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Free Screening of MOTHERLOAD on the Ballfield!

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MOTHERLOAD is a crowdsourced documentary, made in Fairfax, that introduces the cargo bicycle as a vehicle for exploring parenthood in this digital age of climate change. The film will be outside, free of charge, for our wonderful community to enjoy!

http://motherloadmovie.com

Synopsis: As Marin filmmaker and new mother Liz Canning meets the people behind the push to replace cars with purpose-built bikes, she contemplates the increasing tension between modern life and our hunter-gatherer DNA, and discovers the history and potential future of the bicycle as the “ultimate social revolutionizer.” Conflict arises when characters in the film encounter cultural resistance—in particular, bikelash focused on women and mothers. MOTHERLOAD draws connections here to the struggle of cyclist Suffragettes and women’s seemingly endless fight for bodily autonomy.

Sponsored by Fairfax Recreation, XtraCycle and Sustainable Fairfax

Buy Raffle Tickets for an Electric Bike!

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$5 for 1 ticket and $20 for 5 tickets

GRAND PRIZE: WIN AN ELECTRIC BIKE FROM THE NEW WHEEL!  Sustainable Fairfax will be raffling off an Electric Bike from The New Wheel– a Gazelle Medeo T9, a classic European city bike made by Royal Dutch Gazelle in the Netherlands, valued at $2,500! 2-year warranty included.

SECOND PRIZE: $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM SUNSHINE BICYCLE CENTER

BUY YOUR TICKETS!

  • Come to the free screening of Motherload, Saturday, October 12 at 7pm and buy your tickets at the Sustainable Fairfax table!
  • Come to the Sustainable Fairfax table at Fairfax Streets for People (near Mas Masa) before 3:30.
  • Write to info@sustainablefairfax.org to arrange to buy them at our offices at Indie Alley in downtown Fairfax.

THE DRAWING WILL TAKE PLACE AT STREETS FOR PEOPLE ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 AT ABOUT 3:30pm. You do not need to be present to win.

Fairfax Streets for People- Clothing Swap!

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Sunday, October 13, 2019 – 10am-4pm

Bring some “gently used” clothing items you are ready to part with, and find new additions to your wardrobe. The swap has been a big hit every year!

New Location: the parking lot next to Gestalt Haus. Drop off clothes starting at 9am.

For more information about Fairfax Streets for People, check out the website at www.FairfaxStreetsforPeople.com.

If you have any questions, please contact info@sustainablefairfax.org

Backyard Compost and Soil Health Workshop

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Backyard Compost and Soil Health Workshop

HEALTHY SOIL MAKES YOUR GARDEN GROW!

Sunday, September 22 at 10am
Fairfax Backyard Farmer
135 Bolinas Rd., Fairfax
Note: The event is currently full, but you can still sign up and automatically be put on a waitlist. There is still a good chance you could get in, or be first on the list for our next one!
Discover how to make the soil in your garden a vital living ecosystem.
In this free workshop, you will learn:
1) how to turn your food scraps into garden gold by creating your own backyard compost

2) what you can do to prepare your soil for winter.

INSTRUCTOR: AVIS LICHT
Avis Licht has a degree in from UC Berkeley in Agricultural Sciences, and apprenticed with the great horticulturist, Alan Chadwick, who brought bio-dynamic, French Intensive gardening to this country. She founded the Commonweal Garden in Bolinas 40 years ago and was instrumental in the founding of the Indian Valley College Organic Farm and Garden. She has a gardening blog that covers all aspects of gardening and uses her own 1/2 acre garden in Woodacre for teaching.

Supported by the Fairfax Backyard Farmer, Town of Fairfax and Sustainable Fairfax.

Fairfax on Foot: Fall Equinox Hike – Loma Alta

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Fairfax On Foot: Fall Equinox Hike: LOMA ALTA

Saturday, September 21 – 4:00~6:00pm
Distance: 4.3 Miles
Difficulty: Fairly strenuous, steep, some uneven, gravelly terrain
MEET: At Glen Drive Fire Road at end of Glen Drive.

Fairfax on Foot is back! Explore the beauty of Loma Alta Open Space Preserve with a group of enthusiastic hikers interested in learning more about our natural environment. Loma Alta is a hidden secret among locals, tucked away between Fairfax and San Anselmo. Our Marin Municipal Water District representative, Larry Bragman, will be joining us and will talk about watershed issues in the area. Marin County Open Space Ranger Mike Warner will also be attending.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Wear good hiking boots. Poles may be helpful. As always, bring water and wear sunscreen, as there is little shade.

We will go to Iron Springs Pub after the hike for food and/or drinks (optional).

Climate Strike – Friday, Sept 20

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Swedish youth climate activist Greta Thunberg, center in blue, joins other young climate activists Friday for a climate strike outside the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

On September 20th, three days before the UN Climate Summit in New York, young people and adults will strike all across the US and world to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate crisis. Millions will take the streets to demand a right to a future, and you are invited to #strikewithus !

SAN FRANCISCO: Meet 10am at the office of the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s offices at 90 7th St. in San Francisco to begin the march.

Email Claire Seda if you would like to take a bus from West Marin at sedaclaire@gmail.com.

You can also take Golden Gate Transit from Fairfax, catching Line 24 at 7:50am from downtown Fairfax to the Financial District, and catching BART or Muni along Market St to the Federal building.

MARIN: Although people are encouraged to attend the San Francisco March, 350Marin is organizing a Climate Strike – March and Rally in Marin, in Novato for those that cannot make it to San Francisco. It starts at 10:00am at Novato City Hall and goes until 12:00pm. Contact Silke at 415 272-5287 or silkevalentine8@gmail.com for more information.

It is important for people of all ages to come out to support the youth in taking action. We are in a climate crisis and there is no time to waste! For more marches around the country, please visit: https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/us-climate-strikes