Hello everyone,
My apologies for the recent radio silence. The good news though is that
folks seem to be over the flu, my shoulder is mending, and Earth Day/Week is
rocking along. Below is an update on the many exciting pieces that are coming
together. If you did not receive them, the notes from the first meeting are
added on the bottom of this note.
Intern and list serve: As you may already know, we have a wonderful intern,
Kendall Rose Brunette helping us this year. So far she has been instrumental
in setting up our list serve, along with Eric Banford. If you would like to
join the list, send either an email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
respectively. The list will be used solely for Earth Day planning and
coordination emails. Kendalls next task will be getting the food vendors
lined up.
Earth Huggers Ball-The Earth Huggers Ball is coming along fantastically. The
tickets, which were designed by Crow, Magic Barrett and me, have been printed
and are ready to go. If you would like to buy or sell them please let me know.
The will be sold at Ithaca Guitar Works, Home Green Home and at the Ithaca
Farmers Market. We have a sharp, energetic volunteer Sharon Heller, helping
our sharp and energetic media coordinator Wendy Skinner. Sharon will be
focusing on getting out the radio public service announcements. Crow Weaver has
produced the spot. I will bring it to the meeting for all to sample.
Additionally we have lined up 2 newspaper articles so far-one in Cornells
Pawprint and one in the Tompkins Weekly.
Below is the blurb about this event so you can spread the word:
The CES proudly presents the 1st Annual Earth Huggers Ball, Saturday April
26th at the Holiday Inn Ballroom in Downtown Ithaca. This all ages come as
your favorite Earthling masquerade ball will feature the Burns Sisters, the
Native Earthling Band and all the way from Vermont, Rick Redington and the Luv
all playing on a solar powered stage.
Tickets are $15 or 2 for $25, family rates are available. Price includes
music and dance, hors doeuvres, face painting and prize drawings. Cash juice
and soda bar available. Doors open at 6:30, Music Starts at 7:00 PM.
Tickets are on sale now at Ithaca Guitar Works, Home Green Home and (soon) at
the Ithaca Farmers Market.
Website-The CES board has chosen a webmaster, Max Henderson. Max is a
Cornell student who also maintains the website for the Alumni Affairs Annual
Fund. We will keep you posted as the site progresses.
Ithaca Festival collaboration-I had a great meeting with Jake Roberts, new
director of the Ithaca Festival. We are working on finding ways to collaborate
to, in Jakes words, infuse sustainability into the festival and other ways
to work together. They will be tabling at Earth Day this year-a first! This
is truly a great sign of the times!
Missing meeting-The second meeting was split in 2 due to confusion about
location-apologies again. Nonetheless, the 2 groups 1. Wally, Debaurah and
Adam and 2. Wendy and Joey had productive sessions. Group 1 is talked about
plans for the opening ceremonies and group 2 began hammering out details on
budgeting for the New Tourism Initiative Grant we received. The opening
ceremony will be held in the center of the pavilion, featuring songs from the
Fingerlakes Unschool Network (FUN) group, Mayor Peterson remarks, a
participatory welcoming ceremony and the kick-off parade.
Next meetings- The next meeting will be Wednesday March 12th, 2008 in the Old
Jail House Conf. Rm. From 7-9 PM. Subsequent meetings are April 9th, same time
and location, and April 21st at the Market Pavilion at 6PM.
See you soon!
MINUTES
Center for Environmental Sustainability/Earth Day Planning Meeting
January 17, 2008
Present: Joey Gates, Wally Woods, Debaura Dahl, Adam Michaelides, Wendy
Skinner, Sean Reeves, Kathleen Banford, Eric Banford, Gabe Banford, Patricia
Haines
Convened: 7:10 pm, Hyman Conference Room, Old Jail Building
Introductions & Background
Following round-table introductions of those present,
Joey explained CES expanded vision for 08, from Earth Day to Earth Week,
and introduced the Earth Huggers Ball for Saturday night.
A Cornell intern is working on identifying and contacting food vendors
Patricia reviewed plans for the Greening the Arts Symposium.
In addition to a new CES website, Earth Week Ithaca will have a presence on
a national Earth Day networking site.
Steamboat Landing has 120 booths available; 80 were used in 07. Given
increasing interest from musicians in performing, here may be two stages this
year.
Thoughts for 08
Kathleen: consider a theme of CONNECTIONS?
Adam: his Cooperative Extension Debbie Teeter is considering bringing her
annual CSAFair to be part of Earth Day-Sunday
Wendy: SewGreens reuse design contest invitation is already out. Some photos
of last years Eco-Fashion Show are available but it would be good to arrange
for more photo-documentation of the full event.
Debaura: would like to begin Sunday with the Parade.
Wendy: people could come early to create costumes and masks to be part of
the Parade, or to wear their Earth Huggers Ball costumes.
The Parade could begin at noon, and lead people to where by Mayor will speak
at 12:15.
Need to include the Parade song in the program and teach a small group to
sing it ahead of time. Kathleen and Erik offered to work with Debaura to
contact the VOICES Multicultural Chorus and/or home-schooling group, which
could practice ahead of time.
Debaura: Last years talk space got pre-empted by Primitive Pursuits.
Would be good to have a space at a small distance from the larger pavilion,
perhaps the small covered picnic space.
Important to post topics with times.
Kathleen: this space could also be used for childrens songs and
story-telling
Debaura will contact Sue Hershberger about possibilities for using her tipi.
Using this would require a truck and set-up crew, and a way to anchor it down.
Patricia: Could contact Hotel School students interested in green cuisine,
to provide food
Eric: Suggested a workshop for the weekend before Earth Day, to view the
Joanna Macy Work that Reconnects DVD.
Possible spaces for such a workshop include Eco-Village, Henry St. Johns,
setting up the tipi at DeWitt Park or Tupelo Park.
Participants would do the exercises during the week and offer their
experience in some way on Sunday. For example, since Macy talks about the
Council of All Beings, participants could dress as animals and talk with Sunday
visitors about how they, as animals, feel about whats happening with the
Planet.
Wendy: could include animal images in the PR
Debaura: booth assignments could be laid out according to connection with the
elements of earth, fire, water and air
Questions to address
? can the CES website have a Wiki function so that visitors can add their
thoughts, comments and suggestions?
? whats the most effective way to recruit volunteers?
? how involve the schools?
? How involve the Native American community?
? create something for Earth Day at Pyramid Mall?
? way to count participants, and log where they come from? (in connection
with Tourism grant)
Count cars as they drive in? check license plates?
Guest book, sign-ups to receive future invitations?
? evaluation process involving visitors, to identify interests and gather
suggestions for the future?
Next Open Planning Meetings
Wednesday, February 13, Old Jail
Old Jail House Conf Rm. for March 12, April 9. April 21st meeting will be at
Steamboat Landing
Submitted by Patricia Haines
Secretary, Center for Environmental Sustainability
(sent via email to all participants and CES Board Members)
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