<div dir="ltr"><div><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Saturday, October 13...Two Ways to Take Action Locally</font></b></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Vermont Interfaith Power and Light</b>'s 2018 conference, <i><b>A Just Economy to Achieve Climate Goals</b>,</i> will be on <b>Saturday, Oct. 13, 10 am – 3:30 pm</b>, at Faith United Methodist Church (899 Dorset Street) in South Burlington.<span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span><i>Don't miss it!</i><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-s1" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:none"><b>George Lakey</b>, author of <i>Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right – and How We Can, Too!,</i> will be the Keynote Speaker.<span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Six workshops are offered including action for a just economy, advanced wood heat, and climate impacts on health.<span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>The conference also features a delicious catered lunch, music, a “bookstore”, sponsors' exhibits and more!<span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>The registration link follows. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vtipl-fall-conference-2018-tickets-49347897891" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(4,51,255)">Fall Conference Registration</span></a> Register by Oct. 6</span><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:none">^th</span><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-s1" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:none">.<span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>Learn more at <a href="http://www.vtipl.org/node/382" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(4,51,255)">VTIPL Fall Conference 2018</span></a> Contact: Betsy Hardy<span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>802-434-3397 or email: <a href="mailto:info@vtipl.org" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-s4" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(4,51,255)">info@vtipl.org</span></a><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-Apple-converted-space"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-m_7965353362842879763gmail-m_-2737047031564507722gmail-m_3610032254117046536gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><span cl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