Chicago Conservation Corps Blog » Presentations http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog You Care. Do Something. We'll Help. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:20:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Earth Wine and Fire: Earth Day benefit party Fri April 23 http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2010/04/19/earth-wine-and-fire-earth-day-benefit-party-fri-april-23/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2010/04/19/earth-wine-and-fire-earth-day-benefit-party-fri-april-23/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:28:43 +0000 Matt http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/?p=1027 . . . → Read More: Earth Wine and Fire: Earth Day benefit party Fri April 23]]> Earth, Wine and Fire is a charity event intended to benefit the environment. It will occur on Friday April 23, 2010, the day after Earth Day, from 5-11PM (a movie screening of No Impact Man starts at 5:00; the party kicks off at 7:00). We expect it to be a fun party hosted by a small group of community folks who banded together to create an enlightened evening with a purpose. We intend to educate, incite action and enjoy. Buy your tickets in advance for a discount. $25 now; $35 on the day of the event. Includes: Entry, 3 tickets that can be used for drinks or the raffle, appetizers, music, entertainment and full access to all Nature Museum exhibits! Additional beverages available for purchase. Children 12 and under are free. Join the party! Buy your tickets at www.EarthWineAndFire.com!

]]> http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2010/04/19/earth-wine-and-fire-earth-day-benefit-party-fri-april-23/feed/ 0 C3 Spring Leadership Training Dates Announced http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2009/01/08/c3-spring-leadership-training-dates-announced/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2009/01/08/c3-spring-leadership-training-dates-announced/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:15:15 +0000 Samantha http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2009/01/08/c3-spring-leadership-training-dates-announced/ You care. Do Something. We’ll Help. The Chicago Conservation Corps is now recruiting for its Spring 2009 Leadership Training Course. During the training, you’ll learn from community and environmental leaders about urban environmental challenges and opportunities for change; then you’ll lead an environmental service project in your community with C3 support and resources. For more information, . . . → Read More: C3 Spring Leadership Training Dates Announced]]> You care. Do Something. We’ll Help. The Chicago Conservation Corps is now recruiting for its Spring 2009 Leadership Training Course. During the training, you’ll learn from community and environmental leaders about urban environmental challenges and opportunities for change; then you’ll lead an environmental service project in your community with C3 support and resources. For more information, visit www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/C3.

Attend one of the orientations listed below to learn more. For questions or to reserve a seat, please contact (312) 743-9283 or conservation@cityofchicago.org.

Wednesday, March 11 – 7pm – 8pm
South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60649

Saturday, March 14 – 10am – 11am
Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612

Monday, March 16 – 12pm – 1pm
Chicago Department of Environment, 30 N. LaSalle St. 25th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602

To apply for the C3 Leadership Training Series, you must be a City of Chicago resident and attend one orientation. The Spring 2009 training will be held at the Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd, Saturdays, March 28 and April 4, 18, and 25 from 9:30am – 1:30pm. A mandatory field trip will take place on Saturday, May 2. A $75 fee covers course participation and project support. Financial assistance is available upon request.

]]> http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2009/01/08/c3-spring-leadership-training-dates-announced/feed/ 0 The Story of Stuff http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/02/19/the-story-of-stuff/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/02/19/the-story-of-stuff/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:20:30 +0000 Michael Herman http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/02/19/the-story-of-stuff/ Kevin Walsh of Chicago Peak Oil recommends The Story of Stuff, calling it “a great animated movie, which can be downloaded for free, that shows the story of resources from extraction, production, distribution, consumption to disposal.” . . . → Read More: The Story of Stuff]]> Kevin Walsh of Chicago Peak Oil recommends The Story of Stuff, calling it “a great animated movie, which can be downloaded for free, that shows the story of resources from extraction, production, distribution, consumption to disposal.”

]]> http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/02/19/the-story-of-stuff/feed/ 0 Southeast Environmental Task Force Recycling Workshop http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/02/14/southeast-environmental-task-force-recycling-workshop/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/02/14/southeast-environmental-task-force-recycling-workshop/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:22:45 +0000 Samantha http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/02/14/southeast-environmental-task-force-recycling-workshop/ From our friends at the Southeast Environmental Task Force:

Recycling: Why? and How?

Join us for our first monthly Environmental Workshop! This month the topic is RECYCLING. Learn why it is important to recycle and how to recycle most affectively. There will be speakers from the Chicago Department of Environment and the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation; . . . → Read More: Southeast Environmental Task Force Recycling Workshop]]> From our friends at the Southeast Environmental Task Force:

Recycling: Why? and How?

Join us for our first monthly Environmental Workshop!
This month the topic is RECYCLING. Learn why it is important to recycle and how to recycle most affectively. There will be speakers from the Chicago Department of Environment and the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation; Sharon Rolek, Chicago Conservation Corp Leader will also present her expertise in the area. If you are already a recycler then this is an opportunity for you to ask questions about the process. Be sure that you are recycling in the most effective way possible.

The workshop will take place at:
Southeast Environmental Task Force Office
13300 S. Baltimore
Chicago, IL 60633
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm

For more information call Jessica Cañas at 773-646-0436

]]> http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/02/14/southeast-environmental-task-force-recycling-workshop/feed/ 1 Community Bike Programs Forum – Feb 9 http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/01/22/community-bike-programs-forum-feb-9/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/01/22/community-bike-programs-forum-feb-9/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:32:06 +0000 Samantha http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/01/22/community-bike-programs-forum-feb-9/ Attend the Community Bike Programs Forum Saturday, Feb. 9, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. The forum will introduce many different types of existing and possible future bicycle programs based in communities and supportive resources in Chicagoland.

The forum presentation is by the Chicagoland Consortium to . . . → Read More: Community Bike Programs Forum – Feb 9]]> Attend the Community Bike Programs Forum Saturday, Feb. 9, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. The forum will introduce many different types of existing and possible future bicycle programs based in communities and supportive resources in Chicagoland.

The forum presentation is by the Chicagoland Consortium to Support Community Bike Programs and West Town Bikes.

For more information or to RSVP please email sarahm@westtownbikes.org or call Keith at 312-427-3325 ext. 244. Download the flier at http://www.biketraffic.org/docs/pdf/community_bike_programs_forum_flier.pdf

]]> http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2008/01/22/community-bike-programs-forum-feb-9/feed/ 0 Energy Saving Event http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/11/05/energy-saving-event/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/11/05/energy-saving-event/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:24:48 +0000 Samantha http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/11/05/energy-saving-event/ ENERGY SAVING EVENT Sponsored by Gregory Bratton

Chicago Conservation Corp Trainee & Healthy South Chicago

Friday, November 2 Friday, November 9 Monday, November 26

5pm—7pm

Ada McKinley 8458 S. Mackinaw Ave Chicago Illinois 60617

Free Energy Saving Light Bulbs Free Weatherization Kits (November 9, 26) And Energy Saving Tips

If you would like to help Gregory with his C3 project, email him . . . → Read More: Energy Saving Event]]> ENERGY SAVING EVENT
Sponsored by Gregory Bratton

Chicago Conservation Corp Trainee & Healthy South Chicago

Friday, November 2
Friday, November 9
Monday, November 26

5pm—7pm

Ada McKinley
8458 S. Mackinaw Ave
Chicago Illinois 60617

Free Energy Saving Light Bulbs
Free Weatherization Kits (November 9, 26)
And Energy Saving Tips

If you would like to help Gregory with his C3 project, email him at gbratton9396@yahoo.com.

]]> http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/11/05/energy-saving-event/feed/ 0 Videos by C3 Leader Robert Aguilar http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/10/31/getting-the-word-out-videos-by-c3-leader-robert-aguilar/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/10/31/getting-the-word-out-videos-by-c3-leader-robert-aguilar/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:14:40 +0000 Samantha http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/10/31/getting-the-word-out-videos-by-c3-leader-robert-aguilar/ Check out Fall 2006 C3 Leader Robert Aguilar’s video projects at the sites below.

This is the submitted video for the Treehugger.com contest. http://truths.treehugger.com/normal/convenient_truths_the_top_twen.php - What Can Regular People Do About Global Warming? - Carrying Power: Solar Energy On The Go

This submitted version is broadcasting on CurrentTV. -Sun Powered Purses

This is a submitted shorter version that is in a contest . . . → Read More: Videos by C3 Leader Robert Aguilar]]> Check out Fall 2006 C3 Leader Robert Aguilar’s video projects at the sites below.

This is the submitted video for the Treehugger.com contest.
http://truths.treehugger.com/normal/convenient_truths_the_top_twen.php
- What Can Regular People Do About Global Warming?
- Carrying Power: Solar Energy On The Go

This submitted version is broadcasting on CurrentTV.
-Sun Powered Purses

This is a submitted shorter version that is in a contest for Current
http://current.com/ecospot
- What Can Regular People Do?

You can still help vote for Robert’s video! Congrats Robert on these inspiring projects!

]]> http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/10/31/getting-the-word-out-videos-by-c3-leader-robert-aguilar/feed/ 1 Green City Summer Institute, August 1-3, 2007 http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/07/10/green-city-summer-institute-august-1-3-2007/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/07/10/green-city-summer-institute-august-1-3-2007/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:37:58 +0000 Samantha http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/07/10/green-city-summer-institute-august-1-3-2007/ Northwestern University’s School of Continuing Studies is offering this 3-day program, Green City Summer Institute, “that explores Chicago as one of America’s greenest cities.”

Visit http://www.scs.northwestern.edu/summernu/programs/greencity.cfm to register or to find . . . → Read More: Green City Summer Institute, August 1-3, 2007]]> Northwestern University’s School of Continuing Studies is offering this 3-day program, Green City Summer Institute, “that explores Chicago as one of America’s greenest cities.”

Visit http://www.scs.northwestern.edu/summernu/programs/greencity.cfm to register or to find out more.

]]> http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/07/10/green-city-summer-institute-august-1-3-2007/feed/ 1 Convenient Truths: A Green Video Contest http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/03/03/convenient-truths-a-green-video-contest/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/03/03/convenient-truths-a-green-video-contest/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:10:03 +0000 Robert Aguilar http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/03/03/convenient-truths-a-green-video-contest/ Channel your inner eco-critic. Seventh Generation, Inc. and TreeHugger.com asked citizens to share their solutions to climate change. Help out our expert judges by watching and rating the submissions.

I submitted two videos to the Convenient Truths: a green video contest.

My first film asks “What can regular people do about global warming? This film takes . . . → Read More: Convenient Truths: A Green Video Contest]]> Channel your inner eco-critic. Seventh Generation, Inc. and TreeHugger.com asked citizens to share their solutions to climate change. Help out our expert judges by watching and rating the submissions.

I submitted two videos to the Convenient Truths: a green video contest.

My first film asks “What can regular people do about global warming? This film takes a look at how average Americans perceive the climate crisis while giving practical, everyday tips toward reducing our Carbon dioxide footprint.”

My second film takes a look at how one business has combined style with sustainability to create solar paneled bags. Its a great way to integrate renewable energy into daily life!

Here are the links…

What Can Regular People Do About Global Warming?

Carrying Power: Solar Energy On The Go

Enjoy!

]]> http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2007/03/03/convenient-truths-a-green-video-contest/feed/ 0 Contracting in Good Faith http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2006/10/30/contracting-in-good-faith/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2006/10/30/contracting-in-good-faith/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:48:55 +0000 Kristen http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/2006/10/30/contracting-in-good-faith/ Join Faith in Place and Interfaith Worker Justice for a co-sponsored workshop on building or remodeling as a congregation. The workshop on Sunday, November 12 will cover topics including:

Green building for congregations The Energy Star self-audit program for congregations Tips from experts on how to fund new building programs How to verify good labor standards by congregational contractors

Register by . . . → Read More: Contracting in Good Faith]]> Join Faith in Place and Interfaith Worker Justice for a co-sponsored workshop on building or remodeling as a congregation. The workshop on Sunday, November 12 will cover topics including:

  • Green building for congregations
  • The Energy Star self-audit program for congregations
  • Tips from experts on how to fund new building programs
  • How to verify good labor standards by congregational contractors

Register by phone with Clare Butterfield (773.235.4640). Chicago congregations whose members register will receive 100 compact fluorescent light bulbs. For more information, see http://faithinplace.org/events.php?ID=27.

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