BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//69.73.141.125//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.2.6// VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Ball State University?s first four Greening of the Campus confe rences in 1996\, 1997\, 1999\, and 2001 each attracted 200 participants fr om about 30 states and a few foreign countries for a dynamic international exchange of ideas on environmental concerns. Greening of the Campus V pro vides a new opportunity to further explore the critical issues\, problems\ , and solutions we still face on our campuses and in our world. We invite and encourage your participation in\nthis global gathering September 18?20 \, 2003.\n\n Overview\nThis interdisciplinary conference allows people rep resenting diverse areas in university communities to share information on environmental issues. These areas range from the practical day-to-day mana gement of the physical plant to ?green? curriculum development and ?green? utilization of campus resources. The areas are bound by common concerns f or achieving environmental soundness through safe and sane management of r esources. The campus community can become a ?green? model for society as a whole by gathering and sharing this information. Top of Page\n\n Why Part icipate?\nParticipation in the conference can help you and your institutio n\, company\, or organization:\nUnderstand the potential for university an d college campuses to influence the environmental impact of campus resourc es.\n\nBegin a strategy for viewing college and university campuses in a s ystems context.\n\nLearn about emerging environmental curricula in a varie ty of disciplines.\n\nHear the latest developments in environmentally soun d physical plant management techniques.\n\nIdentify ways to connect the ca mpus to the community.\n\n\n?This is one of the best conferences I have at tended.?\n?2001 Participant\n?I learned that other universities are making good progress toward sustainability\, which is inspiring even if my own u niversity has a long way to go.?\n?2001 Participant\n?The conference is gr eat. I am always looking for ways and ideas on how to\nimprove the environ mental stewardship of the campus.?\n?2001 Participant\n\n Vital Link\nOur society needs ideas and actions that enhance the environmental health and integrity of the places where we live and work. Educational institutions a re complex human communities that pose unique opportunities to explore\, u nderstand\, and respond to the interrelationship of environmental issues. College and university campuses can be a vital link bridging current commu nity needs and understandings with future visions.\n?Greening? directly in fluences every aspect of human culture. It impacts economic\, political\, technical\, philosophical\, and cognitive practices in a complex interwea ving of ideas and actions.\nManagement of environmental resources on colle ge and university campuses can have long-term effects on the institutions themselves and on society as a whole. This is a unique opportunity to shar e effective ideas on environmental issues. \n\nPaper Sessions: Papers sele cted from abstracts submitted as a result of this call for papers will be presented in moderated sessions.\nPoster Sessions: Posters selected from s ubmitted abstracts will be presented at the conference.\nPlenary Sessions: Prominent professionals will be invited to speak in their area of experti se at these sessions for all conference attendees.\nWorkshops: Selected wo rkshops will offer more detailed treatment of specific topics than is poss ible in shorter sessions.\nForums: Less formal panel discussions and forum s will be organized in response to issues of current interest.\nExhibit Ha ll: Information about environment-related organizations\, product supplier s\, school curricula\, and degree programs will be available.\nSpecial Act ivities: Field station tours\, bike trail riding\, tree planting\, and sit e visits will be offered on Saturday. \n\n Location\nBall State University is located in Muncie\, Indiana\, 55 miles northeast of Indianapolis in th e heart of the Midwest. The campus is accessible by car and from Cincinnat i\, Dayton\, and Indianapolis airports. \n\n More Information\nFor more in formation please call\, write or e-mail:\nBecky Amato\nUniversity College NQ 323\nBall State University\nMuncie\, IN 47306-0220\nE-mail: b\;a\ ;m\;a\;t\;o\;@\;b\;s\;u\;.\;e\;d\; u\;\n\nPhone: (765) 285-2385\nFax: (765) 285-2384 Top of Page\n\n\n \ nConference Information and Registration \n\n Presentation Categories\nTec hnical Facilities Planning\n-Physical Plant Management\n-Energy Conservati on Strategies\n-Campus Transportation Systems\n\nEducational\n-Campus Sett ing: An Environmental Teaching Tool\n-Curriculum Transformation\n-Environm ental Education and University\n-Outreach Programs\n-Campus-Based Research Programs\n\nSocial\, Political\, Spiritual\n-Reduce/Reuse/Recycle/Reject\ n-Cultural Values and Environmental Ethics\n-Campus Beautification\n-Model Environmental Policies and Practices\n-Special Programs\n-Student Group O pportunities\n-Grassroots Organizations\n\n\n\n\n\n Scheduled Keynote Spea kers\n\nDavid Orr is a pioneer in environmental literacy\, campus ecology\ , and ecological design. He chairs Oberlin College?s environmental studies program\, housed in the internationally renowned Adam Joseph Lewis Center . He has received the National Wildlife Federation?s National Conservation Achievement Award and is the education editor for Conservation Biology. \ n\nChristine Ervin is president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council \, a national coalition that promotes environmentally responsible\, profit able\, and healthy buildings. She also is a board officer for the Energy T rust of Oregon and was assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Ener gy?s $1 billion portfolio of energy efficiency and renewable energy progra ms.\n\nPliny Fisk III is co-director of the Center for Maximum Potential B uilding Systems\, whose leadership in life-cycle sustainable design and de velopment has earned national and international awards. He also has served on the President?s Task Force on Sustainable Communities and received the Passive Solar Pioneer Award from the American Solar Energy Society in 200 0.\n\nMichael Ogden is one of the most experienced engineers in the design and project management of onsite natural treatment systems for wastewater \, sewage\, and stormwater. He is a founding director of Natural Systems I nternational and has completed more than 500 treatment systems and constru cted wetlands projects in the United States\, Canada\, Mexico\, and China. \n\nDavid Quammen is a renowned nature writer whose books include the awar d-winning Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction. H e is a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for his science essa ys and his columns in Outside magazine\, and he received an Academy Award in Literature. He edited The Best American Science and Nature Writing in 2 000.\n\nJane Shaw is a senior associate of the Political Economy Research Center (PERC) and an advocate of market approaches to environmental issues . A former Business Week editor\, she directs PERC?s editorial outreach pr ogram and has written or edited more than 100 published articles on enviro nmental issues. She also helped develop PERC?s Environmental Education Pro gram.\n\nMathis Wackernagel developed the widely used sustainability measu re\, the ?Ecological Footprint\,? and is director of the Indicators Progra m at Redefining Progress\, a San Francisco-based activist think tank that promotes tools for building a sustainable future. He also coordinates the Centre for Sustainability Studies at Anahuac University of Xalapa\, Mexico . Top of Page\n\n\n Conference Schedule\n\nWEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 17\, 2003 \n3:00 P.M. Registration\n6:00 P.M. Welcome Reception (Alumni Center\nTHUR SDAY\, SEPTEMBER 18\, 2003\n7:30 A.M. Registration\n8:00 A.M. Breakfast\n8 :30 A.M. Welcome/Introductions\n9:00 A.M. Plenary Session: David Orr\n10:0 0 A.M. Break\n10:15 A.M. Paper Sessions\nNoon Lunch\n1:00 P.M. Plenary Ses sion: Jane Shaw\n2:00 P.M. Break\n2:15 P.M. Paper Sessions\n3:45 P.M. Inte raction/Poster Sessions\n5:00 P.M. Dinner on Your Own\n7:00 P.M. Evening P rogram: David Quammen\n\nFRIDAY\, SEPTEMBER 19\, 2003\n7:30 A.M. Registra tion\n8:00 A.M. Breakfast\n8:30 A.M. Plenary Session: Christine Ervin\n9:3 0 A.M. Discussion\n10:00 A.M. Break\n10:15 A.M. Paper Sessions\nNoon Lunch \n1:00 P.M. Plenary Session: Mathis Wackernagel\n2:00 P.M. Break\n2:15 P.M . Paper Sessions\n3:45 P.M. Interaction/Poster Sessions\n6:00 P.M. Dinner\ n7:00 P.M. Plenary Session: Pliny Fisk III\n8:00 P.M. Reception (E. B. Bal l Center)\n\nSATURDAY\, SEPTEMBER 20\, 2003\n7:30 A.M. Registration\n8:00 A.M. Breakfast\n8:30 A.M. Plenary Session: Michael Ogden\n9:30 A.M. Break\ n9:45 A.M. Workshops\n11:00 A.M. Break\n11:15 A.M. Workshops\n12:30 P.M. L unch/Reflection Forum\n1:30 P.M. Connecting to Place Activities\n3:30 P.M. Connecting to Place Activities\n5:30 P.M. Adjournm\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030920 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030918 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Muncie\, Indiana\, United States SUMMARY:Greening of the Campus Conference: Ball State UID:20081010T010519EDT-8kfmRwdKB1@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.bsu.edu/provost/ceres/greening/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:libnow@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:Liberation Now! - The National Student Animal Rights Conference \nAmerican University - Washington\, DC\nNovember 7th to 9th\, 2003\nhttp: //www.LiberationNow.com\n\nThe upcoming third national student animal righ ts conference will be taking place this Fall in November at American Unive rsity in Washington\, DC.\n\n'Liberation Now!' is the animal rights moveme nt's biggest event dedicated to bringing together students and youth in th e struggle for animal rights.\n\nPlease join hundreds of other young activ ists and dozens of the leading organizers and speakers of the animal right s movement this Fall for this exciting event.\n\nThe early registration fe e is only $10\, and free and low-cost food and lodging are available. APPL Y NOW for travel grants!\n\nFOR MORE INFO and to REGISTER\, visit http://w ww.LiberationNow.com\, or contact:\n\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance\nP.O. Box 932\nNew York\, NY 10013-0864\n212-696-7911\nhttp://www.defendanimals .org\n\nOther Sponsors of 'Liberation Now!'\n\nAmerican University Animal Rights Effort\nAnimal Protection Institute\nAnimalsVoice.com\nIn Defense o f Animals\nPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals\nSaving Our Resourc es Today\nVegNews\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031107 GEO:38.938300;-77.091100 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20016\, United States SUMMARY:Liberation Now! - The National Student Animal Rights Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-8AFkx71Iba@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.LiberationNow.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:National Conference Announcement and Call to Action \nAll Out F or Milwaukee: October 10 ? 12\, 2003 \n\nThe 180/Movement for Democracy an d Education\, in conjunction with Education for the People! in Milwaukee w ill host the: \n\nDemocracy and Education Conference \nOctober 10th-12th\, 2003 \nUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \nMilwaukee\, Wisconsin\, U.$.A. \n\nNational March on the Bradley Foundation's Headquarters! \n---Buildi ng Local Democracy and Dignified Public Education For All \n---Against the Corporate Agenda for Education! \nSaturday\, October 11th @ the Lynde and Bradley Foundation Headquarters \nMilwaukee\, Wisconsin\, U.$.A. \n\nE-ma il our national office or call 501-244-2439 for more info. \n\n'WHAT'S THI S ALL ABOUT?' \nAs students\, workers\, teachers\, and community folks who need and are affected by a flourishing system of education\, we must be u nited in common struggle to make that system more democratic and accessibl e. Standing in our way\, corporations are moving steadily and strategical ly to colonize our schools\, colleges\, and universities using their econo mic and political influence to pull strings within campus administrations\ , state legislatures\, the federal government and other chambers of local and global power. Education\, a potential well of democracy\, is becoming instead a source of conformity\, profits\, discrimination\, and corporate control as schools are increasingly used as tools for the consolidation o f corporate domination instead of civic engagement and human progression. \n\nThe Democracy and Education Conference\, October 10-12 in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin will challenge the corporate agenda for education. It will pro vide a forum to discuss campus campaigns and strategies and gain strength from our common struggle. It will be a great chance to interact with peop le from across the US and North America who are engaged in the movement fo r democracy and education. \n\nIf you are fighting for universal access to education\, the right to organize\, civil rights and diversity\, public-w elfare research/technology\, democratic curriculum\, institutional social responsibility\, and/or democratic and progressive campus governance then you need to be in Milwaukee October 10-12! \n\nAN INTERCONNECTED\, 'K-16' MOVEMENT \nOur organizing is bringing us closer to the realization that th e push for the corporate takeover of colleges and universities is being dr iven by the same clique of corporate tycoons and right-wing ideologues as in primary and secondary schools. \nHigher education corporatization\, ex emplified by: collegiate ventures with large corporations\, the creation o f research parks\, increased corporate and political control over research \, use of temporary and contingent labor\, and university administrators a s paid corporate board members\; aligns perfectly with plans for K-12 priv atization such as: school choice plans (voucher systems\, charter schools) \, comprehensive school designs based on business principles (such as econ omies of scale\, standardization\, cost efficiency\, production line strat egies)\, back to basics curricula\, teacher pay based on test scores\, and strong systems of 'accountability.' \n\nEach of these schemes was dreame d up by and benefit the corporate sector by taking control and function of education away from its direct beneficiaries (students\, teachers\, worke rs\, and the community around it) and moves it into the hands of the busin ess elite who can fund it and benefit for a more sorted and streamlined po ol of graduates to enter into their workforces. One of the biggest movers behind this drive for corporatization is the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foun dation. \n\nRise Up! As we move forward with our local struggles\, we hav e made a call for a national march on the Bradley Foundation (Oct. 10-12). Throughout the country the response has resonated with local struggles f or racial\, social\, and economic justice. We will expose and challenge t he neo-conservative and neo-liberal agenda wherever it is working to maint ain and benefit from the oppression of our communities. October 10 - 12 i s around the corner and your participation is crucial in these efforts. \n \nIt is imperative that we move forward\, united in creating a K-16 respon se to the corporate threat to all of education. \n\nMORE ON THE BRADLEY FO UNDATION: \nSince 1985 Milwaukee has been taken under siege by the wealthi est and most influential right-wing think tank in the country. Currently\ , there is a coalition to oppose the racist and economically destructive a genda of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation (LHBF). And no\, we don't need the Allen-Bradley clock tower to know what time it is. \n\nAs we co ntinue the campaign to stop institutional racism and promote economic deve lopment in our city\, we will expose the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundatio n's economic agenda in Milwaukee and provide an alternative to Bradley's r ight wing social and educational experiments that are carried out in our c ity. \nTo the city\, the Bradley Foundation has left us with the poverty enhancement program known as W-2\, a gutted public educational system thro ugh school vouchers and privatization schemes\, and public silence and com plicity through massive buyouts to many political figures\, non-profit and faith-based organizations. The LHBF\, acting in the best interests of Wh ite Supremacy and Corporate Greed\, has achieved for itself top advisory s pots to the Bush Administration's education and work agenda and is central to creating and implementing policies that are direct attacks on communit ies of color. \n\nTo its corporate criminal allies\, the LHBF has given t housands of low wage workers and in many cases free labor. These private interests profit off of the racist sanctions\, limited educational access\ , and lack of rights on the job. Through Bradley's attack on public educa tion\, Bradley can reassure the private sector that they will have a const ant supply of low-skilled Black and Latino laborers. \n\nTo the city\, th e LHBF tried to create the political reality of Charles Murray's book The Bell Curve\, to which the foundation paid Murray 160\,000 a year to write. The book and the foundation espouse the idea that Blacks and Latinos are by nature\, inferior\, and therefore will 'congregate to the lower-classe s of society.' According to the LHBF mentality\, they (we) are 'meant' to work in low-wage jobs and attend inferior public schools. This is unaccep table. \n\nThe time has come to say enough to the further deterioration o f the City at the hands of the Bradley foundation. To stand for justice a nd participation in our local democracy. To fight for economic Justice an d stand against the racist agenda of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundatio n. \n\nSee you in Milwaukee\, October 10-12! Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031012 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031010 GEO:43.037200;-87.933500 LOCATION:Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53233\, United States SUMMARY:180/Movement for Democracy and Eduation National Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-oX5OXblVtk@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.campusdemocracy.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:info@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:Get On The Hill\nNational Training & Student Lobby Day\nNovembe r 9 & 10\, 2003\nhttp://www.defendanimals.org/lobby\nSponsored by the Stud ent Animal Rights Alliance\, Animal Protection Institute\, Fund for Animal s\, and Humane Society of the United States\nJoin students from across the nation in Washington\, DC to learn the nuts & bolts of lobbying and voice your support for animal protection legislations on Capitol Hill.\nHelp ma ke an impact on the federal laws that affect the lives of animals everywhe re by speaking up for animals to your Members of Congress and their staffe rs! \nJOIN US TO SPEAK UP \nFOR ANIMALS ON CAPITOL HILL!\nFor more informa tion and to register\, visit: \nhttp://www.defendanimals.org/lobby Geogra phical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031110 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031109 GEO:38.893300;-77.014600 LOCATION:Capitol Hill\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20515\, United States SUMMARY:Get On The Hill - National Training and Student Lobby Day for Anima ls UID:20081010T010519EDT-v1AxLOBgUM@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.defendanimals.org/lobby END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-585-1533 Email:conference@mediareform.net DESCRIPTION:Moving beyond critique to action\, the National Conference on M edia Reform is a groundbreaking forum to democratize the debate over media policymaking. A broad range of media reform activists will join members o f Congress\, the FCC\, and leaders of major groups working for civil right s\, women's rights\, rural renewal\, the environment\, labor\, community d evelopment and other issues to: \nMobilize new constituencies\; \nStrength en coalitions working in Washington and at the grassroots\; \nDevelop unif ied action plans for immediate and long-term reforms\; and Generate polici es and strategies that will structurally improve the media system. \n\nTak e part in workshops\, panels\, and concerts addressing: \n\nPublic broadca sting \nFCC media ownership rules \nMedia and antitrust claims \nLow-power radio & TV \nInternet governance \nCopyright issues \nChildren's media re gulation \nRegulation of advertising \nCable/satellite and public access \ nBillboard advertising \nAdvertising in schools \nPolitical advertising/ca mpaign finance \nIndyMedia Centers as a policy issue \nCommunity media wat ches\n\n...and many other issues.\n\n'If we are serious about democracy\, we will need to reform the media system structurally. This reform will hav e to be part of a broad movement to democratize all the core institutions of society.'\n- Robert McChesney\n \n\nSome of the strongest voices in the media reform community are already scheduled to appear (see list at right )\, as well as representatives from a broad range of media reform\, civil rights\, labor\, and activist organizations including: \n\nAlliance for Ju stice \nAlternet \nAmerican Federation of Musicians \nAmerican Federation of Television and Radio Artists \nCenter for Digital Democracy \nCenter fo r Media Education \nConsumer Federation of America \nConsumers Union \nFai rness & Accuracy in Reporting \nFree Press \nFuture of Music Coalition \nI nternational Music Managers Forum \nJobs with Justice \nMedia Access Proje ct \nThe Newspaper Guild \nPraxis Project \nPublic Knowledge \nReclaim the Media \nRecording Artists' Coalition\n\n...with dozens of others to join! \n\n \nWhy you should join us:\nOver the event's two days\, conference participants will enjoy: access to all panels\, plenaries\, keynote speech es & workshops\; performances by internationally famous artists\; and an o pportunity to meet with other activists to build a stronger and more effec tive grassroots network.\n\nYou can register on-line\, and there are disco unted rates available for students.\n\nPlease see the web site for more in formation:\nwww.mediareform.net/conference.php Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031107 GEO:43.077800;-89.413300 LOCATION:University Of Wisconsin\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:National Conference on Media Reform UID:20081010T010519EDT-jt7GUv6hLZ@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.mediareform.net/conference.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:merrittj@ufl.edu DESCRIPTION:Local students of the Environmental Action Group at the Univers ity of Florida\, in conjunction with concerned citizens and environmental groups nation-wide will be demonstrating at Office Depot stores nationwide to inform the public and urge Office Depot to stop selling paper products made from endangered forests. Students will also be presenting the store manager with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Endangered Forest Des truction.\n\nAs part of the National Paper Campaign (www.thepapercampaign. com) against Office Depot\, students are protesting Office Depot's continu ed sale of paper products made from endangered forests despite pressure fr om nationalenvironmental organizations to cease this destructive practice. Originally aimed at Staples\, Inc.\, the Paper Campaign succeeded last No vember when Staples announced an unprecedented company-wide environmental policy calling for the phasing out of products made from endangered forest s. The Paper Campaign is urging Office Depot to keep up with the environme ntally sound practices of its competitor and stop destroying endangered fo rests. More info at http://forestethics.org \, http://dogwoodalliance.or g \, and http://www.thepapercampaign.com . Geographical Scope: Nation al DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART:20031008T164500 GEO:29.680400;-82.345700 LOCATION:1015 NW 13th St.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States SUMMARY:National Day of Protest Against Office Depot UID:20081010T010519EDT-zi5Bs3UXNA@69.73.141.125 URL:http://grove.ufl.edu/~eag/index.php?page=campaigns END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:301-589-2355 Email:pledgecoordinator@starpower.net DESCRIPTION:Do you believe in the nonviolent strategies pioneered by Gandhi and King? Were you one of the thousands of Americans who risked arrest to prevent war in Iraq? Are you looking for the most powerful methods of res istance possible to confront our government's policies? If the answer to a ny of these questions is yes\, then please join usDo you believe in the no nviolent strategies pioneered by Gandhi and King? Were you one of the thou sands of Americans who risked arrest to prevent war in Iraq? Are you looki ng for the most powerful methods of resistance possible to confront our go vernment's policies? If the answer to any of these questions is yes\, then please join us. The Iraq Pledge of Resistance\, a campaign of nonviolent resistance which inspired and coordinated many of those actions\, is spons oring the National Conference on Nonviolence to consolidate the nonviolent network which grew out of the anti-war work\, and to broaden our campaign of active nonviolence to oppose the policies of the Bush Administration. The Iraq Pledge of Resistance is sponsored by the following national organ izations: American Friends Service Committee\, Fellowship of Reconciliatio n\, Pax Christi USA\, Peace Action\, Veterans for Peace\, Voices in the Wi lderness\, War Resisters League and Womens International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)\; Registration Fee sliding scale\, $10 - $25 Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031025 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031024 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:International Conference Center\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60640\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:National Conference on Nonviolence UID:20081010T010519EDT-0696ZuhmjZ@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:260-982-5026 Email:jlgarber@manchester.edu DESCRIPTION:'We Are the Eyes of the World”\nMedia: Seeking the Truth\n\nThe first annual Plowshares Peace & Justice Student Conference will be held i n North Manchester\, Indiana\, at Manchester College. The conference will examine the role of the media in world affairs with a focus on peace and j ustice. Students will make connections with journalists and media critics\ , and will be inspired by artists and political performers. Workshops held on Saturday morning and afternoon will address topics relating to media a nd peace on a national and international level. Students will come away fr om the weekend more critical of mainstream media\, empowered to seek the t ruth and inspired to create positive change.\nPlease feel free to contact us by phone at (260) 982-5026\, or e-mail \n\nSchedule\nFriday\, Oct. 17\n Registration 4 – 6 p.m.\nCookout 5 – 7 p.m. \nPlenary Session 7:30 – 9 p.m .\nThe Daily Bridge Club 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.\n\nSaturday\, Oct. 18\nBreakfast 8 – 9 a.m.\nWorkshops 10 – 11:30 a.m.\nLunch 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.\nWorksho ps 1:30 – 3 p.m.\nSpeaker: Raghida Dergham 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.\nPanel discuss ion – 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.\nBanquet 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.\nSpeaker: Mo Rocca 8 – 9 :30 p.m.\nBonfire 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.\n\nSunday\, Oct. 19\nBreakfast 8 – 9:30 a.m.\nChris Hedges 10 – 11:30 a.m.\n\nWorkshops\nPolitical Cartoons\nViol ence and the Media\nElections and the Media\nPeace Journalism\nMedia Liter acy\nComparison of Broadcast Media\nInternational Journalism\nRacism in th e Media\nFree Press\nGender and the Media\n\nSpeakers\nDaily Bridge Club – Friday\, Oct. 17\, 10 p.m.\nThe Daily Bridge Club is a seven-piece ensemb le from Chicago that regularly turns heads with its unique hip-hop recipe\ , one that blends elements of old and new school\, jazz\, spoken word and poetry. Originally from Champaign\, Ill.\, the band regularly headlined at the High Dive and Canopy Club and opened for DJ Logic\, Carlos Washington \, Jazz Mandolin Project and Liquid Soul among others.\n\nRaghida Dergham – Saturday\, Oct. 18\, 3:30 p.m.\nRaghida Dergham is a senior diplomatic c orrespondent for Al-Hayat\, the leading independent Arabic newspaper. As a former president of the United Nations Correspondents Association\, she a ddressed the UN General Assembly on the occasion of World Press Freedom Da y. She has interviewed numerous foreign ministers and heads of state and h as broken major news stories\, including the secret talks in Oslo.\n\nDavi d Horsey - Saturday\, Oct. 18\, afternoon workshop\nDavid Horsey\, the Pos t-Intelligencer editorial cartoonist\, has won two Pulitzer Prizes. He rec eived the The Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for editorial cartooning for a portfolio of his work in 1998. Editorial cartoons are opinions expressed i n art. A good cartoonist can move effectively through topics that are horr ific\, and horrifically sad\, and subjects that are simple and just ask fo r delicious satire. \n\nMo Rocca – Saturday\, Oct. 18\, 8 p.m.\nMo Rocca i s a senior correspondent on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stua rt.” He is former president and writers of Harvard University’s Hasty Pudd ing Theatricals. He is also a contributor to NBC’s “Today Show\,” a regula r panelist on National Public Radio’s “Wait\, Wait\, Don’t Tell Me” and a frequent commentator on CNN and the Fox News Channel.\n\nChris Hedges – Su nday\, Oct. 19\, 10 a.m.\nChris Hedges is a correspondent for the New York Times and has covered conflicts from Central America to the Balkans to th e Middle East and Persian Gulf. He formerly worked for the Dallas Morning News\, Christian Science Monitor and National Public Radio. He received a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting after the September 11 attacks.\n \nShowcase\nSubmit non-print media shorts (no longer than 15 minutes) on a peace and justice topic in the form of a DVD\, CD or videotape. An award of $100 will be given to the most creative and insightful piece. The creat or of the short must be present to win. Due date for submissions is Oct. 1 \, 2003.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031019 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031017 GEO:40.859900;-85.794100 LOCATION:Manchester College\, North Manchester\, Indiana\, 46962\, United S tates SUMMARY:Plowshares National Student Peace and Justice Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-piew5ncDPf@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.plowsharesproject.org/php/featured.mediaconference.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@cryjustice.org DESCRIPTION:Never before have we as Americans faced such a serious challeng e to our liberties. The USA PATRIOT Act was passed on October 26\, 2001 in direct response to the events of September 11. The provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act directly attack the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. Now t he Justice Department is presenting PATRIOT Act II (the Domestic Security Enhancement Act) that will even further erode our rights.No matter what is sues you advocate for\, no matter what your cause\, we face in common a th reat to our right to advocate\, to organize\, and to exercise our civil li berties.\nDemand Democracy! is the theme of the National Lawyers Guild nat ional convention to be held in Minneapolis on October 22-26\, 2003. The Cr y Justice! All People's Activist Conference will be held in Minneapolis co ncurrent with Demand Democracy!\nWe invite you to submit workshop proposal s\, and take part in planning this event - by activists\, for activists\, to support activism in these difficult times. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031026 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031024 GEO:45.038400;-93.298400 LOCATION:University Of Minnesota Law School\, West Bank\, Minneapolis\, Min nesota\, 55455\, United States SUMMARY:Cry Justice: Activism\, Organizing\, and Civil Liberties after Sept 11 UID:20081010T010519EDT-rAaAa82kNu@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.cryjustice.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:301-565-4050 x322 Email:span@peace-action.org DESCRIPTION:The Student Peace Action Network will launch its new campaign\, Flunk the War Machine\, with a coordinated Week of Action on October 26-3 1\, 2003. We invite students and youth nationwide to take part in our camp aign\, which focuses on the military's infiltration of high schools and un iversities by exposing and challenging:\n\n· The USA PATRIOT Act's assault on students' civil liberties \n· Pentagon programs and weapons contractor s' ties to college campuses\n· The No Child Left Behind Act's military rec ruitment provision\n\nThe Week of Action will raise awareness about these critical issues through education and action. We encourage students to pre sent letters to their school's administration demanding that they:\n\n· De velop policies to protect their students\, staff and faculty against the P ATRIOT Act.\n· Break ties with weapons manufactures and Pentagon programs on their campus.\n· Defend student's privacy against aggressive military r ecruiters by adopting an opt-in notification system for the release of s tudent's personal information.\n\nIf your group is working to demilitarize your school\, we invite you to join SPAN's Flunk the War Machine campaign and October Week of Action. Help us contribute to the growing momentum of the student peace movement! Please contact SPAN at s\;p\;a\;&# 110\;@\;p\;e\;a\;c\;e\;-\;a\;c\;t\;i \;o\;n\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n for more information. \n\nSP AN is also calling for your support of the October 30th National 'Take Aff irmative Action' Day\, which is sponsored by the NAACP Youth & College Div ision and the United States Student Association. As student and youth peac e activists\, we realize that the fight against violence and militarism is inextricably linked to the struggle for racial\, gender and economic just ice. Racist and sexist policies in our schools restrict entry for women an d people of color\, yet the political Right is targeting affirmative actio n programs for rollback and destruction. Now\, more than ever\, we must ca ll on our college administrators and lawmakers to support and advance affi rmative action policies in higher education. Tell our schools to promote j ustice and education\, not war and discrimination!\n\nThe following excerp t is from the October 30th Call to Action\, available at www.lawyerscommit tee.org/features/justiceaffirmed.html :\n'National Take Affirmative Action Day is a national day of solidarity and action for students fighting for racial justice in higher education. Building off of the recent Supreme Cou rt decision\, we will demand that our college administrators and public se rvants take affirmative action to recruit\, retain\, and admit women stude nts and students of color to institutions of higher education!'\nFor more information\, call 202-347-8772 or e-mail c\;d\;p\;@\;u\ ;s\;s\;t\;u\;d\;e\;n\;t\;s\;.\; 1\;r\;g\;\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031031 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031026 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:High Schools And Colleges Across The Country\, Everywhere\, United States SUMMARY:Flunk the War Machine! SPAN National Student Week of Action UID:20081010T010519EDT-5ELAxVCwvv@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.StudentPeaceAction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:**NATIONAL YOUTH & STUDENT PEACE COALITION (NYSPC): CALL TO ACT ION!!! **\n\n \n\nYOUTH & STUDENTS: Take Action Nationwide November 2nd to 4TH !!\n(NOV 4th is ELECTION DAY 2003)\n\nThe current path that this coun try is headed in makes no sense for:\n\n OUR WALLETS—\; The tens of b illions of dollars that are being used to build empires for a few rich men could be better spent on education\, health care\, housing\, and job crea tion.\n OUR SAFETY—\; Pissing off the rest of the world is NOT going to make us safe! How many young people have to die in Iraq & Afghanistan defending an unjust US foreign policy?\n OUR PLANET—\; The US militar y machine is the single largest polluter on the planet. ALL nations must rid themselves of weapons of mass destruction\, not just a select few.\n O UR FREEDOM—\; The rights of all Americans are threatened by the so-ca lled “\;Patriot ACT”\; and other similar pieces of legislation.\ n\nThe war in Iraq is directly linked to the militarization of our campuse s & communities and the budget crisis that is causing cutbacks on social s pending across the U.S. Young people have an important role to play in ta king back our democracy—\;on our campuses\, out in the streets\, and at the ballot box. The 2004 elections are incredibly important\, and we&# 8217\;ve got one year & counting to ensure that progressive youth make a s trong showing on Election Day. Help us to build a national\, non partisan movement of young people who are concerned about issues of peace & justic e and work to get out the vote in your community. Connect this movement w ith the issues that you are facing locally. Let’\;s elect people who represent our issues!\n\nReclaim Democracy! Take Action in Your Community : November 2nd to 4th!! \n\nFor a list of sample events and resources\, contact us at i\;n\;f\;o\;@\;n\;y\;s\;p \;c\;.\;n\;e\;t\;\n or check out the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition website: www.nyspc.net \n Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031104 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031102 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Countdown to Kick-out! UID:20081010T010519EDT-HZrdisUUSu@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.nyspc.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:ncc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:The Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) is a national network of young people working collectively towards environmental and so cial justice. Fifteen years of organizing and activism has taught us that it takes sustained coordination and planning on a national level to win co ncrete victories and build a strong youth movement. \n\nThe National Counc il is an open group that meets twice a year to make important decisions ab out SEAC's national priorities. We don't tell local groups what to do - we are the local groups\, coming together\, learning\, teaching\, and strate gizing. \n\nThe National Council (NC) consists of National Council Represe ntatives. NC reps are an elected position from within your local grassroot s group. Each member group has the opportunity to elect up to two represen tatives from their group to sit on SEAC's National Council. \n Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040111 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040108 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC's National Council Meeting UID:20081010T010519EDT-MitwIlvWnm@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.seac.org/ncmtg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:919-843-6548 Email:surgenc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:SURGE Conference\nFeb 6-8\, 2004\nUnited for Justice\n'It takes a lot of little people to make big things happen...'\n\nA weekend full of workshops and fellowship\, on the beautiful campus of UNC-CH.\n\nkeep an eye on our website for more info... Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040208 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040206 GEO:36.004600;-79.054500 LOCATION:UNC-CH\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States SUMMARY:SURGE Conference 2004 UID:20081010T010519EDT-ckcPsgvEtB@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.surgenetwork.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:866-444-3652 Email:campusteam@feminist.org DESCRIPTION:In 1992\, the US Supreme Court almost overturned Roe v. Wade! J ustice Kennedy initially voted to overturn Roe but changed his vote just a s Chief Justice Rehquist was circulating the opinion that would have gutte d abortion rights in this country. Roe still hangs by a slim 5-4 majority on the US Supreme Court. The addition of even one more anti-choice Justice could result in either overturning Roe v. Wade or so burdening this right that many women will effectively be forced to the back alleys. At the sta te level\, restriction after restriction is being passed to limit access t o family planning and abortion\, especially for poor women and young women . The cut-off of international family planning funding and the imposition of the Global Gag Rule are causing needless deaths and suffering for women around the world.\n\nJoin us along with the other principal organizers\, NARAL Pro-Choice America\, National Organization for Women\, Planned Paren thood Federation of America\, Black Women's Health Imperative\, National L atina Institute for Reproductive Health\, and the American Civil Liberties Union at the most significant and massive abortion rights march in over a decade. We must sound the alarm and rouse the pro-choice majority to acti on as never before!\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040425 GEO:38.914600;-77.075600 LOCATION:Lincoln Memorial\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20007\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:March for Women's Lives UID:20081010T010519EDT-3sZRHaXjiW@69.73.141.125 URL:http://march.feminist.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Campus Anti-War Network's 2003 National Conference. Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031102 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031101 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Anti-War Network National Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-mrkwH2SXen@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.antiwarnetwork.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-223-1960 x140 Email:sn@transafricaforum.org DESCRIPTION:Coming together to learn\, strategize & build RESISTANCE!\n\nNo vember 8th-9th\, 2003\nHoward University’s Blackburn Center\, Washington\, DC\n\nSponsored by: TransAfrica’s Youth & Student Network\n\nWORKSHOPS & PANELS:\n• The Prison Industrial Complex: the business of locking up our p eople\n• The Poverty Draft: Black & Brown youth in the military\n• Hip Hop & Organizing\n• Organizing & Build Strong Organizations\n• Africa\, AIDs & the DEBT connection\n• REPARATIONS\n• One Standard for Haitian Refugees\ n\nA registration fee of $15 covers all workshops\, lunch for Saturday & S unday and housing for Saturday night for those coming from out of the area .\n\n**Scholarships for travel are available**\n*No one will be turned awa y for lack of funds*\n\nThe mission of TransAfrica’s Youth & Student Netwo rk is to develop young activists and organizers of\nAfrican descent and to encourage organizing on issues facing the African World. Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031108 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Howard University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Rebuilding Resistance: DC Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-xVJseC8910@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.transafricaforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:United for Peace and Justice and International ANSWER have cosp onsored a march on DC and San Francisco to end the US occupation of Iraq. It'll be big.\n\nwww.unitedforpeace.org\nwww.internationalanswer.org Geog raphical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031025 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:DC March for an End to the Occupation of Iraq UID:20081010T010519EDT-7g9hRdLFlv@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.internationalanswer.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The FTAA is coming to Miami where ministers will be meeting fro m November 20-21. \n\nSTART NOW TO STOP THE FTAA! Come down to Florida for the week to Fight for Fair Trade. \nFour years ago in February of 1999 in Seattle\, a motley network of 80 activists first came together to plan fo r the civil society mobilization against the WTO. Similarly historic meeti ngs are regularly taking place in Miami\, throughout Florida and around th e country to begin planning the civil society welcome for the FTAA with ev ents scheduled for November 17th – 21st in downtown Miami. \n\nBe a part o f this mobilization against corporate-controlled globalization – and help Stop the FTAA! \n\nThere are already plans for: Teach-ins and seminars\, r eality tours\, concerts and forums\, rallies and marches\, and many more w ays to get our Fair Trade message out! \n\nFolks from Florida and around t he country will be joined by activists from around the world linking the l ocal issues to the global fights\, while building solidarity and alternati ves. \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031122 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031118 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Miami\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:Moblization Against the FTAA in Miami UID:20081010T010519EDT-5UAKVarT7A@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.stopftaa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:cross the Americas from November 21-23\, 2003 at the gates of t he U.S. military base Fort Benning in Georgia - home of the notorious Scho ol of the Americas (renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Coop eration) - to stand in Solidarity with the victims of the School of Assass ins and to speak out against terror and violence. Cross the line - engage in nonviolent direct action to make your voice heard\, to close the SOA/WH ISC\, and to change oppressive U.S. foreign policy. Geographical Scope: N ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031123 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031121 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ft. Benning\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:School of Americas Protest 2003 UID:20081010T010519EDT-tB5AcWwUdc@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.soaw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:youthpowershift@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Youth Power Shift proudly presents…\;\nOur First Ever̷ 0\; National Day of Action! November 13: Take action on your campus or i n your community to Shift the Energy Systems and build collective power wi th other students and youth in the Clean Energy Revolution!\nIt doesn̵ 7\;t matter what you do or how you do it\, the important thing is that we all communicate to our institutions and communities that a problem exists with our current energy systems and that we\, the youth and students of th e nation\, are working for a new and just energy paradigm. The possibilit ies are endless. Here are a few ideas:\n· Hold a teach-in or forum\n· Pre sent or pass a student referendum for clean energy\n· Kick-off a dorm comp etition to reduce energy consumption \n· Meet with the school president or administrators\n· Publicize the need for clean energy in your local and s chool papers. \n· Set up an exhibit of facts and fancy alternatives to dir ty energy \n· Street theater\n· Set up a table and hand out fact sheets to students in a popular area\n· Have a blitz petitioning session on that da y\nContact y\;o\;u\;t\;h\;p\;o\;w\;e\; r\;s\;h\;i\;f\;t\;@\;s\;e\;a\;c\; .\;o\;r\;g\;\n and let us know what you are doing on Novemb er 13 in the fight for Energy Justice. www.youthpowershift.org\n Geogra phical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031113 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Youth Power Shift National Day of Action UID:20081010T010519EDT-VOXVpueF2A@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.youthpowershift.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:rbodanyi@umich.edu DESCRIPTION:You've probably heard about the world's worst industrial traged y\, the Bhopal disaster\; 20\,000 people died and more than 150\,000 were injured by a chemical gas leak at a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal\, India\ , in 1984. The people of Bhopal have been left to suffer for the past twen ty years by Union Carbide and its new owner\, Dow Chemical\, which have re fused to stop the ongoing contamination of their water supply. 15-30 peopl e continue to die each day in what can only be classified as a massive hum anitarian disaster and a heinous corporate crime.\n\n**THANKFULLY\, THERE' S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO!!!** Join with students from over 20 colleges and universities across the nation in the first National Bhopal Day of Act ion\, scheduled for this Halloween. 'Dow is Death' is the theme (no surpri se!)\, and several ideas for creative actions are included below. Although there's plenty to be morbid about\, make sure that you're having FUN as y ou plan your actions! Please check our website\, www.studentsforbhopal.org \, for regular updates and background information about the disaster and t he campaign.\n\nPeace and Justice\,\nRyan Bodanyi\nStudent Coordinator\,\n International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal\nr\;b\;o\;d\;& #97\;n\;y\;i\;@\;u\;m\;i\;c\;h\;.\;&# 101\;d\;u\;\n\n(401) 829-6192\nwww.studentsforbhopal.org\n\n\n**** ***************************\n BHOPAL DAY OF ACTION IDEAS:\n************** *****************\n\n**Dress up as the Grim Reaper and paint Dow's symbol on your back. Sneak around campus and 'collect' students throughout the da y. \n\n**Sketch chalk outlines around campus and write the names of Bhopal victims inside. Or pile 'body bags' around your Dow building or your coll ege green.\n\n**Build a Dow 'piñata' out of wire mesh and paper mache and invite the campus to break it open. Build the piñata in the shape of a fac tory or a stack of bills\, and paint the Dow logo on its sides. Then have everyone take a swing at it with a broom (an Indian jhadoo\, if possible-- in India\, to be hit with a jhadoo is a great insult). Design the piñata t o break open at the bottom\, and fill it with chemical slime\, blood and b ones\, or stink bombs. Be sure to have plenty of candy for those who take a swing\, so that no one goes away disappointed.\n\n**Dress up as Dow exec utives and 'seize' a nearby cemetery. Claim that the dead are your 'intell ectual property\,' as demonstrated by Agent Orange\, DDT\, Napalm and Bhop al. Invite the media--they'll love the spectacle!\n\n**Build a Dow Haunted House for Halloween. Make the Haunted House educational\, but scary too-- perhaps this is another venue for the Dow Grim Reaper to stalk his victims . \n\n**Borrow a projector and design a skull and crossbones slide. Then p roject it onto your campus Dow building (if you have one). \n\n**Dramatize the gas leak with toxic waste barrels and foaming dry ice. We did this tw ice at the University of Michigan\, and it captured a lot of attention. Fo r photos\, see www.umich.edu/~bhopal/DiagReenact.htm.\n\n**Stage a die-in or a funeral procession on your campus green. Ask the marching band to par ticipate.\n\n**Create a 'Bhopal Brigade' and dress up in biohazard suits. Stand guard outside the Dow Building to protect Dow's chemicals from terro rist attack. Or act as a 'chemical bodyguard' for Dow Board member. Contac t Ryan to request the biohazard suits.\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031031 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Bhopal Day of Action UID:20081010T010519EDT-AWRJ9pifOH@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.studentsforbhopal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4591 Email:meighan.davis@sierraclub.org DESCRIPTION:Mission Iowa: For our jobs\, for our health\, for our future 230\;.\nSomething new is about to take off.\n\nEvery four years\, the nati on’\;s most ambitious politicians and media elite head to the Heartla nd to campout in Iowa\, home of the nation’\;s first presidential con test. Since this year’\;s election is the closest in over a decade\, it looks like these folks will be spending most January in the Hawkeye st ate.\n\nBut why let them have all the fun?\n\nThis year a coalition of eco nomic justice and environmental student organizations are going to shine t he bright Iowa spotlight on an issue that’\;s been largely neglected: clean healthy made in America energy. \n\nWHEN: January 10th (arrive) -2 0th (depart) (the Iowa Caucuses are Jan. 19)\n\nWHERE: We’\;ll be ba sed in Des Moines but travel all over the state\n\nWHO: Anyone that is in terested in changing the national dialogue.\n\nHOW: Fill out the pasted a pplication form below and email it to m\;e\;i\;g\;h\;& #97\;n\;.\;d\;a\;v\;i\;s\;@\;s\;i\;&# 101\;r\;r\;a\;c\;l\;u\;b\;.\;o\;r\; 03\;\n ASAP (Deadline Dec. 22nd to ensure housing) For more information ca ll 202-548-4591\n\nWHY:\nWe know that we can create millions of new good j obs and protect our health through a large investment in clean energy and energy efficiency. We know that we can end our addiction to oil and free ourselves from the grasp unstable undemocratic nations with a bold visiona ry clean energy agenda. \n\nBut nation’\;s leaders aren’\;t qui te there yet. So\, like always\, we need students to lead the way and enc ourage these men (and woman!) to stop talking about baby steps and start p roposing bold leaps that will take us to a clean energy future.\n\nAnd the re’\;s no better place to do this than Iowa. And no better time than this January.\n\nSo come join the AFL-CIO\, the Apollo Alliance\, the Cen ter for Environmental Citizenship\, Jobs with Justice and the Sierra Stud ent Coalition as we launch this unprecedented coalition project.\n\nOTHER FAQs\n\nWhat’\;ll it cost me? Not much. We’\;ll take care of h ousing and most of the food. You just need to get yourself to Des Moines (and we’\;ve even got travel vouchers if that’\;s a problem).\n\ nWhat are we going to do? Build a buzz. We’\;re going to show up at candidate events\, devise creative visibility tactics and just about anyt hing else you can help us think of.\n\nAre we going to endorsing any candi date? Nope. Our job is to move the debate forward\n\nHow cool is this? V ery\n\nName: \nAddress: \nPhone: \nSchool: \nMajor: \nYear in School: \nHo me Address: \nHome Phone:\nCell Phone:\n\nBriefly\, what issues concern yo u the most and why?\n\n\nDescribe your leadership experience.\n\n\nOn a sc ale from 1 to 5\, with 5 being very much and 1 being very little\, which t actic interests you the most\nMedia –\; \nPetitioning–\;\nCandid ate Interactions/bird-dogging –\;\nStreet Theatre –\;\n\n\nAre y ou available for the entire Mission (Jan. 10-20th)?\n\n\nCan you cover tra vel costs or will you need a travel scholarship?\n\n\nHow will you be arri ving to Des Moines?\n\n\nDo you have a laptop?\n\n\nDo you have a car?\n\n \nDo you have any special needs we should know about? Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040120 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040110 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Des Moines\, Iowa\, United States SUMMARY:Mission Iowa UID:20081010T010519EDT-c1igNUO407@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A citizens conference for education and action on oil and its r elationship to politics and power\, the 'National Summit on PetroPolitics' will focus in turn on each of the elements of the PetroPolitics debate: w ar/terror\, poverty\, environmental degradation\, and corporate globalizat ion.\n\nThe conference will bring together representatives of labor\, the Global Justice movement\, peace activists\, environmental organizers\, stu dents and leaders from communities of color and faith to talk about the ma ny ways in which our nation's dependence on oil impacts our lives\, our ec onomy\, our foreign policy\, and the environment.\n\nTuesday Jan 6th\n\n8- 9:30am: \nRegistration\n\n9:30-10: \nOpening\n\n10-11:15\nBig Oil’s Role i n the Political Process\nChuck Lewis\, Center for Public Integrity\nCelia Wexler\, Common Cause \nSteve Kretzmann\, SEEN\n\n11:30-1 Concurrent Sessi ons\nA. Domestic Subsidies & the Energy Bill: Keith Ashdown\, Taxpayers fo r Common Sense\, Daniel Becker\, Sierra Club\, Jerry Taylor\, CATO*\, Fait h Gemmill\, Gwich’in Steering Committee\nB. Understanding the Oil Industry : Fareed Mohamedi\, PFC Energy\, Gopal Dayanenni\, Project Underground\, A nita Dancs\, National Priorities Project\n\n1-2 Lunch\n\n2-3:15\nBig Oil\, Globalization\, and Development\nCarol Ramirez Avellan (ADELA\, Costa Ric a)\nOronto Douglas\, Environmental Rights Action\, Nigeria\nKeith Slack\, Oxfam America\n\n3:30 – 5:00 Concurrent Sessions\nA. Countering the Resour ce Curse: Transparency & Revenue Management: Tom Palley\, Open Society Ins titute\, Ian Gary\, Catholic Relief Services\; David Ugolor\, African Netw ork for Environmental and Economic Justice\nB. Oil\, the Equator Principle s\, and Private Finance: Ilyse Hogue\, Rainforest Action Network\, Francis Grant-Suttie\, World Wildlife Fund*\nC. A Decade of Oil Campaigning – Has it Made a Difference? Andy Rowell\, author\, Green Backlash\; Kenny Bruno \, Earthrights International\; Bennett Freeman\, Burson Marsteller\nD. Oil in our Communities: Henry Clark (Richmond CA)*\, Susanna Almonzo (East Au stin\, TX)*\, Gwen Lachelt\, OGAP*\n\n5:30 – 6:30 hors d’oeuvres and cash bar\n\n6:30 – 7:30 Keynote: Vijay Vaitheeswaran\, Environment & Energy Rep orter\, The Economist\, author\, Power to the People\n\nWednesday Jan 7th\ n\n9:00-10:15\nOil and War\nGeneral Joseph Hoar\, USMC (ret.)* former Comm ander in Chief\, US Central Command\nMichael Klare\, chair of the Five Col leges Program in Peace and Security Studies\, FPIF board member and author \, Resource Wars and the forthcoming Petropolitics\nMedea Benjamin\, Globa l Exchange\nRania Masri\, Institute for Southern Studies\n\n10:30-12:00 Co ncurrent Sessions\nA. Oil & Human Rights: Folabi Olagbaju\, Amnesty Intern ational\, Arvind Ganesaan\, Human Rights Watch*\, Paulina Garzon\, CESR*\n B. Oil & National Security: Jim Paul\, Global Policy Forum\; Michael Renne r\, WorldWatch\nC. Oil\, Democracy\, and Islam: Noah Feldman\, New York Un iversity*\nD. Iraq Reconstruction: Charlie Cray\, Center for Corporate Pol icy\; Jim Vallette\, SEEN\, Svetlana Tsalik\, Iraq Revenue Watch*\n\n12:00 -1:00 Lunch\n\n1:00-2:30\nWorking for our Future: Labor’s Perspectives on the Coming Energy Transition\nJim Pannell\, Vice President\, Paper\, Allie d-Industrial\, Chemical\, and Energy Workers International Union\nDave Fos ter\, United Steelworkers of America\nGino Govender\, International\, Chem ical\, Energy & Mineworkers Union\n\n2:30-4:00\nOil and Climate Change\nCa rl Pope\, President\, Sierra Club*\nEileen Claussen\, Pew Center*\nAdam We rbach\, Apollo Alliance*\n\n4:30 – 6:00 Concurrent Sessions\nA. Local Acti on: Michael Tidwell\, Chesapeake Climate Action Network\; Jo Hamilton\, Ri sing Tide UK \nB. Kyoto and Beyond: \nC. Just Transitions for Labor and Af fected Communities: Jose Bravo\, Just Transition Alliance\,* Keith Romig\, PACE*\n\n\n6:00 – 7:00 Comedy in the Era of Bush\nBill Hartung\, author H ow Much Are You Making on the War\, Daddy? -- A Quick and Dirty Guide to W ar Profiteering in the Bush Administration\n\nThursday Jan 8th\n\n9:30-11: 00\nNext Steps for a New Energy Deal\nReid Detchon\, Energy Futures Coalit ion\nWinona LaDuke\, Honor the Earth\nRoss Gelbspan\, former Boston Globe reporter\, author\, The Heat Is On\n\n11:15-12:00\nFinal Keynote\, Bringin g it all Together\nGreg Palast\, author\, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy \n\n* = invited Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040108 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040106 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Petro Politics National Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-jeC9wjlOp0@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.petropolitics.org/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 etx. 24 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:Get involved in the dump Bush movement!\n\nA weekend long confe rence for young activists dedicated to social and economic justice.\n\n*Up date: plenary sessions\, workshops\, presentations\, election preparation track and 'Bands Against Bush' concert*\n\n\nBeating the Bush Agenda\nOpen ing plenary: 7-9pm Friday\, Feb. 20th\n -with-\nFrances Fox Piven \nDis tinguished Professor of Political Science\, the Graduate Center\, CUNY\; a uthor of Poor People's Movements and many other works\; Honorary Chair of Democratic Socialists of America\;\nLeslie Cagan\nNational Coordinator\, U nited for Peace and Justice\;\nJoseph Schwartz\nChair\, Dept. of Politica l Science\, Temple University\; Chair\, Steering Committee of the Democrat ic Socialists of America\n\n\nThe Future of Radical Democracy\nSaturday pl enary: 3-5pm Saturday\n -with-\nCornel West\nDepartment of Religion\, P rinceton University\; author of Race Matters and many other books\; Honora ry Chair of Democratic Socialists of America\;\nSteve Max\nDirector of Org anizing and Training\, Midwest Academy\;\nBertha Lewis\nExecutive Director \, New York ACORN\; Co-chair\, Working Families Party\n\n\nConfirmed works hops and presentations:\n\nBetween Iraq and a Hard Place: Towards a Democr atic US Foreign Policy\nIan Williams\, author of The UN for Beginners\; co rrespondent\, In These Times and The Nation\n\nLooking at the Global Justi ce Movement\nDoug Henwood\, editor\, Left Business Observer\; contributor\ , The Nation\n\nLGBT Activism: Student Organizing\, Civil Rights and the C ulture Wars\nJoseph Troung\, Resource Coordinator\, National Youth Advocac y Coalition\n\nStudent-Labor Solidarity\nLenore Palladino\, National Organ izer\, United Students Against Sweatshops\n\nWhat’\;s the Deal with t he Democrats?\nJoseph Schwartz\, Chair\, Dept. of Political Science\, Tem ple University\; Chair\, Steering Committee of the Democratic Socialists o f America\n\nABC's of Democratic Socialism\nSteven Bronner\, professor\, D ept. of Political Science\, Rutgers University\n\nMaking Media Work For Us : Breaking Down the Divide\nSelina Musuta\, DC based freelance journalist\ ; member DC Radio Co-op\n\nUnderstanding the Economy: Slideshow Presentati on\nSteve Max\, Director of Organizing and Training\, Midwest Academy\n\nH igh School Organizing\nMolly Jean\, New York Youth Bloc & author Mikki Hal pan\n\nBuilding the Student Movement: The March 4th ‘\;Books Not Bomb s’\; Day of Action and Beyond\nA panel discussion with representative s from National Youth & Student Peace Coalition member organizations\n\nRe flecting on Past Campus Anti-war Activism & What to do Now\nMembers of NYU Peace Coalition\n\nThe March for Women’\;s Lives: Organizing for the April 25th Pro-Choice Demonstration\nRepresentatives from Feminist Majori ty and NARAL Pro-Choice America\n\n\nElection Preparation Track: \nWhile electoral activism may not be for everyone\, for those of you committed to bringing change through the ballot box during this critical year\, we hav e put together an excellent series of workshops led by some of the best gr assroots organizers and election campaigners around. More details TBA!\n\ nWhy Electoral Politics? Racial Justice as a Case for Electoral Activism\n \nIssues Campaigns and Electoral Politics: Unemployment\, Living Wages and Gay Rights\n\nElected Officials: What they do after winning an election?\ n\nNuts and Bolts 1:The Campaign to Defeat Bush: The Players and the State s\n\nNuts and Bolts 2: Students and the Campaign Against Bush: As Voters a nd as Volunteers\n\nNuts and Bolts 3: Running a Campaign\n\nNuts and Bolts 4: The Tools (Fundraising\, Databases\, and More)\n\n\nAfter the conferen ce on Saturday...\nBands Against Bush and the 'LIFE AFTER BUSH' YDS Confer ence are co-organizing a show for Saturday\, February 21st. There will be four bands playing an all-ages venue in Brooklyn from 8pm to 1am. The spa ce is huge\, has a great sound system\, a concession stand\, a smoking roo m\, vintage pinball and snack machines\, friendly staff and a large dance studio where we will be screening radical documentaries and experimental v ideos throughout the night.\nhttp://www.officeops.org/directions.html\n\n\ nCost:\nFREE to students/low-income who pre-register by Feb. 14th (Valenti ne's Day!). 25$ for whole weekend\, or 15$ per day for all other conferenc e attendants. If you are coming as part of a registered campus organizatio n\, you may wish to request funding for the trip from your school.\n\nHous ing accommodations:\nFree housing accommodations will be available to a li mited number of registered participants on a first-come/first-serve basis. Conference goers are encouraged to stay with friends and/or family member s while in New York City\, and if possible\, to offer space for others to use.\n\nTravel arrangements:\nBook your transportation as soon as possible ! If you intend to come by plane\, make airline reservations now. Arrange carpools\, bus rides\, of train trips to New York City if you are coming f rom out of town. If you are coming as part of a registered campus organiza tion\, you may wish to request school vans for your journey. Some financia l assistance to cover travel expenses may be available to registered parti cipants. Preference is given to Young Democratic Socialist members and tho se interested in starting YDS chapters.\n\nHow to Register:\nOnline paymen t and registration forms will be available on this site shortly. In the in terim\, please call\, email or write to office indicating you would like t o register.\n\nYoung Democratic Socialists\nc/o DSA 180 Varick St. 12th Fl oor\nNew York\, NY\, 10014\noffice: (212) 727-8610 ext. 24\nfax: (212) 727 -8616\nwww.ydsusa.org\ny\;d\;s\;@\;d\;s\;a\; 7\;s\;a\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\n\nOrganized by the Young De mocratic Socialists and the Democratic Socialist Club at the Graduate Cent er\, CUNY. Co-sponsored by the Continuing Education Program at the CUNY Gr aduate Center and the Democratic Socialists of America Fund.\n\nDownload f lyers:\nPoster -------------->\nhttp://www.ydsusa.org/confs/nyc04.pdf\nQua rter-cards----->\nhttp://www.ydsusa.org/confs/nyc04_quarter.pdf\n\n\nCheck the website for regular updates:\nwww.ydsusa.org Geographical Scope: Na tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040222 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART:20040220T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:CUNY Grad. Center\, 365 5th Ave (at 34th St. In Manhattan)\, New Y ork\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:LIFE AFTER BUSH: Youth Activism & the Fight for Our Future UID:20081010T010519EDT-JsdoFwvP6V@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-368-4516 Email:ncor@mutualaid.org DESCRIPTION:The 7th annual National Conference on Organized Resistance—a sp ace for radical discourse and collective empowerment—is scheduled for Janu ary 24-25\, 2004 on the campus of American University in Washington\, D.C. Last year's conference featured nearly 70 workshops\, panel discussions a nd skillshares\, as well as tabling space for dozens of radical groups. Du ring the weekend\, D.C. also hosted political demonstrations\, benefit con certs and radical parties. We hope that this year's conference will be big ger and better than last year! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040125 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040124 GEO:38.938300;-77.091100 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20016\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Organized Resistance 2004 UID:20081010T010519EDT-7upsO4oSKp@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.organizedresistance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@peoplesprimary.org DESCRIPTION:Resisting Empire and Reclaiming the Future!\n\nGoals of the Peo ple's Primary:\n\n1. Build skills to act effectively for peace and justice .\n2. Raise awareness about issues of peace and justice. Provide training and support for activists doing nonviolent action at presidential campaign events leading up to the NH Primary on January 27.\n3. Strengthen activis t networks in the Northeast. Build towards nonviolent action for peace\, g lobal justice\, and democracy on March 20 and at the Democratic and Republ ican National Conventions.\n\n *************************\n\nYES to Democra cy!\n\nWe demand a hand in shaping the decisions that affect our lives. We are building community and grassroots movements to reclaim democracy. We want a global economy and a US foreign policy that is not unilateralist or based on military conquest. We do not want corporate agendas controlling the political debate and the media. We are concerned with fossil fuel addi ction and the resulting wars and environmental harm. We see the need for g rassroots action IN ADDITION to voting. We are telling America to take a u -turn for peace\, justice\, and an ecologically sustainable future.\n\nNO to Empire!\n\nWe stand united for peace and global justice\, and united ag ainst imperialism as exemplified by the Bush Administration's wars. We sta nd against racism\, the occupation of Iraq\, and the war on civil libertie s at home. We are concerned with corporate control of the food industry\, water\, healthcare and education\, all reinforced by anti-democratic trade agreements like the Free Trade Area of the Americas and US-Central Americ an Free Trade Agreement.\n\nMOBILIZE for the Future!\n\nWe are mobilizing in New Hampshire\, Boston\, New York\, and all across the country to recla im democracy in 2004. People from all walks of life - youth\, farmers\, tr ade unionists\, peacemakers\, professionals\, seniors - are casting their votes AND going beyond voting by building community and organizing to recl aim freedom and democracy.\n\n \n***********************\nWorkshops & Even ts\n***********************\n\nNew England College\, Henniker NH\n\n------ ------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n---- -----------\nFriday 1/16\n---------------\n\n4pm: Building the Student Mov ement - Organizer Training and Networking Meeting \n\n---------------\nSat urday 1/17\n---------------\n\n12-2 pm: The Presidential Debate and Us - H ow do we get candidates to address our concerns? \n\n2:30-6 pm: Nonviolenc e Training. \n\n7 pm: Film Screening. \n\nPosters and puppet making throu ghout the day \n\n---------------\nSunday 1/18\n---------------\n\n10 am: Speakers and Discussions on civil liberties\, agriculture\, peace\, econom ic justice\, and more. \n\n1:30-6 pm: Organizing for a Year of Action Marc h 20\, Democratic and Republican National Conventions\, town resolution ca mpaigns on genetically modified food... \n\n7-9pm: Dance for Democracy! \n \n\n********************************************************************** \n---------------------------------\nStatehouse\, Concord NH\n------------ ---------------------\n\n---------------------------------\nMonday 1/19 - MLK Day\n---------------------------------\n\n11am: Demonstration for Peac e and Justice and to announce our plans to organize beyond voting in 2004. \n\n\n\n***************************************************************** *****MLK Events around New Hampshire\n---------------------\n\nSt. George Cathedral Community Center\n\n(St. George Cathedral Community Center infor mation)\nMLK Day Community Celebration\n2pm: Potluck Meal \n3pm: Speakers and Music \nSponsored by Martin Luther King Coalition. \n\n*************** ******************\nStay in NH! Turn up the heat for peace and global just ice until the NH Primary Election on Tuesday Jan. 27.\n******************* **************\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040119 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040116 GEO:43.180100;-71.819600 LOCATION:New England College\, Henniker\, New Hampshire\, 03242\, United St ates SUMMARY:The People's Primary UID:20081010T010519EDT-Jtpb0foFwb@69.73.141.125 URL:http://peoplesprimary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:caer@gladstone.uoregon.edu DESCRIPTION:The Coalition Against Environmental Racism 9th Annual Conferenc e\n\n Environmental Racism is the exclusion of people of color in the dec ision-making process and the disproportionate impact of environmental haza rds\, including pollution\, resource depletion\, and waste disposal\, on t he health and wealth of people of color. Rising from the grassroots\, the environmental justice movement has responded by demanding that low-income and politically powerless communities not be subject to this unequal dist ribution of risks and burdens. The Coalition Against Environmental Racism is\, by its name\, necessarily a diverse coalition. CAER is a student-ba sed group dedicated to providing a forum for education and organization to promote environmental justice. CAER brings together the community and st udents from the Survival Center\, Multicultural Center\, ethnic student un ions\, and the Law School - organizations that have not all traditionally worked together.\n\n We believe that neither social inequities nor envi ronmental problems will be solved unless we begin to understand them as fu ndamentally linked. The goal is to educate people at the University and i n the community about the connections between environmental\, health\, and social inequities\, and to build community capacity to achieve justice. The primary vehicle towards this goal is the annual environmental justice conference\, which is held on the University of Oregon campus. The confer ence is an opportunity for students\, professors\, activists\, churches\, government\, and anyone else to learn about environmental justice and form new coalitions and networks.\n\n The conference is free and open to th e public\, in order to allow as many people to come as possible. Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040125 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040123 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Eugene\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Environmental Justice Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-uEFmZMZAs5@69.73.141.125 URL:http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~caer/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:register@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops national convergence 2004. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040215 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040213 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:USAS National Convergence 2004 UID:20081010T010519EDT-nxUZuxcZSm@69.73.141.125 URL:http://studentsagainstsweatshops.org/conference/register.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Ryan White National Youth Conference (RWNYC) is the only na tional conference dedicated to building the HIV prevention health services and advocacy skills of young AIDS activists\, youth peer educators\, HIV positive youth and those who work in support of young people. Over 600 you th and adults who work with youth from around the nation will attend to id entify and share effective resources for HIV prevention among young people \; present models of care\, leadership and support services for HIV positi ve young people\; present models of youth appropriate\, culturally compete nt services to those infected\, affected or at risk\; develop leadership a nd advocacy skills\; and strengthen youth leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040216 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040213 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:National Youth Conference on HIV and AIDS UID:20081010T010519EDT-vFcm7EpRt9@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.rwnyc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:With the support of University of Chicago Pritzker School of Me dicine and Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine\, Physicians for H uman Rights (PHR) will be holding its national conference in Chicago\, Ill inois. \n\nAll health professional students interested in health and human rights are welcome and encouraged to attend this exciting conference!\n\n The PHR Conference is an opportunity to: \nLearn new skills\, such as lobb ying\, fundraising\, and media outreach.\nDeepen your understanding of hea lth and human rights issues like Global AIDS\, racial disparities in healt h care\, and the impact of war on health.\nBe inspired by amazing speakers \, including Paul Farmer\, MD\, PhD and Jack Geiger\, MD\nMeet outstanding activists from around the nation\nBuild connections that you will use thr oughout your health professional career\n\nThe theme of the 2004 National Conference is 'The Power of the Health Professional Voice: Human Rights at Home and Abroad.' This theme was chosen to span the broad range of topics that PHR student chapters work on throughout the year\, and to highlight the two main campaign issues of the conference –\; Global AIDS and Do mestic Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. \n\nParticipants will be invited to attend workshops on these issues and others including: Banning Landmines\; Protecting Women’\;s Health and Human Rights\; Influencin g Politicians 101\; Fundraising\; Organizing a Human Rights Rotation\; Med ia Outreach\; Promoting Health and Justice for Youth\; and Running a PHR S tudent Chapter. For a complete list of workshops\, click here.\n\nOne of t he major goals of the conference is to promote activism in the field of he alth and human rights. Recognizing a need for mentors in this field\, PHR is organizing a cross-generational panel of health and human rights activi sts from the fields of medicine\, public health\, and nursing who range fr om being current chapter leaders to health professionals who have advocate d for human rights for decades.\n\nKeynote Speakers\nRecently profiled by Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Kidder in Mountains Beyond Mountains\, Dr. Paul Farmer is well-known throughout the world for his devout commitm ent to bringing life-saving medicines to those who need them most. With hi s colleagues at Partners In Health\, Dr. Farmer has proven to the world th at we can successfully provide health care even in the most impoverished a reas of the world. In addition to his care of patients\, Dr. Farmer has be come an outspoken critic of the world’\;s apathy towards the poor and through his writing\, research\, and presentations has been calling the w orld to action. Dr. Farmer will describe his clinics in Haiti\, Russia\, P eru\, Mexico\, and Roxbury MA which have been used as the model for the Wo rld Health Organization’\;s new 3x5 campaign to scale up treatment ef forts around the world\, treating three million people infected with HIV b y the end of 2005. He will also discuss the role of health professional ac tivism in the fight against global HIV/AIDS.\n\nDr. H. Jack Geiger is one of the nation’\;s leading experts on civil rights\, human rights and health. As a health professional who has been honored with many prestigiou s awards over his five decades of pioneering leadership and activism\, Dr. Geiger will share his invaluable anecdotes and insights about the role fo r health professionals in combating racial discrimination within the US He althcare System. Dr. Geiger will provide the historical context for the ne w PHR student campaign on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care and hig hlight some of the key ways students can be involved in reducing dispariti es and increasing provider accountability and engagement on this issue. \n \nClick here for additional information about both keynote speakers.\n\nSu nday Training\nOn Sunday\, February 22\, Physicians for Human Rights will be organizing a four hour leadership training/working group on each of the two major PHR student campaigns –\; Health Action AIDS and the new R acial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Campaign. All students\, particula rly first years\, are invited to attend one of these optional sessions. Th is will be a very unique and exciting opportunity to help plan the future of the campaigns! For more information\, please click here. \n\nSocial Act ivities\nThroughout the conference\, we encourage you to introduce yoursel f to others\, ask questions about their activities and interests\, and get to know each other. Those attending this conference are among the current and future leaders of the field of health and human rights. Some of these individuals will be your life-long colleagues\, so its great to start for ming acquaintances and friendships now!\n\nTo help facilitate meeting each other\, the conference coordinators from Loyola and U Chicago are organiz ing a couple fun social events that we hope you will consider attending! O n Friday night\, they will be hosting a human rights film screening and pi zza night. On Saturday night\, they will be coordinating a human rights so cial at a nearby bar. Proceeds from the social will benefit a health and h uman rights promoting service organization. If you have a suggestion for F riday night’\;s film\, or would like to be involved in organizing the Saturday fundraiser\, please email s\;t\;u\;d\;e\; 10\;t\;s\;@\;p\;h\;r\;u\;s\;a\;.\; 11\;r\;g\;\n with your suggestions.\n\nWe hope you will be able to join us for this exciting and historic conference!\n\nAbout Physicians fo r Human Rights\nPhysicians for Human Rights (PHR) is a member organization committed to promoting health by protecting human rights. Founded in 1986 \, PHR makes two unique contributions to the human rights movement. First\ , we bring the skills of science and medicine to human rights investigatio ns\, pioneering the use of anthropology\, pathology\, epidemiology and a h ost of other disciplines as tools for human rights investigations. Our pop ulation-based assessments of women’\;s health and violence against wo men\, tools for assessing landmines injuries\, and other scientific produc ts have illuminated human rights concerns that show their scope and breadt h. Our International Forensic Program serves the cause of international ju stice. \n\nSecond\, we engage and mobilize health professionals so that th ey become a powerful voice for human rights in their practices\, their cou ntries and internationally. In 1997\, PHR was one of the co-recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to create the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Traditionally\, health professionals have not been a strong constituency for equity in health\, but through training\, outreach\, and support\, PHR is creating such a constituency –\; and it is one that \, when mobilized\, speaks with great and compelling authority to policy-m akers. Whether advocacy is directed toward the release of imprisoned colle agues\, to end torture\, or to protect women’\;s rights\, or to seek a more just health system\, physicians\, nurses\, and public health profes sionals bring the prestige and credibility of the health professions to th e cause of human rights. \n\nAs part of this initiative\, we have develope d a sophisticated program to engage medical\, public health and nursing st udents in health and human rights advocacy as part of their professional t raining. PHR now supports more than 60 student chapters in schools of medi cine\, nursing and public health around the nation which organize a myriad of health and human rights related events\, activities and actions on cam pus each year. At the national level\, PHR provides support in event organ izing\, creates campaign materials and policy updates\, organizes leadersh ip trainings\, and coordinates activities for student leaders to participa te in –\; like national call-in days\, national weeks of action\, and national conferences. In general\, the PHR student program seeks to promo te health and human rights activism and social engagement as an ethic valu e in the students’\; health professional field. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040222 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Physicians for Human Rights National Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-xrViPWHCxE@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.phrusa.org/students/conference_2004/about.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:COOL and Action Without Borders – Idealist.org are excited to a nnounce that the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) will host the 2 004 COOL Idealist National Conference\, to be held March 12-14\, 2004. The COOL Idealist Conference is the largest gathering in the nation of colleg e students\, campus administrators\, and nonprofit organizations engaged i n making a positive impact through civic engagement. We expect to convene 2\,000 students and participants this March\, also marking the 20th annual event. With a dynamic focus on student leadership through service\, activ ism\, and politics and the intersections of student engagement with the br oader nonprofit community and avenues for making a lifelong contribution t o our world\, this conference will surely not be one to miss.\n\nThe Unive rsity of Pennsylvania (Penn) is a historic\, Ivy League campus located in downtown Philadelphia. Home to a diverse undergraduate student body of nea rly 10\,000 that hail from every state in the union and all around the glo be\, Penn also offers top-ranking academic programs\, consistently among t he top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. With a history of innovation in interdisciplinary education and scholarship\, Penn is also well known for the quality and innovation of its campus-commu nity partnerships. The Center for Community Partnerships sponsors a divers e array of local initiatives focused on West Philadelphia\, spanning every thing from tutoring to neighborhood economic development. One program\, th e Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHEN ND)\, involves more than forty institutions of higher education in the gre ater Philadelphia area in building the capacity of member institutions to develop mutually beneficial\, sustained\, and democratic community-based s ervice learning partnerships. Another institution called Civic House focus es on student training and leadership development\, promoting mutually ben eficial collaborations between the university and the West Philadelphia co mmunity and beyond. Students and staff in these and other Penn programs wi ll play key leadership roles in the conference\, sharing their models with the nation.\n\nThis conference also will formally celebrate both COOL’s 2 0th convening and the inauguration of the Idealist on Campus program\, a r esult of the recent merger between COOL and Idealist. Idealist on Campus c onnects\, educates\, and mobilizes students\, campuses\, and communities t o build a world where people can live free and dignified lives\, echoing C OOL’s legacy and the mission of Action Without Borders-Idealist.org on the campus level. In addition to the national conference\, this year’s offeri ngs will include a plethora of resources for civic engagement and socially responsible careers (to be delivered online at www.idealistoncampus.org). Among those resources will be a comprehensive civic engagement curriculum \, nonprofit career guides and resources\, and interactive resources that support local coalitions of students\, staff\, and others to build cross-c utting Alliances for civic engagement and socially responsible careers.\n\ nAs COOL celebrates its 20th conference\, we will also celebrate the emerg ing role of Idealist as it expands its resources for college students and campus service and activism. In addition to the campus programs\, Idealist offers an impressive array of resources including: a web-based community of more than 37\,000 nonprofits and 150\,000 individuals\, sites for Teach ers and for Kids and Teens\, and versions of Idealist in Spanish\, French\ , and Russian. This year\, Idealist was recognized by Time Magazine as the best web site for information on volunteering. Tapping into these expande d areas\, the COOL Idealist Conference will enhance the Opportunities Fair \, the range of workshops\, and the focus on post-graduate opportunities f or students.\n\nIn addition\, with an aim for making this year’s conferenc e one of the most fantastic\, program offerings will include:\n\n• A mini- conference of COOL’s Learning the Lessons from Social Movements Summit bui lt into the larger conference\, featuring a day-long Friday Forum and doze ns of workshops focusing on the civil rights movement\, women’s movement\, environmental movement\, and other areas.\n\n• An expanded track for Camp us Administrators\, including a day-long Friday Forum and workshops on top ics like building and running campus programs\, fundraising\, networking\, utilizing Federal Work Study and more.\n\n• Expanded tracks of workshops including Globalization (in partnership with Oxfam America)\, Politics (su re to be expanded in light of the election year)\, and Careers.\n\n• More than 120 student- and participant-led workshops on topics ranging from act ivism\, to community building\, to service learning\, and youth voice. Reg istration details and other information will soon follow. Save the Date fo r the 20th and best COOL Idealist National Conference. Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040314 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040312 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:20th Annual COOL Idealist National Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-OmhrmJKZu1@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.cool2serve.org/events/conference/2004/Home.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:info@nyspc.net DESCRIPTION:Build support for the Books Not Bombs Agenda:\n\n*Funding for E ducation\, Not Empire\nWe demand the immediate restoration of all funds fo r public schools and universities cut from local and federal budgets over the last three years\, and the reversal of all tuition hikes in the same p eriod. We demand dramatic increases in assistance to low-income youth thro ugh Pell Grants\, TRIO\, and all programs for students in need. We demand the repeal of the No Child Left Behind Act's high-stakes testing regime\, and of the Higher Education Act's denial of federal aid to drug offenders. And we demand that Congress pass legislation (like the DREAM Act) to exte nd educational opportunities to all immigrant youth.\n\n*No Military Recru itment in Our Schools\nCollege administrations should support the ongoing legal challenge to the Solomon Amendment\, and both colleges and high scho ols should make it campus policy to prominently advertise the rights of st udents and parents to opt out of having student information released to mi litary recruiters.\n\n*Respect our Civil Liberties\nProvisions that violat e youth and students rights in the Patriot Act must be revised\, and schoo l student unions and administrations should pass resolutions to oppose its implementation on campus.\n\n*Campuses for Peace\, Not War\nCampus admini strators must publicly disclose all military-related research and all fina ncial relationships with weapons manufacturers. Campus administrators mus t pledge to work towards severing these relationships and agree to a free ze on any new military research or additional dealings with weapons manufa cturers.\n\n*Schools not Jails\nCollege administrators must divulge all un iversity business relations--including contracts and investments--with com panies that profit from or finance prison \nconstruction or operations. C ollege administrations should set up recruitment and retention programs fo r communities adversely affected by incarceration\, specifically low-incom e youth and youth of color. Lastly\, state governments must invest more mo ney in education and rehabilitation programs instead of prioritizing incar ceration.\n\nFor the complete call to action\, outreach materials\, and fu rther information on each of these issues\, visit www.nyspc.net\n\nIf you' re going to be taking part in the day of action\, please register your sup port on Campus Activism by listing your group as a 'participating group\,' and drop us a note to let us know what you'll be up to at i\;n\;& #102\;o\;@\;n\;y\;s\;p\;c\;.\;n\;e\;& #116\;\n. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040304 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Nationwide\, All Cities\, United States SUMMARY:Books Not Bombs: National Day of Action UID:20081010T010519EDT-nvHJPJnUMn@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.nyspc.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:919-660-3660 Email:farmworker_justice@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy a full day of marching and rallying with 100 members of the Coalition of Immokolee Workers and hundreds of other local and reg ional supporters. Then participate in workshops conducted by Coalition me mbers\, local and national farmworker organizations including SAF.\n\nDo y ou work for farmworker justice on your campus?\nAre you a new volunteer or staff person at a farmworker agency?\nAre you out of ideas\, or need a sp ace to brainstorm with others about how to raise awareness of farmworkers in your community?\nAre you tired of huge conferences and want to discuss current farmworker issues with a small intimate group of activists?\n\nThe n be one of 30 students and young people to participate in SAF’s Activist Leadership Training (SALT). At the two-day training\, you will march and rally with Florida farmworkers and learn about farmworker demographics\, a gricultural issues\, slavery in the fields\, the Taco Bell boycott\, curre nt legislation\, and environmental and health issues affecting farmworkers . You will also have time to do some strategic planning for raising aware ness about farmworkers on your campus and in your community. This is a gr eat networking opportunity for your campus group or community organization .\n\nRegister now for this exciting opportunity! Just $25 pays for lunch on Saturday\, workshops and training materials. Free housing may be avail able. Register by February 20\, 2004. \n\n For more information contact: Laxmi Haynes\, SAF National Student Organizer\, 919-660-3660 \n\nTentativ e Program Agenda\n\nFriday\, February 27\, 2004\n\nMorning Check-in/meet participants\n9:00-3:00pm Gather at PCUSA\, March with Coalition of Immo kalee Workers (CIW) through Louisville\n3:00-5:00pm CIW Rally at YUM! Hea dquarters\n6pm Dinner with CIW\n6:30-7:00pm Registration and Welcome\, SAF\n7:00-8:00pm Modern-Day Slavery in the Fields & Taco Bell Boycott\, C IW\n8:00-9:00pm Farmworkers and Family Farmers Discuss Corporate Control\, CIW\, Agricultural Missions\, Community Farm Alliance(CFA)\n\nSaturday\, February 28\, 2004\nLocation: \nFellowship Hall of Crescent Hill Presbyter ian Church\n142 Crescent Avenue\, Louisville\, KY 40206\n\n8:00-9:00am Br eakfast on your own\n9:00-9:45am Welcome/Intros\, Icebreaker\, SAF\n10: 00-11:00am Overview of Farmworker Issues \n11:15-11:45am Overview of SAF\n 12:00-1:00pm Effective Ways to Support Farmworkers: Participants Share Per sonal Experiences and Campaigns/Projects \n1:00-2:00pm Lunch provided by SAF\n2:00-3:00pm Farmworker Health Workshop\n3:15-4:15pm Immigration Work shop\, Ron Russell\, Immigration Attorney\n4:15-4:45pm Free Time\n4:45-5: 45pm Workshop TBA-Human Trafficking or Skills Building or Film and Discuss ion\n6:00-6:45pm Future Planning/Share Plans (Farmworker Awareness Week 20 04)\, SAF\n7:00-7:45pm Reflection/Evaluation\, SAF\n8:00pm Dinner on yo ur own/Fun Time\n\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040228 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040227 GEO:38.250300;-85.703400 LOCATION:Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church\, 142 Crescent Ave.\, Louisville \, Kentucky\, 40206\, United States SUMMARY:Student Action with Farmworkers Activist Leadership Training UID:20081010T010519EDT-p3cuwfWwKF@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.saf-unite.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mecha@runner.csub.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040312 GEO:35.294400;-118.905000 LOCATION:9001 Stockdale Hwy.\, Bakersfield\, California\, 93311\, United St ates SUMMARY:Adelante Raza Youth Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-IvGRuVtlPN@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.csub.edu/mecha END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:more_conference@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Mixed Race and Transracial Adoptee Student Community\,\n\nMORE (Multiracial Organization Redefining Ethnicity of the Claremont Colleges)\ , host of this year?s conference is excited to announce the 2004 National Student Conference on the Mixed Race Experience which will take place on A pril 2 through 4th in Claremont\, California.\n\nThis year's conference is completely student-focused and is open to undergraduate and graduate coll ege students. The Parent and Professional portion of the 2003 Conference will not be held in conjunction with this conference.\n\nThe Conference wi ll commence on Friday\, April 2nd\, at noon and end at 3pm on Sunday\, Apr il 4th. \n\n*****Getting Here*****\nIf you plan on flying to the Conferen ce\, the most convient airports are: \n\nOntario (8 mi)\, \nLos Angeles In ternational (35 mi) \nSanta Ana/Orange County (25 mi) \nBurbank (35 mi) \n Long Beach (35 mi) \nIf you wish to drive\, you can find directions drivin g directions to the Conference here.\n\n*****Where to Stay*****\nWe are in the process of negotiating a special rate with the semi-adequate Claremon t Inn\, which is within walking distance of the conference. If you have yo ur own car or a hefty budget to spend\, we'd recommend the Sheraton Fairpl ex. When contacting the hotels\, be sure to mention that you are attending the National Student Conference on the Mixed Race Experience\, as we are attempting to negociate discounted rates. \n\nClaremont Inn (909) 626-2411 \nSheraton Fairplex Suites (909) 622-2220 \n\n*****Further Inquiries****** \nWe have many exciting speakers\, workshops\, and entertainment offerings for the conference. These\, along with the registration process and fees \, will be announced at a later date. Please stay tuned to the official c onference website for more information\, which is at http://www.mixedstude nts.org/conference. To contact MORE about the conference\, please email & #109\;o\;r\;e\;_\;c\;o\;n\;f\;e\;r\; e\;n\;c\;e\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;& #99\;o\;m\;\n. \n\nI look forward to seeing many of you at the co nference\,\n\nJuan Michael Matute\n2004 NSCMRE Publicity Committee Chair\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:Claremont Colleges\, Claremont\, California\, 91711\, United State s SUMMARY:2004 National Student Conference on the Mixed Race Experience UID:20081010T010519EDT-dp6H55AtHV@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.mixedstudents.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:785-841-2680 Email:ben@thedartcenter.org DESCRIPTION:The DART Organizers Institute is a paid\, four-month\, field sc hool for those seeking to launch a career in community organizing. Selecte d Organizer Trainees (OTs) will be paid to receive first-rate instruction from seasoned organizers\, and will be given the opportunity to work direc tly with local grassroots organizations on a multiple set of racial and ec onomic justice issues like police misconduct\, education reform\, environm ental justice\, affordable housing\,and others. OTs will learn skills rela ted to: Identifying and training community leaders\, Strategic planning an d issue cutting\, Researching and targeting decision makers\, One-on-One r elationship building\, Congregation-based coalition building\, Developing and training leaders to take successful Direct Action on issues of local c oncern\, Fund Raising for the long-haul\, and others. Upon completion from the DART Organizers Institute\, DART will work with graduates to secure p ermanent fulltime community organizing positions working for social change .\n\nWe will be accepting applications to participate in the DART Oraganiz ers Institute throughout the spring. To apply\, please contact Ben MacConn ell: (785) 841-2680 or b\;e\;n\;@\;t\;h\;e\; 0\;a\;r\;t\;c\;e\;n\;t\;e\;r\;.\; 1\;r\;g\;\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040930 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040614 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:PO Box 370791\, Miami\, Florida\, 33137\, United States SUMMARY:DART Organizers Institute UID:20081010T010519EDT-fZJ8m9krvg@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.thedartcenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:503-725-8777 Email:starcconf@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:!!URGENT CALL OUT TO YOUTH AND STUDENTS!!\n\nSTARC National Con ference :: April 2-4 :: Portland State University\n\nStudents Transforming and Resisting Corporations (STARC).\n\nYou are invited to attend the STAR C National Conference and be a part of a convergence of youth and student organizers and activists from all across the nation this spring!\n\nBy att ending institutions of learning\, we have an enormous opportunity and resp onsibility to challenge a social and economic system that exploits resourc es and people while reinforcing privilege and oppression. The STARC Allia nce National Conference will be a unique opportunity for youth and student activists from all over the country to come together to build a youth and student movement!\n\n::Meet with rad people doing amazing organizing from all parts of the country!\n\n::Share resources and strategies for success ful grassroots projects and campaigns!\n\n::Build a movement of liberation and anti-oppression!\n\n::Raise your voice\, express your passion\, get i nspired! \n\nThe conference will include the following workshops: Strate gic Campaign Design\, Grassroots Organizing\, Consensus Facilitation\,\n F undraising\, Media\, Community Investment\, Counter-Military Recruitment\, Anti-oppresion Trainings\, Identity Caucuses\, and much more! \n \nRegist ration fee is $35. This gives you access to key players in the \nsocial ju stice movement\, housing\, transportation\, food\, and a political art sho w for the weekend. Travel scholarships are available so register NOW!(regi stration\nform is attached) No one turned away for lack of funds!\n\nFor m ore information about the conference\, on-line and printable \nregistratio n forms\, and to find out more about STARC check out the website at:\nwww. starcalliance.org.\n \nTo register yourself or your organization for the S TARC National \nConference \ncontact Lauren McCartney at:\nPortland State University\nc/o Students for Unity\nP.O. Box 751\nPortland\, OR 97207\n503 .887.2030 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:45.543700;-122.643000 LOCATION:Portland State University\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97212\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:STARC National Conference UID:20081010T010519EDT-oeB6whWSCc@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.starcalliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:baselic@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Participate in democracy! \n\n Help guarantee your basic right as an American voter!! Hi\, my name is Lisa Dangutis. I am running a national student campaign for an organization called Verified Voting and we need your help!!!! One of Verified Voting’\;s urgent goals is to g et the federal legislation H.R.2239/S.1980 enacted. These are identical bi lls\, one in the House and one in the Senate\, which would do a lot to ens ure fair elections in November of this year –\; and the future. They require a voter-verifiable paper record on all voting equipment\, and they require voting machine vendors to open their source code to public scruti ny. \n\n Currently\, electronic voting machines are not required to pr oduce a paper record that the voter can verify\, so there is no way to kno w the votes were recorded correctly and no way to do a meaningful recount. This means that when you vote\, your vote might not count in the next ele ction –\; and you would never even know. Can you imagine an election in which your vote will not count? \n\n On February 25\, 2004\, Verifie dVoting is planning a national day of student action. We are asking studen t groups from major universities and colleges across the US to participate in stopping unverifiable voting. Here’\;s what you can do: \n\n1.) D ownload the petition from the VerifiedVoting website and print plenty of c opies. The petition is here: www.verifiedvoting.org/resources/documents/st udentpetition.pdf\n\n2.) Get as many students as possible to sign the peti tions by tabling on February 25\, 2004.\n\n3.)Attach a letter from your un iversity organization to congress with the petitions stating your opinion as well. This way Congress is aware of each university and organization pa rticipating. \n\n4. ) Mail the petitions and letters back to: \n Li sa Dangutis\n National Student Campaign \n Verified Voting \ n PO 704\n Ware\, Ma. 01082 \n\nPS-We will send all the petitions\, that we receive on the same day from all over the cou ntry to congress! Please\, feel free to forward this e-mail to any student groups at other universities who may be interested in participating.\n We need lots of signatures!!! \n Thank You!\nLet's Keep Making De mocracy Count!\n\nIf you have any other questions about this campaign or t he bill itself\, please contact:\nLisa Dangutis\nNational Student Campaign Coordinator\nb\;a\;s\;e\;l\;i\;c\;@\;a\;&# 111\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\nhttp://www.verifiedvoting.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040225 GEO:42.377500;-72.548500 LOCATION:PO Box 704\, Ware\, Massachusetts\, 01082\, United States SUMMARY:Protect Democracy -- Make Your Vote Count -- National Day of Action UID:20081010T010519EDT-6Pag4gf7XZ@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.verifiedvoting.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, February 4\, 2004\, university and college stude nts across Canada will demonstrate their support for accessible higher edu cation. With a new Prime Minister and a federal election looming in 2004\, Canada's students can send a strong and unified message: high tuition fee s and skyrocketing student debt are unacceptable. Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040204 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Canada SUMMARY:Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action UID:20081010T010519EDT-8S1NLw7rG5@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.cfs-fcee.ca/html/english/campaigns/dayofaction.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:SFT's 2004 national Convergence\, to be hosted in Santa Cruz\, California from February 13th-16th\, 2004\, will focus both on stimulating new\, effective organizing\, and better coordinating and reinforcing exis ting activism within the U.S. Fair Trade student movement.\n\nAs USFT ente rs its second year\, a regional structure will be introduced that lends to a more intimate and persistent relationship between member schools and th e national organization. The Convergence will act as a starting block for regional campaigns across North America\, facilitated by USFT representati ves that have built successful initiatives at their home universities.\n\n A primary objective will be to establish mechanisms that insure the sustai nability and development of student organizations that form around Fair Tr ade. While emphasis will be placed on raising demand for Fair Trade produc ts through increasing the number of campuses conducting active campaigns\, there will be a concerted effort to invite unusual suspects to the table— that is\, universities and individuals not traditionally inclined to engag e global justice issues. Fair Trade is a practical and powerful point of e ntry for many young activists\, and offers a valuable opportunity for shap ing the next generation of the Global Justice Movement.\n\nIn collaboratio n with experienced allies in the non-profit and for-profit sectors\, USFT will produce an interactive\, workshop-based conference that will serve as an important venue for sharing best practices and creative mediums for ra ising consciousness amongst students and consumers. Preliminary research a nd an extensive outreach effort will identify a diverse participant pool c apable of nurturing the vitality of the Fair Trade student movement Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040216 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040213 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Santa Cruz\, California\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade National Convergence UID:20081010T010519EDT-HLevXldS9O@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.usft.org/convergence/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:billyg@rica.net DESCRIPTION:Eastern Mennonite University will host the annual meeting of th e \nIntercollegiate Peace Fellowship (IPF)\, Feb. 20-21\, 2004. \n\n'IPF i s a rotating gathering of 150-200 students and faculty from\nMennonite\, B rethren\, and Quaker colleges across the U.S. and Canada to discuss peace issues\,' said organizer William (Bill) Goldberg of Harrisonburg. Last yea r's conference was held at Bluffton (Ohio) College. \n\n'This year's progr am theme will focus on 'stories of healing' in the wake of a trauma or con flict\,' Goldberg said. 'A variety of resource persons will provide theore tical and practical knowledge in developing healing skills both for person al use after a traumatic event and for accompanying others on the journey to recovery.' \n\nThe program will open 9 a.m. Feb. 20 with a welcome and meditation by EMU President Loren E. Swartzendruber and a keynote address by Peter Loge\, former director of the Campaign for Criminal Justice\, Was hington\, D.C. \n\nOther speakers will include Lynn Shiner\, director of P ennsylvania's Victims Compensation Program\; Dr.John Glick\, an acupunctur ist and board member of the Gesundheit Institute\; Cheryl Talley\, assista nt professor of psychology at James Madison University\; and Barry Hart\, professor of conflict studies at EMU. \n\nThe play\, 'A Body in Motion\,' written by Ingrid DeSanctis and based on the book\, 'Transcending: Reflect ions of Crime Victims' by Howard Zehr\, co-director of the Conflict Transf ormation Program at EMU\, will be presented Friday evening. \n\nSpecial mu sic will be provided by local groups 'Reuben's Potted Ferns' and 'Oscar's Mad' in the Common Grounds Coffeehouse on campus. \n\n'The practical natur e of the workshops\, along with the plenary addresses\, will encourage the blending of experiences of many persons\,' Goldberg said. 'Shared meals a nd informal gatherings throughout the conference will give participants nu merous chances to debrief and process each day's\nevents\,' he added. \n\n Registration is $35. A program brochure with more information is available by contacting Bill Goldberg atb\;i\;l\;l\;y\;g\;&# 64\;r\;i\;c\;a\;.\;n\;e\;t\;\n\n Geographica l Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040221 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Harrisonburg\, Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship UID:20081010T010519EDT-0KuzCaVfLt@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ejccinfo@umich.edu DESCRIPTION:Global climate change is already affecting vulnerable communiti es around the world. Those most adversely affected are disadvantaged com munities who have contributed the least to global climate change but will bear the largest burden\, and lack resources to either prevent or adapt to climate change. Policies to address this situation are lacking at all lev els (local\, national\, regional\, and global)\, yet some efforts have bee n made to move towards climate justice. Of note are the Environmental Ju stice and Global Climate Change Initiative\, a coalition of non-government al organizations (NGOs) and activists that have organized international cl imate summits and developed the Principles of Climate Justice\, and the in clusion of local and indigenous communities and other stakeholders in the US National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variabilit y and Change\, among other studies. On a global level\, however\, effor ts remain divided\, and scientists\, policy-makers\, businesses and commun ity representatives have not collectively embraced the climate justice iss ue. \n \n\nWe are pleased to announce the upcoming conference\, “\;J ust Climate? Pursuing Environmental Justice in the Face of Global Climate Change\,”\; to take place in Ann Arbor\, MI from March 26-28\, 2004\, co-funded by the Environmental Justice and Global Climate Change Student Group (EJCC)\, the Environmental Justice Initiative (EJI)\, the School o f Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE)\, the Department of Philosphy\, and the Marshall Weinberg Foundation. The goal of the conference is to f urther the dialogue among activists\, policy-makers\, and academics from d iverse communities about how global climate change will affect disadvantag ed areas and peoples around the world. We aim to identify barriers to and catalysts of climate justice as well as to envision and promote intersecto ral and multidisciplinary experiences that exemplify efforts to achieve cl imate justice. \n\n \nWe are inviting activists\, policy-makers and schol ars from communities and Universities around the world to submit paper abs tracts and case study summaries for the conference. The first day of the conference will be devoted to defining the issue of climate justice and i dentifying the main barriers to climate justice. The second day will fea ture case studies and panels from areas where action towards climate justi ce has been initiated. On the last day participants will identify opport unities for collaborative research and projects that promote climate justi ce. \n\n \nWithin this framework\, the conference will explore the follo wing broad questions: \n \n\n1) How do we define climate justice? What ar e the main barriers towards achieving climate justice? \n\n2) How will glo bal climate change affect disadvantaged communities and how does this vary across regions (locally\, nationally and globally)? \n\n3) What efforts a re currently being made by communities to either adapt to or mitigate clim ate change or work towards climate justice? How can other communities lear n from these efforts? \n\n4) What policies currently exist\, and what poli cies are needed to protect these communities (locally\, nationally and glo bally)? \n\n5) How can the various stakeholders cooperate in research and policy-making efforts? \n \n\nThe major outcome of the conference will be an edited collection of the presented papers\, case studies\, and transcr ibed presentations.\n \n\nPaper abstracts\, case study summaries\, and pr esentation proposals (no longer than 500 words) should be submitted by Dec ember 1st \, 2003 to e\;j\;c\;c\;p\;r\;o\;p\ ;o\;s\;a\;l\;s\;@\;u\;m\;i\;c\;h\ ;.\;e\;d\;u\;\n . Please indicate the format in your subm ission. A multidisciplinary committee will select papers and presentatio ns based on a competitive basis\, evaluating quality and relevance and ens uring a balance of diverse perspectives for each presentation type. Noti fication of selection will be no later than January 10. \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040328 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040326 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Just Climate? Pursuing Environmental Justice in the Face of Global Climate Chang UID:20081010T010519EDT-HzNVFvkVOt@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.ejcc.org/UniversityofMichiganEJCCConferenceCallforPapers.htm l END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:202-291-2258 Email: DESCRIPTION:Be the change you want to see in our world! \n\nCall to Action for April 2004 Mobilization\nApril 22 - 24 in Washington\, DC\n\nMass mobi lization April 22 - 24\, 2004:\nTake a public stand in Washington DC durin g the IMF/World Bank semi-annual meetings\n\n2004 is the 60th Anniversary of the World Bank & the International Monetary Fund (IMF) marking the begi nning of: \nThe institutions and structures that have designed neo-liberal economic programs for over 100 countries\n\nThe subordination of global e cology to corporate profits\n\nThe loss of public resources\, democracy an d national sovereignty to instruments of private profit\n\nThe institution alized domination of the wealthy over the impoverished -- the new form of colonialism!\n\nNext mobilization planning meeting Wednesday February 11th 7:00-9pm at St. Stephens Church. \n\n(Meetings are every other Wednesday) \n\nThe church is on the corner of 16th St and Newton St. NW Washington DC \, about 5 blocks from Columbia Heights metro station Green Line. Enter th rough the side door.\n\nIn the 60th anniversary year of the IMF and World Bank\, Mobilization for Global Justice demands the following:\nOpen all Wo rld Bank and IMF meetings to the media and the public\n\nCancel all impove rished country debt to the World Bank and IMF\, using the institutions' ow n resources. \n\nEnd all World Bank and IMF policies that hinder people's access to food\, clean water\, shelter\, health care\, education\, and rig ht to organize. (Such 'structural adjustment' policies include user fees\, privatization. and economic austerity programs).\n\nStop all World Bank s upport for socially and environmentally destructive projects such as oil\, gas\, and mining activities\, and all support for projects such as dams t hat include forced relocation of people. \n\nJoin the movements and campa igns challenging the IMF and World Bank's economic reign during their 60th anniversary years! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040424 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040422 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Spring 2004 Mobilization for Global Justice UID:20081010T010519EDT-mgiF9dvINh@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.globalizethis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This spring Brandeis University will host a conference on Globa lization\, Empire and Resistance. This will be a progressive conference em bracing a variety of critical\, and radical perspectives on globalization. \n\nYou are cordially invited to join a number of leading scholars from a ll over the world in exploring the many effects of globalization-as well a s alternative visions. There will be a number of plenary and panel session s. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040425 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040423 GEO:42.398600;-71.245000 LOCATION:Brandeis University\, Waltham\, Massachusetts\, 02451\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Globalization\, Empire and Resistance: Global Studies Association C onference UID:20081010T010519EDT-ObzRnWXV6l@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.net4dem.org/mayglobal/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:peacecollege@forusa.org DESCRIPTION:Open up and howl. Say no to violence\, injustice\, and fear. Co me to the first Peace College\, an intergenerational gathering of nonviole nt activists for social change to be held April 16\, 17\, and 18 in Salem\ , Massachusetts. Learn\, teach\, and network. Contact the Peace College at p\;e\;a\;c\;e\;c\;o\;l\;l\;e\;g\ ;e\;@\;f\;o\;r\;u\;s\;a\;.\;o\;r\ ;g\;\n or Box 547\, Durham\, NH 03824. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040418 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040416 GEO:42.512900;-70.904200 LOCATION:Salem State College\, Salem\, Massachusetts\, 01970\, United State s SUMMARY:The Peace College UID:20081010T010519EDT-wvV49OWIuU@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.salemstate.edu/peacecollege END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-319-7596 x11 Email:summit@nyacyouth.org DESCRIPTION:Meet hundreds of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, and q uestioning and ally youth from around the country at NYAC’s 7th Annual Nat ional Youth Summit\, from June 4 – 6\, 2004 in Washington\, DC! With over 50 workshops\, and dozens of exhibits\, NYAC’s Youth Summit is the only n ational meeting focusing entirely on issues of critical importance to LGBT Q youth. Network with colleagues\, exchange resources with key community activists\, service organizations\, and meet new people and have fun! Geo graphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040605 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART:20040604T120000 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:Washington Court Hotel\, 525 New Jersey Avenue\, NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:NYAC 7th Annual Youth Summit UID:20081010T010519EDT-uJ3JIudPK5@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.nyacyouth.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:617-728-2464 Email:change@oxfamamerica.org DESCRIPTION:Applications for Oxfam's CHANGE Initiative due April 1st. CHANG E is a national network of student leaders dedicated to creating positive social change on global issues. Students must be a rising sophomore or jun ior at a US based university or college. To apply got to www.oxfamamerica. org/change. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040401 GEO:42.351000;-71.059400 LOCATION:26 West St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02111\, United States SUMMARY:Oxfam's CHANGE Initiative Applications Due UID:20081010T010519EDT-Elm7uwg5hc@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.oxfamamerica.org/change END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:301-565-4050 x322 Email:span@peace-action.org DESCRIPTION:The SPAN National Summit will be held on April 9th - 11th at th e University of Chicago in Chicago\, IL. This year’s summit works to promo te students’ resistance to militarism through education\, training and act ion. The main days\, Saturday and Sunday\, will be filled with workshops\, speakers\, panels\, film screenings and roundtable discussions. The deadl ine for travel scholarships is Friday\, March 5th. All forms and flyers ca n be downloaded from the SPAN website at www.StudentPeaceAction.org/summit .html.\n\nWorkshops include:\n*anti-racism training\n*non-violent civil di sobedience training\n*Countering military recruitment in schools\n*Resisti ng the PATRIOT Act and other assaults on civil liberties\n*Stopping nuclea r proliferation\n*Media and your message\n*Area Studies Reform/Title VI\n* Arts and activism\n*Strategic campaign planning\n\nPlus:\n*Keynote address from world renowned peace activist\, scholar and journalist Colman McCart hy\n\n*Panel on US-Middle East relations\,\nincluding the occupation of Ir aq and Palestine\n\n*Film screening of Uncovered: The Whole Truth About th e Iraq War\n\n*Roundtable discussions on issues such as alliance building\ , Queer rights and the peace movement\, high school organizing\, linking p eace activism to local community-based struggles\, building sustainable ac tivist organizations and more!\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040411 DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040409 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:University Of Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Student Peace Action Network National Summit UID:20081010T010519EDT-zkdVVFTZU9@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.StudentPeaceAction.org/summit.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Anyone can organize their own Earth Day celebration. You can ha ve workshops\, films\, speakers\, a protest\, or just simply block the nea rest interstate.\n\nSince 1970\, every year students have organized hundre ds of events on Earth Day or often an entire week of environmental activit ies. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20081010T050519Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040422 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Earth Day 2004 UID:20081010T010519EDT-aP7W3PTujl@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:907-277-4348 Email:aporia@uaa.alaska.edu DESCRIPTION:The Pacific Rim Conference on Literature & Rhetoric is a gradua te conference held every year on the campus of the University of Alaska An chorage. As always\, we welcome critical papers on all topics pertaining to literature\, literary studies\, and rhetoric\; however\, this year\, in an attempt t