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On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 12:26 AM, Sustainability in Tompkins County digest < sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu> wrote: > SUSTAINABLE_TOMPKINS-L Digest for Thursday, December 04, 2014. > > 1. Prison talk at IC TUESDAY 12/9, with Truthout editor Maya Schenwar > 2. Re: come sharpen your systems thinking skills next week! > 3. Re: come sharpen your systems thinking skills next week! > 4. Local Christmas Tree list on the CCE-Tompkins website > 5. 12/10: CCE-Tompkins Annual Meeting & Local Foods Breakfase > 6. Walk in the Park, new episode 9:00 tonight: Part 3 of Stewart Park > Revitalization > 7. Energy Efficiency Hands-On Workshop Series for Non-Residential Buildings > 8. RE: SewGreen News: Fashion Show, Free Workshop > 9. RE: SewGreen News: Fashion Show, Free Workshop > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Prison talk at IC TUESDAY 12/9, with Truthout editor Maya Schenwar > From: Maura Stephens <msteph...@ithaca.edu> > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 15:46:24 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > In a country with 2.3 million incarcerated men, women, and youth, lives of > families and entire communities are often shattered. Many of us know the > incarceration system is broken and doesnít work in lessening crime. But how > to fix it? > > Truthout editor Maya Schenwar is coming to Ithaca College on Tuesday, Dec. > 9, to discuss this, the subject of her new book, ìLocked Down, Locked Out.î > Her talk will begin at 7:00 p.m. in School of Business 111 (the Carl > Sgrecci Lecture Hall). Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, > wrote about Schenwarís book, ìI turned the last page feeling nothing less > than inspired.î > > Schenwar shares some positive ideas for transforming the system into one > that, instead of isolating, alienating, and discarding people, uses > inclusion, respect, and accountability to help transform otherwise bleak > lives into meaningful and fulfilling ones. She will also discuss her role > as editor-in-chief of Truthout,<http://truth-out.org/> one of the most > influential independent media outlets in the USA (and my editorial home > these days). > > Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation, please contact > Brandy Hawley, bhaw...@ithaca.edu<mailto:bhaw...@ithaca.edu>; > 1-607-274-3590, as much in advance as possible. > > WHAT: ìLocked Down, Locked Outî with Maya Schenwar > WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 7:00 p.m. > WHERE: School of Business 111 (the Carl Sgrecci Lecture Hall) > > Parking is easy (and free) behind Dillingham Hall (theatre); itís a short > walk to the Roy H. and Dorothy D. Park Center for Business and Sustainable > Enterprise. > > We hope youíll join the Park Center for Independent Media for this event, > which is free and open to all, and spread the word among colleagues and > friends. > > Hope to see you on Tuesday. > > > Maura Stephens > Associate director, Park Center for Independent Media< > http://www.ithaca.edu/indy> > Department of Journalism > Ithaca College > 1-607-274-3829 > msteph...@ithaca.edu<mailto:msteph...@ithaca.edu> > Independent<http://www.maurastephens.com> > > "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want published. > Everything else is public relations.î ó George Orwell > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: come sharpen your systems thinking skills next week! > From: Maura Stephens <msteph...@ithaca.edu> > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 16:56:25 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > I was so disappointed to have had to miss this, but there were compelling > reasons why I couldn‚Äôt attend ‚Äî mostly connected with systems > breakdowns: > > 1) the decision by a grand jury not to bring charges< > http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30323750> against the policeman > who strangled a nonthreatening Black man, Eric Garner, in NYC, although the > homicide was witnessed by millions of people via camera; > 2) the conviction and sentencing of a peaceful family man for violating a > ridiculous ‚Äúorder of protection‚Äù on behalf of the Hancock Air Force > Base commander and delivering an ‚Äúorder of protection‚Äù< > https://www.popularresistance.org/three-arrested-delivering-order-of-protection-at-hancock-air-base/> > against the USAF on behalf of the Afghan civilians being killed by the > drones run out of Hancock AFG (Mark Colville was released conditionally); > 3) the arraignment of numerous peaceful protesters trying to protect > Seneca Lake ‚Äî and all the Finger Lakes ‚Äî from becoming the industrial > hub of the Northeast (six more went to jail last night); and > 4) the ‚Äúsystem perfectly screwed up‚Äù FERC approval of the Constitution > Pipeline<http://www.timesjournalonline.com/details.asp?id=92074>, > among other news yesterday. > > I‚Äôm hoping that some of the issues involved in these systemic cancers > were discussed in the panel presentation on systems thinking. . . . > > Was the panel video recorded, and will it be available for others to view? > > > Thank you, > > Maura > > > Maura Stephens > 1-607-274-3829 > Independent<http://www.maurastephens.com> > > > On Nov 25, 2014, at 12:06 AM, Gay Nicholson <gaynichol...@gmail.com > <mailto:gaynichol...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > <Screen shot 2014-11-24 at 11.58.04 PM.png> > ‚Äã > -------------------------------------- > Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. > President > Sustainable Tompkins > 109 S. Albany St. > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > www.sustainabletompkins.org<http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/> > > > 607-533-7312 (home office) > 607-220-8991 (cell) > 607-216-1552 (ST office) > 607-216-1553 (ST fax) > > g...@sustainabletompkins.org<mailto:g...@sustainabletompkins.org> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: come sharpen your systems thinking skills next week! > From: Gay Nicholson <gaynichol...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 13:16:40 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > Hello Maura, > > I've copied in Laura Cabrera who organized yesterday's event. It was being > filmed by Cornell staff, but I don't know when it will be available. > Perhaps Laura can share the link when it is available. > > The presentations were mostly focused on making the many tools of system > thinking more available to us conceptually so they can be applied - though > more specific applications were shared by Luvelle Brown about the ICSD and > Prof. Gao about how to figure out the patterns of infiltration of ultrafine > particulates from traffic into neighborhoods. > > Questions from the audience did bring up many of the failures and harmful > paradigms of the larger systems around those being discussed. > > Gay > > -------------------------------------- > Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. > President > Sustainable Tompkins > 109 S. Albany St. > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > www.sustainabletompkins.org > > > 607-533-7312 (home office) > 607-220-8991 (cell) > 607-216-1552 (ST office) > 607-216-1553 (ST fax) > > g...@sustainabletompkins.org > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Maura Stephens <msteph...@ithaca.edu> > wrote: > > > I was so disappointed to have had to miss this, but there were > compelling > > reasons why I couldn‚Äôt attend ‚Äî mostly connected with systems* > > breakdowns: * > > > > 1) the decision by a grand jury not to bring charges > > <http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30323750> against the policeman > > who strangled a nonthreatening Black man, Eric Garner, in NYC, although > the > > homicide was witnessed by millions of people via camera; > > 2) the conviction and sentencing of a peaceful family man for violating > > a ridiculous ‚Äúorder of protection‚Äù on behalf of the Hancock Air > Force Base > > commander and delivering an ‚Äúorder of protection‚Äù > > < > https://www.popularresistance.org/three-arrested-delivering-order-of-protection-at-hancock-air-base/> > against > > the USAF on behalf of the Afghan civilians being killed by the drones run > > out of Hancock AFG (Mark Colville was released conditionally); > > 3) the arraignment of numerous peaceful protesters trying to protect > > Seneca Lake ‚Äî and all the Finger Lakes ‚Äî from becoming the > industrial hub > > of the Northeast (six more went to jail last night); and > > 4) the ‚Äúsystem perfectly screwed up‚Äù FERC approval of the > Constitution > > Pipeline <http://www.timesjournalonline.com/details.asp?id=92074>, > > among other news yesterday. > > > > > > I‚Äôm hoping that some of the issues involved in these systemic cancers > > were discussed in the panel presentation on systems thinking. . . . > > > > Was the panel video recorded, and will it be available for others to > > view? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > Maura > > > > > > Maura Stephens > > 1-607-274-3829 > > Independent <http://www.maurastephens.com> > > > > > > On Nov 25, 2014, at 12:06 AM, Gay Nicholson <gaynichol...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > <Screen shot 2014-11-24 at 11.58.04 PM.png> > > ‚Äã > > -------------------------------------- > > Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. > > President > > Sustainable Tompkins > > 109 S. Albany St. > > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > > > www.sustainabletompkins.org > > > > > > 607-533-7312 (home office) > > 607-220-8991 (cell) > > 607-216-1552 (ST office) > > 607-216-1553 (ST fax) > > > > g...@sustainabletompkins.org > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Local Christmas Tree list on the CCE-Tompkins website > From: "Sandra J. Repp" <sj...@cornell.edu> > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 19:06:22 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > Ready to pick out your tree for the holidays? Check out Tompkins County > Cooperative Extension's list of local farms with u-cut and pre-cut trees > and greenery. Many offer special events, too! > Visit: http://ccetompkins.org/agriculture/buy-local/christmas-trees > > Sandy Repp > Marketing & Communications Manager > Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County > 615 Willow Avenue > Ithaca, New York 14850-3555 > (607) 272-2292 x158 > > Visit http://ccetompkins.org<http://ccetompkins.org/> > Find CCE-Tompkins on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/ccetompkins> > Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter< > http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001Z7hIRkw1NZd9zwGKItmsIA%3D%3D > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: 12/10: CCE-Tompkins Annual Meeting & Local Foods Breakfase > From: "Sandra J. Repp" <sj...@cornell.edu> > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 19:25:20 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > > COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS FOCUS OF CCE-TOMPKINS ANNUAL MEETING > > ITHACA, N.Y. "Engaged Cornell" will be the focus of featured speaker > Judith Appleton, Cornell University's Vice-Provost for Land Grant Affairs, > at the CCE-Tompkins 2014 Annual Meeting & Local Foods Breakfast on > Wednesday, December 10 from 8:00-10:00am at The Space @ Greenstar, 700 W. > Buffalo Street in Ithaca. "Engaged Cornell" is the university's new > initiative to increase its engagement with the community. Appleton will > outline how this effort might interface with the work of local governments, > organizations, and businesses. > > The meeting also will recognize briefly the achievements of retiring staff > members Nancy Potter, Family & Community Development Issue Leader, and > Audrey Cooper, Diversity & Inclusion Educator with CCE-Tompkins and The > Multicultural Resource Center. A brief vote on a slate of new and > returning Board & Program Committee members will follow. Members who are > stepping down also will be recognized. > > Tickets for the breakfast and meeting are $10/person and may be purchased > online at: http://ccetc.peaksmaker.com/ or charged to your VISA or > MasterCard by calling (607) 272-2292 during business hours. An invitation > and response form to print and return is available online at > http://ccetompkins.org/annual-meeting. Please reserve by Friday, > December 5 to ensure a seat. Questions may be directed to Ray Weaver at > Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 or > wea...@cornell.edu<mailto:wea...@cornell.edu>. > ### > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Walk in the Park, new episode 9:00 tonight: Part 3 of Stewart > Park Revitalization > From: Tony Ingraham <owlgo...@earthlink.net> > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 15:13:18 -0500 (GMT-05:00) > X-Message-Number: 6 > > I've produced this week's new episode of Walk in the Park: Stewart > Park Revitalization Part 3, including plans for an "inclusive > playground" and "sprayplay" area, a bandshell along the shore of the > lake, and rehabilitation of the Cascadilla Boathouse. For more > information and to watch the show online, see my vidblog at > http://ithacafingerlakes.com/2014/12/04/stewart-park-revitalization-part-3/ > > This episode will begin cablecasts tonight 9:00 on Ithaca's cable > channels 13 and 97.3. Cablecasts will repeat on Saturday and Sunday at > 10 AM. The final showing will be next Tuesday at 8 PM in Ithaca. You > can find parts one and two of this three-part series about Stewart > Park at http://walkinpark.com. > > Tony Ingraham > Http://owlgorge.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Energy Efficiency Hands-On Workshop Series for Non-Residential > Buildings > From: Karim Beers <k...@cornell.edu> > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 15:47:54 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > Tompkins County Commercial Energy Efficiency Collaborative is a hands-on > workshop series led by energy professionals from Taitem Engineering and > Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, in which participants > receive a comprehensive energy audit of their building and support reaching > their energy savings goals. > > The series helps participants learn about and implement cost-effective > measures such as air sealing and insulation, equipment upgrades, LED and > other efficient, lighting, solar energy, wood pellets, and other > renewables. > > Participation in the workshop is free. The energy audit and building > analysis for businesses or non-profits with 10 or fewer employees > (full-time-equivalent) is free as well; larger organizations may be > eligible for a subsidized energy audit. > The 6-session series will begin in early 2015. > > To be invited to an introductory meeting, please contact Karim Beers *by > December 17th* at k...@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292. Space in the pilot is > limited to a maximum of 20 participants. > > > *Tompkins County Commercial Energy Efficiency Collaborative is a > collaboration of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, Get Your > GreenBack Tompkins, Taitem Engineering, and the Tompkins County Chamber of > Commerce. * > > > -- > > Karim Beers > Get Your GreenBack Tompkins <http://getyourgreenbacktompkins.org/> > Campaign > Coordinator > *everyone taking a step to save energy and money* > www.facebook.com/GetYourGreenBackTompkins > Sign up > < > http://getyourgreenbacktompkins.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=7b633c9d0c01dcfb62a882694&id=a9a2585110 > > > for the Get Your GreenBack Community Newsletter! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: SewGreen News: Fashion Show, Free Workshop > From: Anne Rhodes <arf1...@hotmail.com> > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 23:32:27 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 8 > > Hi Wendy! Sew Green is So Fabulous ... I just love what you have done! > And is there still someone there certain days of the week who can do small > repairs? I have two fleeces that need new zippers and I think I remember > reading that there was someone ... > thanks again, > Anne Rhodes > > From: co...@sewgreen.org > To: tc-hs...@list.cornell.edu > CC: sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu > Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] SewGreen News: Fashion Show, Free > Workshop > Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 14:20:27 +0000 > > > > > > > > > > SEWGREEN NEWS, DECEMBER 3, 2014 > SewGreen is a not-for-profit program for creative textile reuse, sewing > education, and jobs for youth. Come see our storeóchock full of fabric, > yarn, and everything needed for sewing and needlecraftsóat 112 North Cayuga > Street in downtown > Ithaca NY. www.sewgreen.org > > CONTENTS > ìSiberiaî Fashion Show Friday, Dec 5 > Days for Girls Sew-Ins, Dec 3 and 7 > Free Workshop: Gift Wrapping with Fabric, Dec 9 > Holiday Hours > Coming in January: By-the-Bag Sale > Itís Easy to Shop Downtown > > SIBERIA! > Kat Anible, a former SewGreen apprentice, will debut original designs at a > fashion show at SewGreen Friday, Dec 5, at 7 pm. The show features > high-collared winter vests in luxurious fabrics, as well as dresses, > jackets, and tops. Kat combines > materials in new ways to create her one-of-a-kind garments. Most of the > fabric is from the SewGreen store. Kat has been sewing with SewGreen since > her mid-teens. She chose the name Siberia for her fashions, in honor of her > Russian roots. The show is part of > Gallery Night, and is free and open to all. > > DAYS FOR GIRLS SEW-INS AT SEWGREEN > Wednesday, Dec 3, 1 to 6 pm > Sunday, Dec 7, noon to 5 pm > In collaboration with students and faculty at Cornell University and the > local Days for Girls Chapter, we are holding two sew-ins to complete 105 > reusable feminine hygiene kits. The kits are distributed to girls and women > in impoverished > regions around the world. The contents are welcomed as a way for girls > and young women to be able to participate in school and work, instead of > having their lives disrupted every month. Help us complete drawstring bags > to hold the contents of the kits. Basic > machine sewing skills are requested. Join us at the sew-ins here at > SewGreen for as little or as long as you like. More information: > 607-319-4106 or > co...@sewgreen.org > > GIFT WRAPPING WITH FABRIC > Join us for a free drop-in workshop in how to wrap gifts in fabric, > Tuesday December 9, noon to 2 pm. Bring a gift to wrap, or just get some > tips. Fabric wrappings are beautiful and reusable! This event is a > complimentary extra during Downtown > Ithacaís Restaurant Week. > > HOLIDAY HOURS > The SewGreen store will be open as usual from 10 am to 6 pm weekdays, 10 > am to 5 pm Saturdays, and noon to 5 pm Sundays. We will close at 3 pm > December 24 and reopen on Saturday January 3. > > THE RETURN OF THE ìBAG SALEî > Starting Saturday, January 3, we will have a ìby-the-bagî sale of surplus > fabric and yarn. Fill a grocery-size bag for $15. The price per bag will > decline during the sale until itís all gone! Bring your own reusable > grocery bag for a 10 > percent discount. > > ITíS EASY TO SHOP DOWNTOWN > Support your local economy and shop Ithacaís downtown. Most shops are > independent, locally owned, and many are green. The rebuild work on the > Ithaca Commons has been suspended for the holiday season, and the walkways > are clear and wide. > Park in the Green or Seneca Street garages and get 2 hours free with > validation of a purchase at any downtown business. On-street parking on > weekends is free. Come enjoy a quieter, more personal, and more interesting > shopping experience that also strengthens > our community. > > HAPPY HOLIDAYS! > From SewGreen, 112 N Cayuga Street, Ithaca NY 14850 607-319-4106 > co...@sewgreen.org > > > > > This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered > safely by Mimecast. > For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: SewGreen News: Fashion Show, Free Workshop > From: Anne Rhodes <arf1...@hotmail.com> > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 23:34:43 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 9 > > So Sorry! I hate when that happens! > Anne Rhodes > > From: arf1...@hotmail.com > To: sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu > Subject: RE: [sustainable_tompkins-l] SewGreen News: Fashion Show, Free > Workshop > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 23:32:27 +0000 > > > > > Hi Wendy! Sew Green is So Fabulous ... I just love what you have done! > And is there still someone there certain days of the week who can do small > repairs? I have two fleeces that need new zippers and I think I remember > reading that there was someone ... > thanks again, > Anne Rhodes > > From: co...@sewgreen.org > To: tc-hs...@list.cornell.edu > CC: sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu > Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] SewGreen News: Fashion Show, Free > Workshop > Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 14:20:27 +0000 > > > > > > > > > > SEWGREEN NEWS, DECEMBER 3, 2014 > SewGreen is a not-for-profit program for creative textile reuse, sewing > education, and jobs for youth. Come see our storeóchock full of fabric, > yarn, and everything needed for sewing and needlecraftsóat 112 North Cayuga > Street in downtown > Ithaca NY. www.sewgreen.org > > CONTENTS > ìSiberiaî Fashion Show Friday, Dec 5 > Days for Girls Sew-Ins, Dec 3 and 7 > Free Workshop: Gift Wrapping with Fabric, Dec 9 > Holiday Hours > Coming in January: By-the-Bag Sale > Itís Easy to Shop Downtown > > SIBERIA! > Kat Anible, a former SewGreen apprentice, will debut original designs at a > fashion show at SewGreen Friday, Dec 5, at 7 pm. The show features > high-collared winter vests in luxurious fabrics, as well as dresses, > jackets, and tops. Kat combines > materials in new ways to create her one-of-a-kind garments. Most of the > fabric is from the SewGreen store. Kat has been sewing with SewGreen since > her mid-teens. She chose the name Siberia for her fashions, in honor of her > Russian roots. The show is part of > Gallery Night, and is free and open to all. > > DAYS FOR GIRLS SEW-INS AT SEWGREEN > Wednesday, Dec 3, 1 to 6 pm > Sunday, Dec 7, noon to 5 pm > In collaboration with students and faculty at Cornell University and the > local Days for Girls Chapter, we are holding two sew-ins to complete 105 > reusable feminine hygiene kits. The kits are distributed to girls and women > in impoverished > regions around the world. The contents are welcomed as a way for girls > and young women to be able to participate in school and work, instead of > having their lives disrupted every month. Help us complete drawstring bags > to hold the contents of the kits. Basic > machine sewing skills are requested. Join us at the sew-ins here at > SewGreen for as little or as long as you like. More information: > 607-319-4106 or > co...@sewgreen.org > > GIFT WRAPPING WITH FABRIC > Join us for a free drop-in workshop in how to wrap gifts in fabric, > Tuesday December 9, noon to 2 pm. Bring a gift to wrap, or just get some > tips. Fabric wrappings are beautiful and reusable! This event is a > complimentary extra during Downtown > Ithacaís Restaurant Week. > > HOLIDAY HOURS > The SewGreen store will be open as usual from 10 am to 6 pm weekdays, 10 > am to 5 pm Saturdays, and noon to 5 pm Sundays. We will close at 3 pm > December 24 and reopen on Saturday January 3. > > THE RETURN OF THE ìBAG SALEî > Starting Saturday, January 3, we will have a ìby-the-bagî sale of surplus > fabric and yarn. Fill a grocery-size bag for $15. The price per bag will > decline during the sale until itís all gone! Bring your own reusable > grocery bag for a 10 > percent discount. > > ITíS EASY TO SHOP DOWNTOWN > Support your local economy and shop Ithacaís downtown. Most shops are > independent, locally owned, and many are green. The rebuild work on the > Ithaca Commons has been suspended for the holiday season, and the walkways > are clear and wide. > Park in the Green or Seneca Street garages and get 2 hours free with > validation of a purchase at any downtown business. On-street parking on > weekends is free. Come enjoy a quieter, more personal, and more interesting > shopping experience that also strengthens > our community. > > HAPPY HOLIDAYS! > From SewGreen, 112 N Cayuga Street, Ithaca NY 14850 607-319-4106 > co...@sewgreen.org > > > > > This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered > safely by Mimecast. > For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at t...@cornell.edu.
