Salon: Healthful Living and Community Wealth
Pollution & Solution Salon Series
Co-Sponsored by Community Engagement at California State University, Northridge
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 of 2008
“Healthful Living & Community Wealth: Going Green and Growing the Economy”
WHEN: Thursday, November 20th, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
WHERE: California State University, Northridge @ 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330 in the Flintridge Room in the CSUN University Student Union
WHY: Climate change is part of the national lexicon and many are trying to find the nexus between “going green” and growing the economy. Hear from some of the top experts and responders while also engaging them around healthful living and community wealth.
WHO: BREATHE LA staff and supporters, residents, consumers, business owners, public policy professionals, elected officials and their staff, and others
Welcome – Honorable Greig Smith, Los Angeles City Councilmember
Moderator – Jason Schaff, Editor for the San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Panel of Experts – Stuart Waldman, President of the Valley Industry Commerce Association; Ashwani Vasishth, Director of CSUN’s Institute for Sustainability; and Dr. Richard Barbers, BREATHE LA Board Member, Associate Medical Director of the USC Asthma and Allergy Center and Medical Director of the USC Lung Transplantation Prog.
Panel of Responders – Enrique Chiock, President & CEO of Breathe California of Los Angeles County; Matthew Dodson, Director of Local Government Relations for the California Grocers Association and Sepand Samzadeh, President of the Valley Recycling Center and Document Shredding Services
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.