"GO GREEN WHEN YOU GO TO THE FAIR"
There's a good article in the Aug. 23rd Star and Tribune Home and Garden section entitled: "Go green when you go to the fair." Essentially, it details a new exhibit at the fair called the Eco Experience which is in the progress Center Building. The exhibit "explains how environmentally friendly practices and choices can keep our water and air clean and preserve natural resources" (Star and aTribune). There will be an "eco-home" on display and Arctic explorer, Will Steger will present on global climate change on Wednesday, Aug. 30th at 2pm. If you're planning on going to the fair, check out this exhibit!!!

Hey Summitters! Remember J. Drake Hamilton from Fresh Energy (she talked about alternative energy sources)? She will be coming to talk about Global Climate Change: How It Affects Minnesotans and What We Can Do About It on Friday, September 8 at the Carondelet Center at 6:30pm. It will be very interactive with discussion leading to action! Please join us for this great event! Bring your families so they can hear the info as well!

PS Here are some more pictures!

Here are some of the pictures from Power Summit. More to come...

Yay! More opportunities!
1. The Nonviolent Peace Force is hosting a Youth conference coming up soon! The Sword that Heals is being held August 18-20, 2006 at Anathoth Community Farm in Luck, Wisconsin (a little over an hour from St. Paul). The conference is for young people 16 years and older and the cost is only $35. Contact Maya Main at mhmain@csbsju.edu with questions. Reply to this message if you want an application!

2. Also on Friday, Aug. 18, 2006 is a benefit concert for the people of El Salvador featuring lots of local bands and fun! Join us for an evening of wonderful music for a great cause!
Plan de Trabajo: A Night for the Tamarindo Foundation
Friday August 18, 2006
7:00pm-9:30pm
Cretin-Derham Hall High School
$4 at the door

Artists include:
Bob Galligan
Tony Molek
and others!

The Tamarindo Foundation works to break the cycles of violence and
poverty that trap so many of the youth in El Salvador. Using sports, faith, and education, the Foundation works with the youth of Guarjila, El Salvador, to create an environment where youth not only survive but thrive. (This is the organization Becky Chabot works with!)

Much peace to you all!
Megan Kuhl
St. Joseph Worker

P.S. Pictures from Power Summit 2006 will be posted very soon!!