Green
Scheme is gearing up for a really exciting spring here in the District! Over
the next few months our team will be collaborating with various groups and
organizations to prepare for the city’s biggest event of the year: Broccoli
City. In the coming weeks we will be
propagating seeds, participating in and leading community clean ups, garden
builds, and guiding the maintenance of the different sites we work on within
the District. Our team is going to be very busy over the next few months and we
would love to see more community members come out and support the health and
environmental justice movement! Here are a few upcoming opportunities for
members throughout the DC Metro Area to get more involved with the movement:
March 18, 2017: Volunteers needed for Nats Stadium Garden
project (9am-1pm) Contact: info@Thegreenscheme.org
March 25, 2017: Volunteers needed for garden build at
Paradise (11 am- 1pm) Contact: info@Thegreenscheme.org
April 8, 2017: Volunteers needed for garden build at
Project Eden (Time TBA) Contact: info@Thegreenscheme.org
April 22, 2017: Volunteers needed for the Words, Beats
and Life’s Community Clean Up (8am- 12pm) This is not a Green Scheme event but
we will be involved in the event. Contact Green Scheme or Words, Beats and Life
for more information!
April 29, 2017: Volunteers needed for the Brocooli City
5k at Anacostia Park. This is not a Green Scheme event, but if you have
questions please contact Green Scheme or District Running Collective for more
information
May 5, 2017: Volunteers needed for garden build, youth
health fair and YMCA refresh at the Capital View YMCA (10am- 2pm) Contact: info@Thegreenscheme.org
We are hopeful to see many of you come out and support our
environmental justice and health initiative as we prepare for an eventful,
energetic and successful spring with the Green Scheme!
Broccoli City Festival
As mentioned before, the largest health and environmental
justice event of the year for the District is the Broccoli City Festival which
aims to raise the attention of environmental sustainability and human health in
urban communities. This year the event is featuring music artists Solange, Rae
Sremmurd, 21 Savage, Lil Yahchty and many more talented stars. While the
festival is on May 6, Broccoli City has so much more to offer in the District
in addition to the Saturday concert! The festival events kick off on Saturday
April 29 with the annual Broccoli City 5k at Anacostia Park. Green Scheme is
looking for volunteers to help with the event as well as individuals who would
like to participate in the 5k! Times will be announced within the next few
weeks so please keep your eyes out for details from us on our blog in late
March/early April. On Thursday May 4, Broccoli City will be hosting an art show
called “BC All Night” which features emblematic, innovative and vocal
expressions of music, art and wellness through the topics of health,
sustainability, justice and social movements.
The festival will also allow for community members to get more involved
in the health and environmental justice discussion that is gaining momentum in
the DC area on May 5 at the Broccoli Conference. The conference will feature a
panel of organizations and corporations such as Kellogg, Google DC, and the Smithsonian National Museum of
African American History that will explore and analyze the effects large
organizations and corporations have on effecting the food justice movement in
America. We encourage our DC community members to get out to this event to not
only listen to the panel, but to vocalize their own experiences in this
integral justice movement DC has taken on. Green Scheme will be at the events
leading up to the festival on Saturday and we will also have a booth at the
festival so please feel free to join us, come chat with our team and get more
involved in our work and the mission of Broccoli City! For more information on
the event please visit: https://www.bcfestival.com/.
Community members are encourage
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| 2016 YMCA Cap View Garden Build with The Green Scheme and Broccoli City |
to come out and help environmental justice groups around the District prepare for Broccoli City in May! Please stay updated with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to learn more about how you can get involved with festival preparations! Our team will continue updating the community through our blog with upcoming events linked to the festival, along with how you can get more involved with sustainable living, environmental justice and our mission to engage and empower our communities across the District! #WeMakeGreenCool
