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X-WR-CALNAME:A Report on grassroots-based organizing around Sustainabi
	lity issues in Portland. in San Luis Obispo\, CA at SLO Public Library
	 - Eventful
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DTSTART:20081201T190000
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SUMMARY:A Report on grassroots-based organizing around Sustainability 
	issues in Portland.
DESCRIPTION:A Report on grassroots-based organizing around Sustainabil
	ity issues in Portland.\n\nand a facilitated discussion about how folk
	s in SLO can use / adapt the ideas & practices.\n\nwith J. Brush\n\nMo
	nday\, December 1\, 7pm at the SLO Public Library\, Osos and Palm stre
	ets in San Luis Obispo. FREE / Donation.  \n\nBrief bio:\n\nhttp://try
	onfarm.org/share/\n\nJ. Brush is a writer\, organizer\, videographer\,
	 and computer consultant\, with a long history of participation in coo
	perative communities. He has spent much of the last five years working
	 with peace and social justice organizations to improve communications
	\, strategic thinking\, and coordination. \n\nHe is a co-founder of Tr
	yon Life community farm (www.tryonfarm.org). Recently\, he has been fo
	cusing on growing a “cross-pollinating” infrastructure to help dec
	entralized linkages and collaboration between diverse communities\; an
	d bringing interpersonal and group dynamics skills into the heart of t
	his growing movement.\n\nMost recently\, he has worked with the Green 
	Bloc to document their direct actions linking global justice convergen
	ces with long-term urban permaculture and community gardening. He has 
	also worked in South Africa\, building relationships between US activi
	st communities and SA poor peoples’ movements struggling for communi
	ty empowerment and basic services.\n\nHe has also been supporting a va
	riety of difference groups (labor groups\, Transition Initiative\, Nei
	ghborhood Assns.\, etc.) in organizing at community level to begin bui
	lding trust to depend on each other rather than wall street as the eco
	nomic crisis starts to bite.\n\nHe will also be speaking at Cal Poly. 
	Contact HopeDance (369-0203) for more details.\n\nhttp://www.hopedance
	.org/cms/component/option\,com_events/task\,view_detail/agid\,300/year
	\,2008/month\,12/day\,01/Itemid\,77/
LOCATION:SLO Public Library @ California, United States
SEQUENCE:1227224294
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