Environment

* The following article was originally published on Jan. 30 2009 in El Mundo, a Caracas daily. Written by a member of the editorial collective of El Libertario www.nodo50.org/ellibertario , it calls attention to what we fear is a bloody attack against these original inhabitants of the western part of the country.

*NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION*

BREAK UP WITH BANK OF AMERICA ON VALENTINES DAY
FEB 14th, 2009: MASS DAY OF ACCOUNT CLOSURES

STOP ALL EVICTIONS AND FORECLOSURES!
STOP FINANCING COAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE!

Contact: valentinesday@risingtideboston.org

This Valentine's Day, February 14th, 2009, join Rising Tide Boston (RTB) in demanding that Bank of America stop its funding of the dirty and deadly coal industry and demanding, in solidarity with City Life/Vide Urbana, that the Bank stop its unjust foreclosures and evictions of working families. Closing your account with Bank of America (BOA) is an important step in bringing closure to this unhealthy relationship. In Boston, we are planning a day of coordinated bank account closures in at least two locations, and encourage people in other places to organize something similar.

There's a new organic-vegetable CSA* farm in Victor forming-- come to this
meeting if you want to learn more about how to become a member!
This Wednesday, January 7th, 6:30 pm at the Perinton Community Center, Room
208B, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport.

visit www.mudcreekfarm.com for more information
Or contact Farmer Erin: 585-455-1260, erin.dandelion@gmail.com

*"CSA" stands for Community Supported Agriculture: Members subscribe to the
farm, paying upfront for the entire June-October growing season, and each week
they receive a heaping share of the harvest (organic vegetables), plus

February issue of Vanity Fair Magazine reports the Bush administration buried an extensive study on the impact of global warming:

"Water scarcity may be the most underappreciated global environmental challenge of our time." WorldWatch Institute

This December, join us at Climate Change Central to learn about climate change and the water crisis.

On Tuesday, December 9 at 7 pm join us to discuss:

Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water,
* *by Canadian author and activist Maude Barlow.

From the book, "...the verdict is in and it is irrefutable: the world is facing a water crisis due to pollution, climate change, and a surging population growth of such magnitude t

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1226404785593&pagename=JP...

http://www.elfpressoffice.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 31, 2008

THE NORTH AMERICAN EARTH LIBERATION FRONT PRESS OFFICE (NAELFPO) HAS RETURNED; THE VOICE OF THE EARTH LIBERATION DIRECT ACTION MOVEMENT!

On the web at: www.elfpressoffice.org

Washington, DC – On Friday, October 31, 2008, the North American Earth Liberation Front Press Office (NAELFPO) re-opened its doors as the public face and voice of the Earth Liberation Front movement.

The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is an international, underground movement consisting of autonomous groups of people who carry out direct action in defense of the planet.

You're invited to a Climate Change Central Book Circle.
Free and Open to All

Join us at 7 pm on Wednesday, November 5, to talk about a new kind of
democracy as laid out in *Frances Moore Lappe's Getting a Grip. *

”/Getting a Grip/ is not an ordinary book: it’s more like a new pair
of glasses, allowing you to see everything around you with greater
clarity. Suddenly the world is more comprehensible, more manageable,
even more beautiful. You won’t want to take them off.” *-- Barbara
Kingsolver

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Addressing climate change will require a new vision.