Author: Alona Fisher

When: Friday, April 22 (Earth Day) at 8pm
Where: SJU sanctuary, 5515 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA.

YOUTH v GOV is the story of America’s youth taking on the world’s most powerful government. Armed with a wealth of evidence, twenty-one courageous leaders file a ground-breaking lawsuit against the U.S. government, asserting it has willfully acted over six decades to create the climate crisis, thus endangering their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property. If these young people are successful, they will not only make history, they will change the future. As people of faith we care about climate justice for future generations. For more information and to view the trailer, click here.

Featured film of Interfaith Power & Light’s Climate Action Week. Hosted by SJU’s Green Team. Donations gratefully accepted. Proof of vaccination and masking required.

Hosted by CommunityWorks! and the PNA

DATE: April 23, 2022
TIME: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
PLACE: Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N 85th Seattle, WA 98103
REGISTRATION: www.community.works/ecosummit
CONTACT: Barbara Young Info@community.works

THE TIME IS NOW!

CommunityWorks! and Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA) are thrilled to be co-sponsoring this unique and timely event.

The Eco-Summit on the Ridge will be a fun and engaging local in-person event— an opportunity to gain awareness of climate solutions, hear from experts, build community, and spark imagination as we realize our agency as change makers. 


With each speaker presentation we will come together in small groups, give voice to what we care about and what truly matters, igniting innovative and actionable solutions for ongoing monthly community engagement and support.


Participants will come away from this event energized with renewed hope and possibilities.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, for indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” — Margret Mead

This is an in-person, all day event held at the Greenwood Senior Center.

Topics covered include: Eco-building, Transportation, Zero Waste, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, and the Youth Movement

Presented by the National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the Russell Family Foundation

When: May 10th, 12th, 17th, and 19th; 6:30–9 PM
Where: Virtual
Price: $20 (scholarships available)
Register: https://may22hst.brownpapertickets.com

The National Wildlife Federation is offering a specialized, multi-week online workshop (via Zoom!) to teach you how to create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, and other areas in your community. You get to meet and learn from local conservation professionals and current NWF Habitat Stewards and other similarly interested folks while participating in this interactive, fun, and highly informative webinar!

LEARN ABOUT: RAIN GARDENS • GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE • INVASIVE
PLANTS • HABITAT RESTORATION • PNW ECOLOGY • AND MORE!

Questions? Contact Kellee at WAEducation@nwf.org or (206) 577-7816

When: March 24th, 11:30am PST / 4pm NST
Where: Virtual via zoom
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocOmoqjspHdR66fwKYA81iAnyBlQ-J_OY
Cost: Free and open to all

You’re invited invite to be in community with Dr. Jessica Hernandez (Fresh Banana Leaves and S2 Board of Directors) and Dr. Max Liboiron (Pollution is Colonialism), in a discussion moderated by S2 board members Jasleena Grewal and Jamilah Williams.

About the speakers
Dr. Jessica Hernandez draws from Maya Ch’orti’ family in El Salvador and Zapotec family in Oaxaca, Mexico, and an upbringing that’s taken her to doctoral interdisciplinary work that itself addresses interdisciplinary, holistic relations, from marine science to forest study.

Her work has figured in both academia and in community, including founding an environmental consulting and aretsanias hybrid business, Pina Soul SPC, and as a member of Sustainable Seattle’s Board of Directors where she helped the organization establish a special fund for Indigenous Leadership and has hosted several discussions about trans-national Indigenous knowledge on climate change.

Dr. Jessica Hernandez
Dr. Max Liboiron is a leader in both developing and promoting anticolonial research methods into a wide array of disciplines and spaces. As founder of CLEAR, an interdisciplinary plastic pollution laboratory whose methods foreground humility and good land relations, Liboiron has influenced national policy on both plastics and Indigenous research, invented technologies and protocols for community monitoring of plastics, and created protocols for fostering research collectives.

Dr. Liboiron’s book has been a resource for Sustainable Seattle in pre-development work around local community-led initiatives addressing pollution and policy.

Dr. Max Liboiron
Jasleena Grewal, a member of S2’s board of directors, is a community member specializing in behavioral health and environmental methodologies in healing from trauma. Jasleena will moderate the discussion, along with fellow board member Jamilah Wiliams, a community organizer and assistant director at UW College of Built Environments who will moderate community comments and conversation via chat.

Join us to educate residents about saving gas and the planet!

Join Idle Free Ballard to raise awareness about unnecessary vehicle idling and to help drivers learn to “turn it off!” Idling wastes money and gas, harms air quality, and hastens climate change. We have idle free cards to distribute to neighbors and businesses and we also plan some education to make Earth Day “Idle Free Day”! especially at places like the Ballard Bridge and Golden Gardens. Many other ways to help as well! Please join us and bring your own ideas too — learn more at https://www.sustainableballard.org/idle-free-ballard

In support of Sustainable Ballard’s Idle Free Ballard campaign, local radio station KBFG created this cool PSA! Have a listen and share widely!

Not freezing and no deluge but still cool and wet for the unhoused – and you can help…

Spring – and spring cleaning – is in the air. We’ve been reaping the benefits in terms of plentiful donations of great yarn. Let’s turn it into lots of scarves and hats.

Our next meeting is Apr 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Pour Decisions: 8000 15th NW

If you can’t make the meeting, please call and make an appointment to stop by and get some. Project Contact: Jody Grage

Help us feed our hungry neighbors!

Market Gleaning is a program for volunteers to collect fresh, local produce from the Ballard Farmers Market vendors and bring it to the new Ballard Food Bank for those who need it most. This is a simple and rewarding way to keep good produce out of the compost bin and into the hands of our Ballard neighbors in need. It’s fun, rewarding, and makes a tangible difference – in 2021, we collected over 25,000 pounds of food for the Food Bank!

We’re always looking for new volunteers to help feed the community while adhering to COVID-19 best practices. Volunteers can expect to help by collecting produce from the vendors, carrying boxes and sorting the collected food into containers at the Food Bank. Gleaning takes place from 1:45pm to ~4pm on Sundays, and we’re flexible with how often you volunteer – even giving your time once a month makes an impact in our community.

To learn more, email Jill at gleanballard@gmail.com with the subject line “New Gleaning Volunteer.”

Come rent everything you need for your spring projects.

The Ballard Tool Library is open for business! We have more than 1,000 tools ready for your projects around the house or yard. Make an appointment during our open hours, and our volunteers are happy to help you find what you need.

Open Hours:

Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

After a long hiatus, we’re here and ready to help you find every tool you need for your upcoming spring projects.

We’re open for reservations only during listed hours, but stay tuned for news as we continue to expand our operations. You can reserve specific tools at our website, or you can make a general appointment to browse our selection.

We’ll also accept your donations of used tools, and always need volunteers to support our mission.

Email manager@ballardtoollibrary.org for more information.

Join us for a Community Clothing Swap!

When: Sat, April 9, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Where: Phinney Center / Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clothing-swap-tickets-273174170297

How does it work? Bring your gently-used clothes that you no longer wear, and swap them for new-to-you clothes from other community members!

What’s the point? Reduce your consumption, increase your sustainability, and save money by giving new life to your old clothes, and adding gently-used clothing to your wardrobe.

What can I bring? Pants, dresses, shirts, shoes – any clothes or accessories in a condition good enough that you would pass along to a friend.

FAQ:

Should I bring my items to the PNA before the event? You don’t have to, but it would help us to set up the “shop” better if we had clothes before the event. Drop-off clothing between 9 and 10am day-of at the PNA.

Is there a minimum requirement to how many gently-used clothes I need to bring? No!

How many new-to-me clothes can I take home? Day-of the event, we’ll see how many clothes we have to swap, and then make an estimate on a maximum number of clothes to take home.

Do I need to RSVP? Yes! We’re keeping this COVID-safe, so we’ve broken up the event into two time slots with RSVP required.

Do I need to be vaccinated? Yes, proof of vaccination and booster is required for attendance.

Is the item really free? Yes! Completely! We will be accepting donations to Remake, a nonprofit organization that focuses on creating a more just and sustainable fashion industry.

Will it be fun? Absolutely 🙂

More questions? Ellie at ellierwhite1@gmail.com

Old and new knitters, beginners and long timers are combining production, creativity, and caring.

Our new location at Pour Decisions has good space and good lighting and good beverages. What’s not to like while we chat and use our knit/crochet skills to help others? Come join us on second Tuesdays!!

Our next meeting is Mar 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Pour Decisions: 8000 15th NW