March 25-27, 2008 SARE 20th Anniversary Conference
Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
“The New American Farm: Advancing the Frontier of Sustainable Agriculture.” A conference for farmers, ranchers, educators, researchers, students, advocates and the curious consumer. outreach@sare.org, www.sare.org/2008conference.

April 4-6, 2008 3rd Annual Iowa Rivers Revival Conference
Iowa Falls
Includes a scheduled legislative panel to discuss and answer your questions on what can be done politically to protect our rivers and waters in the state, and a panel on “Why Good Farmers Make Bad Decisions,” on how agricultural policy involving direct commodity payments affects farming decisions that pose a barrier to water quality. Click here to register.

April 8, 2008 Conference: “Keep it Small, Keep it All: Cultivating the Bioeconomy at the Local Scale” Sheraton Hotel, Iowa City
Sponsored by the UI Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination. Speakers will address local energy options from small-fuel production to electrical generation; the economic, health, and environmental impact of local food production and distribution; and policies that promote and hinder small-scale efficiencies. More information is available at www.cheec.uiowa.edu.

April 22 (Earth Day)
Earth Day Expo 2008
Olmsted Center, Drake University, Des Moines
3-6:30 p.m. The Iowa Global Warming Campaign and partner groups are presenting the ‘Earth Day Expo 2008′ at Drake’s Bulldog Theater in the Olmsted Center, 29th and University Ave, Des Moines. Attendees will be able to learn about the environmental challenges and opportunities facing Iowa and our planet from a number of organizations and speakers; and enjoy refreshments and live music prior to an exclusive screening of the film The Great Warming, starring Keanu Reeves and Alanis Morrisette. Contact Andrew Snow at 515.244.1194 x209.

May 3, 2008 Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN) Annual Convention Hilton Garden Inn, Johnston
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Join other Iowa progressives to learn how to make our organizations more effective. Workshops on on-line organizing, health care reform and federal rules for 501c3 and c4 activities. Pre-registration is required and needs to be received by April 18, 2008 to reserve your space.To register, download the flyer for this event at http://www.iowacan.org/ICANCONVENTION08.pdf and then return the form to the address listed. For more information, please contact Gayle Warner at 319-354-8116 or at mailto:gwarner@IowaCAN.org.

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