Events

MARCH 23, 2020 FORUM ONLINE

Investing for Change with Jodi Neuman, Trillium Asset Management

LISTEN TO THE WEBINAR
APRIL 23, 2020 FILM 

Movies That Matter: The Human Element

In this new documentary, environmental photographer James Balog captures the lives of everyday Americans on the front lines of climate change. THE HUMAN ELEMENT inspires us to reevaluate our relationship with the natural world.

WAYS TO WATCH
MAY 7, 2020 FILM 

Movies That Matter: Slay the Dragon

Worried about gerrymandering? The documentary SLAY THE DRAGON lays bare a decade-old, secretive, high-tech gerrymandering initiative that threatens to undermine our democracy – and it looks at the people working against it to empower voters.

WAYS TO WATCH
MAY 21, 2020 FORUM ONLINE

How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Thanks again to Ted Larson and Mike Cox. Please visit EN-ROADS and the CoolClimate Calculator to use the online tools they covered in their talk.
JUNE 4, 2020 FILM

Movies That Matter: Motherload

MOTHERLOAD is an award-winning crowd-sourced documentary about a new mother’s quest to understand the increasing isolation and disconnection of the digital age, its planetary impact, and how cargo bikes could be an antidote.

WAYS TO WATCH
JUNE 11, 2020 SESSION ONLINE

From Data to Dialogue: Confronting the Challenge of Climate Change

Thursday, June 11
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Dr. Heidi Roop, Lead Scientist for Science Communication at the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, will discuss climate impacts in the Pacific Northwest; she will focus on lessons in communicating the science of climate change and explore how we can effectively catalyze the action needed to confront the climate change challenge head-on.

Admission is FREE but you must REGISTER:
https://islandwood.org/event/from-data-to-dialogue/

Sponsored by Islandwood in partnership with Climate Action Bainbridge, EcoAdapt, Sustainable Bainbridge, and Citizens Climate Lobby.

2019 Forum Series

Day Time Topic Speakers Location
Sat Jan 26th 10-12am Making Sense of Climate Change Four members of the city’s Climate Change Advisory Committee.

Dr. Lara Hansen
• James Rufo-Hill
• Dr. Gary Lagerloef
• Michael Cox

 Eagle Harbor Congregational Church
March 13th 7-8:30pm The Green New Deal and update on legislation in Olympia
  • Mike Kelly (Bainbridge Citizens Climate Lobby)
  • Brian Anderson (Climate Action Bainbridge)
 Good Egg Restaurant
April 20th 10-12am 100% Clean energy for Bainbridge Island by 2040
  • Energy Sources – Randal Samstag (Consulting Engineer)
  • Buildings – Jason Wilkinson (McLennan Design)
  • Local Generation – Joe Deets (Sunergy Systems)
 Eagle Harbor Congregational Church
May 21st 7-8:30pm Preparing for the Effects of Climate Change on Bainbridge Island
  • Dr. Lara Hansen, EcoAdapt
  • Stacey Nordgren, Foresight Partners Consulting
  • James Rufo-Hill, City of Seattle
 Good Egg Restaurant
June 1st 10-12am Our Children’s Trust Lawsuits against the Federal and State governments
  • Andrea Rodgers – Our Children’s Trust Attorney
  • A Plaintiff in the lawsuit
  • Charlotte Larson-Freeman – Bainbridge HS student and activist
 Eagle Harbor Congregational Church