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1. Tickets are now on
The 2006 GTA will be held at the Cannery
Ballroom in
2.
The
Bush administration’s FY 2007 Budget proposes to fund budget shortfalls by
selling nearly a billion dollars worth of our National Forest land. The
administration has identified more than 300,000 acres of National Forest, including
thousands of acres in the Southeast. Read more
3. Citizens
for Smart Choices Is Sponsoring a Conservation & Renewable Energy Fair
April 8, 2006
from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the
All environmental organizations and
environmentally friendly businesses are welcome to participate. Each will have easily accessible space
in
the school's
gymnasium/auditorium or on spacious grounds outside. For more information
contact David Harper (CSC Chair),
Phone: (615) 655-5274, E-Mail:
davidr@nctc.com
The public is encouraged to attend this
event. Learn more about Enviro-Friendly Agriculture and Renewable energy ―
Solar, Wind, Biomass,
Biodiesel, and More !!
4. Volunteer at the 2006
The
Nashville Earth Day Festival will be held on Saturday, April 22 from 11 – 7.
The organizing committee is looking for volunteers for this event. Please call
Charles Jobe at 615.687.7074 if you would like to participate.
5. 4th Annual Stream Clean-Up
Metro Water Services
is sponsoring its 4th Annual Stream Clean-up, a riverbank clean-up
that will help to enhance the beauty of Nashville, our
wildlife
potential and our water quality: Saturday, March 25, 9:00 – 12:00, Pavillion Branch, a tributary to Mill Creek,
Wilhagan.
Parking available at 870 Wilhagan.
All supplies are provided. Please contact Sonia Harvat at 615-862-4494 or
Sonia.Harvat@Nashville.gov
6. 2006 Whites Creek Clean-Up
The 4th Annual Whites Creek Cleanup will
take place on Earth Day, Saturday April 22, 2006. Meet at
Beverages, tasty snacks, and a light
lunch will be provided. There will be shifts of folks working til about 4 p.m., stop by when you can. Bring a
friend! To RSVP
or for more information call Michelle at (615) 876-8865.
7. FUTURE OF FOOD Documentary To Screen In
The
much talked about documentary, The Future of Food, by Deborah Koons Garcia, will be screened in Nashville on Fri., April
7, at the
Belcourt Theatre as a benefit for The Tennessee Organic Growers
Association (TOGA). The event will start at 6:30 PM with a reception
and
silent auction,
followed by a brief musical performance and the film. The screening will be
followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A,
including the
filmmaker Garcia. Advance tickets are $15, available through the Belcourt's website, www.belcourt.org, or at the Belcourt
box
office.
Garcia, widow of The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, spent three years and her own finances
making The Future of Food. The film investigates
the health and
environmental issues surrounding genetically engineered crops, and the
unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that
have quietly
filled
placing organic
and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the ongoing farm crisis. The
evening is intended as a community-building
event, designed
to increase awareness and support for local and regional family farming in
middle
focused on local
farmers' markets, meeting local farmers and learning about community supported
agriculture.
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