Green Events Grassroots Action Calendar
July & August 2007
~In this Issue:
7/17 INTERCHANGE -Citizens Action Coalition on Duke Energy (mp3)
7/21 Sustainable Bloomington Unconference @ MCPL
7/21-7/28 Project Hot Seat/HEC/CEC/CSL tabling @ County Fair
7/26 Food Security Group meeting @ the Adult Comm Ctr
7/26 Project Hot Seat meeting @ MCPL
7/28 Introduction to PermaCulture w/Peter Bane
7/30 Environmental Commission Green Bldg Committee meeting
7/31 Deadline for SPEA NonProfit Service-Learning course
{AUGUST 2007}
8/1 Deadline to register for travel stipend with American Rivers
8/? Citizens Action Coalition Public Hearing on Duke Energy Coal Plant (@ City Hall?-listen for it)
{September & November 2007}
9/14-21 BPAC Declaration of Peace! Days of Decision
9/24-25 American Rivers River Action Day (Washington, DC)
10/10-11 IHHN Expo - Simply Healthy: Creating Sustainable Communities

JULY 2007

7/17-18th Pastors for Peace 2007 Cuba Caravan
July 17th & 18th (actual border crossing)
---Following the 2007 Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan---
"Talk to the Cuba Caravanistas who are transporting our community's offering to Cuba. See how they are & wish them well."

"Ellen Bernstein, Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan Organizer from NJ, & Ann Schepper, Member of Cubamistad, a Nurse & Bloomington resident are travelling and working w/this year's caravan, being our community's eyes & ears & heart & spirit." arthur stein

Updates & information about this year's caravan available.
blogs: click on Cuba Caravan
www.ifconews.org
www.pastorsforpeace.org
Ellen Bernstein 646-319-5902 ellenb@igc.org
Ann Schepper may be contacted on ellen's cell # (above)
gaschepper@yahoo.com
Cubamistad,
Arthur Stein, 812-331-9749

7/17 6-7:PM, INTERCHANGE
on WFHB 98.1 & 91.3 FM Community Radio.

Host Mylo Roze interviews Kerwin Olson, Outreach Coordinator for Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) about the CAC's plans for a public hearing in late August about Duke Energy & the CAC's campaign to keep a new coal-fired power plant from being built in Edwardsport, Indiana financed by utility rate hikes.

http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20070717.mp3

mp3s of past shows, follow below...
Here is direct URL for an episode of 'INTERCHANGE',
a live, call-in radio show on WFHB's online archive.
Just click on it to listen (or paste).
6/19 episode of INTERCHANGE
Mylo speaks with young activists from two of the newer eco orgs inhabiting the new Caldwell Eco Center, members of Earth First! & GreenPeace.
Guests: ~Edyta Sitko, Field Officer on Project Hot Seat
for GreenPeace's Washington, DC office.
~Matiga, Roadblock EF!/the Listening Project (Anti I-69/Roadless Summer)

http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20070619.mp3

Archive:
Other past episodes can also be found @ www.WFHB.org under News, Audio & Interchange. There are descriptions of the topics, guests & hosts from which to choose.

7/21 1:PM - 4:PM Sustainable Bloomington Unconference @ MCPL
Sustainable Bloomington:
a Community Conversation about our Future
Saturday July 21, 1-4pm
Monroe County Public Library (Room 1C).

The event will begin after the Farmer's Market with two small-group
discussion sessions conducted between 1:00 & 4:PM.
You can also visit the Sustainable Bloomington web site: http://www.sustainablebloomington.com
Contact: Kevin Makice kmakice@indiana.edu

7/21 thru 7/28 PHS, CEC & HEC tabling @ the Monroe County Fair

July 21st - 28th, Monroe County Fair, Monroe County Fairgrounds

~Project Hot Seat (PHS) will be sharing an informational table with the
Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) and a few other environmental groups from the Caldwell Center for Culture & Ecology (CEC)throughout the week.
~Volunteers needed to come out to the Fair (get in free?) and help distribute information throughout the week.

Sponsored by: Project Hot Seat, a GreenPeace campaign
Theme/Cause: Stop Global Warming
Website: indianahotseat.org
Contact Info:
Edyta Sitko, 812.219.4644, edyta.sitko@wdc.greenpeace.org
Project Hot Seat c/o Edyta Sitko
323 S Walnut St, Bloomington, IN 47401

7/26 The next Local Food Security Group meeting will be held
Thursday, July 26th - from 6:00 to 7:30 PM
@ the Bloomington Adult Community Center on South Walnut.
Contact: Michael Simmon simmonsm@bloomington.in.gov

7/26 7:PM, MCPL RM 1B GreenPeace ~ Project HotSeat
The community meeting @ Monroe County Library has been moved to July 26 at 7pm. It will be held in Rm 1B in the Monroe County Public Library.

"We were able to schedule a couple of great speakers for that evening, and we will keep you posted on all the details, or keep checking out indianahotseat.org for more information."
Edyta Sitko,Global Warming Field Organizer-Greenpeace USA
812.219.4644
indianahotseat.org

7/28 9:AM to 5:PM, an Introduction to Permaculture with Peter Bane
When: July 28th, from 9:AM to 5:PM
Cost: $50.00
Where: The Moon Dance Ranch (12 miles SW of Crawfordsville)
"You can call me, John, @ 765-866-0366 (after 6:PM) with any questions,or contact me at this e-mail address (best chance for response duringbusiness hours). All information on the conference is below. We will send directions to the Ranch upon receiving confirmation of yourattendance. You can e-mail or call to confirm. Checks can be sent to the address below, or even brought with you. Either way, we need confirmationof your participation so we can get you directions and further details.
"Please include your name and e-mail address so we can send you a map to the workshop location. Sustainable Indiana, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.
Space is limited, so PLEASE register early to insure your spot and better help us prepare for the day. Snacks & refreshments will be provided, along with a pot luck lunch. We will provide a main dish for lunch of seasonal foods (both vegi and carni).
Thanks in advance," John Easton

To participate, reply to this e-mail and send a check for $50 to:
Sustainable Indiana, Inc.
6087 West Frontage Road
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Learn more about the class and Peter at:
http://www.permacultureactivist.net/DesignCourse/PcSyllabus.htm#calendar
If you have any questions please send them to:
workshop@sustainableindiana.org.
More information will be posted at www.sustainableindiana.org as the
workshop approaches, and we will send out e-mails to all registrants
with directions and any other pertinent information.

7/29 3-6:PM Cob Playhouse Open House
"NatlBldgGroup/Jeanne and Joe,
I built a cob playhouse with a living roof, earth/lime plasters, alis, and an attached oven in my backyard over the last 4 years and it's finally close to finished. I am having an open house on
SUNDAY, JULY 29th, 3-6:PM, at
1503 Dunstan Drive (Sherwood Oaks, off Allendale).
Anyone who would like to see it, just drop in any time. It's in the backyard & I'll have snacks and water and a scrapbook about the building process available and will be happy to talk about my little house.
Good luck with your own projects, hope to see some of you soon."
Silja

7/30 Green Building Committee of the Enviro. Comm. meets
The GB committee will be meeting periodically over the next few months to hammer out the details of the green bldg ordinance & website.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, July 30 at 5:00 PM in the McClosky Room at Bloomington City Hall.
Please let us know if you are interested in participating in the meetings or would otherwise like to contribute to these efforts.
If you have any questions or want additional detail, please contact
the Environmental Commission's Green Building Committee
via Jacqui Bauer at jbauer@wildmail.com.

7/31 Deadline for SPEA NonProfit Service-Learning course

Wanted – Nonprofit Partners – Fall 2007
SPEA - V558: Fund Development for Nonprofits
Graduate course: Kirsten A. Grønbjerg
SPEA - V458: Fund Development for Nonprofits
Undergraduate course: Sarah Baumgart
NOTE TO THOSE NOT SELECTED IN PRIOR YEARS
Those who have previously expressed an interest in partnering with IU graduate and undergraduate students registered for SPEA courses in Fund Development for Nonprofits.
We are now seeking partners again for this coming fall.
If you are interested in working with a student team this fall, please contact:
Sarah Baumgart (812) 856-8021 or baumgar@indiana.edu)
or Kirsten Grønbjerg (812 855-5971 or kgronbj@indiana.edu) by July 31 for details.

Here is what is involved: students (working in teams) will be required to undertake ten projects in collaboration with a nonprofit (or government) organization (preferably a fairly well established nonprofit). By the end of the semester, the organization will have a comprehensive analysis and portfolio for its fund development program. In return, the organization must be willing to cooperate with the student(s), make relevant information available in a timely manner so that the student(s) can carry out the assignments, and provide feedback on the utility of the portfolio that the student(s) develop.
Kirsten

Kirsten A. Grønbjerg Sarah J. Baumgart
Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy Executive Director, Development & Alumni Relations
Center on Philanthropy at IU School of Education
Professor, School of Public & Environ. Affairs Adjunct Professor, SPEA
1315 E. 10th Street, #419 Education 4115
Bloomington , IN 47405-1701 Bloomington , IN 47405
Phone: (812) 855-5971; Fax: (812) 855-7802 Phone: (812) 856-8021; Fax: (812) 856-8088
Email: kgronbj@indiana.edu E-mail: baumgar@indiana.edu
Homepage: www.spea.indiana.edu/gronbjerg
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{AUGUST 2007}

8/1 Deadline for Registration for travel stipend from AmericanRivers*
(9/24-25) River Action Day in Washington,DC (no charge to participate)

*Letter from Josh Klein of American Rivers
"Come to Washington, DC to tell Congress to support clean water and healthy rivers in your community and nationwide. Come participate in the 4th annual River Action Day (formerly River Lobby Day), on September 24-25, 2007.

Join fellow river advocates from across the country to speak out for
rivers on Capitol Hill. This is an excellent opportunity to meet
face-to-face with your Members of Congress and encourage them to support policies that will ensure healthy rivers for all communities. Make your voice heard in the halls of Congress!

Never lobbied before? Not a problem.
American Rivers will host an advocacy training workshop on Monday,
September 24, and schedule your meetings with Members of Congress for the following day.

Register today...scholarships are available.
There is no charge to participate in River Action Day.
American Rivers is providing a limited number of stipends to help offset the cost of travel and accommodations in Washington, DC. Registrants must apply by August 1 to be eligible for a travel stipend." josh klein
Register at www.AmericanRivers.org/ActionDayRegister."Josh Klein

Josh Klein, River Action Day Coordinator
jklein@americanrivers.org
www.AmericanRivers.org/RiverActionDay

9/14 thru 9/21-Blmngton Peace Action Coalition-[BPAC]Action Alert!
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The Declaration of Peace
Days of Decision:
"We The People Declare Peace!"
A Week of Nationwide Coordinated Actions
September 14 - 21, 2007
At Every Congressional Office Across the Country:
Nonviolent Actions to
End the Funding for the War on Iraq and
Establish A Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq
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Days of Decision:
The U.S. War on Iraq Will Be At A Crossroads in September
• In September, General Petraeus will deliver his report on the war.

• In September, Congress will face a decision on funding another year of war. Republicans and Democrats will consider the future of U.S. operations in Iraq.
• We, the people, must set the agenda for a change in U.S. policy in Iraq.
• Therefore, The Declaration of Peace is calling upon people across the United States to take nonviolent action in September to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Join us!
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Building to the Days of Decision: Between Now and September 14th:
• Lobby your members of Congress to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Ask them to pledge not to vote for more war funding and to support a real plan for peace: The Declaration of Peace campaign's nine point Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq.

1. Phone them during National Call-In Days.
2. Join or organize a delegation visit or town hall meeting with your Senators and Representative during the August recess.
3. Videotape your interaction with your Congressperson and their staff, and post it on the DoP website.
• Start organizing mid-September nonviolent action in your city.
• Host a Nonviolent Action Training.
• Start planning local media work for your September action.
• Post your September Action announcements on the DoP website.
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During the Days of Decision -- September 14 - 21:
Declare Peace! by taking nonviolent action -- including nonviolent civil disobedience or other forms of creative, peaceful witness -- at Congressional offices or other sites anytime from Friday, September 14 through Friday, September 21, the International Day of Peace.
These actions should include two important components:
1. A Public Declaration of Peace
• Exhibit for the public and the media --
• Present to Congresspersons and/or their staff --
• Publicly sign --
The campaign's nine point framework for a Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq.
2. Nonviolent actions to dramatically highlight the reality of the war.
• Local groups are encouraged to organize a nonviolent Die-In -- or other forms of creative, peaceful action -- as part of this witness.
~The Declaration of Peace is working with many other anti-war initiatives this summer and fall -- to consolidate our actions to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. These initiatives include Occupation Project II (beginning August 6th); National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (D.C. action - September 20th); The Iraq Moratorium (a monthly day of action beginning September 21st); No War, No Warming (October 21st -23rd); and Regional Mobilizations being planned by United for Peace and Justice and member groups (October 27th).

Make a commitment to work with others to End the War.
Organize Locally ~ Coordinate Nationally
(Please distribute widely!)
The Declaration of Peace
http://declarationo fpeace.org
E-mail: info@declarationofpeace.org

10/10 & 11 Indiana Holistic Health Network second annual Expo and Fair
Simply Healthy: Creating Sustainable Communities, November 9th and 10th, 2007 at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Bloomington.
Susun Weed, renown herbalist will be the keynote speaker.
For more information and to get involved, contact mailbird@indianaholistichealth.net, mail.ihhn@gmail.com or look for details on the website at http://www.indianaholistichealth.net/wellnessexpo.htm
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*NOTICES~
~*ICC engagement grants/funding applications
~*Indiana Environmental Report
~*EcoLogic Forum @ Bloomington Online/appeal for participation
~*Full schedule for Commission on Sustainability (thru DEC '07)
~*Green & Progressive Community Radio Show mp3s
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2007-2008 applications for ICC funding opportunities (including the ICC Faculty Fellows Program, Scholarship of Engagement Grant, Listening to Communities Grant and Community Service Mini-Grant) are now available.

INFO: http://www.indianacampuscompact.org/Default.aspx?tabid=137

Nicole Schönemann, Interim Director
Indiana University Community Outreach & Partnerships in Service-Learning (COPSL)
Franklin 004, Bloomington , IN 47405(812)855-7849
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The Indiana Environmental Report is published by Environmental Communications for Indiana Inc., a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to distribute news and information on Indiana's Environment to the public.
Tax-deductible contributions can be sent to:

Environmental Communications for Indiana Inc.
809 S. Lincoln St.Bloomington, IN 47401

· E-mail : iereport@iereport.com
· Web page: http://www.iereport.com
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~EcoLogic Forum on Bloomington Online/appeal to participate~

Dear ECO Activists & Green people,

A few months ago, Dale Staton of www.BloomingtonOnline.Net asked me to become a moderator in the Forums section of his local site.
His hope was that I could help generate more traffic & users of his relatively new site, since I actively promulgate networking among activsists & promote community groups through multiple mediums.

The recent post features an announcement of the opening of a new ECO Center in Bloomington, housing multiple orgs, & how to receive a Green Events Calendar.

Please peruse the site & post replies to my posts. There had not previously been an Environmental Section on the site & it is listed under Special Interest Forums.
It is titled ECO LOGIC.

There have been a little over a hundred views of my posts, but has been little input.
Even if U just want to rant about something happening w/the City, please post a paragraph or so. Announcements of projects, events & intitiatives are also welcome.
I'm notified when people post & will be looking for your interactions.

We want Dale to know that there is a thriving community of eco-freaks out there that deserve their space in community mediae. So check it out.
Let me know if U have any problems posting (you can do so by posting replies).

MYLO ROZE,
Founder~Holistic Affordable Housing
Producer~WME3tv (CATS Cable Ch.3)
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~Bloomington Commission on Sustainability (BCOS) meetings 2007~

The Bloomington Commission on Sustainability meets the second Tuesday of each month in the 2007 calendar year in the McCloskey Conference Room of City Hall, except where indicated below. All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 09, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room
Tuesday, February 13, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room
Tuesday, March 06, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room (first Tuesday of the month, due to Spring Break)
Tuesday, April 10, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room
Wednesday, May 9, 2007, Hooker Conference Room (second Wednesday, due to Election Day)
Tuesday, June 12, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room
Tuesday, July 10, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room
Tuesday, August 14, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room
Tuesday, September 11, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room
Tuesday, October 09, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room
Tuesday, December 11, 2007, McCloskey Conference Room

If this schedule undergoes any changes, additional notice will be sent.

Thank you.

Bloomington Commission on Sustainability
http://www.bloomington.in.gov/sustainable
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~Progressive/Green Radio - New INTERCHANGE mp3 archive site @ wfhb.org~

See message below the following notice for an updated/altered list of past episodes of INTERCHANGE which now have new/different URLs for a new archive/site that is now accessible thru the main web page for WFHB Community Radio (98.1 & 91.3 FM/www.wfhb.org) Subject: new Interchange website > > Hey crew, > > Interchange now has it's own webpage on the WFHB > News site - go to > news.wfhb.org and click Interchange. Old URLS will no longer work.

For all those interested in listening to archived mp3s of past episodes of Interchange on WFHB Community Radio: *These URLs should be activated by the day after the program airs. Just click on these links & make sure the volume on your terminal is not muted.

MYLO ROZE
mp3s of past shows, blog info & previous articles of mine follow below...

Here are direct URLs for episodes of 'INTERCHANGE',
a live, call-in radio show on WFHB's online archive.
Just click on them to listen (or paste). (About an hour w/two few minute breaks).

>May 15th '07<
Mylo interviews Dr. Jill, the "singing scientist", about her work in Brain Science & Research & about her recovery from a left lobe stroke, the epiphany she experienced during her stroke & her evolution & activities since.

Discussed:
Schizophrenia, mental illness, the workings of the brain & nervous system, altered perception & shifts in society & consciousness.
Right & left brainedness, transcendental experiences, mapping minds magnetically, social justice & political advocacy.

http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20070515.mp3

>June 19th '07<
Mylo speaks with young activists from two of the newer eco orgs inhabiting the new Caldwell Eco Center on South Walnut, members of Earth First! & GreenPeace.

Guests:
Edyta Sitko, Field Officer on Project Hot Seat
for GreenPeace's Washington, DC office.
Matiga, Roadblock EF!/the Listening Project (Anti I-69/Roadless Summer)

http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20070619.mp3

>AUG 1st '06< Mylo Roze talks to Brandon Pitcher, Ecological Systems Designer & representative of ZERI (Zero Emissions Research & Initiatives, ZERI.org). http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20060801.mp3

>AUG 15th '06< Host Andy Mahler speaks with Rhonda Baird & Peter Bane about the concepts & practices of the environmental movement known as Permaculture. http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20060815.mp3

>AUG 29th '06< Guests are Rev. Hal Taylor & Vid Beldavs of Citizens for Effective Justice & New Leaf, New Life inc. about reforming the criminal justice system. http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20060829.mp3

>SEPT 26th '06< Joanne Stebbins & Abbey Friedman represent the volunteer run non-profit bookstore & community center, Boxcar Books & the organization that sends literature & materials to inmates, the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project. http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20060926.mp3

>Oct 17th '06< Patricia C. Coleman of Green Dove & the Indiana Holistic Health Network appears w/Dr. Chris Arick & Janiece Jaffe to talk about alternative medicine & their upcoming Wellness Expo, "Creating Healthy Sustainable Communities". www.IndianaHolisticHealth.net.
http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20061017.mp3

>NOV 21st '06< Mylo does a year-in-review of the Bloomington Commission on Sustainability (BCOS), a body appointed to advise the Bloomington City Council on matters of Environmental Responsibility, Economic Empowerment & Social Equity.
Guests: Danise Alano, Assistant Director of Economic Development for the Mayor's Office & the Commission's Chairman, John Hamilton. http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20061121.mp3

>DEC 12th '06< Andy Mahler does a year in review of stories in the Bloomington Alternative with its Editor, Steve Higgs. http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20061212.mp3

>DEC 19th '06< Lisa Marie Napoli speaks with Jeff Miller of The Caldwell Center for Culture & Ecology. http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20061219.mp3

>DEC 26th '06< Mylo Roze hosts. Guests are Greg Raisman (traffic expert & official from Portland, OR) & members of BTOP (Bloomington Transportation Options for People), Buff Brown & Bill Hayden. Topics include Portland's paradigm shift & their bicycle boulevardes, local bike lanes & laws, parking & pedestrianism, sustainable urban planning & BTOP's parking garage use study. http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20061226.mp3

>JAN 16th '07< Mylo Roze speaks with organizers of the Bloomington Peace Action Coalition, Timothy Baer & Christine Glaser, about Bush's recent decision to deploy 21,500 more troops to Iraq & also their past, ongoing & future activities, especially their trip to Washington, DC this month (deadline to register to go is WED the 17th). The following URL should be accessible by the next day, but maybe sooner as it isn't live. http://news.wfhb.org/news/audio/Interchange20070116.mp3