Common Vision arrives at The Alpha Resource Center Monday March 10th. at 1:00 PM to plant fruit trees and do their African drumming ceremony.  The address is 4501 Cathedral Oaks Road about 1/2 mile from Turnpike and Cathedral Oaks. The phone number is 683-2145. Come with tools and help with the planting and join in the fun.  You will also get a chance to meet more of the staff and the clients of the center.

Larry Saltzman

http://www.commonvision.org/

Common Vision will run its fifth annual Fruit Tree Tour­a 20-city, 70-day tour planting over 1000 fruit trees at urban schools and community centers from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Traveling in veggie oil-powered caravan, 25-earth educators from Common Vision will teach students about sustainable ecology through a daylong program that includes theatre, drumming, dancing, storytelling, and earth-conscious hip-hop.

DVD Preview: Planting the Vision of the Common Vision Tree Planting Tour

Planting the Vision is a 45 minute documentary about Fruit Tree Tour. Zak Human and Kyla Sheffield of WovenMedia devoted half of a year to professionally produce this amazing video that truly brings to life the experience that Common Vision shares with schools and community centers. The Common Vision is humbled in gratitude by their dedication and honored to share this 9-minute preview with each of you. We hope you enjoy “Planting the Vision” and are inspired to care for Mother Earth in your community. http://www.commonvision.org/news/multimedia/multimedia.html

here are some pictures of Tree Planting in LA
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sara-ndipity/sets/72157603989686605/



Mapquest link: to Alpha Resource Center
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