Page 22 RAIN November 1981 Using imagery in the classrooms helps children to focus attention and to become aware that there are many ways to image and learn. The Centering Foundation near Portland, Oregon, offers a fall series of tools and in-training sessions in visual imagery for teachers and other interested learners. For a fall class schedule, write 13715 SW Brightwood, Beaverton, OR 97005, 503/6466312. The third annual Alternative Energy Conference will be held at the Anchorage Community College, November 13-15. The conference will provide energy workshops, technical · paper presentations and policy forums on .energy-related issues. The goal of this year's conference is to provide information on state of the art alternative energy technology and provide a communications network for Alaskans involved in energy planning, use, and/or g~neration. For more information contact the Alternative Energy Resource Center, 1069 W. 6th Avenue, Anchorage, AL 99501, 907/274-3621. The Farallones Rural Center in Occidental, California announces an opening in the Edible Landscaping Program. This is an opportunity to live at the Rural Center, a village-like atmosphere demonsJrating solar energy, organic horticulture, and appropriate technology while participating in the edible landscaping program. This program teaches a holistic approach to sustainable, ecologically dynamic food production adjacent to the home with a focus on des'ign, installation and demonstration of landscapes that combine vegetables, tree crops, herbs, soil improvers, windbreaks, pest control plants, and nutrient accumulators into biologically sound and aesthetically pleasing environments. An excellent opportuni_ty for some.one with little or no background in landscaping or tree crops. A one to six month involvement, available now. Fee of $250/month covers food, housing and some program costs. For more information contact Robert Kourick at the Rural Center, 70718743060. (Please note: there will be two positions available for a one-month period as room and board exchange for assisting in the annual Tree Crops Order, January 1, 1982 through February 20, 1982. Four Season Residential Program offers an opportunity for practical training in bio-dynamic gardening and farming, ·animal husbandry, ~olar greenhouse horticulture, carpentry, forestry, and basic mechanics. A new program starts in January 1982 and runs through November. For detailed information and registration forms please contact The Rural Education Center, Stonyfield Farm, Wilton NH 03086, 603/654-9625. A two-day workshop detailing the design, construction, and marketing of a site-fabricated solar air system will be held for builders, developers, architects, engineers, owner/ builders, and allied building professionals. The workshops will teach the fundamentals and tricks-of-the-trade of site-built solar design and construction. The workshop will be held in New York City November 12-13, Kansas City November 16-17, and Denver November 20-21. To register, contact Tim Wessels at Enersource, Inc., Box 541, Peterborough, NH 03458, 603/924-3702. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the first-ever world meeting called to deal with the environment, an international poster contest is being held. The posters may carry a slogan created by the artist. The following phrase must be included in every poster: "June 5, 1982. Ten Years After Stockholm." Cash prizes of $100, $50, and $25 will be awarded. The theme of the contest is · "Only One Earth." An international panel of judges will select the winners in March 1982 in Nairobi where the poster will be displayed. Posters can be submitted to the Environment Liaison Centre through a non-governmental organization. The post-marked date for entry deadline must not read later than January 31, 19B2. Send entries to the Environment Liaison Centre, P.O. Box 72461, Nairobi, Kenya. Fifteen thousand people die of hunger daily; ten thousand of them are children. In the U.S., one out of every five perso~s is malnourished to some degree. On November 20 you can stand with the world's hungry by joining in the "Fast for a World Harvest." Fasting can change your point of view. If you give up eating for all or part of the day, you can help by sending your food money to Oxfam America, a non-profit international agency which funds self-help development programs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, working with the. poorest of the poor, with women, with refugees, and with the dispossessed. Oxfam began in England in 1942 as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief. During the past 38 years, Oxfam has gained a global reputation for innovative yet realistic development aid on the grassroots level. Oxfam America receives no government funding, choosing to depend solely on contributions from individuals_and groups. During the past six years, £asters have contributed more thah $11/2 million to Oxfam's self-help projects. For more information write Oxfam America, 302 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02116. The World Hunger Education Project will hold its eleventh "Politics of Hunger'' Seminar/Praxis January 10-22 in Washington, DC. This popular series is designed to increase the understanding and effectiveness of active or potential leaders in the hunger, justice, and poverty fields. Participants in the seminar are given the opportunity to contact policy makers and organizations in Washington and establish direct connections with resource persons and agencies that can strengthen action programs back home. The program includes roundt.able discussion with national and international food and development specialists; opportunities to expand knowledge, contacts, and leadership abilities. Fee for the two week seminar is $250. Housing and meals are by separate arrangement. Enrollment is limited to 20. For an application write or call Susan Quarles, WHES, 2000 P Street, NW, Suite 205, Washington DC 20036, 202/223-2995. November 15-17 in New York City the Riverside Church Disarmament Program will hold its fourth national conference on reversing the arms race, "The Arms Race and Us." Featured speakers include among others Richard Barnet, author of Real Security and Global Reach; Dr. Helen Calidoctt, President of Physicians for Social Responsibility; Rev. Raymond Hunthausen, Archbishop, Seattle, Washington. There will be workshops on teaching disarmament, economics of militarism, mobilizing the religious COnJ.munity, feminism and militarism, and'more. On November 17 the conference will take its appeal to the White House in their "most serious effort thus far to organize and strengthen the movement to reverse the arms race." Registration fee is $30 with meals and transportation from New York to Washington separate. Write or call the Riverside Church, Disarmament Program, 490 Riverside Drive, New. York, NY 10027, 212/222-5900. The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization is a technical and financial resource agency for local and regional community organizations. Founded by a group of activist clergy and lay community workers in 1966, the IFCO's mission is to help advance the struggles of oppressed peoples by assisting them in the development and perpetuation of viable community organizations. They are offering a series of intensive, eight-day skills training sessions devoted to practical fundraising and management techniques for staff and leadership of community organizations. These skills will be of special value as tighter government regulations and cutbacks accompany the declining economy. Tuition is $600 per person, including room and board, all materials and training fees. For a complete schedule of locations, write to IFCO, 348, Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031.
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