On Dec 1 there will be an event at Maren Cooke's house in Squirrel Hill off of Beechwood Blvd called a Sustainability Salon & Sing. This salon is modeled after the salons of 18th century enlightenment Paris. Below is what appeared her blog about the event with and at the bottom is an image of her on the roof of her house plus a panoramic image of her roof with solar panels. There will be a potluck dinner, tours of her house, activities for kids, the speakers listed below including those from healthcare for all/PUSH, and a group folksing afterward. All in all a very enjoyable and intellectually stimulating evening.
Dec 1: Health Care Sustainability Salon & Sing
Health Care and Sustainability: Several speakers will share what they've been doing to improve how health care is done in this country -- from a sustainability point of view.
Most directly, local physician Dr. Noe Copley-Woods will talk about the waste endemic to current medical practice, and efforts to green it here and around the world (e.g. Health Care Without Harm).
Since we're also seeking sustainability as a society, folks from Health Care For All/PA will share what that organization is doing to improve access to health care.
And we'll talk about the connection between end-of-life choices and sustainability, with a musical dimension: there are many differences (including environmental cost) between dying in a hospital hooked up to machines, undergoing umpteen procedures, and dying in hospice care, surrounded by loved ones... Cindy Harris, leader of the Pittsburgh Threshold Choir, helps ease that process with bedside song.
Check back here for updates on topics, speakers, and logistics. The basics are: 3-10 p.m. at our home in Frick Park; RSVP by email (with "salon" in the Subject line); potluck food and drink for afternoon noshings and dinner, which is followed by an informal folksing.
Most directly, local physician Dr. Noe Copley-Woods will talk about the waste endemic to current medical practice, and efforts to green it here and around the world (e.g. Health Care Without Harm).
Since we're also seeking sustainability as a society, folks from Health Care For All/PA will share what that organization is doing to improve access to health care.
And we'll talk about the connection between end-of-life choices and sustainability, with a musical dimension: there are many differences (including environmental cost) between dying in a hospital hooked up to machines, undergoing umpteen procedures, and dying in hospice care, surrounded by loved ones... Cindy Harris, leader of the Pittsburgh Threshold Choir, helps ease that process with bedside song.
Check back here for updates on topics, speakers, and logistics. The basics are: 3-10 p.m. at our home in Frick Park; RSVP by email (with "salon" in the Subject line); potluck food and drink for afternoon noshings and dinner, which is followed by an informal folksing.
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