Bicycle Art Salon Hosts Monthly Speaker Series Beginning Apr. 4, 2011

Richmond, CA, February 28, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Bicycle Art Salon and Debra Berliner of the Ecology Center, Berkeley, CA, invite residents to learn new ways to respond to climate change through personal, political, and community action. Minimize your greenhouse gas emissions, maximize your sense of community at a Climate Action Workshop, Monday, April 4, 7-9pm at the Bridge Art Space, 23 Maine Ave. Richmond, CA 94804. Dinner will be served from 5pm to 7pm (donation requested) and space reservation must be made prior to the event. Admission to the event itself is free.

At this workshop you will:
Receive information and ideas for taking action to reduce your ecological footprint, facilitate community building, and drive political action on climate change, create a measurable action plan and benefit from the support, wisdom, and experience of fellow participants, and the expertise of the Ecology Center.

This is part of the monthly speaker series held by the Bicycle Art Salon, designed to bring together activists and community members dedicated to furthering cycling and environmental causes. For more information, see BicycleArtSalon.com, email BicycleArtSalon@gmail.com or call (831) 440-7699.

About the Bicycle Art Salon
The Richmond Bicycle Art Salon (Richmond, CA) is a group of individuals and organizations dedicated to enhancing and promoting bicycling, walking, art and other healthy, environmentally friendly, family activities throughout the community of Richmond, CA. The Co-Directors of the group are Slimm Buick, noted San Francisco artist and resident of Richmond, CA, and his wife, Justine tenZeldam, an events coordinator and publicist. They founded the group to draw attention to the bicycle trail near their home in the “Iron Triangle” area. The portion of the Richmond Greenway in question is also part of the Bay Trail Network and the National Rails To Trails Program.

www.BicycleArtSalon.com
bicycleartsalon@gmail.com

About the Ecology Center,
The Ecology Center (Berkeley, CA) was founded in 1969 as one of the first action-oriented environmental organizations in the country. In the early days, the Ecology Center was a meeting place where environmental thinkers and activists gathered and distributed information through the bookstore, newsletter, library, and printing press. The Ecology Center facilitates urban lifestyles consistent with the goals of ecological sustainability, social equity, and economic development. Their programs include Information Services, Berkeley's residential curbside recycling, the three Berkeley Farmers' Markets, the Farm Fresh Choice food justice program, Terrain Magazine, and the EcoHouse demonstration house and garden. In 1971, two tankers collided and dumped nearly a million gallons of crude oil into the San Francisco Bay. The Ecology Center organized volunteer crews to clean oil from beaches and aquatic birds and within a few days became a well-known institution. Today, people still turn to our information hotline in response to environmental crises. The Ecology Center continues to be a place "where people go for reliable information, practical alternatives, and to connect with others to problem-solve." From www.EcologyCenter.org, 2530 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702. 510-548-2220.

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