, actors, visionaries and community leaders; shop with hundreds of green businesses; participate in DIY workshops; enjoy live music and local vegan and vegetarian cuisine; and join friends at the organic beer and wine garden.

“In Mayor’s Villaraigosa ongoing commitment to make Los Angeles one of the world’s Greenest Cities,  he is happy to welcome Green Festival  to Los Angeles and looks forward to opening the festival on October 29th, says Romel Pascual, Deputy Mayor of Environment for Los Angles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa.

Ten stages and pavilions will host more than 125 inspirational and educational speakers and teachers, including: Dolores Huerta, Amy Goodman, Tom Hayden, Marianne Williamson, Rev. Lennox Yearwood and the Hip Hop Caucus, John Perkins, Starhawk, Mark Hertsgaard, David Korten, Jeffrey Smith, Jodie Evans and many more.

Spanish language programming will include Latino cooking demonstrations, greening your home and garden, and activities for the whole family at the Green Kid’s Zone.

“We are excited to host the inaugural Green Festival in Los Angeles and bring Angelenos together to learn how to bring sustainability into their lives,” says Jonathan Parfrey, Climate Resolve Executive Director and a commissioner at the Department of Water & Power Board.  ”For those of us who care about Los Angeles and its future, the Green Festival is a place to talk about climate change and how to prepare to adapt.”

With the holiday season just around the corner, Green Festival is the perfect location to support local businesses all in one location.  The Green Marketplace profiles hundreds of green and socially responsible businesses and organizations. Attendees browse everything from green, non-toxic home furnishings to organic clothing to Fair Trade gifts, children’s toys and much more.

“Whether you go to shop, learn, or experience art and music, Green Festival has it all, it is a great place to celebrate what is working in our communities and find the sustainable solutions that fit your lifestyle,” says Denise Hamler, Green Festival Director.

Green Festival offers something for the entire family. Peruse the latest in earth-friendly casual wear and couture in the eco-fashion show. View socially and environmentally impactful film shorts at the Communications Revolution Stage and the Sierra Club Green Cinema. Discover the latest in environmentally responsible construction materials and methods in the Green Building Pavilion. Move and meditate in the Yoga and Movement Pavilion. Empower your inner entrepreneur and find your next green career with Green Business Seminars.

Check out the latest in all-electric and hybrid transportation at the Ford Pavilion and enjoy a test drive right at the Green Festival.  Join Ford in celebrating social and environmental innovation in the community and vote for local individuals and nonprofits to win a $5,000 Ford Community Green Grant.

A joint project of Green America and Global Exchange, Green Festival is a non-profit 501c3 event to explore and build sustainable solutions for successful communities and a healthier environment.

Engage with Green Festivals online at www.GreenFestivals.org.

Connect with Green Festival on Facebook and Twitter @GreenFestival.

Sign up for the Green Festival Newsletter at www.greenfestivals.org/newsletter for program updates and giveaway opportunities.

Become a Green Festival volunteer and get free admission volunteer@greenfestivals.org.

Green Festival Partners make the event possible: Ford, The Los Angeles Times, Sierra Club, Earth Balance and Democracy Now.

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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.greenamerica.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. Events include the greening of the 2007 International Live Earth events, 2008 Democratic National Convention events, and Green Festivals. Seven-Star is the first event company to win 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 92%.www.sevenstarevents.com

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Green Festival: Thinking Global, Acting Local

“The Chicago Green Festival, held at McCormick Place last weekend, rounded up more than 300 green exhibitors and 125 speakers for two days of cutting-edge sustainable lifestyle action and information.

We stopped by on Sunday to find out what’s new in the sustainability world. Here’s a look at what caught our eye in terms of cool products of note and environmentally friendly organizations with whom Morton Grove activists can partner.”

Green Festival: Thinking Global, Acting Local via Janice Cha – Morton Grove Patch – The Sustainable Beat

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Green Festival Seattle Takeaways

“This past weekend I attended Seattle’s 10th Annual Green Festival where hundreds of vendors and exhibitors enthusiastically shared their green stories. One vendor that stood out for me was Eco Tapi, developers of compostable and biodegradable paper and plastic products made out of tapioca! Not only was the product interesting, but they also had a beautiful way of merchandising such utilitarian wares. Their parent company, Green Tokyo, makes a variety of interesting eco-products.”

Green Festival Seattle Takeaways via EcoMaven NW

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