| JANUARY 2008 |
| 10-12 |
Operation Spring Plant Conference, Raleigh, NC |
| 16-17 |
CSREES 2501 Project Director's Meeting, Louisville, KY |
| 16-19 |
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Conference, Louisville, KY
Southern SAWG |
| 21 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday |
| 23-26 |
California ECO Farm Conference, Pacific Grove, CA |
| 28-30 |
AMI Executive Committee Meeting, New York, NY |
| 29-31 |
New American Sustainable Agriculture Project Dismantling Racism Workshop, Lewiston, ME |
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| FEBRUARY 2008 |
| 8-9 |
Federation of Southern Cooperatives 2008 Farmer's Conference, Reaching New Heights in Farming, Albany, GA |
| 10-11 |
Risk Management Research Project Meeting, Apopka, FL |
| 15-17 |
Black Farmers and Agriculturalist Association Meeting, 10th National Black Land
Loss Summit, Tillery and Bricks, NC |
| 20 |
Rural Coalition Finance and Membership Committees Meeting |
| 20-22 |
Interim USDA Partners Meeting, Washington, DC |
| 21-22 |
USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum 2008, Crystal City, VA
http://www.usda.gov/oce/forum/ |
| 23 |
NCRLC, Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, Washington DC |
| 23 |
Sin Fronteras Organizing Project, Farm Worker Center 25th Anniversary, El Paso, TX |
| 24-26 |
National Immigrant Farming Initiative Steering Committee, Homestead, FL |
| 24-26 |
California Small Farm Conference, Visalia, CA |
| 28-29 |
Oklahoma Black Historical Research Project Meeting, OK |
| 28-Mar 2 |
Agriculture Missions, Inc., NC
Study Session: Thursday to Friday evening
Board Meeting: Saturday and Sunday |
| |
| MARCH 2008 |
| 4-6 |
Washington International Renewable Energy Conference, Washington, DC |
| 5-6 |
Summit on Equitable Development, New Orleans, LA |
| 7-9 |
RC Spring Board Meeting, Epes, AL |
| 8-9 |
RC Board participates in Selma-Montgomery March Commemoration events, Selma, AL |
| 15 |
Oklahoma Black Historical Research Society, Economic Development Conference, Weewoka, OK |
| 15 |
Farmworker Association of Florida Anniversary Assembly, Apopka, FL |
| 16-22 |
National Ag Week |
| 25-27 |
SARE 20th Anniversary New American Farm Conference, Kansas City, MO |
| |
| APRIL 2008 |
| 6-8 |
MAFO National Farmworker Conference, and National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Conference, Sacramento, California |
| 28-May 1 |
Kellogg Food & Society Conference, Phoenix, AZ |
| |
| MAY 2008 |
| 1 |
Immigrants Mobilization Day, Candlelight vigil in support of immigrant families, Orlando, FL |
| |
| JUNE 2008 |
| 4-8 |
Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society and Association for the Study of Food and Society Joint Annual Meetings, New Orleans, LA |
| 5-8 |
Rural Coalition 30th Anniversary Assembly, Homestead, Florida
Wed June 4 or Thursday June 5 - Arrival in Miami
Thursday June 5, late afternoon - Assembly opening, Homestead
Friday June 6-Saturday June 7 - Assembly including public event or hearing
Sunday June 8 - Closing Ceremony, Everglades Trip |
| 27-29 |
International Conference on Racism and Globalization, Chicago, IL |
| |
| JULY 2008 |
| 18-20 |
National Latino Congreso, Los Angeles, CA |
| 28-31 |
71st Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Manchester, NH |
| 30-Aug 1 |
USDA Annual Partners Meeting, Washington, DC |
| |
| AUGUST 2008 |
| 15-17 |
Federation of Southern Cooperatives Annual Meetings/ Farmer Exchange - 40th Anniversary |
| |
| SEPTEMBER 2008 |
| 19-21 |
Growing Food and Justice for All First Annual Gathering, Milwaukee, WI |
| 22-24 |
Environmental Leadership Conference, Raleigh, NC |
| |
| OCTOBER 2008 |
| 4-8 |
CFSC Annual Conference, Re/Storing Our Urban and Rural Communities with Healthy Food, Cherry Hill, NJ |
| 16 |
Twenty-Fifth Annual World Food Day Teleconference |
| 17-23 |
Vth Conference of La Via Campesina, Mozambique |
| |
| NOVEMBER 2008 |
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No Events |
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| DECEMBER 2008 |
| |
Sundays California Kwanzaa Ag. Expo, Sacramento, CA |
| ??? |
Professional Ag Workers Conference, Tuskegee University |
| 4-5 |
Rural Coalition All Projects Meeting |
| 5 |
Rural Coalition 3rd Annual Holiday Gala, National Press Club, Washington, DC |
| 6-7 |
Rural Coalition Board Meeting, Washington, DC |
