Past Events

Events which have already happened.

Organica 2008 (Vision Church Grounds (Behind Sevananda), from Apr 19, 2008 01:00 PM to Apr 19, 2008 05:00 PM)

Spring Harvest Market & Election Kickoff

Bioneers Southeast After Party (161 Magnum St SW #101 30313, from Apr 12, 2008 07:20 PM to Apr 12, 2008 09:45 PM)

Join us at Lucky Fish for an evening to celebrate our incredible volunteers and the committee that made the conference possible.

Bioneers Southeast Leadership Forum (Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), from Apr 11, 2008 01:00 PM to Apr 12, 2008 06:00 PM)

 

Urban Forestry Family Festival (, from Apr 05, 2008 11:05 AM to Apr 05, 2008 04:05 PM)

 

The Urban Forestry Family Festival (Outdoor Activity Center | 1442 Richland Road SW, from Apr 05, 2008 11:00 AM to Apr 05, 2008 04:00 PM)

Appreciating the Nature With: A Celebration of Southwest Atlanta's Urban Forests

Green For All: The Dream Reborn (Memphis, from Apr 04, 2008 01:20 PM to Apr 06, 2008 06:20 PM)

The Dream Reborn is a chance to embrace and commemorate the legacy of Dr. King and all of the visionaries and fighters who have stood up for racial justice, hope, unity, and equality for all people. It is also a chance to bring together a generation of new leaders who are taking on the chief moral obligation of the 21st century, building a green economy for all. Together, we will heal our communities, break down barriers of race and class, and build pathways out of poverty to uplift the entire nation.

Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable - Young Innovative Minds (All Saint's Church - Midtown, from Apr 04, 2008 07:00 AM to Apr 04, 2008 09:00 AM)

The April SART, hosted by Southface Energy Institute, will host a pre-Bioneers panel, modeled on a Bioneers Southeast Forum breakout session. Join this event and meet some of the most innovative young leaders in Atlanta - ones that understand that It's All Connected.

7th Annual Parks & Greenspace Conference: Park Pride (Atlanta Botanical Garden, from Mar 31, 2008 08:00 AM to Mar 31, 2008 05:00 PM)

The annual conference serves as the signature event in our work to create a world class park system in Atlanta. Cost $80 Early Registration until Feb.15 $95 Registration Feb. 15-March 15 $110 Registration thereafter

Bioneers Bicycle Rally and Scavenger Hunt (, from Mar 29, 2008 10:00 AM to Mar 29, 2008 01:00 PM)

A bike rally is kind of like that TV show "The Amazing Race," - only in Atlanta, and only on bicycles. Teams will ride through intown Atlanta, finding their route by solving puzzles and answering riddles and trivia. The teams with the best answers and fastest times win...but really everyone wins. This event is a fundraiser for the Bioneers Southeast Forum, from April 11 - 13th.

EcoTuesday Atlanta (, from Mar 25, 2008 12:00 PM to Mar 25, 2008 12:00 PM)

EcoTuesday is a forum to network, collaborate, and engage with socially responsible business leaders. EcoTuesday meets the fourth Tuesday of each Month

Organic Gardening & Composting Workshop (Decatur Library, from Mar 22, 2008 09:15 AM to Mar 22, 2008 12:15 PM)

You can learn more about organic community gardening on March 22 as Georgia Organics presents their fourth annual Organic Gardening Workshop in Decatur. From composting, to cultivating, to plant selection, participants will learn from community leaders how they can start growing their own food in the community plot.

EAV Farmers Market Spring Fling (2124 Bouldercrest Rd, Atlanta, GA 30316 US, from Mar 21, 2008 08:00 PM to Mar 21, 2008 11:00 PM)

 

Greenprints Conference (Westin Peachtree Plaza, from Mar 13, 2008 08:00 AM to Mar 14, 2008 04:00 PM)

Greenprints is Southface's annual conference on sustainable business science. The conference attracts practitioners, policy makers, building owners and concerned citizens interested in the exploration of better ways to link planning, architecture, construction and the use of natural resources. Greenprints is known as the place where building science and design professionals come to learn, share and network with other professionals in a stimulating, interdisciplinary environment.

Southface Visionary Dinner (Georgia Aquarium, from Mar 12, 2008 05:00 PM to Mar 12, 2008 10:00 PM)

The 2008 Visionary Dinner will again bring together Atlanta's business and environmental leaders for a one-of-a-kind gala event. The keynote will be by USGBC's Rick Fedrizzi.

Bill McKibben in Atlanta! (Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, from Mar 11, 2008 07:00 PM to Mar 11, 2008 09:45 PM)

The excellent author, Bill McKibben, will be speaking at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Decatur at 7 pm on March 11 at an event co-hosted by GIPL and the Georgia Center for the Book.

Jim Wallis will be in Atlanta! (Ebenezer Baptist Church, from Mar 05, 2008 07:00 PM to Mar 05, 2008 09:00 PM)

Jim Wallis is coming to Atlanta on his book tour for The New York Times best-seller The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America! Don't miss your chance to see him. Jim will be at Morehouse College on March 5, 2008, at 12 p.m. Jim will give a public talk about why he wrote this book and provide a glimpse of the book's spirited message. This event is free and open to the public. If you would like to volunteer for this event, please visit www.sojo.net/morehouse. That evening at 7 p.m. Jim will give a talk at the historic Ebeneezer Baptist Church. To volunteer, visit www.sojo.net/ebeneezer. After his talk Jim will be available for book signing. This event is free and open to the public. We invite you to join the conversation on faith and politics that's sweeping the nation! Please consider volunteering for one of the events above. Just follow the link and a Sojourners staff person will contact you shortly. Jim Wallis is the founder and president/CEO of Sojourners and author of the recent New York Times best-selling book, God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It.

Jim Wallis will be in Atlanta! (Morehouse College, from Mar 05, 2008 12:00 PM to Mar 05, 2008 03:00 PM)

Jim Wallis is coming to Atlanta on his book tour for The New York Times best-seller The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America! Don't miss your chance to see him. Jim will be at Morehouse College on March 5, 2008, at 12 p.m. Jim will give a public talk about why he wrote this book and provide a glimpse of the book's spirited message. This event is free and open to the public. If you would like to volunteer for this event, please visit www.sojo.net/morehouse. That evening at 7 p.m. Jim will give a talk at the historic Ebeneezer Baptist Church. To volunteer, visit www.sojo.net/ebeneezer. After his talk Jim will be available for book signing. This event is free and open to the public. We invite you to join the conversation on faith and politics that's sweeping the nation! Please consider volunteering for one of the events above. Just follow the link and a Sojourners staff person will contact you shortly. Jim Wallis is the founder and president/CEO of Sojourners and author of the recent New York Times best-selling book, God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It.

Volunteer Orientation and Planning Meeting (156 Mellrich Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30317, from Mar 03, 2008 07:00 PM to Mar 03, 2008 09:00 PM)

 

Georgia Organics 11th Annual Conference (NW Georgia Trade and Convention Center, from Feb 28, 2008 08:00 AM to Mar 01, 2008 07:00 PM)

Quantum Leap: Taking Food & Farms Back...to the Future Imagine a future where farm, family, and community values merge with sustainable innovation – where thriving family farms connect with consumers at school, at work, at play. At this conference, you’ll gather the knowledge, tools, and connections needed to take your food and farms into that future. Learn about organic production, marketing, pastured livestock, local food systems, farm-to-school activities, and more from leaders in sustainable agriculture and foods. Highlights: Over 30 educational sessions. The best food you’ve ever had at a conference! Experience extraordinary meals that feature sustainably grown, organic food. Expanded trade show, with exhibitors offering everything from soil supplements to packaging solutions. Download (3.5 MB) the Winter 2008 Newsletter with full conference details and the interview with George Siemon. NOTE: Farm Tours are SOLD OUT ... and other conference events are likely to sell out before the conference.

Environmental Awareness Film Festival (Georgia Hill Neighborhood Center, from Feb 26, 2008 07:00 PM to Feb 26, 2008 09:00 PM)

Film Who Killed the Electric Car? A Lack of Consumer Confidence…or Conspiracy? Environmental Community Action, Inc. (ECO-Action) announces our first annual Environmental Awareness Film Festival. Get ready for a thought-provoking, entertaining lineup of documentary cinema that focuses on the environmental issues facing us today. Chemicals are in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe and the products all around us. Government regulations allow most of these chemicals to be produced without a thorough analysis of their effect on human health. Learn more about how chemicals are changing lives through the art of film. Our line up of films is an expose the serious impact of chemicals on the environment and human health. All events are free. Refreshments will be served. Discussion with local environmental experts follows the films. Who Killed the Electric Car? A Lack of Consumer Confidence…or Conspiracy? Directed by Chris Paine, 93 min. 2006 Running solely on electricity, GM’s fleet of EV-1 electric vehicle were so efficient, they were on the brink of altering the future of driving in America. So why were they all destroyed? The film unravels the puzzling demise of a vehicle that could have saved the environment and America’s dangerous addiction to foreign oil.