The Keweenaw Community Alliance for Progressive Education (CAPE) got its start in 2012 when a group of local parents and educators recognized the need for a different model of education and learning in the Keweenaw. The group identified the ideal learning environment for children which included hands-on learning, whole-child approach, self-driven learning, supportive atmosphere and … Continue reading Forum: Progressive Education in the Keweenaw
Bill Bailey, president of the nonprofit Cheq Bay Renewables, will speak on “Grassroots Solar.” Cheq Bay Renewables has successfully turned the unlikely snowbelt region of northern Wisconsin into a renewable energy hub and achieved state-wide recognition. Learn how a simple grassroots organization with limited budget and resources successfully engaged with the community to implement multiple … Continue reading Forum: Grassroots Solar
Five parks along Lake Superior will be among the first to be completely free of the use of fossil fuels. The Parks include: Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw National Historical Park, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and Grand Portage National Monument. Denice Swanke, Superintendent of Isle Royale National Park, will describe what … Continue reading Forum: Five Parks Along Lake Superior Going Green
At the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) General Assembly (GA) in 2017 there was discussion of adding an 8th Principle, specifically to address racism in our congregations. The presenter will explain more about the 8th Principle and Article II revisions and share why she supports them both. Article II will be introduced at this year’s General Assembly. If it … Continue reading Forum: Is it Time for an 8th Principle?
UP Kids is a local organization serving children and families across the UP. Find out about the wide array of programs and services available, including foster care and adoption placement services, Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs, Families Together Building Solutions, Families UPward, and other supportive visitation and in-home assistance for families and youth. Dolores … Continue reading Forum: UP Kids: Caring for Children & Building Brighter Futures
Forum will be Zoom only. The business, Refill UP, is inspired by the problems caused by the overuse of plastic, the ineffectiveness of plastic recycling, and a desire to help our community switch to more sustainable products. The idea for the business started with a simple New Year’s resolution to be more sustainable in 2021, than we … Continue reading Forum: Refill UP: The Upper Peninsula’s First Zero Waste Refillery
Forum is by Zoom only. Find out what drugs are brought into our area, those that are processed locally–for example, meth–who dealers target, how law enforcement finds out about illegal drugs, what constitutes a drug bust, legal consequences for dealers and users, trends in drug usage. How realistic is what people see in movies and … Continue reading Forum: Drug Abuse & Enforcement in Houghton County
Service will by by Zoom only. The goal of this project is to update the existing Huron Creek Watershed Management Plan (WMP). The original WMP was written in 2009 and approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ, currently Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes & Energy). The WMP must be updated not only … Continue reading Forum: Huron Creek Watershed Management Plan
Service will by by Zoom only. Providing healthy school lunches just got easier! Michigan’s innovative 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farm program provides schools, early childhood education centers, and other organizations participating in USDA Child Nutrition programs with match incentive funding up to 10 cents per meal to purchase and serve Michigan-grown fruits, … Continue reading Forum: What is the 10 Cents a Meal Program in Michigan and Who Benefits?
Forum will by by Zoom only. Bill Fink will give an overview and review the current status of the more than a dozen citizen petition drives underway, attempting to get new laws and amendments to the Michigan constitution on the ballot for the November 2022 general election. Bill Fink has been a member of KUUF … Continue reading Forum: Michigan Ballot Petitions
