See three presentations from different speakers about preserving land (The Nature Conservancy), zero waste in DFW (Texas Campaign for the Environment), and solutions to overpopulation (Population Connection).

Free. All welcome.

The meeting starts at 7 pm. From 6:30 p.m, to 7 p.m, enjoy snacks and refreshments as you wander among various issue booths to pick up information and talk with Sierra Club members. Info: Kirk Miller, 972 699 1687 KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org

Join us as we take to the streets for animals! The march leaves Maria Luna Park at 10 a.m. sharp, and will end at Reverchon Park just before the Texas Veggie Fair.

Science tells us anthropogenic climate change is the existential threat of our time. Art provides the emotional expression of this environmental emergency. 

ARTISTS: Please submit a piece to this show. We explore impacts such as sea level rise, droughts, floods, famine, coral bleaching, ice loss, species extinction and superstorms. The human costs and solutions are additional appropriate topics. Your works may also be sold at this show. Email to me a photograph of any piece you would like to submit: anorthc@aol.com.  

A musical tale of five children's journey to the center of the earth, where they encounter ordinary people on extraordinary quests to save the planet. $15-$50.
 

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The annual Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards honors North Texas' green businesses, professionals, organizations, nonprofits and volunteers. 

This year's honorary speaker is Lee Stetson as John Muir.

Join our program staff for a one-hour, interactive webinar reviewing how environmental issues fared at the 2017 Texas legislative session. We will go over the results of our legislative agenda and what comes next. There is no cost to participate. Register on website.

Monthly gathering of environmental activists from across North Texas to share news and plan strategies.

Topics to be addressed:

1. 2017 Legislative session

2. Trans Pecos Pipeline

3. EPA Haze Rule

4. Water in North Texas

5. Your org's issues and concerns 

Plus late breaking news on the Keystone XL.

RSVP: Rita Beving at rita.beving@gmail.com or 214-557-2271 

Come to an informal conversation over the environment, with coffee and croissants (or whatever tasty stuff you want to order) at La Madeleine. We will talk about a national and state outlook on environmental issues. What are your concerns and questions? Sponsored by the Dallas Sierra Club and Public Citizen. Info: Rita Beving at rita.beving@gmail.com or 214-557-2271 or Chris/Dick Guldi at caguldi03@gmail.com.

The Root and Branch Revue, Downwinders at Risk’s multi-day floating conference for green activists, is scheduled for Jan. 24-28 and includes the first trip to Texas of two of the Flint, Michigan women who blew the top off that town’s lead-contaminated drinking water scandal. 

Jan. 24, 7-9 pm: Film Screening & Discussion "When is Civil Disobedience Effective?" Angelika Theater at @ Mockingbird Station, 5321 E Mockingbird, Dallas. Free.

If you could plan a conference for you and your peers to help train and motivate you as environmental activists in Texas, what speakers, events, forums, exhibits, panels, music, and/or art would you choose? 

Because of the elections, Downwinders has scheduled the next the next Root and Branch Revue for January 25-28, 2017. This time we're specifically focusing on "Citizen Science,"through the lens of Environmental Justice. 

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