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Northern Virginia Feb. 27     |     Norfolk Feb. 25     |     Richmond Feb. 27     |    

 

 

Northern Virginia

Sat., Feb. 27

1-5 pm

 

Fair Oaks Branch of Merrifield Garden Center,

12101 Lees Hwy.

Fairfax, VA

 

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Nine leading Northern Virginia conservation organizations, representing over 25,000 people, will hear experts address climate change and the need to act. 

 

Panel I:  Energy Efficiency:  The Fastest, Cheapest, Cleanest Way to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Annette Osso, President, Virginia Sustainable Building Network  

Seema Wadhwa, Sustainability Coordinator, INOVA Health Systems

Elenor Hodges, Executive Director, Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment

Max Neubauer, Research Associate, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Panel II:  Crafting and Communicating the Climate Change Message

David A. Fahrenthold, National Environmental Reporter, The Washington Post 

Michael O’Connell, Managing Editor, Connection Newspapers

Karen Akerlof, Research Assistant, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University

Tony Iallonardo, Senior Communications Manager for Global Warming, National Wildlife Federation

The free workshop will be from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Fair Oaks branch of Merrifield Garden Center, Upstairs Meeting Room, 12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, near the Fairfax County Parkway and I-66.

To RVSP and see map and details, visit www.chesapeakeclimate.org/NoVaCAN.

 

Norfolk

Thurs., Feb. 25

7-9 pm

 

Granby High School,

7101 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA

 

  

 

Empower yourself with the tools to become an outstanding environmental advocate.  Learn how to educate policy makers, submit letters to editors, and effectively communicate to media outlets. Social networking tools are vital for successful grassroots organizing.

Featured Speakers: Former Del. Joe Bouchard, Former Virginian-Pilot Editor Dennis Hartig, Sierra Club's organizer and blogger Eileen Levandoski.

For more information call Alex at 757-816-1231.  Click here to RSVP.

 
 

Richmond

Sat., Feb. 27

10am-1pm

 

Capital Building House Room 3, Richmond, VA

    

Participants at this Richmond workshop are sure to leave each workshop having taken a tangible action.

1 - Congressional update - What are they doing? (JR Tolbert, Environment VA)
2 - Advocacy for the Active Person (Chelsea Harnish, CCAN)
3 - Building a Relationship with Government Officials (Matt Zogby, VA League of Conservation Voters)
4 - Working with the Media (Antigone Ambrose, Sierra Club)

For more information contact Antigone Ambrose at antigone.ambrose@sierraclub.org or 804-225-9113 ext. 103.

Click here to RSVP.