Sustainability Training And Resources

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The STARs program provides people with the skills and knowledge to make their lives, surroundings and workplaces more sustainable. The workshops and brownbags are designed to offer resources to reach the sustainability goals defined by our community and encapsulated in Sustainable Seattle's set of regional indicators, the B-Sustainable Information Commons.

Next events

Image provided by Nikolai Lesnikov, Sustainable Seattle's 2010 artist in residence

Full schedule

July 2010
Life Cycle Assessment	July 28	Columbia City, Seattle, WA	Rita Schenck	$250 / $200 / $100	more info register online
August 2010
Gross National Happiness: A New Way of Talking About Sustainability?	August 5 6-7:30pm	Central District, Seattle, WA	Cecile Andrews & John de Graaf	free	more info RSVP
How to Bring About Large-Scale Behaviour Change	August 25 9am-4pm	Columbia City, Seattle, WA	Joe Brewer	$150 / $100 / $50	more info register online
September 2010
Citizen Engagement Among Marginalized Populations: Guatemala to Seattle	September 14	Seattle, WA	Caitlin McKee	free	email us for more info
Getting Along with Your Board of Directors	September 23	Seattle, WA	Laura Pierce	$100 / $75 / $50	email us for more info

Our approach

Our philosophy is that all people have the ability to contribute towards sustainability and that it will take all of us working together to reach sustainability. The purpose of STARs is to spread information and connect people to improve all of our knowledge, skills and practice.

Most of our workshops are limited to small group sizes to encourage a rich conversation within the group. Instructors are encouraged to use a participatory process and careful attention is paid to ensure participants are provided the opportunity to deeply learn and apply lessons and tools in the class setting. We strive to build community and to ensure there is time for all to explore and share knowledge, resources and capacity towards sustainability. We can offer sliding scale fees to allow people with limited resources to take part.

STARs brownbags are donation-supported events that showcase thought leaders and experts for the goals of sustainability for our region - as defined by our community through the participatory research process and encapsulated in B-Sustainable.org (join & login for full access).

Sustainability goals

Natural Environment	Built Environment	Social Environment	Personal Environment
Preservation of habitat & biodiversity	Livable neighborhoods	Income equity	Healthy living choices
Clean and sufficient water	Responsible land use	Food security	Happy, safe and satisfied citizens
Stewardship of Ecoservices	Sustainable transportation	Health equity	Quality educational opportunities
Toxic Free Environment for All	Climate protection	Affordable quality housing for all	Empowered citizens
	Cleaner production	Responsible Resource Use	Strong Civic Engagement
	Green Building	Sustainable Industries	Strong Sense of Place and Belonging
	Sustainable Regional Food System

Keep in touch

Contact us with any questions: STARs@sustainableseattle.org and (206) 659-8077, or sign up for email updates.

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