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Saturday, April 20th

11am - 2:00pm

Lunch is served: Free Food

El Camino College, East Dining Room

PARKING-

Parking is free on the UPPER levels of the Parking Lot C, which is accessible from Manhattan Beach Blvd from S Lemoli Ave.

The East Dining Room is on the second floor above the Bookstore, right next to Parking Building C. There is an elevator or you can use the stairs to get to the room.

Please check into the registration table.

Agenda:

Welcome

● Welcome from the League of Women Voters – Gloria Gutierrez

● So You Want to Help the Planet – Deepti Kannapan

● Climate Solutions Framework – Eugenie Lewis

● “Getting to Zero” Exhibit at El Camino – Marc Yeber, Professor, Sustainable Design

Plenary Talks

● Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the South Bay – David Hines

● California Organic Recycling Law – Elizabeth Sala

FREE Lunch

Advocacy & Environmental Justice Panel

● Citizen’s Climate Lobby, South Bay – Edric Guise

● 350 Southland – Sherry Lear, Attorney

● Youth Advocacy– Sim Bilal, Youth Climate Strike, & Bea Mika Flores, CA Youth Policy Program

● Sierra Club – David Tewksbury & Morgan Goodwin

Green Careers & Climate Education Panel

● Green Career & Volunteer Opportunities –Robert Zardeneta, US Green Buildings Council

● Incorporating Climate in Your Career – Andy Hattala, Climate Reality Project, LA

● Climate Education & Environmental Justice – Lucy Garcia, Climate Reality, Los Angeles

● Climate Education in College – George Leddy, Sustainable Environment Institute, LACCD

Climate Sectors Panel

● Water Supply, Nancy Shrodes, Senior Watershed Specialist, Heal the Bay

● Electricity for Homes & Businesses – Andrew Ellis, Climate Reality Project

● Food Agriculture & Land Use – Arohi Sharma, Natural Resources Defense Council

● Industry – Steve Goldsmith, Torrance Refinery Action Alliance

Climate Solutions Marketplace

● Environmental Displays Tables. Over 20 organizations will display ways to get involved.

● Activities: Arya Natarajan will lead a Zine Activity

● Games: Thomas Yount & Kana McCue will lead Climate Cooldown & Solutions Games

1:55pm Action Plan + Prizes - Participants chat about their action roadmap and receive prizes

2:00 pm onward Getting to Zero: Architecture Minus Carbon: Discover the Work of the ZERO Warriors.

● You are invited to join the exhibit of Sustainable Design in the New Art Gallery. This features the

work on El Camino Architecture & Environmental Design students

Please contact us if you would like to participate as an agency or volunteer:

Gloria Gutierrez

310-223-6897

League@LWVTorranceArea.org

Earth Day Teach-In at El Camino College