Fwd: [Mountain Justice Summer info] 4/28-29, Beyond Coal Conference
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From: Stephanie Blessing <chikk...@yahoo.com>
Date: Apr 6, 2006 3:43 PM
Subject: [Mountain Justice Summer info] 4/28-29, Beyond Coal Conference
To: mjs...@lists.riseup.net
Please pass this on. NOW is the time to register!
WHAT CAN APPALACHIA DO WITHOUT COAL?
WHAT: Beyond Coal Conference: Building Healthy
Communities in Appalachia
WHEN: April 28-29, 2006
WHERE: Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, KY
http://www.hindmansettlement.org/
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Richard Couto, author of Making
Democracy Work Better
Sometime in the near future the Appalachian economy
will face an end to the era of coal. Just as with oil
and natural gas, experts now predict a "peak" for coal
production in the foreseeable future. This conference
seeks to discuss the challenges facing Appalachians as
economies based on coal transition in the future. We
seek to answer the question: WHAT CAN APPALACHIA DO
WITHOUT COAL? Join us for an engaging lineup of
speakers, workshops, and discussions. Topics will
include sustainable rural economies, small business
development, sustainable forestry, ecotourism, funding
programs, organic farming, lean manufacturing, and
more. Everyone is welcome.
Registration deadline is April 21. Registration is
$10-$20 (based on ability to pay) and covers all
conference programs and meals. Registration is FREE
for anyone living in coal-producing counties.
To Register, email or call:
Brandon, dba...@pop.uky.edu, 859-699-8698
or Patty, pad...@hotmail.com, 859-299-5669
For more Info, visit www.mountainjusticesummer.org
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, April 28
2:00-4:00pm Arrival/check in
4:00pm Intro/Welcome: Judy Bonds of Coal River
Mountain Watch & Goldman Environmental Prize recipient
4:30pm Speaker: Joe DePriest, Director of Economic
Development, Letcher County, KY
5:15pm Speakers: Berea College on Sustainable
Communities
6:30pm Dinner
Saturday, April 29
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Panel: Starting a Small Business
Speakers from
ACEnet- Appalachian Center for Economic Networks
MACED- Mountain Association for Community Economic
Development
Wildflowers by LouAnne
Harry Robie of Robie & Robie Fine Books
10:30am Breakout sessions (choose one):
1 -- Ecotourism: Fr. Al Fritsch, coauthor of
Ecotourism in Appalachia: Marketing the Mountains
2 -- Lean Systems Application: Stabilizing existing
businesses, attracting new ones, and providing
catalysts for local entrepreneurship in Appalachia.
3 -- ARC Grants: Funding opportunities with the
Appalachian Regional Commission
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Panel: Sustainable Land-use
Speakers from
Appalachian Sustainable Development
Community Farm Alliance
MACED- Mountain Association for Community Economic
Development
3:30pm Discussion/Synthesis (small groups)
4:30pm Break
6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Richard Couto
Antioch College
Author of Making Democracy Work Better
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