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Posted by barbf on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 16:27

  Local Upcoming Events

October, 2011
 
Sunnyvale City Council Election Events:

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Horizon 2035 Meeting:  Wednesday, October 19; 7-9:30 PM; West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive.  Looking at parts of the Climate Action Plan and considering outreach plans.  Open to all.  Meeting agenda and information packet at:  http://www.pmcworld.com/client/sunnyvale/index.html  (Click under "Upcoming Meetings" on right-hand side.)
 
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The Reverend Canon Sally Bingham, founder of Interfaith Power and Light, speaks in Mountain View:  A Religious Response to Climate Change:  The Moral Imperative of Responding to Global Warming. This Thursday, October 20; 7-9 PM; Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Avenue. Doors open at 6:30. Free.  Sponsored by Acterra and Energy Upgrade Mountain View. 
 
Description:  Rev. Bingham has brought widespread attention to the link between faith and the environment through her work on The Regeneration Project and the Interfaith Power & Light campaign. As one of the first faith leaders to fully recognize global warming as a core moral issue, she has mobilized thousands of religious people to put their faith into action through energy stewardship. Sally has received a Purpose Prize and serves on the national boards of Environmental Defense Fund and Environmental Working Group. 
 
http://interfaithpowerandlight.org/events/, http://www.acterra.org/calendar/

********************************************************************************* BPAC Meeting.  Thursday, October 20; 6:30 PM, West Conference Room, Sunnyvale City Hall, 456 W. Olive.  Report on auto collisions with bikes and pedestrians. http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/bc_agendas/2011/bpac-20111020-a.pdf
 
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Film:  The Future of Food:  Friday, October 21; 7-9:30 PM; Peninsula Conservation Center, 3921 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto.  Free.  Sponsored by Transition Silicon Valley, Acterra, Films of Vision and Hope and Californian 2012 Label GMOs Ballot Initiative Campaign. http://transitionsiliconvalley.org/
 
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VTA Bus Rapid Transit Tour, with VTA Planning Staff:  This Saturday, October 22; 9 AM-noon.  Starts and ends at  Palo Alto Transit Center, 95 University Avenue. (Just take the 22 to the N. end of the line.) Free. Pre-registration required.408.321.5868 or robin.doran@vta.org  (Space still available.)  Come see for yourself what BRT is all about! Ask questions of VTA planning staff. Optional meeting with Transform staff after the tour. http://www.vta.org/rapidtransit/tour.html
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World Water Monitoring Day in Sunnyvale:  Saturday, October 29; 10 AM-noon. Stevens Creek behind West Valley Elementary.  Free, but registration required. The City of Sunnyvale and the Stevens & Permanente Creeks Watershed Council invite you to join us for our local World Water Monitoring Day event to learn about water quality and aquatic life in Stevens Creek. Activities will include monitoring water quality in the creek, insect wildlife observations, kid-crafts and watershed pollution prevention presentations. For more information or to reserve a spot, call (408) 730-7717 or e-mail wpcp@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us.  (Spots still available as of Monday, 10/17, 3 PM.)  (Barb's note:  Looks like a great event for kids!)
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