September 16, 1988

29 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BILL 14
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
STUDENT UNION

Sponsored by:

Tri-Executives
Representatives-at-Large
Engineering Representative

Authored by:

CU Environmental Center
Boulder R.A.G.
A BILL

Susie Fairchild
Tim Kauffman
Dawn Massop
Rob Corry
Les Lambert
Rob Grandtam

BILL HISTORY
The third annual World Rainforest Week will occur Oct. 9-16, 1988, and the UCSU
Environmental Center's Rainforest Action Group will be organizing a full week of
activities for both the university and local communities.

The purpose of World Rainforest Week is to foster international _awareness of the
issue of Global Deforestation by educating and involving people in the movement to
save tropical rainforests. ·The R.A.G. will be offering in forma tiona! sessions on
campus involving slideshows, videos, local and in vi ted guest speakers, and
workshops. The schedule will consist of three such evenings, followed by a keynote
evening with 2 speakers, benefit evening with indigenous music and dance
performances, and events organized to bring people in to the movement as
participants, rather than spectators.
R.A.G. members have met and heard both Lehua Lopez and Joshua Karliner at
various conferences. Both offer vital and knowledgable insight into the dynamics
of Global Deforestation and will add greatly to the scope and content of World
Rainforest Week.
Lehua Lopez is a native Hawaian and co-founder of the Hilo based Pele Defense
Fund. The organization is single-handedly saving various unique but endangered
ecosystems on the Big Island, and in· the process serving as the major active group
seeking to restore and uphold trational aspects of native Hawaian culture. Her
knowledge is wide and valuable: The unique tropical ecology of Hawaian
Rainforests, Natural History of the Islands, Native Religious Beliefs,
Environmental Effects of modern Society in Hawaii.
Joshua Karliner is Policy Director for the Environmental Project on Central
America, a project of the Earth Island Institute. He has traveled extensively in
Latin America as both participant and organizer of Environmental Conferences
amongst members of the scientific, antheolorogic, environmental and
developmental organizations in various con tries. He has been published regularly,
writing on various aspects of the contemporary socioeconomic, environmental, and
cultural effects of American Polley and development in the new world tropics.
He is an energetic and informed speaker.
Lehua and Joshua will both speak at the keynote event, each offering their
individual perspective and knowledge about the Global Rainforest situation. It will
be, for many attendees, their first awareness that Tropical Deforestation does

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occur in this country, and a deep and thorough presentation of how "First World"
Nations fuel much of the cutting in the tropics.
They will both guest lecture in various faculties as well, including Religious
Studies, Natural Science, Political Science, etc. as appropriate and desired.
BILL SUMMARY
Allocates $718.00 from Central Reserve to the R.A.G. for two honorariums of
$250.00 each, and $218.00 for J. Karliner's air travel to and from Washington, D.C.
BE IT ENACTED by the Executive Council of the University of Colorado Student
Union, THAT:
SECTION 1:

This bill allocates $718.00 + GAR from Central Reserve to
fund speakers for Rainforest Week.

SECTION 2:

A report shall be written pursuant to 24 ECB 4.

SECTION 3:

This bill shall take effect upon passage.

9/16/88- PASSED- EXECUTIVE COUNCIL- 1st READING- ACCLAMATION
9/22/88 -PASSED -EXECUTIVE COUNCIL - 2nd READING - 15-1-0
BUDGET
Honorarium: J. Karliner, E.P.O.C.A
Honorarium: L. Lopez, Pele Defense Fund
Air Fare: R T Washington D.C. to Denver
TOTAL

Drew Bolin
President Pro-Tempore
UCSU Executive Council

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$250.00
250.00
218.00
$718.00