What are the effects of plastic in our daily lives? What can you do to protect the environment and your health? Hear local leaders in conservation and resource recovery describe issues and solutions. This year’s conference takes place on March 7 in Berkeley and March 16 in Lafayette. For a full description, click here. (Last year’s conference is described below.)
Join us for a comprehensive introduction to the latest research on plastic in the oceans, innovations in bioplastics, how recycling fits into the picture, and ways that we each can shift to life-sustaining materials.
Who should attend: students, teachers, business managers and owners, civic leaders, citizen activists, and anyone interested in sustainable living.
Friday, March 16, 7-9 pm. Introduction & film night. No charge, but reservations required! Contact info@greensangha.org or call (510) 532-6574 to register.
- Film shorts: Addicted to Plastic (selection); We can recycle plastic (Mike Biddle); Bring Your Canvas Bag (Tim Minchin)
- Moderator: Chris Pincetich, PhD, Sea Turtle Restoration Project
Where: 111 McInnis Parkway, San Rafael, 94903
Saturday, March 17, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm. Conference.
Fee: $40 ($20 for Green Sangha and EFM members, and students with current ID). Register here.
- Celebrating Plastics. Susan Freinkel, author of Plastic: A Toxic Love Story
- Marine Litter. Chris Pincetich, Ph.D., Sea Turtle Restoration project
- Plastics in Our Bodies. Nancy Buermeyer, Breast Cancer Fund
- Does Recycling Work? Kim Scheibly, Marin Sanitary Service
- Bioplastics – Our Future? Thomas Wright, Sustainable Business Practices
- Nine Reasons That Personal Changes Matter. Beth Terry, myplasticfreelife.com
- Transformational Events. Mary Munat, www.green-mary.com
- Putting It All Together. Pam Kramer, ITP International
- Plus! Opening meditation with Maeve Murphy and Mindful movement with Debra McKnight Higgins
Where: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Bay View Avenue at Golden Gate, Belvedere, 94920
Refreshments: BYO lunch! We will provide coffee and beverages. (BYO mug if you can.)
Reservations: Click on the links above or call (510) 532-6574, or write info@greensangha.org
Co-sponsors
° Environmental Forum of Marin – leading Marin’s environmental conversations for over 40 Years, www.MarinEFM.org
° Sea Turtle Restoration Project, protecting and restoring endangered sea turtles and marine biodiversity worldwide, www.seaturtles.org/
Local experts and activists will gather to share their findings and insights, and to include you in the conversation on what we can do to end the plague of plastic pollution.
