Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
Tell President Obama to cancel the Vogtle Loan Guarantee! We don’t want or need new nuclear reactors and we don’t think that taxpayers should be on the hook to support a mature industry.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: The Crossing, 1127 University Ave (in the basement level reception hall)
This annual fundraiser features vegetarian Indian cuisine and raises money to support the nutrition program at Chingari Trust, a pediatric clinic in Bhopal. Chingari treats children suffering health problems due to the continued toxic contamination of air, soil & water from the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster. Dinner is $5.00 per person and donations for Chingari Trust's Nutrition Programme will be collected at the door. Seating is limited, please reserve seats via email at slowfoodbhopal@gmail.com as soon as possible.
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This one-year pilot program aimed to develop culturally and linguistically appropriate training resource guide, complete with several trainer tools as well as fact-sheets and case studies about environmental health for staff of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start and the Migrant and Seasonal Health Clinics. Read more »
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