Local Organizing From The Trenches

Veterans Appreciation Event
Friday, October 1st, 11:00am to Noon

Join your friends and neighbors in a special veterans appreciation event at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Featured speakers include veteran and State Representative Allen Vaught, and former Houston Mayor, Bill White, recognized nationally for his Returning Veterans Initiative in Houston. Please join us at this special event to pay tribute to those who have served and be a guest at the Frontiers of Flight Museum.
Free tours of the museum are available at the conclusion of the event.
(Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave, Dallas)

Cooking Oil into Biofuel at the State Fair This Weekend
Saturday/Sunday, October 2nd/3rd, 10:00am to 3:00pm
Dallas Water Utilities "Cease the Grease" program is sponsoring a series of demonstrations this weekend on how used cooking oil is processed into biofuel. The demonstrations will be held at the Mundo Latino Pavilion located at the Museum of Nature and Science at the State Fair both Saturday and Sunday from 10am-3pm.
Jennifer Simpson, an upper school science teacher at Hockaday School of Dallas, will show fairgoers the three-step process of making biofuel from used household cooking oil. As an educator, innovator and scientist, Jennifer brings a festive approach to learning chemistry by blending style, intelligence and key subject matter. Her self-designed program, "Get a 'KIC' out of Science: An Innovative Strategy to Attract Students to Chemistry" demonstrates how science curriculum should be applicable and meaningful for today's youth. Her work has garnered numerous accolades including an appearance in O: The Oprah Magazine and a grant from the Jordan Fundamentals Schools, Inc.
For more information about the local grease recycling program, visit the "Cease the Grease" website at www.ceasethegrease.org
(Mundo Latino Pavilion, Museum of Nature and Science at the State Fair, Dallas)

One Nation Working Together for Jobs, Peace & Justice
Saturday, October 2nd, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Supporting the One Nation Working Together rally in Washington DC.with a local rally at St Luke Community United Methodist Church. One of the largest coalitions of progressive organizations in our lifetime has come together to demand a people's agenda from our government. This gathering provides an important opportunity for peace and anti-war activists to work closely with and support other activists across the progressive political spectrum, to spread our message and voice our demands:
* Jobs and economic recovery
* Cuts in military spending to fund human needs
* Peace abroad and renewable energy at home
* Bring the troops and war dollars home now
(St. Luke's Community UMC, 5710 East R.L. Thornton Fwy, Dallas)

Metromorphosis IV Symposium
Thursday, November 4th, starting 8:00am
The Greater Dallas Planning Council is conducting its 4th Metromorphosis Symposium on November 4th, 2010. This year's symposium focuses on Dallas' post-recession renaissance and emergence as a global city. Many economists believe the current national and world-wide recession marks profound structural changes that are realigning social, economic and political systems. New geographic centers of power are forming and in the coming decades, there will be strong competition among major metropolitan areas for dominance and global influence.
Metromorphosis IV will feature prominent national and local speakers discussing 21st Century economic, resource and demographic trends shaping the recovery and the strategic actions required by our region's governmental, business and civic leaders to position Dallas for the future.
For more info: www.metromorphosis.com
(Cityplace, 2711 North Haskell Ave @ North Central Expressway, Dallas)

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