AWBC Schedule of Volunteer Meetings Worldwide === Portland, OREGON Volunteer Meetings - For the exact time and location, please click here. Below are two different versions of the exact same Portland, Oregon flyer: A printable pdf version of the Portland, OREGON flyer is available by clicking here. A printable document version of the Portland, OREGON flyer is available by clicking here. Portland, MAINE Volunteer Meetings - Below are two different versions of the exact same Portland, MAINE flyer: A printable pdf version of the Portland, MAINE flyer is available by clicking here. A printable document version of the Portland, MAINE flyer is available by clicking here. Olympia, Washington Volunteer Meetings - For the exact time and location, please click here. === A printable document version of the Olympia flyer is available by clicking here. The best printable version of the the Olympia flyer (a pdf version) is available by clicking here. You will find more detailed information about AWBC volunteer meetings in Portland, Oregon by clicking here (new window). The best way to stay informed of our worldwide volunteer meetings is to subscribe to our email list by clicking here (new window) A World Beyond Capitalism International Teleconference Meetings Time: 12noon, Pacific Standard Time. Dates: Saturday, July 15th, 2006. and Saturday, August 19th, 2006 The AWBC is an International conference of unparalleled access and outreach. In our commitment to reach out to those in remote areas of the world, and to those volunteers with severe disabilities that may cause them to be homebound, we have decided to have three international teleconference volunteer meetings. These three teleconference meetings will permit all AWBC volunteers worldwide the opportunity to discuss plans for the AWBC 2006 which will take place August 26th through August 28th, 2006. The best way to stay informed of our teleconference volunteer meetings is to subscribe to our email list by clicking here (new window) Host A Volunteer Meeting In Your Local Area! No matter where you are in the world, its very easy to host an AWBC volunteer meeting. Here are a few things to consider: 1. In order to confirm the volunteer meeting, someone from our volunteer team must speak with you by telephone. 2. The meeting which you choose to host can be a one time meeting, monthly, bi-monthly or once every three or four months. The most commonly used days of the week for activist group meetings and fundraiser events are Thursday through Sunday. Therefore, it is required that all AWBC volunteer meetings worldwide are on the third Wednesday of the month, at any time of day that you like. This is done so that the AWBC meetings are in solidarity with other local activists in your area, by not conflicting with their meetings and fundraiser events. This is also done so that when international and nationwide pubications mention that AWBC 'volunteer meetings are on third Wednesdays worldwide' it can help promote local group meetings worldwide. [Note: Our teleconferences are on weekends so that people of all social classes can use the lower weekend telephone rates when participating in the meetings.] 3. All volunteer meetings have vegan snacks and vegan drinks (even if that is only water and unbuttered popcorn). A vegan snack is any snack which does not contain meat, dairy or egg ingredients. Here are some lesser known animal ingredients to avoid when buying snacks for AWBC volunteer meetings: gelatin . casein (milk protein) . D3 (in some soymilks) . glycerin (unless vegetable) . isinglass (used in some beverages) . lactic acid (unless beet derived) . lanolin . oleic acid . pepsin . propolis . royal jelly . rennet . whey (milk protein). Thank you very much! 4. All volunteer meetings must be held in a building (such as a library meeting room which is usually free-of-charge, or in an outdoor area or at your home) which is wheelchair accessible as the AWBC is a conference which works hard to reach out to the marginalized people in our society. 5. Anyone who attends the volunteer meetings will be: able to participate in creating international AWBC radio station broadcasts, after being given passwords to several AWBC radio stations. Some of the AWBC radio stations are found by clicking here (new window) added to our private AWBC email list (if they desire it) which will give them more information about other AWBC meetings worldwide.