Thanks to many of you, as of 12/1/2009 Congressman Brett Guthrie (R) from Kentucky’s 2nd Congressional District is a cosponsor of HR 2139 The Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009. Celebrate your voices being heard, and that a member of Congress acted because you, his constituents, spoke out!
The Story
It was time for classes to start back on the Hill at Western Kentucky University in late August when we met with Representative Brett Guthrie, and introduced him…
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Added by Charlie Harris on December 13, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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+ Watched a movie on AID history: "we have the tools to unite and we NEED to!"
To check out the mission: AIDemocracy.org
+ Plans to establish some sort of statewide or regional meeting for spring soon. Work with UK, UL, other state schools
+ Mountain Top Removal Action Day TOMORROW 10/30
NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS. Go to 1548 State St. across from Cravens Library at 9:00 AM. Performance around 2:00 PM
+ the bake sale raised $73.53. Proposal is to donate money to OXFAM International. To decide offici…
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Added by Tracy Jo Ingram on October 29, 2009 at 2:08pm —
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Announcements:
BAKE SALE TOMORROW IN DUC 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
-OS EARTH... registration deadline is next friday. Program itself takes place on NOV 19th in Garrett Ballroom
- Aramark Meeting coming up. What change do you want to see happen with our dining services? They DO listen.
- Reverse Trick-or-treat with Fair Trade Chocolate. Meet at 5 pm at DUC on the 31st. DRESS UP :)
- to be a part of a Green Team *easy commitment* to improve Western's faculty awareness and energy consumption email c…
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Added by Tracy Jo Ingram on October 21, 2009 at 9:46pm —
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Thanks for taking the time to call Guthrie and demand action on this lifesaving piece of legislation. Here's the 4 step process to Making Your Call. Don't worry, you'll be done in 2 minutes tops!
Please call Congressman Guthrie’s Office at (202) 225-3501 THIS WEEK and tell him to "Walk the Walk" NOW by cosponsoring the bipartisan Initiating Foreign Assista…
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Added by Matt Vaughan on October 21, 2009 at 8:30am —
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Talisman Picture at 9:30
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
+ Greg Capillo, pointperson for the Worker's Rights Consortium, proposes that the Worker's Rights Consortium movement should be propelled by a group called SAM [Students against Monotony]. The meetings are Thursday 8:30 p.m at the Beardy Poe, a house with Christmas lights across the street from Cravens Library. SAM will focus on pushing the administration towards its goals. AID will continue with its original intent.
+ Nina Bosken-- plans for an Anti- Mo…
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Added by Tracy Jo Ingram on October 14, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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I got a phone call last Saturday.
I look at the caller ID. It's my good friend Adam. I gladly pick up.
"Hey Adam, what's up?"
"Hey so Michael Pollen is going to be in Cincinnati tomorrow. I know you're going to be passing through. Wanna go?"
Ummm, absolutely I said. And that was it, I would see Michael Pollen speak. Whhaaat?
Fast-forward to Sunday and Adam and I are walking into the Cintas Center at Xavier University. The Cintas Center is where they play basketball. So, that meant there wer…
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Added by Nina Bosken on September 28, 2009 at 10:38pm —
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So about a week ago I decided it'd be a good idea to go to the G20. I was going to be close to Pittsburgh and I thought, why not at least observe something that doesn't happen every day or even every year. The G20 was the meeting of the leaders of the supposed 20 most powerful nations. The countries…
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Added by Nina Bosken on September 28, 2009 at 10:05pm —
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WKU G.R.O.W.S. is our student grown and student managed sustainable agriculture program. We're learning about and participating in our local food system!
G.R.O.W.S. stands for Growing Revolution for Our Well-being and Sustenance.
Our first farmer's market begins this week on Thursday, September 24th!
We will be holding a market every Thursday from 10-12pm and Friday from 10-1pm, until we run out of produce.
Please help us get out the word by printing fliers and placing them (with permission)…
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Added by Hannah Morris on September 23, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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Last night, I heard some things that made me uncomfortable. Things that I just didn't like.
See myself and a few other Hilltoppers traveled to Lexington to see Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak in Rupp Arena on the campus of the University of Kentucky. The number of times I made an awkward, unpleasant or disgusted face definitely exceeded just…
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Added by Nina Bosken on September 17, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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-'Breaking the Ice' up first. Hoorah. We all learned what one another wanted to be when we were 6 years old!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
+ Another 'Get to Know BG Bike Ride'/ Next Tuesday 5:30 p.m. (Meeting Place TBA by e-mail)/ To end at Kaleidoscope
+ JP Mayer to give bike street riding clinic
+ Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Annual Meeting
+ Panhellenic Step Show on Friday at the Colonnade @ 7 p.m.
+ Farmer's Market... SALE times: Thursday from 10-12, Friday 10-1
+ Nina Bosken is working on an a…
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Added by Tracy Jo Ingram on September 16, 2009 at 10:09pm —
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Now that we have decided that we want to truly be the conscience of this university and hold our administration accountable for its desire to "make poverty history," we have to learn exactly what we're getting ourselves into here.
Attached are some documents form my friend Ella when she and her group, United Students Against Sweathshops, began their own campaign.
We'll hopefully go through them together to try and figure out what they mean.
I've also attached a link to the Worker's Rights Con…
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Added by Greg Capillo on September 16, 2009 at 8:41pm —
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Meeting begins with Matt Vaughan addressing what our intention for the evening will be:
-To select Two Major Focus Issues
-To discuss 'Project/One-Time Events' (for which Chairs or Pointpeople will be selected)
Before moving on to tackle the largest goal of the night, announcements are made:
+ Want to learn more about agricultural sustainability? Join the Horticultural 475 class meeting Wesnesdays 1:00-3:00 pm. Or just come out to the farm and help. Also, volunteers needed for WKU's own Farmer…
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Added by Charlie Harris on September 10, 2009 at 2:24pm —
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We all work so hard to make the world a better place. We should just chill too.
So we will.
Come eat dinner with the community every Sunday evening around 7:30 p.m. (Show up whenever you can).
We'll share food, listen to music, give thanks, and hang out. Bring a dish if you want, but it's totally not mandatory.
This Sunday (Sept. 13th), dinner will be at the Community Engagement House. The address is 741 E. 11th St. It's on the corner of E. 11th and High St. If you have any trouble getting the…
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Added by Rebecca Katz on September 10, 2009 at 1:04am —
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WKU AID and Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC) will be hosting an awesome bike ride through Bowling Green! This your chance to get a tour of Bowling Green, learn where all the important places are, AND find out how you can navigate Bowling Green SAFELY on a BIKE. Whoa.
On Tuesday, September 15th, meet up in Centennial Mall near the large red statue at 5:45 p.m. with or without a bike, we've got extras! From there, we'll all ride together around the city and end up at Greener Groundz, (on B…
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Added by Rebecca Katz on September 10, 2009 at 12:30am —
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Charlie Harris explains what AID is and reads our current mission statement, which follows...
"WKUAID empowers students at WKU to address local and global challenges such as poverty, disease, climate change, and injustice through awareness and action. WKUAID promotes just and sustainable solutions at the campus, community, and global level.""
Everyone introduces themselves by saying there name, major, class, area of interest, and favorite animal
Matt Vaughan explains "Point People" for all WK…
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Added by Matt Vaughan on September 6, 2009 at 10:00am —
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WKU Students may be interested, maybe?
http://www.acrnet.org/
Students enrolled in colleges and universities are invited to create and submit a two minute or less video displaying the power of conflict resolution. Each video will be judged based on its creativity, originality, production quality, clarity of message, and potential to educate diverse audiences. The submission period is September 1, 2009 to October 1, 2009. The winner of the contest will receive a free one-year ACR membership or…
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Added by Luis Ore on September 3, 2009 at 1:23am —
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While today did not mark the first time in my travels that Kenya has become real to me, it was probably the first time I’ve ever felt bad about where I come from.
Ezra has been asking me for quite some time to travel with him to Buguta (the village neighboring the town I live and work in) to take some pictures of some construction work going on there. A teacher from WKU helped raise the funds to put a roof on the new house of a family from the area and Ezra wanted her to see exactly what the fun…
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Added by Lindsey Filiatreau on September 2, 2009 at 2:27am —
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http://www.wiserearth.org/user/LuisOre/section/gallery
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Added by Luis Ore on September 1, 2009 at 9:10pm —
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Countries around the world are interested in hosting foreign-investment projects. Foreign investors may face a wide range of challenges in host countries, from cross-cultural situations to blocking coalitions that may prevent the implementation of foreign-investment projects. Local communities may fear exploitation of natural resources, changes in their lifestyles, or have concerns about the environmental impacts of foreign investment and development projects. A well-developed cross-cultural and…
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Added by Luis Ore on September 1, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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Brothers and Sisters!
We won! And we didn't even really have to fight!
The Board of Regents recently approved an energy plan that will eventually shut down the coal plant!
http://www.wku.edu/bor7-31-09.pdf
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Thanks to Kevin Smiley for keeping us in the know.
There is still some work to be done, however. We have to make sure to thank the administration as well as follow up with some KFTC members in Pike County to ensure that we really are not subsidizing the largest environmental des…
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Added by Greg Capillo on August 13, 2009 at 10:31am —
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Guthrie Walks the Walk!
Minutes 10/28/09
Walking the Guthrie Walk
Michael Pollen in Cincinnati
WKU G.R.O.W.S.
Worker's Rights Consortium Information From Our Friends at UM
SUNDAY DINNER!
Video Contest Is Geared to College and University Students
A Kenyan Experience YOU Should Live.
