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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Don't wait. Act now!
Sign your name in support
   

 

Dear SOCM members and supporters,   

 

We all know how difficult organizing for justice can be, whether the challenge is an unresponsive legislative assistant or a letter-to-the-editor you spent hours writing just to be shot down by your community editor. The barriers are in plenty, but right now, SOCM members have identified an action that you can respond to right away. Just click here to sign in support of the Cumberland Area Lands Unsuitable for Mining petition.

 

When you sign this electronic petition, you are joining thousands of SOCM members in influencing change for Tennessee. In addition to this quick sign-on, consider: attending the upcoming March 15 SOCM Lobby Day; joining the Anti-racism Transformation Team or designing a graphic for the Rock'em SOCM T-shirt Design Contest. Keep reading to learn more about our updates and news!  

 

Sincerely,  

Your SOCM Team  Board - Long Pic, Holding hands 

Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference
Member return to promote green jobs education

  

The Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference was a huge success for SOCM attendees. Members returned ready to educate regarding green jobs opportunities in the state and legislation needed to influence a more sustainable jobs future.  

 

The national conference brought in thousands of attendees and included

GJGJ 2011 Conference
SOCM member attend the 2011 Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference in Washington, D.C. From left to right: David Beaty, Franz Raetzer, Velmarie Gamble and James Theus. 

keynote speeches from EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, NEC Director Gene Sperling, Vice President Biden's Chief Economist Jared Bernstein, and Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari. In addition, the Conference featured plenary panels on clean energy manufacturing, building the labor-environmental movement, and sustainable communities, as well as more than 100 workshops on a wide range of topics important to creating good, green jobs.

 

To become involved in the SOCM Green Jobs Committee, contact Cassie Watters at [email protected].  

Attend justice events with SOCM!
SOCM Lobby Day, mountain justice events scheduled

Attend the SOCM Lobby Day
SOCM will join other organizations throughout Tennessee in lobbying SOCM Logofor fair legislation, March 15, in Nashville, Tenn. Tell your state representatives and senators that you want sustainable jobs, an end to mountaintop removal, immigrant rights and other fair legislation! Contact Stacey Mitchell, [email protected] to sign up.

Attend the 6th Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington, D.C.  
Joining hundreds of people form across the U.S., SOCM members will make their way to Washington, D.C., April 2 - 6, to attend the 6th Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week! Contact [email protected] to learn more.  

SOCM office moves to Knoxville  

SOCM Gets New Phone Number and Address after 16 Years 


SOCM transitioned its headquarters to Knoxville, Tenn. in mid
Bob Luxmoore paints the Knoxville office.
SOCM Finance Committee member Bob Luxmoore paints the new SOCM office in Knoxville, Tenn.
February with the help of several enthusiastic SOCM volunteers. The exciting transition was made after 16 years in Lake City, Tenn.

Thanks to all of our members who helped with packing and moving. Volunteers included: Franz Raetzer, Yusef Gaither, Elam Blackman, Todd Shelton, Ethiel and Michelle Garlington, Chuck Shuford, Maureen O'Connell, Bob Luxmoore and Carol Foreman.

SOCM has called Lake City home since 1995. To usher in this historical move, SOCM will host an open house event in late March 2011. 

Note our new address AND phone number:

2507 Mineral Springs Avenue, Suite D, Knox, TN 37917

Phone: 865.249.7488

Sign On! Tell OSMRE that you support the Cumberland Area "Lands Unsuitable for Mining" petition    Click here to sign your name to an official comment!

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) officially deemed the North Cumberland Lands Unsuitable for Mining Petition (LUMP) as "administratively complete."

Please take a moment to express your concern for protecting the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (WMA) by signing your name to a mass comment. You can also submit your own comment through our online submission form.


By mail, send comments to:
North Cumberland LUM Petition Administrative Officer
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
710 Locust Street, 2nd Floor
Knoxville, TN 37902


Find an overview of the LUMP provided by the Department of Environment and Conservation here.
Rock'em SOCM T-shirt Design Contest - Deadline extended to Sept. 5
Contest to celebrate 39-year-old group

 

Looking for an opportunity to get your creative juices flowing for a good cause? We've got a rock'n contest going on that needs your help, and the deadline was recently extended to Sept. 5, giving you plenty of time to design for SOCM!  

Rock'em SOCM
Click on the image to view rules and guidelines. Be sure to "like" us on Facebook!


SOCM is working to double its membership and increase its outreach for social, economic, and environmental justice work in 2011. To help us reach that larger audience and support base, SOCM is looking for you to help design a t-shirt that celebrates the rock'n 39-year-old organization SOCM has become.


SOCM will pick one winning design to be featured on a t-shirt and used in other creative ways. Up to 10 awesome graphics will also be featured on the SOCM website.

For rules and submission guidelines, click here.

Contact Christina Honkonen with questions at 615.260.4595 or [email protected]!  

In This Issue
Sign your name in support of the Cumberland Area LUMP
Members return from Good Jobs Green Jobs conference
Attend justice events with SOCM
SOCM Gets New Address, New Phone Number
Sign On! Tell OSMRE that you support the Cumberland Area LUMP
Rock'em SOCM T-Shirt Design Contest
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Join SOCM today!  Click on the link below and designate your donation as membership dues or mail us a check with "new member" in the memo line.


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Upcoming SOCM Events and Meetings 
 

Anti-Racism Transformation Team Meeting
February 26, 2011
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
(ET)
Lebanon, TN  

SOCM Lobby Day  

March 15, 2011
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(CT)
Nashville, TN

SOCM Board Meeting  

March 26, 2011   9:15 AM - 3:15 PM (CT)
Lebanon, TN

6th Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week in D.C.  

April 2 to April 6, 2011 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
Washington D.C.



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