Hosted By EcoShip:
Join us on Saturday, March 29th between 10am-3pm as we welcome Earth Month. We'll be hosting a neighborhood clean-up and 8 sustainable organizations and businesses based in Chicago who will be sharing their missions. Enjoy complimentary light bites and N/A beverages throughout the event and enter for a chance to win some goodies!
A book club for anyone who wants to learn about degrowth. Join us for coffee, tea, and a discussion about the economic and social movement that might just change the world!
Degrowth is an economic and social movement that advocates for shrinking economies to reduce resource consumption and environmental impact.
Hosted in partnership with One Earth Local, Climate Ready Community Outreach Oak Park (COOP), and the Village of Oak Park.
Join us for this Earth Month Community Kickoff event for all ages in alignment with Earth Day 2025’s theme of Our Power, Our Planet. Come to learn, play, and connect with community groups working in the sustainability space while enjoying local treats.
Registration is encouraged; walk-ins are welcome.
Bozho and welcome to Trickster Cultural Center's Intertribal Youth Council!
We are thrilled to have you participate in creating a special space where young people from our community can come together to celebrate their culture, learn from one another, and engage in meaningful activities.
This group is open to all youth ages 10 and up who are interested in exploring and celebrating Indigenous culture. We will be learning all about advocating, developing and implementing policies and services in outreach engagements, coalitions, and government in a range of self steered youth related issues. Bring your enthusiasm, your questions, and your spirit of adventure!
Be a Food Waste Hero during Food Waste Prevention Week 2024 and save the day, one meal at a time. Don't be fooled by waste—join the mission to rescue delicious meals and be the hero our planet needs.
Join us for a 3.4-mile walk observing the blooming wildflowers, listening for animals and taking in the smells of spring’s arrival. Perfect for families.
Celebrate Earth Day by helping clean up litter in the Forest Preserves. Litter picks and supplies will be available to check out.
Join the American Indian Center on a hike through the woods to identify trees and plants, discuss sustainable practices, and learn how Native people view plants as relatives. Grove 13.
Celebrate Earth Day by helping clean up litter in the Forest Preserves. Litter picks and supplies will be available to check out.
Join us for the 2025 Climate Action Hero Awards, an inspiring evening dedicated to recognizing the individuals, businesses, and organizations leading the way in climate action. Hosted by the Climate Action Museum (CAM) this annual event highlights those making a tangible impact through education, advocacy, innovation, and direct action.
alt_ [Alt Space Chicago] is marking its 5th anniversary with a grand opening event from April 25-27 at our new location, 5645 W Lake St [Corcoran Pl]. The event will showcase the organization's mission through three key pillars: art, community, and faith.
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is the largest and most comprehensive education initiative of the compost industry. It is celebrated during the first full week of May throughout the US and internationally. The goal of ICAW is to work together to raise public awareness on why we all should be composting our organics and using compost to create healthier soil.
Participate in the 2025 Health & Hunger Illinois Regional Summit, hosted by Illinois SNAP-Education, and explore strategies to catalyze collaboration among local, public, and regional organizations to address food insecurity and health.
Bring in your gently used books and leave with some new-to-you books! Books can be any genre and reading level; nature-themed books encouraged.
A book club for anyone who wants to learn about degrowth. Join us for coffee, tea, and a discussion about the economic and social movement that might just change the world!
Degrowth is an economic and social movement that advocates for shrinking economies to reduce resource consumption and environmental impact.
On Sat., March 8: from 5-8:00 pm from the edges of the world, come explore polar photography and learn about conservation efforts at a community event to support Polar Bears International and honor International Women's Day with women leaders. Held at Aglaïa Coffee & Tea Co., 925 W. Chicago Ave. in Chicago with street parking or close public transportation.
What does it mean to imagine and implement climate justice? This interdisciplinary symposium is driven by the urgent need for a range of interventions and tools: critique, experimentation, imagination, pragmatics and policy. Bringing together thinkers from Europe and the U.S., speakers explore climate, energy, and infrastructure across networked urban and regional scales: from city to region to nation to planet. The symposium stages a conversation among scholars and practitioners who too rarely are in conversation, but have much to learn from each other.
What does it mean to imagine and implement climate justice? This interdisciplinary symposium is driven by the urgent need for a range of interventions and tools: critique, experimentation, imagination, pragmatics and policy. Bringing together thinkers from Europe and the U.S., speakers explore climate, energy, and infrastructure across networked urban and regional scales: from city to region to nation to planet. The symposium stages a conversation among scholars and practitioners who too rarely are in conversation, but have much to learn from each other.
A book club for anyone who wants to learn about degrowth. Join us for coffee, tea, and a discussion about the economic and social movement that might just change the world!
Degrowth is an economic and social movement that advocates for shrinking economies to reduce resource consumption and environmental impact.
Research shows that people are more persuaded by personal stories (especially from young people) than by data.This year we will have a "Story Jam" with youth activists followed by a youth-led workshop where you can craft and share your climate story. Your story can be used to write Letters to the Editor, persuade elected officials or even family members!
Bozho and welcome to Trickster Cultural Center's Intertribal Youth Council!
We are thrilled to have you participate in creating a special space where young people from our community can come together to celebrate their culture, learn from one another, and engage in meaningful activities.
This group is open to all youth ages 10 and up who are interested in exploring and celebrating Indigenous culture. We will be learning all about advocating, developing and implementing policies and services in outreach engagements, coalitions, and government in a range of self steered youth related issues. Bring your enthusiasm, your questions, and your spirit of adventure!
Wild Things 2025 will offer another exciting lineup workshops, presentations, and sessions from regional and national experts, plus meet & greets, video content, exhibitors, sponsors, and more! Tickets for Wild Things 2025 are now on sale and the full conference program will be announced soon.
Oak Park Climate Action Network (OPCAN) is a volunteer group of Oak Park, Illinois, residents working to eliminate our community’s contribution to the global climate crisis through equitable policies and practices.
OPCAN advocates for the timely implementation of the goals of Climate Ready Oak Park, the climate action plan adopted by the Village of Oak Park in 2022. We also advocate for more climate-friendly policies with other local taxing bodies, residents, businesses, and organizations.
This is an educator exchange event that invites teachers to share resources connecting students to biodiversity in the classroom. Join EarthEcho International and SciStarter as we share resources focused on biodiversity and community science, leading to student action. During this virtual share-a-thon, learn how to bring biodiversity resources to life in your classroom and inspire your students to participate in community science. Be sure to bring your favorite biodiversity resources to share!
Climate Ready Community Outreach to Oak Park (C.O.O.P)
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
6-7:30 pm
Via Zoom
COOP is an outreach project around the Village of Oak Park’s Climate Ready Oak Park sustainability plan. COOP is a place where Oak Park-area residents can collaborate on projects that spread the word to residents about ways to act locally on climate change. Membership is not limited to green groups-- you can be from ANY group that comprises people from the area. If you would like your Oak Park-area, community based organization to be a part of COOP, please contact:
laurie@oneearthcollective.org
Join Trinity Lutheran Church for an insightful presentation by the Sierra Club, where they will discuss the growing concerns regarding plastics in our environment and explore ways to reduce our plastic footprint.
Bozho and welcome to Trickster Cultural Center's Intertribal Youth Council!
We are thrilled to have you participate in creating a special space where young people from our community can come together to celebrate their culture, learn from one another, and engage in meaningful activities.
This group is open to all youth ages 10 and up who are interested in exploring and celebrating Indigenous culture. We will be learning all about advocating, developing and implementing policies and services in outreach engagements, coalitions, and government in a range of self steered youth related issues. Bring your enthusiasm, your questions, and your spirit of adventure!
We have a great meeting planned for February in Austin-- flyer attached. Please share and invite your Westside networks. We're trying to build our coalition.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
6-7:30 pm
Alt_ Headquarters
5645 W Corcoran Place, Chicago 60644
Dinner included!
RSVP by 2/6 at 5 pm at https://tinyurl.com/8a4adbfy
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will join 13th District Commissioner and Environment and Sustainability Committee Vice-Chair Josina Morita for Cook County’s first Environmental Justice Town Hall this evening.
The County’s Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES) is seeking input from the public on the County’s draft environmental justice (EJ) policy. This draft has been co-developed by an EJ internal working group, made up of County employees, and the EJ Community Advisory Committee. Once adopted by the County, the environmental justice policy will help inform and guide programming and policy decision-making across County bureaus and departments.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will join 13th District Commissioner and Environment and Sustainability Committee Vice-Chair Josina Morita for Cook County’s first Environmental Justice Town Hall this evening.
The County’s Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES) is seeking input from the public on the County’s draft environmental justice (EJ) policy. This draft has been co-developed by an EJ internal working group, made up of County employees, and the EJ Community Advisory Committee. Once adopted by the County, the environmental justice policy will help inform and guide programming and policy decision-making across County bureaus and departments.
Climate Ready Community Outreach to Oak Park (C.O.O.P)
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
6-7:30 pm
Via Zoom
COOP is an outreach project around the Village of Oak Park’s Climate Ready Oak Park sustainability plan. COOP is a place where Oak Park-area residents can collaborate on projects that spread the word to residents about ways to act locally on climate change. Membership is not limited to green groups-- you can be from ANY group that comprises people from the area. If you would like your Oak Park-area, community based organization to be a part of COOP, please contact:
laurie@oneearthcollective.org
Join the Protecting Healthy Waters Green Vision Initiative team for a group visit to the Shimmer on Horizons exhibition by Andrea Carlson, Ojibwa/European descent. Grounded in Anishinaabe understandings of space and time, the works in this exhibition reflect on how land carries memories of colonial expansion and violence, as well as Indigenous presence and resistance.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will join 13th District Commissioner and Environment and Sustainability Committee Vice-Chair Josina Morita for Cook County’s first Environmental Justice Town Hall this evening.
The County’s Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES) is seeking input from the public on the County’s draft environmental justice (EJ) policy. This draft has been co-developed by an EJ internal working group, made up of County employees, and the EJ Community Advisory Committee. Once adopted by the County, the environmental justice policy will help inform and guide programming and policy decision-making across County bureaus and departments.
What: People for Community Recovery's 5th Annual Hazel EJ Event
Who: Cheryl Johnson, PCR's Executive Director & Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome, Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer White House Council on Environmental Quality
When: Saturday, January 25, 10am CT
Where: Zoom
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will join 13th District Commissioner and Environment and Sustainability Committee Vice-Chair Josina Morita for Cook County’s first Environmental Justice Town Hall this evening.
The County’s Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES) is seeking input from the public on the County’s draft environmental justice (EJ) policy. This draft has been co-developed by an EJ internal working group, made up of County employees, and the EJ Community Advisory Committee. Once adopted by the County, the environmental justice policy will help inform and guide programming and policy decision-making across County bureaus and departments.
Students in grades 3 to 5 will learn the basics of how to make a film from professional filmmakers. Instruction will cover story, framing, lighting, audio, editing, and production. Entering the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest is encouraged but not compulsory.
BRING AN IPAD OR TABLET! Nut-free snacks and water are provided. Cost is $45 for River Forest residents and $50 for non-residents. Location is River Forest Depot, 401 Thatcher Ave., River Forest, IL. This is a collaboration with the River Forest Park District.
For many of our youth and their families, finding a warm coat that fits is a crucial challenge each year. Without one, a young person can struggle to go to school, attend BUILD programs, escape dangerous situations, or stay healthy. A good coat can mean hope and safety, and each year we help more than three hundred more youth stay warm.
Chicago Conservation Corps’s Fall 2024 Sustainability Leadership Training is your way to spark change in your community.
You will receive training from C3 Experts representing established organizations already doing sustainability work. After
completing the Sustainability Leadership Training, C3 Leaders become sustainability champions in their communities and
receive funds and individualized museum staff support for an unlimited number of sustainability projects.
This 8-week course will be held online via Zoom this fall. Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings,
October 2 - November 20, from 6pm-8pm. We never want finances to be a barrier to participation and as a result this
training is pay what you can. If you are able, a $125 suggested course fee helps to offset staff time and resources.
How to Attend:
Scan the QR code, visit naturemuseum.org/c3, or call 773-755-5128 to reserve a space.
Chicago Conservation Corps’s Fall 2024 Sustainability Leadership Training is your way to spark change in your community.
You will receive training from C3 Experts representing established organizations already doing sustainability work. After
completing the Sustainability Leadership Training, C3 Leaders become sustainability champions in their communities and
receive funds and individualized museum staff support for an unlimited number of sustainability projects.
This 8-week course will be held online via Zoom this fall. Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings,
October 2 - November 20, from 6pm-8pm. We never want finances to be a barrier to participation and as a result this
training is pay what you can. If you are able, a $125 suggested course fee helps to offset staff time and resources.
How to Attend:
Scan the QR code, visit naturemuseum.org/c3, or call 773-755-5128 to reserve a space.
Chicago Conservation Corps’s Fall 2024 Sustainability Leadership Training is your way to spark change in your community.
You will receive training from C3 Experts representing established organizations already doing sustainability work. After
completing the Sustainability Leadership Training, C3 Leaders become sustainability champions in their communities and
receive funds and individualized museum staff support for an unlimited number of sustainability projects.
This 8-week course will be held online via Zoom this fall. Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings,
October 2 - November 20, from 6pm-8pm. We never want finances to be a barrier to participation and as a result this
training is pay what you can. If you are able, a $125 suggested course fee helps to offset staff time and resources.
How to Attend:
Scan the QR code, visit naturemuseum.org/c3, or call 773-755-5128 to reserve a space.
This powerful exploration of how activists are creatively using media to engage, activate, and organize—and the voices we still need to amplify. Featuring panelists from Girl Voter, Free Spirit Media, and Chicago Film Workshop, moderated by Maxwell Evans of Block Club Chicago.
View the Atlas cedars of Morocco, walk the urban streets of India, and see the mythical blue stag of Mexico, among other adventures.
On Saturday, Nov. 2, watch 6 short, One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest Atlantic/USA region honorable mention films online from 12 to 1 p.m. CDT, take a long break, and then see 5 more Pacific region films from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. CDT. Hear from some of the filmmakers before their films screen to learn what inspired them and the impact they hope to make with their films.
View the Atlas cedars of Morocco, walk the urban streets of India, and see the mythical blue stag of Mexico, among other adventures.
On Saturday, Nov. 2, watch 6 short, One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest Atlantic/USA region honorable mention films online from 12 to 1 p.m. CDT, take a long break, and then see 5 more Pacific region films from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. CDT. Hear from some of the filmmakers before their films screen to learn what inspired them and the impact they hope to make with their films.
Chicago Conservation Corps’s Fall 2024 Sustainability Leadership Training is your way to spark change in your community.
You will receive training from C3 Experts representing established organizations already doing sustainability work. After
completing the Sustainability Leadership Training, C3 Leaders become sustainability champions in their communities and
receive funds and individualized museum staff support for an unlimited number of sustainability projects.
This 8-week course will be held online via Zoom this fall. Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings,
October 2 - November 20, from 6pm-8pm. We never want finances to be a barrier to participation and as a result this
training is pay what you can. If you are able, a $125 suggested course fee helps to offset staff time and resources.
How to Attend:
Scan the QR code, visit naturemuseum.org/c3, or call 773-755-5128 to reserve a space.
