Dominic Frongillo sent me this: *NEWS RELEASE* from the Southern Tier Sustainability Planning Committee April 1, 2008 Visioning Workshop Kicks off Sustainability Center Effort
Binghamton, NY –Southern Tier residents from all walks of liife will gather to discuss founding principles and programs for a new Sustainability Center on *Saturday, April 12, 2008*, 1:00 pm – 4:00pm, in tthe Decker Room of the Broome County Public Library (185 Court Street, Binghamton, NY). All groups or individuals with an interest in sustainability are welcome, and are encouraged to join in the continuing promotion and development of sustainability practices in the area. The Southern Tier Sustainability Planning Committee, builds on decades of work in this area and was initiated by The Susquehanna Group of the Sierra Club along with the City of Binghamton, Binghamton Neighborhood Assemblies Project, Sierra Club Zero Waste Committee, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Earth Day Southern Tier, and Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments (VINES). The topics for discussion are many, and include, but are not limited to:  promoting the localization of economic activity, particularly in cultivation and accessibility of healthy food, the protection of green space and natural ecosystems, green building renovation and construction, alternative energy, sustainable social and economic practices that generate local wealth and well-being, such as living wage jobs, accessible and high quality health, educational and other social services, high environmental standards, and non-violent conflict resolution. This event follows up on the Sustainability Roundtable held last month.  Seventy five people participated lively discussions on local green efforts such as composting, zero waste, community gardens, alternative energy and local food production. The focus of the evening was Permaculture, the subject of a keynote speech by Andrew Leslie Phillips of Hancock Permaculture.  According to Phillips, “Permaculture seeks to design sustainable human settlements whilst preserving and extending the natural systems of which we are a part. It works to develop and maintain a cultivated ecology in all climate zones and includes principles of design, understanding natural patterns, climate factors, agricultural, social, legal and economic aspects of human settlement.†It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people, providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. The flyer for the event can be found at the following locations: PDF Form: http://binghamtonneighbors.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Kjq5BIRtce0%3d&tabid=109&mid=541 JPG Form: http://binghamtonneighbors.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=xcsSS7C%2fwLk%3d&tabid=109&mid=541 Interested residents are encouraged to print and distribute flyers. Contacts: Adam Flint, Assistant Professor of Sociology, ( 607) 761-8337 [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hartwick College Amelia LoDolce, Sustainable Development Planner, (607) 772-7028 [EMAIL PROTECTED], www.cityofbinghamton.com -- Stephen C. Nicholson 220 Yaple Rd. Berkshire, NY 13736 607-539-6923 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
