{"article":{"id":101612,"heading":"FBI Victim's home hosts Sustainability Seminar","author":"Regen Co-op","created":"2004-01-29 08:30:03","modified":"2013-11-11 00:28:34","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:28:34","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>*** <br><br> Media Advisory <br>  <br> For more information, contact: 909-469-5100, www.regen.org <br>  <br> date: January 27th, 2004 <br><br>  <br>  <br> Students targeted by FBI open doors for 3rd Annual <br>  <br> Sustainability Seminar <br><br> Housemates and friends of a man wrongly accused of terrorism who have been followed, searched, and wire-tapped by federal agents since suspect Josh <br>  <br> Connole's September arrest and release, are asking neighbors, elected officials, and the public to join them for workshops and tours on Sunday, February 1st, 2004 from 12-6pm at 997 Bradford Street in Pomona. <br><br> The house was blockaded for two days by more than 80 FBI agents, ATF agents, and the U.S. Joint Terrorism Task Force after Connole, 25, was arrested following several fires at Hummer dealerships in San Bernadino County. The FBI, acknowledging it had no evidence associating Connole with the crimes, released him four days after his arrest. <br><br> But the harrassment of residents of the Regen Cooperative -- an eco-friendly house -- continued, frightening the tudents on a daily basis, and casting a shadow over their futures. <br><br> \"They treated us like terrorists because we are environmentalists. The FBI doesn't seem to understand that eco-friendly does not mean eco-terrorist. We are all peaceful, law-abiding citizens. They were ruining our lives,\" <br>  <br> said Larla Maloney. <br><br> Now, the residents of the environmental co-op home are moving on.  This Sunday Feb 1st. their three houses will host numerous speakers, workshops, and documentaries at the co-op's 3rd annual Sustainability Seminar. <br><br> At the 3rd Annual Sustainability Seminar, the students will <br>  <br> demonstrate the solar panels on the roof of the house, their electric vehicles, organic gardening methods, and other eco-friendly activities which are the reason for the co-op's existence. There will also be numerous speakers from the wider community on topics including Permaculture, Indigenous Knowledge, Solar Energy, Natural Childbirth, Regenerative Living, Ecovillages, Homeschooling, Biodiesel, Yoga, Urban Farming, and more. <br><br> Please see below for a full schedule of events. <br><br> FBI victim Josh Connole and his lawyer William Paparian will speak from 2-3pm on Connole's case.  They will also describe how the ordeal the housmates went through was a result of the so-called Patriot Act, a new set of laws authored by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. The Patriot <br>  <br> Act wiped out many existing civil protections and authorized <br>  <br> searches, seizures, and other activities against citizens who express political opinions -- as well as anyone they associate with. The controversial new laws were signed by President Bush in the name of homeland security. But <br>  <br> increasingly, they are being used to crack down on ordinary citizens. <br><br> During its raid, the FBI confiscated computers, address books, and clothing. Some of these possessions have not been returned, despite repeated requests by the National Lawyers Guild. To add insult to injury, the West Covina Police are demanding $30 from Connole for his four days in <br>  <br> jail after his wrongful arrest. He lost days at work and faces <br>  <br> significant legal fees. <br><br> \"For random people that don't know me to look at me and think that I'm a terrorist is horrible,\" Connole said in October, addressing the West Covina City Council. \"This whole thing has been detrimental to me and to my family, my friends, my housemates.\" <br><br> The Regen Cooperative was founded founded in 1999 by alumni from the academic department of Regenerative Studies at CalPoly Pomona who wanted to continue living in a sustainable manner. <br><br> People who cannot attend the Sustainabliity Seminar are welcome to stop by for a visit. <br><br> Refreshments will be served at 6:30pm, all are welcome. For more information, call 909-469-5100 or visit the house website at www.regen.org <br>  <br> *************************************************************************** <br>  <br> Regerative Cooperative&rsquo;s 3rd Annual Sustainability Seminar <br>  <br> Sunday, February 1st, 2004 <br><br>  <br>  <br> Topics include: <br><br>     * Permaculture <br>  <br>     * Indiginous knowledge <br>  <br>     * Solar Energy <br>  <br>     * Natural Childbirth <br>  <br>     * Regenerative Living <br>  <br>     * Ecovillages <br>  <br>     * Homeschooling <br>  <br>     * Biodeisel <br>  <br>     * Yoga <br>  <br>     * Urban Farming <br>  <br>     * and more! <br><br> Schedule: <br><br> ********* 997 Bradford St. <br><br> 10:45-12:00 \tTour of the Center for Regenerative Studies (Meet at 997 Bradford St. at 10:45) <br>  <br> 12:00 \tCHECK IN <br>  <br> 12:20-12:40 \tRegen Intro <br>  <br> 12:45-1:15 \tIntroducing the Ecovillage Network of the  <br>  <br>                        Americas, Lois  Arkin of LA Ecovillage <br>  <br> 1:20-1:50 \tIntro to Permaculture &amp; Biodiesel, Deanna  <br>  <br>                       Moore of Common Vision <br>  <br> Break (20 min) &amp; 1:55-2:30 \t <br>  <br>                       Biodiesel workshop outside w\/Deanna <br>  <br> 2:10-2:40 \tEnvironmental Education, Earth Resource <br>  <br>                           Foundation Butts Out, Linda Nicholes <br>  <br> 2:45-3:15 \tNatural Childbirth, Kim Crane &amp; Sarah Davis <br>  <br> 3:20-3:50 \tHome Schooling, Larla Dey Maloney &amp; Kim  <br>  <br>                          Crane <br>  <br> 3:50-4:10 \tBreak <br>  <br> 4:10-4:40 \tSolar Energy, Bob Siebert <br>  <br> 4:45-5:15 \tUrban Farming &amp;,Claremont's Co-op,  <br>  <br>                         Adrienne Lester &amp; Noah  Westgate <br>  <br> 5:20-5:50 \tIndigenous Knowledge, Mark Acuna <br><br> ********* 164 Alvarado St.    Documentary Film Series <br><br> 2:00-3:10 \tEscape From Affluenza (55min) on  <br>  <br>                         unsustainable consumer culture and how to  <br>  <br>                         escape it, by John de Graaf  and Vivia Boe <br>  <br> 3:15-4:05 \tMetal of Dishonor (50min) Radioactive  <br>  <br>                         depleted uranium used in the war-for-profit  <br>  <br>                        system, by People's Video Network <br>  <br> 4:10-4:40 \tWorkshop: Marxist Ecology and Liberal <br>  <br>                          Environmentalism: Towards a sustainable  <br>  <br>                          environmental agency, Matt Romain <br>  <br> 4:45-5:15 \tLeasing the Rain (20min) Privatization of  <br>  <br>                         water resources in a capitalist world and the  <br>  <br>                         movement to resist it, by David Murdock and  <br>  <br>                         William Finagan <br>  <br> 5:20-6:20 \tPraha 2000:World Bank and IMF Under Siege  <br>  <br>                 (55min) The institutions of imperial finance capital  <br>  <br>                 and the international solidarity movement to defeat                     <br>  <br>                 them, IMC and NGO Collaboration <br><br> ********* 341 Kingsley St. <br><br> 2:00-3:00 \tThe Patriot Act and the Loss of Civil Liberties,  <br>  <br>                         A Personal  Account, with FBI victim Josh <br>  <br>                          Connole <br>  <br> 3:05-3:40 \tActivism in the Media, Beth Solomon <br>  <br> 3:45-5:05 \tYoga Workshop, Sustaining Our Selves  <br>  <br>                          Through Yoga, Naomi Bendiner <br><br> *********After The Workshops <br><br> 6:30pm \tVegan Potluck Dinner 997 Bradford St. <br><br> Evening:  A Celebration of This Year&rsquo;s Hard Work Towards a Regenerative Future. <br><br> Throughout the day Leif Lorenzen will be creating paintings at the Bradford (Possum) House backyard. Paintings will be raffled off along with other prizes in the evening , raffle tickets are $2.00. <br><br> $5.00 Suggested Donation for Food Not Bombs <br>  <br> (local group feeding the homeless) and funding this event. <br><br>  <br>  <br> FMI: call (909)469-5100 <br><br> Directions to Regen: <br>  <br>       From 10 Fwy <br>  <br>       Exit South on Garey <br>  <br>       Left on Alvarado <br>  <br>       Bradford (Possum) House is on corner on right <br>  <br>       997 Bradford Street<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"www.regen.org","address":"","phone":"909-469-5100","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Environmental Co-op home in Pomona hosts speakers, workshops, and tours including speech from Josh Connole, man wrongfully arrested by the FBI for vandalism in September, on Patriot Act and Civil Liberties ","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/01\/101612.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}