Hello,

You are invited to participate in the Biofuels Community Conference &
Car Show, held
in Santa Cruz, CA on May 21-22, 2005.

Our invitation is online at
http://www.biofuel.coop/downloads/invitation.pdf and
I've pasted the text below as well.

More to come! Please distribute this. We are gearing up our publicity
and outreach
campaign, and will be posting our posters, press release, conference
agenda, etc. on
www.biofuel.coop shortly.

Yours truly,
Alissa & Dave

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BIOFUELS COMMUNITY
CONFERENCE & CAR SHOW

THE TIME: May 21st, 8:00 a.m. to May 22nd, 3:30 p.m.

THE PLACE: University of California, Santa Cruz

THE THEME: The Future of Biofuels

THE PURPOSE:
☼ Showcase successes in the grassroots biofuels
community and active biofuels cooperatives
☼ Provide a place for creativity and networking
☼ Educate about sustainable biofuels
☼ Documentation of the biofuels movement
☼ Consider the urgency and issues facing biofuel businesses, workers,
and consumers

SOME OUTCOMES:
☼ Specific actions for addressing the needs which the participants
believe are vital
☼ A stronger network of people for getting things done

THE HOSTS: Homes On Wheels, Education for Sustainable Living
Program, Santa Cruz
biofuels collective, www.biofuel.coop

THE APPROACH: The event relies upon the active participation of
attendees for
education and action planning. On Saturday and Sunday, we will use a
method that
enables groups of all sizes to effectively deal with complex issues in
short time
periods. Expect to work hard and have fun. And expect the unexpected.

We hope to cultivate a festival-like atmosphere with music, circus
arts, a biofuels
car show, and wholesome food surrounding the conference.

This is a zero waste event. Please feel free to bring your own dishware.

LOGISTICS: Event registration is a suggested donation of $40
per day. No one will be
turned away for a lack of funds. Food will be available for sale from
Kresge
Community Natural Foods cooperative, and by donation from Homes on Wheels
cooperative.

We are coordinating ridesharing to and from the event. Guest housing
options may be
available. Please RSVP soon to partake in these community services.

Homes On Wheels wishes to make this event accessible to people with
disabilities. If
you need accommodation, please call SOAR at 459-2934.

TO REGISTER:
Contact Conference Coordinators at conference@..., (831)
454-0343.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

http://www.biofuel.coop

Biofuels Conference
13 Leonardo Lane
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Alissa White, (831) 454-0343, acwhite@...
Dave Shaw, daveshaw@...

SEE YOU THERE!