December 14, 2010

Sustainable Seattle Hosts Annual Event and Award Ceremony at Hidmo Restaurant

Sustainable Seattle

Phone: +1.206.622.3522
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

SEATTLE — Sustainable Seattle, in collaboration with Sustainable Central District and Pursuit of a Green Planet (POAGP), will hold its Annual Event at Hidmo on Dec. 16, 2010 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. The celebration marks the year’s achievements by Sustainable Seattle and its collaborators and will feature food, entertainment and a silent auction to benefit the organizations.

The evening will be a series of acts that include local calls to action, musical performances, film screenings of Sustainable Seattle videos, artistic displays and performances, awards program winners and a performance by local Hip-Hop act Young & Brave.

Hosting the Annual Event is Hidmo, a community-focused restaurant, lounge and meeting space located in the historic Central District. The venue was selected for its connection to the community it aspires to build and maintain and its wonderful food, service and ambience. This is the second Sustainable Seattle event hosted at Hidmo.

Many organizations and individuals have donated goods and supplies toward Sustainable Seattle’s fundraising goals and they include: Grand Central Bakery, Macrina Bakery, Gelatiamo, Honest Tea, Columbia City Bakery, PCC Natural Markets and Starbucks. Local artists and visionaries also donated gifts and services to the silent auction benefitting Sustainable Seattle and its partner organizations.

For more information on the Annual Event and to reserve tickets, visit www.sustainableseattle.org.

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Sustainable Seattle

Founded in 1991, Sustainable Seattle is a non-profit organization that promotes sustainability in the Central Puget Sound, nationally and internationally. Sustainable Seattle creates cutting edge products, processes and leadership that propel people and communities forward in reaching sustainability. Sustainable Seattle strives to create healthy communities, economies, and ecosystems by serving as an incubator for emerging people, projects, and ideas, as a convener of diverse citizens and practitioners, and as a catalyst for turning indicators into action

Sustainable Seattle’s mission is to be a positive catalyst and resource for positive change. We accomplish this mission by working with diverse individuals, communities, businesses and government agencies to build awareness, assess progress, and take action on collective sustainability goals.

May 13, 2010

Sustainable Seattle and Walking with Africans presents: Living Harambe Building a Bright Future Together

Sustainable Seattle

Phone: +1.206.622.3522
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] 

 

Seattle–Sustainable Seattle and Walking with Africans is pleased to announce a joint fundraiser venture called Living Harambe: Building a Bright Future Together.  The fundraiser takes place at Hidmo, a local community restaurant and cultural center, and the event will feature world music, food, and opportunities to connect in this vibrant, culturally important locale.  The event takes place on Thursday May 20th from 6:30 p.m. until well past sunset.

Hidmo means home and there is no other way to describe the feeling one gets at this local hub of excitement and community.  Harambe is a Swahili word that means “pulling together” and that is exactly what Sustainable Seattle and Walking with Africans is doing in this collaboration of like minded not for profit organizations. 

As per usual there is a suggested donation, but do not let price be a barrier.  We encourage people to pay what they feel is appropriate as we would rather have people there with us, then stay at home on this exciting night of togetherness.  The work that is being done from these two organizations is changing lives and growing power.  We cannot continue our work without support so please consider sharing in whatever fashion you can.

 

Walking with Africans

WAF strongly believes that the poor have the capacity and will to transform their own lives. Our mission is to empower the rural poor to tap into their entrepreneurship and establish small business enterprises in order to raise living standards and cultivate a culture of saving and financial independence.

We will offer support through focused mentoring, training and financial backing.

Our core objectives:

• Reduce rural poverty by providing seed loans, especially to women and the most vulnerable groups in the community.
• Create income-generating opportunities by establishing an initial pool of resources for a microcredit and savings program.
• Help to diversify income-generating activities.
• Build trust and integrity by reinforcing personal accountability, transparency and a shared sense of ownership.



April 19, 2010

Sustainable Seattle Launches Dream a Sound Future-a Dream and Design Competition

Sustainable Seattle

Phone: +1.206.622.3522
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]                                                    

                                                                                     

SEATTLE–Sustainable Seattle, in collaboration with Sustainable Cascadia, SCALLOPS, Seattle Climate Partnership, Washington Lawyers for Sustainability, Feet First, Great City, and Seattle Parks & Recreation is pleased to announce the launch of Dream a Sound Future, a dream and design competition inviting members of community to think creatively and dream up a vision of a sustainable future forSeattle and the Central Puget Sound.

 

Far from a standard design competition, Dream a Sound Future calls on all levels of community tohelp create a vision and define the key transition steps in achieving that vision by the year 2100. In conventional or unconventional ways, through paintings, performance arts, architectural models or artificial intelligence, the only limitations are the participants’ own imaginations in how they choose to articulate and present their own vision of a sustainable future.

 

Sustainable Seattle is also pleased to announce that there are still slots open for the K-12 Challenge portion of the Dream program.  The K-12 challenge is open to school age young people who have a vision for what their future will look like in the greater Puget Sound region.  Students are encouraged to participate as individuals or teams in open ended designs or projects.  There will be prizes, recognition, accolades, and most importantly the chance to see their vision put into practice by inclusion into a Library of Dreams that will inspire and educate future dreamers.

 

The launch event for Dream a Sound Future Challenge is being held at the Golden Gardens Bathhouse on April 29, 2010 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.  There is no fee and participants are encouraged  to donate whatever is their comfort as we will not let price be a barrier to attending this first annual event.  There will be food, fun and music and a special guest speaker, Dr. Sharon E. Sutton.

 

Dr. Sutton is an internationally recognized leader in the field of education and innovative teaching methods.  She has a focus in architecture and community development and her research has received funding and recognition from a wide range of organizations including the Ford Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Registration for K-12 Challenge is open now and due May 5, 2010 with a possibility of extension if needed. Further information about the competition is available at www.sustainableseattle.org.

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Sustainable Seattle

Founded in 1991, Sustainable Seattle (S2) is a non-profit organization that promotes sustainability in the Central Puget Sound, nationally and internationally. S2 creates cutting edge products, processes and leadership that propel people and communities forward in reaching sustainability.  S2 strives to create healthy communities, economies, and ecosystems by serving as an incubator for emerging people, projects, and ideas, as a convener of diverse citizens and practitioners, and as a catalyst for turning indicators into action

Sustainable Seattle’s mission is to advance an integrated vision of urban sustainability by measuring progress, building driving coalitions and undertaking key initiatives. We accomplish this mission by working with diverse individuals, communities, businesses and government agencies to build awareness, assess progress, and take action on collective sustainability goals.