[Scpg] Organic Festival Week of Activities in Santa Barbara starting Sept 4

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

Hi everyone
         The South Coast Permaculture Guild and Santa Barbara Permaculture 
Network will have a booth at the Organic Festival Sept 8 & 9. Please drop 
by and see us and if you would like to help at the booth contact
Wes Roe lakinroe at silcom.com
                         see ya


FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE                                                           Contacts: 

August 31, 
2001                                                                 Julie 
Schloss
                                                                                         PAAC, 
805-963-1625

Press Advisory
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA TO PROCLAIM SEPTEMEBER
PESTICIDE AWARENESS MONTH
Groups Call on Community and Local Governments to Go Organic!

SANTA BARBARA, CA.- On Tuesday, Sept. 4th at 2pm, the City of Santa Barbara 
will officially declare September as Pesticide Awareness Month.  Members of 
the Pesticide Awareness and Alternatives Coalition (PAAC), the 
Environmental Defense Center (EDC), the Community Environmental Council 
(CEC) and Hannah-Beth Jackson’s office will host a press conference at the 
steps of De La Guerra Plaza at 1:30pm to announce this historic 
occasion.  The City will make its proclamation at 2pm at City Hall.

Speakers at the press conference include Cameron Benson, field 
representative for Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson; Julie Schloss, 
founding member of PAAC; Eric Cárdenas, Program Coordinator for EDC’s 
Environmental Health Project; and Phil Boise, CEC’s Integrated Pest 
Management Director.

A series of other events are scheduled in the coming weeks to help raise 
awareness about the hazards posed by exposure to pesticides and effective 
alternatives.  These events include:
·       Children’s Bug Parade, Sept. 4th, 4:30pm- Following the city’s 
declaration, the bug parade will meet at Haley and State St. and proceed to 
march through Tuesday afternoon’s Farmers Market.  Children, parents, and 
community members of all age and sizes will actively promote going organic 
by dressing up as beneficial bugs!
·       Art Exhibit and Sale, First Annual Ladybug Awards, Sept. 6th, 
4-8pm- This event will take place at the University Club at 1338 Santa 
Barbara St., seeking to promote Organic Awareness Month, raise much needed 
funds for PAAC, and award community organizations and individuals who have 
been instrumental in raising pesticide awareness and activism.  Award 
recipients include Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson, Rodale Organic Living 
Magazine, Phil Boise and Oscar Carmona (CEC), the Environmental Defense 
Center, and more.  Councilman Gil Garcia will be on hand as the keynote 
speaker, as will actor Larry Hagman to present the Ladybug Awards.
·       Second Annual Organic Festival, Sept 8-9th, 11-5pm- The festival at 
Oak Park promises to be even more of a success than last year’s one-day 
event which drew over 5,000 people.  Come enjoy organically grown food, 
children’s activities, live music and cultural performances, and much more.

For more information on any of the above, contact Julie Schloss at 
805-963-1625 or email paac at organicfestival.com. and website 
http://www.organicfestival.com

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