[Scpg] Santa Barbara Green Living Co-op Presents "The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water" Wed June 29 at the Museum of Natural History, 7-8:30PM

[Barbara Wishingrad]

Santa Barbara Green Living  Co-op Presents "The Cycle of Insanity: The 
Real Story of Water" Wed June 29 at the Museum of Natural History, 
7-8:30PM

The Santa Barbara Green Living Co-op will present a screening of "The Cycle 
of Insanity: The Real Story of Water", followed by a discussion about 
ideas and practical solutions to fix the water cycle in our local area. The event takes place on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 
from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Museum of Natural History, in the Auditorium, 
2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara 93105.  Doors open at 6:30.

The Cycle of Insanity is a short, animated film made by a 
collaboration of creative and dedicated volunteers at the Surfrider 
Foundation.
Several local Surfrider Foundation chapters 
combined their talents and funds to create the film.

The premise of the film is that the water cycle we all learned about in 
the 4th grade has been dramatically altered over time, leaving us with a
 broken system that wastes water and energy, pollutes our natural 
waterways, harms critical marine life, and poorly deals with flooding 
and other water management problems. 

The film serves to take a holistic look at water management, highlight 
controversial problems, and suggest solutions that integrate multiple 
economic and environmental benefits. After the screening of the 20 
minute film, Santa Barbara Green Living Co-op will facilitate a 
discussion among audience members about ideas and solutions that are 
already being implemented or could work in our local area, to move us 
toward a healthier relationship with water.

Santa Barbara Green Living Co-op, a program of Watershed Management 
Group, is based on the barn raising model, where people volunteer their 
labor to build sustainable systems and then earn the ability to host a 
workshop at their own homes with a volunteer crew.  The Co-op provides 
certified workshop leaders to its members with expertise in rainwater 
harvesting earthworks, cisterns, greywater systems, food production, and
 waste management. 

 The event is free and open to the public.  Donations are welcome.

for more information, contact Barbara Wishingrad at 805-403-4566 or bwishingrad at watershedmg.org
http://watershedmg.org/co-op/santa-barbara

 

"Magical kinship should be encouraged at all times, for it is what makes life bearable." 
Caroline Casey
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