The next chapter meeting is TONIGHT Wednesday, April 22, 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:
1. Planning for Saturday's state Green Party convention in New Haven.
2. Update on local elections - see
http://www.ctgreens.org/fairfield/Candidates.shtml
3. Discussion of approaches to poverty: by what means and to what extent we
are obligated to get people out of extreme poverty?

CT GREEN PARTY ANNUAL MEETING
The state meeting will be held Saturday, April 25, at the Greater New Haven
Labor Council. We will be voting for state party officers and delegates to
certain national committees.

If you are a Green Party member, you should have received an invitation in
the mail and a ballot for election of party officers.

Announced candidates:
For CO-CHAIR (3 positions; both genders must be represented):
- Mike DeRosa
- Steve Fournier
- Jane Weston
For SECRETARY:
- Barbara Barry
For TREASURER:
- Christopher Reilly
For REPRESENTATIVE to the GREEN PARTY of the UNITED STATES (5 positions):
- Mike DeRosa
- Richard Duffee
- Tim McKee
- Charlie Pillsbury
- Amy Vas Nunes
For REPRESENTATIVE to the GPUS INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE (3 positions):
- Hector Lopez
- Justine McCabe
- German Tedesco
- Amy Vas Nunes
For REPRESENTATIVE to the GPUS PLATFORM COMMITTEE (3 positions):
- Richard Duffee
- Amy Vas Nunes
For REPRESENTATIVE to the GPUS MERCHANDISING COMMITTEE (3 positions):
- Rolf Maurer

We will need volunteers to count the ballots at the Annual Meeting, using
Instant Runoff Voting.

EARTH DAY EVENTS
See detailed calendar below.

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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EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS AND OTHER EVENTS

Wed Apr 22, 12-5 PM: Earth Day at Whole Foods: live music, food tastings,
vendors, raffles. 399 Post Rd West, Westport -
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/westport

Wed Apr 22, 11-2:30: 2nd Annual Earth Day at Norwalk Community College.
11:30 screening of Leonardo DiCaprio documentary "The 11th Hour," GenRe
Forum, 88 Richards Ave, Norwalk. Sponsored by NCC Student World Assembly -
http://www.ncc.commnet.edu/news/studentworld.asp

Wed Apr 22, 6-8 PM: Stamford GreenDrinks at Hula Hanks, 261 Main St,
Stamford. 316-0278

Wed Apr 22, 7:30 PM: "La Americana" film about undocumented immigrant
experience. Co-presented by The Stamford Partnership, The American
Connection, & CRISOL (Coalicion de Residentes Inmigrantes Solidarios). $10,
Avon Theatre, 272 Bedford St., Stamford -
http://www.avontheatre.org/special_events.html

Thurs Apr 23, 9:30-11:30 AM: Public forum, "Bridgeport’s Environment: What
is being done, what you can do" with Atty General Richard Blumenthal, Mayor
Bill Finch, and others. Housatonic Community College Event Center at Beacon
Hall (2nd floor), 900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport. Contact Dave Koch, dkoch@
hcc.commnet.edu - http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/events/earthWeeks

Thurs April 23, 6-8pm: "Speaking of Green": Green Heat talk by John Ruhnke,
president of JR's Comfortable Heat. He will discuss radiant floor heating
and solar and geothermal heating. The Center for Green Building, 3380
Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, 382-0774 - http://www.CenterForGreenBuilding.com

Sat Apr 25, 12:30-5:30 PM: Earth Day Symposium: "Awakening the Dreamer,
Changing the Dream." By donation, Unitarian Universalist Society, 20 Forest
St, Stamford. Contact Laura, 840-1979 - http://awakeningthedreamer.org -
http://www.uusis.org

Sat Apr 25, 11-4: Green Earth Fair at Earthplace, 10 Woodside Ln, Westport,
$5. 227-7253, greenearthfair@ gmail.com - http://www.earthplace.org/calendar

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

Thurs Apr 30, 12-1:30 PM: "Green Building & Land Use Regs: What You Need to
Know." Soundwaters talk by Gregory S. Sampson, attorney specializing in
land-use and environmental law. Robinson & Cole, 1055 Washington Blvd.,
Stamford. RSVP soundbusiness@ soundwaters.org, 406-3335 -
http://www.soundwaters.org/busenv

Fri May 1, 6:30-10 PM: Norwalk/Nagarote Sister City Project 23rd Anniversary
Fiesta. New Canaan Nature Center, 144 Oenoke Ridge Rd, New Canaan. For
reservation and details contact Priscilla Woyke, pwoke@ gmail.com -
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/

Mon May 4, 5 PM: "Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba)" screening of 1964 Soviet-Cuban film
about the Cuban Revolution. Bridgeport North Branch Library, 3455 Madison
Ave, Bridgeport. Contact: jpk@ pobox.com

Mon May 4, 5:30-7:30 PM: Union of Concerned Scientists president Kevin
Knobloch talks about bringing current science to bear on shaping U.S.
climate policies. Doubletree Hotel, 789 Connecticut Ave, Norwalk. RSVP at
http://www.ucsusa.org/forms/ucs-norwalk-ct-member-event.html

Tues May 5, 6-8 PM: Town of Fairfield GreenDrinks at Beach Cafe, 1270 Post
Rd, Fairfield.
536-4695 - http://www.fairfieldgreenteam.org

Wed May 6, 6-8 PM: Norwalk GreenDrinks at Pirate Restaurant, 7 Wall St,
Norwalk. 227-2065

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

Thurs May 28, 2-9 PM: Sustainable Gardening Expo. Stamford Govt Center, 888
Washington Blvd, Stamford. A project of Sustainable Stamford, in cooperation
with Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, Mill River Collaborative, and Stamford
Museum Nature & Center. Contact Erin McKenna, City of Stamford Land Use
Bureau, 977-4715, emckenna@ ci.stamford.ct.us -
http://sustainablegardeningexpo.eventbrite.com

Sun Jun 7: "Prospects of Civil Liberties under the Obama Administration"
talk by Mannie Margolis, Fairfield Chapter of the ACLU. Details to come.

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