2.27.2009

It's Been a Busy Week on Immigration

Hello Friends!

It's been a busy week here on the immigration front with the Bellingham raid (the first worksite raid under the Obama administration), the release of the president's budget, and the introduction of some positive immigration legislation in the House.

To fill you all in on what I've been doing, I've created a content-guide here with links to my blog posts on that other blog of ours--Immigration: It's Our Community.

For those of you who perhaps are not quite as (obsessively) interested in immigration issues as I am, I would direct you to the post Cocktails and Criticism: Deepak Bhargava Responds to the Bellingham Raid. Bhargava, apart from just responding to the raid, provides valuable insight on the relationship between activists and the current administration.

The President's Budget for FY2010
President Obama Releases Top Line Budget Numbers for FY2010

Congresswoman Roybal-Allard Introduces Positive Immigration Legislation
Congresswoman Roybal-Allard Introduces Legislation to Ensure the Humane Treatment of Immigrant Detainees

UPDATES: The Bellingham Raid

While the President Addressed the Nation
2/25/2009


The Whitehouse and Department of Homeland Security Respond to the Bellingham Raid
2/26/2009


Congressional Hispanic Congress Hopeful After Meeting With Napolitano
2/27/2009


Cocktails and Criticism: Deepak Bhargava--Executive Director of the Center for Community Change--Responds to the Bellingham Raid
2/27/2009




Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

2.26.2009

It's Official--Obama's War Funding Plan

The numbers we have been waiting for and have been speculating about for months are finally out...and I am disappointed. Obama's first budget includes a 4% increase in the Defense budget. It also includes $130 billion to expand the war in Afghanistan and continue the war in Iraq and is topped off with a $75.5 billion war supplemental to continue the fighting.

Now it is up to Congress to help the President reprioritize.

You can see the full budget at the White House website.

You can also go to FCNL's website to find a preliminary analysis of Obama's budget.


Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

Labels: , , , ,

2.25.2009

While the President Addressed the Nation

I posted this on our immigration blog--Immigration: It's our community--this morning, but I thought I would cross-post it here as well:

Last night President Obama addressed the joint chambers of Congress laying out his administration's priorities for the next year. The entire speech focused on the economy, but emphasized energy, healthcare, and education as the top three areas of focus.

I was disappointed that President Obama failed to mention immigration even once during his address.

I was even more disappointed that on a day when he calls for the U.S. to take responsibility for its future once more, for its people to join in rebuilding their country, the first worksite raid of the Obama administration took place in Bellingham, Washington.

In their usual militarized and heavy-handed fashion (including the helicopter), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided Yamato Engine Specialists arresting 28 undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central America.

As it appears now, they are attempting to charge these individuals with identity fraud, which--unlike "unlawful presence" or "entry without inspection" --is a criminal offense. This is the same tactic ICE piloted in Postville, Iowa last summer, a tactic that's legality is currently being reviewed by the U.S Supreme Court.

But the first worksite raid of the Obama administration is especially disappointing given that during the campaign last summer Obama said:

"When communities are terrorized by ICE immigration raids, when nursing mothers are torn from their babies, when children come home from school to find their parents missing, when people are detained without access to legal counsel, when all that is happening, the system just isn’t working, and we need to change it."

At that moment back in July, he seemed to get it. Yet the raid that took place yesterday was no different, three mothers with young children were among those arrested.

And I can't say that Obama doesn't get it now. As I posted last week, when he was on the radio show El Piolín por la mañana, Obama clearly spoke of the need for immigration reform precisely in light of the current state of the economy.

I think he does get it. But as his address to the nation last night showed, it is not currently a priority of the Obama administration. This is problematic for two reasons:
  1. Without reform, raids like that the one that took place yesterday in Bellingham will continue to terrorize our communities, tearing mothers from their children, separating families, placing hardworking members of our communities in detention centers with inadequate standards, and even placing further strain on local economies.
  2. By not prioritizing humane immigration reform, immigration will continue to be a divisive issue used to derail critical initiatives of the administration like healthcare and education.
As we've seen in congressional debates over SCHIP and the Recovery Act, immigration has been an issue which almost causes their failure. What will happen in a debate over universal healthcare if we have not already rectified the status of undocumented immigratants? What about education when hardline anti-immigrant advocates say they don't want money going to schools if it will fund ESL programs?

How will we move forward in what is best for our country without finding a way to include and recognize core members of our communities?

I wish Obama would answer that. Even President Bush left the Whitehouse saying one of his biggest regrets was that he did not push for immigration reform first, before social security reform. I don't want the Obama administration to leave with such regrets. I want change.

But I can say that I am left hopeful by the continued and growing efforts of communities around the country to speak out on the issue of immigration. As we saw last week, over 150 communities nationwide held prayer vigils calling for Congress to act on humane immigration reform. And in April, another national grassroots effort will take place in the form of "Neighbor-to-Neighbor" in-district visits with Congresspeople.

May theirs be the winds of change that move us forward.

Labels: ,

Obama: Changing Bad Theology One Word at a Time

Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

As a perennial theologian, the last words of all major political speeches calling on God to bless America have irked me. Bad theology is like trans fats and hand guns -- it’s dangerous. It leads to xenophobia, hypocritical policies for immigrants, illogical wars (yes, I know, they’re all illogical), and consistent denial of starvation, disease, and other human rights violations. I could go on.

I am not exaggerating. Theology -- bad or good -- has very real effects on people. Bad theology has brought about the Crusades, the denial of women’s rights, and the genocide of Native Americans. On the other hand, good theology has brought about farmer’s rights in Latin America, the non-violent Civil Rights movement, and the blossoming evangelical movement to restore the earth.

Obama closed his speech last night like all savvy post 9/11 politicians do – by calling on God to bless the United States of America. But one of my colleagues at FCNL clued me in to a subtle difference… the word “may.” President Obama said, “May God Bless America” rather than “God Bless America.” Yes, the difference is slight – but it's also compelling. It’s an authentic recognition of the ignorance, entitlement, and greed that’s implicit in commanding God to bless certain people and not others. It’s an acknowledgment that this kind of command is a slippery slope toward believing that we’re divinely called to rule or judge or oppress peoples who are not blessed by God (non-Americans.)

I realize that the “may” insert doesn’t relieve unhealthy theology all together. The idea that there’s a supernatural being out there that blesses some and not others – whether we command it or more subtly wish for it – is still harmful. But Obama’s on the right track toward a relationship with the divine that is more humble, more grounded, and focused on an integrated love for humanity and our earth.

A better, more holistic world one word at a time. One word at a time.

Good news for Obama!

Obama's speech last night to Congress was one of the most hopeful, promising speeches in a long time. As one of my coworkers said, it is great to know that we have a leader who is incredibly intelligent, well-spoken, thoughtful and insightful.

Recognizing that energy, health care and education are absolutely essential in this time of crisis is quite impressive and very promising.

It is also important to recognize that we are going to have to take money from somewhere in order to accomplish these goals. Well we have good news for Obama: We found the money--the $537 billion that he is going to propose for the military budget and the $80 billion war supplemental that he will soon send to Congress.

Much to our chagrine, last night Obama said, "To relieve the strain on our forces, my budget increases the number of our soldiers and Marines." This is another one of his campaign promises that Obama should reconsider. In the months preceding Obama's election, we encouraged people to Make Peace an Election Year Issue, to point out that even though both parties support an increase in the size of the military, most Americans didn't support this increase.

The good news is that the conversation in DC has begun to change. Yesterday I attended a meeting called by Rep. Barney Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, where he, along with several other representatives, proposed cutting the military budget by 25%. Frank put the argument for cutting the military budget simply: "Either we reduce what's project for military spending, or we will not be able to respond to domestic needs." Rep. Lynn Woolsey reiterized that the "federal budget is an expression of our vales and priorities as a nation."

One of the key policy wonks that advised Frank on this issue, Dr. Gordan Adams from the Woodrow Wilson International Center, said that Obama's proposed troop increase represents an "utter absense of strategy" because we this the new troops won't be ready until the time when Obama is supposed to be drawing down the forces in Iraq. He also pointed out that increasing troops will "increase military costs all the way around."

When asked where the leadership stands on cutting the military budget, Frank assured the room of activists and congressional staff that the Democratic leadership has been talking about it. Critically, he also pointed out that it will take the effort of voters all around the country to lobby their members of Congress to actually make it happen. Obama and our members of Congress need to be pushed to cut the military budget, and we have to be the ones pushing them!

Take Action!

Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

Labels: ,

United States, this is the first speech of the rest of your life.

First, a confession. I only caught the second half of President Obama's speech to Congress. Last night I made the critical decision to choose art over politics, and went to a dance performance at the Kennedy Center which landed me in front of my TV at 9:30 instead of 9.

Of the portion I did see, however, I was at once pleased with the eloquence and attention of the speaker (I always felt that President Bush seemed as though he would rather be somewhere else), and in general I agreed with what he said. I did have some specific observations:
  • Serious: The standout bit of the speech, for me, was when President Obama called on every citizen of the country to complete some form of post-secondary education. I found it powerful that he called for this not only as a commitment to oneself, but to the country. I am excited to be living in an era that is now committed to education. I hope that this moment resonated with other listeners as well.

  • Less serious: Nancy Pelosi was very excited. Joe Biden could hardly keep up with all of her jumping up and down to applaud different parts of the speech.

  • Serious: Agribusiness - Obama mentioned that he might be against giving huge subsidies to large agriculture firms. Is he serious? If so, I say - huzzah! But only time will tell.

  • Less serious: Michelle Obama looked strong, and, powerful, and stunning. Yes, I have drunk the kool-aid Vogue sipped this month.

Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

2.24.2009

Shifting the Paradigm: Epic Afghanistan Podcast

Ok - My title may scare some people off. But this podcast is epic is the best way! It's full of Kate and Stephen's passionate explanations about why troops will not bring peace and stability to Afghanistan. And they convinced cynical old me, so they do a good job. Enjoy!




Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

Labels: ,

2.23.2009

Prayer, Renewal, Action

Throughout last week, over 150 communities nationwide joined together to pray for humane immigration reform in the 111th Congress.

In a campaign sponsored by the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (of which we--FCNL--are members), participants in these vigils called for:

1. Protection for immigrants and their families
2. Empowerment of the faith community to advocate on behalf of immigrants
3. Moral courage for Congress to take the necessary leadership to see that humane comprehensive immigration reform is passed

prayer-vigils-1

We got an amazing media response to these vigils with over 15 TV stations/shows and over 35 newspapers covering these vigils nation wide.

The TV clips, in particular, are really exciting to watch because issues of racism, xenophobia, and human rights violations were brought to the forefront of community news.

To check out all these exciting press clips, click here to go to our immigration blog: It's Our Community.

Labels:

2.20.2009

Reflections from a Jr. Intern

Periodically, FCNL hosts Jr. Interns or long term volunteers here at the office. We are always incredibly lucky to benefit from the hard work and enthusiasm of our Jr. Interns and appreciate the added cheer that they bring to the office. Last month, we were lucky enough to host Russell Weiss-Irwin, a high school student from Massachusetts. Here is his reflection on his time with FCNL:

I attend Quaker Meeting every Sunday. I call myself a Quaker. I see my religion as an important part of my life. However, since I am not a spiritual person—I draw no deep fulfillment from sitting in silence; I have had no personal experience of the Spirit; I do not believe in God—I sometimes wonder what the purpose of my religious practice is.

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to take a week off school to do a project pursuing some interest that my high school couldn’t cover with its curriculum, and this project week gave me some answers to my wondering. I worked at the Friends’ Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), a Quaker-led group which lobbies the U.S. federal government to move towards a better expression of the Quaker values of simplicity, equality, peace, community, and integrity. Specifically, FCNL seeks “a world free of war and the threat of war; a society with equity and justice for all; a community where every person’s potential can be fulfilled; and an earth restored.”

I was working under interns Christine Haider and Stephen Donohoe, who manage FCNL’s relationship with its grassroots membership of Quakers and other social justice-oriented people in all fifty states. Most of the week, I was contacting the most active segment of this membership: those who came to our annual meeting in Washington, D.C. and committed to do grassroots action, whether fundraising, organizing the local constituents of a member of Congress to lobby for an FCNL goal, or trying to bring others in their community into the FCNL base. This might have been a dull exercise at another organization, but I finished nearly every phone call astounded at the activity and dedication of Friends all over the United States. Some were beginning a study of the world economy in Quaker terms, examining its justice and equity, or lack thereof. Others were active in the electoral politics of their area; one woman I spoke to was the Democratic Party chair of her Colorado county, and many had worked on the Obama campaign. One apologized for her lack of attention to FCNL issues for the last few months, because she had been busy pushing the Virginia state government to end the death penalty. These are just a few of more than one hundred stories I heard.

I also saw the other side of what FCNL does—the Hill side. I sat in on a staff meeting at the beginning of the week that examined FCNL’s behind-the-scenes victories of the last two weeks: movement on a Senate bill to ban nuclear testing; one Senator’s verbatim use of an FCNL question on cluster munitions in Secretary of State Clinton’s confirmation hearing; the blocking of the appointment of a belligerent envoy to Iran; the House’s inclusion of a 12-fold increase in funding for weatherization of low-income homes; and the President’s declaration against torture. Some might question the last as an FCNL victory—hadn’t Obama campaigned on ending torture? How could we take credit?

FCNL’s work beginning several years ago to organize religious opposition to torture pushed the issue to the forefront of the nation’s dialogue, in FCNL’s view, and created it as a campaign issue that Obama took hold of. This story opens another important issue around FCNL’s lobbying work: to what extent does the Party or administration in power matter to FCNL’s ability to win on its issues? If John McCain had won the election, it seems unlikely that a similar declaration would have come out of the White House, regardless of FCNL’s actions. On the other hand, without the moral pressure FCNL and other faith groups helped build, would Obama have made ending torture such a priority? It is impossible to say, but it goes to show that no one group or person can claim complete responsibility for what happens in an institution as complex as the United States’ federal government.

I learned more than I had known about just how lobbyists influence government. Many Americans think that it’s the simple tactic we often hear about indicted lobbyists having used: bribery in one form or another. However, the vast majority of lobbyists influence Congress simply by informing them of the facts around an issue and possible solutions to problems. Congress often has a scarcity of useful information about the thousands of different complex issues that they have to decide on, so the best role lobbyists can play is to provide information to Congress about how to govern the nation in the public interest. Applying this tack to the prevention of war, FCNL had me call the Foreign Policy staffers of members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, not to tell them how to vote, or to bribe or threaten them, but to invite them to a panel discussion with some ambassadors on how to properly fund diplomacy and foreign aid so that they can effectively prevent wars in advance. The information that members gained at the well-attended meeting will probably make it into future budgets, and the resultant diplomacy could prevent wars and save lives.

So how did my work at FCNL answer any questions about me and my religious practice? I got to see what I am part of. FCNL and I are both part of a stream of Friends’ activism that stretches back and (hopefully) forward in history, covering several continents and many issues. Some see Quakers’ greatest activism in nineteenth-century abolitionism, or twentieth-century conscientious objection to war, but I increasingly think that it is occurring now. The Quakers in my community and around the world are courageously confronting the most serious issues that face humanity: nuclear weapons, war, torture, climate change, racism, inequality, capital punishment, genocide, and homophobia, to name a few, and we continue to have influence disproportionate to our tiny numbers.

If I do not believe in God, I do believe in our struggle. If I have had no personal experience of the Spirit, I have had a personal experience of that change that Friends can lovingly bring to human society. And although I find no great fulfillment in sitting in silence, I certainly don’t dislike it—and I am sustained by the lives that speak, and have spoken for centuries, out of that silent tradition.

Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

Labels: ,

2.17.2009

Not the Stimulus: Podcast

Hey everyone, I have something to announce:

It's ok to want a break from talking economics. And for that, you have come to the right place.

Listen to our podcast to find out what was happening on Capitol Hill last week besides the stimulus. They were getting busy banning cluster bombs! Listen to Laura Chirot tell us all about it. Right click to download or listen here:



Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

Labels: ,

Afghanistan: More Troops Won't Bring More Peace

An increasing number of people are rightly questioning the War in Afghanistan. However, it is amazing to me that so many people are still silently following along with the Obama Administration's plan for a troop surge of an additional 30,000 troops. War wasn't the answer in Iraq, and it is not the answer in Afghanistan. We cannot let Afghanistan become the exit strategy for Iraq. We need to push the peace community to rally behind efforts to prevent the troop surge in Afghanistan, advocating instead for the diplomacy and sustainable development that will actually create peace in Afghanistan. Take action here!

Check out this video by the Brave New Foundation and the entire serious on the War in Afghanistan.



Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

Labels: , , , ,

2.10.2009

Valentine's Day Advice: It's all about the budget (Podcast)

Find out about the project on everyone's lips: the budget. Want to be in the know? Listen to our podcast. The federal budget is way more exciting (and important!) than you think.




Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

Labels: ,

2.06.2009

Peace vs. Justice in Sudan

This man is a criminal but does it matter?

As the world waits for the International Criminal Court to announce whether it will issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Bashir, the relief and human rights community are split.

Anti-genocide advocacy and think tanks such as the Enough Project and the Save Darfur Coalition have lead the effort to galvanize the Obama Administration's support for a potential arrest warrant for Bashir, or at least ensure the Administration won't block it in the Security Council. (This was always highly unlikely given that Susan Rice, who constantly notes her regret that the U.S. didn't do more to stop the Rwandan genocide, is at the helm of U.S.-U.N. relations).

Meanwhile, InterAction, an umbrella group for relief and development organizations, and Africa expert Alex de Waal argue that an indictment could lead to a spike in violence, especially directed at civilians, aid workers and U.N. peacekeepers.

Former Clinton African affairs adviser, John Prendergast, says that the international response to the indictment is key. "The response of the [Sudanese] government is completely in play right now. It will be largely dependent on the international reaction," Prendergast notes.

"Part of the reason there is no resolution in Sudan is because there has been no accountability," he said. "If we take accountability off the table again, they will put that in their pocket and continue with their policy of divide and destroy."

What do you think? Will an indictment of Sudanese President Bashir lead to increased violence against Darfuri civilians, relief workers, U.N. peacekeepers and a closing down of the humanitarian space? Or could the international communities' response ensure an indictment, arrest and prosecution of Mr. Bashir without terrible humanitarian consequences?

Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

2.05.2009

What I've been doing...

So today when I got this great email from Caroline reminding us all to post on the intern blog about what we've been doing, I realized I've spent so much time developing the NEW IMMIGRATION BLOG that I have failed to post here! Sorry friends.

But the new immigration blog: It's Our Community is my new pet project. I'm trying to create both a resource and a forum for our network to engage with immigration issues in a humane manner.

Over the last few years, immigration debate has been defined by rhetoric which pits "us"--US citizens--against "them"--immigrants--as if we were at war with one another. But this rhetoric perpetuates racism, xenophobia, racial profiling, human rights abuses, and hate crimes in a way that we here at FCNL find extremely damaging to our communities.

And as the title of the new blog indicates, we believe that when talking about immigration issues we are fundamentally talking about our communities. What are our hopes for our communities? What is our vision? How do immigrants contribute to the cultural wealth and diversity of our communities? To our economies? How does hate rhetoric tear us apart? All of these and more are questions we are trying to discuss on the blog.

On It's Our Community, you will find blog posts discussing key issues of current legislation, enforcement, and the economy, as well as weekly annotated news updates on immigration issues. My hope is that eventually I'll also be able to develop an interactive map in the section "Community Stories," so that when you scroll across each state you can find stories written by communities there. But for now, I'll just post these stories individually in this section as they come along.

So that's what I'm doing...and I invite you all to come check it out and share comments. Cheers!





Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

The Economic War in the Congo

Conflict analysts are obsessed with discerning the "root causes" of violent conflicts. Yet, too often, these analysts fail to consider the many dimensions of violent conflict before coming up with policy recommendations.

Consider the conflict in the DR Congo, or rather, the many overlapping conflicts. Is it a proxy war between Rwanda and the Congolese government as many suggest? If so, why did Kigali and Kinshasa join forces just a couple weeks ago in a military operation to capture Laurent Nkunda, a militia leader and former ally of the Rwandan government?

Is it a "war against women," as some have suggested due to startling and horrific accounts of widespread rape and abuse? Or is it about access to resources and arable land as many suggest? In reality, it is all of these, but the link between access to resources and conflict is strongest, as Caroline noted last month.

The DR Congo is among the top ten poorest countries in the world. But in terms of resources, it's one of the richest. The world's largest deposits of copper, coltan, gold, diamond and tin are located in the DR Congo, according to Mvemba Dizolele, a Stanford University researcher.

More than 5.5 million people have died in the Congo. It has been rightly called Africa's first World War. After the violence last November, nearly every relief group, many governments and U.N. peacekeeping officials called for a rapid influx of 3,000 peacekeepers to shore up the beleaguered U.N. peacekeeping mission. The U.N. mission, MONUC, only has 17,000 troops to patrol and protect civilians in a country as vast as Western Europe.

Yet, while more peacekeepers and high-level pressure on the various actors is needed, robust economic instruments need to be employed as well. One idea proposed by Herman Cohen, a former U.S. assistant secretary for Africa, is the creation of a common market for East Africa, to allow the free movement of trade and people between Rwanda, the DR Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. Rwanda and the Congo would no longer feel the need to finance militias to secure access to resources, according to Cohen. Royalties and taxes could support the Congolese government's effort to provide services to its war ravaged population.

Another idea would be to require greater transparency and control over the importation of products which use resources from the DR Congo. Many household products such as DVD players, cell phones and computers are built using coltan and tin. Given that 65% of the world's Coltan reserves are located in the Congo, there is a good chance that sales of these products directly finance actors involved in the conflict. "The Conflict Coltan and Cassiterite Act," a bill introduced by U.S. Senator's Durbin and Brownback last year, would require the President to create a list of armed actors in the DRC committing abuses and human rights violations, and restrict the import of any product containing coltan or tin if any of the listed groups would benefit.

These efforts would not solve the conflict alone. Yet its clear that strong economic instruments are needed to solve what's primarily an economic war. More peacekeepers and high level pressure must be coupled with instruments to address the economic underpinnings of the conflict.

Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

2.03.2009

The Ups and Downs of Obama's First Days

Sometimes I am still amazed that Barack Obama is my president...It still feels a little too good to be true. But he is. And he is taking action! President Obama has done a lot in his first weeks in office: he set in motion the closing of Guantanamo and secret detention centers, called for ending torture, and signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to better protect against discrimination. These actions represent years of advocacy, activism, protesting, and genuine hard work by the peace & justice community coming to fruition.

However, President Obama also ordered (or at least approved) two drone attacks in Pakistan, killing 22 people, three of which were children. This story didn't get hardly any press. As a matter of fact, when I was trying to find it again to write today, I found mostly stories about Obama's view of Pakistan in the campaign. Well he said it then and he is doing it now: Obama is going to use military force to attack the Taliban in Pakistan, with or without the approval of the Pakistani government.

Obama is positioning himself to carry out another campaign promise--a troop surge in Afghanistan. There is talk that soon he will approve another 3 brigades, 10,000-12,000 more troops, to fight in the war in Afghanistan. Admittedly, there is also been a lot of rhetoric about the "smart power" that Obama and Clinton are going to use in Afghanistan. But Obama is still planning to send 30,000 more troops to the endless war in Afghanistan. When will we learn that War Is Not the Answer? When will we realize that there aren't enough troops we could send to Afghanistan to solve the problems there? The Soviets learned that lesson the hard way. We learned that lesson the hard way in Vietnam and Iraq. Are we doomed to keep repeating the same failures over and over again?

I don't think we are. I think there is hope that Obama will realize sooner than later that the answer is not war, but the smart power that he and Hillary Clinton are talking about--diplomacy and development. I think they will recognize this when the public convinces them. Where's the public outcry about the bombing of Pakistan? Where's the outcry of the proposed troop surge in Afghanistan? We have to make our voice heard!

Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook

Labels: , , , , ,

2.02.2009

Subway! Train! Podcast!

This week, we talk about how helping the environment can help the economy with Devin Helfrich. Listen up! It's pretty good.




Email the Author | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook


Labels: , ,