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The visual artists had great representation at a recent meeting with the Board of our community arts center.  Many concerns and ideas were brought up to the board.
You can listen online at the following url:
http://tinyurl.com/mxjxm7
Stay posted on local Durango artist happenings by signing up for the following listserv: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Durangoartists/

After Durango Local Lucy Richards graduated from The United World College of the Adriatic in May 2008, she rode her bike from Colorado to Yorktown, VA to spread the word about an exciting movement she had heard of in Italy called The Trek to Reenergize America (www.trektoreenergize.org)  She is now undertaking the challenge again, this [...]

Thursday, April 23rd 5-10:30 PM

Lost Dog, Smiley Building, Pure Soul Coffee, Your Flesh Tattoo, Animas Trading Company, Durango Arts Center

Free to the Public, and Free for Artists to Submit

Local Art, Food, Live Music, & Fun Fun Fun!

The DYC will hold a raffle and a silent auction in order to raise money!

ARTISTS: [...]

http://www.durangotelegraph.com/telegraph.php?inc=/09-04-16/pole.htm
DAWDLE in Durango
Durangoans can DAWDLE though downtown next Thursday. The community-wide art walk is being hosted on April 23 by the Durango Youth Coalition as a way of engaging the community in creative ways.
DAWDLE will run from 5 - 10:30 p.m. in locations across Durango including the Lost Dog, Smiley Building, Pure Soul Coffee, Your [...]

Another example of young people getting things done in town:
http://www.durangotelegraph.com/telegraph.php?inc=/09-03-26/localnews.htm
Kicking the plastic habit
Durango begins to say ‘no’ to plastic bags

Scenes like this plastic bag ensnared in the local landscape could become less common over the next few months. The City of Durango has entered into the Colorado Association of Ski Towns’ Reusable Bag [...]

Durango Herald, Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Herald reported March 10 that “it was the first time in recent memory leaders of La Plata County’s three largest municipalities met together with a single agenda.”
I had the pleasure of attending a government summit in January that included not only our three largest municipalities [...]

In August 2009, PeaceJam’s AmeriCorps VISTA Team will more than DOUBLE, from 12 Members to 27 Members!
As part of PeaceJam’s Poverty to Peace AmeriCorps VISTA Initiative, VISTA Members will create, support, and expand PeaceJam programs in local schools and community organizations and assist youth ages 5-25 in creating Global Call to Action projects and practices [...]

The Boys & Girls Club of the Southern Ute Tribe is looking to hire a summer staff person starting at $10 per hour.  The summer program aide would:

create, plan, & implement daily activities for 6-13 year old youth
provide a safe learning environment for youth through positive youth development programs, field trips, cultural activities, mentoring, career [...]

Riverhouse Children’s Center in Durango is looking for volunteers who need to put in some community service hours for graduation, either from high school or college.
Lindsay Sherman
495 Animas View Drive • Durango
970.247.0204
lindsaysherman@qwest.net

River clean-up on Wednesday, Earth Day, April 22nd - 4:00-6:00 PM.  Please contact Durango Youth Coalition at durangoyouthcoalition@gmail.com if you are interested to participate.

Help out with the Ignacio HS after prom event!!
Durango Rec Center, April 11th, 9 pm to 6 am.  Contact SUCAP Youth Services if you are interested to volunteer!

This training will allow teachers or other adults who are interested in PeaceJam to find out more about how they can connect with youth through this unique and dynamic program!  The PeaceJam curriculum is easily adapted to work in classroom and community based settings.  It is built to align with your curriculum or program or [...]

The Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program for White Social Justice Activists!
In August of 2009, Catalyst Project will be offering…
The Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program
For White Social Justice Activists
This 4 month political education and leadership development program is
designed to support the vision, strategy, and organizing skills of
white activists in becoming accountable, principled anti-racist
organizers building multiracial movements [...]

http://genvcampaigns.org/category/opportunities/

CHANGE STARTS HERE!
That’s the motto of PeaceJam. As 12 Nobel Peace Prize winners from around the world have agreed, our future lies with the youth. These Nobel laureates are our board members and include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Oscar Arias, The Dalai Lama and many more.
They have helped create this organization which offers [...]

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