SAVE THE DATE

Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC's) hands-on workshop on the basics of leadership, fundraising, organizational development, and community organizing is set for February 27-March 1, at Home on the Range, Billings, Montana.

For more information you can visit their website at www.worc.org/development/pocotraining.html.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Mesa Refuge Writers Retreat
APPLICATION DEADLINES: February 1st, and May 20th, 2008

Apply for a residency at Mesa Refuge!

Located on the southern tip of Tomales Bay near Point Reyes, California, the Mesa Refuge is a writers retreat program established to support writers in their work. Since its inception 1998, the Mesa Refuge has hosted over 400 resident writers.

The Mesa Refuge offers free 2-or 4-week residencies that provide writers with a unique and effective space to advance their writing projects. 

The application deadline for spring and early summer 2008 sessions is February 1st, 2008, and the second deadline for late summer and fall 2008 sessions is May 20th, 2008.  Sessions begin in April and run through November.

For more information and application guidelines, visit their website at www.commoncounsel.org or call 510-834-2995, or email mesa@commoncounsel.org.

FYI

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