Civic Involvement & Education
Stevens Point can be a Eco-Municipality - but we will need the involvement of every aspect of our community. The Civic Invovlement and Education Subcommittee hopes to educate individuals who may be new to the idea of eco-municipalities, create networks for strong ecological and economical partnerships, and facilitate a sharing of community activities and projects.
Activities of the Civic Involvement and Education Subcommittee include maintenance of this website, publication of a community newsletter, and other events or promotion as developed.
Civic Involvement Subcommittee Chair: Susan Ermer (sermer@uwsp.edu)
2009 Work Plan
The Civic Involvement and Education Subcommittee is currently working on three tasks: (1) working on some redesign and a new host server for our web site (the domain name will stay the same), (2) working on a logo design for the eco-municipality, and (3) planning and purchasing a kiosk or other information center for use at events and functions. The subcommittee is using a combination of its membership, assistance from UWSP public relations students, and local businesses to accomplish these tasks, along with some funding from the city's 2008 eco-municipality budget.
The subcommittee's next task will be to plan a series of editorial contributions to the Stevens Point Journal. The subcommittee hopes to launch these in early 2009 and complement the recent work of Sustain Central Wisconsin's writers' group, which has had two recent columns published and is seeking to publish every two weeks. The subcommittee will be contacting members of other subcommittees to seek input on these pieces
Starting in January 2009, the city will have their own set of study group books, "Natural Step for Communities." This set of books will be available to community groups interested in starting a study circle. A study guide will accompany the set of books to give direction to discussions. Please check the website www.sustainablepoint.org for more information.
Civic Involvement & Education Subcommittee Recommendations (click on PDF below)
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