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Summit on Summit Here Sat.
A Southern California Town Meeting for U.N. Earth
Summit II has been organized by Friends of the United Nations and the
Southern California Council on Environment and Development to discuss
progress made since the first U.N. Earth Summit, held in 1992 in Rio
de Janeiro, and to make recommendations to delegates to Summit II.
The only such Town Hall meeting scheduled in this country, it will
be held Saturday, June 29, in Santa Monica.
Adelphia Cable’s Bill Rosendahl will moderate the day-long session
at which 40 speakers – from area cities, environmental and
conservation organizations and labor groups – will appear. Speakers
from the United Nations and the U.S. State department will discuss
progress made on goals set at the ’92 Summit and local experts will
talk about successful area programs. Those attending the conference
will have an opportunity to comment on the U.S. government’s policies
and to contribute to the recommendations that will be sent with a
member of the U.S. delegation to Summit II in Johannesburg.
The conference will be held at Crossroads School, 1718 Olympic
Boulevard, on Saturday, June 29, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission,
which includes breakfast and lunch, is $25 at the door, and $10 for
students, but no one will be turned away for want of funds. To
register, call (310) 453-8489, visit www.scced.org or email
WorldSummitLA@aol.com. |
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