Saturday, May 9 Lake City, Minnesota Networking, Learning, Advocating

You Showed Up You Spoke Up You Made a Difference

Join citizen volunteers from both sides of the Mississippi River for a day of network building and information exchange. Whether you are new to the issue or an experienced advocate, this conference is for you.

In collaboration with

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Friends of Wabasha

Save the Bluffs PO Box 296 Red Wing, MN 55066 sites.google.com/site/savethebluffs Jim Tittle

We are all working to protect our communities from the adverse impacts of industrial-scale silica sand mining, processing and transport. At the conference you will meet citizens and hear success stories from all over the region. You will leave with ideas that you can use in your own community.

Questions? [email protected]

Conference made possible by a grant from Save the Hills Alliance of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Lake City Tourism Bureau www.lakecitymn.org

A Conference for Frac Sand Activists: Networking, Learning, Advocating Keynote Speaker: S. Margaret Galiardi

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About the Conference Saturday, May 9, 2015 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM $15 includes lunch and breaks St. Mary of the Lake Church 419 West Lyon Ave. (Hwy. 63) Lake City, MN 55041 Located 3 blocks from Hwy. 61 on Hwy. 63. About the Speakers Keynote and Summary speaker S. Margaret Galiardi, OP, is a Dominican Sister from Amityville, New York who lectures around the country with an emphasis on ecological spirituality. She is the author of Where the Pure Water Flows and Encountering Mystery in the Wilderness. While she worked at Villa Maria Center in Frontenac, she was actively engaged in advocacy for clean water in the Lake Pepin watershed. Grounded in years of personal engagement in the struggle for justice for both people and planet, S. Margaret will set our efforts to resist frac sand mining in the context of the Universe story. She will challenge us to reach deeply to summon the energy needed for this task. Speakers for the general and breakout sessions include citizen and professional experts. Learn

Program 8:30 am Registration, coffee, snacks 9:00 am Welcome Keynote Where We Are Today Strategies for Advocacy 10:25 am Networking Break Breakout Session 1 Breakout Session 2 12:05 pm Lunch with Speakers Ups and Downs of Frac Sand Mining Strategies for Advocacy Continued Breakout Session 3 2:00 pm Networking Break What the State Can and Cannot Do What’s Next? Summary and Closing 3:30 pm Adjourn

Return this portion to the address below along with a check for $15. We won’t use this information for anything other than the conference. Name: ______________________________ City:________________________________ State: _______________________________ E-mail _______________________________ Phone:_______________________________ To help us plan, tell us which breakout sessions are you most likely to attend:

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Legal Options for Restricting or Banning Silica Sand Mining by Ordinance

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Options for Legal Intervention

___Legal Options for Restricting or Banning Mining ___Options for Legal Intervention ___Handling Traffic ___Earth and Human Connections ___Maintaining Air Quality ___Air Quality Monitoring Research ___Hydrology of the Driftless Area ___Rehabilitating Mining Sites ___Choosing Your Battles.

Handling Traffic

Make Check Payable to: Save the Bluffs

Breakout Sessions For more info: sites.google.com/site/savethebluffs

Earth and Human Connections Maintaining Air Quality Air Quality Monitoring Research Hydrology of the Driftless Area Rehabilitating Mining Sites Choosing Your Battles.

Information Exchange See examples of materials used in other communities to educate and inform residents.

Save the Bluffs PO Box 296 Red Wing, MN 55066 For questions contact: [email protected]