Earth Day Spokane

April 5th, 2008, Saturday, 11:30am to 3:30pm

Pondering how to make your faith-based organization green? Kick off Earth Month with the Faith and Environment Network! We invite you to join us for a shared meal, keynote speaker, roundtable discussion, and booth displays by some of the area’s leading environmental organizations, nonprofits, and green professionals.

Date: Saturday, April 5, 11:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Location: Salem Lutheran Church, 1428 W. Broadway Ave., Spokane.

Cost: $10 for individuals, $25 for groups of 3 or more; includes lunch.

Please RSVP by March 29 to: faithandenvironment@gmail.com, (509) 294-3944.

March 24th, 2008 through April 26th, 2008

Spokane County Extension, 222 N. Havana, Spokane WA.
Hours are 6pm - 8:30pm on 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14 and 4/21.
Saturday classes run from 8:30am - 12:30pm on 3/29 and 4/26.
Call the Recycling Hotline (509) 625-6800 to learn more about Master Composter Training classes.

City Council Chambers from 11am - 2pm. April 19th, 2008

Opening short created especially for Spokane Earth Day Film Festival by University of Denver senior Mallory Freed.

Featured Films:
11:30am:Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Corporate greed and deforestation prompt them Lorax to speak for the trees in this 1972 animated classic. Find out why the Barbaloots and Swannee Swans lose their habitat!

11:30am:The Man Who Planted Trees
Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Film, 1987. Fabulous artistry in animation tells the story of a solitary shepherd who patiently plants and jurtures a forest of thousands of trees, transforming his arid surroundings into a beautiful woodland. Story by Jean Giono. Directed by Frederic Back.

12:00pmSource To Sea
Christopher Swain’s incredible journey from the Canadian source of the Columbia River to the mouth of the river in the Pacific Ocean. This documentary follows his swim from pure headwater, through tainted waters at the border, through the dams, and finally into the ocean.

1:00pmDr. Seuss’ The Lorax

1:30pmThe Man Who Planted Trees