Dear SEE Projects:
Dear SEE Projects:
Please see the summer newsletter below with some exciting updates on the projects and news of upcoming events.
Highlighted are some new projects that have joined the team recently. As you know, SEE is always growing and we encourage your referrals to others who are in need of a fiscal sponsor and support in getting their idea or project off the ground.
We have a wonderful new addition to SEE! Russell Jensen joins Jennifer Hoffman in the SEE Finance Department. Russell started in the Spring as our new Financial Manager. Should you have questions about your most current balance or need a profit and loss statement, just give Russell a ring or email him at seefinance@
Congratulations on all the wonderful work you are doing and thank you to all of the projects who submitted information.
Keep up the great work!
The Friendly SEE Staff
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE)
11948 West Washington Boulevard, Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Telephone: 310-737-9148
Facsimile: 310-737-9151
Website:
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SEE Summer Newsletter 2004
"Knowledge is always limited. Imagination embraces the entire Universe."
– Albert Einstein
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~ Arca de Noah ~
Arca de Noah is an animal rescue project based out of Costa Rica whose aim is to reduce the number of homeless animals through spaying/neutering programs and education. Project Director Patricia Artimana has effectively rescued over 100 dogs, 6 horses, several fowl and countless other unwanted animals in need of a home.
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Patricia and some of her happy dogs in Costa Rica.
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~ La Casa de Panchita ~
2003 was a very successful year for La Casa de Panchita and also for the situation of domestic workers in Peru. In July of 2003, Law Nº 27986 was ratified granting domestic workers a maximum eight-hour workday, days off on all federal holidays and a bi-yearly bonus.
Highlights of our work this past year include:
- Contacting 1,622 domestic workers in the streets of Lima, Peru to inform them of their rights.
- Visits by 669 different domestic workers to the Casa de Panchita to enjoy the services we offer—assistance in labor disputes, academic tutoring, computing classes, and recreational outings, among others. 36% of these women who used our services were under 18.
- Provision of information and assistance in 383 cases of work-related, health and emotional problems.
- Collaboration with 21 night schools where domestic workers study. There, we delivered 135 presentations on the topics of rights, family planning, prevention of STDs and others.
- 53 appearances in the media—television, radio and newspapers.
- Trips to the rural communities in the provinces of Cutervo, Chota and Jaén to lead workshops aimed at preventing girls younger than 15 from migrating to cities to find jobs in domestic work.
- Rescuing several girls from jobs where they were being exploited.
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ILO-IPEC/SIRTI publishes in Peru their electronic newsletter with a very wide distribution, particularly in South America.
Their "Newsletter Encounters" Number 24 has the following information about our association:
This also includes an article about our project of activities promoting the rights of domestic workers in the Youth and Adult Education schools where they study. This project is carried out through training and follow-up of teachers, who are the ones that carry out these actions. This project is supported by Cordaid Holand. The link to this article is:
The Folder of Information Sheets for Teachers, elaborated in 2003, in coordination with the National Direction of Adult Education at the Ministry of Education and with funds from ILO/IPEC - Peru. This is now available for whoever desires to download it from the internet. The link to the electronic version is:
- A link to enter directly from this newsletter to our website:
For more information on activities at La Casa de Panchita, please visit our website: For more information, contact Blanca Figueroa Presidenta del consejo directivo Asociación Grupo de Trabajo Redes
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~ Green People ~
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- eco-friendly directory.
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Over 3000 visitors daily.
- Free service for finding environmentally oriented / vegetarian roommates.
- $9.95/month Solar powered webhosting.
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~ Coalition for World Peace ~
The Coalition for World Peace invites you to our next meeting!
When: Tuesday, August 10 at 7 PM
Where: Peace Center
8124 W. 3rd St., L.A
Nearest cross street is Crescent Heights.
Topic: What else can we do to ensure regime change in DC on November 2nd?
All are welcome. Bring good snacks and good ideas. See you Tuesday!
PLEASE ATTEND YOUR LOCAL PEACE VIGIL!
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Topic: Weekly vigil against Bechtel Corporation. Spotlight Bechtel's receiving billions to implement US control of Iraq's resources.
When: Every Tuesday at 5 - 6 PM
Where: 707 Wilshire Blvd.
Downtown LA
(At Hope Street, just a few blocks from the Pershing Square Red Line station.)
For more information visit:
Topic: War Is Not The Answer Vigil
When: Every Thursday 5 to 7 PM
Where: Wilshire and Veteran in Westwood
For more information visit: www:
Call for Volunteers!
When: Every Sunday, all day long until sunset.
Where: Arlington West Memorial Project in Santa Monica
Anyone in the Los Angeles area who would like to help please call Ed Ellis at 323-934-345 - email: ehe3@. Hopefully, more and more VFP chapters all over the country will begin to do this peace memorial. For more information on this project go to:
List of Los Angeles Area Peace Vigils: Please send your item to submissions@ if you would like to be on their weekly listing. To get the complete listing of peace events throughout Los Angeles, Contact Project Director Don White at: Coalition for World Peace / 8124 West Third Street #202 / Los Angeles, CA 90048 / 323-281-7322 staff@ If you have any questions or would like to participate, e-mail outreach@.
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~ Save Open Space ~
Congratulations to SEE Project Director Mary Wiesbrock of Save Open Space and Rally for the Ranch for her tireless and wildly successful efforts to save Ahmanson ranch. Mary was honored in May at an Ahmanson Ranch Victory Celebration for all her hard work on behalf of saving this open space.
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Grossman hosted the event in May at their home in Hidden Valley. Proceeds for the event went to SOAR and SEE/Save Open Space to support critical and ongoing efforts to protect open space and agricultural lands in our region.
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Thank you very much for your support and commitment to protecting open space and farmland in our region. For more information, or to make a tax-deductible gift, contact (805) 653-0061 or info@.
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~ Bike for Life: Ride 50 Miles to Reach Around the World ~
“Ride for a Day, Take Care of a Child for a Year”
On May 22, 2004, the “Bike for Life: Ride 50 Miles to Reach Around the World” was held in Sacramento, California. The ride took take place along the paved bike path of the scenic American River Parkway.
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An anonymous donor had contributed up to $40,000 in matching funds for the ride. Key to getting the commitment of the matching funds was finding the right organization. Cindy Palay Lyon’s inspiration for the ride came from a National Public Radio story about children in Africa who are losing their parents to AIDS. She felt profoundly moved by their story and wanted to help make a difference. In searching for an appropriate Charity, Palay Lyon had a few key requirements: fiscal transparency, low administration cots and a local approach.
The SEE/World Medical Fund (), a grass roots nonprofit organization that works in Malawi, Africa, met her criteria. SEE/World Medical Fund is sensitive to local culture and customs and takes a hands-on, community based approach of placing orphans with local villages. Once places, WMF continues support in the form of food, farming supplies, clothes, medical care and school fees.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has created over 400,000 orphans in Malawi, according to UNICEF, representing over 60% of the total number of orphans. The orphan sponsorship programme supports these vulnerable children and makes sure they have access to medical treatment and an education. The mobile clinics provide free medical treatment to around 14,000 children in remote villages, where over 90% of Malawi’s population resides, who do not readily have access to basic health care.
The event was a great success – congratulations to Cindy Palay Lyon and all people who worked so hard on this event!
For more information about the World Medical Fund, go to .
For more information about Bike for Life, contact Cindy Palay Lyon at 916-334-5491.
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~ Los Angeles Alliance for Childhood ~
On April 3rd Wiep de Vries led a coach bus from Los Angeles to Tierra Miguel Foundation Farm, an 85 acre certified organic farm (ccof) in beautiful Pauma Valley in North San Diego County. TMF is a nonprofit organization with the purpose of supporting the Earth and its People, Demonstrating and Developing Sustainable, Chemical-Free Agriculture and Related Education. ()
For more information contact, Wiep de Vries, the founder of The Los Angeles Alliance for Childhood.
Phone (626) 798-1592
Fax (626) 797-1709
E-mail: lachildhood@
Website:
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~ Wild Women Workshops ~
Hello Wild Women and Supporters!!!
We hope to have you join us on one of our incredible summer journeys!!!
If you are not on our physical mailing list and would like to be, please drop us an email. Hope to see you in the mountains this year!!!!
Wild Women is the proud recipient of two grants, which will enable us to run two great programs this year. The first grant was awarded from the Yosemite Employee Association. YEA is a social organization which hosts local events in the Yosemite Area to build morale and a sense of community between employees of Yosemite National Park and the surrounding areas. With the YEA grant, Wild Women was able to run the 3rd Annual El Portal Community Event.
The second grant Wild Women received was from REI. Each year, REI offers and Environmental Awards grant to support non-profit organizations on their mission by implementing new programs or projects that directly effect the environment or introduce people to the benefits of the natural world. Wild Women Workshops applied for this grant to offer a 5-day introductory back backing course in Yosemite for women of color.
Women’s 5-day Backpack in Yosemite
July 28-August 1
$625
The “High Sierra mini-Classic” trip is a great trip for beginners or for those who like to soak in the mountain air at a moderate pace. We will hike to a base camp where we will explore mountain surroundings (sans pack!), practice yoga, reflect in our journals and sleep under the stars!!!
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Women’s 11-day Backpack in Yosemite
August 6-16
$1385
This journey begins in the front-country for 4 “workshop” days of yoga and creative writing. Our living space will be remote and rustic. We then head to the backcountry for 7 days exploring mountains, alpine lakes, and quiet meadows.
For all of these Wild Women Workshops listed above, to reserve your space or for more information, please contact us at 209/379-WILD (9453), visit , or emailwildwomenworkshops@
Visit our website to learn more info on these trips; rock-climbing in Joshua Tree this Thanksgiving, or our September trip.
Stay tuned for updates from SIERRA MOUNTAIN MEN (a new partner organization), who will be running trips for men in the Sierra this fall. Spread the word!!!
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~ Habitat Works of Southern California ~
We are making a significant commitment to removing salt cedar from the Piru Creek watershed over the next 1-2 years.
Summer Projects on Piru Creek, Los Padres National Forest
This summer it will be important to work in areas that are closed in winter or have dangerously high waters in spring. Creek side camping may be the most efficient use of our energy; so light backpacking may be involved.
August 14-15
September 11-12
September 18-19 OR September 25-26
Invasive Species Removal on the Santa Ynez River
Santa Barbara backcountry, Los Padres National Forest
We will be removing salt cedar on Saturday, enjoying a community
meal and camping on Saturday night and a recreational hike on Sunday in
search of fabled hot springs.
August 28-29
Fall Projects on Piru Creek, Los Padres National Forest
Our fall work will be in the habitat of the endangered Western Arroyo
Toad. We plan to work at least three salt cedar removal projects in
this endangered toad's habitat. The other project will be in the Deep
Creek area of the San Bernardino NF, removing several destructive plant
species and taking in local recreation the next day.
October 2-3
October 23-24
November 6
November 20-21
Spring 2005 Red-legged Frog Egg Mass Protection, Santa Ynez River
Santa Barbara backcountry, Los Padres National Forest
This unique project will help increase hatching egg populations of our
own endangered Red-legged Frog. Our job will be to install protective cages around
the egg masses, allowing greater survivorship into the pollywog stage.
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Please forward this to friends and colleagues you think might be interested in participating in this kind of work.
Habitat Works of Southern California is a project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (S.E.E.), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation located in Los Angeles, CA. If you would like to join us on our next outing or project, or for membership and donation information, please contact us at habitatworks@…or call us at 818/353-4653. Your RSVP, no matter how tentative, helps us plan the work better. You're welcome to forward this information to like-minded friends.
For more info or to sign up for an event, e-mail Kim Clark and Tom Persons of Habitat Works at habitatworks@, or give us a call us at 818-353-4653.
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~ Ecoartspace ~
Ecoartsspace () has a new environmental art website. This is their third design since 1998, so the information is comprehensive and the site is now divided for east coast/west coast activities.
Check out links for environmental education, artist information, eco-art exhibitions, and learn more about how artists are creating radical approaches to restoring the earth.
For more information on EcoArts Space, contact Amy Lipton or Tricia Watts at our website
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~ Us Foundation ~
US Foundation is co-sponsoring the Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona 2004 (UFCB). Universal Forum of Cultures is a UNESCO, Spanish Government, Catalan Government; City of Barcelona funded not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating ongoing world dialogues and world events on the topics of world peace, cultural diversity and sustainable economic development.
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The first world event will is being held in Barcelona May 9th through September 26th, 2004 with expected attendance of five million people to the forty-four symposium and conferences and the hundreds of entertainment and cultural events being held.
There are wonderful and powerful opportunities to participate, sponsor and attend the Forum on many levels for individuals and for organizations. Please review and join us in the 2004 inaugural Universal Forum of Cultures, Barcelona 2004.
For more information, contact Project Director, Marilyn Tam 805-969-7685 Marilyn@; marilyn@; ;
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~ Traffic Busters ~
Kids take back the streets with Walk-n-Wave on Wednesdays. More kids walking to school make streets safer for everyone by reducing traffic levels on the roads and keeping the air cleaner.
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Visit WWW. for more information and photos of Smart Sneaker Week.
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~ Co-Abode ~
Co-abode is a unique service that connects single parent women families to pool finances and resources so that they can share a home. Co-abode was founded on the principle that two moms raising children together can achieve more than one struggling alone. Through a variety of community based programs Co-abode provides single mothers with affordable housing opportunities, specialized support groups, educational scholarships, community outreach and involvement as well as referrals to vital resources designed to make parenting a child alone easier, healthier and more secure.
|[pic] |The photo to the left is from TIME Inc., of the award |
| |luncheon in New York. Carmel Boss, SEE/Co Abode Project |
| |Director is second from left. Standing next to her is |
| |Deborah Norville Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist and presently|
| |a news host on NBC InSide Edition |
| |And on the far right is Julie Kent of the American Ballet |
| |Theatre Principal Dancer. |
Parenting Magazine, a Time Inc. publication headquartered in New York City, honored Co-abode. Their magazine - one of the major parenting magazines in the country - recently shifted their editorial emphasis to better covering all of the complex concerns of today's mothers. In keeping with that new emphasis, they are holding an event in New York on December 10th, at the New York Palace Hotel's famed Le Cirque restaurant, to honor and recognize four organizations who have made it their mission to address the concerns of moms in various ways. They have honored the work of Carmel Sullivan founder of Co-Abode as one of those four.
For more information, contact Carmel Sullivan, Founder of Co-abode Single Mothers House Sharing Co-carmel@co-(310) 452-8979
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~ Rubia ~
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Jennie Wood and Rachel Lehr, Rubia’s founders, were both in Afghanistan this summer meeting with numerous aid agencies and potential participants. Constantly changing conditions in Afghanistan require close monitoring and daily assessment.
Rubia’s wish list for their work in Afghanistan includes lots of scissors for sewers, flashlights for the countryside, sewing kits (needles & thread), first aid kits for rural families, $$$, a digital camera, frequent flyer miles, shipping, and a tractor.
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For more information, contact Jennie Wood and Rachel Lehr at .
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~ Friends of the Seal Beach NWR ~
Le Bateau du Audubon Project
Thanks to long-time stewardship of The Light Footed Clapper Rail Study Team, led by Dick Zembal, there has been a marked increase in their population. This is primarily due to providing artificial Nesting Platforms that float in the marsh.
Tim Anderson designed and built the latest model - a combination of high-tech forum-cored hull (derived from modern boat building techniques) coupled with an upper structure built of woven rattan and yucca fibers. Within two days it was occupied by Light-footed Clapper Rails seeking refuge from predators on the high tide. Tim is seeking a grant to fund the construction and deployment of fifty more platforms.
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The Friends of the Refuge and the Refuge Manager, John Bradley are conducting tours of the refuge for the public and special interest groups. The last Saturday of each month has been set aside for a public tour beginning at 9:00 a.m. The tour will include the Native Garden, Nature Center displays and video and a walk to the observation deck to view the salt marsh and wildlife.
If you are interested in the tour, call 562-598-1024.
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~ SEE/LAP ~
The LAP purpose is to nurture diverse, interwoven sustainable local communities globally by facilitating and modeling the emergence of computer-empowered, creativity inspiring, consensus building community communication centers and networks. These centers are emerging in community centers, schools and libraries, housing projects, college and trade school campuses, training centers, hospitals as well as public/retail areas such as malls, bookstores, strip malls, and workplaces.
The networks integrate all media from broadcast to Internet, local to global. LAPs can be run in any and all communities, including reservations, small towns and cities, suburbs and inner-city neighborhoods, campuses and corporations for the purpose of nurturing and sustaining relationships and community.
For more information, call Max Gail at 310-924-5108 or visit the website at
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~ Americans for Safe Access ~
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Americans for Safe Access, (ASA) is the largest national grassroots coalition working to protect the rights of patients and doctors to legally use marijuana for medical purposes. Our successful media and legal campaigns have resulted in important court precedents, new sentencing standards, and more compassionate community guidelines.
SUMMER PATIENTS' TOUR
ASA medical marijuana patients will be rolling into towns all over the country this summer to educate the American public about the federal War on Patients. Press events, public speaking engagements, activist trainings, and voter registration drives will animate people concerned about the attacks on medical marijuana patients to Get Out The Vote!
PATIENTS' UNIONS
ASA is helping organize patients with specific medical conditions to advocate for themselves. Our coordinator is working with the patients' unions to effectively organize and we are training media spokespeople on how to communicate the issues clearly and sympathetically.
LEGAL CAMPAIGN
This year ASA is taking on legal issues directly. We've added a staff attorney, who has created a manual on how to defend medical marijuana patients and is touring California this summer holding trainings for public defenders. We are developing a national database of cases and attorneys and are initiating statewide lawsuits for the return of property wrongfully seized from patients in California. In Los Angeles, ASA is helping a sickle-cell patient pursue damages for harassment she's suffered at the hands of police. Our peer counselors are visiting dispensaries talking to patients about staying legal.
For more information, contact Americans for Safe Access (ASA) 1700 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709 | 888-929-4367 | info@ |
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~ Ballona Valley Preservation League ~
VICTORY AT BALLONA!!! Over 600 Acres Saved
On September 30, 2003 state officials approved acquisition of over 600 acres at the Ballona Wetlands. Ballona Valley Preservation League was one of many groups that supported the proposal and worked actively to see it through. The deal represents over 50% of the 1,087 acres owned at Ballona by developers. It is a huge win for the wildlife and habitat at the largest remaining coastal wetland in Los Angeles County.
The acquisition of the 623 acres culminates 8 years of hard work since the beginning of Ballona Valley Preservation League in 1995. It is a testament to the perseverance of many groups who worked toward this victory. (For more information contact BVPL Director Bruce Robertson at thetao@ or (310) 398-5511.)
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1 & 2 (Heavy dotted line) shows the area recently acquired to be permanently saved as natural habitat, effective immediately and without conditions. 623 acres.
1 (Small dotted line) Shows the area previously set aside for wetland restoration, on the condition that Playa Vista would receive approval for their master plan. 208 acres.
3 Playa Vista Area D. Approximately 464 acres
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For more information, contact Ballona Valley Preservation League Director Bruce Robertson at
at thetao@ or 310-398-5511.
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~ Save Our Ring of Green ~
FANTASTIC NEWS
SAVE OUR RING OF GREEN
MT. CLEF RIDGE
As of 5/25/04 City Council Meeting, an ad hoc committee to negotiate with Michael Dubin, SD Development...a willing seller...for the purchase of the Mt. Clef Parcels has been formed. Ed Masry and Dennis Gillette Council Members are on the committee and are appointing several citizens to the committee as well.
Also at that Council meeting heavy opposition was represented against using the open space funds and noise mitigation funds for building a gymnasium at Sycamore Canyon School in Dos Vientos. These funds were being proposed because funds were needed quickly to apply for a matching funds program with the State of CA and the Dos Vientos developers did not set aside enough money to provide adequate facilities for this school.
Our petition to the Council to aggressively negotiate the purchase of the Mt. Clef parcels and convert it to open space for perpetuity...saving the wildlife corridor and Wildwood Park in particular...was presented as on going to the Council. A copy of its current 1,135 signatures was presented to the Council as what the people want. Again these parcels are currently ranked the #1 priority of category 1 for open space purchases by the City. The area where the Mt. Clef parcels are located are ranked by the State of CA as 10 out of 10 in priority to preserve, 4 out of 5 for opportunity to save and 5 out of 5 as severe threat to wildlife movement as documented in the Missing Linkages report...it is a choke point.
Thank you for all your strong support. We will notify you when a hearing takes place or any key significant Council meeting takes place regarding the purchase of the parcels...stand by this summer!
Save Our Ring Of Green is a project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, a non-profit charity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501[c](3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
For more information, contact Shari Czerwinski, Founder, Co-Chair, Save Our Ring Of Green Website:.
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~ White Oak Farm ~
Permaculture and Natural Building Course In the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon
August 28-September 10 2004
Designing and Creating Natural Homes and their Garden Habitats
Instructors: Tom Ward, Ianto Evans, Linda Smiley, Conraad Rogmanns, and Jude Hobbs Course Topics: Natural Building Theory & Practice including siting, design, plasters, roof systems and foundations; Permaculture ethics and principles; Permaculture design related to zones 1 and 2, water, animals, gardens and more; Hands-on cob and straw bale building, gray water, solar hot water, organic gardening, plant propagation, and much more… Food & Lodging: Three vegetarian meals per day, camping space and hot showers will be provided by White Oak Farm & Education Center, a non-profit organic farm located in beautiful Williams, Oregon. The farm also offers swimming ponds, forest hikes, and home grown organic food for participants to enjoy. Cost: $1200. Early registration discounts are available, as are limited work trade opportunities.
Scholarships are also available for residents of the Williams Creek Watershed.
For more information, please contact: White Oak Farm & Education Center 541-846-0776 info@ * An optional third week, September 13-18, will be a natural building practicum for interested course participants at no additional cost.
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~ SEE Innovation (Including the Green Press Initiative) ~
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Famous authors and innovative publishers helping to create environmental stewardship.
|[pic] |Alice Walker, Fritjoff Capra and Julia Butterfly Hill are |
| |supporting author members of Green Press Initiative and |
| |their message to the book publishing industry is to print |
| |books without harming endangered forests. Alice Walker |
| |says it more strongly, “I love trees and have always felt |
| |my kinship with them. It is a torture to know that they |
| |have died for my words to live. |
| |I am pleased to be part of a project that is helping to |
| |change this.” |
Action: Over 80 North American book publishers have committed to phase out of using papers that may contain fiber from ancient forests and to maximizing their use of recycled paper within a 3-5 year time period. These leading publishers were spurred to action by the Green Press Initiative in the U.S. and the Markets Initiative in Canada; non-profit programs working to catalyze environmental responsibility within the book-publishing sector.
GPI publishers have begun using the GPI logo and eco savings statements in their books and press releases. The GPI logo is the equivalent of the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. GPI’s consumer research shows that readers will support innovative publishers and are willing to pay up to $1.00 more per book for books printed on environmentally friendly paper.
Publishers leading the way include: New World Library, South End Press, Cornell University Press, Raincoast Books, McClelland and Stewart, Island Press, Chelsea Green, Baker Books, Haworth Press, and many others.
Prominent authors are also supporting the Initiative including: Alice Walker, Alice Monroe, Barbara Kingsolver, Paul Hawken, Julia Butterfly Hill, James McBride, Winona LaDuke, Fritjof Capra, Andrew Weil, E.O. Wilson, and others.
For more information visit or call SEE Innovation Project Director Tyson Miller at 734-995-5785.
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~ Action LA ~
National Immigrant Solidarity Network
No Immigrant Bashing! Support Immigrant Rights!
webpage:
Topic: Immigrant Workers Day of Action and Speak Out!
Part of the week-long Counter RNC Mobilization in New York City
When: Friday, August 27 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Where: New York City, NY
Web:
Information Hotline: (212)330-8172
Sponsored by National Immigrant Solidarity Network
*to join the immigrant Solidarity Network daily-news litserv, send e-mail to: isn-subscribe@lists.
US-Mexico Border Actions
No Militarization of Borders! Support Immigrant Rights!
e-mail: borderactions@
*to join the US-Mexico Border Information Bulletin, send e-mail to: Border01-subscribe@
For more information contact Lee Siu Hin at siuhin@.
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~CEO Women ~
C.E.O. Women is a Bay Area micro-enterprise organization whose mission is to help transform the lives of low-income immigrant and refugee women in becoming economically self-sufficient and integrated members of our society. We accomplish this mission by offering innovative new programs that bring together the worlds of entrepreneurship, asset education and English as a Second Language to equip women with the skills they need to succeed.
Celebrate France with C.E.O. Women
This is a great opportunity to experience a part of French culture while helping new women immigrants and refugees and entrepreneurs in our own culture. By bidding in this Silent Auction, the proceeds will be used to fund our entrepreneurship and English training programs. We invite you to visit our auction site by clicking on the following link:
Some of the auction items are:
- One Week’s Accommodation in a beautiful apartment in the heart of Montmartre in Paris
- A lovely French Rooster Painting
- Try Something New from the Left Bank Restaurant in Larkspur
- Café Jacqueline Gift Certificate
- French Cooking Lesson beginning at the Ferry Plaza’s Farmers Market
- Four Wonderful French Appellations in your Glass 2000 Chateau Pibran, Pauillac
The proceeds of this auction will fund C.E.O. Women's entrepreneurship and English training programs to empower low-income immigrant and refugee women to start their own small businesses. For further information, please contact info@.
|[pic] |To the left: C.E.O. Women staff and graduates celebrate |
| |their accomplishments at a ceremony held June 6th at the |
| |Oakland Asian Cultural Center. The graduates represented a |
| |multi-cultural mix of powerful immigrant and refugee women |
| |from China, Japan, Kenya, Argentina, Mexico, El Salvador and|
| |Pakistan. |
On June 6th, the achievements of the 2003 - 2004 Micro-enterprise graduates were honored in a commencement ceremony at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. The graduates and their friends and families were welcomed by Board Member Tarita Whittingham, and were addressed by Founding Director Farhana Huq. She spoke of her own motivation to begin C.E.O. Women with only $1000.00 and how she was able to grow the organization to serve an increasingly large group of immigrant women. Coco Liu, a 2003 graduate, spoke of her Chinese Paper Cutting business and how her involvement with C.E.O. Women has given her a "Can Do" attitude and a solid business plan. Ms. Liu estimates that her command of English has improved 30% - 50% as a result of her participation in the C.E.O. Women program.
Several C.E.O. Women graduates also spoke a few words about their experiences: "Thank you for believing in our dreams." "This has been an inspiration. We enjoyed the journey we took." "I have dreams and many ideas - what else can I say, but thank you!" "Thank you to Farhana. She did great for us. She has connected with us like a family."
Please visit the CEO Women website at to obtain more information about our programs. Phone: 510-879-2947 Fax: 510-879-2948 Email:Info@
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~ Sustainable Solutions Caravan ~
Hello to all of you amazingly wonderful people out there who I may or may not know personally! I am writing to invite you to join the fractal forum, which, hopefully, will be a way of efficiently connecting all of the amazing projects that we are doing towards the betterment of humanity and our planet.
We have projects including permaculture, biodiesel, straight vegetable oil and water powered vehicles, volunteer projects of all kinds, urban centers, eco-tourism and reality tours in Latin America, musicians, monkey projects, and so much more. What we need is to reach as many people as possible so those who want to be involved can find out exactly where they fit in.
Right now we need people for the next run of the Sustainable Solutions Caravan which will follow the campaign trail with information about sustainable living and renewable energies, among other things. We also need people to help organize this.
Right now in Ecuador there are reserves and projects that need help, ideas and volunteers, in order to help preserve some of the most biodiverse forests on the planet.
Right now we need people to help develop the Urban Oasis in Costa Rica.
Thanks so much for continuing the work. We will create the change we want to see.
So- Go to what interests you, and send your friends to what interests them!
For more information please write to gretchen@ or ryangrace@
To learn more visit our website: . The EarthTribe Foundation () a project of S.E.E. is providing production support to the Sustainable Solutions Caravan. For more information, contact Cor cor@ - email 866-601-3873 - voicemail/fax.
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~ Earth vision ~
Earth Vision Festival is October 27, 28, 29 and 30th in 2004.
Deadline for Submittal is: August 15, 2004
EarthVision 2004 is currently accepting film and video entries for the 7th Annual International Environmental Film and Video Festival in Santa Cruz, California. A four-day festival, Earth Vision features films and videos from all over the globe, addressing wide ranging environmental and sustainability issues. The festival encourages the participation of grass roots smaller budget film and video as well as high-end productions. The festival's goal is to increase the public's awareness of environmental issues and to inspire communities to become more involved in protecting the planet's natural resources. More information on the festival can be found at
Film Categories: Forests, Alternative Energy, Pollution and Global Warning, Farming, Pesticides, and Soils, Oceans, Water Quality, and Watersheds, Endangered Species / Habitats, Environmental Sustainability, Environment and Social Justice, Environmental Activision and Investigative Reporting.
For more information, contact staff@ Earth Vision is affiliated with SEE Project Raindancer/Ed Schehl / Director EarthVision International Environmental Film and Video Festival
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