Los Angeles Regional Committee
Global Green in Los Angeles and California
Global Green is the only national environmental non-profit with headquarters in Southern California. Global Green uses L.A.’s international visibility to advance its causes throughout the country. In Los Angeles, Global Green is greening all new public school construction and also helping to create one of the first zero-energy affordable housing projects in the country. Working with celebrity board members like Leonardo DiCaprio and Edward Norton, Global Green has championed the cause of solar on affordable housing in the California state legislature and promoted alternative transportation choices on Oprah.
Global Green also:
- Secured commitments for $20 billion in new green construction for schools and public buildings in California alone
- Created the Red Carpet/Green Cars Campaign, which highlights alternative transportation choices by taking celebrities to the Academy Awards in hybrid vehicles
- Arranged for Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, Salma Hayek and Jake Gyllenhaal to travel to the Arctic to help draw attention to the dire consequences of global warming
- Opened the Green Building Resource Center in Santa Monica, one of the only U.S. centers to offer green building information to the public.
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Each year, Global Green hosts its Pre-Oscar Party, an event that celebrates smart solutions to climate change by featuring the latest in green automobiles, as well as cutting edge green home products and design. Feature attendees have included: Kate Bosworth, Salma Hayek, Orlando Bloom, Adrien Grenier, Tim Robbins, Penelope Cruz, Bill Mahar, and Oliver Stone. Past performers include Perry Farrell, Maroon 5, Damien Rice, and Michelle Branch .
Global Green also hosts its annual Millennium Awards in Los Angeles, honoring leadership in environmental issues. Recent honorees have included: LAUSD, Lyn Lear, William McDonough, Paul Hawken, CalPERS, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Los Angeles Committee
Global Green depends on the support and involvement of conscientious, progressive individuals to achieve its goals and to forward President Gorbachev’s vision of a safer, more sustainable planet. In response to this challenge, we have established the Los Angeles Committee. Now in its second decade, Global Green understands the urgent need for knowledgeable and dedicated leaders who are active in the environmental community.
Global Green requests the following commitments from Los Angeles Committee members:
- Give and/or raise $5,000 per year
- Serve on one event committee per year, help with event planning, recruitment and fundraising
- Help recruit additional committee members and spread Global Green’s message
An Associate level membership exists as well. Associate members of the Los Angeles Committee actively participate in regular Committee meetings, help organize events and network and fundraise for Global Green, but do not have the same financial obligations as regular Committee members.
Please join us today! Contact Terri New at tnew@aol.com
