Thank you for registering for Got Green’s Earth Day events on April 22 – this Thursday. You will find the details for our events below, including times, locations, safety protocols for in-person events, and links. For the in-person events, we recommend you wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle. Lastly, we encourage you to invite your friends and family — we’re stronger together!
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Garden Work Party at Nurturing Roots
Come out and get your hands dirty. Join us in celebrating Earth Day by putting in work at the Nurturing Roots Community Farm. Nurturing Roots is a Black-led grassroots collective who focuses on educating youth & community around healthy food choices.
- Time: 11am-5pm (Thursday, April 22nd)
- Location: Bethany Church campus (6230 Beacon Ave S)
- Accessibility: Activities will be available for folk with limited mobility.
- Travel: We encourage people to take the bus (#36), as there will be limited street parking.
- Supplies provided: Everything you need will be provided — we will also have snacks. We recommend wearing comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
- COVID-19 safety protocol: We will be following CDC Guidelines for outdoor events in King County, Phase 3 – (Masks, Social Distancing, Hand Sanitizer, Wiping Down tools with Alcohol Wipes, Everything outdoor, Click this link for a complete list)
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Postering & Canvassing in the South End
To build excitement around Got Green’s new campaign, Got Green will provide posters (featuring custom artwork) for you to blanket across the south end on telephone poles, bus stops, and other public locations. When you pick up your posters, we will also provide a brief spokesperson training with talking points so you can practice speaking about Got Green’s campaign and be prepared to address any questions you may be asked while putting up
posters.
- Time: 11am-5pm (Thursday, April 22nd)
- Location: Bethany Church campus (6230 Beacon Ave S)
- Travel: We encourage people to take the bus (#36), as there will be limited street parking.
- Accessibility: You will be assigned different neighborhoods across the southend — assignments will be given based on whether you have a car, bike, and/or bus pass.
- Supplies provided: Got Green will provide posters, materials for putting up posters, canvas script, and snacks.
- COVID-19 safety protocol: We will be following CDC Guidelines for outdoor events in King County, Phase 3 – (Masks, Social Distancing, Hand Sanitizer, Wiping Down tools with Alcohol Wipes, Everything outdoor, Click this link for a complete list)
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BLOC Party Assembly: Climate Justice Keynote
Got Green will be the keynote speaker at Rainier Beach High School’s annual BLOC Party (Building Leaders of Change) hosted by WA-BLOC. The theme for this year is climate justice. Got Green will speak at a virtual assembly about climate change, how historically oppressed communities are impacted specifically, and what students can do on their own or as a collective to combat climate change and promote climate
justice.
This event is for Rainier Beach High School students, not open to the general public.
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Rooted in Power: Community Dialogue with Got Green and Duwamish River Clean-up Coalition
Details: 6-8pm on April 22nd virtual via Zoom (click here to join event)
Got Green will host this community virtual event with our friends from DRCC, where we will talk about community-based solutions to environmental injustice & displacement. Got Green will discuss the problems our communities are up against and share our visionary solutions for healthy, thriving, and rooted communities. We will learn about the Duwamish River Clean-up Coalition’s work on a resilience district to advance health equity, center those most affected by environmental disparities and systemic racism, and where residents, workers, and businesses remain and thrive in place despite projected climate change impacts.