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Sustainability – Meeting the needs of today while preserving the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

On Saturday, November 14, 2009, the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community is invited to attend the Sustainability Summit, which focuses on creating more sustainable ways of living.

This is a FREE event, open to the public!

NEW TIME: 12-5pm

Location: Memorial Hall
(the former Harrisonburg High School)

The Harrisonburg Sustainability Summit builds on a successful Mayor’s Sustainability Summit convened on May 30, 2009. That event brought over 160 people and 60 partner organizations together for 30 breakout sessions.

Topics ranged from energy to local foods to transportation to historic preservation to land and water conservation – and November 14 will be no different!

The Sustainability Summit is your opportunity to join hundreds of people, community leaders, and organizations committed to creating more sustainable lifestyles and businesses in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community. We will come together to share successes, create and strengthen partnerships, and explore ways to address challenges.

Approximate Agenda

• 11:30 Registration and Coffee
• 12:00 Opening Session – All attendees are invited to fill the day’s agenda with topics, questions, and concerns of most interest to them.
• 12:00-4:00 Breakout Sessions – These discussions will be held at tables in Memorial Hall
• 4:15-4:45 Closing Session

Pre-Register Yourself!
Click here to register for the summit – it’s free!

Become a Partner Organization!

Organizations, businesses, and agencies may show their interest by simply committing to being represented at the summit, and advertising the summit in a way they deem appropriate. It’s free – just fill out this form!

Current Partners:

• [Add Your Organization or Business Here]

1. A Quiet Place Yoga and Shiatsu
2. Abraham’s Tent: A Center for Interfaith Engagement at EMU
3. Alpha Phi Sorority
4. Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine
5. Bridge of Hope of Harrisonburg-Rockingham
6. Blue Ridge Design Studio
7. Camp Kaleidoscope
8. Clementine
9. Climate Action Alliance of the Valley
10. Community Mediation Center
11. Crown Chiropractic & Wellness Center
12. 3D Security Initiative
13. Dr Kathleen Kelley / Energie Wellness Solutions
14. Earth & Tea Café
15. Eastern Mennonite School
16. Eastern Mennonite University
17. EMU Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
18. EMU Department of Applied Social Sciences
19. Fellowship of Reconciliation
20. Friendly City Food Coop
21. Friends of Blacks Run Greenway
22. Friends of Shenandoah Mountain
23. Harman Construction
24. Harrisonburg Area Hispanic Services Council
25. Harrisonburg Police Department
26. Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
27. Harrisonburg Rockingham Free Clinic
28. Healthy Community Council, Green Team
29. Herr & Co. Building Contractors Inc
30. Inner Wilderness Institute
31. Interfaith Peace Camp
32. James Madison University
33. Jericho & Damascus Road Outreach Inc.
34. JMU Center for Constructive Advocacy and Dialogue
35. JMU Outreach and Engagement
36. JMU’s Net Impact
37. Klass Homes
38. Kurdish Youth Club (Harrisonburg Chapter)
39. Men of Character
40. Mental Flossing
41. NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center
42. New Community Project
43. Office on Children and Youth
44. Our Community Place
45. Pathways of Hope and Healing
46. Promiseland Baptist Church
47. Real Estate III
48. Rehabilitation, Education and Community Health
49. Rosetta Stone
50. Sierra Club Shenandoah Group
51. SVBA Green Building Committee
52. The Gaines Group, PLC
53. The OrangeBand Initiative
54. Tranquil Spirit Massage Studio
55. Valley 25x’25
56. Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center
57. Valley Conservation Council
58. Virginia Council of Churches, Refugee Resettlement program
59. WEMC Public Radio 91.7
60. WMRA Public Radio 90.7
61. [Add Your Organization or Business Here]

Current Elected Officials and Bodies Represented:

• [Add Yourself Here]
• Harrisonburg City Council
  • Kai Degner, Mayor

Table Expo – Showcase Your Organization
Organizations wishing to showcase their mission and services to the hundreds of attendees may do so for a $75 fee. Organizations are responsible for bringing all they need for their display (including a table), and setting up and breaking down on the day of the summit. Fill out the partner form to register for the table expo.

Become a Sponsor!
Financial sponsors make this event possible. Contact Kai Degner about this possibility at 540-434-0059 or kai@weworkitout.org or fill out this form!

Host
The Community Mediation Center is convening this summit for the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community. The Bluestone Group offers the Community Mediation Center’s facilitation services, and is a team of professional facilitators coordinated by Kai Degner, the Director of Organizational Communication. More information about the Bluestone Group, its team and its services is available at www.BluestoneGroup.org. More information about the Community Mediation Center is at www.WeWorkItOut.org.