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2nd Annual Buffalo Exchange Dinner (Sept. 23, 2005)

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Join us for the 2nd Annual Buffalo Exchange Dinner in Pueblo, Colorado to support our Adopt-A-Buffalo program and to celebrate the releasing of our 3rd seed herd of buffalo for a family on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The evening will feature a BBQ dinner, speakers from the Pine Ridge Reservation and a performance by the Brave Heart Drum Group. Event Date: September 23rd, 2005 Event Time: 6:00pm Event Location: On the Pueblo Riverwalk, in the Lake Elizabeth Pavilion, at the corner of Victoria & Greenwood. Cost: Free: ($20.00 for dinner and a portion goes to support the project) To attend contact: David Bartecchi, 970-218-5157 or [email protected]

Upcoming Courses in the Village Earth/CSU Online Certificate Program in Community-Based Development

Winter I Session

GSLL 1501 – Approaches to Community Development

This course provides a framework for community development based on a participatory, bottom-up, multi-sector model. Various approaches have been used in community development with varying degrees of success. One approach that has consistently demonstrated effectiveness is the Village Earth model based on participatory practices.

Through personal and structural empowerment, the objectives of economic well-being, environmental sustainability, and socio-cultural vitalization can be met. By looking at an overview of the entire development process and using case studies, this course will prepare participants to work in the field of community development and illuminate how all of the development efforts fit together to support the overall goal of sustainability.

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

Compare different development approaches and evaluate their effectiveness.
Understand the basic principles that underlie sustainable development.
Incorporate participatory practices into community development activities
Design a development project based on the Village Earth model
Who should take this course? This course is suited for people who are interested in community development and work or plan to work in this field. This includes people working or volunteering at NGOs, NPOs, governmental organizations, without border organizations, or missionary organizations. In addition, people involved in funding community development projects benefit from this course.

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Fall I Session

GSLL 1518 – Community-Based Food Systems

During this five week course, you will learn about various approaches to building community-based food systems and movements for food justice around the world. Together, we will evaluate successful efforts at food system relocalization and the protection of community food resources, as well as the factors that threaten these efforts.

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