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Come Together Jersey City !! Attend SJC Events and Jersey City Health & Human Services Forum

If you are looking for ways to plug-in to the sustainability movement here in Jersey City, there are 3 events coming up that might interest you - Tomoro Saturday March 1st, starting at 12noon at The Barrow Mansion, a short walk from City Hall, SJC is hosting a VIEWING PARTY of TEDxManahattan's 'Changing the Way We Eat'; Stacey Flanagan, our new Health & Human Services Director for Jersey City will keynote the event - she is awesome !!  AND Local Spotlight Speakers of NJ / Jersey City Champions are part of the program.  More info / register here -http://sustainablejc.org/wordpress/ai1ec_event/viewing-party-tedx-manhattan-changing-the-way-we-eat/?instance_id=1664

Monday morning, March 3rd starting at 8:30am at City Hall Chambers, Stacey Flanagan / Jersey City HHS Director will hosts a community forum, first of its kind, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHIER JERSEY CITY.  More info / register here www.eventbrite.com/e/the-partnership-for-a-healthier-jersey-city-tickets-10664418563

Tuesday evening, March 4th starting at 7pm, SJC is hosting their Monthly Meeting at City Hall, Caucsus Room 204; EAT, MEET, TALK! is new format designed for you to meet others involved in sustainability projects around the city and for you to support these efforts.  More info / register here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sjc-monthly-meeting-eat-meet-talk-tickets-10779482723

Learn What's Next For Jersey CIty - Join SJC, Civic JC & NJ Citizen's Campaign Tonite !

SJC Monthly Meeting – EAT, MEET, TALK !

We're kicking off 2014 with Civic JC and the NJ Citizens Campaign as our guests tonite and will discuss what's next for Jersey City.  Join us if your schedule permits.

Our meeting starts at 7pm at Indiegrove with some food and networking and then onto business with SJC and Civic JC sharing what we're working on and then the NJ Citizens Campaign sharing about their Impactful Cities program.  Learn how you can be involved in this emerging collaboration and what this can mean for your neighborhood.

Details here - http://sustainablejc.org/wordpress/ai1ec_event/new-monthly-eat-meet-talk-series-2/?instance_id=

New from GRACE - 'Meet the Nexus' Guide !

You all know that SJC is a fan of the Grace Communications Foundation.  They have a great website and their Eco-Centric Blog is filled with news and information that help us to understand the various impacts of Climate Change and the inter-relationships of food, energy and water sustainability issues. While good decisions about one of these systems can carry multiple benefits, the reverse is also true.  For example, if we're not conscious about decisions we make about how we manage our food supply, we can negatively impact our water and energy supply too.  This is called NEXUS THINKING !

This hand guide is really accessible and fun, with bite-sized learning opportunities.  For example, did you know that it takes 42 gallons of water to make just one slice of pizza ?  Who knew !!   Included in the guide is their New 9-Tip Guide to Food, Water and Energy at Home.

Bravo GRACE - well done.

Free Green Infrastructure Community Training Coming Up Next Friday January 31st !

Change happens when individuals and organizations work together.  That includes how we all participate with local municipal officials on initiatives such as more Green Infrastructure in Jersey City.  To do this effectively, a variety of folks need to get educated and this opportunity is pitching to just that. As the NJ DEP works with the PVSC (the regional authority overseeing stormwater infrastructure matters for our geography), to roll out new rules for municipalities that encourage them to incorporate more Green Infrastructure into their planning processes, everday citizens, city workers and interested professionals need to understand more about this topic, how it can serve our interests and how to make it happen.

The PVSA (Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission - sexy name!) is pulling together public forums to train community stakeholders in Green Infrastructure concepts and practices - FOR FREE !  While SJC has had a number of workshops with excellent speakers come to town to discuss this, we highly recommend this public training which is open to everyone.

Details here http://www.meetup.com/Sustainable-Jersey-City/events/160303952/