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X-WR-CALNAME:Public Meeting: Connecting Kids to Watersheds through Poe
	try & Art in San Francisco at El Sobrante Branch Library - Eventful
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DTSTART:20090204T190000
DTSTAMP:20090131T190644Z
SUMMARY:Public Meeting: Connecting Kids to Watersheds through Poetry &
	 Art
DESCRIPTION: Location Details: El Sobrante Library  4191 Appian Way  E
	l Sobrante\, CA 94803 Event Type: Other Contact Name: Femke OldhamEmai
	l Address: femke [at] thewatershedproject.orgPhone Number: 510.665.353
	8Address: 1327 S. 46th St.\, 155 Richmond Field Station Children are s
	pending more and more time indoors and less time outside\, experiencin
	g nature. There is a growing movement around the globe to reconnect ch
	ildren to the natural world\, which is easy and enjoyable to do locall
	y in your own watershed.  Art can be an especially fun and creative wa
	y to connect kids to their natural environment. In support of this ide
	a\, the San Pablo Area Watershed Neighbors Education and Restoration S
	ociety (SPAWNERS) has invited Pamela Michael\, Executive Director for 
	River of Words\, to speak at a special public meeting on February 4th 
	at the El Sobrante Library. River of Words is a local non-profit organ
	ization that conducts training workshops for teachers\, park naturalis
	ts\, grassroots groups\, state agencies and librarians to help them in
	corporate observation-based nature exploration and the arts into their
	 work with young people. For more information about River of Words\, y
	ou can visit their website: http://www.riverofwords.org.  Ms. Michael 
	will give a presentation about the global movement to connect kids to 
	nature through art\, the merits of getting kids involved with nature\,
	 and how you can get involved locally. A moderated open forum discussi
	on along with a Q&A session will follow the talk. Free refreshments wi
	ll be served.  “Ms. Michael gives an inspiring presentation\, comple
	te with beautiful poetry and artwork created by children around the wo
	rld\,” says Femke Oldham\, Program Coordinator for SPAWNERS.  "It is
	 good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth\, and if 
	we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts\, the joys and beaut
	ies of the outdoors will be here forever." -Jimmy Carter http://www.sp
	awners.org
LOCATION:El Sobrante Branch Library @ California, United States
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