Yearly Archives: 2009

Summit Sensation: (Coffee) Grounds for Conversation

2009/12/14 Support No comments
The Community Mediation Center is pleased to announce is own brand of locally roasted, certified organic, fairly traded coffee designed to perfectly accompany your next conversation! Grounds for......

You’re Invited to Celebrate the 2009 Harrisonburg Summit Series!

2009/12/10 Feedback No comments
You helped bring to Harrisonburg and Rockingham County an exciting, new community dialogue program in 2009: the Harrisonburg Summit Series!  The Summit Soiree is a time to celebrate and look for......

Summit Video: Sustainability, Media, and Open Space

2009/11/23 Action, Interviews, Sustainability, Video No comments
Josh Gooden of 91studios attended the November 14th Sustainability Summit – and had his video camera with him.  The short video captures the topics and the Open Space process, and highligh......

Mountaintop Removal / What’s so bad about Coal?

2009/11/18 Action, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Page Shields Mountaintop Removal/ What’s so bad about Coal? Page Shields/Lara Mack H 3 PM Randy Seitz, Joe Sharrer, Erica Stoltzfus,Chris Geil, Mike Newcomb, Lynn Cameron, and Diana Woodal......

Sustainability Summit II TOPICS & REPORTS

2009/11/18 Summit Report, Sustainability 2 comments
The Sustainability Summit on November 14, 2009, occured from 12-5pm at Memorial Hall. Almost 100 people showed and created conversations about the following topics. SUBMIT A REPORT HERE BREAKOU......

Soil & Water Conservation/Organics

2009/11/17 Action, Summit Report, Sustainability 6 comments
John B. Reeves Soil & Water Conservation/Organics Sally Newkirk Table F 13:00:00 Sally Newkirk, John Reeves, Joanna Gray, Harvey Yoder, Nathan Barge, Beth Schermerhorn, Laura Dent, Erich Kni......

Utilizing Federal and State Rebates for Energy Production/Efficiency/Use

2009/11/17 Action, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Tom Domonoske Utilizing Federal and State Rebates for Energy Production/Efficiency/Use Tom Domonoske J 15:00:00 Nathan Barge Patrick Nolan Amanda Herman Charles Hendricks Travis Layman Tip Parke......

Planning Harrisonburg’s Future: The City’s Comprehensive Plan

2009/11/16 Action, Policy and Planning, Sustainability No comments
Convener: MuAwia Da’mes   Scribe: Pat Churchman Table H 1st session Attendees: Many! The Harrisonburg Planning Commission wants input as it reviews its five year plan. Several features p......

Interfaith and Intercultural Partnership for Crisis Prevention and Disaster Response

2009/11/16 Intercultural/Interfaith, Summit Report, Sustainability, Sustainability Summit May '09 No comments
Convener:  David Kreider Scribe: Alan Finks Table E, 3 pm Attendees: Alan Finks, David Kreider, Kevin Lanoue, Sandra Price-Stroble, Hero Brzu, Aaron Hagmaier, Lorie Merrow Interfaith communica......

Why Politics is so Important in the Climate Change Conversation

2009/11/15 Summit Report, Sustainability 4 comments
Convener: Cathy Stricker    Scribe: Diana Woodall Table I 1 pm Attendees: Bishop Dansby, Paul Longmaker, David Crider, Ben Wyse, Cathy Strickler, Diana Woodall, Jeff Tang, Josh The following is ......

Biochar & BioFuels

2009/11/15 Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convener/Scribe: Erich J. Knight Table I    2:00 Biochar Soils…..Husbandry of whole new orders & Kingdoms of life Biotic Carbon, the carbon transformed by life, should never be combust......

Starting a Harrisonburg Debate Series or Program

2009/11/15 Action, Education / Schools, Summit Report, Sustainability, Video No comments
Attendees:  Tom DuVal, MuAwia Da’mes, Bruce Lundeen, Aaron Hagmeier, Diana Woodall, Kai Degner, Tom Domonske Kai Degner convened a session at the second Sustainability Summit about startin......