April/May 1983 RAIN Page 37 CALENDAR JOBS WITH PEACE, a nationwide campaign to divert federal funds from nuclear weapons to housing, education, transportation, and human services, is sponsoring Jobs with Peace Week, April 10-16. For information contact peace groups in your area or the national office, 2940 16th St., #1, San Francisco, CA 94103, 415/558-8615. WAR RESISTERS LEAGUE’S 60th annual national conference will be held July 14-17, at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. Write to the War Resister’s League, 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012. The 14th NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN AND THE LAW is being held in Washington, DC, April 7-10. Unity and Empowerment is the theme of this year’s conference. For more information write to 2633 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009, 202/745-0033. The 5th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY TRADE SHOW/ CONFERENCE, sponsored by the Ohio Hardware Association and the National Energy Journal, will be held June 7-9 at the Ohio Center in Columbus, Ohio. For more information contact the National Energy Journal, PO Box 15035, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320, 800/446-8303. The American Solar Enegy Society will be conducting its 1983 Annual Meeting and SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE AND PRODUCTS EXHIBITION at the Minneapolis Convention Center, May 31 to June 4. The Sixth Biennial WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP will be held in conjunction with the conference. For more information contact Karen George, American Solar Energy Society, 1230 Grandview Ave., Boulder, CO 80302, 303492-6017. The Energy Bureau has announced three conferences on energy topics; ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ON FEDERAL LANDS will be held May 23-24 in Denver; a conference on the impact of INTERFUEL COMPETITION will be held May 9-10, in Arlington, Virginia; and FINANCING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT will be held June 13-14 in Arlington, Virginia. For more information contact the Energy Bureau, 41 East 42nd St., New York, NY 10017, 212/687-3177. The Eight NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS is scheduled for May 24-28 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The conference is sponsored by Neighborhoods, USA, and will contain practical information for neighborhood organizers. For more information contact Sherry Kelley Marshall, Department of Neighborhood Housing and Conservation, 415 W. Court St., Cincinnati, OH 45203, 513/352-4910. To help meet the needs of the working woman by providing information necessary for enhancing her skills and introducing her to a significant representation of employers, the second annual ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL WORKING WOMEN’S EXPOSITION is being held June 17-18 in Denver, Colorado. For more information contact Consultants for Business Meetings, 9108 W. Radcliffe Drive, Littleton, CO 80123, 303/979-1580. 'The Chinook Community is sponsoring a conference entitled BUILDING A P^NETARY VILLAGE. The conference will bring together people from around the world who are committed to working in their home communities to build villages that ecologically sound, personally nurturing, and globally responsible. John Todd, Sim Van Der Ryn, Eileen Caddy, and Betty Didcoct will be among the workshop leaders. For more information contact The Chinook Learning Community, PO Box 57, Clinton, WA 98236, 206/321-1884. In the summer of 1983, the relationship between FEMINISM AND ECOLOGY will be examined at the Institute for Social Ecology from July 15-August 6. More information can be obtained by writing to Gloria Goldberg, Summer Program Coordinator, Institute for Social Ecology, PO Box 89, Plain- field, VT 05667. EARTH SHELTERED ARCHITECTURE is the subject of a conference to be held June 10th at the Cape Cod Community College near Hyannis, Massachusetts. Workshop leaders will include Don Metz, Dr. Raymond Sterling, Malcolm Wells, and David Wright. For more information write to Solar/Earth Shelter, PO Box 1149, Brewster, MA 02631. TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY SELF- RELIANCE is the title of a seminar on community self-financing techniques sponsored by the E.F. Schmacher Society in conjunction with the Center for Neighborhood Technology of Chicago. The conference is scheduled for June 9-15 in Chicago. For more information write or call E.F. Schmacher Society, Box 76A, RD 3, Great Barrington, MA 01230, 413/528-1737. The Center for Urban Education will cosponsor and coordinate the annual convention of the NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LOCAL CABLE PROGRAMMERS which will be held in Portland, Oregon, July 14-16. For more information contact Gentler for Urban Education, 0245 SW Bancroft, Portland, OR 97201, 503/221-0984. The FINDriORN FOUNDATION’S GARDEN SCHOOL has announced its projects and courses for this summer season. The educational program uses practical work projects as a focus for acquisition of skills for Caring for the earth and working together as a team in a community setting. Courses are continuous with a minimum commitment of twelve weeks. For more information contact Vance G. Martin, Find- horn Foundation Garden School, The Park, Forres, Scotland IV 36 OTZ. To help people explore the possibilities of the future, spring and summer FUTURES STUDY GROUPS are being formed by Portland futurist Ruth Miller. The fee for a ten week course is $45. For more information contact Ruth Miller, 515 NE Brazee, Portland, OR 97212, 503/281-8193. The KANSAS AREA WATERSHED COUNCIL will meet April 29-May 1 near Topeka, Kansas, to further develop an ecological framework for sustainable life in Kansas area bioregion. For more information contact Kelly Kindscher, KAW Council, do Appropriate Technology Center, 1101 Vi Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS 66044. The GLORIETA SCHOOL has announced a series of workshops and a one day overview workshop about GARLIC. Everything you might want to know: preparation and planting, pest and disease control, harvesting, and marketing. The one-day session is May 14 near Carlton, Washington. For more information write to Bob Elk, Star Rt. Box 31, Pateros, WA 98846. REAGANOMICS AND WOMEN is the theme of a forum being sponsored by the Red Rose School, in Portland, Oregon, May 13, at the Friends Hall, 4312 SE Stark. The workshop leader is Vice Chair of Democratic Socialists of America, Barbara Ehrenreich. For more information writle to Red Rose School, do George Potratz, 5215 NE 30th, Portland, OR 97211.
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