The amendment under consideration (S.J.Res. 19) will have a vote in the US Senate in July or August. A Senate vote will tell us which Senators favor limiting $$$ in elections and which favor more $$$ in elections.

The Pro-Amendment Rally is set as a preface to July 4th celebrations and will be held at noon on July 2nd in front of the Federal Courthouse at 6th and Broadway. There will be street theater and speakers knowledgeable about the need for this reform by an Amendment.

Let our MoveOn Council member, George Schuhmann, know if you will be there by responding on this website. And if you want to help to put on the event, George can be contacted at 802-5833 or sadrien@aol.com.

Sponsors include The Story of Stuff, Sierra Club, MoveOn.Org, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, People for the American Way, the Other 98%, GreenPeace, Friends of Earth, Common Cause and Public Citizen.

Louisville Sustainability Forum

Wednesday, July 2nd, 12 - 1:45 pm

Passionist Earth and Spirit Center

(located behind St Agnes Church at 1920 Newburg Road)

Featured Presentation

Water Privatization: An Environmental Justice Concern
Liz Virgo, student at UofL

There is a global water crisis. The world's fresh waters are becoming increasingly polluted and ground water supplies are increasingly tapped, making our environment less sustainable for future generations. While the number of people that cannot access fresh water for their daily needs is growing, so is the private water market. Many wealthy corporations purchase land and water rights in a given region and monopolize or drastically damage water supplies that formerly sustained local citizens.

Liz Virgo, an undergraduate anthropology student at UofL, will discuss the process by which many people are denied access to safe water so that corporations can profit. Her recent essay "Water Privatization: An Environmental Justice Concern" was a winner of the 2014 Anne Braden Social Justice Institute Research Award.

Shorter Presentations

Metal Roofing: a more sustainable option

Joe Knife, Branch Manager

Solar Disinfection of Open Channel Floating Water

Venkata Gullapalli, student at UofL

Now in its seventh year, the purposes of the Louisville Sustainability Forum are:

1.We hold and promote the intention of sustainability for Louisville.

2. We establish and nourish relationships that strengthen
community and create change.

3. We create a space for discussion that inspires, motivates and deepens

our ability to catalyze social change.

Food & drink:

Heine Bros. provides us with Heine Bros. coffee. Feel free to bring a bag lunch. If you'd like to prepare extra food or drink to share with others, that is always welcome!

July 7-11, 1:00pm to 4:00pm

"Bugs, Slugs, and Ughs! Icky Things to Explore" Camp

Louisville Nature Center

Explore the yuckier side of the natural world, from slime to scat and more!
We will learn why gross is good when it comes to animal survival.
Warning -- We may get dirty!
Ages 6-12 - Limited to 20 participants.
COST: $110 for LNC members; $125, non-members

For more information, you can E-mail us at
LNC@bellsouth.net or call us at (502) 458-1328
www.louisvillenaturecenter.org

Saturday, July 12 6:30 pm

Rally for a PlantPure Nation

with Dr. T. Colin Campbell

Iroquois Amphitheater

Did you know that the single most important factor in climate change is the food we choose to eat? The connection of diet to the environment cannot be overstated.

Rally for a PlantPure Nation on Saturday, July 12 at Iroquois Amphitheater in Louisville, KY, is the first of its kind in the US. It will kick off a new grassroots movement to transform our healthcare system, our system of food production, and our relationship with the environment.

Scientist and author Dr. T. Colin Campbell joins his son, filmmaker Nelson Campbell, for a rally to address the growing public interest and continued government and industry resistance to the plant-based diet.

From his best-selling book The China Study and the hit documentary film Forks Over Knives, Dr. Campbell's research into the benefits of a plant-based diet has inspired millions of people of all ages who have experienced health benefits when avoiding animal-based and processed foods.

The event will include a sneak peek of the powerful new documentary PlantPure Nation (http://www.plantpurenation.com).

Kentucky State Representative Tom Riner, the critically-acclaimed band Driftwood, and local favorites kRi and Hettie will join the Campbells on stage.

Doors open and Driftwood kicks off at 6:30; Program begins at 7:30.

Local business will offer samples of plant-based food and beverages.

FREE Tickets are available online or through the Iroquois Amphitheater Box Office.

For more information contact PlantPureRally@PlantPureWellness.com or Laura Dietrich at (502) 905-1235.

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July 14 - 18, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Peace Education Program and the Human Relations Commission Present

Teen Leaders for Diversity Summer Camps

hosted by the Muhammad Ali Center.

The work of the National Coalition Building Institute forms the foundation for our Teen Leaders for Diversity camps. Participants will learn to celebrate their differences, understand stereotypes and how to interrupt prejudicial acts, remarks and slurs all in a safe and community building environment. Additional scheduled activities include an historic tour of Louisville. They will explore Conflict Resolution Skills including: Affirmation (Community Building, Prejudice Reduction), Communication (Active Listening, Assertive Speaking), and Cooperation (Team Building, Problem Solving). Interested rising 9th - 12 graders are invited to join us!

Download the flier here. Register online here.

The fee to participate is $50.00.

NOTE: No one will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

Contact janene@PeaceEducationProgram.org (cell 502-767-9871) or mark@PeaceEducationProgram.org for

details, information on scholarship opportunities, etc.

July 14-18 9:00am to 4:00pm

July 21-25 9:00am to 4:00pm

Wild About the Arts Camp

Louisville Nature Center

NOTE: Both camps contain the same content. Ages 6-12

Let your child be led by nature. Art and nature will be explored by engaging hands on projects using a variety of natural materials. Then, unpack your lunch and get ready for the afternoon: Shine Studio is back and will be on site for music, movement, yoga, drumming and hooping, indoors and out!

COST: $180 for LNC members; $220, non-members

For more information, you can E-mail us at LNC@bellsouth.net
or call us at (502) 458-1328

www.louisvillenaturecenter.org

Monday, July 21 at 6 pm

Social Change Book Club exploring

A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger

Heine Bros. Coffee, 119 Chenoweth Lane, St Matthews

In A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas, our July book, journalist and author Warren Berger examines the science of questioning and the ways in which the world's top innovators have used it to their advantage. Questioning can help us identify and solve problems, come up with innovative ideas, and pursue fresh opportunities. Berger explores how, in asking "the question that defined the problem," entrepreneurs have moved from product conception to profitable execution.

The Social Change Book Club is open to everyone who is interested in understanding, participating, leading, or supporting social change. Please just show up if you are interested--no RSVP, commitment, etc. It is great when people have read the book, but that is not a requirement to come and discuss.

Hosted by Howard Mason

HowardMason@NewPossibilitiesAssociates.com

www.NewPossibilitiesAssociates.com

Tuesday, July 22, Noon

Partnership for a Compassionate Louisville - Town Hall Meeting

Fox Hollow Farms

Compassionate Town Hall Meetings are Open to the Full Community!

Come Join Us and Bring a Friend!

Through intention and social innovation, Compassionate Louisville creates

and celebrates a community and world becoming more and more compassionate.

The mission of the Partnership for a Compassionate Louisville is to champion and

nurture the growth of compassion.

We ask: 'What does compassion want for Louisville?'

Thursday, July 24 at 6pm

Greater Louisville Sierra Club

Annual Picnic with special guest

Mark Wourms of Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest

at Louisville Nature Center, 3745 Illinois Avenue

This is the second year we are having our annual picnic at Louisville Nature Center. Weather permitting, we'll again plan to eat outside. However, we do have the option of cooling off or eating inside if necessary. As usual, our meal will be a potluck. Greater Louisville Sierra Club will provide two main dishes (one meat, one vegetarian) and one main beverage. Please bring some food of your choosing to share. Also, we ask that you bring your own reusable eating/drinking ware. Sorry, alcoholic beverages are not permitted.

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, founded in 1929, is made up of 14,000 acres of forest and a 250-acre arboretum, with 35 miles of hiking trails. It is located in Bullitt County, 25 miles south of Louisville. Bernheim is Kentucky's Official Arboretum and its woodlands, prairies, and wetlands make up the largest privately-owned natural area in Kentucky.

Dr. Mark Wourms, Executive Director at Bernheim, is a botanist and ecologist by training. He came to Kentucky in 2008 after serving as chief executive officer of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden and before that as director of the Kansas City Zoo.

Our programs, including our picnic, are free and open to the public. Please join us.

Sunday, July 27 at 11:05 am

Sunday Serve Us

with Mark Steiner, Kri and Hettie

Clifton Universalist Unitarian Church

2231 Payne Street

Mark, KRi and Hettie are delighted to be back at Clifton Universalist Unitarian Church for this Sunday morning program featuring song, story and a general sense of celebration!

Clifton Universalist Unitarian Church is a progressive religious community with a diverse membership that welcomes folks of all backgrounds, beliefs, and lifestyles. Ours is not a dogmatic, but a pragmatic faith. We may not share the same ideas, but we do share a common way of relating to others and our world that includes justice, compassion, kindness, and respect. It is in this spirit of open-heartedness and open-mindedness that we eagerly open our doors to you.

Louisville TimeBank

While the July LTB Potlucks are member-hosted, the big community Potluck will return on August 10th. Meanwhile . . .

The Louisville TimeBank is a member-run chapter of TimeBanks USA whose mission is to nurture and expand a movement that promotes equality and builds caring community economies through inclusive exchange of time and talent.

The Louisville TimeBank on ABC News with Diane Sawyer

Learn more at the Timebank website.

This Just In . . .

Earth Art Adventures is Coming

to the Louisville Nature Center this September!

Elders and Wisdom Keepers
Joanna Macy

Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy PhD, is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. A respected voice in the movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with five decades of activism. As the root teacher of "the Work That Reconnects", she has created a ground-breaking theoretical framework for personal and social change, as well as a powerful workshop methodology for its application.

Her wide-ranging work addresses psychological and spiritual issues of the nuclear age, the cultivation of ecological awareness, and the fruitful resonance between Buddhist thought and contemporary science.

Many thousands of people around the world have participated in Joanna's workshops and trainings. Her group methods, known as "the Work That Reconnects", have been adopted and adapted yet more widely in classrooms, churches, and grassroots organizing.

Her work helps people transform despair and apathy, in the face of overwhelming social and ecological crises, into constructive, collaborative action. It brings a new way of seeing the world, as our larger living body, freeing us from the assumptions and attitudes that now threaten the continuity of life on Earth. Learn more on her website.

Locally Mark Steiner and Marilyn Stoner of Cultivating Connections represent the network of trained facilitators in "the Work That Reconnects".

Here is a link to her blog about
"How to Prepare Internally For Whatever Comes Next".

Elders and Wisdom Keepers

Kathleen Dean Moore

Conversations around the Green Fire:

Kathleen Dean Moore

Kathleen Dean Moore is a philosopher, nature writer, public speaker, and defender of all that is wet and wild. Her work brings together the art of the essay, the wisdom of the natural world, and the moral clarity of philosophy to explore our place on the planet and our responsibilities for its thriving.

Learn more on her website RiverWalking

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