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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=096342814-16102009><STRONG>Join BostonCAN and Bill McKibben t<SPAN
class=903472512-18102009>oday, </SPAN>Sunday <SPAN
class=903472512-18102009>10/18, </SPAN>at Reggie Lewis Center in
Roxbury for a Relocalization Conference. </STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=096342814-16102009>What is "relocalization" you ask? It how our future
will have to be if we want to have healthy, economically and socially vibrant
communities that are able to survive the effects of global warming and the end
of easy access to petroleum products. <SPAN
class=903472512-18102009>McKibben speak</SPAN><SPAN class=903472512-18102009>s
at the closing plenary around 5pm but come earlier for </SPAN><SPAN
class=903472512-18102009>workshops, displays, and </SPAN><SPAN
class=903472512-18102009>networking. </SPAN>More details
below. </SPAN><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="CLEAR: both"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Mass. Coalition for Healthy Communities
presents...<BR>2009 Massachusetts Relocalization
Conference</SPAN></SPAN></B></DIV>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Join us for
a day of information, inspiration, sharing, speakers, panel discussions,
workshops, tabling, great local food, music, fun, and transformative action. A
fantastic program is coming together featuring presentations, panels, and
workshops on climate/energy/war, building local food systems and local
healthcare systems, the public health imperative for relocalizing, the green
collar economy, the economics of relocalization, the democratization of our
governance and our workplaces, inspiring Transition Town initiatives, places to
intervene in a system, the solidarity economy, and more!</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><B>WHAT</B>:
A statewide conference celebrating and highlighting the grassroots initiatives
that are springing up in response to systemic breakdowns and meltdowns, from the
economy to healthcare to the environment.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><B>WHEN</B>:
Sunday, October 18th, Registration & Breakfast - 8:00AM -
9:30AM<BR>Full program 9:30AM – 7:00PM</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><B>WHERE</B>: Reggie Lewis Center, 1350 Tremont
Street, Roxbury, MA</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><B>REGISTER
TODAY!</B> $10-$30 Pre-registration sliding scale (includes great food,
scholarships available)<BR></SPAN></SPAN><A
href="http://relocalizemassachusetts.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1"
target=_blank
title=http://relocalizemassachusetts.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">http://relocalizemassachusetts.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1</SPAN></SPAN></A></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">We'd like to
keep this sliding scale through the day of the conference to maximize
accessibility, so please contribute towards the higher end of the
scale!</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">We'll have
Bill McKibben on hand just a week before the big International Day of Climate
Action (see <A href="http://350.org" target=_blank>350.org</A>). We'll have
Frances Moore Lappé and Mel King on hand, pointing the way to resilient,
relocalized communities based on justice and sustainability. And we'll have
dozens of people and organizations on hand who are blazing the trail in their
communities for thriving local economies that protect the planet while meeting
people's needs.<FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=096342814-16102009> Program is posted at <A
href="http://relocalizemassachusetts.org/program">http://relocalizemassachusetts.org/program</A> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">For more
information, visit </SPAN></SPAN><A
href="http://www.relocalizemassachusetts.org/" target=_blank
title=www.RelocalizeMassachusetts.org><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">www.RelocalizeMassachusetts.org</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">, call 617-821-1453
or email<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><A
href="mailto:info@relocalizemassachusetts.org" target=_blank><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">info@relocalizemassachusetts.org</SPAN></SPAN></A></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">PS:
<B>Download the flyer here and share it broadly</B>: </SPAN></SPAN><A
href="http://relocalizemassachusetts.org/sites/default/files/RelocalizationFlyer.pdf"
target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">http://relocalizemassachusetts.org/sites/default/files/RelocalizationFlyer.pdf</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>