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Fourth Annual Earth Day Marin Festival and “Day of Action” Highlights
Climate Change, Water Conservation and Sustainability Actions
Sunday, April 6th 11-5pm at Redwood High School in Larkspur
First 500 attendees to do MMWD water conservation actions win stainless steel water bottles.
(Larkspur, CA) – Boasting a legacy of over 8,000 attendees, Earth Day Marin 2014 “Festival and Day of Action on
Sustainability Solutions” boasts exciting new partnerships and sponsors and a significant expansion of
entertainment and educational programming for attendees of all ages.
Scheduled for Sunday, April 6th from 11-5pm at Redwood High School at 395 Doherty Drive in Larkspur, the free
event will feature top-tier musicians, films, inspiring speakers, hands-on activities and delicious organic food.
Nationally known online radio host Diana Dehm of Sustainability News & Entertainment Radio and the “Trash on
Your Back 5-Day Challenge” will be the main stage MC.
"Earth Day Marin Festival & Day of Action is an entertaining free indoor and outdoor event filled with music and
fun where you can efficiently and effectively take action on the pressing issues of the day, such as drought and
climate change,” says Event Director Hannah Doress. “Most of us are so busy it is hard to even figure out what we
can do -- and we never have enough time to relax and have fun with friends and family – at Earth Day Marin you
can do both!”
As a “Day of Action,” a variety of environmental actions will be promoted, including: water conservation activities
sponsored by the Marin Municipal Water District; signing up for 100% Deep Green Energy with Marin Clean
Energy; joining Resilient Neighborhoods and going on a 5,000 pound carbon diet; signing up for home
sustainability evaluations; joining letter writing campaigns, and much more. For every action an attendee takes,
they will receive a free raffle ticket for drawings throughout the day. Hannah Doress Events developed the “Day of
Action” framework for the 2013 Earth Day Marin event – hundreds of actions were documented and many more
taken, including letter writing on climate change, pledges to buy EV vehicles, solar assessment and home efficiency
appointments, bookmarking real time transit information, joining Resilient Neighborhoods, and many more.
The entertainment-packed day includes such high-quality musicians as Swiss rising star Sareena Overwater and the
SF Irish Music Festival favorite Lucia Comnes (called “a singular voice” by the San Francisco Chronicle), and Tim
Cain, former Sons of Champlin band member and children’s music star.
Americana/Jam Festival favorite Alice DiMicele (as seen with Joan Baez, David Grisman and Arlo Guthrie) will be
the featured artist for the 2pm water rally presented by Marin Municipal Water District. She will invite attendees
to sing her classic water conservation song “Made Out of Water,” and will perform on the main stage.
Finalists from the Green Songwriting contest will be co-presented by West Coast Songwriters and Sustainable
News and Entertainment Radio. The songwriting contest is open to adults and youth and has an entry deadline of
March 31st. Prizes include 8 hours at the legendary Fantasy Studios.
This year’s inspiring speakers include: climate visionary John Wick of Marin Carbon Project; the coauthor of
Sustainable [R]evolution, Juliana Birnbaum; Marin Municipal Water District Board President Armando Quintero;
Marin Organic Executive Director Jeffrey Westman; and climate change expert Dr. Peter G. Joseph of Climate
Reality Project and Citizen’s Climate Lobby. A county-wide forum will be held on the growing impact of sea level
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rise and flooding on our shoreline, hosted by Shore Up Marin - a coalition founded by Earth Day Marin, Canal
Welcome Center, GreenUp Learning and Marin Grassroots.
MMWD will co-present The Invisible Peak, a documentary about Mt. Tam by Gary Yost and narrated by Peter
Coyote, will be screened, along with other short films. Hands-on activities and puppet shows will keep kids
entertained. 350 Marin will present a series of award-winning storytellers for children and adults. “Marin Earth
Authors” will read from their books, such as Terri Glass, Raymond Welch, Mary Reynolds Thompson, and William
Carney.
Delicious organic food will be provided by Lotus Cuisine of India and Lydia's Organics.
The Computer & Technology Resource Center will collect E-waste. Detailed guidelines of what to bring are
provided on EarthDayMarin.org. Earth Day Marin is a Zero Waste event thanks to the major sponsorship of Marin
Sanitary Service, Conservation Corps North Bay and Zero Waste Marin. Funding to support this effort is provided
by CalRecycle and the County of Marin JPA Zero Waste Grant.
Secure valet bicycle parking will be provided by Marin County Bicycle Coalition. The San Anselmo-based nonprofit
The Bicycle Works will lead a group ride to the Earth Day Marin site. Meet at 10am at The Bicycle Works, 1117 San
Anselmo Avenue in San Anselmo. The ride is pretty flat and should be accessible to riders of most levels including
kids.
Earth Day Marin sponsors include: Marin Municipal Water District, Marin Clean Energy, Marin Transit, Marin
Sanitary Service, Good Green Moving, Hannah Doress Events, Good Earth Natural Foods, Marin Independent
Journal, Shore Up Marin, Central Marin Sanitation Agency, Las Gallinas Sanitation District, Novato Sanitation
District, Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin, Sausalito-Marin City Sanitation District, Sanitary District No. 5,
Tiburon & Belvedere, Lilypad Homes, DriWater, Ace Printing, Conservation Corps North Bay, Goodman Building
Supply, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Spare the Air, WM EarthCare, Urban Farmer Store, Amazon
Watch, Marin County Bicycle Coalition, 350Marin, Marin Organic, Next Generation, Families for Clean Air, Marin
Grassroots, Canal Welcome Center, GreenUp Learning, Sun First Solar Energy Solutions, Sustainability Team of
Marin, Mary's Organic Chickens, San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, San Rafael Airport, City of San Rafael,
Sustainable Marin, SolEd Benefit Corporation, Mary's Organic Chicken, Rogers Remodel, Marin Carbon Project,
Citizen's Climate Lobby, Resilient Neighborhoods, Redwood High School Environmental Action Club, Greenwood
School, Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program, Marin Conservation League, Bellam Self Storage,
SMART, Stagehand Systems, Local Music Vibe, IsBridge Access Development Databases,
MyWebPresenceNow.com, OntheOne Merchandise, and Urban Bird Design.
Earth Day Marin Director Hannah Doress is a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program and principal
of Hannah Doress Events. She is well-known in Marin County for her work as Events Programmer at San Geronimo
Valley Community Center and for her successful promotional efforts for the Dipsea Hike for Zero Breast Cancer.
For more information about Earth Day Marin, please visit EarthDayMarin.org, Earth Day Marin on Facebook or
follow @EarthDayMarin on twitter.
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The Earth Day Marin 2014 Festival will be a fun, free, family-friendly event and a day of action on sustainability
solutions. Taking place on Sunday, April 6th from 11am to 5pm at Redwood High School, 395 Doherty Drive,
Larkpsur, the event will be conducted rain or shine. Tim Cain will kick off the event with a song and dance party for
kids followed by finalists in the Green Songs Contest by West Coast Songwriters and the Sustainable News and
Entertainment Radio, with celebrity host Diana Dehm of SNE Radio. Music includes Swiss star Sareena Overwater,
“Singular Voice” Lucia Comnes, and Americana Jam Festival Favorite Alice DiMiceli who will be the featured artist
for the 2pm Water Rally and perform a set afterwards. Shore Up Marin will present a Marin-wide forum on Sea
Level Rise. There will be organic fare, hands-on activities, book readings and signings, award-winning storytellers,
films including Gary Yost’s The Invisible Peak narrated by Peter Coyote and mini documentaries about Marin Clean
Energy, and inspiring speakers including Marin Carbon Project’s John Wick, Marin Municipal Water District Board
President Armando Quintero, permaculture author Juliana Birnbaum and others. Students from Greenwood School
will present Sea Party featuring educational games for kids. http://www.EarthDayMarin.org