Don't Miss This Environmental Conference

[Sage Linden]

Some amazing speakers/activists are going to be in town for this one and Friday night is free!  Save your place - rsvp soon.

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From: Warren Wilson College <mfl...@warren-wilson.edu>
Date: Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Subject: Don't Miss This Conference

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Climate change is projected to impact every aspect of life in the Southern Appalachians.
Discuss effective, sustainable strategies with national leaders, to plan for community well-being for generations to come. Develop cross-sector relationships for the work ahead.
               Friday, March 27th – Sunday, March 29th

Friday, March 27th 7 pm to 9 pm

• Cherokee Warriors of AniKituhwa and poet Thomas Rain Crowe
• Opening remarks, Winona LaDuke, Native American activist, environmentalist, economist, and writer. ( In 1996 and 2000, she ran for vice president as the nominee of the United States Green Party, on a ticket headed by Ralph Nader.)
• Panel: "This I Believe" with Majora Carter, David Orr, Janisse Ray, Larry Schweiger

Saturday, March 28th 9 am – 6 pm Interactive sessions with speakers and audience.

• Introduction by Wilderness Society President Bill Meadows
• Keynote Herman Daly (live webcast with audience q and a) ecological economist, formerly Senior Economist in the Environment Department of the World Bank, where he helped to develop policy guidelines related to sustainable development.
• Climate Change …The Science and the Challenges: NOAA and IPCC scientist Dr. Thomas Peterson and National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Larry Schweiger
• Communicators Call to Action: The New York Times DOT EARTH's Andrew Revkin and writer Janisse Ray with Chip Blake, editor, Orion magazine
• Lunch/plenary session: retired coal miner of the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition Chuck Nelson
• The Paradigm Shift Looks Like This: Green labor force activist Majora Carter and educator and climate change policy advisor David Orr with Chip Blake, editor, Orion magazine
• Audience and all speakers: Who are the stakeholders and what is next.
• Reception: Warren Wilson Old Time musicians and Andrew Revkin of The New York Times

 

Sunday, March 29th, 10 am – 3 pm

Writer's Intensive hosted by the Warren Wilson Undergraduate Writing Program Janisse Ray and Andrew Revkin will lead this small group workshop about writing for effective activism.

                                                  Register at www.headwatersgathering.org