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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi GRENers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you attended the last GREN meeting, you would have heard the presentation and request from Felix Munger. There’s some academic stuff happening, but what is of immediate concern to you is that Felix needs all of us to look at the attached list for the creation of a Green directory of groups in Waterloo Region. See below for details and respond to Felix directly at email below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Susan K<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Felix Munger [mailto:felixmunger@me.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> November-24-10 11:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> jjackson@web.ca; Susan Koswan<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: contact information for Waterloo Region Environmental Network Study & Green Book<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Susan and John,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for having me at the meeting yesterday and giving me a chance to present our research and the green book idea.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the email from Manuel Riemer below regarding organizations and contact information. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Also, I will follow up with Manuel regarding the question of "reference people/mavericks" and will contact individuals of the group if I have questions.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For now, please forward the email including the excel sheet as you see fit to members of GREN in order for us to get a list of organizations that is as complete as possible.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Felix<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>contact information for Waterloo Region Environmental Network Study & Green Book</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear Environmental Organizations and Activists in Waterloo Region,<br><br>Over the past couple of years, many of the environmental organizations and activists in the Waterloo Region have expressed an interest in strengthening collaborations with other organizations and potentially developing a formal coalition or network in order to be more effective. Now, we are taking a step into that direction and need your support.<br><br>There are two exiting developments. First, the Community, Environment, and Justice Research Group (CIJRG) at Wilfrid Laurier University is conducting a study that will take advantage of a tool that has been recommended by scholars and community organizers as useful for developing effective networks, called Social Network Analysis. <b>The main goal of this study is to assess the level of collaboration among local environmental organizations and to identify the usefulness of this tool for developing a formal environmental network within this region</b>. <br><br>The second development is the creation of a <b>Green Book, an easily accessible and searchable online database that will list all the environmental organizations and groups in the Waterloo Region</b>. We are convinced that both aspects will have very positive effects on local environmental organizations.<br><br>Clearly, for both initiatives it is critical to have a list of environmental organizations and groups in this region that is as complete as possible. This is where we need your help! <b>We are seeking your assistance in identifying local environmental organizations to be included in the study and in the Green Book. It should take only about 5-10 minutes of your time.<br></b><br>Please review the 4 different sheets in the attached excel document. The first sheet identifies the steps and inclusion criteria. The second sheet asks you to review the existing list and add organizations and/or their contact information. The third sheet provides you with an overview of the categories and subcategories that might help you to think of environmental organization that should be included. Finally, on the last sheet, please identify other individuals who you think should provide us with information.<br><br>There are three ways to provide feedback:<br>1) You can add information to the excel file and email it to Felix Munger at<br> <a href="mailto:mung1340@mylaurier.ca" target="_blank">mung1340@mylaurier.ca</a>;<br>2) You can simply reply to this email with your suggestions; or<br>3) You can simply forward any existing relevant list(s) that you may have to <a href="mailto:mung1340@mylaurier.ca" target="_blank">mung1340@mylaurier.ca</a>.<br>Please send your feedback by November 27, 2010. Please email us with any questions or concerns.<br><br>Thank you and regards,<br><br>Manuel<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Manuel Riemer, PhD</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Assistant Professor</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Area Coordinator, Community Psychology</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Director, Community, Environment and Justice Research Group</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Department of Psychology</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Wilfrid Laurier University</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:mriemer@wlu.ca">mriemer@wlu.ca</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>01-(519)-884-1970 ex. 2982</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>