We recognize that our health, diverse cultures and toxics in our environment are inter-related. The goal of People's Earth Day is to celebrate and reclaim our diverse urban environments and health.

Activities are planned to educate community members about health and toxic issues, empower families to improve their health and have fun while learning. Cherokee Storyteller Gayle Ross, the Clean Streams/Clean Bay Monitoring Project, toxic awareness (FACES) workshops conducted in Spanish by HEJ staff, and up-and-coming local bands, community performances, health booths, and food are featured events.

Through this activity, HEJ seeks to:

1. Work closely with community groups for real participation.
2. Provide a fun event for the whole family, and community
3. Provide useful environmental health and environmental educational resources and activities.
4. Provide multicultural performance arts.

PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
Main Stage

• Featured Performer: Gayle Ross, Cherokee storyteller
• Live Bands: Firme, Lado Oriente, Pocho Son, Dub Wise, Survivalists Community Stage Programming
• Community Speakers or Presentations, from participating organizations
• Spoken Word, from local youth
• Cultural Performance, from local groups

On-going Activities

Workshops
Resource Tables

Workshops

• Children's Arts and Crafts, non toxic cleaner activity:
  Inside the home, is one place where children can be exposed to toxics, from cleaners in the kitchen, paint in the garage, and other products that put toxics in the air. In this workshop, you child can learn how to reduce exposure to toxics by learning what toxics are and simple rules to avoid them. The workshop will also teach children how to make and use non-toxic cleaners. They will be able to take home a free multi-purpose cleaner at the end of the workshop. Children ages 9-12 are welcome to join. (45 minutes)

• Is Your Creek Healthy?" Workshop for Youth (1pm-3pm):
  Join Clean Streams/Clean Bay youth volunteers test Silver Creek's water. They will show and teach you simple ways to tell whether your creek is healthy. Join the fun and be prepared to get wet. This activity is for children 8 and up. They must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

• Household Hazardous Waste Workshop, in Spanish:
  Do you know about the toxics in your home and how to protect your family and especially your children? Learn from Ana Ortiz, of the Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, how to identify, reduce, and prevent, toxic exposure that may lead to asthma and learning disabilities in your family. These are low and no-cost solutions to potentially serious health risks. This workshop is for adults. (45 minutes)

• Mini-FACES workshops in Spanish:
  Did you know that everyone has the right to clean air and water, yet working class people in San Jose suffer more from diseases that may be caused by toxics? FACES, which stands for Family and Community Environmental School, is taught by the Health and Environmental Justice (HEJ) Project to teach people about how and why toxics may cause diseases such as asthma, learning disabilities, and cancer, in working class neighborhoods of San Jose. This Mini-FACES course is an introduction to toxics in the community and learn if this workshop is for you. This workshop is for adults. (45 minutes)

• Mural Painting Workshops (TIME?) (Vanessa/Elena):
  Share your creativity by helping paint a community mural designed by Plata Arroyo's youth. Come and join us! This activity is for all ages.

• Children's Activity (12-5)
  For children ages 4-12 to do a variety of environmental arts and crafts. During the day, there will be a variety of activities including planting flowers after decorating pots, playing environmental jeopardy for prizes, constructing bird feeder, paper making, and more. There will be one to instructors facilitating these activities and parents and encouraged to join.

• CPR + First Aide for Children and Adults, in Spanish

• Self-Defense Workshop for Women, in Spanish: By YWCA

• Anti-Gang Workshop

  Car-Seat Workshop/Demonstration

Resources Tables and Booths (Partial Listing)

• Government Agencies: Santa Clara County Public Health Department, Household Hazardous Waste, Lead Poisoning Program, US Environmental Protection Agency

• Community Based Organizations: Billy DeFrank Center, Indian Health Center, Physicians for Social Responsibility

• Schools: San Jose State University MOSAIC