Archived Events
The Oakland Planning Commission is scheduled to hear a report on a proposal to seek a health element for Oakland's General Plan on July 7th at 6 p.m. in Hearing Room 1 in City Hall at One Frank Ogawa Plaza. This item will be first on the agenda. Anyone interested in seeing Oakland adopt a health element in the General Plan should plan on attending this meeting to express their support.
PROJECT YOUTH CONNECT
For Youth & Young Families Ages 16—24
Friday, June 25, 2010
1:00pm—5:00pm
YOUTH UPRISING
8711 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, CA 94605
The OFPC will have a table with plenty of informational materials, interactive maps, and several councilmembers on hand. We will also participate in the Healthy Food & Nutrition workshop.
Oakland Mayoral Forum
OaklandSeen and 100 Black Men of the Bay Area will be hosting the first mayoral forum with candidates Terence Candell, Orlando Johnson, Rebecca Kaplan, Don Macleay, and Jean Quan. Community members are encouraged to attend and submit questions for the candidates.
Thursday, June 10th 6:00-9:00pm
First Unitarian Church
685 14th Street, Downtown Oakland
For more information click here.
State of the Plate:
The Oakland Food Alliance is sponsoring this event inviting the public to their second annual “State of the Plate”. They will be going over the changes and progress that has been made to provide healthier food in Oaklnad schools in the past year. Speakers will include Jennifer LeBarre, Director of Nutrition Services in the Oakland Unified School District, Chuck Davies, Associate Director of Residential Dining of UCB, and parents from Stonehurst and East Oakland Pride
Invites the public to:
2nd Annual “State of the Plate”
Thursday, June 3rd
MetWest High School 314 East 10thSt.
330-5
Contact:
510-593-6978
email:oaklandschoolfoodalliance@googlegroups.com
Facebook: Oakland School Food Alliance
San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association (SPUR) Sustainable Development Commitee Meeting:
Heather Wooten of Planning for Healthy Places will be giving a presentation on planning sustainable food systems!
Monday June 14th @ 12:30 pm
654 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
for more info click here
National Broadcast Premier of Food Inc
April 21, 2010 at 9:00 pm on POV. Check local listings.
ONGOING: FREE Urban Permaculture Design Workshop, beginning Feb. 10! Gavin Rades, the co-founder of Planting Justice, is offereing free urban permaculture design workshops at the Berkeley Sustainability Institute in Berkeley beginning Wednesday, February 10, 2010. The classes meet from 7:00- 9:15 pm at 2130 Center Street in downtown Berkeley. Please follow this link to learn more about Planting Justice's work.
National Broadcast Premier of Food Inc
April 21, 2010 at 9:00 pm on POV. Check local listings.
Soulful Solstice- Mandela Food Co-Op
Join Mandela Food Co-Op for a Soulful Solstice. Learn how to make homemade Jams at the How to JAM session, Arts and Crafts for Children and Adults, Plus raffle of Holiday Turkeys! Meet Farmers Paul and Ruth Buxman from Sweet Home Ranch. Come support your community owned store!
When: Monday Dec. 21, 2009
Time: 12 noon to 1pm and 5 to 6pm
Place: 1430 7th st. across from the West Oakland BART Station.
Eco-Farm Conference
For three decades, EcoFarm's flagship event has brought food system stakeholders together for education, networking and celebration. With over 60 workshops featuring prominent speakers on the latest advances in agricultural techniques, marketing strategies, research and other important food system issues, along with organic meals and lively entertainment, the Eco-Farm Conference is the largest sustainable agriculture gathering in the western United States. Complete conference schedule, fees, and registration information available online.
Location: Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove.
Cost: see website for fees and lodging.
Info: 831-763-2111, http://www.eco-farm.org/programs/efc/.
Permaculture Paradises Found!
Saturday, July 25th, 10am to 4pm, $35
Permaculturists, it doesn't get any better than this! Visit two permaculture sites in the Bay area, beginning in western Marin County at the Permaculture Institute of Northern California (PINC), past home to internationally recognized Permaculture teachers and community developers, Penny Livingston Stark and James Stark. We'll see how they transformed this residential yard into a lush food forest and Permaculture site extraordinaire. The next stop, Commonweal Garden in Bolinas, the current home of Penny and James. They co-founded the Regenerative Design Institute, which works in collaboration with Commonweal, a health and environmental research institute. Join James Stark himself to see how they are transforming this 17-acre farm into a Permaculture model demonstrating how human beings can live in harmony with the earth.
These two sites collectively feature organic gardens, ponds, greywater systems, greenhouse production, an herb spiral, solar panels, waterfalls, chickens, ducks, goats, an earthen wood-fired oven, earthen plasters, a yurt, light straw clay walls, vaulted straw bale cottage, and a cob building with a dragon-mouth pizza oven. Plus, we'll poke around in buildings under construction that demonstrate cordwood, cob, light clay and straw-bale techniques. To register, follow the link in the heading.
Faith Day in the Park
Saturday, July 11, 9am-5pm
Mosswood Park and Recreation Center in Oakland
Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit (East Bay) and the Faith Initiative is sponsoring "Faith Day in the Park." Health Awareness, Fitness, Nutrition and Community Building are the focus of the festival, featuring vital health screenings and information, youth asthma/basketball clinic, faith team sports competition, musical entertainment, children's activity zone and healthy food vendors, along with a local farmer's market.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Tracy Smith at 510-752-2003 Tracy.D.Smith@kp.org for more info.
Inaugural class of the Oakland Green Job Corps Graduation & Reception
Monday, June 22:
Laney College Theater
900 Fallon Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Close to Lake Merritt BART
Graduation 4:00-5:00 PM
Reception 5:00-6:00 PM
BIKE to WORK DAY
May 14, 2009 is the official Bike to Work day in the Bay Area! Visit the official website to find out how you can become involved in the festivities!
