Special Edition

Enjoy Fine Dining and Support MEA during Community Shares of Wisconsin's 2007 Share-A-Meal!

Its back!   After a terrific success last year Community Shares of Wisconsin is once again giving you the opportunity to dine out at your favorite Madison restaurants and support the great work of Community Share's member agencies, including MEA! This Tuesday, March 13th dine out at one of nine fine Madison restaurants and designate a portion of your bill to be donated MEA or another member agencies of Community Shares of Wisconsin.  

Participating restaurants are:

Have a dinner out with your family and friends or schedule a lunch out with your c0-workers. Or come visit with us! The staff of MEA will be at Dardanelles at noon. Come on by and see us! Share-A-Meal is a great opportunity for you to savor both Madison's strong traditions of superb food and progressive action. Make your lunch or dinner reservations today to enjoy a delicious meal and support MEA and Community Shares of Wisconsin!

Working for Miracles

It's here!  Midwest Environmental Advocates's 2006 Annual Report is available online.  Inspired by Isabel Manalo's painting "Wishes" and Susan Elbe's poem "Miracles Enough" our report provides a broad look at all of MEA's many endeavors in fiscal year 2006.  We worked to support and strengthen local leaders to advocate within their own communities, helped build ties between native and non native conservationists around our shared love and respect for clean water, advocated for strong protections for both groundwater and the Great Lakes and helped provide citizens and environmental groups they legal muscle they need to protect the environment.  To learn about all of this and more download the 2006 Annual Report.

Recognizing a Rising Star

MEA is proud to congratulate our Executive Director, Melissa Scanlan, on being recognized as a SuperLawyers' Rising Star, as announced in Milwaukee Magazine and Madison Magazine.   The best up-and- coming attorneys in the state are named to the Rising Stars list.

Spread the Word!  
Citizens working to promote sustainable growth in their communities have a new asset. MEA is pleased to provide our online Big-Box Toolkit: A Guide to Sustaining Communities. Featuring chapters on Open Meetings Law, Public Records Law, Land Use Controls and Stormwater the toolkit is designed to guide residents through the legal and regulatory complexities surrounding construction and development and identify areas where you can make a difference.  Read it here.

Join our advocacy community by donating today.  Your donation will be a powerful statement of your commitment to public interest environmental law.  Your act of giving will help make environmental justice a reality.  You can donate by mail here or you can donate online with Community Shares.

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