Media > Festival Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19th, 2008
1st Annual Sustainable West Seattle Festival
Sustainable West Seattle will be holding its 1st Annual
Festival across the street from the Sunday Farmers Market (in the Wells
Fargo Bank parking lot) 1 block West of the Alaska Junction this May 4th
from 10am to 3pm. The Festival will feature a wide range of sustainability
speakers, workshops and exhibitors revolving around the theme of “Building
Community, Making Connections”.
Special activities will include: a Food Drive for the West Seattle Food
Bank, Neighborhood House
Green Building bus tours of the new High Point Project, a bicycle maintenance
area, and a special
“Undriving License” booth where festival-goers can get a free Undriving
license along with ten free
Metro bus tickets!
A Transit Forum addressing issues affecting West Seattle will simultaneously
be held one block
South of the main Festival site, at Arts West, 4711 California Ave SW.
The Transit Forum will
feature discussions with Richard Conlin, Dow Constantine, and others. There
will also be a
presentation and discussion about the Viaduct by the People’s Waterfront
Coalition.
“We see a growing awareness and desire in the people in our neighborhoods
to engage in a
process of becoming more sustainable”, said SWS President Bill Reiswig.
“There is a great
interest in climate change, transportation alternatives, renewable energy,
local foods and economies,
and restoring local creeks, rivers and the Puget Sound.”
Sustainable West Seattle is a non-profit organization that educates and
advocates for urban
sustainability in our local community. The group envisions a West Seattle
community of empowered
citizens who actively lead one another toward greater self-reliance, local
democracy, social justice,
and existence in harmony with life on earth.
More details about the Festival and SWS, including the Festival poster,
a complete Program Guide,
and a listing of exhibitors, may be found at http://sustainablewestseattle.org.
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Contact: Brian Allen - SWS 2008 Festival Coordinator (206) 973-7374
secretary@sustainablewestseattle.org
Bill Reiswig - SWS President (206) 883-7040
pres@sustainablewestseattle.org
http://www.sustainablewestseattle.org/
Sustainable West Seattle
PO Box 16307, Seattle WA 98116