Disaster Preparedness Workshop Series – Local 20/20 – next one- Wed October 2nd:
Are you prepared for a disaster? If not, come to these hands-on, detailed workshops in emergency preparedness. Local 20/20’s NPREP (Neighborhood Preparedness in Emergency Planning) Training Team, along with our friends at the Quimper Grange #720 are co-hosting a fall 2019 seven-week series in Emergency Preparedness. Sessions are ala carte; attend one, more than one or all of them! See also the Local 20/20 website for more info.
September 25 – Individual/family preparedness. Best practices for both pre- and post-disaster.
October 2 – Communications. Hands-on training on setting up and using FRS radios. In-depth discussion on HAM radios and communications post-disaster.
October 16 – Preservation of Papers; the 6 P’s: People, Pets, Pills, Photos, Papers, Privacy: Find out what documents you need for reference/assistance post-disaster; extra medications; important papers (medical/legal/financial), how to preserve and encrypt them.
October 23 – Personal Safety: How to safely plan for your own and your home’s safety, learning what your options are.
October 30 – How to store/treat water, practice safe sanitation and proper use of propane and generators post-disaster.
November 6 – Camping in your House: Setting up camp in your home, if it is a safe place.
Times: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Location: Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St. Port Townsend.
Repair Cafe – Local 20/20 – 1st Planning meeting – Wed October 2nd:
A Repair Cafe is a community event where people gather to share tools, skills and knowledge. Where people learn how to mend, fix, and stitch our belongings back together and take care of our stuff. Throw it away? No Way! Snacks and conversation will be included!! The very first Repair Cafe in Port Townsend is scheduled for 2/29/2020. So save the date! Meanwhile, the first Repair Cafe planning committee meeting will be held Wednesday, October 2nd at 7PM. We plan to create a timeline, develop the list of “stations” and organize different categories of tasks, i.e. P.R., recruiting specialists, etc. A Repair Café is going to happen! For questions and/or location information contact Tracy.
Climate on Tap – Mon October 7th:
The next session is called “There is no Planet B – how do Millennials and GenZ envision their future?” For a twist, this will be facilitated by Students for Sustainability, a group from Port Townsend High School who are dedicated to taking action to mitigate climate change at their school, in their community, their state, and at a national level. Co-sponsored by Local 20/20 Climate Action and Jefferson County Public Health, this is not a lecture series, but a book club & discussion format. Each session includes information to get the conversation started, followed by group discussions that include what locals think and what locals plan to do. The session topic for Monday, November 4th is “How Do You Talk Respectfully With Others About Climate Change?” For further information email Laura Tucker or call 360-379-4491.
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Location: Finnriver Farm and Cidery; 124 Center Road, Chimacum, WA
Above is a short excerpt, see the full set of announcements here.
