Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 14:17:35 -0400
From: ANDREAS KRISTINUS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Toledo Conference Info
Six Billion and Beyond
A Leadership Conference=20
on Population Growth and Urban Sprawl
University of Toledo, OH, November 1 & 2, 1997
__ Electronic Activism: Surfing for a better community. Use the internet =
for electronic grassroots activism and reach people in other dimensions.
__ Population & Politics: Lobbying without Gucci shoes.
Get the latest legislative update and learn about the key players in =
Congress.
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__ Media Training: Grabbing the headlines. Get maximum media exposure =
for the issues that really count. =20
__ Campus Organizing: Focus on the next generation of voters. Strategies =
and tactics for campus action. =20
__ Sprawl Attacks: Preventing the =F4mini-mauling=F6 of your neighborhood=
.. Need we say more?
Intrigued?
See inside for more details.
What do you get for=20
Fifty Bucks?
You get: An interesting weekend of stimulating conversation, thought-provo=
king speakers, the challenge of working with other activists to protect =
Ohio for future generations, ...and delicious food. =20
For Earth Week actions we will help you get speakers, assist with =
brainstorming, fund-raising, and organizing ideas for local events, and =
provide suggestions for attention-getting activities and props. =20
We can co-sponsor your event, and/or help you to publicize it by notifying =
our members and affiliate organizations in the area. =20
Note: Space is limited, and will be allocated on the basis of commitment =
and interest as stated in your attached essay. Please add a note about =
financial need if you are unable to pay the registration fee. A limited =
number of need-based travel and registration scholarships will be =
available. If you are seriously committed, and you can afford the =
registration fee, please be willing to pay. This way, we can get a =
dynamic group of people together, irrespective of financial status.
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content.
Six Billion and Beyond:=20
A leadership conference=20
on population growth and urban sprawl.
Why: Population will top six billion within the next two years. We =
need to take action now to meet the challenges this will bring.
Who: Forty selected community and student leaders from Ohio who want to =
create education and action campaigns on population issues for Earth Week =
1998 and beyond.=20
When: Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday Nov. 2, 1997
Where: The Driscoll Center, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Cost: =2450.00 -- includes registration and meals. =20
Some scholarship funds are available. See back for =
details.
Summary:
If Ohio=C6s population continues to grow at current rates, it will double =
in one hundred years, from just over eleven million to twenty-two million =
people. During this same period, global population is projected to grow =
from six billion to over ten billion. Is all this growth inevitable? =
No. Voluntary family planning programs have lowered birthrates dramaticall=
y in the last thirty years, but now the U.S. government is making drastic =
cuts to these programs. Six Billion and Beyond will explain some of the =
reasons for the cuts, and what you can do about them. =20
Clearly, some growth is going to happen. However, the effects of growth =
are not pre-determined. Bad planning decisions can make even moderate =
growth into an ecological nightmare -- Six Billion and Beyond will explore =
the impacts of unplanned urban growth, and how they can be avoided. =20
Six Billion and Beyond will inform you about population issues, give you =
ideas on how to take action and introduce you to other Ohioans who are as =
concerned about the future as you are. =20
Day 1=20
Learning and Networking
Saturday
8:00 - 9:00 AM Registration
9:00- 9:15 AM Welcome
9:30 - 10:30 AM First Panel =FB National/Local issues
Discussion of how city officials and community =
leaders are tackling the issue of urban sprawl.
10:30 - 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00 PM Second Panel =FB International Issues =09
Women=C6s health leader from Bangladesh. Find out =
about the=20
real-world impacts of foreign aid.
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch=20
1:00 - 4:30 PM Afternoon Workshops
6:00 - 9:00 PM Reception=20
Day 2=20
Planning actions for Earth Week - 1998.
Sunday
9:00 - 9:30 AM Assignment to working groups
Plan group events and actions for =
Earth Week , 1998.=20
9:30 - 10:30 AM Working group break out sessions
10:30 - 10:45 AM Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 PM Working groups continue=20
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM Group presentations
End of Conference
For questions please call NWF=C6s Andreas Kristinus at=20
202-939-3302 or ZPG=C6s Jay Keller at 202-745-3163.
Yes, I am interested in organizing population activities in Ohio for Earth =
Week 98.
Name: __________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
Phone: day _______________ evening _______________=20
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fax: _______________=20
e-mail ______________________________=20
I am available: ___during the day ___during the evening=20
In a page or less, please tell us about yourself and any=20
pertinent interests. Tell us how you might contribute to=20
population-related events during Earth Week in April =2798. Return your =
personal essay to us with this form no later than September 26. DO NOT =
send money at this time=21=21
I am interested in the following workshops for Saturday afternoon (first =
preference 1, second preference 2, etc.)
__ Electronic Activism: Surfing the internet for a better=20
community.
__ Population & Politics: Lobbying without Gucci shoes.
__ Media Training: Grabbing the headlines.
__ Campus Organizing: Focus on the next generation of voters.
__ Sprawl Attacks: Preventing the =F4mini-mauling=F6 of your
neighborhood.
I am interested in the following issues:
__ International __ National/Local __ Both
Six Billion and Beyond is co-sponsored by:=20
National Wildlife Federation and Zero Population Growth.
Please return this page only with your essay to:=20
National Wildlife Federation, Office of Federal and International Affairs, =
1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 501, Washington, DC 20036 Attn: Andreas =
Kristinus
