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From Safe Strawberries to Safe Schools

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Date:
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Time:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Event Type:
Conference
Organizer/Author:
Location Details:
Salinas, California
Northminster Presbyterian Church
315 E Alvin Dr.

EVENT: CPR's Annual Conference/Conferencia Anual: April 16, 2011

En español abajo.

From Safe Strawberries to Safe Schools:
An Action Forum on Pesticide Alternatives

CPR's 2011 Annual meeting. Come and celebrate CPR's 15th Anniversary!

Join us for a hands-on day of skills building and action planning to protect our communities from pesticides! Register now.

From classrooms to the fields, we need to promote safe alternatives to dangerous pesticides. This exciting day will bring together community members, activists and health professionals to make plans to ban methyl iodide, promote Safe Strawberries and keep our children safe from pesticides at school.

When: Saturday, April 16th
9am-5pm

Where: Salinas, California
Northminster Presbyterian Church
315 E Alvin Dr.

$20 Registration fee (lunch included). Scholarships available.
This is a fully bilingual (English/Spanish) conference.

Please Register by Friday, March 25!

Register online now! For questions or scholarship information, email or call 1-800-277-4880.

Conference Partners:

Planned Parenthood

Watsonville Brown Berets

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De fresas sanas a escuelas seguras:

Un foro de acción sobre las alternativas a los pesticidas

Reunión Anual de California por una Reforma a las Políticas sobre Pesticidas, 2011. ¡Celebremos el 15.° Aniversario de CPR! ¡Inscríbase ya!

Desde los salones de clase hasta los campos de cultivo, es preciso que promovamos alternativas más seguras al uso de los dañinos pesticidas. En esta emocionante jornada, reuniremos a líderes comunitarios, activistas y profesionales de la salud para que juntos planifiquen estrategias dirigidas a prohibir el yoduro de metilo, promover el cultivo de fresas sanas y resguardar a nuestros niños de los pesticidas que se usan en las escuelas.

Acompáñenos en una jornada práctica en la que podrá adquirir destrezas y planificar acciones para proteger a nuestras comunidades de los pesticidas.

Sábado 16 de abril
9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m.

Northminster Presbyterian Church
315 E Alvin Dr.
Salinas, California

El costo de inscripción es de $20 (incluye el almuerzo). Hay becas disponibles.
Esta conferencia será totalmente bilingüe (inglés-español).

¡Por favor inscribase antes de viernes, 25 de marzo!

¡Inscríbase en el sitio web! Si desea inscribirse por teléfono o obtener información sobre las becas, llame al: 1-800-277-4880.

Copatrocinadores de la conferencia:

Planned Parenthood

Watsonville Brown Berets
Added to the calendar on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 9:51PM
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