Green Options » day http://greenoptions.com/tag/day Posts tagged 'day' Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:38:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Harvey Milk Is Finally Honored http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/10/13/harvey-milk-is-finally-honored/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/10/13/harvey-milk-is-finally-honored/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:38:01 +0000 Rhonda Winter http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/10/13/harvey-milk-is-finally-honored/ Harvey Milk

Visionary Civil Rights leader and revolutionary Harvey Milk has finally been honored by the state of California with an official day to celebrate his life and impact. Each May 22nd is now “Harvey Milk Day”. On that day state schools and educational institutions will now be encouraged to conduct relevant civil rights related exercises.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/10/13/harvey-milk-is-finally-honored/feed/ The Grassroots Work Behind the SF Bike Plan Victory http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/01/the-grassroots-work-behind-the-sf-bike-plan-victory/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/01/the-grassroots-work-behind-the-sf-bike-plan-victory/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:59:11 +0000 Rhonda Winter http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/01/the-grassroots-work-behind-the-sf-bike-plan-victory/ San Francisco Bike Coalition member Rick Baraff produced this short video documenting how the grassroots advocacy work of thousands of SFBC members led to last Friday’s historic victory at the SFMTA hearing.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/01/the-grassroots-work-behind-the-sf-bike-plan-victory/feed/ Martin Luther King Jr.’s National Day of Service http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/06/martin-luther-king-jrs-national-day-of-service/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/06/martin-luther-king-jrs-national-day-of-service/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:15:30 +0000 Rhonda Winter http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/06/martin-luther-king-jrs-national-day-of-service/ President-elect Barack Obama is asking every person in the United States to help transform Martin Luther King Day, January 19th, into a national day of community service. Obama is encouraging all of us to act locally to improve our own neighborhoods, to promote mutual responsibility, and to also make an ongoing commitment to help those in need.

Pat and James shovel mulch for the Latona Community Garden in Bayview.Pat and James shovel mulch for the Latona Community Garden in San Francisco.

Click here for more information on how to serve on MLK Day in your own neighborhood.

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