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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT AND REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS



The Sierra Club's Sustainable Planet Strategy Team (SPST) is currently 
seeking applications and nominations to fill up to two vacancies on the 
Sustainable Consumption Committee (SCC).



Please review the material below regarding the mission, projects, 
qualifications and responsibilities of the Sustainable Consumption 
Committee. If you would like to apply for membership, please send the 
completed application by July 25, 2005 to:



Ada Babine [log in to unmask] , preferably with a cc to Michael Beck 
[log in to unmask] and    Sonya Guram [log in to unmask]



THE DEADLINE TO RECEIVE COMPLETED APPLICATIONS IS JULY 25, 2005.



If you have questions about the work of the Sierra Club Sustainable 
Consumption Committee or questions about the SPST nomination process, 
contact Michael Beck, [log in to unmask], (818) 246-3661 (24-hour phone 
number.    If you have questions about the appointment process, contact Ada 
Babine at [log in to unmask]



MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS OF THE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION COMMITTEE



The Sierra Club's Sustainable Consumption Committee works to educate club 
members and others on the relations between individual, household, and 
institutional consumption of natural resources and larger environmental 
problems and to promote more environmentally sustainable patterns of 
consumption.    We believe that consumption must be addressed as an integral 
aspect of our efforts to preserve wilderness, to protect human and nonhuman 
health, and to create sustainable human communities.



Our long-term focus is sustainable consumption in three areas: food and 
agriculture, energy use, and forest and wood products.     Our current 
campaign is the True Cost of Food (TCOF), which advocates shifting food 
consumption more towards organic, locally grown, and plant based (less 
meat).    We plan to use the TCOF campaign as a template for future work in 
other areas of sustainability.



Committee priorities include support for     Club activists working on 
consumption issues in their local communities, education about consumption 
issues, and networking with other Sierra Club entities.    We also reach out 
to other organizations concerned about the link between consumption and 
environmental destruction.



DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS



1.    Knowledge of and interest in the relations between consumption and 
environmental problems, particularly related to food and agriculture, energy 
use, and forest and wood products.



2.    Understanding of the Sierra Club's overall mission and approach to 
environmental problems and experience with the Club's chapter and/or group 
structure.    Experience with national, regional, and/or local club 
campaigns and programs is also very helpful.



3. Willingness and ability to work cooperatively with people holding 
differing perspectives on the best strategies for the Club to follow.



4. Sufficient flexibility in time commitments to allow full participation in 
this committee.



We invite applicants from all parts of the country, and especially those 
with strong local connections and experience, and those with expertise in 
our target issue areas (food and agriculture, forest products, and energy).  
   Sierra Club of Canada members may not apply.



RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:



1.    Participate in monthly conference calls.



2.    Take on additional tasks such as outreach to and support of Group and 
Chapter Sustainable Consumption Committees, development of educational 
materials, and coordinating our website.



3.    Attend our annual meeting.    (Travel costs will be reimbursed.)



4.    Work collaboratively with other Sierra Club campaigns and programs on 
consumption-related aspects of their target issues.



Note: Members are appointed to two year terms, and are limited to no more 
than three consecutive two year terms without a year off.



COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Michael Beck, CA (Co-chair)

Sonya Guram, CO (Co-chair)

Gordon LaBedz, CA

Bonnie Lane Webber, NY

Tom Wolper, PA

Joan Zacharias, FL

CORRESPONDING MEMBER:

Diana Artemis, VA

LIAISON FROM SPST:

Ada Babine , CA



TO APPLY TO THE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION COMMITTEE (SCC)

Send completed form (below) to Ada Babine [log in to unmask]    with a cc to 
Michael Beck [log in to unmask] and    Sonya Guram [log in to unmask]



The Subject of your message should be "SCC Application from (Name)"



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APPLICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION COMMITTEE (SCC)



1) Name, address, phone(s), e-mail address, and best times & means to reach 
you:



2) Sierra Club experience, including length of membership, volunteer 
positions held, Sierra Club campaigns worked on.



3) Other relevant experience and qualifications you would bring to the 
committee related to the qualifications for the Sustainable Consumption 
Committee described above.



4) Why do you want to serve on the Sustainable Consumption Committee?



5) What are your thoughts about the SCC?s Mission Statement and Goals and 
the website ( http://www.sierraclub.org/sustainable_consumption ).    When 
you review the website, please give special attention to the True Cost of 
Food campaign . www.truecostoffood.org



6) Describe your general availability for conference calls, and regular 
e-mail contact.



7) Names, phone, and e-mail addresses of two references, including best 
times to reach them.    Please include your chapter chair as a reference.    
(If you do not know your chapter chair personally, please provide one more 
club leader as a third reference.)

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