Sustainability Festival 2009, May 19-22
Brought to you by the RHS Environmental Action Club,
RHS Service Learning Class, Next Generation, and Safe Routes to Schools
Download assignment sheet.
Participate in these exciting events during the week:
• Stay on campus for all of lunch everyday.
• Wear green on Tuesday.
• Bike to school. Get Proof of Riding slip in front of school everyday
between 7:30 – 7:55 am. Enter the raffle to win GREAT PRIZES!
• Sign a Sustainability Pledge and get a stamp from the pledge table at
the Sustainability Fair on Thursday. Purchase a REDWOOD SUSTATAINABILITY bracelet.
Proceeds will be used to reduce our carbon footprint at Carbonfund.org.
• Visit at least 7 tables and get signatures at the Sustainability Fair on
Thursday. Win PRIZES!
• Participate in Habitat Restoration on Saturday May 16th, sponsored by the G.
G. National Parks Conservancy. More info @ http://www.parksconservancy.org/help/volunteer.asp and Events.
• Yoga during PE classes.
Presentations and Workshops:
All events meet in Little Theater unless noted.
Presentations: Advance registration required and is available first come, first served. To sign up, email: Joe Stewart @ stewart@redwood.org. All Presentations will
be the first hour of the block period. The remaining 30 minutes may be used
for discussion in the classroom or you may sign up for a workshop (if available).
Workshops: Some workshops (as noted) follow presentations and are meant to augment
presentation material. (Yoga periods 1,3,5,7 on Wed. and 2,4,6 on Thurs. –
PE teachers are taking care of sign ups).
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH
1st Period: 7:59 – 9:00am
Sustainable Food Systems – Our food choices have a profound impact on our health and the health of the planet. Join local leaders in the sustainable agriculture movement, including a farmer and food activist, and a representative of the Farmer’s Market Association to learn more about these issues and global and local responses, including what students and schools can do to make a difference.
Rebecca Mullaney - Moderator
Leah Smith (Marin Farmer’s Market Association)
Scott Davidson (Marin Organic)
Janet Brown (All Star Organics)
9:00-9:30
1st Period WORKSHOP: Compost Must attend presentation.
It’s simple to make, easy to take care of, and turns your food and yard waste into great soil! Workshop instructor will guide students in home and school composting and how to build your own worm bin!
Denielle Basom - workshop leader
RHS Ecology Garden
3rd Period: 9:45 – 10:45am
Environmental Toxins and Human Health – Chemicals that have been shown to have negative effects on human health are present everywhere – in our food, personal care products and cosmetics, cleaning supplies, dry erase markers, and more. Tests show cancer, hormone disruption, asthma, skin rashes, and more may be caused by these toxic chemicals, so why are they still there? Find out what you can do, and healthier alternatives for your school, home, body, and planet.
Judi Shils (Teens Turning Green) - Moderator
Carly Wertheim and Danielle Littman (Redwood HS students, Teens Turning Green)
Max Perrey (Healthy Schools Initiative)
Paul Schramsky (Pesticide Watch)
10:45-11:15
3rd Period WORKSHOP: Teens Turning Green Workshop Must attend presentation.
This workshop will expand on the Healthy Schools initiative introduced in the Panel, including areas addressed, steps to create change, and how to get involved.
Paul Schramski & Max Perrey - Workshop Leaders
5th Period: 11:55 – 12:55pm
Social and Environmental Justice – A truly sustainable world cannot be achieved without fair and equal treatment of all humans. Many people are without access to basic needs, healthy food, clean air and water, living wages and fair treatment. Find out some of the local and larger scale issues we face, and what you can do to tackle this often overlooked aspect of environmentalism.
Rebecca Mullaney – moderator
JuanCarlos Arauz (Educational Excellence & Equity)
David Escobar (Marin County Board of Supervisors)
Maite Duran (Canal Alliance)
Anna Ruth Crittenden (San Domenico student)
12:55-1:25
5th Period WORKSHOP: Global Oneness Project - short film and discussion Must attend presentation.
The Global Oneness Project is exploring how the radically simple notion of interconnectedness can be lived in our increasingly complex world. Since 2006, they've been traveling the globe gathering stories from creative and courageous people who base their lives and work on the understanding that we bear great responsibility for each other and our shared world. This workshop will feature a short film looking at the People’s Grocery in Oakland, and how they are creatively addressing social and environmental justice by making healthy and organic food available to inner city and low income people. Discussion will follow.
Facilitated by a Global Oneness Project member
7th Period: 1:40 – 2:40pm
Art & Activism – Do you have creative and artistic talents and want to use to help create positive change and a more just and sustainable world? Artists, musicians, poets, MC’s, writers, performers, and organizers are putting their skills to use to help raise awareness and inspire people to take action, here and around the world. Join us to hear some of their stories, sample their creations, and learn more about how you can get involved.
Rebecca Mullaney – Moderator
Kyra Pesso and Naomi Cornman (Redwood High School students)
Aaron Ableman (Ablemonk, Communitree Movement)
Seneca (Giving Tree)
Jason Pavao (Raw Heaven)
2:40-3:10
7th Period WORKSHOP NEW!
Using the arts as tools for changing our world! We will use theatre and music based exercises to explore inequity, environmental issues, and how we can empower ourselves to overcome obstacles.
THURDSAY, MAY 21ST
2nd Period: 7:59 – 9:00am
Waste & Consumption – Every day we make a multitude of decisions that impact our world. What we buy, where it comes from, how it is packaged, and what we do with it when we are done all add up, and there are choices we can make that help us along the path to sustainability. This panel will highlight these choices and the effects of our decisions.
Rebecca Mullaney - Moderator
Devi Peri (Marin Sanitary Services)
Jennie Pardi (Conservation Corps North Bay)
John Shurtz (Green Builders of Marin)
Lauren Faccinto and Ellen Pearson (Redwood Environmental Action Club)
9:00 – 9:30am
2nd Period WORKSHOP: Rethinking Plastics Must attend presentation
Ever thought about plastic? We think you should! This workshop highlights the issues around the prevalent use and disposal of plastics, and presents alternatives.
Stuart Moody (San Rafael Clean, Green Sangha) – Workshop Leader
4th Period: 9:45 – 10:45am
Eco-Friendly Transportation – 51% of Bay Area greenhouse gas emissions stem from transportation! Join transportation activists to learn more about the exciting steps being taken to promote biking, alternative fuels, and public transit at our schools and in our community.
Aviva Joseph – Moderator
Deb Cole (Redwood School Pool)
Orion Trist (Raw Heaven)
Michael Rex (Marin Corridors Plan)
10:45–11:15am
4th Period WORKSHOP: Veggie Car Exhibit Must attend presentation
An opportunity to peek under the hood of an SVO converted vehicle, smell the grease, and talk to the owner about dumpster diving for free fuel!
Orion Trist – Workshop Leader
Amphitheater
LUNCH: 11:15 – 12:00pm Join us for the Lunchtime SUSTAINABILITY FAIR!
Enjoy exhibits by local non-profits and green businesses, bicycle-powered music and smoothies, veggie oil car, and more!
South lawn, amphitheater
Everyone welcome. No sign-ups required.
6th Period: 12:05 – 1:05pm
Global Warming – Global Warming and climate change is all the buzz, but do you know the facts? Go in depth into this important issue with the Alliance for Climate Education and leave with powerful tools you can use to help create a cleaner, cooler future for our country and the world.
Michelle Palumbo, Margaret Rosano (Redwood student, Ecology Project International)
Kara Muraki (Alliance for Climate Education) - Presenter
1:05-1:35 pm
6th Period WORKSHOP: Our Changing Climate Must Attend Presentation
Alliance for Climate Education presents a hands-on workshop looking further at climate change and actions to address it.
Matthew Lappé (Alliance for Climate Education) - Workshop Leader
Previous events:
Sustainability Festival 2008