Give Love

GIVE LOVE – COMMUNITY-LED SANITATION PROJECTS TO TREAT & COMPOST WASTE, IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH & CREATE JOBS AROUND RECYCLING…

“When you work on improving sanitation, like we do in Haiti,you start to really see the big picture. Sanitation is the keystone to solving so many problems in the world– improving public health, reducing child mortality, recycling and reducing waste,
and protecting water resources — and yet no one is really talking about the problem of untreated sewage or the fact that
40 % of the world’s poorest people live without a toilet. The global community needs to commit resources to finding
sustainable solutions.”

Soley Leve

The mission of Soley Leve is to work to help the citizens of Cite Soleil take their lives into their own hands with their own resources. But Soley Leve is not an organization, or an NGO, or a project – all these words have been spoiled by too many years of heavy-handed intervention in Cite Soleil by NGOs and the UN. Soley Leve is a konbit. Haiti has a strong tradition of labor exchange: in the countryside, when a task is too great for one farmer, he will call konbit, and his neighbors will come and help him. There is no expectation of money: just the expectation of some music, perhaps some rum, and that the farmer calling konbit will come and help when someone else is in trouble. In Haiti’s largest slum, we have taken this rural seed and planted it in an urban environment: when a neighborhood runs into a challenge that is too hard for them, they call other neighborhoods to help.

Food.Fun.Film!

Local Earth Monthly Gathering – See Calendar for Details

Join us for a fun, casual and inspiring afternoon/evening of delicious locally grown food, ecologically conscious conversation and thought provoking film!  Meet like-minded friends in the community… share ideas… share laughs… and share yummy food!  Each month’s film will be in some way guided towards creating healthy and resilient local communities.

If you can’t make it for the potluck, join us for the film… or vice-versa.  The first several hours of the afternoon/evening is social/potluck time; after which we will begin the film.  This is a ‘leave a positive trace’ event, so we kindly ask that everyone brings their own reusable cutlery, plate and drinking containers.  Our intention is that these gatherings inspire positive social change and create no waste.  We also ask that a sincere effort is made to bring vegetarian dishes that are created with locally sourced organic ingredients.  We want to eliminate as many ‘food miles’ and chemically/petroleum-based pesticides as possible.  We look forward to celebrating local community resilience with you!

This Month’s Details

Date/Time/Location: See Calendar for Details