Issues

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR MAY 31

DFW SCREENING OF "BONSAI PEOPLE"  

Coppell, TX: We have felt the extreme weather...

It’s time to Connect the Dots between climate change and extreme weather...

Saturday May 5th, 2012 The Coppell Nature Park will be doing a "hands on artistic activity" to educate and document the climate change we have experienced in Coppell, TX.

We will be doing this along with thousands of people around the world to support the communities on the front lines of the climate crisis.

When: Saturday May 5^th, 2012

Time: 11:00am to 1pm

The Chamber is hosting an Energy and Natural Resources Public Policy Forum Thursday, May 17, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm at the Arlington Convention Center. The forum will touch on energy generation, water supply and other crucial infrastructure issues from a federal, state and local perspective.

Dallas will participate in the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale on Saturday, April 28 at Beauty Bar in Dallas from 12 – 4 pm. 

This year marks Dallas’ 3rd participation in the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale, an annual event where different organizations across the globe raise money for various causes, charities, and benefits. This year’s bake sale will include items for sale from local favorites Spiral Diner and Nib Chocolates, as well as a variety of treats such as whole pies and cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and brownies.

Dallas organizer Jade Degrio has this to say about this year’s beneficiary, the United Farm Workers of America (UFW):

It is crucial for any movement that fights against oppression to recognize and work against all forms of it, whether it’s the oppression of people or of animals. Using proceeds from the bake sale towards raising awareness and promoting legislative action that helps human lives in an industry we all rely on is an acknowledgement that, as people who are working towards living a cruelty free lifestyle, we need to think about our consumption at all points of contact.

FREE, Seating is limited; RSVP not required.   

Location: Crow Collection of Asian Art

http://dallaspeacecenter.org/ai1ec_event/992/?instance_id=78

May 18 – Collective Impact    

Panel Featuring Susan Hoff of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Regina Nippert of the Center on Communities and Education at Simmons, Todd Williams of Commit!, and Danny Henley of the Zero-to-Five Funders Collaborative   

Stanford Social Innovation Review’s 2010 feature, “Collective Impact,” asserts that large-scale change requires broad, cross-sector coordination.  Dallas is home to several such programs who share the ambitious mission of improving student educational achievement.  DSVP will assemble a stellar panel of local thought leaders, including Susan Hoff of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Todd Williams of Commit!, Regina Nippert of the Center on Communities and Education at Simmons, to discuss how this model is impacting our region.

Tickets $50.00

http://dsvp.eventbrite.com/

http://www.dsvp.org/p/sils

Local Businesses Join UTA Students for Economic Development Event
Students are working with local community to bring downtown and student body together.

 

Graduate Students from the School of Urban and Public Affairs and School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Arlington are partnering to create a unique economic development opportunity in the heart of downtown Arlington. Downtown Front and Center is a temporary “better block” and park installation inspired by previous projects in Oak Cliff and downtown Dallas. It will bring together local businesses, community organizations, and UTA students, and demonstrate how a currently underutilized space can develop into something that gives back to the community. It will help participants and visitors realize the potential of downtown Arlington.
 

Sierra Club Meeting, May 8, 2012

Japan and Texas Photographs - From the Fridge to the Fire: Wildlife Contrasts
This photography presentation will highlight the contrasts between the chilly winter months in
Japan and the baking hot climate of South Texas, and how the resident wildlife copes in each
of these harsh environments. Jeremy Woodhouse is an outdoor photographer based in Dallas,
Texas, whose photos have appeared in print all over the world. He has received numerous
photography awards, and his images have been included in exhibitions at the Smithsonian in
Washington, D.C., the Dallas Museum of Natural History, and the Natural History Museum in
London. His website is http://www.pixelchrome.com/

City Design & Future of Dallas - featuring Brent Brown AIA & LEED AP and the bcWORKSHOP
Four Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., April 24, May 1-15 
Tuition: Members $70, Nonmembers $85, Member Teachers $25. Member Registration <https://app.etapestry.com/cart/DallasInstitute/default/item.php?ref=683.0.290415717> Member Teacher Registration <https://app.etapestry.com/cart/DallasInstitute/default/item.php?ref=683.0.290425958> Nonmember Registration <https://app.etapestry.com/cart/DallasInstitute/default/item.php?ref=683.0.290411613> 

Please mark your calendar for the next Clear Air Meetup at Picasso's for Thur. April 26th at 6:30 pm (same location off Inwood/N. of Forest ln). We are going to try and aim to have these the 4th Thur. of the month, so mark your calendar for Thur. May 24th as well (I will verify but plan for Picasso's on that date as well).

At this upcoming meeting, we'll discuss:

A) Keystone and the Seaway Pipeline - where are we now and new organizing efforts and the update on the Landowner Julia Trigg Crawford's case against TransCanada
B) Gas Drilling update
C) Exide update
D) Meeting announcements of other groups/Earth Day reviews
E) Announce Coal speaker for May

Thanks all for your ongoing participation -- Rita Beving, 214.557.2271