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“Sustainable
Living Empowerment and Enrichment Conference”
Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Smith Hall
of The Rutgers Newark campus of Rutgers University, 101 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102, the Sustainable
Living Empowerment and Enrichment Conference presents 20 speakers from a
variety of disciplines. The speakers will address the question: how to use
their own values and experiences to inspire others to form healthy, sustainable
communities. The event is free and open to the public, and lasts from 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
The purpose of the conference is to
inspire and empower attendees, so they become active participants toward the
goal of building healthy, sustainable communities. The speakers will use their
own experiences and values to convey how they have been driven by their
passions to various achievements. From urban farming to wellness to solar
technology and climate change, the speakers will share information and
experiences that assist with the creation of sustainable communities.
Empowerment is a multidimensional social process that helps people gain control
over their own lives. It is a process that fosters power in people for use in
their own lives, communities and in society by acting on issues they define as
important.
The event was organized by members of
the Newark Community Garden Coalition with the support of the Greater Newark
Conservancy, Newark Science and Sustainability Working Group, and Essex County
4-H. The Newark Community Garden Coalition (NCGC) is a coalition of gardeners
and urban farmers. Taking the approach of social entrepreneurship, they work to
enrich the overall quality of life in Newark, New Jersey by developing,
supporting and promoting city gardens, produce farms and other agricultural
space.
(Rutgers Cooperative Extension, 162 Washington
Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Contact: Rebecca
Kalenak, Essex County 4-H Agent, (973) 353-1338 ext. 104, kal...@njaes.rutgers.edu, #sustainlivenwk)
