Show Me the Green

The Museum of African American Experience is the site of an environmental exposition this week; the Green and Sustainability Expo will be running from July 12 through the 18th. Come by and learn about how you can consume more wisely at home and at work. There are practical and informative displays about ways to conserve water in your home, what square-foot gardening is and how you can use it to provide fresh produce for your family, how you can change your patterns of consumption and your buying power to be more green, and how to reduce your carbon footprint. A number of different organizations with a presence in SL are represented, and you can collect some landmarks to help you get involved: Public Policy Virginia, the Center for Water Studies, Code Pink, and EnergyTeachers.org.
Learn more about how climate change is impacted by the world's growing population, how to organize a community farm, the role of oceans in helping us to slow climate change, the impact of climate change on the water supply and on water quality, the impact of climate change on the food supply, and how our state governments can support technologies to produce affordable and sustainable energy. This expo is not just about how to make the world better; there are participants to help you be better physically and mentally too! The Metabody Community Health Center is an open, public and visible safe space for individuals and organizations such as but not limited to the African American, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Gay Friendly communities currently looking for individuals interested in being on the inital board of directors in order to establish the center as a non-profit group. You can also get some very useful tips about how organic beauty can make you look wonderful while you help the planet. Come learn about green architecture, environmentally friendly clothing, animal rights, and find out how people on the African continent are also using traditions to help them save the environment, as well as some of the particular challenges faced by the ecosystem of the continent. Sponsors include many of the businesses in SL that represent the Diaspora, so show them some love! http://slurl.com/secondlife/SugarHill%20Retreat/45/43/60/