pocono greens
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latest update begun 26 Sept 2006
Welcome! This page is intended to serve as a focus for Green
Movement organizing
in the northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, covering Wayne, Pike, and Monroe
counties.
- If you're interested in joining us, click here.
- Please note that this isn't a Green Party website. For
information
about the Green Party of Pennsylvania, check out the
GPPA website; click here for the Wayne
County Green Party Committee.
- For
ongoing information about Ralph Nader's activities, please
go to CitizenWorks.
Click here to download or view the
current draft of the 2006 Green Resources in the Poconos
(GRIP)
directory. You will need the Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view the file.
Click here to submit a listing or other
suggestion for
the directory.
Who are the Greens?
The easy answer to that question is to suggest a look at www.greens.org -- where you will find
much more information about the Green movement in all its various
manifestations. There will be more information at this site in the near
future regarding Green philosophy and outlooks, but for now,
here's a quick summary:
The Green Movement is...
holistic
value-centered
grassroots
personal
transformative
And who are the Pocono Greens?
At the moment, a very informal network of activists and others
in the Poconos who are interested in Green ideas and in finding ways to
bring those ideas to practical fruition here where we live. In fairly short
order, this network will become a non-profit membership organization.
What sorts of things could Greens do in the Poconos?
Good
question. Here are some possible answers...
(If you see one of these displayed in bold type, we're
working on it already; if you see a link, there's more information about
that
activity available.)
- Publish a "Green Directory" of
environmental and social
justice
resources in the Poconos
- Become involved in annual Earth Day activities around
the area, as well as other educational programs
- Sponsor programs and discussions about
Green-related issues
- Improve recycling programs
- Spread information about alternatives to consumerism, urban sprawl,
and uncontrolled development
- Sponsor scholarships
- Raise funds to buy Green literature for donation to local libraries
- Hook up and network with existing
organizations, and assist them with their projects
- Get involved, make a difference, and have fun...
And there are undoubtedly more possibilities. Please feel free to send
along ideas...
What is your relationship to the Green Party?
The "Pocono Greens" organization is working towards non-profit
status; therefore we will focus on educational and cultural work, leaving
the electoral stuff to the Green Party chapters that are now forming in
our area. It's a pretty good bet that there will be some membership
overlap, but the Pocono Greens will be open to folks of all political
persuasions that share our values.
What are your immediate
plans?
As you can see from the list above, we are working on
the "Green Resources in the Poconos" (GRIP) Directory, participating in
the annual
Pike-Wayne
Earth Day celebration, and on organizing
other opportunities for discussion and education.
How do I contact you?
For now, write to:
Skip Mendler
Pocono Greens
POB 131
Marshalls Creek, PA 18335-0131
...or e-mail me at smendler@well.com, or call 570 251
3637.
We have also set up a Yahoo! Group for distributing and
discussing news items and other ideas. To join, stop by
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/poconogreens. Thanks!
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