From: "James O. Whitlock" Subject: Buffalo Niagara Sustainability Council meeting reminder Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:00:26 -0400 Organization: Buffalo Peace People MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0584_01C334D8.D3273C10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0584_01C334D8.D3273C10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Lscampaign@aol.com=20 To: whitlock=20 Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:43 AM Subject: Buffalo Niagara Sustainability Council meeting reminder apologies for cross postings, and please circulate... Wednesday, June 18 7pm West Side Mennonite Church 184 Barton St. Buffalo Free Parking =20 Barton is one way, approach from West Ferry. 184 is between Auburn and = Breckenridge.=20 I am not sure what kind of a crowd we will get for this, but I know that = several of you have indicated an interested in keeping informed if you = cannot make the meeting. Please let me know, especially if you are not = on the learning sustainability list serve so that I can continue to = contact you. The general agenda for this meeting is as follows 1.Review of Activities and Accomplishments since October 2001 = Conference 2. Sustainable Indicators Project 3.Earth Charter Community Summit, October 11-Second Learning = Sustainability Conference Spring 2004 4. Strategies to expand Community Capacity The primary subject that I would like to discuss is the second learning = sustainability conference. there are a number of themes and issues in = the air, including context, resources, and schedule. After speaking with a variety of individuals and groups, The Earth = Charter concept, is potentially a theme that we can run with. Earth Charter USA has indicated that they would like to participate in a = second conference with us. I have been speaking with the National = Director of the group and there may be resources there. In addition = Earth Charter USA is partnering with groups in order to conduct = community summits focused on the earth charter. This year a series of = summits will take place on October 11. We could easily become a = community partner and conduct a small summit here at that time. Here are a series of links that will help you understand more about = these activities: http://www.earthcharter.org/ http://www.earthcharterusa.org/index.html http://www.earthchartersummits.org/ Personally, I think that hosting a community summit would be a good = thing to do. and I think that we should move beyond that summit, to our = conference, which could be held next spring, possibly in conjunction = with the United Nations Regional "Nations in Bloom Conference", Sources = tell me that this conference is being organized to be held somewhere in = the Niagara Region of Ontario next spring. "Nations in Bloom" is a = United Nations endorsed competition focusing essentially on sustainable = development. Both Niagara On The Lake and Stratford Ontario are = previous winners of Nations in Bloom awards, and so those are the = possible locations of the UN regional event. Buffalo Niagara should be = encouraged to participate in this international event, and I think that = our sustainability conference could be a vehicle to address that. For more info: http://www.nationsinbloom.com/index.html Things are starting to get busy so please try and attend our meeting on = this Wednesday. Your participation and leadership is urgently needed if = we are to pull this off. If you cannot attend and want to stay or get = involved please contact me directly at lscampaign@aol.com if you haven't already. Jay Burney ------=_NextPart_000_0584_01C334D8.D3273C10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
From: Lscampaign@aol.com=20
To: whitlock
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:43 AM
Subject: Buffalo Niagara Sustainability Council meeting=20 reminder


apologies for cross postings, and = please=20 circulate...

Wednesday, June 18
7pm

West Side=20 Mennonite Church 184 Barton St. Buffalo
Free Parking 
Barton = is one=20 way, approach from West Ferry.  184 is between Auburn and=20 Breckenridge. 

I am not sure what kind of a crowd we will = get for=20 this, but I know that several of you have indicated an interested in = keeping=20 informed if you cannot make the meeting.  Please let me know, = especially if=20 you are not on the learning sustainability list serve so that I can = continue to=20 contact you.

The general agenda for this meeting is as=20 follows


1.Review of Activities and Accomplishments since = October=20 2001  Conference
2. Sustainable Indicators Project
3.Earth = Charter=20 Community Summit, October 11-Second Learning Sustainability Conference = Spring=20 2004
4. Strategies to expand Community Capacity

The primary = subject=20 that I would like to discuss is the second learning sustainability=20 conference.  there are a number of themes and issues in the air, = including=20 context, resources, and schedule.


After speaking with a = variety of=20 individuals and groups, The Earth Charter concept, is potentially a = theme that=20 we can run with.

Earth Charter USA has indicated that they would = like to=20 participate in a second conference with us.  I have been speaking = with the=20 National Director of the group and there may be resources there.  = In=20 addition  Earth Charter USA is partnering with groups in order to = conduct=20 community summits focused on the earth charter.  This year a series = of=20 summits will take place on October 11. We could easily become a = community=20 partner and conduct a small summit here at that time.

Here are a = series=20 of links that will help you understand more about these = activities:

http://www.earthcharter.org/
http://www.earthcharte= rusa.org/index.html

http://www.earthchartersummi= ts.org/


Personally,=20 I think that hosting a community summit would be a good thing to do. and = I think=20 that we should move beyond that summit, to our conference, which could = be held=20 next spring, possibly in conjunction with the United Nations Regional = "Nations=20 in Bloom Conference", Sources tell me that this conference is being = organized to=20 be held somewhere in the Niagara Region of Ontario next spring. "Nations = in=20 Bloom" is a United Nations endorsed competition focusing essentially on=20 sustainable development.  Both Niagara On The Lake and Stratford = Ontario=20 are previous winners of  Nations in Bloom awards, and so those are = the=20 possible locations of the UN regional event. Buffalo Niagara should be=20 encouraged to participate in this international event, and I think that = our=20 sustainability conference could be a vehicle to address that.

For = more=20 info:  http://www.nationsinblo= om.com/index.html


Things=20 are starting to get busy so please try and attend our meeting on this = Wednesday.=20 Your participation and leadership is urgently needed if we are to pull = this=20 off.  If you cannot attend and want to stay or get involved please = contact=20 me directly at lscampaign@aol.com
if you haven't already.

Jay=20 Burney









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