1:15 pm May 18 2010 latest Boulder News from Boulder Channel 1

PRESS ADVISORY: Homeless Activists “Nap In” Outside of Boulder Municipal Building on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m
May 17, 2010
Mike Fitzgerald mfitzg11@gmail.com
Contact: Carolyn Bninski 303-444-6981 ext. 2 or 303-444-0117
What: HOME, a Boulder organization of homeless people and their allies, will do a “Nap in” and hold signs outside the Boulder Municipal Building before the beginning of the Boulder City Council meeting. Some homeless people and their allies will also sign up to speak during the public comment section of the Boulder City Council Meeting.

When: Tuesday, May, 18 at 5:30 p.m.

Major Forestry Companies And Environmental Organizations To Announce
Globally-Significant Agreement On Wilderness Conservation And
Competitiveness

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, May 17, 2010 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Forest
Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and their 21 member companies
including Mercer International and AbitibiBowater, in conjunction
with leading Canadian and International environmental organizations
such as Greenpeace, The Nature Conservancy and Pew Environment Group,
will host a news conference to be webcast around the world, on
Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at which they will make a major announcement
on conservation and competitiveness in Canadian forestry.

Parties to the agreement include AbitibiBowater Ltd., Canfor,
Canopy, ForestEthics, Greenpeace, Kruger, Mercer International, Pew
Environment Group, Tembec, The Nature Conservancy, West Fraser
Timber, Weyerhaeuser.

Day: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Time: 10:00 am EDT (GMT-5)
On-site Location: Metro Toron to Convention Centre –

North Building Room #205 255 Front Street West, Toronto, Canada

Media unable to attend in person are invited to participate via web
link and teleconference:
Webcast:http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=214224&s=1&k=4466DBF3A2C6991668A893FE396D741E

Teleconference: In North America: 1- 888-231-8191.
International/Local: (011) 1-647-427-7450

BROADCASTER NOTE:

This Toronto news conference will be available for broadcasters LIVE
at the Bell TOC in Toronto. Please call BELL TOC at +1-800-668-0608 to
arrange for transmission. Quote order 42400PGAD has been issued.

Contact Information:

Rebecca Peters

Laura Ballance Media Group

(011) 604-762-2098 (mobile)

Rebecca@LBMG.ca

Eric Chalifoux

Léger Stratégie Conseil

echalifoux@legermarketing.com

(011)514-885-4438 (mobile)

Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend.
Phoenix Multisport is providing an Aid Station for the Boulder Peak Tri and the 70.3 Tri. We need 30 volunteers per event. The Peak is Sun July 11th and the 70.3 is Sunday Aug 8th. There are still a bunch of spaces to fill so please sign up if you are interested at http://www.bouldertriseries.com/. Just click the volunteer tab for the Boulder Peak and then look for the Phoenix Multisport Group. We are having problems setting up a group for the 70.3 so just email mike@phoenixmultisport.org if interested in that race.
We still have spots open if you are interested in doing the Boulder Peak Tri. Contact Tad@phoenixmultisport.org if you are interested.

If you are participating in the Bolder Boulder this year join Ben Williams on his Saturday run at Crown Lake in Wheatridge. This is a training run for the race. The group meets at West Pines at 11am. Contact Benw@phoenixmultisport.org if you have any questions.
Phoenix we will be selling t-shirts at cost for everyone registered for the Bolder Boulder. It will be a great way for folks to connect with other people participating in the Bolder Boulder and to find out who is running in similar waves.
Here is some information about this week’s events and our new Spring/Summer Calendar:

Ben Williams will be holding an outdoor climbing event this Sunday May 23. The event is a make-up day for those that had RSVP’d to climb at the Ice Cream Parlor in Moab. The event was cancelled due to rain so those Team Members that did not get to climb will have first right of refusal for the RSVP to this event. The group will head up Clear Creek Canyon to get a day on Granite instead of sandstone.

Spaces will be made available to anyone who was registered to climb in Moab at the ice cream parlor. Any remaining spaces will be made available to Team members based on when they RSVP. IF THIS EVENT IS FULL BUT YOU WANT TO BE ON IT CALL Ben Williams at 303-359-1368!

Enjoy lunch in Commons Park with the Phoenix Multisport Crew every Thursday from Noon to 1pm!! If it’s raining the group will meet at Cafe Ink. Meet at 15th and Little Raven St. Wait for a few minutes for others and then head over to the park. Meter parking available along Little Raven St. Free parking available at REI Flagship Store, 1416 Platte St. Denver CO, 80202. Please contact Mike@phoenixmultisport.org if you have any questions. Address and directions can be found at www.phoenixmultisport.org in the Calendar section.

Come kick off your day every Wednesday morning off with a bagel from Moe’s, some coffee from Starbucks or a smoothie from Jamba Juice. The group will meet inside of Moe’s Bagels at 30th and Arapahoe in Boulder. Contact Maggie@phoenixmultisport.org if you have any questions.

As always please check online for the most up to date schedule of events at www.phoenixmultisport.org

MONDAY
Yoga
Noon-1pm
West Pines-The Playground: 3400 Lutheran Pkwy, Wheat Ridge
Open
Intermediate Mountain Bike Ride
5:30-7:15pm
Hall Ranch, Lyons, CO
RSVP Only
Denver Social
5-6pm
REI Flagship Store, 1416 Platte St. Denver, CO 80202
Open
Denver Yoga
6:30-7:30pm
The Oxford Hotel & Spa, 1600 17th St, Denver, CO 80202
Open
Strength Training
7-9pm
Peak Physique: 5785 ARAPAHOE AVE, SUITE B Boulder
Members Only
TUESDAY
Boulder Yoga
Noon-1pm
Boulder County Justice Center, 6th and Canyon, Jury Assembly Room
Open
Open Gym
5:30-9pm
Grant and Baseline, Boulder
Open
Winter Trail Run/Jog
5-6:30pm
Starbucks, 30th & Arapahoe, Boulder
Members Only
Hike Chautauqua Park
5:30-7pm
Chautauqua Park, Boulder
Open
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast & Coffee
7am
Moes Bagels, 30th and Arapahoe, Boulder
Open
Boulder Run
Noon-1pm
?
Open
Strength Training
6-7:30pm
West Pines-The Playground: 3400 Lutheran Pkwy, Wheat Ridge
Open
Belay Clinic RSVP
6-7pm
Boulder Rock Club, 2829 Mapleton, Boulder
Open
Rock Climbing
7-9pm
Boulder Rock Club, 2829 Mapleton, Boulder
Open
THURSDAY
Lunch/Walk in the Park
Noon-1pm
Commons Park 15th St & Little Raven St, Denver, CO
Open
Social Café Sole
5:30-7pm
Café Sole, 637 South Broadway, Boulder
RSVP
FRIDAY
Yoga
noon-1pm
West Pines-The Playground: 3400 Lutheran Pkwy, Wheat Ridge
Open
Happy Hour Social
5:30-7pm
Starbucks, 2770 Pearl St, Boulder
Open
Rock Climbing
7-9pm
Boulder Rock Club, 2829 Mapleton, Boulder
Members Only
SATURDAY
Crown Lake Run/Jog
11-Noon
West Pines – The Playground: 3400 Lutheran Pkwy, Wheat Ridge
Open
Open Gym
4-8pm
West Pines – The Playground: 3400 Lutheran Pkwy, Wheat Ridge
Open
SUNDAY
Intermediate Road Ride
9-11am
Amante Coffee, 4580 N Broadway, Boulder
RSVP Only
Outdoor Rock Climb
9-2pm
Capitalist Craig, Clear Creek Canyon
RSVP Only
Strength Training
4-6pm
West Pines – The Playground: 3400 Lutheran Pkwy, Wheat Ridge
Open

Jo Schwartz
Instructor
Phoenix Multisport

Office: 303-440-0547
Cell: 303-330-1279
Fax: 866-893-5884
4735 E. Walnut Suite C
Boulder, CO 80301

Day of Action

We set aside other work to respond to the atrocity or “Ecotrocity” unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico. Below is our Action-in-a-Box Toolkit to help YOU participate in Friday’s Rising Tide: Day of Action, Night of Mourning Against events around the country. Monday’s Special Webcast – Transforming Catastrophe into Opportunity was AMAZING! Listen to the podcast, and get inspired to take action. (more below).

SEATTLE ACTIONS FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010:
Backbone Campaign is organizing a series of actions in Seattle on Friday.
Meet at the Yesler overpass (over I-5) at 8am. At 10am we’ll head to ARCO station at 2200 4th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134-1515. We’ll be at Federal Building by approximately noon. Our message is to Boycott BP for their Ecotrocities, force accountability, tell legislators to dump Wall Street centric “solutions” and get real with a carbon tax & refund to reflect true cost of fossil fuels.

Create a fun and quick action no matter where you are with this Action-in-a-Box
Boycott BP Placards (Made to print on 11×17) “Accountability for Ecotrocities” & “Tax Big Oil Profits…” (above)
11×17 Spine Card for you member of Congress. (Print on heavy paper/cardstock for best results). Perfect for an office visit on Friday – or – send by mail. Editable Word.doc, PDF
Complete alphabet and banner making instructions at our “Freeway Bannering Is An Easy & Effective Way to Spread Your Message!” page.

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Attend the 2010 – Localize This! Artful Action Camp

Rappelling, Tripod and Blockades, Kayaking, Puppet Building, Silk screening, Drumming, NVDA training & more!

Localize This! Action Camp 2010
Where: Vashon Island (near Seattle)
When: August 8-14
Cost: $100-300 sliding scale (food included, so do your best)
On site camping (bring a tent and sleeping bag).

Join us on our beautiful home base of Vashon Island for the second annual Localize this! Creative Tactics for Land and Sea action camp. We had such a great time last year that we want to host another gathering of committed action oriented activists.

Learn more & register at www.LocalizeThis.org

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Backbone Blogs
The End of War
05/14/2010 David Swanson
Chappell is developing his thought on the critical question of what motivates war and what could overcome it.

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Obama Scraps Iraq Withdrawal
05/12/2010 David Swanson
So, we elected a president who promised a withdrawal from Iraq that he, or the generals who tell him what to do, is now further delaying. And, of course, the timetable he’s now delaying was already a far cry from what he had promised as a candidate.

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Did You Say $33 Billion?
05/11/2010 David Swanson
Isnýt it time to call what Congress will soon vote on by its right name: war escalation funding?

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Dear Congressman Obey, Don’t Leave Us the Bill
05/06/2010 David Swanson
In recent years you’ve expressed your opposition to war spending. I’d like to encourage you to cap off your congressional career by actually refusing to provide the funding for the current escalation in Afghanistan, and by simultaneously introducing a bill to spend $33 billion on green energy jobs, including for former soldiers.

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33 Billion Dishonest Excuses for War
05/04/2010 David Swanson
If you were to call your congress member’s office at 202-224-3121 and ask them to vote against spending $33 billion to escalate the war in Afghanistan, they would give you one of several common excuses.

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Dear Fiscal Conservative War Supporter
05/03/2010 David Swanson
Is it that you don’t know what war costs, or that you don’t know that it makes us less safe?

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Seven Deadly Sins in Afghanistan
04/29/2010 David Swanson
Teach In on War Remarks By David Swanson, April 29, 2010

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Backbone News
Backbone Celebrates May Day in Baltimore
Last Month a team of Backbone artists traveled to Baltimore to help design and build imagery for our wonderful allies, United Workers.
Last weekend Backbone returned to help United Workers implement their May 1st Our Harbor Day. A day of celebratory participation plays and processions culminated in the appearance of Harriet Tubman who led the final March for Human Rights to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, where United Workers is organizing a Human Rights Zone. Check out the inspiring photos, video, and blogs link to below.

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Boulder Activists Pull Off Model Action At Coal Plant

A bunch of the folks from our Boulder Artful Activism training used their new found tools to pull off a picturesque action at a coal-fired power plant in Boulder, CO. Congratulations to them for a job well done – and for their courageous, creative work. We join them in calling on Boulder to lead by example. Just say “No” to Xcel’s dirty power – and “Yes!” to a clean, renewable energy future.

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Backbone pulled off an amazing Artful Activism Summit in Baltimore!
Dear Friends,

Thanks to your support AND that of the Nathan Cummings Foundation Backbone Campaign has been doing more training and leaving more imagery and tools with activists than ever in our history. While our trainings and imagery builds have been delivered in smaller pieces in Oregon, Washington State and California – we just recently completed our first full fledged Artful Activism Summit.

It took place last week in Baltimore, MD. It was an incredible four days. The Backbone team of Steffon Moody (creator of the Giant Preamble, Mad Haters), Christopher Lutter (Snowflake, Morrie the Orca, and Lady Justice) and myself came home tired, but SUPER inspired. A couple of us hope to fly back out for the May 1 performance. This is what our hosts United Workers had to say about the experience:UnitedWorkers.org

Police Arrest Two in Criminal Mischief on University Hill
On May 18, 2010, at approximately 1:05 a.m., police responded to the area of 17th St and Aurora Ave, after a passer-by discovered a car covered in fresh paint. When they arrived in the area, 5 vehicles in a nearby alley and 2 vehicles on the street were discovered with white paint on them. Officers were able to follow a trail of paint to the home of one of the suspects, in the 800 block of 17th St. Officers were able to contact two males, who had white paint on them. Both admitted involvement in the crime. They told officers that the paint was stolen from the University Hill Elementary School.

Arrested were Jarrad McKay, 21, and Matthew Baker, 20, both of Boulder. Both were charged with Criminal Mischief and Theft.

The case number for this incident is 10-6179.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Officer Chris Clark at (303) 441-3333. Any additional victims are asked to contact the Boulder Police Department at (303) 441-3333. Those who have information but wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776. Tips can also be submitted via the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect(s) may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers.

TRAIINING FOR SIGNATURE GATHERERS FOR PUBLICLY-FUNDED CAMPAIGNS BALLOT INITIATIVE TUESDAY, May 18 at 7 p.m. at RMPJC (Location of RMPJC: 3970 Broadway, Suite 105. From Quince and Broadway, go east on Quince and turn right into the second driveway. You’ll see RMPJC in front of you.). I am also willing to train people one-on-one. It takes about twenty minutes. Call for an appointment 303-444-6981 ext. 2.

Let’s get behind this important inititative to take power away from corporations and reclaim it for the people of Colorado!
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PLEASE SUPPORT THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY ON TUESDAY!

Tuesday, May, 18 Please come out and support the Homeless community by signing up at 5 p.m. to speak during the public comment section at the Boulder City Council meeting (public comment begins at 6 p.m.) and by taking part in the “Nap-In” outside the city Council at 5:30 p.m.

Also please send an email to the Council at council@bouldercolorado.gov and ask them support legal indoor and outdoor spaces for homeless people to sleep.

Here’s all the details:

What: HOME, a Boulder organization of homeless people and their allies, will do a “Nap in” and hold signs outside the Boulder Municipal Building before the beginning of the Boulder City Council meeting. Some homeless people and their allies will also sign up to speak during the public comment section of the Boulder City Council Meeting.

When: Tuesday, May, 18 at 5:30 p.m.

Where: Outside theBoulder Municipal Building. The building is located at the corner of Broadway and Canyon in Boulder.

Background:

For several months, HOME has been pressing the Boulder City Council to provide legal indoor and outdoor places for homeless people to sleep at night in Boulder. Boulder’s homeless currently have no legal options for sleeping (with any kind of shelter including a sleeping bag or blanket) in Boulder, since both the Boulder Shelter and the overflow shelter are closed and Boulder has a camping ordinance which prohibits the use of any kind of shelter, (including blankets and sleeping bags).

This weekend HOME sponsored “sleep ins” on Saturday and Sunday nights in the grassy area west of the Municipal Building to protest Boulder’s policies. There was no ticketing or arrests by the police. HOME also held potlucks and speakouts over the weekend.
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Police plan increased DUI enforcement during Memorial Day weekend

Boulder Police are planning increased enforcement during the Memorial Day weekend in an attempt to deter drunken driving during this holiday. A DUI checkpoint will occur on Friday, May 28, starting at about 10 p.m. on Broadway, just north of Baseline Road. Multiple police officers will be contacting vehicles in this area. There will also be additional mobile DUI enforcement patrols on Friday, May 28, and Saturday, May 29, starting at about 9 p.m. each evening.

The extra staffing for the DUI checkpoint and for the increased DUI enforcement has been made possible as a result of $19,630 in Law Enforcement Assistance Fund (LEAF) funds provided by the state of Colorado. The Boulder Police Department is providing $19,630 in matching funds and resources as a part of this DUI enforcement effort. These funds will be used for additional DUI Checkpoints during the summer of 2010. The state of Colorado also provided funding for four additional DUI overtime positions during the Memorial Day period.

In addition to the funds from the state of Colorado, the Boulder Police Department contributes $27,646 in DUI enforcement funds.

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