dimondites

Vdumpsters.com offers free product exchange service, where you can locally post or shop for free used goods. Their purpose is to promote re-use, which extends the life of a product, and therefore, delays its inevitable journey to a landfill somewhere.  They recently launched in January, 2008, and has accumulated 2,000 registered users to date.

If this sounds familiar, you are probably thinking of FreeCycle.org, the originator of free give-n-get service.  They’re grassroots and completely nonprofit. They have a very impressive user base at around 4.5 million users globally. Click here to go to Oakland’s FreeCycle group page.

 

Have you heard of this? I recently found out about this service, and I was a bit blown away by what was offered. Someone gave away an air filtering system in perfect condition. My friends use this service, and they’ve managed to retrieve table saws and other construction equipment. I didn’t pick up the air filter, but I’m sure some lucky person was very happy they didn’t have to buy one.

What a great sustainable practice. What you don’t want, somebody else will. Here’s the info from there site…

Welcome! The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,204 groups with 4,208,000 members across the globe. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them’s good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the search box above or by clicking on “Browse Groups” above the search box. Have fun!

FREE showing of Who Killed the Electric Car at the Parkway Theatre, 1834 Park Blvd., Oakland, CA on Sunday, January 13th as part of their Sunday Salon series.

This event is being sponsored by the League of Women Voters-Oakland. While you can rent this movie and watch it in the convenience of your home, this event provides an opportunity to discuss the film with other intelligent individuals. Please check the schedule at the Parkway Website to confirm there has been no changes closer to the date. Or call the LWVO at (510) 834-7640.

Current Schedul for January 13, 2008:

1:15 Theater opens for refreshments and socializing

1:45 Pre-Film Welcome & Intro

2-3:30 Who Killed the Electric Car

3:30-4 Time to Talk Sunday Salon is an informal public forum for community activists, grassroots organizations, conscientious artists, and regular folks committed to the enrichment of the human experience.

The Parkway offers Theater 1 (which is wheelchair accessible) for group discussions and meetings, with limited use of our VHS/DVD projector for demonstrative purposes only (meaning any films must be pertinent to and illustrative of the focus and theme of the group discussion; this is not an excuse for anyone to party on our dime, so don’t expect to see your copy of “The Matrix” on our screen). All Sunday Salon forums must be open to the general public, though we welcome a variety of causes, interests and demographics. The concession stand will be in full operation, including beer and wine.

Time to prep for winter.  Oakland residents can pick up a maximum of 20 sandbags and 25 feet of plastic  sheeting per household/business from the City’s Municipal Service Center at 7101 Edgewater Drive and the PWA Drainage Maintenance Satellite Office at 5921 Shepherd Canyon Road. Proof of Oakland residency is required.

Oakland Fire Stations will also distribute up to 5 sandbags to Oakland residents for pick-up at the station. 

• Fire Station Number 6 - 7080 Colton Blvd.

• Fire Station Number 24 - 5900 Shepherd Canyon Road

• Fire Station Number 25 - 2795 Butters Drive
  
  

_{via Jean Quan Newsletter}

_{By Alex}

I have been using this phone information line put together by, who else, Google. It is great for finding businesses anywhere you are like - whether you’ve moved to a new neighborhood and want Pizza delivery or just need a phone number of a business. The best thing is it will text you the information, so you don’t need a pen to write anything down.

Try it - it is free.

1-800-555-8355 you never need to be charged for information again.