The Southeast Conference on Mega-Dumps, Nuclear Power & Sewage Sludge

southeast us | environment | announcement Wednesday October 03, 2007 14:55 by CHEJ

Taking Precautionary Action:
The Southeast Conference on Mega-Dumps, Nuclear Power & Sewage Sludge
November 16 - 18, 2007
Proximity Hotel, Greensboro, North Carolina

Concerned about landfills, mega-dumps, sewage sludge or nuclear power? Join with activists from FL, GA, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA and other states. Together we will create strategies for victories over mega-dumps, reactors and sludge.

WORKSHOPS on:
- Innovative and successful local, state and national policies and campaign strategies;
- Safe alternatives, such as zero waste and clean energy; Collaborative strategies to build a broader regional movement for precaution; and
- Trainings on organizing, media, legal action, corporate campaigns and health studies.

SPEAKERS include: Lois Gibbs, CHEJ; Peter Montague, ERF; Peter Anderson, Recycle World; Dr. Paul Connett, St. Lawrence Univ.; Ellen Harrison, Cornell Univ.; Dan Knapp, Urban Ore; Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear; Mary Olson, NIRS; Bill Sheehan, PPI; Dr. Caroline Snyder, Citizens for Sludge-Free Land and many more!

View agenda at: http://www.chej.org/seconference/agenda.htm
Register now at: http://www.chej.org/seconference/index.htm
Registration deadline: 11/2/07
Reserve hotel room by 10/17/07 for discount rate at www.proximityhotel.com
For roommate locator, go to http://www.chej.org/seconference/hotel.htm

PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS Available. Apply by Oct. 30th at http://www.chej.org/seconference/posters_scholarships.htm

GRANTS: Your group can apply to these foundations to seek funds to attend this excellent training conference. Resist Foundation at http://www.resistinc.org/ for grassroots groups. 21st Century Fund at http://www.21cf.org/ for environmental justice groups. Southern Partners Fund at http://www.spfund.org/ for community and environmental justice groups. CHEJ and BREDL can provide supporting information.

BRING A POSTER for the Poster Exhibit and graphically portray your campaign, report or issue. Please register by November 9th by contacting anne@besafenet.com

GREEN HOTEL - The new Proximity Hotel in Greensboro is one of the greenest hotels in North America with a LEED gold rating.

Sponsored by Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) and Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) Cosponsors include Nuclear Information Resource Service (NIRS), Bring Urban Recycling to Nashville Today (BURNT), Citizens for Sludge-Free Land, People's Alliance for Clean Energy (PACE), Pennsylvania Environmental Network (PEN) and a growing list of Southeastern local and stat