Seattle Climate Tech: May 27 - June 1
🐮 Alternative Proteins, 🔋 Press Release Fundamentals, 💫 Hours of Action, Meetups, and more!
Hi friends,
Celebrate the end of May by choosing your own event adventure this week.
Create
On Tuesday, join Soapbox Project for a 🎨 craft night for a sustainable Seattle where you’ll build your vision of a better 2026.
On Thursday, start putting together your first press release at🔋 Press Release Fundamentals for Battery Entrepreneurs: An Interactive Workshop.
Learn
On Wednesday, attend the 🐮 The Future of Alternative Proteins Panel to hear from a panel of leading scientists, founders, and industry experts about the breakthroughs and barriers that are shaping the future of food.
Do
On Thursday, attend the 💫 Seattle Hour of Action to learn about a climate policy issue and then take action – all within the hour.
On Saturday, at 🌿 Soapbox gets its hands dirty with Dirt Corps, gather in Martha Washington Park for a skill share and volunteer work party to protect the native Camus and Oak prairie.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
~ Asha and the Climate Tech Cities Team
Events This Week
🎨 craft night for a sustainable Seattle: Tue, May 27
🐮 The Future of Alternative Proteins Panel: Wed, May 28
🔋 Press Release Fundamentals for Battery Entrepreneurs: An Interactive Workshop: Thu, May 29
💫 Seattle Hour of Action: Thu, May 29
⚡️Distributed Energy Resources Task Force Meetup: Fri, May 30
☕️🌸 Tacoma Coffee & Conservatory w/ Seattle Women and Climate: Sat, May 31
🌿 Soapbox gets its hands dirty with Dirt Corps: Sat, May 31
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events
Upcoming Events
🌃 dream sessions: cities for humans: Tue, June 3
⚡️ Seattle City Light: Optimizing Efficient Electrification: Tue, June 3
⚡️ Energy Reduction Lightning Talk & Happy Hour: Wed, June 4
💻 Free Coworking Day for the ClimateTech Community: Thu, June 5
⚡️ District Energy Panel & Happy Hour: Thu, June 5
🪡 Mend & Repair Workshop: Tue, June 10
🚸 learn to advocate for safe streets: Tue, June 10
🏙️ action soiree for urban climate resilience: Tue, June 17
🎭 “Kill Climate Deniers” Staged Reading of David Finnigan’s Satirical Play + Silent Auction: Wed, June 18
💻 Free Coworking Day for the ClimateTech Community: Thu, June 19
🛠️ Navigating Building Standards Through Strategic Consulting: A Conversation with Justin Lee of McKinstry: Thu, June 19
🖌️ artivism party for a safe Seattle: Tue, June 24
🦋 Butterflies as Storytellers: Wed, July 9
This Week in Depth
🎨 craft night for a sustainable Seattle
When: Tue, May 27, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: 2301 1st Ave, Seattle, Washington 98121
Join Soapbox Project for a night of reflection on this month’s topic: pop culture, sports and stories. We’ll be creating posters, collages, and other materials that reflect our actual vision for a better 2026.
🐮 The Future of Alternative Proteins Panel
When: Wed, May 28, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave 15th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
Join us for a forward-looking conversation on the future of alternative proteins, where science, sustainability, and innovation converge to reshape the global food system. As traditional protein sources face mounting challenges from climate change, resource scarcity, and ethical concerns, new technologies like precision fermentation, cultivated meat, and next-gen plant-based products are stepping up to offer solutions.
This panel will bring together leading scientists, founders, and industry experts to explore what’s next for the field: from cutting-edge research and scale-up hurdles to consumer adoption and regulatory pathways. Whether you're an entrepreneur, policymaker, investor, or curious eater, this conversation will offer insights into the breakthroughs, and barriers that are shaping the future of food.
🔋 Press Release Fundamentals for Battery Entrepreneurs: An Interactive Workshop
When: Thu, May 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave 15th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
Learn the basics of doing your first press release in this hands-on workshop designed specifically for energy storage entrepreneurs. PR consultant Wesley Andrews will walk through the logistics, timeline and etiquette of earning media coverage. No PR experience necessary!
Bring your laptop or notebook. We'll be doing some basic work to help you start your PR project right away.
You'll also meet other ambitious entrepreneurs in local industry. Founders, inventors, doctorate students and angel investors looking to leverage earned media will benefit from this 101-level introduction to press releases.
⚡️ Seattle Hour of Action
When: Thu, May 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave 15th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
Join us for the most productive Hour of your day! We’ll get up to speed on a timely climate policy issue, learn how we can move-the-needle it this week, and then actually take action – all within the hour.
Curious what to expect on the Hour of Action? Read more here.
There's no need to prepare — come as you are. Whether you're a seasoned advocate or brand new to civic action, this space is for you. If you're curious to preview the resources we'll use, check out the Action Hub.
☕️🌸 Tacoma Coffee & Conservatory w/ Seattle Women and Climate
When: Sat, May 31, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Where: Campfire Coffee, 1554 Market Street #101, Tacoma, WA, 98402
Join Seattle Women and Climate in Tacoma to visit Campfire Coffee and the WW Seymour Botanical Conservatory! We’ll start off the morning by visiting Campfire Coffee, an organization committed to honoring traditional methods of roasting coffee (over a campfire!), as well as getting diverse people from all walks of life inspired and excited to get outdoors and enjoy life, disconnected. We’ll then make our way over to the WW Seymour Botanical Conservatory to tour the Victorian greenhouse, which has over 500+ plant species. If you are looking for an opportunity to talk about climate with professionals identifying as women or non-binary, you are in the right place! No climate experience necessary.
🌿 Soapbox gets its hands dirty with Dirt Corps
When: Sat, May 31, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Where: Martha Washington Park, 6612 57th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
Let's get outside and get our hands dirty with Dirt Corps and Trees for Seattle. Dirt Corps’ mission is to create access to green careers for all people, working towards a healthy environment, engaged communities, and a sustainable economy throughout the Puget Sound region. Amazing! They also facilitate land restoration work parties combined with education on tree care. Let's join them to care for trees in Martha Washington Park.
Soapbox Project is a third place, hosting events every Tuesday for climate solutions and community building. But we also want to get together and do things outside of Tuesdays. We'll connect with nature while improving outdoor community spaces like Martha Washington Park.
Opportunities
🔥 Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize: Due June 13
⚡ Google Accelerator: AI for Energy: Due June 30
Join the Fun!
Submit Events
We know all of you are cooking up great events that highlight the latest and greatest in our collective effort to save our city - and our planet! 🌍 We would love to spread the word. Please reach out directly to Jason, Asha, or Jordan or fill out this google form to add to the list!