Indigenous People’s Day Events-Denver Colorado; Oct. 12, 2008

FYI-From Denver, Colorado-Events for Columbus Day/Indigenous
Resistance.

Hi of people could not open my previous attachment for the events this
Saturday, so I am trying, again. Sorry for the incovenience.
Glenn
 
Some of the events for the week:
 
1.  RACE, RESISTANCE AND THE COLUMBIAN LEGACY
Join nationally-known activist Glenn Spagnuolo, co-founder of Re-create
68, for a night of education and dialogue about race in America
and resistance to the Columbian Legacy!
When: 5pm Thursday, October 9, 2008
Where: CU Boulder Campus, Hale Hall Room 240
 
2.  Columbus Day Resistance March and Rally
The annual protest of the Columbus Day Holiday and the racism that it
embodies will begin with a march from Four Winds that ends at the
Capitol Building followed by a rally for a better future.
When:  March starts at 8 am, Rally at 9am, Saturday, October 11
Where: Start of March is at Four Winds at 5th and Bannock in Denver, CO
 
3.  People’s Council
Following the Columbus Day resistance, people will be gathering to
organize a new alliance locally that can act as a national vehicle for
radicals.  Bring your thoughts and cooperative energy.  Please come and
represent R68.
When: 1pm, Saturday, October 11
Where: The Great Hall at the Iliff School of Theology just past Evans on
University Blvd, Denver.
 
4.  Student Walk-out on Racism
Whether you are a student or not, join the students of Iliff, CU Denver,
CU Boulder and DU as the educate the public about Denver’s hidden racial
past on the 101st Anniversary of the Columbus Holiday.  There will be a
student walk-out, a short rally, followed by a march to locations with a
racial history that will end at Civic Center Park.
When: 12 Noon, Monday, October 13
Where: CU Denver’s Auraria Campus, The Plaza Building Lawn

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Environmentalists Score Phosphate Mine Victory in Florida Wetland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2008
4:00 PM

Environmentalists Score Phosphate Mine Victory

CONTACT: Earthjustice
David Guest/Monica Reimer, Earthjustice, (850) 681-0031
Environmentalists Score Phosphate Mine Victory
Project that would have destroyed 480 acres of wetlands halted

BRADENTON, Fla. – October 6 – Earthjustice scored a major win today when
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers suspended a permit that gave Mosaic
Phosphate the go-ahead to destroy 480 acres of high-quality wetlands
within the Peace River watershed.

“This permit suspension is a victory for the people of Manatee County and
everyone who lives in the Peace River basin” said Earthjustice attorney
Monica Reimer. “This establishes that the permit should never have been
granted. It didn’t comply with the law.”

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Polar Bear Critical Habitat to Be Designated

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2008
2:37 PM

Polar Bear Critical Habitat to Be Designated

CONTACT: Environmental Groups
Kassie Siegel, Center for Biological Diversity, cell: (951) 961-7972,
ksiegel@biologicaldiversity.org
Josh Mogerman, Natural Resources Defense Council, cell: (773) 853-5384;
office: (312) 780-7424, jmogerman@nrdc.org
Mike Crocker, Greenpeace, office: (202) 319-2471; cell: (202) 215-8989,
michael.crocker@greenpeace.org
Polar Bear Critical Habitat to Be Designated
Lawsuit Settlement Will Increase Protections for Species Imperiled by
Global Warming

OAKLAND, Calif. – October 6 – The Center for Biological Diversity, the
Natural Resources Defense Council, and Greenpeace have reached a partial
settlement with the federal government of the conservation groups’ lawsuit
that seeks to strengthen protections for the polar bear under the U.S.
Endangered Species Act and other laws. The agreement, filed today in
federal court, sets deadlines for the Secretary of Interior to designate
“critical habitat” for the polar bear, as well as to issue guidelines on
non-lethal strategies to deal with bears that pose a threat to public
safety under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act.

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Climate and Wildlife in the Rockies

Climate and Wildlife in the Rockies

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“… climate change as the ‘ultimate wild card’…”

“We need to recommit to …wilderness”

” … called for the protection of wildlife-migration corridors.”

” … taking on big conservation challenges, including … land acquisitions..”
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Summit Daily News (Summit County, Colorado)
October 6, 2008

State leaders call for focus on wildlife
BY Bob Berwyn

KEYSTONE – Without major changes in policy, deer,
elk and other wild animals could soon be crowded
out of Colorado by sprawling growth, energy
development and climate change, according to a
panel of experts meeting Monday in Keystone for a
wildlife conservation summit.

“The number and severity of threats facing
wildlife is unprecedented in our history,” said
Colorado Division of Wildlife director Tom
Remington, listing oil- and-gas development,
population growth, coal-and- uranium mining as
key issues, and singling out climate change as
the “ultimate wild card” as a factor that cuts
across all areas of conservation.

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