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SUMMARY:EARTH DAY 2021: RESTORE OUR EARTH
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY\nRESTORE OUR EARTH\nFriday\, April 23\, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nThe Canyon Democrats invite you to celebrate Earth Day 2021 with presentations & workshops about our environment and sustainability\n  \nPresentation 1:   Impact of toxic pesticides on our health & how to eliminate their use\nPresenter:   Ayn Craciun\, Policy Advocate for the Climate Action Campaign\nPresentation 2: Organic Landscaping: Best practices and policies in OC\nPresenter: Vanessa Armstrong\, Organic Land Care expert\nPresentation 3:  18 Things you should NOT recycle curbside!\nPresenter:  Ann Owens\, Educator and Canyon Dems member\n\n  \nREGISTER ON ZOOM NOW\nWATCH LIVE ON YOUTUBE\n  \nFollowing the presentations each speaker will host a break-out room for questions and discussion. \n  \nAbout the presenters \nAyn Craciun is a policy advocate for the Climate Action Campaign.  She is a founding board member of Non-Toxic Irvine\, a group which successfully advocated for the City of Irvine’s adoption of an organic landscaping policy to bring an end to Irvine’s use of fossil fuel-based pesticides. \nAyn began her journey as an environmental advocate in 2015 after she learned that three children in her Irvine neighborhood of 1\,700 homes had been diagnosed with brain tumors. \nAyn is focused on facilitating the adoption of Zero Carbon Action and Adaptation plans and growing city participation in Orange County’s first ever Community Choice Energy Program – the OC Power Authority. \n  \n \nVanessa Armstrong has successfully advocated since 2012 for the removal of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers in public municipalities by supporting the transition from conventional landscape to organic land care\npractices. She helped to pass Costa Mesa’s organics first policy and consults with other OC municipalities for organic land care transitions. \nVanessa holds a certificate in Permaculture Design from The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano\, an accreditation in organic land care from the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) and was a co-writer for the Organic Land Care Project (OLCP). \n  \nAnn Owens is a retired history teacher with over 20 years teaching experience. She is a passionate activist for all environmental issues and challenges\, with a focus on their impact on the wellbeing of future generations. Ann is also a volunteer par excellence for the Canyon Democrats. Her contributions greatly contribute to the success and vibrancy of the club…they are truly invaluable. \n\n\n                    \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n        How is Climate Change Affecting Our Community?How fast is it happening?What can WE do to fight it?\n \nClimate change is the greatest threat to our existence. Please join us for this highly educational and directive presentation. Our guest speakers are renown climate activists in Orange County. \nGuest speakers\nDr. Kathleen Treseder Ayn Craciun    \n\n\n\n        \n                        \n                                                Register on Zoom                                        \n                \n                    \n                        \n                                                Watch on YouTube Live                                        \n                \n            \n\n\n\n        \n                        \n                                                Download Meeting Agenda                                        \n                \n                    \n                        \n                                                January Meeting Minutes                                        \n                \n            \n\n        \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n                \n        \n    \n    \n        \n        \n                    \n                    \n\n        \n        Dr. Kathleen Treseder is the Howard A. Schneiderman Endowed Chair and Professor of Biology at University of California Irvine. For thirty years\, she has led an internationally recognized research program and educated the next generation of scientists and students who are fighting for our climate. In acknowledgement of her outstanding research and publication record on global climate change\, she has been elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America\, the American Academy of Microbiology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. \nIn 2017\, Kathleen began to work within our local area to enact real-world solutions to climate change. She co-founded OC Clean Power\, a grassroots organization of over 30 non-profits\, businesses\, school organizations\, and faith groups. With her leadership\, they successfully lobbied Irvine\, Fullerton\, Huntington Beach\, and Buena Park to found OC Power Authority\, one of the largest renewable energy programs in California. \nKathleen is running for a seat on the Irvine City Council. She and her husband\, Jim\, are proud parents to twins who love the outdoors\, science\, and art. They remind her of what’s at stake for a better future.     \n\n        \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n                \n        \n    \n    \n        \n        \n                    \n                    \n\n        \n        Ayn Craciun is the Orange County Policy Manager with Climate Action Campaign\, a leading nonprofit climate policy watchdog in the region. Ayn’s work focuses on advancing equity\, facilitating adoption of zero carbon Climate Action & Adaptation Plans\, Building Electrification policies\, and Community Choice Energy — any city’s fastest path to 100% clean energy. Before embarking on her path as an environmental advocate\, Ayn had a successful career in corporate communications and PR. In 2016\, Ayn helped advocate for the City of Irvine’s historic organic landscaping policy. In 2018\, Ayn turned her focus to the climate crisis and helped build a coalition of support to create the Irvine-led Orange County Power Authority\, which launched in December 2020. In Feb. 2021\, she joined Climate Action Campaign\, helping draft and build support for the City of Irvine’s ACHIEVES climate resolution\, which made Irvine the first city in Southern California and the third in the state to commit to 2030 zero carbon goals in line with the most recent climate science.
URL:https://canyondems.org/event/earthday2021/
LOCATION:Virtual Online\, CA
CATEGORIES:Action,Virtual Event
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