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Saturday Learn how the City’s Department of Planning and Development is leading the way in energy-efficient, environmentally friendly building with its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Neighborhood Development (ND) pilot program. 3pm The Fight Against Coal, Todd Larsen, Co-op America; Dorian Breuer, Pilsen Environmental Rights & Reform Organization; Rebecca Tarbotton, RAN’s Global Finance Campaign Local activists are working to force the cleanup of toxic emissions from Chicago’s two coal plants. You’ll get the inside story! 5pm No More Sweatshops: Making It a Reality, Vicki Kaplan, Sweatfree Communities / Yochi Zakai, Co-op America We like our designer clothing, but at what cost? Learn what human rights, labor, faith-based, community and environmental organizations are doing to put an end to tax dollars subsidizing sweatshops. 6pm Chicago Conservation Corps (C3), Hallie Askuvich, Gloria Kirlin, Raynell Walls, Jeffrey Walter You walk through your neighborhood everyday and see things that you wish would change. What can you do? Discover how you can get involved in transforming your home, your neighborhood and your city. Sunday 12pm C3: Creating Conservation in Chicago’s Schools, Jessa Brinkmeyer, Kevin Brucks, Samantha Mattone, Tracy Wozniak C3, a program of the City of Chicago’s Department of Environment, empowers students and teachers to cultivate conservation in school communities across Chicago. Hear what C3 teachers have to say about the difference their students are making. 1pm Youth in Action, Ariel Jones, Ben Nidenberg and Jesus Palafox, Students; Alix Davidson, Co-op America From making entire institutions sweatshop free to the movement for racial equality, high school and college students have always lead the charge for change. 3pm Responsible Shopper, Victoria Kreha, Co-op America; Suzanne Keers & Ellen Shepard, Local First Chicago Have you wanted to be a conscientious shopper but not known how? Here’s your opportunity to shift your spending to reflect your values. |
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