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Attend the May 5-6 at Navy Pier to celebrate solutions leading us to healthier lives and greener communities. Meet and hear community leaders, cultural icons and reknowned visionaries, including: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., Van Jones, Amy Goodman, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Karyn Calabrese, Reed Alexander, Jeffrey Smith, Laura Flanders, Greg Palast, William . . . → Read More: C3 is at the Chicago Green Festival This Weekend! Have an Earth Day event coming up? Want a dynamic, knowledgeable speaker to come talk about environmental issues or host a C3 table at your event? Consider requesting a C3 Speaker! The C3 Speakers Bureau is a collection of environmental community leaders that are actively engaged in protecting the environment and improving the quality . . . → Read More: Request a C3 Speaker for Your Earth Day Event by April 2nd Explore Stormwater Management Sustainable Backyards Workshop Tuesday, March 27th 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Chicago Center for Green Technology 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. Register or learn more at www.chicagogreentech.org or call 312-746-9642 Learn how to make your back, front or side yard more environmentally sustainable. This workshop will cover the . . . → Read More: Sustainable Backyards Workshop, 3/27, 6 PM Content Creator, including photographs: C3 Blogger Tom from www.letUbeU.com The Chicago Conservation Corps (C3) has put together an impressive resume of accomplishments over the past 5+ years. In case you are new to C3, we are a group of over 400 volunteers and teachers (with 3 staff members to facilitate) who recruit and . . . → Read More: Celebrate the Accomplishments of the Chicago Conservation Corps Download the flyer Saturday, February 19th 9:00am-1:00pm Luther Memorial Church, 2500 W. Wilson RSVP: EwasteWorkshop@gmail.com or (773) 539-3018 A computer is a terrible thing to e-waste! Technology changes rapidly, but one thing remains the same, the toxic trail it leaves behind when it is trashed. Do you know what’s in your computer? Do you know . . . → Read More: C3 Leader Andres Hernandez Computer Recycling Drop Off Day, 2.19.11 Download the flier for your corkboard . . . → Read More: C3 Leader Andres Hernandez E-Waste Workshop 2.10.11 Calumet Stewardship Initiative Workday Don’t worry, you can volunteer next month at Beaubien. We will make sure you have all the details.
Photo Credit: Naomi Davis . . . → Read More: Canceled: Volunteer at Beaubien Forest Preserve this Saturday, 2.5.11.
Greencorps trainee Darlene Pope demonstrates weatherization techniques Arctic winds, drafty doorways and high energy costs got you down this winter? You don’t have to battle the icy temperatures alone. Join the Chicago Conservation Corps, eZing, Greencorps Chicago and the Chicago Green Homes Program for this fun, hands-on weatherization workshop. We will show . . . → Read More: Weatherization Workshop at Green Tech U Tomorrow: 1.27.2011 Download the flier so you don’t forget Download the flier for your fridge ‘Tis the season for weatherization! C3 leaders will present weatherization workshops at select locations on Saturday, December 4. This series of free workshops will distribute complimentary weatherization kits, provide hands-on demonstrations and additional resources to get you on your way to weatherizing and energy efficiency this winter. Visit our . . . → Read More: C3 Weatherization Weekend December 4! Photo credit: Windy City Harvest Kenneth Street Farm Lecture Tonight:Food from Your Backyard: Sustainable Farming in Illinois Panelists: Lindsay Record, Illinois Stewardship Program LaDonna Redmond, Institute for Community Resource Development Angela Mason, Director, Community Gardening and Green Youth Farm, Chicago Botanic Garden Moderator: Laurel Ross, Urban Conservation Director, ECCo, The Field Museum Join local . . . → Read More: The Field Museum presents a FREE lecture 10.21.10 Do you want to clean up your neighborhood but feel like it is too much to tackle by yourself? Do want to improve recycling and and encourage waste reduction with your neighbors? Are you interested in learning hands-on conservation techniques that you can share with your community? If the answer is yes, then register . . . → Read More: Environmental Leadership Training Orientations begin this week! Are you registered? Friday, June 11 C3 Trainee, Yvonne White-Morey: On Track for the Environment –Greening a School Field Day Event 9:30 am -12:30 pm The 4th Annual Chicago Virtual Charter School Field Day Event will be a lot greener this year as students incorporate green games with track and field events. Yvonne will coordinate the addition . . . → Read More: Green Field Day June 11 9:30-12:30 at IIT Join us April 23 for an Earth Day party at the Nature Museum 5-11PM! Earth, Wine and Fire! EarthWineandFire.com . . . → Read More: Earth Wine and Fire: Earth Day benefit party Fri April 23 A Forest For Earth Day You can help protect one of the worlds most beautiful and diverse rainforest habitats when you participate and recycle with public schools in Chicago just in time for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Recycle Tech Solutions (RTS), a local cell phone & electronics recycler, is working with individual Chicago . . . → Read More: A FOREST FOR EARTH DAY You Care. Do Something. We’ll Help. The following is a list of events coordinated by our C3 Leaders, as well as volunteer opportunities facilitated by our C3 Partners. For a full listing of events, visit the C3 Calendar. Upcoming Events and Opportunities – September 10, 12, 14: C3 Environmental Leadership Training Orientation Sessions – September . . . → Read More: C3 Events and Opportunities: September 2009 You Care. Do Something. We’ll Help. The following is a list of events coordinated by our C3 Leaders, as well as volunteer opportunities facilitated by our C3 Partners. For a full listing of events, visit the C3 Calendar. Upcoming Events and Opportunities – August 1: Environmental Awareness Fun Booth at the Hope Festival – August . . . → Read More: C3 Events and Opportunities: August 2009 |
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