We would
like to thank you for your continued support and commitment to
creating a GMO-Free
Kauai. This is an exciting time for GMO-free Kauai,
and we would like to share you some of the latest information
on how we are all making the island gmo-free. In this newsletter....
1)
Upcoming showings of the Future
of Food.
Waimea , Higashi Hongwanji. Wednesday, May 18th, 7:00pm.
Kapaa, public library. Tuesday, May 24th, 7:00pm
2) Opportunities to volunteer part - time, with no meetings!
This is a very exciting time to join GMO-Free Kauai, as we have
made many inroads, and the time is right to take it to the next
level with help from you our supporters. We believe these tasks
can be done on your own time, with minimal interaction and oversight
from the main group, in other words, no big meetings for these
volunteers! Please do not hesitate to call us if you are interested
in any of these opportunities at 651 - 9603, as each of volunteer
positions getting filled would help us a great deal.
One of the most exciting and fun opportunities we have for volunteers
is art creation. Flynn Ford has offered to head a art group to
create presentation materials, puppets, signs, etc. Please call
her directly at 821 - 9695 if you are interested.
Volunteer coordinator - organize and update the volunteer database,
create a phone tree system.
Event coordinator - coordinate events like movie showings, fund
raising concerts, etc. Handle getting event space reserved, making
sure materials are present as needed, and set up properly.
Grant writing group coordinator - organize a group of volunteers
to do grant writing, facilitate the process of getting together
and discussing grant proposals.
Outreach coordinator - collect information of island groups that
would
be open to learning more about GMO's, and set up presentation
times.
3) Upcoming training opportunity
Our friend Dave Henson from the Occidental Arts College, co-founder
and the Director of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, will
be with us on July 16, do do a one day training on the county
initiative process.
If you would like to help spearhead and organize this very important
effort to pass a county initiative regarding GMO's, we think it
would be a good idea to attend this training. We are still discussing
the exact location of the training, but we are thinking of reserving
it to 5, or maybe 10 volunteers. Please call us a t 651-9603 if
you are interested.
4) A new , shorter, wish list
Laptop computer, capable of displaying a powerpoint presentation.
Legal consultation.
Office space.
Office equipment , if we receive office space.
5) A few links to recent articles covering the latest
in GMO news
Human Gene Gets Put Into Rice
http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/humangene042505.cfm
VICTORY!
Tillamook Votes to ban rBGH in its cheese - despite pressure from
Monsanto
http://www.truefoodnow.org/home_featurestory1.html
6) last meeting of the GMO-Free Kauai steering committee 5/10/2005
Our Future of Food public showings. discussed Kapaa , May 24,
and May
18, Waimea.
Noted, Future of Food on Hoike , Friday and Saturday.
Initiative process: Discussion of ongoing draft work.* Update
on PEW conveners and stakeholder selection, and ongoing analysis
of issues involved at conference.
Voted on topic to be covered in Dave Henson's one day training,
July 16, Initiative process and collecting signatures, the campaign
to run the process.
Covered ongoing organizational supply levels (movies, books, etc),
and technical needs (we can use a laptop).
Data base
organization, of volunteers.
Discussion of presence at county fair.
Discussed level of openness of steering committee.
As always
, have hope and do what you can.
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