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September 2008

September 1
Beginning of the Ecclesial New Year (Orthdox Christian)
Ramadan begins (Muslim)

September 3
Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
Paryusana Festival (Jainist)

September 16-17
Second Annual Carbon Markets USA Conference
Washington, DC
As the national debate on carbon management continues to grow, so does the range of challenges and opportunities that abound this market. Now in its second year, Carbon Markets USA will once again provide an excellent meeting point for new market entrants and key market players, as they examine and explore the latest market developments and ways to further accelerate market growth.
The 2007 inaugural Carbon Markets USA welcomed over 170 executives from across the US, UK, Europe and Latin America and featured high-level debate, discussion and analysis from a selection of leading players in government, industry and key associations involved in the region’s growing carbon market. This year’s event will continue to focus on in depth discussion and interactivity in order to get to the heart of the issues affecting the market.
For information on how to register: http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/
carbonmarkets/carbonmarkets_USA_2008.html

September 19-21
Beyond the Front Porch: Finding Our Place in Nature
6 p.m Sept. 19 through noon Sept. 21
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, Wolf Lake, IN Faith-based conference integrating fieldwork outdoors, reflection, discussion and worship. Through a partnership with Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, IN, attendees can earn one credit hour for a course based on this weekend.
Cost: $100; $30 for students
Lodging: Some available on site for $15/night.; camping $5/night. Details/registration:www.goshen.edu/merrylea/merrynews/Upcoming.php

International Coastal Cleanup Day
Sept. 20
Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup is the world’s largest volunteer event of its kind. During the International Coastal Cleanup event, volunteers record each piece of trash picked up at sites around every major body of water around the world. Local and regional coordinators then collect the raw data that is calculated by Ocean Conservancy including number of volunteers on each site, the number of pounds of trash removed, and what items were collected. Ocean Conservancy uses this data to produce a global snapshot of the issue of trash in our ocean.
To volunteer: www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=press_icc

Hymn Festival
“All that Has Life and Breath: Singing with Creation”
4 p.m. Sept. 21
Augustana Chapel, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
1100 E. 55 th St., Chicago
Freewill offering

September 22-24
ELP Food Tour Conference 2008
"The Politics of Food"
Raleigh NC
ELP's Politics of Food national conference will engage participants in a challenging exploration of how and why our food system works as it does, whether it is secure, just, and sustainable, and how it might be reshaped for the future. The conference will provide an interactive forum that enables attendees to make new connections and share information around the common goal of developing visionary, yet practical, solutions to local and national food-related challenges.
North Carolina State University Park Scholarships and Department of Food Science will co-host the "Politics of Food" conference. North Carolina's rich and diverse agricultural heritage has put it at the crux of the challenges facing modern agriculture, and this setting provides a terrific opportunity to explore strategies that North Carolina communities and businesses are using to build a more sustainable food system from the ground up.
For more information and to register visit: http://www.elpnet.org/foodtour/conference.php

September 26
Laylat al-Qadr: Night of Power or Destiny (Muslim)

September 26-27
Earthly Mysticism: Wisdom from the Christian Mystics and Poets
Fort Collins, CO
Looking at the Mothers and Fathers of the desert, the ancient Celtic saints, Hildegard of Bingen, and great Teresa of Avila and other mystics and poets into our own era, examine aids and obstacles along the path and how to navigate some of the crucial polarities: work and play, service and celebration, solitude and community.
Cost: $40 for the weekend; $12 for the talk only; $35 for Saturday workshop only. Information/registration:www.invitingwisdom.wordpress.com/home/

September 27
15 th Annual National Public Lands Day
National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy.
Register: www.publiclandsday.org/

September 27
Green Jobs Now
1Sky, Green for All and the We Campaign are joining as primary sponsors with tens of thousands of Americans for "Green Jobs Now: A Day to Build the New Economy." People of all backgrounds will organize Green Jobs Now events around the country, with a special focus on low-income communities and communities of color.
Information:http://www.wecansolveit.org/content/pages/379/

September 29
Rosh Hashanah: New Year begins (Jewish)

September 30
Ramadan ends (Islam)