All Species Parade

People protested for climate justice today in the annual All Species Parade at the North Country Fair in Arcata.

Climate Actions Planned for Arcata

From Redwood Alliance Climate Action Project:

350 week in Humboldt County! Monday, Thursday and Saturday!

October 24th is the the International Day of Climate Action and the world (3,559 actions at this time) will be injecting the number 350 into the information bloodstream of the planet. 350 parts per million carbon dioxide in our atmosphere - the number we need for a livable planet. Organized by the folks at www.350.org

, this is a chance to join the world and send a message - we want change! Saturday will be huge and pictures from the actions will be broadcast in Times Square on the big screen

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Check out these local events to join in:

Monday, October 19 - Ride and Rally for the Climate

7:30 am, Bike ride from Arcata to Eureka

, meet at 8th and N to leave at 8:15 am
9:00 am, Rally at Gazebo in Eureka to send off Ride350 climate riders to San Francisco


Sponsored by GreenWays Partners

Thursday, October 22 - Don't Get Down, Get Motivated

6:45 pm - 9:15 pm, Senior Room, Arcata Community Center
Free film screening of A Sea Change - Imagine a Life without Fish

- a documentary about ocean acidification and its effect on sea life. Full of scientific information, the film is also an intimate story of a Norwegian-American family whose heritage is bound up with the sea. With refreshments and an after-movie discussion with HSU Oceanography Professor Jeff Abell,
Sponsored by the North Group Sierra Club, there will also be information about local climate action including the Sierra Club Climate Leader program

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Saturday, October 24th - International Day of Climate Action - Get Active

12 noon, South lawn Arcata Plaza
Photo of people

from fire truck ladder.
Sponsored by GreenWays Partners

1-3pm, Arcata Community Center
Workshop: Community Empowerment: In the Face of a Changing Climate


Sponsored by Streamline Planning

2:30 pm, Redwood Park, Arcata
Another photo

, by Kayana Taillon, and concert with Ishi Dube

Upcoming

Community Garden Workshop, Saturday, October 31st, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m, Free
For all community garden managers, gardeners and those interested in how to start and maintain community garden spaces. Free local lunch provided! Plus, take home some transplants ready for your winter gardens.
Agricultural Center, 5630 South Broadway, Eureka (Humboldt Hill Exit, Eureka, CA 95503). To register, please call 445 - 7351

Saturday April 3rd, PlantItGreen will be putting on the 4th Annual Building Green Communities Conference


PlanItGreen is expanding and getting prepared to take on a more active role in building green community. They need volunteers/interns for a wide variety of jobs for the conference and for the organization. Check out their website

or email Steve Salzman at salzman@planitgreen.org

Step it up Arcata!

Next saturday, will be the largest day of citizen action focusing on global warming in our nation’s history. It is a nationwide campaign comprised of over 1300 actions being held on April 14, 2007 as part of a National Day of Climate Action. The message will be "Step it up, Congress! Cut Carbon 80% by 2050". In Arcata there will be walking tours of the future Humboldt Bay waterline, starting from the plaza at 10am, 12pm and 3:30pm. At 10:45am there will be a critical mass bike ride to the Kotke Ranch, where there will be tree planting with the Billion Trees Campaign. There will be letter writing and information on the plaza and a final gathering at 4pm. Saturday is also the first farmer's market of the year.