Forwarded from: Maharishi University of Management <developm...@mum.edu> Subject: From President Hagelin – Please join me at the very important CAFO meeting Thursday night
Dear students, faculty, staff, and community members, Please join me for a very important meeting on Thursday, October 19, to address an issue that affects us all and determines, to a great extent, the quality of life and future of our community. The incursion of unwanted CAFOs in Jefferson County has been an ongoing concern, and over the past year in my role as president of Maharishi University of Management, stemming the growth of CAFOs has become one of my most pressing priorities. All that we have achieved through our Consciousness-Based Education programs, and all that our business community has accomplished to support the local economy, could be in jeopardy because of CAFOs, which are spreading like wildfire across the state. Thankfully, through the tireless work of Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors (JFAN), the growth of noxious CAFOs in our community has been held to a minimum—in dramatic contrast to our neighbors. At this critical moment, we need JFAN more than ever—to ensure the environmental integrity of our community and to prevent the unrestrained proliferation of CAFOs in Jefferson County! This year's JFAN Annual Meeting, “Breaking the Grip of Corporate Agriculture on Rural Iowa,” features agricultural insider Alan Guebert, the award-winning columnist of the popular Farm and Food File, syndicated weekly to 70 U.S. and Canadian newspapers. “I really do believe there is a way out of this mess,” says Guebert, who will share his vision of how that can be accomplished. Guebert contends that there is a role for everyone in driving change, and he will outline ways our community can step up its game. Johnson Country Supervisor Mark Carberry, will join Guebert to discuss what Johnson County is doing to address the CAFO situation in his county and what we all need to do to force changes that protect people and the environment. Dr. John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri at Columbia and a member of the JFAN Board of Directors, will provide an overview of industrial farming and its stranglehold on the Iowa legislature. David Sykes, JFAN legal counsel, will give a legal update on the Iowa Supreme Court challenge to the last vestige of the Iowa Right to Farm Law, how to analyze and challenge the new Nuisance Law passed this year, and how we could beat infringing CAFOs in courts of law and in the court of public opinion! We'll also find out about a new case filed in Jefferson County regarding a CAFO south of Maharishi Vedic City. Once again JFAN has a splendid Annual Meeting planned for us! I encourage you to attend not only because of the breadth of information that will be shared, but I urge you to join me at this must-attend event because a packed house at the Sondheim is essential for driving a strong message to the pork industry that CAFOs are not welcome in Jefferson County. This is a simple, enjoyable, yet essential way that you can help protect our precious meditating community. Please mark on your calendar — Thursday, October 19 at 7:15 pm at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 N. Main Street, Fairfield, IA. The meeting is open to the public and free of charge. I look forward to seeing you there! John Hagelin, President Maharishi University of Management P.S. We cannot afford to diminish our support for JFAN, which is pushing hard for a statewide CAFO moratorium in addition to efforts to keep CAFOs out of Jefferson County. These issues affect each and every one of us today, and future generations that will inherit Consciousness-Based Education. This message was sent to dickm...@lisco.com from Maharishi University of Management, 1000 North 4th Street, Fairfield, IA 52557 United States. To unsubscribe, reply to this email with 'unsubscribe' in the subject.
