350 Sacramento: A Local Response to a Global Emergency
Join us for May Is Bike Month and other activities
May Is Bike Month is a month-long party that will help you get in super shape, make new friends, and test your own limits...plus leave your car at home. Besides the general MIBM activities, team 350 Sacramento has planned extra fun events throughout the month. Please join us!! Sign up today at http://www.mayisbikemonth.com and choose the "350 Sacramento" team. Then drop us an email at info@350sacramento.org to make sure we can contact you.
• May 1—MIBM Kickoff, 11-1 at Fremont Park • May 7—Dinner at Hot Italian plus a tour of the restaurant composter by a representative from GRAS (Green Restaurants Alliance Sacramento); time TBA • May 9--Bike Fest, 11-1 at the Capitol (350 Sac will have a table--come visit us) • May 9--Sacramento Food-Cycle Celebration, 5-8 pm at Fremont Park. • May 10--Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour at the Crest Theater. Reception 5 pm ($15) and Films 6:30-9:30 ($10). • May 11--Davis Farmer's Market. Ride to the Davis Farmer's Market, approximately 30+ miles round trip. Meet at 8 am at Grant Park (C & 22nd in midtown). • May 12--CycloFemme Ride. Teach women to ride and they will change the world! Mileage options range from 12-27 miles, or anything in between. Meet at the Guy West Bridge on the American River Parkway at 9 am, William B. Pond from 10 am-10:30 am, and Sunflower Drive-In in Fair Oaks for more fun and celebration around 11:30 am. • May 18--EcoHome Tour. Join us for a bike ride around Sacramento and Carmichael neighborhoods to see what people have done to reduce their carbon footprint at home. Homeowners and guest speakers will discuss various sustainable aspects at each location, including but not limited to: aquaponics, community gardening, sustainable architecture design, home retrofits, energy efficient appliances, bicycle commuting, beekeeping, solar electricity and solar water heater. More information and registration at http://ecohometour2013.eventbrite.com/. Space limited. • May 19--A Day on the Farm at Soil Born Farm, 10-3 in Rancho Cordova. Ride out to learn, eat, and celebrate. Lots of activities throughout the day. $5. • May 25 or 26—Folsom Ride. At the end of a month of riding you will be able to ride to Folsom and back, approximately 60 miles. If we go on Saturday we will head for Karen's. If Sunday, we'll figure something out. • May 29--Green Fair, 11:00-1:30 at the Capitol (350 Sac will have a table--come visit us) Hack for Sac
Join Code for Sacramento and Greenwise Joint Venture for “Hack for Sac,” an event affiliated with the National Day of Civic Hacking organized by the White House to bring together citizens, software developers, and entrepreneurs to collaboratively create, build, and invent new solutions to solve challenges relevant to our neighborhoods and our cities.
GREENWISE CHALLENGE Build a solution that encourages local residents and visitors to purchase food grown in the Sacramento region. For example, approaches might deliver a smartphone app for buying food from local farmers and ranchers, or perhaps an online game for eating at restaurants using locally sourced ingredients. All deliciously creative ideas are welcome! Hack for Sac 6:30 p.m., Friday, May 31 to 8 p.m., Saturday, June 1 FREE Hacker Lab, 1715 I Street, Sacramento (Map) View the schedule and register at http://hackforsac.eventbrite.com Breakfast and lunch provided on June 1. Note: Participants can take breaks, go home to sleep, and participate for as long as you able! Come and go as you please. The team who creates the best solution to encourage people to purchase food grown in the Sacramento area will receive recognition from Greenwise Joint Venture, the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Office of Mayor Kevin Johnson. We need non-technically savvy people from around the community--especially those with a passion for the Sacramento area--to provide insight into our region’s most pressing challenges. Arrive with friends or alone--we can match individuals to teams. Fossil Free: Divest From Fossil Fuels
A campaign to divest from fossil fuels and protect our future-- gofossilfree.org
Students and alumni can get involved with the divestment campaign at your college or university. Local campaigns:
In Rolling Stone: The Case for Fossil-Fuel Divestment: On the road with the new generation of college activists fighting for the environment, by Bill McKibben, 22 Feb 2013. In Climate Progress: McKibben Must-Read: The Case For Fossil-Fuel Divestment, Joe Romm, 26 Feb 2013.
Forward on Climate Bay Area Rally, San Francisco. Feb. 17, 2013.
Photo by Taylor Hawke.
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350 Sacramento is an organization that supports local initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and works to engage Sacramento area citizens and local community groups in helping to build a global climate movement.
What is 350? 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Scientists measure carbon dioxide in “parts per million” (ppm), so 350 ppm is the number humanity needs to get below as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change. We are currently at about 390 ppm and climbing. 
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