Center for Transformative Action Email Archives Homepage Our monthly e-news offers news and information on upcoming events at the Center for Transformative Action, featuring the work of our projects.   March 2016 CTA Receives Innovation Award Crossing the Border by Treacy Ziegler February 2016 CTA Welcomes 5 New Projects! Letters of Protest for Kakabadze December 2015 ICOA Welcomes New Writer Lyson Center Announces NAFSN Memory Maker's New Artist Workshop Series Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair, December 5 October 2015 Finger Lakes Social Entrepreneurship Institute, November 13-15 Wood's Earth Expands! Lyson Center Dedication September 2015 CUSLAR Turns 50 Streets Alive! and Food Justice Fair August 2015 2014-15 Fiscal Year in Review Transformative Action in Action May 2015 Learn@EcoVillage Training on Net-Zero Energy Building Design Help Groundswell Celebrate Spring April 2015 CTA's Food Systems Development Project has name change Memory Maker Joins CTA March 2015 Alexon Grochowski is recognized Compassionate Communication Trainings February 2015 Local Investing Resource Center Launches The Floating Classroom Joins CTA November 2014 6 Inspiring Social Entrepreneurs at 2014 FLSEI Vitamin L Celebrates 25th Anniversary October 2014 3rd Annual Finger Lakes Social Entrepreneurship Institute CUSLAR advocates for justice August 2014 It's High Time for an Equal Rights Amendment Incubator Farm Nurtures Agriculture Entrepreneurs News and Events June 2014 Community Forum on Collective Impact "Without the Wall" moves to Philadelphia's City Hall News and Events May 2014 Migrants Represent Global Movement of the Poor New Immigrants, New Farmers News and Events April 2014 Spotlight: Performing Arts for Social Change News and Events March 2014 CTA Accepts Two New Projects! News and Events February 2014 Prisoner Express and An Open Window Food Systems Journals Gains New Sponsors December 2013 Green Up Your Holidays! Social Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories October 2013 Finger Lakes Social Entrepreneurship Institute Nine Social Entrepreneurs Speaking News and Events September 2013 Project Partner Spotlight: CUSLAR ICOA: Using Fiction for Social Change Second Annual Finger Lakes Social Entrepreneurship Institute July 2013 Project Partner Spotlight: CUSLAR News and Events June 2013 Project Partner Spotlight: Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming News and Events May 2013 Join CTA's Fundraising Campaign! News and Events April 2013 Student Project Spotlight: CU [dis]Connect Support Youth Changemakers by Celebrating Social Entrepreneurs News and Events March 2013 Project Partner Spotlight: The Sustainability Center Transformative Action in Practice News and Events February 2013 Project Partner Spotlight: Wood's Earth Living Classroom CTA sponsors community production of OLEANNA News and Events January 2013 Project Partner Spotlight: Dorothy Cotton Institute, Ithaca City of Asylum, and Vitamin L featured at upcoming Martin Luther Day King celebration I am what I am because of who we all are News and Events December 2012 Project Partner Spotlight: Buffalo Street Bookmarks CTA Year-in-Review 2011-2012 News and Events: DCI celebrating International Human Rights Day, Dec 10; Buffalo Street Bookmarks hosts fundraiser Dec 13; Groundswell to offer winter business planning course for farmers November 2012 Project Partner Spotlight: Dorothy Cotton Institute Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair News and Events September 2012 Project Partner Spotlight: Ithaca City of Asylum The Promise of Social Entrepreneurship: A Public Forum w/Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick and others. New Projects: Third Root Education Project and the Food Systems Journal New and Events: Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming classes; Vitamin L concerts at Earthdance and Peace Festival; Buffalo Street Bookmarks literary events and more. August 2012 Project Partner Spotlight: CUSLAR Updates on Finger Lakes Social Entrepreneurship Institute News and Events: Groundswell's New Farmer Training Programs; Veterans' Sanctuary Art Studio, Farm, and Warrior Writing Workshops; Spanish Camp for Activists; Parenting from the Heart and more. July 2012 Roots and Remedies: NOLA style First Annual Finger Lakes Social Entrepreneurship Institute News and Events: Groundswell Farmer Workshops; CUSLAR Spanish for Activists Camp; and more. June 2012 CTA to host First Annual Finger Lakes Social Entrepreneurship Institute News and Events: Vitamin L auditions, CUSLAR Spanish lessons, Veterans' Sanctuary farm works days, Warrior Writers and more. May 2012 Project Partner Spotlight: Vitamin L News and Events: CUSLAR fundraiser, Alternatives Library People's History Poster Show and much more! April 2012 Project Partner Spotlight: Veterans' Sanctuary News and Events: Ithaca City of Asylum, CUSLAR, Veterans' Sanctuary and more all to host events this month. March 2012 Project Partner Spotlight: Ecovillage Center for Sustainability Education News and Events: Veterans' Sanctuary hosting many events this month; Ithaca City of Asylum hosting censored poetry exhibit; CTA on pinterest, and more. February 2012 Project Partner Spotlight: The Durland Alternatives Library CTA now accepting Project Partner applications in New York State News and Events: CUSLAR Spanish class for families; Groundswell Farmer Training programs, and more. January 2012 Project Partner Spotlight: The Dorothy Cotton Institute News and Events: CUSLAR Spanish classes, MLK Community Day of Celebration, Treacy Ziegler in the Ithaca Times December 2011 CTA Expands Statewide News and Events: Groundswell Farmer Business Class, Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair, new videos on our website November 2011 Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair Photos from our 40th Anniversary Celebrations October 2011 Our debut newsletter featured information about our new website and our upcoming 40th Anniversary events. Center for Transformative Action 117 Anabel Taylor Hall Ithaca, New York 14853 607-255-6202 Join our Mailing List!