Category Archives: Action

Coalition for Sustainability: Sustainable Communication & Organization

2011/04/27 Action, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Reported on by Charles Hendricks, Convened by  Pete Bsumek at Blue Nile at 12:30pm Attendees: Charles Hendricks, Daniel Hill, Ken Wells, Amy Turnage, Donald Gleasor, Justin Van Kleeck, Jeff Tang......

Bicycle Easements

2011/04/25 Action, Policy and Planning, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convened by John Schuster at Blue Nile at 12:15pm Attendees: John Schuster, Travis Layman  We discussed the plans in effect to change bicycle routes in both the City and County. Travis is alread......

Local Ordinances and Sustainability

2011/04/25 Action, Policy and Planning, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convened by John Schuster at Blue Nile at 11:15am Attendees: Bill Ney, John Eckman, Tony Lopez, Pete Bsumek, John Schuster  Our topics of concern were: Signs, landscaping, utilities and alternat......

Global Warning: A Presentation from the Garden Clubs of Virginia

2011/04/25 Action, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convened by Laura Dansby at Cally’s at 11:15am  Attendees: 24 Discussion based on a cooperative effort by the National Wildlife Federation and the Garden Clubs of Virginia.  Discussion Top......

What’s On Our Plates?

2011/04/25 Action, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convened by Suzi Carter, Justin Van Kleeck at Blue Nile at 1:45pm  Topics Dicussed: What aspects of local food are people interested in? - access to ingredients; what people are doing with loca......

“Passport” Program

2010/05/27 Action, Intercultural/Interfaith, Summit Report 2 comments
Convened by Kai Degner Session III Attendees (among others): Zulfiqar Ishaq, Brian Gumm, Heather Da’Mes, Yusuf Espinel, Anmar Saif, Nasser Alsaadun, Holly Martin, Kristee Trumbo, Diana Woo......

Public Transportation – Lay Health Promoters

2010/05/27 Action, Intercultural/Interfaith, Summit Report No comments
Tonya Osinkosky Table C 3-4 pm Attendees: Anne Lorimer, Jeremy Aldrich, Youngsil Kang, Sam Nickels, Wilfredo Flores, Brian Gumm, Maria Martinez, Fredy Martinez, Julia Solow, Dolma, Holly Martin,......

DREAM Act and Building Bridges with Immigrant Communitites

2010/05/25 Action, Intercultural/Interfaith, Policy and Planning, Summit Report One comment
Convened by Julia Solow and Holly Martin Table E 4pm Attendees: Steve Smith, Rosemary Nicholson, Diane Rolle, Bryon Peachey, Mike Medley, Charlie Striukler, David Metzler, Ian Brammer Johnson, M......

Multi-faiths for Peace and Justice in Israel/Palestine

2010/05/25 Action, Intercultural/Interfaith, Summit Report No comments
Convened by MuAwia  Dames and Bob Bersson Table C- Adjoining Room 4pm – 6pm Approximately 30 individuals- Names to be added later. Discussion points varied over a 2 hour session. Supp......

Intercultural/Interfaith Summit: Agenda and Notes

2010/05/25 Action, Intercultural/Interfaith, Partners, Summit Report, Technology No comments
On May 23, 2010, over 100 people joined together for the HarrisonburgSummit to Build Bridges Between Our Intercultural and Interfaith Communities.  As with every Harrisonburg Summit organized by......

Connecting Businesses and University Resources

2010/02/19 Action, Business and Economy, Education / Schools, Summit Report No comments
Scribe: Joyce Krech        Conveners: Carol Hamilton, Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE), College of Business at JMU Joyce Krech, Assistant Director, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Call......

Google

2010/02/18 Action, Business and Economy, Summit Report, Technology No comments
Scribe: Andrew Royer        Convener: Mike Vanderpool    Cally’s B    11:45:00 Attendees: Bruce Lundeen Les Helmuth Jean Buono George Homan Ande Banks Tim Ruebke Mike Vanderpool Andrew Roy......