Earth Gay Celebration: Where Green Meets Gay

March 26th, 2010 by Ashley DeForest

Earth Gay Celebration: Where Green Meets Gay

Local non-profit OUT for Sustainability celebrates the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, with the organization’s second annual, “EARTH GAY” event on Sunday April 18th. OUT for Sustainability is the leading, and possibly only nonprofit in the country uniting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer community with sustainability. Through events and education, OUT for Sustainability engages members of the LGBTQ community to become change-makers on social and environmental issues.

“Earth Gay is an opportunity to raise the visibility of the importance of environmentalism in the LGBT community,” said Gerod Rody, Executive Director of OUT for Sustainability. “Earth gay is also an opportunity for the environmental community to see the leadership and commitment to environmentalism that comes the LGBT community but often goes unrecognized. In future years we hope to expand Earth Gay statewide.”

In partnership with Equal Rights Washington (ERW), the Environmental Coalition of South Seattle (ECOSS) and the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA), OUT for Sustainability’s EARTH GAY includes an afternoon of service projects throughout the Seattle area, concluding with an evening celebration of the environment for the whole community, hosted by Havana.

EARTH GAY is Sunday, April 18, with service projects taking place from 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m., and an after party for the whole community at Havana, on Capitol Hill, featuring DJ Lady Jane. The After party begins at 5:00 p.m., and is free for service project volunteers; or a $5.00 donation to get in.

Refreshments will be provided to service project volunteers, including Organic donuts from Mighty-O and coffee from Fuel.

Service Projects:

Urban Farming with Alleycat Acres on Beacon Hill: In partnership with Alleycat Acres Collective, OUT for Sustainability will be participating in an afternoon of urban farming in the Beacon Hill neighborhood.

Neighborhood Cleanup with ECOSS in South Park: In partnership with ECOSS and South Park residents, OUT for Sustainability will spend the afternoon cleaning up neighborhood streets and parks.

Garden Planting with Kenyon House in Rainier Valley: In partnership with residents of Kenyon House, OUT for Sustainability will be planting gardens at this LEED Platinum apartment home initiated by AIDS Housing of Washington.

Habitat Restoration with the Nature Consortium in West Seattle: In partnership with Nature Consortium, OUT for Sustainability will help with habitat restoration at Pigeon Point Park in West Seattle.

Partnership is at the core of EARTH GAY this year, as local organizations and businesses commit to both the environment and diversity. In addition to ERW, ECOSS and GSBA, other participants include Seattle Works, Climate Solutions, The Boeing Company, Lifelong AIDS Alliance, Fuge.org, GrowFood.org, and the South Park Action Agenda.

To learn more about the event or to register for one of the Service Projects, click here.

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