(Updates daily;
ongoing events at the bottom)
(Updates daily;
ongoing events at the bottom) Tuesday: City council publci input on homeless, Humand Trafficking
New homeless blog for brainstorming
GIVE
PEAS A CHANCE
THE LIBERAL STORE HAS MOUNTED A CAMPAIGN
TO HELP THE MARION HOUSE FEED, CLOTHE AND SHELTER THE HOMELESS AND
THOSE IN NEED.
YOU
CAN CHECK THE LIBERAL STORE'S WEBSITE FOR AN UPDATED LIST OF WHAT
ITEMS ARE NEEDED MOST.
•Phone: 471-2546
•Contact Person: 218 W. COLORADO AVE - DEPOT ARTS DISTRICT
•Web: www.theliberalstore.com
Colorado Springs is considering a No-Camping Ordinance - the final meeting agenda will be posted Friday, Feb 5.
They
will hold a discussion on the ordinance at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 (no
public comment) and then vote at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 (last public
comment time).
You can also go to
Survey Monkey
site and take a quick poll.
Human
Trafficking Task Force of Southern Colorado
Tuesday, Feb. 9
First United Methodist
Church, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
410 N. Nevada Ave.,
Room #135
The program will include a short educational DVD on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking and committee reports.
For more information, visit www.ht-colorado.org.
VALENTINES
DAY WITH THE WOLVES
BRING YOUR SWEETHEART AND CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF THE COLORADO WOLF
AND WILDLIFE CENTER ON FEBRUARY 14TH. TAKE A MINI TOUR OF THE RESIDENT
ANIMALS AND A SPECIAL TOUR ON CHINOOKS NATURE TRAIL WHERE YOU WILL
HEAR THE STORY OF THE LOVERS. EVERYONE WILL RECEIVE A ROSE TO PLACE
ON CHINOOKS SITE, FOLLOWED BY A TRADITIONAL WOLF HOWL TO SYMBOLIZE
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.AND SPECIAL GUEST AARON LAWRENCE OF TOUCH THE
SKY PRODUCTIONS WILL PLAY HIS NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE AT THIS GATHERING
AS WELL.
•Contact Info: AT 2 PM, $20 ADULTS, $10 KIDS 12 AND UNDER. HOT
CHOCOLATE, SPICED APPLE CIDER AND VALENTINE DESSERTS WILL BE SERVED.
FOR ONLY $10, HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH OUR AMBASSADOR WOLF.
•Phone: RSVP 719-687-9742
•Email: info@wolfeducation.org
"Helping Everybody Save"
Sunday,
Feb. 14
Garden of the Gods Visitor
& Nature Center, 2-3 p.m.
1805 N. 30th St.
Join Conservation Hardware to learn simple ways you can live more green and be more energy efficient while saving money too! Presentation is part of the Garden of the Gods Winter Lecture Series and is free.
Lecture:
The Glenn and Ursula Gray Memorial Lecture in Philosophy: "Race and
Liberalism"
Charles W.
Mills, the John Evans Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy
at Northwestern University and a leading scholar of the philosophy
of race and gender, will deliver the annual Glenn and Ursula Gray
Memorial Lecture on "Race and Liberalism." Professor Mills's first
book, "The Racial Contract" (Cornell, 1997), reassessed the social
contract philosophy at the heart of early modern Western constitutionalism
and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Sponsored by the Colorado
College philosophy department and the Cultural Attractions Fund.
7 p.m., Gates Common Room, third floor of Palmer Hall, 1025 N.
Cascade Ave. (east of Tutt Library), free
"Come Out of the Cold 3"
5:30-8 p.m. Monday, March 1 at the Marian House, 14 W. Bijou St.
information
and resources for Counter Recruitment
Healthcare For All Colorado.org
WEEKLY Vigil on Mondays from 12 until 12:30 at Camp Casey, 804 N. Nevada, for
all political prisoners at Abu Ghraib, Gitmo, and worldwide
Weekly vigil Austin Bluff and Academy: Wednesday at 3PM
The PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY BUS ( SUS BUS ) NEEDS A RELIABLE & RESPONSIBLE
PAID CO-ORDINATOR - DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE?
JUST FYI:
We have checks coming in from CS INDY & CS UTILS which should total over @ 2 K + Other promises -
We need to Find a Key Per for events this summer - IF you know anyone willing to take on the task - we need:
An SUS BUS CO-ORDINATOR: 10 Key Points here below - We need for semi - year round except breaks like Dec 15 -
March 15 ( with exception of special dates if weather permits ) And EASE back into things between March 15 - April 15th
We are fine with someone coming on from July 15 to Dec 15th w reviews @ Sept 15th to see how we create & adjust;
SUS BUS NEEDS RELIABLE & RESPONSIBLE CO-ORDINATOR FOR PIKES PEAK REGION
A) Whose Tasks would be:
1) Getting Co-Sponsors to donate to the SUS BUS
2) Get Calendar of Events set so we know WHERE & WHEN we should be going & what they will pay us if we can get $$
3) Co-Ordinate drivers to get the bus to the event & Vols * ( Best ones are Green Business folks who want public exposure )
so we can have at least 2 people per event for "Staffing"
4) Keep track of rotating Displays on Loan & building up better displays as we make progress
5) Misc etc around keeping SUS BUS functional - with support of Sponsors, Board, Mechanics, & Other Vols etc
SUS BUS NEEDS RELIABLE & RESPONSIBLE CO-ORDINATOR FOR PIKES PEAK REGION:
B) Whose ( Independent Contractor ) income payments would be a combination of :
1) $100 a month - Base minimum for stirring up Business etc see 1 - 5 above with reviews quarterly to boost if possible
2) $20 per event for showing up & supervising etc w the Vols
3) 20% of any & all SALES & DONATIONS that come in at any event where SUS BUS is showcased
4) 20% of any & all Co-Sponsorships created by the efforts of this co-ordinator working with Community Funded donations
5) 20% of any DESIGNATED Grant money earmarked for the SusBus will go to the Co-ordinator for Operations income
IF you know anyone interested - please FWD & contact us ASAP - Contact Amy Porter at 634-6552 or cell 351-3187 - THANKS & please do FWD to others -
Best, Mark Joyous
is seeking volunteers for the Supervised Exchange and Parenting Time program.
Call 447-9898 ext. 1020 or visit casappr.org for more.
Make of this what you will, but I got this email from CASA today:
Visit our website at www.casappr.org.
Of course I wrote back to say in no uncertain terms I would not remove this entry for a group doing such great work, and don't need her permissioin to place this call for volunteers. I will continue to support the fantasic work done there (and hope you do too) and ignore this silly posturing from one member.
Front Range Wildlife is seeking animal care, rescue and transport, fundraising, event planning and other volunteers for Spring/Summer 2007. Call 964-7826 or visit frontrangewildlife.org to register.
Teller County Regional Animal Shelter, a no-kill animal shelter in Divide, seeks volunteers to walk or groom dogs, play with cats, run errands, work in the office and more. Call 686-7707 or visit tcrascolorado.com for more.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is seeking volunteers to serve as mentors to local youth as part of a new program. Go for walks, play in the park, watch movies, play board games, cook food and share other positive experiences with kids each week. Call 633-2443 or visit bbbscolo.org/pikespeak for more.
PBS Frontline reports on demand online:
http://www.rmpbs.org/media/frontlineVideo.html
Free meal every Sunday at 2PM at the back of Shove Chapel, 1010 N. Nevada
To volunteer, show up at 11:30am. We're also taking donations of food, (prepared or durable), household goods, dinnerware, cash, etc.
Donations are tax deductible. Contact Steve Bass: hipgnotist(at)yahoo(dot)com or Garrett Meek, g_meek(at)coloradocollege(dot)edu
Everyone is welcome to serve or eat. We serve mostly organic foods and have specifically refused to buy in to Bob Holmes' program for regulating the poor.
We do not proselytize, preach, coerce, or wheedle.
All we do is feed
people.
SHARE Colorado is a nonprofit organization that serves as a monthly food distributor offering grocery packages at half the retail price to everyone. For more info, call 210-3244 or order at sharecolorado.com.
contact [at] CSaction(dot)org
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