Next BREATHE LA "Green" Salon is this Thursday. RSVP Today!

ADVISORY

October 21, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Edward Headington
Edward@HeadingtonMedia.com

WHO: BREATHE LA staff and supporters, residents, consumers, businesses, public policy professionals and others

Welcome – Honorable Gilbert Cedillo, state Senator, District 22

Emcee and Moderator – Ray Gonzales, BREATHE LA Board Member and KTLA Director of Community Affairs

Panel of Faith Leaders – Sister Marilyn Rudy of Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Earth Harmony; Revered Peter H. Rood, Jr. of the Holy Nativity Episcopal Church; and Christopher Chapple, Navin & Pratima Doshi Professor of Indic & Comparative Thelogy at Loyola Marymount University

Panel of Responders – Jane Affonso of the South Coast Interfaith Council; Rev. Jim Conn of the United Methodist Church; and Dr. Shereen Sabet, California State University, Long Beach

WHAT: The BREATHE LA Pollution & Solutions Salon Series is a new and engaging discussion of clean air, the environment and healthy living--launched in June 2008

“Sinful Behavior: Is Pollution the 8th Deadly Sin?”

WHEN: Thursday, October 23, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: The California Endowment, 1000 Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (There is plenty of free parking on the premises; Metrolink Exit – Union Station only 2 blocks away.)

WHY: Global warming and climate change have become part of the national lexicon and religion continues to look at the nexus between pollution, solutions and what could be construed by some as “sinful behavior.” Come hear several faith leaders offer their thoughts on the relationship between spirituality, humanity and the environment.

FYI: It is open to the public and there is no cost to attend the BREATHE LA salons. Coffee and a light breakfast will be served. For more information and to R.S.V.P., contact Edward Headington at Edward@HeadingtonMedia.com or (818) 720-7181. You may also visit us at http://www.breathela.org/ or www.myspace.com/BCLAC—and/or join our group pages on Facebook and LinkedIn.

###

BREATHE California of Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA) is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the future of clean air and healthy lungs in Los Angeles County. BREATHE LA was established in 1903 and has over a century of accomplishments. First established to fight then-epidemic Tuberculosis, BREATHE LA has long been a leader in efforts to improve air quality and lung health in Los Angeles. Now part of BREATHE California, a statewide organization, BREATHE LA is dedicated to service in our local communities. For more information, visit http://www.breathela.org/.

“AB 32 Salon: Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change and Southern California” on September 18th

WHO: BREATHE LA, residents, consumers, businesses, public policy professionals and others

Welcome – Honorable Jose Huizar, Los Angeles City Councilman

Moderator – Jon Regardie, Executive Editor of the Downtown Daily News & Los Angeles Press Club Board Member

Panel of Experts – Dario Frommer, Former Assemblymember and AB 32 Co-Author; Vasilios Manousiouthakis, UCLA Professor of Chemical Engineering; and Richard Varenchik, Office of Climate Change with the California Air Resources Board

Responders – Marvin Martinez, Vice Chancellor of Economic & Workforce Development for the Los Angeles Community College District; and the Climate Change Champions: Adam Raudonis of Westlake High School and Leah Roh of Marlborough High School

WHAT: The BREATHE LA Pollution & Solutions Salon Series is a new and engaging discussion of clean air, the environment and healthy living

WHEN: Thursday, September 18, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: The Los Angeles Community College District Boardroom @ 770 Wilshire Blvd., 1st Fl., Los Angeles, 90017. Paid parking available in the area. One block from the Metro Station.

WHY: The ramifications of AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 authored by Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez and Assembly Member Fran Pavley and signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, will far-reaching for all Californians in early 2009.

FYI: It is open to the public and there is no cost to attend the BREATHE LA salons. Coffee and a light breakfast will be served. For more information and to R.S.V.P., contact Edward Headington at Edward@HeadingtonMedia.com or (818) 720-7181. You may also visit us at www.breathela.org/ or www.myspace.com/BCLAC—and/or join our group pages on Facebook and LinkedIn.

###

BREATHE California of Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA) is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the future of clean air and healthy lungs in Los Angeles County. BREATHE LA was established in 1903 and has over a century of accomplishments. First established to fight then-epidemic Tuberculosis, BREATHE LA has long been a leader in efforts to improve air quality and lung health in Los Angeles. Now part of BREATHE California, a statewide organization, BREATHE LA is dedicated to service in our local communities. For more information, visit http://www.breathela.org/.

Headington Media Group is a full-service communications firm that specializes in image management, branding and public relations. It is a strong supporter of public affairs, especially those working in the 4th Estate. For more information, go to HMG and/or visit The Headington Cabal.