Oakland Green Youth Arts & Media Center Solar Panel Install w/ Sungevity
10-10-10
United Roots, Oakland
International Climate Justice Volunteer Workday
Special Event Part of 10-10-10 Global Work Day to Celebrate Climate Solutions
WHAT: Volunteers from Sungevity, the leading online residential solar provider, installed 11 solar panels at Oakland’s Green Youth Arts and Media Center (GYAMC) on Sunday, October 10, 2010. The community event was part of an annual Global Work Day program taking place all over the world on 10-10-10 to address solutions to the climate crisis – from solar panels and community gardens to wind turbines and bike workshops. More info on the day across the world.
WHO: Danny Kennedy founder of Sungevity, Galen Peterson of the Green Youth Arts & Media Center (GYAMC), Alli Chagi-Starr of Green For All, Ashel Eldridge of Alliance For Climate Education (ACE) and Sungevity volunteers were on hand with youth from GYAMC to discuss the project and the need to increase solar awareness, especially among our nation’s youth.
WHERE: Oakland Green Youth Arts & Media Center:
2781 Telegraph Ave. San Francisco, CA 94612
WHEN:Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Oakland’s Green Youth Art & Media Center is a base for creative and economic empowerment in Oakland that supports personal, professional and community development. They serve youth impacted by violence and poverty through innovative programs in the arts, media production, and environmental sustainability. The first of its kind in the country, the Center is a collaborative initiative between several veteran youth organizations including Art in Action, Grind for the Green, Colored Ink, and the Community Rejuvenation Project. Open daily from 2pm-8pm, GYAMC boasts a ton of programs in their eco-conscious space, which includes bamboo flooring, recycled building materials, an aquaponics garden and eco-literacy training.
Sungevity was founded in 2007 with the goal of convincing homeowners that solar is affordable, a good investment, and a viable way to reduce carbon emissions. Sungevity’s team is led by President and CXO Danny Kennedy, a long time social entrepreneur and former manager of Greenpeace Australia and Pacific. In 2001, Kennedy led Greenpeace’s California Clean Energy Campaign, which helped create the current California Solar Initiative.
WEBSITES
http://www.350.org/node/24280
http://www.sungevity.com
http://communitiesagainstprop23.com/
“Oakland is poised to be a national leader in innovative youth programs to tackle the roots of poverty and violence, as well as a leader in green solutions. This unique collaboration between Sungevity and the Green Youth Arts & Media Center provides an exciting model for cities across the nation.”
-Alli Chagi-Starr, Co-founder, Green Youth Arts & Media Center /Sr. Community Engagement Strategist, Green For All
“We have been installing solar in two hemispheres as part of the Global Work Party with 350.org – first on the President’s residence in the Maldives and today on the Green Youth Arts Center here in our home town of Oakland. Sungevity is very proud to be showing how easy it is to install solar, save money and create jobs with these inspiring young people from our own fair city. Shine on!”
-Danny Kennedy, Founder, Sungevity
