The next chapter meeting is Monday, March 16, 7:30 PM at the home of
Ralph Nazareth, 6 Rushmore Circle, Stamford. Directions:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/6+Rushmore+Circle+Stamford+CT



AGENDA:

We will be discussing poverty and inequality: the law of diminishing
returns, purchasing power parity, absolute vs. relative poverty,
ethical obligation, and how inequality itself injures people.



We will also begin the petitioning process for ballot access in this November's
elections.



DRUG POLICY REFORM

On Sunday, April 5, 2:30-4:30 PM, Richard Van Wickler, a spokesperson
for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
(http://www.leap.cc/cms/index.php?name=Speakers&bio=753 ), will
speak at the Ferguson Library in Stamford. Van Wickler is
Superintendent of the Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Dept. of
Corrections and supports marijuana decriminalization. He has argued
that almost half of all NH prison inmates are imprisoned due to
technical parole violations and non-violent drug arrests. The talk is
sponsored by Fairfield County ACLU. Ferguson Library, 96 Broad Street,
Stamford, 3rd floor auditorium. Contact: Richard Duffee,
richard.duffee@ gmail.com, 588-0161



ECOS SEEKING NEW BOARD MEMBER

The Environmental Council of Stamford (ECOS) is looking for a new Board
Member. To apply, contact ECOS President Jeff Cordulack, 613-8813,
jcordulack@ yahoo.com



VIGILS FOR PEACE IN IRAQ-EVERY SATURDAY

10-11:00 at Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge in Westport center

10:30-12 at Danbury War Memorial (South & Main Streets)

11:30-12:30 at Ferguson Library, Bedford & Broad Sts., Stamford

12:30-2:00 at Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk



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OTHER EVENTS



Sat Mar 21, 9-3:30: Urban Ecology Conference: "Citizen Science: What is
it?" Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport. $30 fee. Contact Jeanne Yuckienuz,
394-6576 or jyuckienuz@ beardsleyzoo.org - http://www.beardsleyzoo.org/



Thurs Mar 26, 7:30 PM: "Iraq: Humanitarian Challenges" talk by Captain
Luis Carlos Montalvan, sponsored by Greenwich Forum on War and Peace.
Greenwich Library 2nd floor Meeting Room. Contact Jane Milliken
jmilliken90@ gmail.com, 637-7723 -
http://greenwichforumevent.homestead.com



Fri-Sat Mar 27-28: Lower Hudson Valley Social Forum. White Plains High
School, 550 North St, White Plains, NY. $20 for two days. 914-449-6514
- http://lhvsocialforum.org



Sat Apr 4, 11 AM: March on Wall Street: "Beyond War, A New Economy is
Possible." Peace Train from CT to be scheduled -
http://www.unitedforpeace.org



Thurs Apr 9, 6-8 PM: "Speaking of Green: Transportation" talk by
Richard Stowe. Center for Green Building, 3380 Fairfield Ave,
Bridgeport, 382-0774, info@ CenterforGreenBuilding.com -
http://www.centerforgreenbuilding.com - http://www.railtec.org



Wed Apr 15, 7:30 PM: "Afghanistan: Providing Education in a Country at
War" talk by Margaret Jo Shepherd, PhD, sponsored by Greenwich Forum on
War and Peace. Greenwich Library 2nd floor Meeting Room. Contact Jane
Milliken jmilliken90@ gmail.com, 637-7723 -
http://greenwichforumevent.homestead.com



Sun Apr 19, 1-4:30: Earth Day in Wilton. Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.
762-3950 - http://wiltonlibrary.org/events



Tues Apr 23, morning: Public forum, "Bridgeport’s Environment: What is
being done, what you can do." Housatonic Community College, 900
Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport -
http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/events/earthWeeks



Sat Apr 25, 11-4: Green Earth Fair at Earthplace, 10 Woodside Ln,
Westport. 227-7253, greenearthfair@ gmail.com -
http://www.earthplace.org/calendar



Tues Apr 30, 10-2: Green Fair: An Earth Day Celebration. Housatonic
Community College, 900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport. LBayusik@
hcc.commnet.edu, 332-5058 - http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/events/earthWeeks



Fri May 1: Norwalk/Nagarote Sister City Project 23rd Anniversary
Fiesta. New Canaan Nature Center, 144 Oenoke Ridge Rd, New Canaan.
Contact Tish Gibbs, tishgibbs@ sbcglobal.net, 846-1109 -
http://www.sistercityproject.org



Sat May 2, 12-4 PM: EcoChic Wedding & Home Show. Hotel
Chesterfield, 1404 Shippan Ave, Stamford. $20 tickets. Contact: info@
ctgreenscene.com, 470-8020 - http://www.greenweddingscene.com/



Sat May 9, 9:30-3: Fairfield’s Earth Day Celebration at Fairfield Warde
High School. Contact: ffldearthday@ aol.com -
http://fairfieldearthday.wordpress.com



Sat May 16, 11-3: Norwalk-Wilton Tree Festival, Cranbury Park, Norwalk
. 854-3200, info@ NorwalkTreeAlliance.org -
http://www.norwalktreealliance.org



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