(from Valerie Serrels, iMatterYouth.org) As we enter the thick of summer heat, youth, grandparents, parents, not-parents, teachers, and heads of organizations are setting their heels to dirt and pavement for the future of the youngest and future generations. Beginning July 19th, the Walk for Our Grandchildren will include walkers from all generations who will trek from […]
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Click to view City Stream: Plant For The Planet Academy a 5-minute video report on the first Academy in Seattle. City Stream is a local news program on the Seattle Channel. The program broadcasts during the week at regular times. Check local listings. Writer and producer Feliks Banel came out to Golden Gardens and put together this wonderful
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A beautiful, moving video from the iMatter Earth Day March back in April, reminding us to love our kids, and our only home. Our children have some strong words for us to hear and honor. They depend on us to protect their future. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33QrgnP9mNA?rel=0&w=560&h=315] The children were protesting the proposal to expand coal exports
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\”If it\’s wrong to wreck the climate, then it\’s wrong to profit from that wreckage.\” — Bill McKibben, 350.org University of Washington students coordinated 5 powerful, articulate speeches before the Board of Regents meeting today in a passionate call to divest university funds from fossil fuel investments. The meeting room was filled with supporters who then
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[wpvideo GYmXzoeO] This video opened the 2012 UN Climate talks. We\’re going to film our own version at the Solstice Parade in Seattle! Celebrate World Environment Day today June 5th! This year\’s theme is Think.Eat.Save. a global campaign aimed at reducing food waste and spoilage. Check out UNEP\’s WED website for all kinds of fun,
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Earth Day gets all the love here in the States. But since I am the human garbage disposal at our house, where only the chickens can eat the stuff I won\’t, the World Environment Day 2013 theme grabbed my attention. Definitely take a moment to enjoy \”Breakthrough\” the funniest video I\’ve ever seen on global
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Sign up for the parade or to make art here! for the \”Procession for our Future\” coal train vs. sustainable energy ensemble in the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade! Please join us for a workshop, the parade, or both! Next Art Workshop is on Saturday, June 1st 3:00-7:00 at the Powerhouse: 3940 Fremont Ave N. This ensemble will have
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If you missed the first Art Build for Earth Day, Come out and make art with us for \”Procession for our Future\” the coal train vs. sustainable energy ensemble in the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade! We\’ll be at the Powerhouse, 3940 Fremont Ave N. from 10-4 on Sunday, May 19th, making art. Please join us! A coal train
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Plant For The Planet Academy October 26th, 9am – 5pm 2 locations – Jane Addams School & Cleveland HS, Seattle WA Free or all students ages 8 – 14 No cost to attend. Sign up today! Imagine planting a million trees, what you would feel like, how you would change the world… Now get started! 80 lucky
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While we\’re getting everything ready for the iMatter March this weekend, I started to wonder, how much has changed since the first Earth Day in 1970? Look back over the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite on April 22nd, 1970. The EPA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and many other legal
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