Conferences & Festivals

Affiliated Organizations

Global Organizations

Articles

  • Annual Flavors of the Desert - April 28
    at the University of Arizona and Tohono Chul Park ANNUAL FLAVORS OF THE DESERT This year we are celebrating the 1981 landmark gathering of the folks who would become the luminaries of the seed world, with a day of workshops at the University of Arizona, and then in the evening at Tohono Chul Park, we...
  • Tucson Electric Car Parade
    Tucson Prepares for National Plug-In Day on October 16 By Benjamin Nead · October 07, 2011 Bob Oldfather, owner of Bookmans Books and a longtime supporter of electric cars, at a Tucson event for the rollout of the Nissan LEAF. Tucson's parade for National Plug In Day will begin at Bookmans’s Campbell...
  • Water blessing at Tucson Meet Yourself
    Water blessing at Tucson Meet Yourself, Sunday Oct 16, 2:00-2:40 pm We'll gather to talk about the roots of this ritual in the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot, and how we bless / express gratitude for water and all that we are thankful in our lives. Then we'll move outdoors to scoop up water in a...
  • Occupy Wall Street & the Climate Movement
    Subject: #OccupyWallStreet and the #Climate Movement From: organizers(at)350.org Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 19:49:56 +0000 Dear friends, I'm writing from New York City, where the Occupy Wall Street movement is taking off. What started as a small group of young people with a vague call to action is evolving...
  • Moving Planet - Connect 2 Tucson - A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels
    Moving Planet - September 24th, 2011: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels JOIN THE RIDE: Connect 2 river paths on 2 wheels! Celebrate the linkup of the Santa Cruz and Rillito river paths and ride beyond fossil fuels. Meet on the plaza south of Drachman Hall on the UMC Campus (Helen St and Martin Av). Ride...
  • GOGREEN ’11 PHOENIX | COMMUNITY PARTNER OVERVIEW
    GoGreen '11 Phoenix is a one-day sustainability conference for business that will inspire, educate and motivate professionals to deepen the commitment to green practices at their organizations. Spend a value-packed day connecting with business leaders, eco-visionaries, sustainability experts and like-minded...
  • Tucson Fall Harvest Festival & Farmers Market
    We are doing a festival October 22 and 23 - for more info see http://www.ttev.org/TusconFallFestivalAndFarmersMarket.html
  • Common Ground Six!
    Don't miss the next great coming together at The next Common Ground event. See you at Armory Park.
  • Common Ground Rocks the Heart
    HEY healers, musicians, environmentalists, gardeners, artists, students, business owners, kids, dogs.... any body, EVERYBODY who wants to see REAL LOCAL COMMUNITY created in Tucson...... You’re INVITED to participate in Common Ground Tucson’s collaboration with the ROCK THE HEART JAM FEST, Sunday...
  • Earth Day Events at UA
    Find out about the events at the University of Arizona around Earth Day. Great speakers, free movies, e-waste recycling drop-off, restaurant deals, arboretum tours, Earth Day mall event, community garden groundbreaking, Biosphere 2, and much more. More info at: www.earthday.arizona.edu
  • Medicine in Motion: the Shamans Awakening
    Location: Urban Tribe Collective 657 West St. Mary’s Rd., Unit C-12 Tucson, AZ 85701 Cost: Free - $10 suggested donation to Diamond Mountain, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization To raise funds for Diamond Mountain University and Retreat Center, Tucson performance artist Christopher Stephen has planned...
  • Solar Potluck
    Catalina State Park 11570 N. Oracle Rd. Learn about solar energy at the 29th Annual Solar Potluck and Exhibition. Discover how to use solar energy to power your home, cook your food, heat your water and live more responsibly. Experience the flavors of solar-cooked food and enjoy solar-powered music,...
  • Resilience 2011: An upcoming conference
    March 11-16, 2011, Arizona State University Welcome to the Conference Website for Resilience 2011; Resilience 2011 website A conference that will bring together scientists from a broad spectrum of disciplinary backgrounds who are interested in the major science and policy challenges that face us...
  • Peace Fair & Music Festival
    Reid Park Bandshell, 900 South Randolph Way Tucson The 29th Annual Tucson Peace Fair & Music Festival is Arizona's largest gathering of peace, social  justice and environmental groups. Featuring live music, food, children's activities and an awesome raffle to support the Tucson Peace Center. For further...
  • Green Building Expo and Green Home Tour
    The U.S. Green Building Council, AZ Chapter, Southern Branch's 3rd annual Expo featuring up to 60 exhibitors of green building products, businesses, and organizations; public and professional educational seminars; and a Green Home Tour. Jerry Yudelson, world-renowned author and sustainability expert...
  • Gila River Festival
    The sixth annual Gila River Festival – planned in and around Silver City, September 16-19, 2010 – will celebrate the role of the Gila River in supporting southwest New Mexico’s rich biological diversity.  One of the Southwest’s premier nature festivals, the Gila River Festival attracts an audience...
  • Cyclovia Tucson's Rave Reviews
    Transition United States is passing on the word about the great success enjoyed by the first Cyclovia Tucson. You can follow these stories here.
  • US Social Forum 2010
    The US SOCIAL FORUM will take place in Detroit, Michigan. The US Social Forum (USSF) is a movement building process. It is not a conference but it is a space to come up with the peoples' solutions to the economic and ecological crisis. The USSF is the next most important step in our struggle to build...
  • Solar Potluck and Exhibition
    Catalina State Park, 11570 N. Oracle Road. Citizens for Solar invites everyone to come and join in the fun of the 28th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition. This is the longest continuously running solar potluck in the world. See practical, innovative solar energy in useful action. People will...
  • Earth Month Events
    Join The Watershed Management Group in celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.  Earth Month events include: April 10th: Green Streets Block Party, 4pm to 7pm April 10th: Street Painting Event, 10am to 1pm April 17th: Samos Neighborhood Green Streets Workshop, 8am to 1pm April 18th:...
  • Cyclovia Tucson
    Cyclovia will give Tucson folks the chance to enjoy our great weather, see neighbors, friends and people from throughout Tucson, and get a little exercise – all on city streets that will be closed to car traffic and open to walkers, joggers, cyclists, skaters and all other forms of natural movement...
  • Peace Fair and Music Festival
    The Peace Center will celebrate its 28th annual Peace Fair this year. This day-long event in Reid Park brings people together to celebrate the peace movement in our region. Sustainable Tucson recognizes that a unifying consciousness, based on peaceful practice, is foundational to manifesting sustainability...
  • The Water Project Wave Rave
    Come to the Water-themed FUNdraiser in support of The Water Project, Tucson's Synergistic Water Festival at the Rhythm Industry Performance Factory, 1013 S. Tyndall Avenue (1 block West of Park Avenue, just South of 20th Street). $10 suggested donation. For more information, visit the Water Project...
  • Solar Rock Festival
    The 4th Annual Solar Rock Festival will be held on March 27th from noon to 6pm at Himmel Park, south east of Speedway and Tucson Blvd. This Free solar powered festival includes an outstanding lineup of local talent including Spirit Familia, Run Boy Run, Kevin Pakulis, Bruce Phillips, Drama Club, Leila...
  • The Water Project
    Celebrate our most precious and endangered resource -WATER -with the The Water Project: Tucson’s Synergistic Water Festival on March 26-28, 2010. This event combines the energy of Tucson’s sustainability community with the vibrant arts community to provide an opportunity for the public to experience...
  • Earth Day Festival and Parade
    Tucson\'s 16th Annual Earth Day Festival and Parade will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Reid Park. The theme for the 2010 Festival is “All Species Deserve a Place on Earth!”  All species great and small - insects, plants and animals - the Earth needs them all! Exhibits related to the environment...
  • Brainstorming Gathering
    Come help plan the Water Festival! Come to the Brainstorming Gathering. Doors open / Sign in: 6pm Discussion / Activities: 6:30-8:30pm Armory Park Center 220 S. 5th Avenue, Tucson AZ (On 5th Avenue, South of 12th St) At the Community Brainstorm Gathering you will have the opportunity to: Learn more...
  • Green Streets and Neighborhoods Festival
    Tucson-based nonprofit Watershed Management Group and the Rincon Heights Neighborhood Association are hosting a block party and cookout to celebrate and share their successful model program installing \"green infrastructure\" in the neighborhood. Green infrastructure is vegetated infrastructure that...
  • The Water Project
    A Community Brainstorming Gathering is scheduled for Thursday, November 19th, 6:30-8:30pm (doors open at 6pm) at the Armory Park Center, 220 S. 5th Avenue. The Brainstorming Gathering is being organized in support of the Water Project being planned for March 26-28, 2010. The Water Project is a participatory...
  • SustainaBIL Unconference
    This November 8th in Phoenix, Arizona, an organization of BILders will be hosting their first ever SustainaBIL! This 1 day conference will focus on upcoming trends in sustainable emerging technology, recycling, green ideas, collaboration, activism, and most importantly an outlet for those who wish to...
  • La Vida Verde Picnic
    Hello peace and sustainability advocate: You and your affiliated organizations are invited to the La Vida Verde, potluck picnic and open space event, Saturday, November 7th at Reid Park, ramadas 14 and 15, from 11am to sunset. Passive tabling is encouraged. This event will focus on uniting our Tucson...
  • HocoFest 2009 Solar, Music & Audio @ Hotel Congress
    Hocofest Music & Audio Con 2009 is a celebration of all things music, solar & sustainable during Labor Day Weekend in sunny Tucson, AZ- home to one of the best indie music scenes in the States. Hocofest will take over the East quarter of downtown Tucson September 4-6, 2009, enjoy over 40 bands playing...
  • International IONS Conference ( Larry Dossey)
    13th International IONS Conference June 17 - 21, 2009 Marriott Star Pass Resort Join mind-body pioneer Larry Dossey, MD; Bruce Lipton, author of Biology of Belief, and other inspiring, thoughtful, and visionary people to explore insights in science, social innovation, and the world's wisdom traditions...
  • Solar Rock
    Himmel Park South of Speedway and East Of Tucson Blvd 12 noon to 6pm
  • 27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition
    27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition April 25, 2009 10:00 a.m. until dark Catalina State Park, Tucson, Arizona Presented by Citizens for Solar For information: 940-2565 Citizens for Solar invites everyone to come and join in the fun of the 27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition. ...
  • Will we have enough? Recapping the UA Water Conference
    On June 24, Sustainable Tucson Core Team members Susan Williams and Bob Cook attended the Water Resources Research Center's (WRRC) 2008 conference, entitled "The Importance of the Colorado River for Arizona's Future." This article is their report of the conference, which first appeared in Tucson Green...
  • Conference: Water Resources Research Center (June 24)
    The Water Resources Research Center at the University of Arizona, in collaboration with the Central Arizona Project, is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 2008 annual conference. The Importance of the Colorado River to Arizona's Future Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, Phoenix,...
  • Ironwood Ridge High School Earth Awareness Day
    On behalf of Club Green, we would like you to participate in our 2nd Annual Earth Awareness day on April 11th 2008. This will be a day in celebration of and education about Earth Awareness and the environmental problems and solutions that we face everyday. Last year was our first Earth Awareness and...

Meetings and Events

  • Annual Flavors of the Desert - April 28
    at the University of Arizona and Tohono Chul Park ANNUAL FLAVORS OF THE DESERT This year we are celebrating the 1981 landmark gathering of the folks who would become the luminaries of the seed world, with a day of workshops at the University of Arizona, and then in the evening at Tohono Chul Park, we...
  • Tucson Electric Car Parade
    Tucson Prepares for National Plug-In Day on October 16 By Benjamin Nead · October 07, 2011 Bob Oldfather, owner of Bookmans Books and a longtime supporter of electric cars, at a Tucson event for the rollout of the Nissan LEAF. Tucson's parade for National Plug In Day will begin at Bookmans’s Campbell...
  • Water blessing at Tucson Meet Yourself
    Water blessing at Tucson Meet Yourself, Sunday Oct 16, 2:00-2:40 pm We'll gather to talk about the roots of this ritual in the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot, and how we bless / express gratitude for water and all that we are thankful in our lives. Then we'll move outdoors to scoop up water in a...
  • Occupy Wall Street & the Climate Movement
    Subject: #OccupyWallStreet and the #Climate Movement From: organizers(at)350.org Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 19:49:56 +0000 Dear friends, I'm writing from New York City, where the Occupy Wall Street movement is taking off. What started as a small group of young people with a vague call to action is evolving...
  • Moving Planet - Connect 2 Tucson - A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels
    Moving Planet - September 24th, 2011: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels JOIN THE RIDE: Connect 2 river paths on 2 wheels! Celebrate the linkup of the Santa Cruz and Rillito river paths and ride beyond fossil fuels. Meet on the plaza south of Drachman Hall on the UMC Campus (Helen St and Martin Av). Ride...
  • GOGREEN ’11 PHOENIX | COMMUNITY PARTNER OVERVIEW
    GoGreen '11 Phoenix is a one-day sustainability conference for business that will inspire, educate and motivate professionals to deepen the commitment to green practices at their organizations. Spend a value-packed day connecting with business leaders, eco-visionaries, sustainability experts and like-minded...
  • Tucson Fall Harvest Festival & Farmers Market
    We are doing a festival October 22 and 23 - for more info see http://www.ttev.org/TusconFallFestivalAndFarmersMarket.html
  • Common Ground Six!
    Don't miss the next great coming together at The next Common Ground event. See you at Armory Park.
  • Common Ground Rocks the Heart
    HEY healers, musicians, environmentalists, gardeners, artists, students, business owners, kids, dogs.... any body, EVERYBODY who wants to see REAL LOCAL COMMUNITY created in Tucson...... You’re INVITED to participate in Common Ground Tucson’s collaboration with the ROCK THE HEART JAM FEST, Sunday...
  • Earth Day Events at UA
    Find out about the events at the University of Arizona around Earth Day. Great speakers, free movies, e-waste recycling drop-off, restaurant deals, arboretum tours, Earth Day mall event, community garden groundbreaking, Biosphere 2, and much more. More info at: www.earthday.arizona.edu
  • Medicine in Motion: the Shamans Awakening
    Location: Urban Tribe Collective 657 West St. Mary’s Rd., Unit C-12 Tucson, AZ 85701 Cost: Free - $10 suggested donation to Diamond Mountain, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization To raise funds for Diamond Mountain University and Retreat Center, Tucson performance artist Christopher Stephen has planned...
  • Solar Potluck
    Catalina State Park 11570 N. Oracle Rd. Learn about solar energy at the 29th Annual Solar Potluck and Exhibition. Discover how to use solar energy to power your home, cook your food, heat your water and live more responsibly. Experience the flavors of solar-cooked food and enjoy solar-powered music,...
  • Resilience 2011: An upcoming conference
    March 11-16, 2011, Arizona State University Welcome to the Conference Website for Resilience 2011; Resilience 2011 website A conference that will bring together scientists from a broad spectrum of disciplinary backgrounds who are interested in the major science and policy challenges that face us...
  • Peace Fair & Music Festival
    Reid Park Bandshell, 900 South Randolph Way Tucson The 29th Annual Tucson Peace Fair & Music Festival is Arizona's largest gathering of peace, social  justice and environmental groups. Featuring live music, food, children's activities and an awesome raffle to support the Tucson Peace Center. For further...
  • Green Building Expo and Green Home Tour
    The U.S. Green Building Council, AZ Chapter, Southern Branch's 3rd annual Expo featuring up to 60 exhibitors of green building products, businesses, and organizations; public and professional educational seminars; and a Green Home Tour. Jerry Yudelson, world-renowned author and sustainability expert...
  • Gila River Festival
    The sixth annual Gila River Festival – planned in and around Silver City, September 16-19, 2010 – will celebrate the role of the Gila River in supporting southwest New Mexico’s rich biological diversity.  One of the Southwest’s premier nature festivals, the Gila River Festival attracts an audience...
  • Cyclovia Tucson's Rave Reviews
    Transition United States is passing on the word about the great success enjoyed by the first Cyclovia Tucson. You can follow these stories here.
  • US Social Forum 2010
    The US SOCIAL FORUM will take place in Detroit, Michigan. The US Social Forum (USSF) is a movement building process. It is not a conference but it is a space to come up with the peoples' solutions to the economic and ecological crisis. The USSF is the next most important step in our struggle to build...
  • Solar Potluck and Exhibition
    Catalina State Park, 11570 N. Oracle Road. Citizens for Solar invites everyone to come and join in the fun of the 28th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition. This is the longest continuously running solar potluck in the world. See practical, innovative solar energy in useful action. People will...
  • Earth Month Events
    Join The Watershed Management Group in celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.  Earth Month events include: April 10th: Green Streets Block Party, 4pm to 7pm April 10th: Street Painting Event, 10am to 1pm April 17th: Samos Neighborhood Green Streets Workshop, 8am to 1pm April 18th:...
  • Cyclovia Tucson
    Cyclovia will give Tucson folks the chance to enjoy our great weather, see neighbors, friends and people from throughout Tucson, and get a little exercise – all on city streets that will be closed to car traffic and open to walkers, joggers, cyclists, skaters and all other forms of natural movement...
  • Peace Fair and Music Festival
    The Peace Center will celebrate its 28th annual Peace Fair this year. This day-long event in Reid Park brings people together to celebrate the peace movement in our region. Sustainable Tucson recognizes that a unifying consciousness, based on peaceful practice, is foundational to manifesting sustainability...
  • The Water Project Wave Rave
    Come to the Water-themed FUNdraiser in support of The Water Project, Tucson's Synergistic Water Festival at the Rhythm Industry Performance Factory, 1013 S. Tyndall Avenue (1 block West of Park Avenue, just South of 20th Street). $10 suggested donation. For more information, visit the Water Project...
  • Solar Rock Festival
    The 4th Annual Solar Rock Festival will be held on March 27th from noon to 6pm at Himmel Park, south east of Speedway and Tucson Blvd. This Free solar powered festival includes an outstanding lineup of local talent including Spirit Familia, Run Boy Run, Kevin Pakulis, Bruce Phillips, Drama Club, Leila...
  • The Water Project
    Celebrate our most precious and endangered resource -WATER -with the The Water Project: Tucson’s Synergistic Water Festival on March 26-28, 2010. This event combines the energy of Tucson’s sustainability community with the vibrant arts community to provide an opportunity for the public to experience...
  • Earth Day Festival and Parade
    Tucson\'s 16th Annual Earth Day Festival and Parade will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Reid Park. The theme for the 2010 Festival is “All Species Deserve a Place on Earth!”  All species great and small - insects, plants and animals - the Earth needs them all! Exhibits related to the environment...
  • Brainstorming Gathering
    Come help plan the Water Festival! Come to the Brainstorming Gathering. Doors open / Sign in: 6pm Discussion / Activities: 6:30-8:30pm Armory Park Center 220 S. 5th Avenue, Tucson AZ (On 5th Avenue, South of 12th St) At the Community Brainstorm Gathering you will have the opportunity to: Learn more...
  • Green Streets and Neighborhoods Festival
    Tucson-based nonprofit Watershed Management Group and the Rincon Heights Neighborhood Association are hosting a block party and cookout to celebrate and share their successful model program installing \"green infrastructure\" in the neighborhood. Green infrastructure is vegetated infrastructure that...
  • The Water Project
    A Community Brainstorming Gathering is scheduled for Thursday, November 19th, 6:30-8:30pm (doors open at 6pm) at the Armory Park Center, 220 S. 5th Avenue. The Brainstorming Gathering is being organized in support of the Water Project being planned for March 26-28, 2010. The Water Project is a participatory...
  • SustainaBIL Unconference
    This November 8th in Phoenix, Arizona, an organization of BILders will be hosting their first ever SustainaBIL! This 1 day conference will focus on upcoming trends in sustainable emerging technology, recycling, green ideas, collaboration, activism, and most importantly an outlet for those who wish to...
  • La Vida Verde Picnic
    Hello peace and sustainability advocate: You and your affiliated organizations are invited to the La Vida Verde, potluck picnic and open space event, Saturday, November 7th at Reid Park, ramadas 14 and 15, from 11am to sunset. Passive tabling is encouraged. This event will focus on uniting our Tucson...
  • HocoFest 2009 Solar, Music & Audio @ Hotel Congress
    Hocofest Music & Audio Con 2009 is a celebration of all things music, solar & sustainable during Labor Day Weekend in sunny Tucson, AZ- home to one of the best indie music scenes in the States. Hocofest will take over the East quarter of downtown Tucson September 4-6, 2009, enjoy over 40 bands playing...
  • International IONS Conference ( Larry Dossey)
    13th International IONS Conference June 17 - 21, 2009 Marriott Star Pass Resort Join mind-body pioneer Larry Dossey, MD; Bruce Lipton, author of Biology of Belief, and other inspiring, thoughtful, and visionary people to explore insights in science, social innovation, and the world's wisdom traditions...
  • Solar Rock
    Himmel Park South of Speedway and East Of Tucson Blvd 12 noon to 6pm
  • 27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition
    27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition April 25, 2009 10:00 a.m. until dark Catalina State Park, Tucson, Arizona Presented by Citizens for Solar For information: 940-2565 Citizens for Solar invites everyone to come and join in the fun of the 27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition. ...
  • Will we have enough? Recapping the UA Water Conference
    On June 24, Sustainable Tucson Core Team members Susan Williams and Bob Cook attended the Water Resources Research Center's (WRRC) 2008 conference, entitled "The Importance of the Colorado River for Arizona's Future." This article is their report of the conference, which first appeared in Tucson Green...
  • Conference: Water Resources Research Center (June 24)
    The Water Resources Research Center at the University of Arizona, in collaboration with the Central Arizona Project, is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 2008 annual conference. The Importance of the Colorado River to Arizona's Future Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, Phoenix,...
  • Ironwood Ridge High School Earth Awareness Day
    On behalf of Club Green, we would like you to participate in our 2nd Annual Earth Awareness day on April 11th 2008. This will be a day in celebration of and education about Earth Awareness and the environmental problems and solutions that we face everyday. Last year was our first Earth Awareness and...