This Saturday from 10 AM - 6 PM, Green Grease Monkey is doing a public conversion on a car to run on waste vegetable oil. Gather ’round. It’s free and open to the public.
Metcalf Alley
(Main St. between College and Waterman), Providence.
General: $100
Students: $40
What are designers doing to address critical issues facing today’s world? How are engineers developing new technologies to improve life on earth? Where are entrepreneurs finding surprising opportunities in this mess? A Better World by Design will attempt to address these questions by demonstrating what professionals and academics are doing to promote sustainable development and change the world for the better.
Over three days, you will hear from dozens of industry leaders about novel approaches and solutions to extreme poverty, access to basic resources, and environmental degradation. Workshops will put theory to practice in the spirit of engineering and galleries will display the innovations and messages of talented designers.
More information at www.abetterworldbydesign.com
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Hi there makers and shakers. A lot of folks have been discussing how
to speak out about the upcoming election. I invite all of us to do
something TOGETHER. I’ve put together a project for us all called
bike writing. I’ve planned a bike ride for the Providence folk (but if
your not in Prov still keep reading!!!!) in which the route spells YES
WE CAN —– YES WE CAN put Obama in the white house and YES WE CAN
embrace alternative forms of transportation. Let’s be a moving force
that takes to the streets! I’m making t-shirts and handouts for the
Providence ride encouraging people to get out and VOTE. Moving
cooridinated masses speak loudly! Invite all your friends. I’ve set a
date for the Providence event but I also shout out to all the folks in
NYC, St. Louis (MO is a swing state!), Lawrence, Seattle and beyond to
make your own route and create an event. I can definitely help you put
it together and gather folks. I can also help you get t-shirts
together if you want to do it in your town. Let me know if you want to
take charge and head one up. Attached is a image of our route so you
can get a picture of what I’m talking about. the providence BIKE WRITE
October 12 2008 2pm - ???????? Start is at Elmwood and Sacket street
in the West Side (we will cover three hoods on the write) Please let
me know if you wanna join the Providence event and btw you don’t have
to do the whole route…no pressure. There are other jobs too if you
dont wanna write. You could meet us at the check points to help with
flyers and/or film us.
If you are gonna come please also tell me what size American Apparel
shirt you wear (they always run small). If you have friends that wanna
join put them in touch with me.
sarah sandman
sarahsandman(at)gmail(dot)com
59 e transit. apt 2
providence ri 02906
The Steel Yard will be planting 18 trees on October 4th!
We are the FIRST non-residential neighborhood to receive trees in the history of this program-pretty exciting.
We are still looking for VOLUNTEERS to help on Planting Day (holes will be dug the afternoon before).
I would love to count you among the volunteers (and I hope you’ll bring a friend!).
In the hope that you are going to say yes, I include more info below.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND!!!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
WHEN:
SATURDAY 4th begins at 8 am (sharp!) PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES EARLY
(we should be done in about 2 hours)
RAINDATE: ONLY in the event of torrential downpour and lightning will the planting be cancelled-the rain date is October 25.
WHERE:
27 SIMS at the Steel Yard gates
WHAT TO WEAR:
Clothes you dont mind getting dirty
boots (no sandals or sneakers please)
leather gloves (we will have some but if you have a pair, please bring them-leather palm gloves are also OK and cost about less than $5)
THINGS TO BRING IF YOU HAVE:
bypass pruning shears
loper
knife
(we’ll have some of each, but the more tools we have, the faster the work will go!)
THANK YOU!
drake
Drake Patten
Executive Director
The Steel Yard
27 Sims Ave
Providence RI 02909
401 273 7101
drake@thesteelyard.org
Recycle-a-Bike will be accepting donations of complete bikes starting on Saturday Oct. 11th from Noon to 4pm, and after that by appointment only at the Steel Yard. At this time we cannot accept bike parts and are only looking for complete bikes, but that might need a little love.
Check out our website for updates and information: www.recycleabike.org, or contact us at the Steel Yard office, 401-273-7101 or info@recycleabike.org.
Nick Jackson was riding in the bike lane on Allens Ave Friday
afternoon (9/12) and got hit by a semi, shattering his pelvic girdle. He had an
operation yesterday afternoon that appears to have been successful, and he
should be on his feet again in three or four months. Please keep him and
all two-wheeled creatures in your thoughts. And watch out for large
motorized pieces of metal rushing at you as you pedal around.
GOVERNOR’S BLUE RIBBON PANEL ON TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TO HOST FOUR-PART SERIES OF PUBLIC MEETINGS
First One to Be Held in Lincoln on Monday, September 15
Rhode Island, like many states across the nation, is facing a transportation funding crisis. That is why this past March, Governor Carcieri established the Blue Ribbon Panel on Transportation Funding to explore the State’s current transportation funding structure.
Since its inception, the Panel has been reviewing the State’s transportation funding structure, funding needs, as well as future funding options. The Panel is now looking for public input and is therefore announcing four public meetings that will begin on Monday, September 15. The meetings, which will be held at 7 p.m., will provide the general public the opportunity to voice their opinions on the State’s current funding structure and offer suggestions for improvement.
The Blue Ribbon Panel Public Meeting schedule is as follows:
Schedule:
Monday, September 15, 7 p.m., Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Flanagan Campus, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln.
Wednesday, September 17, 7 p.m., CCRI Newport County, One John H. Chafee Boulevard, Newport.
Tuesday, September 23, 7 p.m., University of Rhode Island (URI), Kingston.
Thursday, September 25, 7 p.m., Rhode Island College (RIC), 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Providence.
On Sunday, September 21, 2008 from 3:00 to 6:00 PM, the Peace Flag Project (PFP) is sponsoring Providence’s fifth annual celebration of the UN International Day of Peace in Burnside Park, Kennedy Plaza, downcity Providence. The American Friends Service Committee of Southeast New England and International Institute Rhode Island are also sponsoring the event. It is free and open to the public. This is a peace event, not an antiwar event.
For more details about the event, check out http://www.thepeaceflagproject.org/ or email info@peaceflagproject.org.
