Events
(Local and Regional Listings)
MARCH
Matinees That Matter-GARBAGE DREAMS
Saturday & Sunday, March 20 and 21 ~ 4:30 p.m.
Historic Lynwood Theatre, 4569 Lynwood Center Rd. NE, Bainbridge Island
$9.00 all seats
Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen, Arabic for "garbage people." Far ahead of any modern "Green" initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent of the garbage they collect. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.
Al Gore, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Academy Award winner and former Vice-President of the United States, says: "'Garbage Dreams' is a moving story of young men searching for a ways to eke out a living for their families and facing tough choices as they try to do the right thing for the planet. Mai Iskander guides us into a 'garbage village,' a place so different from our own, and yet the choices they face there are so hauntingly familiar. Ultimately, 'Garbage Dreams' makes a compelling case that modernization does not always equal progress."
The post-film discussion will be moderated by Dave Stanley, the recycling coordinator for Bainbridge Disposal, and Kinley Deller, a member of the Kitsap Solid Waste Advisory Committee who works at the King County Solid Waste program.
April
Sustainable First Monday
Monday on April 5, 7-9 pm
Waste is a Resource Out Of Place: A Discussion on Zero Waste.
Join us at the Bainbridge Commons for a discussion on Zero Waste. Listen to experts talk about strategies to eliminate “waste” in our world and on our island. Followed by a Q&A session.
Speakers:
Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation (WCRC) is the public’s voice for zero waste. We protect people and our natural world by advocating for products designed and produced to be healthy, safe, and continually recycled and reused. Suellen Mele, Program Director, joined the WCRC staff in 2003. Previously, she worked for over ten years for local governments on recycling and moderate risk waste issues. Suellen’s experience with non-profit organizations includes working as the administrative coordinator of a shelter for battered women and assisting with fundraising for a number of organizations. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and a Master’s in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon. Suellen currently coordinates WCRC's producer responsibility policy and legislative activities.
Emma Johnson, Resource Conservation Manager, City of Bellevue, WA
Emma’s focus is environmental management related to products—design, use, and disposal. As part of her Master of Public Administration program at the University of Washington, she completed a graduate internship with Seattle Public Utilities. At SPU, she works with her supervisors on green purchasing, waste prevention and food waste composting. Emma formerly worked with the Washington State Department of Ecology Solid Waste and Financial Assistance Program for six years prior to starting her master’s degree. Emma’s personal interests are whitewater kayaking, biking, skiing, climbing, or anything that gets her outside. She joined the WCRC board in July of 2005 and became its treasurer.
Candy Castellanos, Waste Diversion Project Manager, CleanScapes
Candy brings twelve years of extensive program and project management experience to the CleanScapes’ Waste Diversion team. Prior to joining CleanScapes, Candy worked as a consultant for Wilson Strategic Communications, a Development Specialist for the Little Red School House, the Program & Event Manager for the Northwest Burn Foundation, and the Audubon Centers & Director of Education for Audubon Washington. As part of Audubon Washington’s local implementation of the National Audubon Society’s 2020 Vision, Candy directed the community-based strategic planning and capital projects planning process and implementation for five environmental learning centers across the state, including the development and oversight of multi-million dollar capital and operating budgets, and the development of all K-adult educational programs.