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Wednesday,April 17,2013
Celebrating
w ith Earth Day
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April 20:
Portland
State Earth
Day Community
Festival: Live Music,
Food, Art, Fashion
Show, Workshops
Join the PSU community
in the South Park Blocks for
the Earth Day Community
Festival, a celebration of Earth
Week 2013, and the culmina
tion of a week of student-led
sustainability projects. Enjoy
demonstrations of sustainable
technology, non-profit organization
booths, food and art vendors, and
a full day of excellent live music.
April 21: Wulapalooza Earth
Day Festival @ Willamette
University | FREE, A ll Ages,
Music, Activities, Food
Wulapalooza is an annual
earth, art and music festival that
takes place on the campus of
Willamette University. Local
schools, performance groups,
and professional bands per
form for more than 1,000
students and community
members annually with
local businesses and
student groups fun
draising for vari
ous charitable
o r g a n iz a
tions.
April 21: Alberta Street
Earth Day Clean Up ~ i:
FREE! A ll Ages, Food, Prizes &&
In keeping with the spirit of the neigh
borhood, this will be more than just a,
day of litter and graffiti removal; it is a
day to come out in support of commu
nity. In 2011, more than 125 volunteers
offered their Saturday morning, bagging
an impressive amount of garbage and
removing more than 10 years’ worth of
rotting flyers from telephone poles.
April 21: Thirty Pprtland
Earth Day Volunteer Projects
.
Forest Park, Pearl, Oaks Bottom, Lents,
Tryon Creek, Buckman, & Many More
Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering on
Saturday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to lp . m .
at more than 200 parks, waterways and
neighborhoods throughout Oregon.
April 2 1 '.Hands On
Volunteer throughout Portland
20+
D ifferent
Projects,
1,800
Volunteers. More than 20 different vol
unteer projects are available to choose
from, including: salvaging bicycle
parts and reusable building materials,
beautifying public schools, restoring
local parks, sewing blankets for kids
in need, growing fresh food for hungry
families and more!
A p ril 2 2 :
Worldwide ,
Vegan Bake Sale
P ortland
cco-'-Susfainabillfy s e rie s
Edition:
Earth Day Celebration
& Benefit. If you are
¿Vegan or just looking to try
out some baked goods and
support worthy benefits, then
head over to the Mississippi
Marketplace food carts for the
2012 Worldwide Vegan Bake
Sale: Portland Edition! This marks
the fourth year of the Worldwide
Vegan Bake Sale. In the past
3 years sales have raised over
$100,000 for a variety of causes.
A p ril 2 2 : Portland Earth Day
Picnic F o r The Planet at Mt
Tabor Park
Join The Nature Conservancy
in celebrating Earth Day with a
Picnic for the Planet at Mt. Tabor
Park! Bring your own lunch and
join our employees and vol
unteers for a picnic in this
wonderful urban park.- Enjoy
the amazing views, open
space, and numerous hik
ing trails as you explore
the natural beauty of
Mt. Tabor.
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For more details, more event
and volunteer opportunities in the area
visit www.PDXPipeline.com
Wednesday, April 17
Saturday, April 20
11 am . to 2 p.m .
10 to 11 a.m.
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A sso c ia te d
S tu d en t
Government7 barbecue
and
Community Resource Fair in the
Community Center
At the Environmental Learning
Center you can take part in a
community discussion on climate
change, led by Bob Roth, of the
city of the Oregon City Natural
Resource Committee.
7 to 9 p.m.
John Francis, author of the
book “Planetwalker: How to
Change Your World One Step
at a Time,” will speak at CCC
on Wednesday, April 17, from
7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Gregory
Forum. This event is sponsored
by the CCC Renewable Energy
and Sustainability Center and the
Earth and Spirit Council. The
April 17 address is free to attend
and open to the public. See story
on the left to learn more about
John Francis.
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with his banjo.
This experience was very valuable , to him
Francis walked thousands o f miles
arid he decided to keep his Silence for 17
during his journey, including Cuba, South •
years, until Earth Day 1990.
America, Patagonia and even Antarctica.;’
Francis is an environmentalist who
An oil spill in the San Francisco Bay *
He has been employed by the US Coast
in 1971 moved John Francis to pledge to ? was nicknamed the “Planetwalker." He
Guard to work on legislation related
completed three college degrees during
never ride in a car again, which began
;
to management o f oil spills and was
his
silent
trek:
a
bachelor’
s
degree
from
a year later. This was also the begin
named the United Nations Environmental
Southern Oregon University, a master \
ning o f walking across North and South
Goodwill ambassador in 1991. Francisin''
degree at the University of Montana and
America for 22 years. On his birthday in
also the author o f “Planetwalker: Howto
1973, Francis decided to stop talking for <i a d o cto ra tein la n d management front
Change Your World One Step at a Time. ’’
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a day to listen to what others had to say.
travelled to each college by foot and boat
More on CCC Sustainability
Speaker John Francis:
Thursday, April 18
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
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“Planetwalker,” w illlead a work- '
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shop at CCC on Thursday, April
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18, from 6:30 to 9:30.p.mRn the
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Gregory Forum. This event is
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sponsored by the CCC Renewable
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Energy andSustainability Cenfer7“
and the Earth and Spirit Council;
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The workshop is open to the
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public and the cost to attend is
offered at a sliding scale, from
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$25 to $40, but no one will be
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turned away. To register for the
workshop, please call, 503-594-
Photo Editor: Patty Salazar
3696. See story a n tlfe left to
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learn more about John Francis.
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tSÈriday, April 19
9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
Generation
Waking
Up
Experience. This is a three-hour
interactive, multi-media, peer-led
workshop that empowers young
people to wake up to a clear sense
of identity and purpose to work
toward a sustainable world. The
workshop will be followed by a
Community Resource Fair from
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Both events
take place in the Gregory Forum.
To register for the free workshop,
contact 503-594-3696.
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