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Rising Tide VII
Saturday, September 14, 2013

Sankofa Market
Saturday, September 14, 2013 10:00am - 2:00pm

Land Trust Alliance Rally 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013 - Thursday, September 19, 2013

TransCanada Office #NoKXL Sit-in
Monday, September 16, 2013 8:30am - 11:30am

4th Annual Meeting of the Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation
Monday, September 16, 2013 9:00am - 8:00pm

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Gulf Oil Disaster Response Matrix - check it out!

Join us in helping the NAACP gather vital information regarding the response to the BP Oil Drilling Disaster.  Please take a few minutes to review the attached matrix and provide any details you may know.  For questions or more information, contact: "'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy96521 = 'jpatterson' + '@'; addy96521 = addy96521 + 'naacpnet' + '.' + 'org'; var addy_text96521 = ' Jacqueline Patterson'; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text96521 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> , .

CLICK here to see the matrix.

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Community Renewal and Ecological Health Campaign

Join us as we raise $100,000 within the next 30 days and $1 million in the next 6 months.

So far we have allocated $21,000 in initial emergency grants to 3 grassroots/community led environmental networks in the gulf coast region.  We plan to give another round of grants sometime in the near future to a larger pool of organizations, as more funds come available.

The initial grants given are mainly catalytic and will help off-set some of the costs for assessments and data gathering that are being conducted by these environmental networks around the social and environmental impact of the oil disaster.  We have been working diligently to raise additional resources to support that work and we have also be reaching out to some of our colleagues to encourage them to allocate emergency dollars for community directed efforts as well.

Buy the Book, Support the Movement

oneofuscover Silver medal winner of the “Living Now Book Awards” for Social Activism/Charity, photographer Chris Usher has been a long time supporter of the Gulf Coast Fund.  His book, “One of Us” is available at <http://www.chrisusher.com/news.html>. Those who buy the book can direct 100% of the price to go to Gulf Coast Fund to help with the BP Oil Drilling Disaster.

Funding Priority Feedback

In an effort to make sure that the philanthropic community is informed about the community–determined needs during this environmental disaster, the Gulf Coast Fund would like to ask that you please share your thoughts and ideas on what type of support is needed for gulf coast groups and communities at this stage in the BP Oil Drill Disaster crisis.

Support the Gulf Coast Fund with your donation to Earthjustice

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Earthjustice is working with the Gulf Coast Fund to provide direct assistance for community-led first response initiatives. Twenty-five percent of your contribution to Earthjustice's emergency fund will be sent to the Gulf Coast Fund to aid in the response to this tragedy. Earthjustice's most senior attorney in the region filed suit last week to kill the exemptions and force a review of all offshore drilling plans that don't comply with the law. Support Earthjustice during their legal battle, and support the Gulf Coast Fund at the same time.

Choose GCF when you order from Baking For Good

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Baking for Good (www.bakingforgood.com) was started by Emily Dubner, a young entrepreneur with a passion for baking and a vision to do good.Baking for Good is a fresh concept, online bakery based on the idea of a bake sale. 15% of each purchase raises funds for the customer's choice social or community cause, and Gulf Coast Fund has partnered with Baking For Good to give customers the option of donating funds to assist with the oil spill disaster.

Support the Gulf Coast Fund through the Gulf Restoration Network

weblogo When you donate to the Gulf Restoration Network, 25% of your donation goes to the Gulf Coast Fund. Your generous, tax-deductible contribution gives GRN and GCF the support and the united voice necessary to protect and restore the natural resources of the Gulf for future generations. Your support is especially critical at this time to provide GRN and GCF with additional resources as we continue to monitor and respond to the BP oil drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.  To direct your contribution to support our efforts to monitor and respond to the disaster, please type "BP drilling disaster" in the Designation Code field.