As a fundraiser for Village Earth’s “Peruvian Rainforest Support Network” project, we will be screening the new film “Crude: The Real Price of Oil”. Watch the trailer here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duFXuRnd2CU] For more information about the film visit: http://www.crudethemovie.com/ The first screening will be on February 18 at 7:00PM (doors open at 6:30PM) at the Lory Student Center Theater at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Tickets will be sold at the door only for a donation of $5 to Village Earth. Call 970-491-5754 for more information on the Fort Collins showing. The Fort Collins screening is sponsored by Be Local Northern Colorado 
The second screening will be on March 2 at 5:30PM in Fort Lauderdale. Join us at the Courtyard of the Cinema Paradiso to celebrate the culture of the Peruvian Amazon with arts and crafts on exhibition. Kristina Pearson will be doing a short presentation about her work with the Peruvian Rainforest Support Network, a project of Village Earth. There will also be samples of Peruvian food for sale. “Crude” will begin at 7:00PM. Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 
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.
