4-2-08 MINUTES

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DC 11th Hour Action Group 4-2-08 Minutes

Attendance = 16
Brie, Emily, Emeline, Paula, Bob, Lea, Kelley, Jen, Ada, L.A., Chris, Andrea, Mary, Emily, Eric, Philo

VIDEO
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=35sBu_54sWw

MINUTES
1. Introductions of new members (about 5 times, ha!) Philo wins the award for memorization!
2. Item 1: Lecture Series
PLEASE EMAIL ME VENUE OPTIONS by Wednesday, April 9th
* Now-May: Lara: Marco Tedesco (Polar Caps)
* June-July: Jen: Ocean (June 3-5)
* Aug-Sept: Bob: Changes in DC Gov?t
* Oct-Nov: Paula: Connection with Nature
3. Voted YES to be allies with Audubon Society
4. Item 2: Manual Conversion into Website
* Editors: Emeline, Eric, Emily, Kelley, Ada, Jen, Chris
* Server Space, Domain Name: Brie
* Web Designer: Brie
5. Item 3: Political Action
* Research Issues: Kelly, Lea, Jen
* Legislative Process: Bob, Brie, Kelley
* Outreach to Stores: Lara (invited)
* Outreach to Consumers: Lara (invited)
6. Item 4: Store (Gardening/Hardware) Action
* Andrea, Lea, and Lara (invited)
7. 1sky announced upcoming events, and more details will be sent out in a separate email.
* April 9th, Pizza party, volunteers needed to make phone calls
* Earth Day booth at the Mall on April 20th
* Climate Change Event on April 22nd
* Action on Mothers Day May 9-11
8. As affiliates with the 11th Hour, we automatically vote YES to be allies with 1Sky.
9. Earth Day for the YOUTH in Harpers Ferry, WV. Our member, Kelley is organizing this event, and more details will be sent in a separate email. If you are interested in helping the youth become more involved in green living, please volunteer and contact Kelley (you can find her in the ?members? section)
10. Item 5: Earth Day. See ?Action Items? in the Files for a full listing of DC Earth Day events. Thanks to Emeline for organizing this list.
11. Vegetarian/Vegan: Andrea brought materials from post cards to informationals on how eating vegetarian is a sustainable choice for life.
12. ?Lending Library?: Philo started the idea of having a ?lending library? in our group, and he started by handing out a book that Paula is now reading. When Paula is finished, she will bring it back to the meeting and hand it onto another member. Please bring any books that you wish to share with the group.