Ozaukee Community Awareness Forum

Sustainability Fair

Saturday, June 4, 2011

"Getting It All Together:  Becoming a More Resilient Community".

Sponsored by Ozaukee Community Awareness Forum and PortFish, Ltd, this year's Sustainability Fair will be held Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.  The fair will be held in the fellowship hall of the First Congregational Church located at 131 N Webster Street in Port Washington. 

The fair will provide a chance to share information and ideas on how our local communities can become more resilient in light of future challenges.  Admission is FREE. 

Exhibits include:

• Sharing Community Resources
• An Introduction to "Transition - US"
• A "Thrifty" Fashion Show
• A Food Market, featuring local CSAs
• A Demonstration of Aquaponics
• A Silent Auction, benefitting PortFish, Ltd
• A Cafe and Music

We look forward to seeing you there!

Focus On: 

The Story of Stuff

Throughout this past winter, OCAF presented a series of discussions on the film and book The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard.  Following the chapters of the book, the discussion topics included the extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal of STUFF. 

Click HERE to view the original 20 minute video (and much, much more) at "The Story of Stuff Project" Web site. 

 

Current Topics

Some of the topics of interest we are currently discussing include:

Sustainability
Supporting Local Food
Single-Payer Health Care
Clean Renewable Energy
Water Conservation
Climate Change
Lifestyle Simplicity
Public Financing of Elections
Peace / Nonviolence
Net Neutrality