Page 10 R~IN February-March 1979 RUSH A week long training seminar on rural organizing will ~e conducted by The Institute, March 4_-9, in Little Rock, Arkansas. This-hands-on seminar will deal with specific challenges of rural organizing, including: building, mobilization and maintaining groups, communication and media skills, and de- . ve-loping an organizational·agenda. En-• rollment is limited to provide each • participant with maximum individual attention. Contact: Lina Newhouser, The Institute, 523 W. 15th St., Little Rock, AR 72202," 501/276-2615. The New School for Democratic Management presents Community·Business Training-Northwest Session, Feb. 25 to March 2, 1979, in Portland, Oregon. Courses include Finandal Management, The American Economy Today, CoJI1munity Economic Development Strategies, etc. The courses .are designed for , people involved with women's enter- , prises, food and housing co-ops, appropriate technology producers, etc. Tuition is $60/course and scholarships are available. Contact: New School for Demo- • cratic Management, 589 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105, 415/543-, - 7973. In Portland, call 503/224-7541. In March, 1979, the University of California Energy Extension Service is sponsoring 3 programs on practical energy conservation applications to be held at the University of California, Davis, campus. The programs are: Energy and Landsc~pe Architecture, March 3-4,· The Water Pumping Windmill, March 12-16, and Gasification Update, March 3 I-April 1. Contact: Patricia C. Erigero, University Extension, Univ'ersity of California, Davis, CA 95616, or call 9161752-3_090. The Phoenix-Next Earth-Art Center, a non-profit educational cooperative whose purpose is to provide a climate which will foster creative and ecolo,gical solutions to societal problems, is conducting a number of weekend workshops in South Acworth,.NH. They are: Psychodrama, Feb. 9-11 ; Animal Vege- . table and Minerals-how they relate to healing and .other aspects of human nature, Feb. 23-25; Community Education, March 9-11; Be.a Clown, Be a Clown, Be a Clown! March 23-25. The fee for a full weekend (including meals) is $3 5 (resident), $30 (non-resident). For more information, contact Phoenix-Nest Earth-Art Center, South Acworth, NH 03607, 603/83 5-6902. The Bicycle Network wili hold its annual gathering in New York City, Feb. 17-18, to share idef!S and strategies for increasing bicycle usage in the U.S. Contact: Greater Philadelphia Bicycle 'coalition, P.O. Box 8194, Philadelphia, PA 19101, 215/726-8794. The "(.Jnivefsity of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown: will host the 1979 National Conference of the Solar Energy Society of Canada, Inc:, August 18-21. The the,me ·of the conference is "Solar Energy: Bringing i(down to .Earth." This theme, stressing practical application of current renewable energy, will be reflected both in the two-day public program and the technical sessions. Conference organizers are soliciting technical papers on ·all aspects of renewable energy. For more information contact: Ma'rtha Musgrove Pratt, P. 0. Box 2932, Charlottetown, PEI, CIA 8C5, Canada. i ~.· ,~ I ~ ·. ,.1/£ . ... . . . •: A natural farmers' meeting will l;>e held in Columbus, Ohio, March 4, to discuss methods, marketing possibilities, and a communication network for people farming without petrochemicals. For more information,·contact Kathleen Cusick, 513/683-948'3, at the Rural Resource~, R.R. 1, Box·11, Loveland, OH 45140. The 5th Annual Minnesota Ene!gy Conference is planned for Feb. 22-23 in Minneapolis. Two days of intensive lectures, case histories, and practical how-to-do-it workshops. c·ontact: Minnesota Energy Copference, 414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401, 612/3 30-5696. The Fairbanks Environmental Center . in Fairbanks, Alaska, is looking for an 'Executive Director. This person.would be responsible for implementing the dec;isions of the Executive Board, organizing grass roots support, giving public presentations on many conserv.ation issues, and many other tasks. Salary is $BOO/month an'd some assistance in moving. Interested persons should send a resume and 3 references to: Search Committee, Fairbanks Environmental Center, 431 Skese Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99701, 907/452-5021. The Farallones Rural Center is looking for a new director. Person must be committed to principals of right livelihood and voluntary simplicity, skilled at (and experienced in) administration (including fund raising) and program develop111ent, and interested in educati9nal and community processes. Sfnd resume and comments to Alison Dykstra, The Rural Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465. The Farallones Rural Center is also looking for a builder/teacher to coordinate an 8-week hands-on workshop focused around the construction of a solar facility. Opportunity to live at , ' Farallones and share·in the benefits of living in a sti~ulating community and educational center from late May through July or early August. Contact Alison Dykstra at the above address. A few people_are in, the process of starting a collectively run, non-profit, natural foods restaurant/coffee house/ community center in Binghamton, NY, and are looking for people to help them start this dynamic new business. Co'J'Jtact: People's Power Plant, 43 South Wasqington St., Binghamton, NY 13903. A Symposium on Geothermal Energy and its Direct Uses in the Eastern United States will be held on April 5-7, 1979,, at the Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. The program will provide a basic background on geothermics, as well as present testimony from 5 (or more) people who are currently using geothermal energy in their businesses. Topics for discussion include: Exploration and Drilling Methods, Heating and Air Conditioning with Geothermal Energy, etc. Contact: Geothermal Resources Council, P.O. Box 98, Davis, CA 95616.
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