From susanroseparenti at gmail.com Fri Oct 2 14:09:23 2020 From: susanroseparenti at gmail.com (Susan Parenti) Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 09:09:23 -0500 Subject: [OccupyCU] Sat, 2-3 FOG (Friends of Geese) Celebrates our Organization's Birth--attend by Zoom or by physical presence Message-ID: I hope you are as well as can be! We have good news?those of us who attempted to save the 175 Canada geese in our park in June?and failed to do so?are turning that experience into a new organization: a community non profit we're calling F.O.G. (Friends of Geese!) Its mission is to support and protect the Grand Canada Geese by educating and involving people in the community to learn how?in a hands-on- way?to do so. That means YOU! We invite you to celebrate with us in our ribbon-cutting event on *Saturday, Oct. 3, 2-3pm.* You can celebrate with us via Zoom, OR else physically be present in- a safe-and-fun-outdoor-commemoration at our *School for Designing a *Society *at 122 Franklin Street, Urbana. T*here will be speeches (here here!) and geese music (hear hear!),and the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in honor of the Crystal Lake Park geese (wow!) Write us if you would like the ZOOM link. We will send it ASAP susanroseparenti at gmail.com Or come by (with mask and social distancing) at 2pm at 122 Franklin Street in Urbana! Warmly Susan [image: IMG_2516.JPG] *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We invite you to celebrate with us in our ribbon-cutting event TODAY, *Saturday, Oct. 3, 2-3pm.* You can celebrate with us via Zoom, OR else physically be present in- a safe-and-fun-outdoor-commemoration at our *School for Designing a *Society *at 122 Franklin Street, Urbana. T*here will be speeches (here here!) and geese music (hear hear!),and the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in honor of the Crystal Lake Park geese (wow!) *Zoom Link to Register for this meeting:* https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtce2oqjstH9SiqVWxgZRkuQAAi63HHsxR After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Or come by (with mask and social distancing) at 2pm at 122 Franklin Street in Urbana! Warmly Susan [image: image.png] -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Media will be there. Please attend. Bring a friend! And spread the word! *Values and Goals of Friends of Geese: * - We promote awareness to build a more just, sustainable, and compassionate society that supports and protects habitable environments for plants, animals, and humans. - We insist that the interactions of humans and wildlife, when deemed to be in conflict, be handled in a non-lethal manner, and be designed to prevent cruelty to animals. - We provide educational information and promote a greater understanding of Grand Canada Geese to the community, to create a balanced ecological relationship between wildlife and humans in Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding areas. -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We'll be looking into this. ---Catch us this wednesday, Oct. 14, at Sounds Like Community--Friends of Geese will be speaking. at 7pm CDT. Check out the FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/345153456730940 -- *Susan Parenti* *Educational Coordinator * *The School for Designing a Society *www.designingasociety.net *Like us on Facebook !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: