LA Climate Tech: Sep 18 - Sep 24
LA Climate Tech: Sep 18 - Sep 24
Annual Coastal Cleanup Day, Climate Night and Mixers, Food Systems talk, Clothing Swap - and more!
Hi friends,
The Los Angeles calendar of climate and sustainability events is getting busier! The momentum is strong. Here are our picks for this week:
On Wednesday, join the B2B solar industry at💡Solar Business Expo and meet manufacturers, distributors, installers, finance providers, service providers, facility managers, and project developers.
Take part in the upcoming quarter's Climate Designers Global Chapters Week. Join Climate Designers, Climate Collective, and Terra.do for an exciting evening of fun and connection at Climate Night: Activity + Mixer. Mark your calendars for Friday because this is an event you won't want to miss! 🌍
This Saturday is Coastal Cleanup Day! 🌊 Join organizations like Heal the Bay and Ballona Creek Renaissance for the 34rd annual community cleanup.
Take note: on Saturday September 30th, ☀️ Solarpunks will be hosting Ecothèque: a fully solar-powered gathering featuring music and art, upcycled & vintage purveyors, native dye painting, non-profit volunteer fair, composting & recycling, vegetarian & vegan food etc.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
P.S.: If you are in NYC for Climate Week, meet Alec and Maëlys this evening (Monday, September 18th) at Climate Film Fest: First Look!
Cheers,
Maëlys and Alec
🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures Startup and Talent Platforms
Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Community Shoutouts
Coastal Cleanup Day 2023 by Heal the Bay
Join Heal the Bay for the 34rd annual community cleanup happening at more than 35 sites across Los Angeles County! Our planet’s waters and marine life are suffering from the cumulative impact of an unprecedented amount of pollution, climate change, and harmful human activity. This year, the non-profit invites you to participate in a day of action to drastically rehabilitate the local environment. Choose a cleanup location and join in on fun site activities including live performances, giveaways, and more! After the cleanup, tune in to Trash Talk LIVE, a virtual and in-person wrap show broadcasted live from Heal the Bay Aquarium, to learn how we can keep trash off our local beaches, waterways, parks, and neighborhoods in the first place.
Coastal Cleanup Day 2023 with Ballona Creek Renaissance
Come help Ballona Creek Renaissance stop the trash from going into our oceans! The BCR team welcomes volunteers of all ages for this fun and worthwhile activity where the inland water and incoming tide meet — a special place of water, fish, birds, and plants — yet still too much concrete and mostly-plastic ocean-bound trash. The renowned Heidi Duckler Dance company will perform during the event!
Events This Week
🍄 Exploring the Mycoverse: Interspecies Arts Workshop – Attunement: Mon, Sep 18
🏗️ So.Cal's - Most Significant Infrastructure & Building Programs: Tue, Sep 19
⚡️ LACI's EVSE Project Management Training Course In Person Info Session: Tue, Sep 19
🌊 Causality with Sea Hares and Eelgrass: Tue, Sep 19
💡 Solar Business Expo (SBE): Los Angeles 2023: Wed, Sep 20
🌍 I'd Rather Be Lightning: Than Despair: Wed, Sep 20
🌽 Keep it Local! Benefits of an IE Sustainable Food System: Wed, Sep 20
🏢 CLF-LA Webinar - CalGreen Mandatory Measures: Thu, Sep 21
💧 City of Santa Monica Sustainable Water Supply Program: Thu, Sep 21
🌱 Emerging Professionals: Speed Mentoring and Mixer: Thu, Sep 21
📚 OC EWRI Workshop - OCFCD Design Manual: Fri, Sep 22
🌍 Climate Night: Activity + Mixer: Fri, Sep 22
🏖️ Coastal Cleanup Day 2023: Sat, Sep 23
♻️ Ballona Creek Cleanup x Heidi Duckler Dance: Sat, Sep 23
🧘♀️ Yoga for a Greener Tomorrow: LA Climate Week Edition: Sat, Sep 23
👚 Mother Earth Market x Exploreytion: Clothing Swap: Sat, Sep 23
⚖️ Environmental Justice Community Event in Wilmington!: Sat, Sep 23
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month
Upcoming Events
🌱 2023 California Land Recycling Conference: People, Partnerships, Progress: Tue, Sep 26
💧 Future Water World Congress: Wed, Sep 27
🔋 CleanTech Opportunity MeetUp - Green Hydrogen: Thu, Sep 28
🌍 Little Secret Private Mixer for Climate Activists and Creative: Sat, Sep 30
🔬 Dr. Douglas G. Frank: Learn to Detect Election Fraud: Sat, Sep 30
🏎️ The Black EV Project - First Sundays Meetup: Sun, Oct 1
🚗 2023 Clean Mobility Forum: Tue, Oct 3
💍 Afternoon Panel: Less is more: Luxury meets low-waste design: Wed, Oct 4
♻️ Evening Talk: Why we should care about making low-waste design a priority.: Wed, Oct 4
🚙 Car Wash Summit: Thu, Oct 5
🏠 OPEN HOUSE for Organizing Services: Thu, Oct 5
🏆 LA Civic Leadership and Impact Awards: Thu, Oct 5
💨 Clean Air Day: Sat, Oct 7
🌿 Conscious Market & Fit Girl Festival on Third Street Promenade: Sat, Oct 7
Event Details
🍄 Exploring the Mycoverse: Interspecies Arts Workshop – Attunement
When: Mon, Sep 18th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Arlington Garden, 275 Arlington Dr, Pasadena, CA
Join us for an evening of creative exploration into alternate ways of sensing, knowing, and worlding with our more-than-human kin, facilitated by Shanhuan Manton. It is the first event in the Myco-Maker's Night series, dedicated to working with fungi in community. The facilitator, Shanhuan Manton, is a filmmaker focusing on hacking and composting established methods of cinematic storytelling to alchemize extractive methods of production into regenerative rituals.
🎤 So.Cal's - Most Significant Infrastructure & Building Programs
When: Tue, Sep 19th from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Where: Los Angeles Trade Technical-College, 400 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Moderator - PCL Construction - Aaron Yohnke - President, California Buildings. Speaker - Dr. Rueben Smith Vice Chancellor & Chief Facilities Executive at Los Angeles Community College District. Speaker - LAWA - Terri Mestas - Chief Development Officer. Speaker - Julie Owen,DIF (ICEC) F (GPC) senior Executive officer, Project Management Oversight, LA Metro. ParkingOlive Street Parking Structure, Flower St. Lot, 24th St. Parking Structure.
⚡️ LACI's EVSE Project Management Training Course In Person Info Session
When: Tue, Sep 19th from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Where: La Kretz Innovation Campus, 525 S Hewitt St, Los Angeles, CA
Join the LACI Team at the La Kretz Innovation Campus for an in person overview of the EV Infrastructure Project Management Training Course curriculum, take a tour of the LACI campus, and receive application assistance as needed! Can't make it to this in person info session? Join us instead for a virtual Zoom Info Session. During this FREE six-week training, participants will gain the project management skills and certifications necessary for EVSE infrastructure projects. Graduates will be connected to paid internship and job opportunities!
🌍 Causality with Sea Hares and Eelgrass
When: Tue, Sep 19th from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Sgt. Pepperoni's Pizza Store Irvine, 4533 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA
Join us with Chapman University Assistant Professor Dr. Richelle Tanner, who runs the SEACR Lab, as she tells us about her multi-disciplinary approach to dealing with the coming social impacts of climate change.
💡 Solar Business Expo (SBE): Los Angeles 2023
When: Wed, Sep 20th from 10:00 AM to Fri, Nov 10{suffix(end.day)} at 4:00 PM
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA
Solar Business Expo (SBE) is a leading international Business-to-Business (B2B) exhibition series that brings together manufacturers, distributors, installers, and finance providers in the solar and storage industries. It provides a platform for networking, marketing, and doing business in the solar sector.
🌽 Keep it Local! Benefits of an IE Sustainable Food System
When: Wed, Sep 20th from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Where: Redlands Community Center, 111 West Lugonia Avenue, Redlands, CA
Join us to hear from Riverside Food Systems Alliance, Huerta del Valle, and Inland Empire Resource Conservation District as they outline progress in local food system efficiency – and provide easy steps for tapping into local food markets, co-ops, Community Supported Ag programs (and more!) that everyone can use.
🌍 I'd Rather Be Lightning: Than Despair
When: Wed, Sep 20th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: KUBO LB, 3976 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA
Join Nancy Lynée Woo for the I'd Rather Be Lightning: Than Despair mental health and poetry event. This indoor event at KUBO LB in Long Beach, CA explores eco-anxiety and eco-grief in response to the climate crisis through poetry and conversation. The event features a meditation led by mental health professional Alex Hattick, poetry readings, Q&A, and writing prompts. RSVP requested. Stay home if feeling sick.
🏢 CLF-LA Webinar - CalGreen Mandatory Measures
When: Thu, Sep 21st from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: Online
Learn about mandatory measures for embodied carbon that have been adopted into CalGreen, effective July 2024.
💧 City of Santa Monica Sustainable Water Supply Program
When: Thu, Sep 21st from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: 1855 Main St, 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA
The City of Santa Monica's Sustainable Water Supply Program includes a first-of-its-kind facility blending stormwater, urban runoff, brackish groundwater, and wastewater to produce advanced treated recycled water. The program aims to reduce reliance on imported water and increase local water supplies. The facilities can produce up to 1.5 million gallons per day of recycled water, meeting regulatory requirements for groundwater augmentation and helping to achieve water self-sufficiency for the city.
🌱 Emerging Professionals: Speed Mentoring and Mixer
When: Thu, Sep 21st from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Rd, Costa Mesa, CA
Join the USGBC Orange County Emerging Professionals group for an event called 'Meet the Mentors'. Connect with industry leaders in sustainability and the built environment, gain inspiration and insight, and ask mentors your career-related questions. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot now!
📚 OC EWRI Workshop - OCFCD Design Manual
When: Fri, Sep 22nd from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA), 125 Pacifica, Suite 120, Irvine, CA
Environmental and Water Resources Institute workshop on the 2nd edition of the OCFCD Design Manual including an overview of updated items, infrastructure sustainability, sediment transport, and Q&A. Breakfast provided. Limited space.
🌍 Climate Night: Activity + Mixer
When: Fri, Sep 22nd from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Where: The Pub at Golden Road- Atwater Village, 5410 West San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA
Join Climate Designers, Climate Collective, and Terra.do for an exciting evening of fun and connection at Climate Night: Activity + Mixer. Whether you're a seasoned climate advocate or just beginning your journey, this event promises to be an incredible opportunity to connect with like-minded allies and address the urgent challenge of climate change. Engage in immersive discussions, learn about the latest initiatives, and network with fellow attendees. Don't miss out on this fantastic event!
🏖️ Coastal Cleanup Day 2023
When: Sat, Sep 23rd
Where: Cleanup happening at more than 35 sites across Los Angeles County
Join us for Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 23, 2023, as we pick up trash and debris in our watersheds, neighborhoods, and coastline. Join us for our 34rd annual community cleanup happening at more than 35 sites across Los Angeles County! Our planet’s waters and marine life are suffering from the cumulative impact of an unprecedented amount of pollution, climate change, and harmful human activity. This year, we invite you to participate in our day of action to drastically rehabilitate our local environment. Choose a cleanup location and join in on fun site activities including live performances, giveaways, and more! After the cleanup, come back here to tune in to Trash Talk LIVE, our virtual and in-person wrap show broadcasted live from Heal the Bay Aquarium, to learn how we can keep trash off our local beaches, waterways, parks, and neighborhoods in the first place.
♻️ Ballona Creek Cleanup x Heidi Duckler Dance
When: Sat, Sep 23rd from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Overland Ave. entrance to Ballona Creek
Come help Ballona Creek Renaissance stop the trash from going into our oceans! This is a zero waste event. Bring 1-2 liters of reusable water bottles, wear closed-toe shoes & bring a hat. Long pants recommended. For September 23rd event we will meet next to the Julian Dixon Culver City Library on the bike path. No need to pre-register, just show up! The Heidi Duckler dance company will perform during the event!
🧘♀️ Yoga for a Greener Tomorrow: LA Climate Week Edition
When: Sat, Sep 23rd from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Where: 1 Hotel West Hollywood - Skyline Deck, 8490 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA
Join us for a rejuvenating and purposeful yoga class designed to support LA Climate Week and contribute to a sustainable future for our beautiful city and planet. Donations from sign up will benefit NRDC Los Angeles. In the serene ambiance of the skyline deck overlooking Los Angeles, we will unite as a community to cultivate mindfulness, inner peace, and positive energy while raising awareness and funds for environmental initiatives during LA Climate Week.
👚 Mother Earth Market x Exploreytion: Clothing Swap
When: Sat, Sep 23rd from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: Farmers Park at Packing District, 412 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA
A clothing swap is an event where clothes and accessories are traded. Bring up to 10 fabulous clothing items in great condition and receive tickets to exchange for new items. Leftover items will be donated. This swap includes two rounds of swapping and an eco workshop.
⚖️ Environmental Justice Community Event in Wilmington!
When: Sat, Sep 23rd from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: Wilmington Waterfront Park, West C Street, Wilmington, CA, USA, West C Street, Los Angeles, CA
Environmental Justice Community Event in Wilmington! Join us for a fun-filled day with food and gourmet popsicles at Wilmington Waterfront Park! Whether you're an eco-warrior or just curious about sustainability, this event is for you! We will be joined by scientists, environmental justice experts and advocates from Food and Water Watch, Coalition for a Safer Environment, and others!