Ideas for Action
To present large scale vision, small scale recommendations for action, and a framework for connecting the two, we use a 3x3 grid: This framework reflects a Jewish sensibility. According to the Talmud, “Great is study, because study leads to action.” (Kiddushin, 40b). Action is grounded in, and inspired by education. In the context of sustainability and climate change, action must have two arms; first, small scale changes in behavior and policy within our homes, communities and institutions; second, advocacy; speaking out publicly to persuade our leaders to take the large-scale steps that will be necessary to make our societies more sustainable
We invite communities to take upon themselves a commitment to work in all 9 boxes – starting with a topic that interests them. This is an iterative process. As a community, we can make progress in all nine boxes if everyone follows their passion. We have to promise ourselves that we will take action.
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| Individual | Entries for individual to do education about transportation issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Learn
to reduce your CO2 emissions and
tips for maintaining a more sustainable
vehicle through
ecoDriving USA. Explore new sustainable transportation ideas Learn about Clean Vehicles 101 ,the impact of transportation choices, and green transportation Learn how to green your weddings and bar and bat mitzvah celebrations. Attend Jewish and Israeli environmental events listed on the GZA events calendar. Learn about Israel's environment with the GZA's online educational materials, articles, news stories, videos, books and research projects! View a no-idling video www.thechildsafeschool.org/devideo.html |
Entries for individual to do action about transportation issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Watch AIT Purchase fuel efficient vehicles Ride your bike to school or work Carpool. For more info: contact the Rideshare Directory or eRideShare.com Borrow a car when there’s no alternative to driving (most major cities have this service). Want to volunteer in Israel for a day? A week? A month? A year? Become a GZA Bikkurim Volunteer! The GZA Job Board lists Jewish employment opportunities to help the environment. No idling when your vehicle is parked or waiting for a passengerwww.grassrootsinfo.org/diesel.htm I think its time to stop buying and eating snacks that come in metal foil bags. The foil is energy expensive to make, does not compost and is wasetful of transportation costs. Yoram |
Entries for individual to do advocacy about transportation issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Call your representative to tell them you need them to act on strong climate legislation. Click here for more info from the RAC. Speak up for change in your community. Contact a local official asking for bike lanes and pedestrian and child-friendly policies in your community Create a bike-friendly campaign in your community. Transportation Alternatives, a NYC-based organization, can serve as a model for your community Sign Hazon’s Jewish Climate Change Pledge |
| Institution | Entries for institution to do education about transportation issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Bring
in a health professional to
talk about clean air issues including
respiratory
illnesses related to pollution Bring in Jewish educators or environmental educators to speak or teach about oil consumption, mass-transit, and smart growth Show films such as Who Killed the Electric Car followed by a discussion Show No-Idling Zone video |
Entries for institution to do action about transportation issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Create
a bike friendly community at your
institution (e.g., bike parking,
indoor
showers) Help match up families for carpooling to & from your institution Create an incentive program to encourage staff to carpool or purchase a more fuel-efficient vehicle Have someone monitor cars at your institution to keep them from idling Adopt a no-idling policy for all vehicles (including cars, buses and delivery trucks)on property of your school, synagogue, or any other institution.http://www.howgreenismytown.org/myschoolsystem/ssnoidling.html |
Entries for institution to do advocacy about transportation issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Partner
with a local green org to work
together for change Liaise locally and/or nationally with secular green orgs or Jewish orgs working towards environmental stewardship Invite elected officials to speak at your institution and invite other local institutions to join you. Learn Conservation Conversation tips. Create a No Idling Campaign at your institution Have your institution sign Hazon’s Climate Change Pledge |
| Community | Entries for community to do education about transportation issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Educate
your community about
smart growth
which can
make transportation more
sustainable Attend the "Jewish Response to the Energy Challenge" (J-REC) Conference in San Francisco, CA Sunday, November 8th. Watch the web cast and join a united Jewish movement for clean and secure energy. www.jrec-conference.org |
Entries for community to do action about transportation issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Plan
a community program to discuss
ways to create more
livable
and safe streets Create a bike-friendly community by creating car-free zones Local government provides transportation options, imposes and enforces no-idling policyhttp://www.howgreenismytown.org/mylocalgovt/lgtransportation.html |
Entries for community to do advocacy about transportation issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Sign
up for advocacy alerts through
national
environmental organizations Create a no-idling campaign in your community (see institution advocacy model for ideas) |
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| Individual | Entries for individual to do education about energy issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource
Learn about Clean
Energy 101 Learn 50 Ways to Stop Global Warming Attend Jewish and Israeli environmental events listed on the GZA events calendar. Learn about Israel's environment with the GZA's online educational materials, articles, news stories, videos, books and research projects! |
Entries for individual to do action about energy issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource
Reduce energy consumption. Purchase Energy Star appliances Purchase compact fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs from bulbs.com, Home Depot or your local hardware store. Learn how to Take Action when it comes to saving energy. Learn how to green your home Learn 50 Ways to Stop Global Warming During the summer consider using the sun as a natural cloths dryer. Higher a qualified energy contractor to conducting a home energy audit. Want to volunteer in Israel for a day? A week? A month? A year? Become a GZA Bikkurim Volunteer! The GZA Job Board lists Jewish employment opportunities to help the environment. Join Kayam's CSA to reduce transportation and fuel costs and to help mitigate global warming. Supporting local farms and businesses strengthens the local economy and helps combat climate change. Visit us online for more information. I think its time to stop buying and eating snacks that come in metal foil bags. The foil is energy expensive to make, does not compost and is wasetful of transportation costs. Yoram |
Entries for individual to do advocacy about energy issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
| Institution | Entries for institution to do education about energy issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Bring
in a speaker to talk about climate change, energy
issues, energy security, energy independence, and
the Middle East. Learn
more from American Jewish Committee. Find out more about the Energy Star Congregations program. Learn from other organizations working to go green. ajc green project, UJA Green Guide, Greening Reform Judaism,JRF’s Sustainable Synagogue Initiative, JNF Go Neutral Synagogue Affiliate Program Bring in a speaker from the Green Building Council Participate in the Climate Healing Shabbat, Shabbat Noach on October 24 Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org |
Entries for institution to do action about energy issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource
Form
or join a Green Group Bring in an energy auditor to assess your energy consumption and how you can make changes Encourage your institution to purchase Energy Star appliances Show films about the climate crisis followed a discussion. An Inconvenient Truth Everything’s Cool Show films about taking environmental actions that can save energy. Renewal Show a power point that makes a case for Green Building Choice a book on a “greening: topic for your book group. Hire a qualified contractor to conduct an energy audit of your facility. Many states offer incentives towards energy audits or energy efficiency implementation: http://www.dsireusa.org I-SAEF: Israel-Strategic Alternative Energy Foundation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to accelerating research of alternative energy technologies in Israel that can be commercialized for maximum positive impact on the world's energy landscape. i-saef.org |
Entries for institution to do advocacy about energy issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Have
a letter writing campaign at your institution
to encourage your legislators to support
strong climate legislation explaining
the Jewish imperative
to protect the Earth. Invite elected officials to speak at your institution and invite other local institutions to join you. Learn Conservation Conversation tips. |
| Community | Entries for community to do education about energy issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Educate
your community on ways to “go green.”
Here
are some tips from How Green is My
Town? Educate the community on An Inconvenient Truth about the climate change issue Attend the "Jewish Response to the Energy Challenge" (J-REC) Conference in San Francisco, CA Sunday, November 8th. Watch the web cast and join a united Jewish movement for clean and secure energy. www.jrec-conference.org |
Entries for community to do action about energy issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Create
an energy challenge with incentives
to encourage your
community to go green. Create or participate in a community action on the International Day of Climate Action. Learn more at 350.org I-SAEF: Israel-Strategic Alternative Energy Foundation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to accelerating research of alternative energy technologies in Israel that can be commercialized for maximum positive impact on the world's energy landscape. |
Entries for community to do advocacy about energy issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
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| Individual | Entries for individual to do education about food issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Foster a trusting relationship with a farmer, at a farmers market or on the farm. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Attend Jewish and Israeli environmental events listed on the GZA events calendar. Learn about Israel's environment with the GZA's online educational materials, articles, news stories, videos, books and research projects! Follow a blog like Civil Eats, La Vida Locavore, or Obama Foodorama. Learn and Read about food choices, and their impact in the world attend events and programs that discuss food issues Reading resources that help guide sustainable food purchases Read: the Omnviore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan and Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. See the film Food Inc. and the documentary Renewal Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org. |
Entries for individual to do action about food issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Volunteer at Kayam Farm for the afternoon, the week, or the season. Get in touch with the land around you and the cycles of the season. Learn how a small, organic farm operates and functions throughout the year. Trade your vegetables. Go to Farm school at the Jewish Farm School or Adamah Support farmers with whom you've developed trusted relationships. Push yourself, try to eat what's in season all 12 months of the year. Want to volunteer in Israel for a day? A week? A month? A year? Become a GZA Bikkurim Volunteer! The GZA Job Board lists Jewish employment opportunities to help the environment. Compost Join a CSA- or start one plant a vegetable garden Plan a "Green Mitzvah" project at Kayam Farm in honor of your bar or bat mitzvah! Projects in the past have included designing and creating a butterfly garden and planting 100 native fruit trees throughout the Pearlstone property. Contact Tiferet for more details. Join Kayam's CSA to reduce transportation and fuel costs and to help mitigate global warming. Supporting local farms and businesses strengthens the local economy and helps combat climate change. Visit us online for more information. I think its time to stop buying and eating snacks that come in metal foil bags. The foil is energy expensive to make, does not compost and is wasetful of transportation costs. Yoram Step by step, reduce meat consumption. Each year eat meat one less day. Six years, then eat meat only on the Sabbath. |
Entries for individual to do advocacy about food issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Sign the Food Declaration here. Ask your supermarket to carry more products from local family farmers. Follow action alerts with Organic Consumers Association, Farm Aid, and United Farm Workers Speak up for change in your community: writing to a local official – or a national one sign Hazon’s pledge for climate change attend local town hall meetings / community events to speak up for local food at schools, synagogues, community centers Sign-up for national advocacy alerts Urge manufacturers, vendors, and food services to refrain from usingstyrofoam (polystyrene) and other plastics for packaging, and food ware.http://www.howgreenismytown.org/mybusinesscom/bcpolystyrene.html |
| Institution | Entries for institution to do education about food issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Establish
a class a few times a week or month on Jews, food & contemporary issues Approach and discuss kashrut with a specific focus on how it applies to environment implementing an educational program on sustainable food. For example, use Hazon's Min Ha'Aretz curriculum. Send members to the Hazon Food Conference Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org |
Entries for institution to do action about food issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Join the Real Food Challenge Volunteer for local hunger organizations Take a field trip to a farm, even if a CSA is not an immediate option. Go apple or berry picking. Have the rabbi or principal weave food issues into his/her speeches, etc. Start a garden onsite, perhaps to donate to a Grow A Row for the Hungry project Buy organic food, because organic farmers sequester carbon dioxide from the air into the soil. Launch a Community Supported Agriculture program at your institution Examine all food sourcing in your institution – how can you make sure that food served is more sustainable and ethical in all respects? Refer to Hazon’s “Greening Food Guide” Plant a garden for educational programs and activities Implement Compost and Recycling Programs-- check municipalities for available services for waste management in your area donate surplus food to local food pantries Arrange a volunteer opportunity for your synagogue, business, school, or organization to help out at Kayam Farm for the day or an afternoon. Contact Tiferet for more information. Eliminate styrofoam food ware and insist that vendorseliminate styrofoam and other plastic packaging.http://www.howgreenismytown.org/mybusinesscomm/bcpolystyrene.html |
Entries for institution to do advocacy about food issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Join AJWS's world hunger campaign, Fighting Hunger from the ground up.
Start a letter writing campaign for the Child Nutrition Act, Farm Bill, and other legislation that impacts what we eat in America. Rodale Institute Write to elected officials, host events to bring awareness and discussion to these issues For example: Shabbat Potlucks, showing films, drafting letters Partner with environmental organizations and other institutions to work together to help enact change Speak-up in the Jewish community about the importance of environmental sustainability Advocate for changes in the next Farm Bill |
| Community | Entries for community to do education about food issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Make sure
your library has AND features the latest books about Good Food.
Some libraries do a community reading program a la Highland Park Illinois'
One Book having experts come to educate others unfamiliar with food and climate change issues Make sure your library has these books: the Omnviore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan and Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser Work to educate across many community institutions to share resources Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org. |
Entries for community to do action about food issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Find out
what municipal grants might be available to fund food projects, and
apply for them. Host an Eat In in a local public park. Develop or Join in on a community garden Join or create inter-faith learning opportunities Create community events and panels where people can come together to discuss these issues Come together with other institutions to establish a Farmer’s Market and/ or CSA Program Arrange a volunteer opportunity for your synagogue or other community group to help out at Kayam Farm for the day or an afternoon. Contact Tiferet for more information. |
Entries for community to do advocacy about food issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Join city-wide
coalitions for better municipal food policies, a la Foodprint USA test Create a community initiative to reduce the community’s carbon footprint, with set goals and a time frame Join city-wide coalitions to work together on creating change in the community Join in on already established initiatives Create a “Climate Change/ Earth Fair” |
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| Individual | Entries for individual to do education about air quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Attend Jewish and Israeli environmental events listed on the GZA events calendar. Learn about Israel's environment with the GZA's online educational materials, articles, news stories, videos, books and research projects! |
Entries for individual to do action about air quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Want to volunteer in Israel for a day? A week? A month? A year? Become a GZA Bikkurim Volunteer! The GZA Job Board lists Jewish employment opportunities to help the environment. |
Entries for individual to do advocacy about air quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
| Institution | Entries for institution to do education about air quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
Entries for institution to do action about air quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
Entries for institution to do advocacy about air quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
| Community | Entries for community to do education about air quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Attend the "Jewish Response to the Energy Challenge" (J-REC) Conference in San Francisco, CA Sunday, November 8th. Watch the web cast and join a united Jewish movement for clean and secure energy. www.jrec-conference.org |
Entries for community to do action about air quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
Entries for community to do advocacy about air quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
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| Individual | Entries for individual to do education about water quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Attend Jewish and Israeli environmental events listed on the GZA events calendar. Learn about Israel's environment with the GZA's online educational materials, articles, news stories, videos, books and research projects! |
Entries for individual to do action about water quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Want to volunteer in Israel for a day? A week? A month? A year? Become a GZA Bikkurim Volunteer! The GZA Job Board lists Jewish employment opportunities to help the environment. Plan a "Green Mitzvah" project at Kayam Farm in honor of your bar or bat mitzvah! Projects in the past have included designing and creating a butterfly garden and planting 100 native fruit trees throughout the Pearlstone property. Contact Tiferet for more details. |
Entries for individual to do advocacy about water quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
| Institution | Entries for institution to do education about water quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
Entries for institution to do action about water quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Grab your friends and go clean the beach or local river in your area. |
Entries for institution to do advocacy about water quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
| Community | Entries for community to do education about water quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org. |
Entries for community to do action about water quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Arrange a volunteer opportunity for your synagogue or other community group to help out at Kayam Farm for the day or an afternoon. Contact Tiferet for more information. |
Entries for community to do advocacy about water quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
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| Individual | Entries for individual to do education about land quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Attend Jewish and Israeli environmental events listed on the GZA events calendar. Learn about Israel's environment with the GZA's online educational materials, articles, news stories, videos, books and research projects! Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org. |
Entries for individual to do action about land quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Want to volunteer in Israel for a day? A week? A month? A year? Become a GZA Bikkurim Volunteer! The GZA Job Board lists Jewish employment opportunities to help the environment. Plan a "Green Mitzvah" project at Kayam Farm in honor of your bar or bat mitzvah! Projects in the past have included designing and creating a butterfly garden and planting 100 native fruit trees throughout the Pearlstone property. Contact Tiferet for more details. Join Kayam's CSA to reduce transportation and fuel costs and to help mitigate global warming. Supporting local farms and businesses strengthens the local economy and helps combat climate change. Visit us online for more information. |
Entries for individual to do advocacy about land quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
| Institution | Entries for institution to do education about land quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org |
Entries for institution to do action about land quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Arrange a volunteer opportunity for your synagogue, business, school, or organization to help out at Kayam Farm for the day or an afternoon. Contact Tiferet for more information. |
Entries for institution to do advocacy about land quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
| Community | Entries for community to do education about land quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org. |
Entries for community to do action about land quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Arrange a volunteer opportunity for your synagogue or other community group to help out at Kayam Farm for the day or an afternoon. Contact Tiferet for more information. |
Entries for community to do advocacy about land quality issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
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| Individual | Entries for individual to do education about health issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Attend Jewish and Israeli environmental events listed on the GZA events calendar. Learn about Israel's environment with the GZA's online educational materials, articles, news stories, videos, books and research projects! Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org. |
Entries for individual to do action about health issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Want to volunteer in Israel for a day? A week? A month? A year? Become a GZA Bikkurim Volunteer! Join Kayam's CSA to reduce transportation and fuel costs and to help mitigate global warming. Supporting local farms and businesses strengthens the local economy and helps combat climate change. Visit us online for more information. Step by step, reduce meat consumption. Each year eat meat one less day. Six years, then eat meat only on the Sabbath. |
Entries for individual to do advocacy about health issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
| Institution | Entries for institution to do education about health issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org |
Entries for institution to do action about health issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
Entries for institution to do advocacy about health issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
| Community | Entries for community to do education about health issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org. |
Entries for community to do action about health issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Arrange a volunteer opportunity for your synagogue or other community group to help out at Kayam Farm for the day or an afternoon. Contact Tiferet for more information. |
Entries for community to do advocacy about health issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
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| Individual | Entries for individual to do education about climate change issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource learn about the science of climate change and find lots of resources to learn more at http://climatechangeeducation.org/ Attend Jewish and Israeli environmental events listed on the GZA events calendar. Learn about Israel's environment with the GZA's online educational materials, articles, news stories, videos, books and research projects! Learn about the benefits of organic farming, food systems, monocultures and polycultures, Jewish agricultural law and organic farming techniques by scheduling an educational program at Kayam Farm. We run programs for groups of all ages, both Jewish and secular on the community, educational farm in Reisterstown, MD. For more information, contact Casey at casey@pearlstonecenter.org. |
Entries for individual to do action about climate change issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Want to volunteer in Israel for a day? A week? A month? A year? Become a GZA Bikkurim Volunteer! The GZA Job Board lists Jewish employment opportunities to help the environment. Join Kayam's CSA to reduce transportation and fuel costs and to help mitigate global warming. Supporting local farms and businesses strengthens the local economy and helps combat climate change. Visit us online for more information. Step by step, reduce meat consumption. Each year eat meat one less day. Six years, then eat meat only on the Sabbath. |
Entries for individual to do advocacy about climate change issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
| Institution | Entries for institution to do education about climate change issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource The Green Zionist Alliance Community Partners program can help educate organizations and their members about Israel's environment. |
Entries for institution to do action about climate change issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Hire a qualified contractor to conduct an energy audit of your facility. Many states offer incentives towards energy audits or energy efficiency implementation:
http://www.dsireusa.org |
Entries for institution to do advocacy about climate change issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Shalom Ctr: <www.shalomctr.org>: 7 Jewish principles for Climate Policy: Echad; Polluter Pays; Prevent exemptions for Big Coal & Oil; Poor get rebates; Retrain vulnerable workers; Assist change in poor nations; Shift policy toward frugality, simplicity, time for community & reflection (from Making to Being). List your Noah event at http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/602/t/4180/event/index.jsp?event_KEY=50242http://www.shalomctr.org/taxonomy/term/68 Rodale Institute |
| Community | Entries for community to do education about climate change issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource Attend the "Jewish Response to the Energy Challenge" (J-REC) Conference in San Francisco, CA Sunday, November 8th. Watch the web cast and join a united Jewish movement for clean and secure energy. www.jrec-conference.org Try focusing on Judaism - not liberalism; |
Entries for community to do action about climate change issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource |
Entries for community to do advocacy about climate change issues We are still in a development phase for this feature, but you can feel free to add your own resource
Video talk with Rabbi Arthur Waskow about Green Menorah
& climate-activist Hanukkah. Click to
http://www.theshalomcenter.org/node/1645
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