Over eighty panels, workshops, and numerous speakers and
activities. A beacon of energy, innovation, and hope.
The theme of this year's conference is:
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: SACRED ROOTS, SACRED TIES.
.1 Keynote Speakers
.2 Registration and Meals
.3 Transportation and Housing
.4 Sponsoring organizations
.5 For more information
.6 Artists and Thanks
Keynote Speakers:
SARA JAMES, Chair, Gwich'in Steering Committee. Indigenous to
the Alaskan Arctic, James describes the Gwich'in as the "Caribou
People." The Gwich'in depend on the Alaskan caribou herds for
food and other products, and for their place in spiritual and
cultural life. She led the fight against oil drilling in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
OREN LYONS, Chief and spiritual leader, Onondaga Iroquois Nation
(New York). Professor at SUNY-Buffalo and is a powerful
spokesperson for indigenous rights and environmental protection,
most recently at the Earth Summit. Leading historical scholar on
Iroquois ideas of government and law and their influence on the
shape of the U.S. Constitution and American democracy.
RIGOBERTA MENCHU (Invited), 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A
Quiche Maya Indian (Guatemala) whose family was killed in the
struggle for basic human rights in her country. Menchu has
fought tirelessly for political, economic, and human rights for
her people against one of the most repressive governments in the
Western Hemisphere.
ANDERSON MUTANG, Founder, Sarawak Indigenous Peoples' Alliance.
A native of the Malaysian province of Sarawak, Mutang is an
international leader for indigenous rights and rain forest
protection. Mutang played a prominent role at the Earth Summit
in Rio and has courageously pursued his activism, despite
political repression.
DR. GEORGE SCHALLER, Director, Wildlife Conservation
International. Dr. Schaller is world renowned for his pioneering
work in animal behavior, conservation biology, and habitat
protection and known for his work to save the mountain gorilla,
snow leopard, giant panda, and many others, from extinction.
MILILANI B. TRASK, Kia'aina, Ka Lahui Hawai'i (Governor,
Sovereign Nation of Hawai'i). A native Hawai'ian lawyer, Trask
leads the movement to have her peoples' sovereign rights
recognized, a status enjoyed by Native Americans but not Native
Hawai'ians and Native Alaskans.
SAAD EL-AMIN, attorney and partner in a two-person law firm. El-
Amin has brought several suits alleging environmental racism and
violations of the Civil Rights Act to prevent highway development
and toxic dumps in predominately African-American residential
neighborhoods.
WALT BRESETTE, Founder, Lake Superior Green Party. Bresette is a
Chippewa Indian, treaty rights activist, and inspiring speaker on
environmental and land issues from a Native American perspective.
DAVID BROWER, the inspiration behind the environmental protection
movement in the U.S. Founder and Chair, Earth Island Institute,
former Executive Director of the Sierra Club and founder of
Friends of the Earth.
DAVE FOREMAN, Co-Founder, Earth First! Environmental writer and
publisher. Foreman works continually to keep environmental
activism vital and responsive to new challenges. A leading voice
for deep ecology.
Registration and Meals:
REGISTRATION
General Registration: Complete the enclosed registration form
and return it to: Land Air Water. Registration for attorneys
and other professionals postmarked by February 18 is $60. Late
and door registration is $75. Public interest attorneys and
professionals may lessen or waive the fee based on need. Because
of increasing difficulty in obtaining foundation support, we must
ask a $10-25 sliding scale contribution from citizens and
students. Please make checks payable to: Land Air Water.
Meal Registration: Must be postmarked by February 18th, after
which meal reservations will be on a first come, first serve
basis. Our limit is 400 persons each for Saturday's lunch and
dinner. An additional 100 seats will are available for each meal
for persons not eating. See registration form. Again, the menu
at this year's Conference will be meatless.
FOOD POLICY
L.A.W. serves no meat at its functions and is committed to using
organic produce whenever possible. Although the individual
members of L.A.W. have diverse beliefs and diets, we are unified
in our concern for the environment and our impact on it,
including our food consumption. Most meat available to us is not
organic, nor is it produced or gathered in a sustainable or
ethical manner. We do not condemn other cultures, traditional or
modern: We celebrate the diversity of our membership and
Conference guests. Our food policy is designed merely to lessen
the impact of this Conference on the environment.
Coffee mugs and beverage cups will be available at the
Conference. No disposable coffee cups or drinking cups will be
provided at the Conference, so please either order cups, or bring
your own.
CLE Credit for Attorneys: Last year, Oregon awarded 28 hours
General Eduction CLE credits. Washington State awarded 24 hours.
This year, California may award CLE credits for the first time.
Please pick up CLE forms at the Conference.
PRACTITIONERS WORKSHOPS
Land Air Water is pleased to offer intensive three-hour
practitioners' workshops during this year's Conference. The
workshops are: 1) Clean Water Act Citizen Suits, 2) Endangered
Species Act, 3) Wise Use Movement, 4) Starting Non-Profit
Corporations, 5) Environmental Justice, 6) Using and Practicing
Law as a Healing Art, 7) Researching Corporate Charters. Some
advance registration fees may apply. See registration form.
Transportation and Housing:
TRANSPORTATION
Discount airfare is available on United Airlines through Beyond
the Bay (travel agency for Sierra Club) in San Francisco. Call
1-800-542-1991 and ask for Patty. Beyond the Bay will book the
lowest airfare available less a 5% discount. Also, booking will
earn the Conference a 1% commission and 1 free ticket per 30
purchases, to be used to provide transportation for speakers who
would otherwise be unable to attend.
HOUSING
Free accommodations are available on a first come, first serve
basis. Guests may stay with law students, faculty and community
members on extra beds, couches, and floors by filling out and
returning the housing registration form to L.A.W., postmarked by
February 15, 1993. See your registration form for information
about other reasonably priced accommodations.
Sponsoring organizations:
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Interest Environmental Law Conference on a purely volunteer
basis. L.A.W. members also conduct legal research on
environmental law cases, and publish both the Western
Environmental Law Update and the Directory of Environmental
Lawyers.
WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC
The Clinic is the foundation of the law school's environmental
law program. Law students are supervised by staff attorneys who
provide free advocacy to clients in environmental litigation and
administrative proceedings.
Michael Axline, Professor and Co-Director, Western Environmental
Law Clinic. Professor Axline was counsel in the Portland Audubon
Society v. Lujan case, and co-author of Plaintiff's Guide to
Toxic Torts. His new book, Guide to Citizens Suits, is the first
ever treatment of the citizen suit as a distinct field of law.
John Bonine, Professor and Co-Director, Western Environmental Law
Clinic. Professor Bonine litigates in pollution law and freedom
of information suits. His textbook, The Law of Environmental
Protection, is the law student's compass for environmental law.
SPECIAL THANKS
The Laurel Foundation, Talking Leaves, World Peace University,
Survival Center, Eugene Greens, E-LAW, and The Western
Environmental Law Clinic for their support!
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| To Our Hero: Kathy Cannon! Office Manager of The Western |
| Environmental Law Clinic. Thank you for your selfless |
| dedication ! |
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For more information:
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please address all inquiries regarding the Conference to: Land
Air Water, Univ. of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, OR 97403.
Phone : (503) 346-3828. Fax: (503) 346-3985. Conf. Co-Dirs:
David Evans, Kari Grabowski; L.A.W. Co-Dirs: Mark Johnstad,
Marty Bergoffen, Hillary Wray, Todd Sigaty. For information
regarding the Univ. of Oregon School of Law, Natural Resources
Law curriculum or the Western Environmental Law Clinic, please
write to: Western Environmental Law Clinic, Univ. of Oregon
School of Law, Eugene, OR 97403.
Artists and Thanks:
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Ramon Murillo, poster, "Growth Vision Site." Ramon is a
Shoshone-Bannock, and teaches art at the Center for Fine Arts and
Cultural Studies in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Deb Thomas, t-shirt design. Deb is a graphic artist and
illustrator and now does screen printing and graphic design for
her own business, Full Moon Graphics, Eugene, Oregon. Deb only
uses non-toxic processes; consequently, our t-shirt is non-toxic
for the first time this year.
DISCLAIMER
The statements and opinions expressed at the Conference belong
solely to the individual speakers. No statement made at the
Conference represents the position of the Law School, the Univ.
of Oregon, or Land Air Water.