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Gigi,<BR>
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I’m currently working on #60 and a couple of other issues of The Last Straw journal. I would like to receive the newsletter and any other information you want to share about what’s happening in Belgium, your efforts and others. Would that be possible?<BR>
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Joyce<BR>
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PO Box 22706, Lincoln NE 68542-2706<BR>
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on 1/15/09 5:19 PM, Geert Goffin at geert.goffin@telenet.be wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>RE: Congressional Briefing on Straw Bale Construction<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">I want to post a reaction of admiration for the enormous impact of this small Ecohouse: what a right time-right place-effect for the awareness on Natural Building and Strawbale Building! <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Okay, Riemst as the next ESBG-location is not Washington DC, it is a rather small village in the small country Belgium, I know. And okay, we don't have in August an Inauguration of an Obama-president with millions of visitors, I know... But we do have the "yes, we can"-spirit! How? Well, a small example with a great impact for strawbale building in Belgium = our local provincial government is starting a sensibilitycampaign about insulation going over three years and they have contacted us to launch this campaign during the ESBG! All bits help, no?<BR>
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The news about your awareness-work, also on a governmental level, is inspiring me to just go knocking on some doors - Riemst is part of the Euregio, a mini european grouping of 5 border-regions in 3 countries with 3 languages , so why not trying to ask for support or funding for our international gathering? And why not trying in Brussels, the capital of the EU, only one hour driving from Riemst... Yes, we can!?<BR>
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Best straw-wishes for 2009<BR>
Gigi<BR>
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PS: I am working on the first newsletter with more information about the ESBG 2009 - doming soon! <BR>
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geert.goffin@telenet.be<BR>
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