DCEN ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) DCEN DIRECTORS NOTE

2) January 16th, 2:00-4:00 pm - RE-TREE D.C.! Come to our first meeting
in 2002!

3) New Low Impact Development Center Website on Improving Water Quality
in the Anacostia River!

4) Thur., Jan. 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 6:45-8:45pm - KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
Legal Sparring for Environmental Activists

5) January 15th , NOON - Environmental Diversity Discussion

6) ACTFORCHANGE ACTIVISM UPDATE: Don't Gut the Clean Air Act

7) April 17-19, CERES 2002 Conference - The Future of Wealth on Earth:
Opportunities and Risks for Investors, Corporations, and Activists in a
Changing Global Climate

8) Environmental Jobs - Sierra Club Clean Air Organizer

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1) DCEN DIRECTORS NOTE

DCEN Members:

*Our January luncheon featured Kyle Paulson from the Container Recycling
Institute and Meredith Fields, representative for Con. Lynn Rivers's
office. Our panel discussed the status of bottle bills in the United
States and we had a lively discussion regarding the possibility of a
bottle bill in the District. We will be scheduling a more intensive
discussion on the subject soon. Anyone interested should contact me.

*After a very busy year for the Clean Water Campaign in 2001 we will be
holding our first meeting of the new year. It is scheduled for January
17th here at Friends of the Earth, 1025 Vermont Avenue NW 3rd Floor. We
will begin at 2:00 and end promptly at 4:00. Anyone interested in
attending should contact me at (202) 783-7400 x 120. With the WASA
stakeholder meeting coming up later this month and expected decisions by
local government, our meeting should have much to discuss.

* You can send event announcements to Cweiss@.... I look forward to
seeing many of you at our February 7th luncheon on Low Impact Development
(LID) in D.C and the Region!

Chris Weiss
Director
DC Environmental Network

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2) January 16th, 2:00-4:00 pm - RE-TREE D.C.! Come to our first meeting
in 2002!

After a very busy and exciting November and December, the RE-TREE D.C.
Campaign will be holding it's first meeting of the new year.

RE-TREE D.C. is a coalition of environmental and civic organizations who
are working to pass the D.C. Council Tree Bill. This is an important
step towards restoring D.C.'s disappearing tree canopy. We will update
members on the schedule of meetings with elected officials and staff, and
go over our strategies to convince the Carol Schwartz and the Committee
on Public Works and the Environment, to hold a mark-up of the bill.
Please add this to your calendar:

DATE:
Wednesday, January 16, 2002
TIME:
2:00-4:00 pm
PLACE:
Friends of the Earth, 1025 Vermont Avenue NW 3rd Floor (near McPherson
Square Metro)

If you would like to attend this meeting, either in person or by phone,
please RSVP to (202) 783-7400 x120.

Thanks again for helping to Re-Tree DC and please do not forget to RSVP
for Wednesday's meeting!

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3) New Low Impact Development Center Website on Improving Water Quality
in the Anacostia River!

A new website on the development of planning efforts that can identify
opportunities to improve water quality in the Anacostia River and its
tributaries can be found at:

www.lid-anacostia.net/

The Low Impact Development Center and the District of Columbia Department
of Planning Anacostia Watershed Initiative are developing approaches to
use satellite imagery to identify areas of impaired vegetation, degraded
soils, highly impervious areas, and disconnected riparian buffers that
can be retrofit with Low Impact Development (LID) techniques. This
effort is being funded by the Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants
Program and is being administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Fund.
Visit the website for more information on this project and links to other
restoration efforts.

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4) Thur., Jan. 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 6:45-8:45pm - KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
Legal Sparring for Environmental Activists

Thur., Jan. 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 6:45-8:45pm $65

SALSA, the DC Justice & Solidarity Collective and the National Lawyers
Guild present a series of classes designed to inform activists, who may
lack formal legal background, about how to navigate the legal system.
This series will cover various legal issues faced by activists. Explore
how to handle these issues on your own, learn how to figure out when it's
time to get a lawyer and enjoy the empowerment that comes with knowing
the difference! Both lawyers and activists will present during the
series and discuss their experiences. Individual sessions are $20 each:

Jan. 17- How to Hold a Legal Demonstration: This class will explore when
you need a permit, when you don't, how to apply for a permit and how to
challenge a denial. W/ Mark Goldstone, National Lawyers Guild; Fritz
Mulhauser, ACLU; Adam Eidinger, Mobilization for Global Justice.

Jan. 24- How to Represent Yourself: This class will explore how to go
"pro se," how to prepare yourself for a criminal trial without being
represented by a lawyer. W/ Mark Goldstone & Mike Madden from National
Lawyers Guild; Bork, Anti-Capitalist Convergence, Homes Not Jail.

Jan. 31- How to File a Freedom of Information Act Request: This class
will explore the types of information you can receive from filing a FOIA
request, how to file one and what to do if your request is denied. W/ Jim
Klimaski, National Lawyers Guild.

Feb. 7- Effects of the Anti-Terrorism Bill on Civil Rights: This class
will explore the impact of the USA-PATRIOT Act on civil rights and its
impacts on political organizing. W/ Kit Gage, National Committee Against
Repressive Legislation.

Because space is limited registration is strongly suggested for all
evening SALSA forums. You may register by replying to this email with
your name, snail-mailing address and day and evening phone numbers. Or
call 202-234-9382 ext. 229.

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5) January 15th , NOON - Environmental Diversity Discussion

PLEASE JOIN US TUESDAY, JANUARY 15th for a discussion on environmental
diversity.

You are invited to the first in a series of presentations and discussions
on diversity and the environmental movement. Please plan to attend if
you and your organization are interested in reaching beyond traditional
constituencies and ensuring that your work continues to be relevant in
the years ahead.

The session will be held at The Ocean Conservancy, 1725 DeSales St. NW at
noon on Tuesday January 15th. The Ocean Conservancy is located near
Farragut North Metro, just off Connecticut Avenue and across from the
Mayflower Hotel on DeSales St. and is in the building between Filene's
Basement and ABC News. The discussion will be held in The Ocean
Conservancy's 8th floor conference room.

Background

In recognition of the need to increase diversity within the environmental
and conservation movement representatives of a number of organizations
have formed an Environmental Working Group on Diversity. This is an
effort endorsed by the Green Group CEOs but intended to be inclusive of
all interested organizations.

Early on in its work the Working Group identified the need to increase
our understanding of diverse cultures the environmental community needs
to reach out to and work with in order insure that our work is relevant
to all Americans. To both educate and inform ourselves, and the broader
community of environmental and conservation staff, the Environmental
Diversity
Working Group will be hosting a series of presentations during the year
on cultural diversity.

As an introduction to diversity and the conservation movement our first
session will feature a presentation and discussion led by Iantha
Gannt-Wright director of the National Park Conservation Association's
Enhancing Diversity Program. Iantha will talk about her program,
strategies for reaching out to diverse communities, and the effect the
program has had on NPCA over all. Future sessions will over such topics
as:

*How environmental issues play in various communities?
*How to begin outreach and how do you achieve diversity within your own
organization?
*Outreach initiatives to youth.
*The global perspective
*American Indians and the "Green Movement."

For more information contact: felicia_lopez@...

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6) ACTFORCHANGE ACTIVISM UPDATE: Don't Gut the Clean Air Act

DON'T GUT THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Under severe pressure from major campaign contributors and the utility
industry, the Bush Administration is on the verge of administratively
neutering a decades-old provision of the Clean Air Act that protects us
from the pollution created by the dirtiest power plants.

Twenty-five years ago, the Clean Air Act was updated by Congress to
include stricter rules controlling pollution from power plants. However,
plants in operation before 1977 were granted an exemption from the
stricter controls unless they renovated their operations. But, dozens of
utilities have invested billions of dollars in expanding the capacity of
their plants without installing up-to-date pollution control devices.
And if President Bush has his way, they won't have to. That's because his
administration is about to roll back this provision, with the result that
old power plants will continue to belch harmful toxics into the air we
breathe.

Twenty-five years is long enough for the dirtiest power plants to get a
free ride from the Clean Air Act. Tell President Bush not to reward his
campaign contributors by rolling back the Clean Air Act and to
aggressively enforce the law as it was intended by vigorously prosecuting
power plants that upgrade without cleaning up.
http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=mEnY0B2zgG0CQh0S7K0BX

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7) April 17-19, CERES 2002 Conference - The Future of Wealth on Earth:
Opportunities and Risks for Investors, Corporations, and Activists in a
Changing Global Climate

April 17-19, 2002
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C.

The CERES 2002 Conference will focus on the growing environmental and
social responsibilities of corporations and investors in the era of
globalization. The major themes of this year's conference will be:
corporate governance and accountability; transparency and sustainability;
climate change, wealth and security; and, globalization and justice.

The CERES 2002 Conference is a unique forum for leaders with widely
different backgrounds, assumptions, and visions to find concrete
solutions to today's environmental, energy security, and related economic
challenges. CERES conference participants come to seek and offer
solutions, challenge leaders and peers to make changes now, envision and
lay the groundwork for a sustainable world, and plan ongoing action
steps. For more information, please visit http://www.ceres.org.

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8) Environmental Jobs - Sierra Club Clean Air Organizer

Clean Air Organizer: leading environmental org., seeks an exp.
grassroots organizer to conduct clean air campaign in metro Richmond.
Hands on organizing exp., good writing and computer skills required.
Knowledge of environmental issues, in particular air toxics and ozone
pollution a plus. $28K+/yr. Send letter, resume and writing samples to
Sierra Club-Virginia, 6 N. 6th St., Suite 401, Richmond, VA 23219 by Jan
11, 2002. (Sorry about short notice!) Sierra Club is committed to work
force diversity.

Glen Besa, Director
Sierra Club-VA Chapter
6 N. 6th Street, Suite 401
Richmond, VA 23219
804-225-9113/ FAX 804-225-9114
glenbesa@...

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Look for more announcements next week! --Chris Weiss <CWeiss@...>
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