Be the Change Community Update Tuesday, August 23, 2022 |
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What's In This Issue:
Simply Living news and events
> You can watch Revolution Generation through the end of August for free. We will host a virtual Discussion/Q&A on Weds, Aug 31 at 7 pm. It's a fascinating new take on the Millennial generation! Don't miss it. Register Now.
> > Sneak Peak at Simply Living's Local Sustainable Business Directory! We're excited and think you will be too! Let us know what you think and/or recommend your favorite local business. Email Hello@simplyliving.org.
Sustainability lifestyle, news and events:
> Today - lunchbreak concert at Java Central features String Theory
> Tonight Dennis Kucinich will present and discuss the Municipal Utilities
> FYI Green Bexley is a treasure trove of information and resources. Simply Living is partnering with their Sustainable September themes, films, and gatherings! > Clintonville Greenspot story about their garden at local fire station
> Gaians as Civilizations' Death Doulas and Birth Midwives
> Urban Heat Island Effects meet composting and green interventions
> Recipe with Instructions: Local Eggplant and Tomato Caprese
>Toxin free cleaning hacks
> Food labels linked to environmental impacts?!
> Paul Hawken on new system that Maps U.S. climate risks - just enter your zip code!
> Farmers Market directory organized by Day of the Week
> Earth 911 - Recycle plastic clam shells? Plan before you plant a tree, Tips for watering gardens during a drought, and How to store produce to avoid food waste
> Daily Ray of Hope, Quotes, and lots more on the Simply Living Calendar here
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Simply Living News and Events |
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Revolution Generation
"A Manifesto for Today's Youth"
Discussion/Q&A Weds Aug 31 at 7 pm - Online
Join us for a discussion of this important new film that gives a roadmap for how today’s youth can revolutionize the political, social and economic systems that have exploited and failed them. This upbeat documentary explores “an alternate history” of the sweeping changes that lead to the world that young people are inheriting and paints a powerful, hopeful, and actionable picture of how today’s youth can solve the global climate crisis.
Haven't seen the film yet?
Both the film and discussion are free. Donations are optional.
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Shop Local!
The best locally owned, sustainable and green places to eat, shop, gather and do business near you.
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Dennis Kucinich on Pulling the Plug on FirstEnergy Corporation
Tues Aug 23rd 7:00pm
Former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio State Senator, U.S. Congressperson and
Presidential Candidate
Author of The Division of Light and Power
As Mayor of Cleveland, Kucinich stood up to local, state and federal political and economic power structures to keep Cleveland's public utility ("Muny Light") public, as chronicled in his incredible new book, The Division of Light and Power.
Dennis will share how Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company corrupted the political process then and the lessons learned for us today as we educate and organize to assert people power over business corporations -- including to revoke the charter of FirstEnergy and dissolve the company for their direct involvement in the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history.
Sponsored by Ohio Move to Amend. Go HERE to receive a link for the call.
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“Activism is my rent for living on the planet.”
~ Alice Walker
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Cosponsored by Simply Living with Green Bexley
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Sustainability News and Resources |
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Clintonville Greenspot Volunteers Plant Garden at a Local Fire Station
Thanks to Ryan Foshee for sharing a great example of one Clintonville Greenspot neighborhood project. It's a short visual diary of a day's work (a day's fun?) volunteering at the fire station.
After our tour of the garden on August 9th, we realized that a lot of folks are interested in helping at the station but don't know exactly what to do - or perhaps feel a little uncomfortable just getting in there and helping out. We had a great tour; now we want to show you how easy it is to just go to the station on your own at any time and pitch in / enjoy. So, we've made a leisurely little story attached here, showing an evening's work on the newest bed at the station, along Northmoor on the north side of the property. It has little facts sprinkled in about bugs, invasive "weeds", where stuff is, etc. Please enjoy, and thanks for all that you do.
Pictured above: Black-eyed Susans donated by a local resident tt plant at the station.
Ryan Foshee
Co-Chair Clintonville GreenSpot, Volunteer
A Committee of the Clintonville Area Commission
917-744-0802
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Gaians as (Civilization’s)
Death Doulas and Birth Midwives
by Erik Assadourian
But I think ultimately, I’m hoping/working toward encouraging Gaians to play an active role in serving as death doulas for our current civilization and as midwives for the next one to come.
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Urban Heat Island Effects: New Green Approaches from the Institute for Local Self Reliance |
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Combating Heat-Induced Inequities with Composting: Fingers are crossed that we've seen our last major heat wave of the summer, but communities like Baltimore cannot afford to rely on wishful thinking. Our Composting for Community team recently highlighted how in Baltimore, the dangers of these heat waves are especially pronounced in "urban heat islands."
As a result of decades of divestment in urban communities, heat islands in Baltimore consist of predominantly African American and low-income neighborhoods. Temperatures on hot summer days in these heat islands range from the high 90s up to 103 degrees Fahrenheit whereas greener, more affluent neighborhoods average in the low 90s. In our latest article, we explore how empowering and resourcing communities with the tools to green their neighborhoods, embrace green technology, and compost food waste can begin to address heat inequities in Baltimore and cities across the country.
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Local Eggplant & Tomato Caprese Recipe
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Farmers Market Directories |
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Columbus On The Cheap
Comprehensive Directory of
DAY OF THE WEEK.
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8 Zero Waste and Toxin-Free Cleaning Hacks
It’s common to have a cabinet under the kitchen sink filled with plastic bottles of sprays, solutions, and solvents for every cleaning need. But did you know it’s easy to keep your home spotless and sanitary without toxic chemicals and extra waste? Here’s how to get started. Read More
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Supermarket Food in the UK
Could Soon Have Eco-Labels
What if when you went grocery shopping, the food and drink labels at the supermarket not only had nutrition information, but details about the environmental impact of products as well?
This could soon be a reality in the UK, as the first “transparent and reproducible method” of determining the environmental impact of food and drink products with multiple ingredients has been developed by a team of researchers from University of Oxford.
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Paul Hawken
Mapping climate risk: There are thousands of new climate organizations forming worldwide focused on a multiplicity of measures to respond, ameliorate, invent, educate, and address global warming and the climate crisis. It is a renaissance borne of proliferating global awareness.
One extraordinary organization is First Street Foundation in New York. It provides zip code by zip code ESRI maps of the flood, fire, and heat risks the United States faces today and onwards until 2053. The data and maps are sobering, to say the least, and brilliant to say more. Type in your zip code and see where the future lies for your corner of the world. First Street consists of 180 lead researchers and 42 top academic institutions. The world needs a full court press on global warming and this is a crucial effort to inform and awaken those who as yet may not understand the coming impacts. Hopefully, there will be a global map. If you go to the site, read the bios of the team and advisors. It will make your day. Humanity is the solution to the climate crisis.
Read the full Waggle Issue online.
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It is strange that the years teach us patience;
that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.
~ Elizabeth Taylor
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Increasing the Circularity of #1 Plastic (PET) Recycling
Why can you put a #1 plastic water bottle in your curbside bin but not a #1 plastic clamshell? Learn what thermoformed plastics are, why they create recycling challenges, and how companies are working to remove barriers to recycling #1 plastic thermoformed packaging. more...
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Earth Action: Plan before You Plant a Tree
There are so many benefits to trees, but before you plant one, you need to plan ahead for the best results. Spend some time now planning for a successful tree planting this fall. more...
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4 Tips for Watering Your Garden During a Drought
It's always important to conserve water, even more so during a drought. Check out these tips for keeping your garden alive with minimal water use. more...
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How To Store Fresh Produce To Avoid Food Waste
Storing fruits and veggies properly is an easy way to reduce climate impact; your produce lasts longer so you waste less. Bonus: more time to enjoy the food. more...
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