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Friday - Saturday 8/3/2001 - 8/4/2001 |
$250 with sliding scale Presidio Alliance, San Francisco, California Limited to 125 participants, so register soon! The Military and the Planet: Redefining Security from Global Militarism to Earth Justice A community dialogue with councils, theater, ceremony, and workshops about the impact of Militarism on our lives and the planet, and actions to establish true security rooted in social and economic justice, and environmental sanity.
Sponsored by: The Institute for Deep Ecology, Physicians for Social Responsibility, The Cultural Conservancy, New College, Global Exchange, Youth for Environmental Sanity (YES!), Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Youth Alliance (INIYA), Agape Foundation, and the Presidio Alliance AUGUST 3...ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF MILITARISM ...
AUGUST 4...REDEFINING SECURITY
Workshop with Joanna Macy August 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Presidio Alliance
There are powers for the healing of our world, and they have nothing
to do with military might or military technology. These powers arise
directly from the life-generating relationships of Earth. In this day-long
training we will work with fundamental concepts and practices for applying
the power of our deep ecology to guide and sustain us in our work for
the world. Limited to 60 participants (Priority registration for those
who attend the conference) Website for more information about these other programs offered by the Institute for Deep Ecology: Building Bridges - a multicultural, intergenerational retreat for activists (invitational) August 16-19, Morning Star Tloque Nauaque, Lake County, Mendocino National Forest Council of All Beings Oct. 13-14 - Pepperwood, Sonoma County Earth Warriors II - a continuation of the August Earth Warriors I training with Joanna Macy Dec. 8 & 9, San Francisco Bay Area |
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Saturday 8/4/2001 |
7-9pm, Berkeley Friends Church, refreshments provided. 1600 Sacramento St (at Cedar)., Berkeley, CA Space : The New Battleground Dr. Robert M. Bowman, President of the Institute for Space and Security Studies |
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Saturday 8/4/2001 |
1-4 pm, Port of San Francisco Pier One (at Washington and the Embarcadero) Bayside One Conference Room Workshop for A Monument to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Please join the Veterans and Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade at a workshop to begin the creation of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Monument in Harry Bridges Plaza. The ALB Monument Committee invites historians, activists, artists, designers, local residents and businesses, and others to learn about plans for the monument, and to join our discussion about what this tribute will mean. A site at the north end of Harry Bridges Plaza, in front the Ferry Terminal, has been approved by the Port Commission and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for a monument honoring those Americans who joined the international anti-fascist struggle during the Spanish Civil War. This prominent site was selected as a fitting tribute to the Veterans' legacy, and for their own connections to the San Francisco waterfront. The ALB Monument Committee will be developing a competition for the monument's designer this Fall and we hope to dedicate the artwork by early 2003. Workshop participants include: Peter Carroll, Historian Russ Elllis, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley School of Architecture Donna Graves, ALBM Monument Project Manager Martha Olson Jarocki, Chair of the ALB Monument Committee David Smith, Commander, Bay Area Post/Veterans & Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade For further information, please contact dgraves3@mindspring.com or call (510) 548-5113 or (415) 561-3338 |
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Saturday - Sunday 8/4/2001 - 8/5/2001 |
Solar Living Center in Hopland, CA. Straw Bale Workshop For a brochure with complete class descriptions, see our website at www.solarliving.org, email isl@rgisl.org, call 707-744-2017, or write to: Institute for Solar Living, PO Box 836, Hopland, CA 95449. |
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Sunday 8/5/01 |
10 a.m.-5 p.m., Presidio Alliance, San Francisco, California Earth Warriors 1: A workshop with Joanna Macy There are powers for the healing of our world, and they have nothing to do with military might or military technology. These powers arise directly from the life-generating relationships of Earth. In this day-long training we will work with fundamental concepts and practices for applying the power of our deep ecology to guide and sustain us in our work for the world. Limited to 60 participants (Priority registration for those who attend the Military and the Planet Conference above) for questions about registration, contact Alicia (707) 874-2347, fax (707) 874-2367 email: ide@igc.org, or register online: http://www.deep-ecology.org for questions about program, contact Levana (510) 547-2270 |
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Monday 8/6/2001 |
7am, Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab, East Avenue and Vasco Road, Livermore, CA Rally and Nonviolent Direct Action Peace on Earth and in Space Commerating the 56th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski, Japan For further information call the Livermore Conversion Project 510-663-8065 |
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Monday - Friday 8/6/2001 - 8/10/2001 |
Solar Living Center in Hopland, CA. Sustainable Living Workshop For a brochure with complete class descriptions, see our website at www.solarliving.org, email isl@rgisl.org, call 707-744-2017, or write to: Institute for Solar Living, PO Box 836, Hopland, CA 95449. |
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Monday 8/6/2001 |
7:30 am - 5:00 pm, Through July 27, 2001 pre-registration for this meeting is as follows: RCI Members-$70.00, Non-members-$90.00. Registration after July 27 is an additional $25.00. Continental Breakfast & a Lunch Buffet are included in the registration fee. Ramada Inn San Francisco Airport North, located just north of the San Francisco Airport Green Roofs Workshop Rooftops are often wasted space in our urban centers. They have been called "the last frontier!" Green-roof infrastructure is a proven technology in Europe where millions of square feet of rooftops are radically transforming the roofing industry. Green roofs can help exploit underutilized rooftops. Now all across North America more green roofs are being installed. Are you ready for the arrival of this fast growing industry? The Roof Consultants (RCI) Region 6 invites you to join them in San Francisco, California for their Summer Technical Program to be held on August 6, 2001 at the Ramada Inn San Francisco Airport North, located just north of the San Francisco Airport. This intensive one-day workshop on Green Roofs will introduce you to the green roof concept and the benefits of green roofs, and will include the following specific topics:
The speakers for this program, all experts in green
roof issues, includes Steven Peck, Tom Liptan, Ken Kline, Gerson Burs,
Theodore Osmundson, Charles Cronenweth and Peter D’Antonio. |
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Wednesday 8/8/2000 
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6:00 pm reception, 6:30 pm lecture, Donation $3 - $7 PG&E's Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 ADPSR's Building Ecology Forum: co-sponsored by Pacific Energy Center, East Bay AIA COTE and the Ecological Design Institute To Be Determined Call ADPSR 510-273-2428 or Pacific Energy Center 415-973-7268 email: WxB0@pge.com website: www.pge.com/pec to confirm event dates and topics. |
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Friday - Saturday
8/17/2001 - 8/18/2001 |
$75 early registration (>10 days early), $100 (< 10 days early) San Francisco Joint Apprenticeship Training Council (JATC) Designing and Installing Code-Compliant Photovoltaic (PV) Systems The California Energy Commission is sponsoring a series of workshops (June - August 2001) to promote the design and installation of hign quality cost effective PV systems. Hosted by local Joint Apprenticeship Training Centers (JATC) throughout California, this workshop provides an overview of small-scale solar electric generation, basic syatem design issues, and installation requirements to meet the National Electrical Code (NEC). Day 1: The first day focuses primarily on issues that impact the design of a PVsystem. The course begins with fundamentals of PV systems and solar energy. It then progresses to performance issues to identify wherelosses occur in a typical PV system. Siting concerns are discussed including how to take into account the effects of shading and orientation on system performance. Electrical and mechanical design issues are discussed to provide the participant with an overview of how to identify proper system design. The first day ends with an explanation of the important aspects of how the power conditioning equipment works and examples of current products. Day 2: The second day focuses primarily on issues encountered with installing code-compliant systems. Major installation processes are covered including the mounting and wiring of the PV array. Attention is given to each portion of the required hardware needed to install a safe and reliable PV power system. Issues discussed relate to both battery and non-battery-based systems. Issues specific to battery-based systems include battery types and wiring of critical load subpanels. Issues relevant to all PV systems include temperature-corrected wire ampacity, wire voltage drop, and grounding. The course concludes with system checkout procedures so the installer is confident that the system is installed properly and is operating as expected. Prerequisites: Attendees are expected to have a basic understanding of electrical systems. This workshop is designed to augment the understanding of standard wiring practices with those issues that are specific to PV installations. For more information contact Daniel Whooley, Training Director Phone: 714-431-5853 ext. 3 Email: dan@sfjatc.com or visit http://www.endecon.com/html/training.html |
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$325, residential, meals included. Occidential Arts and Ecology Center 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465 USA Organic Gardening Intensive This comprehensive, hands-on introductory course will cover all aspects of organic gardening in coastal northern California. Topics to be covered include: garden design and planning, bio-intensive techniques, crop selection, soil fertility management and enhancement, sheet mulching, composting, vermiculture, greenhouse management, seed saving principles, and harvesting and cooking from the garden. Participants will receive OAEC's garden planting calendar and a reader of pertinent articles. Instructor: Doug Gosling. To register contact OAEC at: 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465. For further information or to receive our catalog, please call us at (707) 874-1557. email: oaec@oaec.org , website: http://www.oaec.org |
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$550, residential, meals included. Occidential Arts and Ecology Center 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465 USA Starting & Sustaining Intentional Communities Do you dream of establishing a land-based intentional community? This course is designed to help you actualize that dream. Presentations and exercises will cover such topics as how to find land and finance a purchase; legal forms available for holding land; organizing as a "for-profit" or a "non-profit," group decision making process; finding like-minded people; financial organization; legal and insurance issues; dealing with local zoning and regulations; and long-term planning. We'll have extensive tours of the Sowing Circle community and OAEC's educational center. Instructors: Dave Henson, Adam Wolpert, and Guests. To register, please send a $100 deposit to OAEC at: 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465. For further information or to receive our catalog, please call us at (707) 874-1557. email: oaec@oaec.org , website: http://www.oaec.org |
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Friday - Saturday
8/24/2001 -8/25/2001 |
$75 early registration (>10 days early), $100 (< 10 days early) San Jose Joint Apprenticeship Training Council (JATC) Designing and Installing Code-Compliant Photovoltaic (PV) Systems The California Energy Commission is sponsoring a series of workshops (June - August 2001) to promote the design and installation of hign quality cost effective PV systems. Hosted by local Joint Apprenticeship Training Centers (JATC) throughout California, this workshop provides an overview of small-scale solar electric generation, basic syatem design issues, and installation requirements to meet the National Electrical Code (NEC). Day 1: The first day focuses primarily on issues that impact the design of a PVsystem. The course begins with fundamentals of PV systems and solar energy. It then progresses to performance issues to identify wherelosses occur in a typical PV system. Siting concerns are discussed including how to take into account the effects of shading and orientation on system performance. Electrical and mechanical design issues are discussed to provide the participant with an overview of how to identify proper system design. The first day ends with an explanation of the important aspects of how the power conditioning equipment works and examples of current products. Day 2: The second day focuses primarily on issues encountered with installing code-compliant systems. Major installation processes are covered including the mounting and wiring of the PV array. Attention is given to each portion of the required hardware needed to install a safe and reliable PV power system. Issues discussed relate to both battery and non-battery-based systems. Issues specific to battery-based systems include battery types and wiring of critical load subpanels. Issues relevant to all PV systems include temperature-corrected wire ampacity, wire voltage drop, and grounding. The course concludes with system checkout procedures so the installer is confident that the system is installed properly and is operating as expected. Prerequisites: Attendees are expected to have a basic understanding of electrical systems. This workshop is designed to augment the understanding of standard wiring practices with those issues that are specific to PV installations. For more information contact Ron Raymond, Training Director Phone: 408-453-1022 or visit http://www.endecon.com/html/training.html |
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Saturday
8/ 25/01 |
From 10am to 1pm, $15/nonmembers, $10/members. Nobody turned away for lack of funds. The Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. Media Wedge Kit Training Taught by Metaphor Project Founder Susan C. Strong, PhD, the goal of the new Media Wedge Kit Training is to help participants create and insert dynamic, witty, and irresistible new language like a wedge into the mainstream media wall. Metaphors like "frankenfood," "terminator seed," "smart growth," and "buffalo commons" open up a space in which questions get asked and longer, more in-depth stories follow. Without this wedge, such stories are much less likely to happen. The Media Wedge Kit Training makes the usually hit-or-miss process of coming up with new slogans, catch phrases, and metaphors very systematic and extremely effective. It brings to ordinary brainstorming a wealth of new tools, methods, and criteria and helps to channel as well as liberate participants' creativity. More creativity means more effectiveness. Metaphor Project founder Susan C. Strong has worked as a public educator, communication consultant, and writer for the last twenty years on issues of peace, environment, and sustainability. She is a cofounder of The "Who's Counting?" Project and a former Senior Research Associate at the Center for Economic Conversion, and taught literature and communication about contemporary issues for more than a decade at UC Berkeley's Rhetoric Department and also in the Communications Department of St. Mary's College. She is also a widely-published author and poet. Call (510) 548-2220 x 239 for more information. |
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Monday
8/27/2001 |
Room open at 11:30am, program will start 12:00 noon 455 County Center, Room 101, Redwood City The County of San Mateo RecycleWorks Brown Bag Lunch Series presents Solar Power Andy Black, Electrical Engineer and Treasurer of the Northern California Solar Energy Association For more information please call the RecycleWorks hotline: 1-888-442-2666 or visit the website www.RecycleWorks.org |
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Nor Cal ADPSR, PO Box 9126, Berkeley,
CA 94709-9126 |
