{"id":2026,"date":"2014-03-03T22:01:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T22:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2014-03-03T22:44:34","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T22:44:34","slug":"march-green-drinks-sustainability-events-in-3-north-jersey-ej-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greenwei.com\/blog\/march-green-drinks-sustainability-events-in-3-north-jersey-ej-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"March Green Drinks & Sustainability Events in 3 North Jersey EJ Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GreenDrink<\/a>Green Drinks is about Environmental Justice and Sustainability<\/strong>, not green colored drinks \u2013 Green Drinks<\/em> is just our name! We usually meet monthly in three north Jersey Environmental Justice (EJ) cities. Our informal gatherings are held in friendly spaces so people can come together over food and chat about the green and sustainable issues relevant to our lives and communities.<\/p>\n

But, this is Mix It Up March!<\/strong> Instead of holding to our usual Green Drinks schedule this month, we’re going visiting … Take a look at our schedule below.<\/p>\n

Green Drinks\/Issues in 3 EJ cities every month<\/h3>\n

Green Drinks Newark 1st Mondays | 7-9pm<\/strong>
\nMon 03 Mar 2014 7-9pm
\nThis month, Green Drinks be at the Newark Mayoral Candidates Forum for the “Good Jobs, Healthy Neighborhoods, & Clean Environment” debate, which is being co-sponsored by Clean Water Action, the Coalition for Healthy Ports and other organizations. This is an important topic, as Newark residents suffer the brutal environmental impact of ports that produce billions in revenue but don’t share locally. Free and open to the public.
\n\"Newark<\/a><\/p>\n

Green Drinks Hackensack 2nd Mondays | 7-9pm<\/strong>
\nMon 10 Mar 2014 7-9pm
\nThis month, Green Drinks will be at Ramapo College for a panel discussion on the impact of local farms, the creation of a sustainable food system and to discuss and celebrate the creation of the Bergen County Education Farm at Saddle River County Park in Fairlawn, New Jersey. Free and open to the public, but your RSVP<\/a> is requested.<\/p>\n

Green Drinks Clifton-Paterson<\/strong> (this location has no fixed date or spot for now)<\/em>
\nTBA (Check back here for this month’s date) | 7-9pm
\nSultan Restaurant
\n429 Crooks Avenue, Clifton NJ (on the Paterson border)
\nSafe street parking<\/em><\/p>\n

Discussion themes this month<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. If your business or non-profit relies on the internet, you will definitely want to help Save the Internet<\/a> before your internet service provider shuts down access to your website.<\/li>\n
  2. How does Big Money in general elections impact the environment? We’ve partnered with Represent.Us<\/a> in a campaign to get Big Money out of politics and end corporate domination of general elections!<\/li>\n
  3. Time to start your seeds for this year’s crops. Where and what are you going to grow?<\/li>\n
  4. How can we make environmental justice communities healthier through green jobs and pollution controls?<\/li>\n
  5. Preventing school closures in Newark and other NJ EJ communities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Other green\/sustainable activities & events<\/h3>\n

    People’s Organization for Progress (POP) meets weekly in Newark<\/strong>
    \nThe People’s Organization for Progress meets every Thursday | 6:30pm
    \nAbyssinian Baptist Church
    \n224 West Kinney Street, Newark NJ<\/p>\n

    Sign to stop elephant slaughter<\/strong>
    \nMore than 30,000 elephants were slaughtered last year for their tusks, which are used to make ivory trinkets and carvings, which are sold in black markets around the world, including in the US. But it’s important to stop this illegal trade. There may be only 250,000 elephants left in the wild.     Sign to show you care!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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