Power Down Week (4th annual)

July 7-14, 2013

CLICK HERE to access the Event Calendar

How to: Add events to the calendar

Power Down Week has 2 Objectives:

Make your carbon foot print as small as you can
Do it with others

"The honorable choice I see is to power-down; stop taking airplane jaunts, repair old things, get out the clothespins, grow food, walk. And face the truth, that I am party to something so enormously destructive I can hardly know its edges. The conquering of any addiction begins with these words: I am the guilty party." ~Barbara Kingsolver

Power Down Week Challenges

Power Down Week Challenge:

What will you do during Power Down Week to reduce your energy consumption?

Challenge yourself to use less. Participate in our many events. Create your own power down goals. Be creative and share your goals with others. Disconnect the power and re-connect with your community.

At the end of the week we invite you to reflect upon what you have accomplished, what surprised and inspired you, and what unique things you have done to reduce your energy consumption.

Ideas for powering down (written by Sura Faraj)

Power Down Week Events Calendar:

The calendar is at the heart of Power Down Week. It lists all of the events that have been suggested and are being run by volunteers. Everyone is responsible for their own fun during the week! Power Down Week organizers do not guarantee any of the events.

The list of events are updated in real time as people like you post events and workshops that you are hosting. Set the Event Type to "pdw2013" and your event will instantly appear on the Power Down Week calendar.

Click to view all Power Down Week 2013 events online...

What is Power Down Week?

by Founder and TM Steering Committee Member Sarah Moore

What would happen if we all stayed home for vacation, unplugged and spent time with friends, family and neighbors and worked on a projects together?

Imagine summer camp or a conference about getting off fossil fuel and building community, only when it ends, no one needs to go home, because we are already home! All the bonds we make will be with people who already live near by.

What should the projects be?
How do we get more of our neighborhoods to join in?
Do you want to help plan, promote, offer a skill set?
Everyone is welcome!

The kick off for Power Down Week 2013 is Sunday, July 7th. Individual neighborhoods will have unique workshops and projects going on until the end of the event, July 14th. There are many opportunities for participation through out the week.

Some of the activities from previous years:

bike rides
installation of rainwater catchment system
community dinner
ice cream social (hand cranked- no electricity)
discussions, demonstrations, and classes (composting, natural beauty care, blacksmithing, cooperative housing, time banking, fruit preservation, fermentation, raw foods, soap making)
plant walk and bird walk at the Urban Ecology Center
yoga and dance
Concordia Garden workday
cob oven building
song circles and storytelling
Irish Knot bar powerdown
and more... (see all of 2012's events)