When I Am Green engages a community, we never come empty handed. It is important when creating authentic partnerships in community, you aren’t constantly extracting community data, talent, and genius leaving nothing sustainable behind in the form of education, connections, and access to real resources.
We mix eco-activism, engagement, and education with fun filled events that ALWAYS include a meal, an exchange of ideas, perspectives, and a hell of a lot of environmental education. Our community deserves a safe space to unwind as much as we deserve an education that will help us change the trajectory of our future for the better. From California to Georgia, if we can’t add value, we have no business taking up folks valuable time (.) |
MLK DAY OF SERVICE: CAMP & LEARN
January 13, 2024
Freedom Village, GA
Freedom Village, GA
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MLK DAY OF SERVICE
We did a thing! Well, we did some things! WE came together used materials that others have discarded and made the ECO-Village at the The Grove in Freedom Village a GREEN HOUSE! We laughed, we shared stories, we ate good food, and we bonded! Community Building isn't all about structures, but, PEOPLE and relationships. Young and old, skilled and unskilled, we showed up for ourselves and our community! This is the ECO-lab, where we can come figure it out, make mistakes, course correct, and grow! We can grow as individuals and as a collective. We are so grateful we are given the opportunity to develop a safe space where we can reconnect back to the Planet and Each Other! Join us in April so we can do it all over again, and do it even better! It just keeps getting better!
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WORLD WOMAN SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA
October 26, 2023
San Diego CA
MT. HOPE RE-IMAGINE MY BLOCK: BRUNCH @ THE GARDEN
(MT. HOPE COMMUNITY GARDEN)
September 10, 2023
San Diego GA
FREEDOM CAMP & LEARN
AUGUST 2023
The Grove @ Freedom Village GA
MT. HOPE RE-IMAGINE MY BLOCK!
AUGUST 2023 BACK-TO-SCHOOL FUN DAY
@ DENNIS V. ALLEN PARK!
EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY APRIL 2023
ART, E-BIKES, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, FREE CPR CERTIFICATION... COMMUNITY!
APRIL'S SPRING FLING Hancock County, GA
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MARCH TO FREEDOM Hancock County, GA
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TRANSPORTATION EXPO! San Diego, CA
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY OF SERVICE! Hancock County, GA
Thank you Mt. Hope Community! San Diego, CA
I AM GREEN GO! EV Car Share
…is rolling in Southeast San Diego!
I Am Green Go! Free EV Car Share has launched! California Clean Air Day this year with I Am Green was a whole vibe! We gathered to talk about the importance for Environmental Justice communities to be made aware of the environmental harms that cause toxic outcomes that lead to health issues, educational impairments, and oft-times, untimely death.
How do we make the change? We make the change…
The Community:
This community will now enjoy the wonders of driving an electric vehicle; they can use it to run errands, go to the doctors, the beach, or to visit family and friends. The best way to get the community in electric vehicles, is to get the community in electric vehicles (.)
Saving Money AND the Planet!
This event was powered by the Coalition for Clean Air, Bayview CDC, & I Am Green!
How do we make the change? We make the change…
The Community:
- Test drove Electric Vehicles
- Played I Am Green’s Clean Air Day Eco-Trivia Game
- Engaged with our community partner P.H.A.T.C.R.O.P.S as they demonstrated how to make tacos on an electric induction stove top.
- Enjoyed a fabulous lunch provided by Chimichurri,
- Received various gift cards and gifts provided by Bayview CDC!
This community will now enjoy the wonders of driving an electric vehicle; they can use it to run errands, go to the doctors, the beach, or to visit family and friends. The best way to get the community in electric vehicles, is to get the community in electric vehicles (.)
Saving Money AND the Planet!
This event was powered by the Coalition for Clean Air, Bayview CDC, & I Am Green!
RE-IMAGINE MY BLOCK! MT. HOPE BACK TO SCHOOL GIVE-A-WAY! San Diego, CA
CAMP & LEARN IN SPARTA GEORGIA!
In partnership with The Grove at Freedom Village GA, I Am Green’s first Camp & Learn was a raging success!
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JUNETEENTH IN SPARTA GEORGIA!
We gathered. We told stories. We shared experiences. We shared meals. We laughed. We connected.
EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY:
LET’S TALK ELECTRIC! WAS ELECTRIFYING!
Greetings, Family,
On behalf of I Am Green, the NAACP Environmental Justice Committee, & The San Diego Green Building Council, we thank you.
To our community partners who made this event possible & a success:
San Diego County
Jimbo's
San Diego Community Power
Council President Pro Tem Monica Montgomery-Steppe
Tiffany Harrison, Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee Consultant
To our FOOD vendors who were only asked to prepare 100 meals for the first 100 registrants but did so much more! We love and appreciate you!
To our Volunteers:
Nas, Brenda, Cherry, Matthew, Patricia, Felica, Cousin TT, Prince, San Diego EV Association!
We couldn't have done it without you!
To our Vendors:
Thank you for providing wonderful gift cards, resources, services, and items for opportunity give-a-ways for our community members; we salute you.
To our Host:
Tru7h
To the I Am Green Team:
Aisha, Antayni, Lakisha, Nicole, Ra’anna, Tahtiana
To Raquel Rhone, Tia Loper, & LaToya McKelvin for leading the day’s activities!
To RBW Security
To Heartbeat Music Academy
To our COMMUNITY, Y’all came all the way through!
This year’s Every Day is Earth Day: Let’s Talk Electric was amazingly magical because of US!
We are the question and the answer! #ItsintheCollective #AuthenticCollaboration
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & CLIMATE EQUITY DAY! FEBRUARY 16, 2022
We had thee most excellent of turnouts for our in-person gathering and community conversation for Environmental Justice & Climate Equity Day!
CBS VIDEO & ARTICLE HERE
THANK YOU COMMUNITY! EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY WAS A SUCCESS!
SPECIAL THANKS TO THIS YEAR'S FEATURED COMMUNITY PARTNER:
COMMUNITIES FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY! C4GS-ZEDLife
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COMMUNITIES FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY! C4GS-ZEDLife
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A #DopeA$$GreenLife Requires a Wholistic Approach!
We collaborate and nurture our community connections to create the robust, resilient, and regenerative environment we DESERVE! Click the button below to fill out a quick survey to help us grow our virtual resiliency hub & get on the waiting list for our NEW e-BOOK! |
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Cultivating Culture, Climate, & Consciousness
Project New Village Health & Healing Summerfest event is back, and better than ever! August 26, 2023, 10-1 p.m. at ECC! This feel-good ticketed event connects community to traditional practices and pathways for wellness. This year's Summerfest will feature:
The goal is to create a fun, celebratory environment that will bring awareness towards healthy and mindful practices by encouraging participation in a healthy, more vibrant lifestyle. |