"Support Family Farms and Rural Communities" Rally and Lobby Day Tuesday, January 14th, 2003 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. State Capitol Building- Des Moines Come out and support Family Farms! Clean Air and Water! Clean Election Laws! People across the state who are fighting factory farms and corporate concentration in agriculture will gather at the State Capitol at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 14th for a "Support Family Farms and Rural Communities" rally and lobby day. The rally will start at 11 a.m. in the first floor rotunda, immediately after the Governor's state of the state address (which starts at 10 a.m. in the 2nd floor House chambers of the Capitol.) This promises to be a big event. We need a big turn-out to keep the pressure on legislative leaders and Governor Vilsack. They need to know -- we want action, not lip service! Representatives from various family farm, rural advocacy, labor and church groups will be at the rally. During the day we'll meet with Governor Vilsack, key state legislators, and state agency officials to push for policies that promote family farms, sustain rural communities, and protect the environment. We'll also meet with members of the State Government Committee to discuss a clean elections law. We want action on these critical issues! We're not going to let factory farms and corporate mega-mergers run family farmers out of business, destroy our communities & environment, jeodardize our health, and ruin our quality of life. By working together, we can get things done. Be in Des Moines January 14th! We want action - not lip service - on factory farm issues! Family Farms, Yes! Factory Farms, No! For more information contact Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement at 515/282-0484 or [log in to unmask] Erin E. Jordahl Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 Des Moines, IA 50310 515-277-8868 [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp