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Earth Day Block Party and Public Art Workshop

Join us as we put together our 2nd annual Earth Day Block Party,  a collaborative community celebration hosted in partnership by River City Youth in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood April 25 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. 

The following volunteer opportunities are available:  

• Artists: learn about our public art project Urban Shade and help facilitate its creation. If you have experience creating durable structures, working with unconventional and upcycled materials, love engaging with youth and the public then this opportunity is for you.  Stipends may be available

• General event assistance: attend planning meetings, take notes, follow up with action items, make phone calls, send emails., in general help get things done!

• Help with setup up on Saturday, 4/25 9am-11am

• Help with break down on Saturday 4/25 3-4pm

• Help manage the waste sorting station: Oversee River City Youth volunteers as they assist attendees in getting their waste to the right place;  garbage, recycling or compost. 

This free festival features free food, live music, a native plant giveaway, a bicycle rodeo and bike give-away for youth, SZW's Mend-It Cafe will be there repairing clothing, and we’ll be hosting the first workshop for our public art project, Urban Shade where participants will be invited to create butterflies from reclaimed fabric that will become part of a shade structure in an area identified as a heat island in Spokane.

Email: Volunteerszw@spokanezerowaste.org

On-Going Needs: 

Support Mend-It Cafe: 

If you sew: Come mend with us!  We have menders at every level. There are menders that hand stitch only, hobbyists that prefer to do hems and patches, educators that like to engage with the client while mending, and professionals that do it all. Whatever your skill level we have mends for you.  Fill out this form to get started

If you don’t sew, but love Mend-It Cafe: We always need people to help facilitate the events. From checking in clients, managing the mend flow, getting sewists materials from our supplies to taking pictures of clients and their finished mends, we’ve got a way for you to participate. 
Email: volunteerszw@spokanezerowaste.org to get started or Submit the form below.

Support Re:CraftLAB

Re:CraftLAB is an SZW program that upcycles a range of flexible materials and textiles into durable goods with a purpose. We divert materials like vinyl banners, promotional scrim, clothing and bicycle inner tubes from the waste stream and transform them into items that support a circular economy. Additionally we train immigrant and refugee women in the production of our products and contract them to fulfill orders.
Our products help  non-profits, retailers and agencies showcase their commitment to reuse and sustainability.   

If you can use a pair of scissors, you can help Re:CraftLAB.
We need some extra hands to cut materials. Your help preparing materials enables us to put our sewists to work,  produce upcycled products at a competitive price and keep waste out of the incinerator or landfill.  We can’t do this without you! 
Email: volunteerszw@spokanezerowaste.org or Submit the form below.

Legislative Activities:  This activity is currently on pause  as we work to restructure its operation and engagement goals. If you have grassroots advocacy experience or program development experience as it relates to policy implementation and are interested in a leadership role, please reach out.

Email: volunteerszw@spokanezerowaste.org or Submit the form below.