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Members and friends of parks, recreation and nature in Berkeley are invited to the
15th Annual Berkeley Partners for Parks Holiday Party on Monday
December 8, from 7 to 9 pm
at the home of John and Michelle Steere
2329 Webster
(just west of Telegraph and around the corner from Halcyon Commons).
There will be light food and drink for all and an occasion to celebrate our city’s parks/creeks/paths/recreation and the partnerships that nurture them and the community at large.
3rd Monday of each month
(no meeting in December)
7:30pm-9:00pm
Open to the public
Live Oak Rec CenterThriving Communities: Funding for Local Parks & Urban Greening
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
You are invited to attend Building Thriving Communities: Funding for Local Parks & Urban Greening, on Tuesday, December 9th,co-sponsored bythe Bay Area Open Space Council and the California Council of Land Trusts.
The workshop will include a session entitled "Environment, Race and PrivilegeLiving in Relationship" followedbypresentations on new funding opportunities for local parks and urban greening. Please see the attached agenda for more details.
The location for this workshop is still being finalized, but it will be in either San Francisco or Oakland and will be transit accessible. A follow-up email will be sent when the location is set.
A fee of $25 is necessary to cover the cost of refreshments, lunches and handouts. Checks should be made payable to Bay Area Open Space Council and either brought the day of the meeting or mailed to the address below:
Danny Margolis
Greenbelt Alliance
631 Howard Street, Suite 510
San Francisco, CA 94105
Please contact Elizabeth Adam by Today, Friday December 5th at elizabeth@openspacecouncil.org to RSVP.
(BPFP apologizes for the short notice)
AGENDA
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Bettina Ring, Executive Director, Bay Area Open Space Council Chuck Mills, Associate Director, California Council of Land Trusts
10:10 a.m. Environment, Race, Privilege…Living in Relationship Kaylynn Sullivan Two Trees, Artist Carolyn Finney, Geographer
As an artist and geographer respectively, Kaylynn and Carolyn have extensively explored relationships shaped by perception, identity and landscape. Their combined research, artwork, presentations, writing and group facilitations reflect a unique cartography of experience that we wish to expand into broader circles of collaboration.
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. A New Era of Local Conservation
Assembly Member Anna Caballero
1:00 p.m. Partnerships and Opportunities for Greening the Bay Area
Amy Hutzel, Bay Area Program Manager, State Coastal
Conservancy
1:20 p.m. Housing-Related Parks Program – HCD (invited)
1:50 p.m. Strategic Growth Council
Marie Liu, Consultant for Senate Natural Resources
Committee
2:20 p.m. Statewide Park Development and Community
Revitalization Act of 2008 – DPR (invited)
2:50 p.m. Q& A and Next Steps
Chuck Mills
3:20 p.m. Wrap-up
Bettina Ring
FREE HOLIDAY EVENT! Sunday, December 14th, 12-5pm at Waterside Workshops! Make your own wooden toys and fleece hats from recycled materials! Free food! Local Music! Bring the whole family! This is a free event due to the generous support of the City of Berkeley , the San Francisco Foundation, and Grocery Outlet.
http://www.watersideworkshops.org/
Make Your Own Bike Bag Beginning class for those with little or no sewing experience. We will cover the basics of sewing on the home machines, several important bag making techniques, an intro to bag design, as well as a brief look at the industrial machines. From noon to 4 p.m. at Waterside Workshops, 84 Bolivar Drive, at BerkeleyՉ۪s Aquatic Park. Cost for beginning and advanced class is $85. To register call 644-2577. www.watersideworkshops.org