Recycled Movie teaches students about solar-power & silk-screening at the East Hollywood Earth Day Festival.

	In their first collaboration, Recycled Movie and the L.A. Conservation Corps joined forces at the East Hollywood Earth Day Festival, Saturday, April 24th. The Conservation Corps' "Clean and Green" team consisted of nine students ages 14-17, who assisted with recycling and waste management at the event.
	Recycled Movie founder Chase White taught the students about solar power by demonstrating the S.P.I.R.T. (Solar Powered Interactive Recycling Trailer). The S.P.I.R.T. uses three 100 Watt solar panels to charge an industrial sized deep cell battery; then, a 700 Watt inverter converts the stored 12V energy to 110 and is able to power 2 lcds monitors, speakers and lighting for the trailer. The lcd monitors are used to screen short films and public service announcements produced by recycled movie in collaboration with several different student groups.
	Next, the students learned to silk-screen, an artistic process which embosses images on blank shirts. By pressing ink through a pre-made screen with a squeegie, each student made several shirts with this year's winning Earth Day logo, the "Ying-Yang Earth," a symbol of balance, unity, peace and harmony. Shirts for this event were generously donated by American Apparel, and the mobile silk-screening station was provided courtesy of American Boutiques.

photos by E.Weitzberg courtesy of www.goodpersona.com

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GREEN AMBASSADORS

Green Ambassadors, an award winning project of Environmental Charter High School, is an environmental education program that empowers youth to be agents of change in their communities and world. Through service learning, community partnerships, and cross-cultural and global exchange, the program fosters personal growth and leadership skills to help youth tackle the most critical environmental issues facing our planet.

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	JUNKRAFT " JUNK RAFT SAILS TO HAWAII TO PROTEST PLASTIC POLLUTION OF THE SEA." Eco-mariner Dr. Marcus Erikson sails a raft built from 15,000 bottles and half a cessna airplane to Hawaii! This 2000 mile, 13 week journey serves to call attention to a major oceanic environmental problem – the accumulation of plastic trash in the seas. www.junkraft.com
	CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION • Discover California's recycling goals, grants, as well as where, what, and why to recycle. • Order free resources including recycling starter kits, stickers, posters, even free recycle bins to help expand your personal and business recycling interests. • Play "CAN IT" the online recycling game... and much, much more. www.bottlesandcans.com
	CATER GREEN CaterGreen! Zero Waste Solutions provides compostable alternatives to disposable cups, plates, plasticware and more for food providers, festivals, events, restaurants, businesses, and individuals that want to make a difference in this world. Our services and products are one choice that will assist in reducing the impact we have on our environment and assist in Global Healing for all living beings for now and future generations. www.catergreen.com
	BROOKWOOD FILMS Official Site of "STILL ME," a powerful award winning short film that tackles the challenges of a stroke victim who no longer seems the same to his wife and friends. Written, directed and produced by stroke survivor BETH McELHENNY, the all star cast includes TINA GLOSS (Pushing Daisies), SCOTT KING (winner - Best Actor, Spudfest), and Recycled Movie Founder CHASE WHITE, who is also a producer on the project. www.brookwoodfilms.com
	GOODPERSONA "Image, Design, and Marketing Specialists!" Advertising Campaigns, High-End Photo Retouching, Photography, Graphic & Textile Design, Art Direction & Web Design. www.goodpersona.com
	FREE TEA PARTY "The Free Tea Party cultivates community while encouraging peace through actions like rideshares and serving free tea!" Check out the adventures of Guisepi and his magical biodiesel bus "Special Edna" as they travel across the US providing ride shares, wisdom, and free tea. Proudly sponsored by Mountain Rose Herbs, Bennetts Honey Farm, The Reclaimer and Zhena's Gypsy Tea. http://www.freeteaparty.org/
	EAST HOLLYWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL "The East Hollywood Neighborhood Council serves the diverse, dynamic and unique community of East Hollywood." It is home to Los Angeles' designated Thai Town and Little Armenia neighborhoods, as well as large numbers of other immigrant groups such as Mexicans, El Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Filipinos, Koreans, South Americans, Ukrainians, Russians and many more. This community also comprises of a youthful community where 64% of its residents are under the age of 40, as well as a heavy renter population of 88%. http://www.easthollywood.net/
	STAGE OF THE ARTS Stage Of The Arts, Inc. is a grassroots arts and humanities organization, a non-profit 501(c)3 California Educational corporation founded June 15, 1982 in the MacArthur-Echo Park neighborhood. Arts education and cultural activities are our working tools to promote social change and community gathering in the City of Los Angeles. Stage of the Arts promotes and develops multiethnic, international arts and cultural awareness. http://www.stageofthearts.info/
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