“On Wednesday, October 12th, the Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution in support of Occupy LA activists who have been growing in numbers the past two weeks. Large numbers of activists have been on the grounds of the LA City Hall daily and hundreds of tents house those who are camping there at night.”
Occupy LA Updates – LA City Council Votes to Support Occupy LA via Office of the Americas
20 Cities Coast-to-Coast Stage Activities for Largest Grassroots EV Event in History
WHAT: Some 200 EV drivers will take to the streets for the country’s largest-ever plug-in parade to champion the benefits of EVs. Parade in Santa Monica, CA is the flagship event of the first National Plug In Day, taking place in more than 20 cities across the country where EV owners and interested citizens will participate in other parades, “tailpipe-free” tailgate parties, lectures, a ceremonial plugging-in and other grassroots events. For a complete list of national Plug In Day cities and event details, visit: http://www.pluginamerica.org/pluginday
New and legacy plug-in vehicles by GM, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, SMART, Ford, Tesla, Coda and others will be driven in the flagship parade through downtown Santa Monica. Director Chris Paine, whose film, “Revenge of the Electric Car,” will hit theatres across the country on October 21st, is among confirmed speakers at the press conference preceding the parade. For parade details, visit http://www.pluginamerica.org/pluginday/los-angeles
QUOTE: “Only a few years ago, major automakers were literally crushing electric cars. Today, virtually every auto company in the world is selling or developing a plug-in car, and consumers are snapping up each and every one, stimulating our economy while helping the environment. You’ll see hundreds of these vehicles in National Plug In Day activities. And remember: EVs are powered by domestic electricity, so every cent we spend to run them stays in America,” says Plug In America co-founder and Sierra Club member Paul Scott.
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011: 9:30 a.m. press conference; 10 a.m. parade
WHERE:
· Press Conference: Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.
· Parade: Starting from Main Street and Pico Boulevard, two blocks from Santa Monica City Hall press conference.
PHOTO OPP: 200 PLUG-IN VEHICLES STREAMING DOWN ONE OF SANTA MONICA’S MAIN THOROUGHFARES. B-ROLL WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE.
WHO: Plug In America is organizing the flagship National Plug In Day parade in Santa Monica. Plug In America, the Sierra Club and the Electric Auto Association are national organizers, teaming up with other local groups across the country to organize events.
Local sponsors: Title Sponsor of the National Plug In Day Flagship Event: Chevy Volt; Nissan Leaf, Recargo, Leviton, Collaborative Project Consulting.
About Plug In America: Plug In America is leading the nation’s plug-in vehicle movement. The nonprofit organization works to accelerate the shift to plug-in vehicles powered by clean, affordable, domestic electricity to reduce our nation’s dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment. We drive electric. You can, too. www.pluginamerica.org.
About the Sierra Club: The Sierra Club is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization with 1.4 million members and supporters and chapters in all 50 states. The Sierra Club’s national electric vehicles campaign advocates for a switch to EVs as one important way to reduce emissions and cut our addiction to oil. www.sierraclub.org/ev.
About the Electric Auto Association: The Electric Auto Association, formed in 1967, is a nonprofit educational organization with 75 chapters worldwide that promotes the advancement and widespread adoption of electric vehicles. www.electricauto.org.
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We know the facts, but seeing them together is staggering: unemployment is firmly mired in the double digits and efforts to bring it down isn’t creating jobs; students leaving college, if they can even afford to go, have debts that would have seemed unimaginable just 15 years ago and when they don’t see any openings in their field they head straight for a McJob or the unemployment line; the climate crisis remains unaddressed by global leaders and the US Congress and President Obama contemplates whether or not to green-light the Keystone XL pipeline; we are heading into the 10th year of war spending (at $3 billion a week!); corporations fought hard to win Citizens United and the ‘right’ to spend unlimited funds to get candidates into office; wealthy men (sometimes brothers) encourage corrupt Governors to end worker protections; and banks and Wall Street continue getting huge bonuses and bail-outs. We know something isn’t working. Enough is enough.
We are 99% of the population and 1% is controlling the show! Enough is enough.
For years, solidarity was presumed to be a one-way street – North Americans supporting liberation struggles around the world – but this year support to those standing up is global and circular. In Cairo, young people, armed with the courage of their convictions, overthrew the Egyptian government and launched the Arab Spring in Tahrir Square, Egypt. The power of their non-violent resistance, their ability to stay when it seemed impossible, is the inspiration we must take forward to say enough is enough.
The 99% Say Enough is Enough via Kirsten Moller – Global Exchange
Join Sustainable Works for their annual fundraiser:
Spreading Sustainability
Thursday October 6th
6pm-11pm
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!
Sep 30
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.
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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
Honorees include leading environmentalist Bill McKibben, Congressman Edward Markey, Congressman Keith Ellison, conservation photographer Ian Shive, New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert and others
SAN FRANCISCO – Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org and world-renowned environmental activist, will conclude his global day of action by accepting the Sierra Club’s highest honor, the John Muir Award. A worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis, Moving Planet on September 24th exemplifies McKibben’s efforts to organize local efforts into a global movement.
McKibben inspired and mobilized a generation to fight climate change, translating the complex issues of greenhouse gas emissions in to one simple number: 350. According to McKibben, “To preserve our planet, scientists tell us we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current level of 392 parts per million (ppm) to below 350 ppm. But 350 is more than a number—it’s a symbol of where we need to head as a planet.”
In addition to his work as an international environmental leader, McKibben has authored 13 books. His 1989 book, The End of Nature, is regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change, and has been printed in more than 20 languages. In 2010 the Boston Globe called him “probably the nation’s leading environmentalist” and Time magazine described him as “the world’s best green journalist.”
Sierra Club Board President Robin Mann said this of McKibben: “It’s my great pleasure to present Bill McKibben with the Sierra Club’s highest honor–the John Muir Award–on the evening of his Global Day of Action. Activists like Bill McKibben exemplify the very essence of the Sierra Club’s mission. People working together can change the world. John Muir believed it. Bill McKibben and the 1.4 million members and supporters of Sierra Club live it.”
Congressman Ed Markey from Massachusetts is receiving the club’s Edgar Wayburn Award, which honors outstanding service to the environment by a person in government. Since being elected to Congress in 1976, Rep. Markey has been at the forefront of environmental campaigns, pressing for increased fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks, defending the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from proposed oil drilling, pushing for tougher clean air standards, advancing renewable energy and energy efficiency proposals, and authoring legislation to tackle global warming.
Congressman Keith Ellison from Minneapolis is receiving the Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals in public service for strong and consistent commitment to conservation. Rep. Ellison has been a strong supporter of the environment and environmental justice since was in the Minnesota state legislature. He has carried forward legislation to protect children from lead poisoning and to ban the use of atrazine, the weed-killing agricultural pesticide, due to its documented toxicity.
Roderick Bremby, the former secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, is receiving the Distinguished Achievement Award, which honors persons in public service for a particular action of singular importance to conservation. In 2007, Bremby was the first public official ever to deny a permit for a coal plant solely on the basis of its greenhouse gas emissions.
Elizabeth Kolbert, a former New York Times reporter who now writes for the New Yorker, is receiving the David R. Brower Award, which recognizes outstanding environmental reporting. Kolbert’s 2006 book Field Notes from a Catastrophe, which was based on an award-winning three-part series for the New Yorker, is one of the most powerful commentaries to date on global climate shift.
The club’s Ansel Adams Award, which honors excellence in conservation photography, is going to Ian Shive of Los Angeles, Calif. Shive’s 2009 book, The National Parks: Our American Landscape, highlights the rich diversity of the American ecological landscape and Shive has used it in a “wilderness diplomacy” project designed to promote cultural understanding worldwide by sharing images of America’s national parks. Shive also has used his photos to remind lawmakers of the importance of preserving our outdoor resources and to address the environmental impact of the U.S.-Mexico border fence.
The club’s William Douglas Award, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding use of the legal/judicial process to achieve environmental goals, is going to Sharon Duggan of Oakland, Calif. Duggan has litigated on a broad variety of issues, including state and federal forestry, water quality, endangered species and environmental quality. She is perhaps best known for her work on a series of cases involving the ancient redwood groves of the Headwaters Forest in Northern California. In a landmark 1983 case known as EPIC vs. Johnson, Duggan established that California state agencies must consider the cumulative effects of logging in a watershed on water quality, soils and wildlife habitat when reviewing logging plans. Since this victory, the Environmental Protection Information Center in Humboldt County has successfully enforced this ruling in nearly two dozen lawsuits to protect biodiversity, endangered species and the redwood ecosystem.
The club’s highest honor for administrative work, the William E. Colby Award, is going to Edwina Allen of Boise, Idaho. Allen has been involved with the Sierra Club for more than 40 years. She helped establish the Club’s Idaho Chapter and helped earn wilderness designation for Idaho’s Owyhee Canyonlands.
Others receiving 2011 Sierra Club awards include the following:
Communication Award (honors the best use of communications [either print or electronic] by a Sierra Club group, chapter or other entity to further the Club’s mission): Ivy Main and the Virginia Chapter. The chapter has made videos on a variety of subjects to help interest people in its work.
EarthCare Award (honors an individual, organization, or agency that has made a unique contribution to international environmental protection and conservation): Maude Barlow of Ottawa, Canada. Barlow is the head of the Council of Canadians − Canada’s largest public advocacy organization − and founder of the Blue Planet Project, which was started by the Council to protect the world’s fresh water from the growing threats of trade and privatization. She is the author or co-author of 16 books, including the best-selling 2007 book Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water, which some have called “the most important book that’s ever been written on the global water crisis.”
Environmental Alliance Award (recognizes individuals or groups that have forged partnerships with other non-Sierra Club entities): Carol Adams-Davis of Mobile, Ala. Adams-Davis has partnered with other environmental groups on a variety of environmental issues along the Gulf of Mexico, including recovery from the BP oil spill.
Francis P. Farquhar Mountaineering Award (recognizes contributions to mountaineering): Royal Robbins of Modesto, Calif. Robbins is a pioneer in American rock climbing and an early proponent of boltless, pitonless clean climbing. He is the author of two classic books on rock climbing.
Joseph Barbosa Earth Fund Award (recognizes a Sierra Club member under the age of 30): Victoria Pan of Ridgewood, N.J. Pan has created a web site at studentssavingenergy.org that shows students how they can launch energy-saving initiatives at their schools. Pan’s Sierra Club chapter in New Jersey will receive $500 in recognition of this award.
Madelyn Pyeatt Award (recognizes work with youth): Anne Carroll of Arlington, Mass. Carroll has been chair of the Boston Inner City Outings program since 2004. The Boston ICO group will receive $500 in recognition of this award.
Oliver Kehrlein Award (for outstanding service to the Sierra Club’s outings program): Marjorie Richman of North Bethesda, Md. Richman has been leading local and national outings for the Club since 1980.
Raymond J. Sherwin International Award (honors extraordinary volunteer service toward international conservation): Michael Gregory of McNeal, Ariz. Gregory has spent more than 28 years working on national and international toxics issues such as the regulation of Persistent Organic Pesticides (POPs).
Special Achievement Awards (for a single act of importance dedicated to conservation or the Sierra Club): Clayton Daughenbaugh of Berwyn, Ill.; Charles Price of Richmond, Va.; and Lonnie Morris of Lombard, Ill. Daughenbaugh is being honored for his work with the Club’s Activist Network Support Team; Price is being recognized for his efforts to establish the Cannon Creek Greenway through inner-city neighborhoods in Richmond, Va.; and Morris is being honored for her work with the Cool Cities program in Illinois.
Special Service Awards (for strong and consistent commitment to conservation over an extended period of time): Rev. Robert F. Murphy of Cataumet, Mass.; Jane Clark of Des Moines, Iowa; and Ken Brame of Leicester, N.C. Murphy has been active with the Sierra Club for more than 40 years, particularly on issues related to human rights and environmental justice. Clark has served twice as Iowa Chapter Chair, many years as Chapter Conservation Co-chair and for the past 10 years as Chair of the Central Iowa Sierra Group. Brame has been involved with the Sierra Club’s political program for 25 years.
Susan E. Miller Award (honors administrative contributions to Sierra Club groups, chapters and regional entities): Steve Kulick of Syracuse, N.Y.; Marian Ryan of Winter Haven, Fla.; and the Club’s Chapter Treasurer Assistance Support Team. Kulick has served as treasurer of the Club’s Atlantic Chapter since 1986 and Ryan has served the Florida Chapter in a variety of administrative capacities. The Chapter Treasurer Assistance Support Team has worked with chapter treasurers to help them complete their annual financial reporting requirements in a timely fashion and migrate to QuickBooks Online.
Walter Starr Award (Honors continuing service to the Sierra Club by a former member of the Board of Directors): Glen Dawson of Pasadena, Calif. Dawson, who is 99, was selected for his many years of work with the Angeles Chapter’s History Committee.
Most of the awards will be presented Sept. 23-24 in San Francisco. For more information on the Sierra Club awards program, visit www. sierraclub.org/awards.
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“Celebrate Halloween at the largest ‘Party with a Purpose’, the Los Angeles Green Festival, the premier event committed to social and environmental responsibility. From eco-fashion trends to hydroponic garden equipment to slow food organic cooking demonstrations, Green Festival has the latest and greatest in all aspects of sustainable living and business. You’ll enjoy a diverse organic food court of fabulous vegan and vegetarian flavors complimented with sampling of the best local organic beers and national wines. Ten stages and pavilions host more than 125 enthusiastic speakers and teachers offering in-depth presentations and short talks on the issues and practices that matter to you. An eco-friendly marketplace alive with over 300 exhibitors lets you shop your commitment to green living. Live music and spoken word, yoga and movement classes, cutting edge film screening and continuous fun for kids, sum up a perfect weekend for individuals, friends and families…”
Dr. Kevin Danaher discusses his upcoming projects and vision for a more sustainable business model and world with See Jane Do’s Elisa Parker in the Wild & Scenic Film Festival Media Lounge.
“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
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