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INHABIT – A Permaculture Perspective
WPKN’s Environmental Film Series features Inhabit is a feature length documentary introducing permaculture: a design method that offers an ecological lens for solving issues related to agriculture, economics, governance, and on. Monday, January 13 at 7:30 PM Bijou Theatre CT · … Continue reading
Annual Scholarship Donation
Newtown Earth Day Festival Committee Chair, Dan Holmes and member, Brad Paynter presenting Newtown Scholarship Association (NSA) Vice President John Morlock with a donation of $2,000 toward “green scholarship” fund. This annual contribution further supports a student or students pursuing … Continue reading
It’s Official!
Newtown Earth Day is proud to announce it is now officially a public charity with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Contributions donated to Newtown Earth Day are fully tax-deductible retroactive to the founding … Continue reading
Rachel Carson airs Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. on PBS.
PBS will pay tribute to the fiercely intelligent and forward thinking citizen-scientist Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.
10 Years Strong – Join US!
Plans are already under way for this year’s Newtown Earth Day Celebration It’s our 10th year AND this year it will be held on the … Continue reading