Minutes - 10.28.02

1. Elections

The election is 8 days away. After the death of Paul Wellstone, the NH Senate race has potentially become the most important senate race in the country, and could come down to literally a couple hundred votes. The Greens really need to get out and help the Democrats. Jeanne Shaheen has an outstanding environmental record, and stands for many of the Greens' values. There are phone-banking opportunities every night this week from 6-8. Transportation and all instructions will be provided. Volunteers are also needed for Election Day, November 5. If you can help AT ALL please blitz Joshua Stern. We need every person! We must tip this race and keep the Senate with a Democratic majority!

2. Jeanne Shaheen Speaking on Friday!

The governor will be speaking Friday afternoon at 3pm in 105 Dartmouth Hall. This is a great time to get to know the candidate we support!

3. Hiroshima and 9/11 Survivors to Speak November 6

SPAN (Student Peace Action Network) is funding a national speaking tour of Hiroshima and 9/11 families. They will be speaking at Dartmouth on Nov. 6, at 7:30 pm in 105 Dartmouth Hall. These speakers have amazing stories to share, and this is a great opportunity. If you can help publicize or organize this event, pleace blitz Fan Zhong.

4. Boise-Cascade Day of Action

The Anti-Boise Cascade Day of Action is tomorrow, Tuesday Oct. 29! Dartmouth buys all its paper from America's most environmentally un-friendly logging company, and we want to do something about it! There will be tabling all day in the Hop, with petitions and information. In the evening, John Demos from the American Lands Alliance will be speaking at 6:30pm in 105 Dartmouth. Tomorrow is actually a National Day of Action against Boise-Cascade, so we are not alone in our fight! To help out, or to learn more information, blitz Christine Prentice.

5. Environmental Roundtable

This evening at 6:30 there was a meeting of the environmental roundtable. The environmental roundtable is a forum for all the environmental groups on campus to meet and share ideas and support each other's projects. The roundtable is also the group which will be networking with other Ivies in the new Ivy League Environmental Coalition. The first project of ILEC is a tree-free paper campaign, as determined at the Greening of the Ivies conference. The goal of this campaign is to have all Ivy League schools use 100% recycled paper, and with the strength of all schools we know it can happen! Please blitz Sue DuBois for more information or to get involved.

6. Banned Books Week Nov. 11-15

Together with Amnesty International, the Greens will be cosponsoring activities during Banned Books Week to raise awareness about censorship in both the U.S. and the rest of the world. Activities will include a Community Hour in Collis, a reading of banned books in the Green Bean, and support for a campaign to free political prisoners around the world incarcerated for exercising freedom of speech. If you are interested in helping, please blitz Irene Hwang, the Greens account, or Amnesty International

7. Lunch with President Wright

Sally Newman has arranged for a lunch with President Wright to discuss environmental issues at Dartmouth. Seats are limited, but if you would like to claim a spot please blitz her - Sally Newman

8. Green fun coming soon!

We are putting together ideas for a night of fun/camaraderie to get to know our fellow Greens and relax in a non-meeting atmosphere, so keep your eyes peeled for that info, coming soon.