Green Long Beach Hosts Film Screening Event On 8/14 For: NO IMPACT MAN

Green Long Beach! is hosting their 1st film screening!

We welcome you to come join us at Zephyr Vegetarian Cafe on August 14, 2011 to view the film NO IMPACT MAN.

Arrive at 8p.m to mingle with your local Long Beach community and Green Long Beach! members, and we will begin the movie at 8:30p.m. Don’t forget your wallet to support your local business by coming in before the movie to eat some yummy vegetarian food and beer!

RSVP on here for the event: GreenLB Facebook Screening Event: No Impact Man

Do you have an old used cell phone lying around? Bring it to the screening event! Donate your phone to Green Long Beach! for our Cell Funds recycling fundraiser, and receive a free raffle ticket for prizes!

Watch the NO IMPACT MAN trailer here.

Want to be part of the No Impact Project? Click the No Impact Project below to start changing your world!

Green Long Beach! Day: Ignite Change Festival!

This Saturday June 11, from 10am - 8pm is the 3rd annual Green Long Beach! Festival at the Promenade between Broadway and 3rd! Have you been thinking about making your home more "green" but you're not sure where to start or do you have old cell phones just sitting around your house collecting dust? There will be seasoned sustainability experts on hand to help you get started on your path to "greenness" and there will also be a cell phone recycling drive for you to drop off your phones! Old or new, working or not working, it doesn't matter...bring them all! There is of course going to be great music, amazing local artists, wonderful educational workshops and lots of vendors! This is a family friendly environment where I'm sure you'll walk away having learned something new, while having fun doing it! It's going to be an exciting day, so come out and see what's happening and get involved! You never know, it could change the way you look at things and you might learn some tips to lower your electric bill or even some of your other bills...couldn't we all use that information? Most of all, get your kids and friends, meet some new people in your neighborhood and continue to create change in your community! For more information and how you can become involved contact www.greenlb.org.

3rd Annual Green Long Beach! Festival

GreenLB Festival Fundraiser: Food, Cocktails & Karaoke!

So what better way to support your community than to bring everyone together with food, cocktails, dancing, and karaoke! Well, Forbidden City Chinese and Sushi Restaurant has offered to hold a fun fundraiser event for Green Long Beach!

On May 17, any sales that are made between 8pm-11pm, Green Long Beach! will receive 20% of the proceeds which will go towards our planning of the 2011 Green Long Beach! Festival on June 11th! Karaoke starts at 9pm and will continue until 11pm, so start picking out your songs!

*SPECIALS: First song you sing you get half off one sushi order. Every song you sing after you get $1 house sake!

Spread the word! Tell your family, friends, and coworkers and celebrate a working community coming together to raise money to create change!

For more info, go to www.greenlb.org.

GreenLB Harvest Potluck

On Sunday November 14 at 5:30 p.m. we will be having a Green Long Beach! Members Harvest Potluck. The event will be held at Catalyst Space, 430 E. 1st Street (one block from the transit mall). At the potluck we will discuss our common goals as a collaborative and how we can begin working together to reach these goals. If you would like to be a part of team that actively serves to make Long Beach a greener city, please join us. Please bring a dish to share as we engage in conversation, good food and community gathering.

To RSVP or if you have any comments or questions, send an email to greenLB@gocatalyst.org.

Let's make it happen!

- Green Long Beach Team 



Get a Stellar Green Job

Stellar Organizational Development, LLC, sponsored by the Catalyst Network of Communities, Green Long Beach! (a branch of the Catalyst Network), and the North American School of Green Technology, will be facilitating a free workshop: 
 
What the Heck is a Green Collar Job? Preparing for Green Career Opportunities
 
On Thursday, November 4, 2010, from 6:30-8:00pm at Hancock University, 1600 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA, learn about the "hot" green industries growing right here in California and across the country!  Responding to President Obama's call for an economy based on renewable energy, hundreds of new jobs are being created including energy efficient buildings, schools and homes, increased recycling/reuse systems and processes, high-speed transit systems, alternative fuels and alternative energy vehicles. At this workshop, learn what it takes to prepare for green professions, and creative methods for finding employment in green industry sectors. 
 
Your facilitator for the evening, Stella Ursua, is President of Stellar Organizational Development. She is the Education Facilitator for the Green Long Beach! collaborative community. She is also President of the soon-to-open North American School of Green Technology, to be located at Hancock University - 1600 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA.  Please RSVP to Stella at stellarorgdevelopment@gmail.com to save a space at this informative green jobs workshop.  All Long Beach residents will receive a "Green Jobs Guide" upon completion of the workshop.
 
Stella will be conducting the workshop at various locations in the city during the next 6 months, so if you cannot attend the November 4 session, please email Stella at stellarorgdevelopment@gmail.com to learn about upcoming sessions, or to schedule the workshop for your organization or neighborhood group. Workshops are supported by a grant from the Long Beach Community Foundation as part of the Leadership Long Beach Connected Corridor project.