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 Solutions Salon Series
Fort Mason Center | Monday - Thursday | 5pm-8pm | Price: $48
To register: 707.744.2017 or www.solarliving.org
Other Solutions Salon events around town:
2008 Bay Area Clean Energy Caucus
Thurs 11/13 | 6-9pm
Freedom Hall at Glide Memorial Church, 330 Ellis Street
Price: $5-20 sliding scale
For details: http://localcleanenergy.org/caucus/2008
CODEPINK Women for Peace presents…
The Pink & Green Ball, a Green Festival Pre-Party!
Thurs 11/13 | 7pm
Join the Pink & Green Ball to promote safe, healthy communities and strong, local green economies, as well as the “pink agenda” for peace.
Medjool Restaurant/Lounge, 2522 Mission Street | Price: $10-20 sliding scale
For details: 415.575.5543 or
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Breema: The Art of Being Present
Wed 11/12 | 6pm- 8pm FrEE EvENT!
The Breema Center, 6076 Claremont Ave at College, Oakland
At the heart of Breema are nine universal principles that can be integrated and applied to any activity of the body, supporting the body, mind and feelings to work together harmoniously.
For details: 510.428.0937 or www.breema.com
Read on for information about the Solutions Tours, Green Film Festival, and the OmPass Yoga Festival.
Solar Living Institute Greenweek Workshop Series:
Monday November 10
Buy or Build an Electric Vehicle
Fort Mason Center
5pm-8pm
Price: $48
Plug in and get connected! This 3-hour class will discuss the many facets of building or converting an electric vehicle (EV), including the skills and materials required, costs, and other necessary resources. Or, for those who simply want to learn more about EV ownership, we'll also cover what to look for in an EV, where to find one, and why EVs are the most likely vehicles of the future.
Register at www.solarliving.org or call 707.744.2017
Tuesday November 11
The Right Way to Sell Solar
Santa Clara University
9am-5pm
Price: $150
Improve the quality and accuracy of your sales presentations; inform customers about solar options based on specific site information, and learn the basis for the quality of system design, primarily in choosing size and location. Jennie Dito will cover topics such as: conducting site visits, preparing proposals and estimates, and sales ethics.
Register at www.solarliving.org or call 707.744.2017
Wednesday November 12
Find Your Green Career Niche: Get Clear. Get Focused. Get Results.
Fort Mason Center
5pm-8pm
Price: $48
In this workshop, Carol McClelland, PhD, author of "Your Dream Career For Dummies" and founder of GreenCareerCentral.com, guides you through a step-by-step process to discover how to use your passions, interests, experience, and training to plug into the green economy. You'll walk away with a clear statement of your green career goal that will guide your job search and help your networking partners provide you with targeted leads and contacts.
Register at www.solarliving.org or call 707.744.2017
Grow Food in the City: Abundant Gardens in Small Spaces
Fort Mason Center
5pm-8pm
Price: $48
Turn your window sill, balcony, roof top, front step, or neglected back plot into a beautiful mini-garden that produces delicious fresh produce. Why buy a mediocre tomato from hundreds of miles away when you can easily grow your own? This course will inspire you to make the most of small spaces and give you the practical tools and tips you need to successfully design, plant, nurture, and harvest your own small garden in the city.
Register at www.solarliving.org or call 707.744.2017
Solar Sales & Marketing
Santa Clara University
9am-5pm
Price: $225
An intensive workshop for people in solar sale and sales management. Andy Black and Tyson Grul, two PV industry veterans, will share their secrets for setting up a solid and effective sales team and generating tons of leads. The strategic activities presented in this course will help you save and/or earn thousands in avoided mistakes and increased sales.
Register at www.solarliving.org or call 707.744.2017
Thursday November 13
Is Solar Right for Me?
Thursday, November 13, 5pm-8pm
Fort Mason Center
Price: $48
If you are considering solar for your home, or as a career, this workshop is the perfect introduction to the world of photovoltaics. This workshop covers a wide range of solar topics including, how solar works, grid-tied vs. off-grid systems, calculating financial payback, rebates and incentives, career opportunities and more. If you are want to get up to speed on the quickly-expanding options, opportunities, and technologies of solar, than this is the perfect course for you.
Register at www.solarliving.org or call 707.744.2017
Economics of Solar: Making the Financial Case
Santa Clara University
9am-5pm
Price: $225
Most customers know that solar electric is a good environmental choice, but few are aware that it can also be a remarkably sound investment. This rigorous interactive workshop taught by Andy Black is designed to help dealers, installers, and salespeople understand and make the most accurate and compelling financial case possible for the value of PV systems. The class is focused on residential systems with examples drawn from PG&E, SCE, or SDG&E utilities (depending on location) and serves as a prerequisite to the advanced class. Other states & utilities can be examined during the end-of-day interactive session.
Register at www.solarliving.org or call 707.744.2017
Other Solutions Salon Events Around Town
2008 Bay Area Clean Energy Caucus
Wed 11/12 | 6-9pm
Freedom Hall at Glide Memorial Church, 330 Ellis Street
Price: $5-20 sliding scale
For details: localcleanenergy.org/caucus/2008
CODEPINK Women for Peace presents…
The Pink & Green Ball, a Green Festival Pre-Party!
CODEPINK Women for Peace will kick-off the San Francisco Green Festival with a Pink & Green Party! Let's bridge the "pink" peace agenda and green movement while dancing the night away. Join us for a fabulous post-election evening of celebration and joy with festival-goers. Come to a rooftop gathering and view the gorgeous San Francisco cityscape. Wear Pink & Green!
Cash bar. Fundraiser for CODEPINK
Time: 7:00pm
Date: Thursday November 13, 2008
Location: Medjool Restaurant/Lounge
Address: 2522 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
For information about this event, please contact: Nancy at:
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/ 415.575.5543
www.globalexchange.org/pinkandgreenparty
Breema: The Art of Being Present
Wed 11/12 | 6pm- 8pm Free event!
The Breema Center, 6076 Claremont Ave at College, Oakland
At the heart of Breema are nine universal principles that can be integrated and applied to any activity of the body, supporting the body, mind and feelings to work together harmoniously.
For details: 510.428.0937 or www.breema.com
Solutions Tours
Sun 11/9 | 1-3pm
Medicinal Herb Garden Tour and Hands-On Workshop
Alemany Farm and Bear Wallow Herbs
700 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco
Identify herbal medicine plants and how to use them as first-aid remedies for common injuries and illnesses. We’ll demonstrate how food can be your medicine as we enjoy sampling herbal appetizers and herbal drinks that are tasty and healthy!
Free Event! Donations are welcome.
map and directions at alemanyfarm.org
530.462.4784 or
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Tue, 11/11 & Mon, 11/17 8am-6pm
East Bay Green Tour, Studio Rasa
Here’s your chance to see the green economy in action! Meet the leaders of sustainability face to face, and catch an insider’s look at how green businesses operate. Seating is limited.
For details: 510.704.0379 or www.studiorasa.org
WEDNESDAY, Nov 12
Wed 11/12 | 12-5pm
EJ by the Bay, Global Exchange Reality Tours
Transportation by BraveNewBus.org
Join Bayview/Hunters Point residents as they show us the toxic soil poisoning their children and community, and learn how you can help. We’ll add to our discussion solutions and alternatives by taking a look at redevelopment projects and community
gardens. Space is limited!
Price: $75
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THURSDAY, Nov 13
Thurs 11/13 | 2-6pm
Sanctuary City, Global Exchange Reality Tours
Transportation by BraveNewBus.org
Join Global Exchange’s Chie Abad on a discussion of sweatshops and sweat-free ordinances and alternatives. Find out how youcan help end sweatshop labor in your town and around the world. Space is limited!
Price: $75
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GREEN FILM FESTIVAL
ROXIE THEATER
3117 16th Street
Sunday Nov 9 – Wednesday Nov 12
Sunday | Nov 9
2 PM The Forest for the Trees
Presented by Countercorp.
www.countercorp.com
4 PM Growing Awareness
Presented by Countercorp.
6:30 PM The World According to Monsanto
Presented by Countercorp.
8:30PM This Land is Your Land
Presented by Countercorp.
Monday | Nov 10
 6:30PM Choice of Weapons
presented by Conscious Youth Media Crew
consciousyouthmediacrew.org
Tuesday | Nov 11
Slow Food San Francisco
slowfoodsanfrancisco.com
6:30 PM | PROGRAM 1
Strawberry Fields
Israel 60min
produced by Ayelet Heller
New film trailer on Bees 20min
Taggart Siegel – Collective Eye
8:30 PM | PROGRAM 2
McLibel
UK 53 min
directed by Franny Armstrong,
New film trailer on Soil 20min
Deborah Garcia – Lily Films
Wednesday | Nov 12
Ocean Film Festival
Proceeds from this event will benefit the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival (SFOFF).
oceanfilmfest.org
6:30 PM | PROGRAM 1
Seals of La Jolla Harbor
USA
Ramy Hassan | SFOFF 07
Sand Dancer
New Zealand
Valerie Reid | SFOFF 08
Lethal Sound: Whales, Sonar & the Rising Threat of Ocean Noise
USA
Daniel Hinerfeld | SFOFF 06
Favela Surf Dreams
USA
Dean Hamer | SFOFF 07
Christmas at the Bait Shop
USA
Judy Irving | SFOFF 06
The World of Gastropods
Belgium
Danny Van Belle | SFOFF 07
Titans of the Coral Sea
New Zealand
Jordan Plotsky | SFOFF 08
Plus a preview of an official selection for SFOFF 09, TBA
8:30 PM | PROGRAM 2
Buzz For The Bay
USA
Mark Lukach | SFOFF 08
Papa Tortuga
USA
Rob Wilson | SFOFF 08
Hawaiian Showers
USA
Bryce Groark | SFOFF 07
Samurai Surfers
USA
Sachi Cunningham | SFOFF 06
Dubside
Canada
Bryan Smith | SFOFF 08
Sharks: Stewards of the Reef
USA
Holiday Johnson | SFOFF 2007
Silent Snow
The Netherlands
Jan van den Berg
official selection | SFOFF 09
SAN FRANCISCO
The Bay Club
150 Greenwich Street
November 10-13
The OmPass Yoga Festival, in collabration with Green Festival, offers a unique
opportunity to sample San Francisco’s top yoga instructors and yoga studios in
one convenient location. OmPass serves the world and the yoga community by sharing and expanding yoga, health and abundance in life, and helping to create a happy, healthy planet.
Price: $20
Advance ticket purchases:
www.OmPassYoga.com
For more info: 303.875.4323
Sponsored in part by
OmStream.com
For schedule of events:
www.OmPassYoga.com
Monday | Nov 10
11:00am -1:00pm
Cultivating a Conscious Daily Sadhana
Dana Flyn (Laughing Lotus)
3:30-5:30pm
Groove of Consciousness: Anusara Yoga & Backbends
Siana Sherman & Keny Graham
6:00-8:00pm
Body Enlightening: Partner Yoga and Massage
Simon Park (OmPas Special Guest Instructor *OmStar*)
Tuesday | Nov 11
8:00-10:00am
Wisdom/Compassion/Peace through Asana & Meditation
James Higgins (The Yoga Loft)
11am -1pm
Opening to the Ground
Geofrey Roniger (The Yoga Loft)
3:30-5:30pm
Prana Vinyasa Flow
Simon Park (OmPas Special Guest Instructor *OmStar*)
6:00-8:00pm
Flowing within the Five Elements (Pancha Tatwas)
Janet Stone
8:30-10:30pm
Trance Dance – Location TBD
Performance by MC Yogi and DJ Tat Sat
Wednesday | Nov 12
8:00-10:00am
Therapeutic Yoga for Pain and Injuries
Kevin Durk in (OmPas Special Guest Instructor *OmStar*)
11:00am -1:00pm
Intuitive Yoga
Devi Drea (OmPas Special Guest Instructor *OmStar*)
3:30-5:30pm
Balancing from a Green Heart and Clear Conscious
Kathryn Budig (OmPass Special Guest Instructor *OmStar*)
6:00-8:00pm
I Am a Tree
Rusty Wells
Thursday | Nov 13
8:00-10:00am
Prescription for a Green Yogi
Baxter Bell, MD (Touchstone Climbing / Piedmont Yoga Studio )
11:00am -1:00pm
Yoga Myth Busters, Good Technique Is Good Yoga
Kevin Durk in (OmPas Special Guest Instructor *OmStar*)
3:30-5:30pm
Threads of Wisdom in Action: Integrating the Yoga Sutras
Nikk i Estrada (The Yoga Studio)
6:00-8:00pm
Finding Ease and Contentment at Your Edge
Jason Crande ll (The Bay Club)
8:00-10:30pm
Soothing the Urban Soul: Meditation with Tibetan Singing Bowls
Michael Perricone & Jahna
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