Green Tennessee Workshop

You are invited to attend Democracy for Tennessee's
(DFT's) upcoming annual convention THIS Saturday, April 7th, 2007,
starting at 10:00 AM. In particular, I will be conducting a workshop
at 10:00 AM on a new DFT initiative entitled "Green Tennessee" (GT)
that I think many of you might find very interesting.

WHAT: Green Tennessee Workshop
WHERE: Democracy For Tennessee Convention '07, 2001 Elm Hill Pike
(near airport; see website for details)
WHEN: April 7, 2007 from 10:00 - 11:45 AM
WHY: A unique opportunity to connect with people possibly interested
in helping you achieve some green initiatives that YOU care about most
http://campaignwindow.com/dfttestsite/more/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Green_Campaign_


Green Tennessee is the umbrella under which DFT plans to launch a
whole host of new green initiatives statewide, at a very grassroots
level. DFT presently has twelve chapters across the state, and
apparently many people in these chapters have been clamoring for DFT
to get involved in starting social and political actions for green and
environmental causes. I have already been working with them to
coordinate efforts between presenters from Al Gore's Climate Project
and their local chapters. The idea is to hold a Green Town Hall
Meeting, organized around a Climate Project presentation and then
focused on developing an action plan for creating legislation to
address a certain green issue, such as a city ordinance to improve
energy efficiency in all government buildings. (Climate Project
presentations are in large part based on the materials presented by Al
Gore in his Oscar-Winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth.) Based
on this format, DFT hopes to hold similar Green Town Hall Meetings
every 1-3 months for each of its local chapters. For example, plans
are already underway to screen the movie "Kilowatt Ours" at a Green
Town Hall and afterwards work toward developing legislation centered
around issues raised in the film.

If you've ever hoped for an opportunity to have an impact with a green
issue near and dear to your heart at a level larger than a
neighborhood or small community -- or are interested at least in
contributing to such an effort -- the upcoming Green Tennessee
Workshop at DFT's Convention '07 is something you don't want to miss.
Moreover, Mark Naccarato, DFT's chairperson, is generously offering a
greatly reduced registration fee of $10 for Nashville Green Drink
members. This includes not only the GT workshop and a lunch right
afterwards, but many other interesting workshops, the keynote speaker
(Ned Lamont), and a candidate forum with nearly all of the candidates
for Nashville Mayor.

So, mark your calendars and plan to attend DFT's Green Tennessee
Workshop this upcoming Saturday, April 7th, 2007! No RSVP required,
but if you have a moment, it'd be great if you could shoot me a short
email letting me know that you plan to attend. Also, if you already
know what green issues interest you the most, please be sure to say a
few words about those as well in your email.

Doug Morse
DFT Green Tennessee Coordinator
Climate Project Presenter