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Key 1

2008-04-09 19:00

Downtown Together: Event II; Making Downtown Work

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DOWNTOWN TOGETHER![with peaking of oil supply, how do you really want it??? How about a permaculture site with raised beds and bio-swales in Aster's Pit?]

You are invited to Help Plan Our Downtown in a series of four events that are citizen driven. Speak up, network, plan and present your ideas in this new approach to revitalizing downtown

Citizens for Public Accountability in association with the City of Eugene, Davis’, the Eugene Weekly, Friends of Eugene, HELIOS, the Horsehead, Jameson, the KIVA, and Sundance invites you to participate in a citizen initiated process for the revitalization of Eugene's Downtown.

Event I: You Tell Us! - A Public Forum Tuesday, April 1, at 7 PM Fenario Gallery, 881 Willamette, Eugene

· First, speak up publicly about your ideas for downtown for 3 to 5 minutes and hear the thoughts of others. Then network with others who share your interests and form working groups to advance your ideas, business proposals and goals. Join us after the event for a Downtown Re-Birthday with live music and refreshments

Event II: Making Downtown Work Wednesday, April 9, at 7 PM WOW Hall 291 West 8th at Lincoln

Experts in various fields will help provide a "tool kit" for creating a downtown revival. Facilitated by Mayor Kitty Piercy; Working groups formed at the previous April 1 event report on their progress, followed by an additional opportunity to network and refreshments.

EVENT III: The Project Fair! Saturday, April 26 12-5 PM, Tango Center 194 W. Broadway

· Mix planning, politics and fun at this exciting all-day happening. Booths will display the projects developed by groups formed in the previous meetings, and from others in the community. Stroll about or participate in scheduled tours and presentations. Entertainment, food and celebrity appearances.

Event IV: Putting It All Together Tuesday, April 29 at 7 PM WOW Hall 291 West 8th at Lincoln

· Help put these projects on the map! Identify potential opportunities and projects for Downtown Eugene as suggested priorities for action and investment by the City government. Conclusions and plans arrived at this evening will be presented to the City Council with a request for serious consideration in future revitalization planning for Downtown. Join us afterward for the first annual Downtown Actualization Party!

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE

For more information, visit www.lanecpa.org/cpa or
www.downtowneugene.org or call 541 349-8682

Event title:
Downtown Together: Event II; Making Downtown Work

Start:
2008-04-09 19:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-04-09 19:00

Location:

Location(s)

291. W. 8th, WOW Hall

Eugene, OR, 97401
United States

See map: Google Maps

Event Website:
http://www.lanecpa.org/cpa

Contact Email:
dnoble4990@aol.com

Key 1

2008-04-09 19:00

Our First LAST Virtual Meeting

Welcome to our first LAST Virtual Meeting. It will be conducted through our Blogs in hopes of getting more LAST people involved and to save energy. If you are unable to make the scheduled times, it is OK to Blog when you can since your comments will be added to the Blog record. We will have a face to face meeting at the Sequim Library on 4/23 to wrap up April.

We will focus on the following 4 Blogs to prepare for the Sequim Town Hall Meeting on 4/28:

http://relocalize.net/energy_action_planning
http://relocalize.net/local_food_action_planning
http://relocalize.net/recycle_action_planning
http://relocalize.net/transportation_action_planning_0

Please assemble your thoughts under the following guidelines in each Blog:
Issues and/or Concerns.
Possible Solutions.
Benefits to the Community.

Each of us can make comments/replys in each Blog. I am not sure how this will work. You may have to hit the Refresh button in your tool bar above to get "real" time comments as quickly as possible.

Event title:
Our First LAST Virtual Meeting

Start:
2008-04-09 19:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-04-09 21:00

Contact Email:
olylast@yahoo.com

Key 1

2008-04-09 19:00

Post Carbon Marin Inaugural Meeting

Please pass this along to residents of Marin you think may be interested.

Inaugural Post Carbon Marin Meeting

Who: Post Carbon Marin
What: Meet to learn about peak oil and how you can prepare for it; help us get our county ready, too!
When: Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7pm to 9pm
Where: Home of Jonathan Frieman, 170 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94901
Link to Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/2eo6lc
Parking: the small amount of parking will fill up quickly so please arrive early to park along the road. Carpool if you can.

Please let us know you are coming by signing up here:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/105645990

Direct questions to: Whitney Merchant; 459.3381; shaman (a t) well (d o t ) com

Why was Post Carbon Marin formed?

Worldwide oil production is very close to beginning its inexorable decline. Come to the meeting to find out when we think that will happen, the impact of it and participate in preparing your home, your business and Marin County for a world of expensive and hard-to-get oil.

If you have never heard of peak oil, you can read up on it here:
www.inspiringgreenleadership.com/blog/aangel/peak-oil-primer

Where is Post Carbon Marin on the Net?

You'll find us at http://postcarbonmarin.relocalize.net
To be notified of future events, register at Relocalize.net and select "Post Carbon Marin" as the group to join.

This meeting is being organized by Andre' Angelantoni, Jonathan Frieman and John Duvall.

Event title:
Post Carbon Marin Inaugural Meeting

Start:
2008-04-09 19:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-04-09 21:00

Event Website:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/10564599

Key 1

2008-04-05 09:00

Residential Greenroofing Class

Learn how to design/build a greenroof from materials to installation through this class through Portland Community College.

Taught by Greg Haines, Principal, Ecoroofs Everywhere, LLC.

Held over seven Saturdays from April 5th to May 17th. 9:00am - 12:00 pm.
This is the only class where you can learn to design/build a greenroof from material selection to waterproofing and installation. It's just once a year. Learn an increasingly valuable and marketable skillset.

Cost is $100, (including the $25.00 class registration fee.)

The class is suitable for homeowners, designers, architects, contractors, and students.

PCC registration website

Event title:
Residential Greenroofing Class

Start:
2008-04-05 09:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-05-17 12:00

Event Website:
http://www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm?event_id=32881&cal=DisplayEvent&c=30009&year=2008&modefrom=month&month=3&arrowbutton=%3E

Key 1

2008-03-19 11:30

Conduct Your Own Water Quality Monitoring

HAPPENING

Watershed councils offers free workshops

The Coastal Watershed Council is offering a free Water Quality Workshop Series with hands-on training on "Conduct Your Own Water Quality Monitoring."

The first class is 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday in Salinas. Additional classes in the series are April 2 and 9.

The workshop series is for farmers, growers, ranchers and others from the Central Coast agricultural community.

The series is RWQCB approved for 12 hours Water Quality Education Credit.

Information: Tamara Doan, 464-9200 or 588-3679, tcdoan@coastalws.org.

Online: www.coastal-watershed.org.

Event title:
Conduct Your Own Water Quality Monitoring

Start:
2008-03-19 11:30 (Calendar)

End:
2008-04-09 17:00

Event Website:
http://www.coastal-watershed.org

Key 1

2008-02-22 09:00

Weekend Series Permaculture Design Course in Columbus, Ohio

February 22-24, Feb. 29-March 2, March 14-16, 28-30, April 11-13, 2008
Weekend Permaculture Design Course in Columbus, Ohio

“Help green the city and prepare for climate change. Build networks of support and empower yourself with the skills of ecological design as we search for the roots of permanent culture”

Description: Over five weekends (Friday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays), we will present the permaculture design curriculum with special emphasis on urban applications, strategies for changing climate and building local networks of support.

The class will implement at least one of the design projects by rehabilitating an old orchard as a forest garden on the 40-acre campus of the United Methodist Children’s Home in Worthington; helping to move this historic institution back to its agricultural roots and forward to a second century of sustainability.

The course is co-sponsored by Simply Living Columbus, and the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, and UMCH. Some work-trade scholarships will be available.

Instructors: Peter Bane, Rhonda Baird and guests.
Cost: $895 including weekend lunches and course materials, $150 deposit required.

Contact: Peter Bane 812-335-0383
Association for Regenerative Culture P O Box 5516, Bloomington, IN 47407

You can help us promote this event by downloading, printing, and sharing the following files.
Recruit and register at least three folks from your own community or organization’s "guild" and work together following the guidelines for an individual work/trade scholarship. The teachers will consider each of these requests for special guild discounting. Contact us.

Event title:
Weekend Series Permaculture Design Course in Columbus, Ohio

Start:
2008-02-22 09:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-04-13 19:00

Location:

Location(s)

Columbus, OH
United States

See map: Google Maps

Event Website:
http://www.arculture.org/classes-events/events.htm

Contact Email:
pcactivist@mindspring.com