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For A Second Consecutive Year, Green Festival Flourished in the Tri-State Area on Earth Day Weekend

May 2

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Green Festival, the nation’s largest, longest running green consumer event, returned to New York for an energizing and powerful show with a feast for all senses and everything green.

POST-EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

WHO: (Includes)Reverend Billy and the Earthalujah Choir, Sara Moulton, Parsons the New School for Design, Eileen Fisher, FORD Motor Company, Frances Moore Lappé, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., Mark Terceck and John Perkins

HIGHLIGHTS:

The biggest “party with a purpose” brought out a crowd of more than 20,000, and opened with a jubilant EARTHALUJAH from sustainable preacher Reverend Billy and his Earthalujah Choir.

This year’s festival features engaging and inspiring panel discussions with such notable experts as Sara Moulton of Good Morning America and PBS, who led a lively locavore discussion and recipe demonstration in front of a standing room-only crowd. Jennifer Welser of Je and Jo Comestibles led the audience through making an easy organic inside-out ice cream sandwich, and Sacha Dunn of Common Good and Co. shared her earth-friendly (and budget-friendly) tips for creating simple home cleaning products.

The Green Festival marketplace was host to over 250 exciting eco-friendly companies, including many innovative local and national businesses – such as vegan bath products from the Fanciful Fox, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, Daiya Vegan Cheese, eco-friendly fashion from Tomi Otee, Eco-Friendly Printer, Joulebody, Theo Chocolate, Emmy’s Organics, and more.

Green Festival set up the catwalk for two sustainably chic and innovative fashion collections.  On Sunday, celebrated designer, Eileen Fisher presented a unique experience from her coveted “the & Collection” modeled by 8 eco influencers in addition to her sustainable initiative “We’d Like Our Clothes Back Now Thanks Very Much.”  On Saturday, students from Parsons the New School for Design showcased their avante-garde collection, refashioned from landfill-bound materials.

It was Happy Hour all weekend long in the exclusive organic beer and wine pavilion, as attendees mixed and mingled while enjoying the best in organic and sustainable beverages.

Green Festival partner FORD Motor Company held their Community Green Grant competition at the Javits Center for five local non-profits to have the chance to win $5,000 towards their cause. This year’s winner was the New York Coalition for Healthy School Lunches. Four runners-up each received $1,000.

FORD also provided attendees the opportunity to test drive their latest innovative line of hybrid and electric vehicles in their Ride and Drive Experience.

The Clif Bar Bike Valet was just as bustling, with many attendees riding their bikes to the festival and parking with the valet for free admission.

Green Festival’s Resource Recovery team recovered an impressive 94% of all trash from the weekend festival. Trash was diligently sorted, recycled, and diverted from landfills. It’s always the goal of Green Festival to be as close to zero waste as possible.

The Green Festival team is currently in preparation for the Chicago Green Festival coming up on May 18th and 19th at the famed Navy Pier.

For any questions, additional information, or photos, please contact Elizabeth Carter at (646) 675-0176 or elizabeth@organicworkspr.com

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BUDDHA REIKI celebrates Earth Day Weekend in New York City

Apr 15

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BUDDHA REIKI WATER will be raising the vibe in New York City at the Green Festival April 19th-21st

SAN FRANCISCO – April 9, 2013 today BUDDHA REIKI announced they will be celebrating Earth Day weekend with a booth at the Green Festival in New York City. The New York City Green Festival celebrates green community with the largest, most diverse and trusted place for learning, shopping, networking and having fun. Come get chi charged at booth #507 at the Javits Center North.

BUDDHA REIKI CHI [BRC] is the revolutionary beverage that premiered the fourth quarter of 2012 at the Green Festival in San Francisco and Los Angeles. BRC is pristine spring water charged with Life Force Energy by a Reiki Master. BRC is known to increase energy levels, lift mood and enlighten. “Be Energized. Be Happy. Be Enlightened.”

“BRC was incredibly well received in San Francisco and Los Angeles. We had people try the water and come back and buy it by the case. People want to feel good in mind body and spirit and BRC meets that need in a fun, efficient and earth friendly way. Having lived in New York City for several years I have a feeling that New Yorkers are going to respond extremely well to BRC. Our beverage is about living life on a higher frequency and New Yorkers are keen to that vibe.” Paige Lee Baron, founder and CEO of BUDDHA REIKI, LLC.

Reiki is the Japanese art of channeling chi or life force energy to increase well-being in mind, body and spirit. Yoga and acupuncture are two well-known systems of benefiting from healthy chi flow. Reiki is a more direct approach to increasing ones chi and has recently received a lot of attention from celebrities, high profile doctors and Olympians. Dr. Oz declared to his TV audience that Reiki was his #1 alternative therapy and he has even used a Reiki Master during open heart surgery.

BRC’s pristine spring water is sourced from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and it is done so in an environmentally friendly fashion. The water manufacturing is 65% solar powered and has a zero carbon footprint. Recyclable BPA free plastic is used and all materials are sourced within 150 miles of the plant. The water receives a Reiki treatment after bottling and the resulting taste is beyond pristine. A Los Angeles customer remarked BRC “tastes like love!”

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About Buddha Reiki:

CONTACT:
BUDDHA REIKI Press
Phone: 1800.561.9068
Fax: 888.245.6261
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Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, BUDDHA REIKI is a conscious minded company that is on a mission to help people raise their vibe and thrive. Science and Sages are in agreement that we are vibrational beings amidst a vibrational universe. BUDDHA REIKI helps people tune into that reality and take quantum leaps with their well-being. BUDDHA REIKI was founded by Reiki Master Paige Lee Baron. Paige Lee received a master’s degree from NYU in Real Estate Development and left a career at a private investment firm to follow her dream of bringing a chi charged beverage to the world.

To learn more about BUDDHA REIKI please direct your consciousness to www.BuddhaReiki.com Namaste!

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Dhana EcoKids to Attend NYC Green Festival

Apr 3

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Tween Organic Fashion Giveaway Planned for Booth #807

Mill Valley, CA, April 1, 2013 – Award winning sustainable clothing manufacturer Dhana EcoKids will offer a unique product at the New York Green Festival at Javits Center North April 19-21: organic and sustainable fashion for children ages 4-12. The company will be holding drawings for their 100% organic “Tree” t-shirts (featuring tree images made up of 10 inspiring words) throughout the second two days of the festival, along with a grand prize drawing for $100 worth of Dhana EcoKids merchandise on Sunday, April 21st.

Dhana EcoKids fills a gap in the market for organic clothing, offering hard-to-find eco-couture for children who have outgrown their toddler clothing, but are not yet big enough to wear adult fashions. “There was almost nothing available for older kids,” recalls the company’s founder and CEO, Shamini Dhana, of her efforts to find sustainable clothing for her first born child in 2008. “So I decided to do something about it. Older kids deserve the comfort of organic clothing, too! And it’s important for them to understand the connection between the planet’s health and the clothes they wear.”

Raised in Singapore and possessing family and business contacts spanning the earth, the former banker-turned-designer drew on her international connections to create a brand that is truly global. Dhana EcoKids clothing incorporates artwork from international artists, inspired by different cultures around the world. The company also partners with non-profits, including 1% for the Planet and the arts education organization Kiddo!, to help contribute to planetary culture and sustainability. Dhana hopes that her brand will empower kids to become responsible citizens of the world through the clothes they wear.

The Dhana EcoKids Spring/Summer 2013-14 Collection includes a selection of girls’ tops and dresses, along with boys’ polos, tanks and t-shirts, all made sustainably from 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton and eco-friendly dyes and manufactured ethically and with respect for both people and planet.

In keeping with the company’s tagline, “We’re Wearin’ the World,” each Dhana collection incorporates art from a different international artist, inspired by a particular place or culture on Earth. The 2013-14 Collection features the work of Irish artist Elaine Murphy, who chose to depict the wildflowers and renewable energy scene of California. The collection gained international attention last December, when Dhana EcoKids was selected as one of the top 3 companies worldwide for innovation in children’s wear at the 2012 SOURCE Awards for Sustainable Fashion.

Dhana EcoKids fashions can be seen online at www.DhanaEcoKids.com, and will be available for viewing and purchase at Booth #807 at this year’s Green Festival. CEO Shamini Dhana will be available to speak to the press the afternoon of Thursday, April 18th- Sunday, April 21st. Wholesale buyers are encouraged to visit Booth #807 during the Green Festival’s NYC B2B Green Trade Day on Friday, April 19th, free to qualified personnel.

For more information, please contact Dhana EcoKids at (800)840-5431, or email info@dhanaecokids.com.

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TOMI OTEE to Recycle Textiles During NYC Green Festival

Apr 3

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Sustainable sports chic fashion & philanthropic textile recycling company encourages visitors to recycle old fabrics at Javitz Center during Earth Day Weekend to benefit local charities.

tomi_oteeNEW YORK – APRIL 3, 2013 TOMI OTEE is excited to announce the presence of its Positive Impact initiative, the first program in the USA to dedicated to golf’s textile sustainability, during the Green Festival during Earth Day at the Javitz center April 19-21. TOMI OTEE will be front and center during the show, at booth #601 (the first one as you come in past registration) and visitors are encouraged to bring their used clothing to recycle at the bin in the lobby of the Javitz Center, next to the registration area.

As the premier ecofriendly golf apparel brand, TOMI OTEE is a pioneer and leader in the full supply chain integration of sustainable and ethical practices in the golf and sports chic fashion industry. TOMI OTEE’s goal is to influence consumers to think sustainably in their practice of golf and in their consuming habits allthewhile looking good in fashionable clothing.

The Positive Impact program is the first dedicated program focused on providing golf facilities the ability to collect used textile from their members and participants, and receive in exchange a certification of the total weight of textiles saved from landfills and of the CO2 emissions saved. This allows participating facilities to achieve at least a zero impact on the environment from textiles.

The Positive Impact program goes beyond the zero impact on the environment from textiles. TOMI OTEE is partnering US wide with local charities that focus on children, education and golf, to give back all of its textile collection profits. In the New York metropolitan area, TOMI OTEE is proud to partner with The First Tee of Metropolitan New York, and will be organizing events involving and educating both the children and the textile donors throughout the year.

TOMI OTEE has an exclusive partnership with USAGAIN to serve all golf facilities in the USA. USAgain is a leading US for-profit company that collects unwanted textiles and resells them in the U.S. and abroad, effectively diverting millions of pounds of clothing from landfills. In 2011 alone, USAGAIN collected nearly 60 million pounds of discarded clothing.

TOMI OTEE’s president, Thomas Ferre commented:”We’re very excited about showcasing this program during Green Festival on Earth Day weekend at the JavitzCenter. We have already partnered with great charities throughout the tristate area, who also use the program as an educational tool. The program is very successful and we are constantly adding new clubs to our list of hosts.”

Thomas concluded “We’re very proud and excited about this program unique in the world, and we’re excited to see all the events the children will be planning around the collection at participating clubs and during Earth Day, it’s going to be an exciting year!”.

About TOMI OTEE LLC

Since 2011, TOMI OTEE (www.tomiotee.com) has pioneered a golf lifestyle by the way it connects its consumers with their passion in terms of fashion, of responsibility and of community engagement. TOMI OTEE also is currently available for sale US wide, in Korea and in France. For more information please email: contact@tomiotee.com or visit www.tomiotee.com

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Green Festival, the Largest, Longest-Running Green Consumer Event, Returns to the Javits Center North, April 19-21, 2013

Jan 31

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The premier name in sustainability events will take place in LEED-certified North Pavilion of New York’s Javits Center; features national and local speakers, workshops, vendors and cultural programming.

nyc_overviewNEW YORK, NY – The nation’s largest and most trusted green living event will kick off its 12th year by bringing the New York City green community together at the Green Festival for the second time. Featured at the weekend-long show will be leaders in the environmental community, including speakers, entrepreneurs and activists as well as an organic beer and wine pavilion and a unique marketplace of more than 300 eco-friendly businesses, featuring the latest and greatest in sustainable products and services.

Held in the LEED-certified North Pavilion of the Jacob Javits Center, Green Festival is the only green event that screens exhibitors for their commitment to sustainability, ecological balance and social justice using co-producer, Green America’s green business standards.

Green Festival will launch its first New York City business-to-business (B2B) Green Trade Day on Friday, April 19, 2013 from 3-7 P.M. at Javits Center North. The afternoon will allow retail and wholesale buyers to conduct business with Green Festival exhibitors before they open its doors to consumers.

NYC Green Festival 2013 Program Highlights:

  • Ford Ride and Drive opportunities
  • Do-It-Yourself Workshops
  • Good Food Stage & cooking demos
  • Green Kid’s Zone
  • Green Jobs and Careers
  • Responsible Investing
  • Green Business Opportunities
  • Renewable Energy
  • Beer and Wine Pavilion
  • Organic Local Food
  • Community Action
  • Sierra Club Green Films
  • Youth Programs
  • Local musicians
  • Keynote speakers

WHERE:        Javits Center North: 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY, 10001

WHEN:           SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2013: 10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21 2013: 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

B2B Green Trade Day – FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013: 3:00-7:00 P.M.

TICKETS:      Free admission for anyone who rides his or her bike and parks with the bike valet.

$15- 25 for a full weekend pass. Tickets can be purchased online at www.greenfestivals.org  or at the show. All tickets provide access to exhibit floor, workshops, speakers and films.

To exhibit, please call (828) 333-9403 x300. For volunteer opportunities, visit greenfestivals.org/volunteer. 

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HandCrafting Justice to Feature Recycled Phonebook Handbag at NYC Green Festival

Apr 11

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Handcrafting Justice to feature recycled phonebook handbags at NYC Green Festival

April 11, 2012 - In recognition of the Earth Day celebration at this year’s New York City Green Festival, HandCrafting Justice will be displaying their one-of-a-kind recycled phonebook handbags crafted by Filipino women artisans from the Alay Kapwa community in Manila.

These bags transform old telephone directories into a practical, everyday accessory. Through innovative thinking, using resources that are normally tossed aside, these women artisans have embraced the idea of thinking outside of the recycled box.

The Alay Kapwa community is an organized co-operative that adheres to fair trade principles. For example, the women determine how much raw materials cost and how much money is needed to feed their family and send their children to school. Based on these expenses, the women determine a reasonable price for their bags that will provide their family with a sustainable income.

Be sure to visit the HCJ booth at #313, or go to our website, for a more comprehensive display of our wide variety of handcrafted products that honor the Earth through recycled and sustainable practices.

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About Handcrafting Justice

Founded in 1997, HandCrafting Justice provides access to Fair Trade markets for unique, handmade goods created by enterprising women in the developing world working to lift themselves and their families out of poverty. By fostering self-reliance, ensuring fair wages, and building support networks, the organization offers far more than Fair Trade: HandCrafting Justice promotes human dignity by empowering women to overcome social and economic injustice.

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Announcing UAGC and GreenHomeNYC’s Energy Efficient Building Operator Classes!

Mar 29

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GreenHomeNYC and the Urban Assembly for Green Careers Want to Cut Your Building’s Energy and Water Bills by up to 40%.

If you are a building owner, manager, coop/condo member, super, bookkeeper/comptroller, or just want to learn how multifamily buildings use and waste energy and water, you need to take the Energy Efficient Building Operator class held every Thursday night from 6-8pm for ten weeks starting April 26th. 

Multifamily buildings in NYC use 3-6 times more energy and water per square foot than our single family counterparts, and very simple steps can help you reduce those costs.  This class is not designed to sell you products, but rather, to walk you through a sensible series of steps and make a plan to reduce your costs.

Register here!

This class is designed for the introductory to mid-level building manager, super, cooperator, or generally interested resident.  In cooperation with the Urban Academy (UA) for Green Careers, GreenHomeNYC has gathered the best building specialists in the City, who will teach the class to the UA high school  students from 5-6pm, then teach the class again from 6-8pm in a more advanced form.  Need a refresher?  Come early!  Already know your stuff?  Come at 6!

Classes will start promptly, so please be on time.  Registrants will be given directions to the class, which will be in the UWS in the mid-80’s. Not only is it convenient to many trains, but for $50/class or $450 for all 10 (and you architects get 1.5 AIA continuing education credits per class if you come along) it’s the best bargain in NYC.

Below are the proposed class schedules and subject matter:

Energy Efficient Building Operator Classes:

Date Subject
4/26 Building Science Fundamentals: Heat loss, stack effect, general building inefficiency
5/3 Energy and water usage: monitoring and benchmarking
5/10 Building Envelope – Windows, Doors, Roofs, Porches, and Everything else
5/17 Central Heating Systems
5/24 Domestic Hot Water Systems
5/31 Energy Efficiency Strategic Planning
6/7 Water Efficiency
6/14 Lighting, Appliance, and Electricity usage/efficiency
6/21 Health and Safety
6/28 Comfort and other Occupant Education Issues

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April Forum: The Hit List – The Top Tips to Green NYC Buildings

Mar 29

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NYS P2IAre you a homeowner, commercial property owner or property manager concerned with increasing energy costs?

Are you a contractor, architect, interior designer or real estate broker whose clients have asked about green buildings?

Do you plan to renovate, buy or develop a building?

Come hear The Top 10 Tips to make NYC Buildings Greener!  Learn ways you could improve your building investments, prevent the loss of energy and money, and be environmentally conscious by constructing, renovating and maintaining green buildings!

Join GreenHomeNYC for a “Green Building 101.”  Our panel will discuss their top 10 tips to:

  • reduce energy and water use;
  • improve occupant health, safety and comfort with non-toxic, reusable and recycled building materials;
  • prevent waste and pollution.

Attendees will also receive a coupon with Build It Green!NYC, the only non-profit retail warehouse of salvaged and surplus building materials in New York City.

Where: Trespa Design Center, 62 Greene Street, NYC

When: April 18th, 6:30-8pm.  Doors open at 6pm, please arrive early as we will start promptly at 6pm!

Please RSVP, seating is limited.

Our speakers include:

Energy Efficiency: Dan Rieber, Weatherization Director, Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation

Green Materials: Charlotte Matthews, Vice President – Sustainability, Related Companies

Waste Prevention: Dave Hirschler, Deputy Director of Waste Prevention NYC Department of Sanitation Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse, and Recycling

Who should attend: Building owners, developers, property managers, homeowners, contractors, architects, interior designers, building materials distributors/retailers, real estate brokers. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, there’s something here for everyone!

It doesn’t end there: If you have further questions about the green building tips, you can email us. This forum will also be recorded, and will be available in full on our website.  For those in a hurry, we will also be posting short YouTube versions of the speakers’ top ten green building tips on our website and at events throughout the city.  Please check back and share them with friends and colleagues, and Like us on Facebook!

Funding provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.  Any opinions, finding, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Environmental Conservation

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Green Festival and Ford Motor Company to Award $5,000 Grant to Best Local, Innovative and Actionable Idea from NYC Non-Profits and Community Leaders

Mar 23

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Local companies may submit their ideas until April 13, 2012; winner to be announced at first annual Green Festival in NYC, April 21-22, 2012 at Javits Center North

 

WHAT:  Ford Motor Company and Green Festival call for local non-profits and community leaders to enter sustainable, forward-thinking project proposals to receive the $5,000 Ford Community Green Grant. No idea is too big or small to be considered and the deadline for entries is April 13, 2012. Festival attendees will choose their favorite proposal from a group of finalists determined by a Ford Motor Company and Green Festival panel. Votes will be tallied on-site and the grant winner will be announced on the final day of the first annual Green Festival in New York on Sunday, April 22, 2012.

Prestigious philanthropic companies and start-up non-profits have received Ford Community Green Grants; 2011 recipients include:

 

WHEN:           Submission Deadline: Friday, April 13, 2012

                        Winner Announced: Sunday, April 22, 2012

 

TO APPLY:    Submit your idea to communitygreengrant@actionpartners.com

Or mail to:        Attn: Community Green Grant

3020 Carbon Place, Suite 300
Boulder, CO 80301

 

ABOUT GREEN FESTIVAL:         

Held in the LEED-certified North Pavilion of the Jacob Javits Center, Green Festival is the only green event that screens exhibitors for their commitment to sustainability, ecological balance and social justice using co-producer, Green America’s green business standards. This is Green Festival’s premiere year in New York City. Green Festival runs from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 and from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 22.

For more information, visit http://www.action-marketing-group.com/greengrant/.

Contest offered and open only to legal residents of the U.S. & D.C., 18 or older, who have not previously been a recipient of the Ford Community Green Grant.  Starts on 3/1/12, Prizes (5): a $5,000 local grant (awarded as a check), which will be awarded to one winning local community or organization within 50 miles of each Green Festival city, subject to verification and final approval of Sponsors.  Limit one entry per person.  Limit one prize per community.  By entering, Entrants grant Sponsors a license in and to all submission materials and ideas.  The number of eligible Finalists may vary among Festivals in Sponsors’ absolute discretion.  Finalists MUST attend respective Festival in order to present their entry, or else will be disqualified.  Contest subject to official rules, at http://www.action-marketing-group.com/greengrant/. Void where prohibited.

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NUEVA YORK DA LA BIENVENIDA AL MAYOR EVENTO DE CONSUMO RESPONSIBLE FESTIVAL DEL VERDE, 21 & 22 DE ABRIL

Mar 16

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En su primera presentación en Nueva York, justo a tiempo para celebrar el día de la Tierra, el Festival del Verde auspiciará la presentación de 30 exhibidores; podrás manejar y andar en el nuevo modelo de automóvil híbrido de la marca Ford, asistir a una exposición sobre economía “verde” y escuchar a los oradores principales del evento Russell Simmons y Amy Goodman

Nueva York, NY (28 de febrero, 2012) – Los días 21 y 22 de abril, fin de semana del día de la Tierra, Nueva York se vestirá de verde celebrando el debut en La Gran Manzana del primer evento ecológico participativa de la nación, el “Festival del Verde.” El ala norte del centro de convenciones Javits, será el lugar de encuentro. El centro de convenciones acaba de recibir una certificación de “LEED” (liderazgo en energía y diseño ambiental). En el festival se darán cita cientos de innovadores ecológicos, oradores, el escritor Van Jones entre ellos, los empresarios Russell Simmons, Dylan Ratigan y Chris Yura y también la periodista y activista política Amy Goodman. Ford presentará su ultimo modelo de vehículo híbrido. Habrá una exposición de economía verde auspiciada por UrbanGoGreen, un pabellón dedicado al vino y la cerveza orgánica y la Gran Feria Verde que contará con la presencia de vendedores de todo el país, comida “vegan” y vegetariana “gourmet,” talleres innovadores y actividades culturales.

Un proyecto mancomunado de “Green America” y “Global Exchange,” El Festival del Verde es un evento sin fines de lucro que celebra su décimo aniversario con una audiencia superior al millón de participantes en las ocho ciudades participantes. Se espera que a la convención en Nueva York asistan más de 20.000 entusiastas seguidores de una forma “verde” de vida cuyo deseo de aprender nuevas técnicas encontrará respuesta en el compromiso de los exhibidores con el desarrollo sostenible y las normas de justicia social que promueve “Green America”.

“Describimos el Festival del Verde como una gran fiesta con un propósito” dice Denise Hamler, directora del Festival del Verde. “Venga usted a comprar, a aprender, o a disfrutar del arte y la música, aquí lo encontrará, El Festival del Verde tiene de todo; Este es el lugar perfecto para festejar lo que está funcionando ahora en nuestras comunidades y las soluciones para el desarrollo sostenible que concuerde con su estilo de vida. Esta experiencia, única en su estilo, celebra y destaca soluciones que funcionan a nivel local y también las soluciones de índole nacional y global.”

El Festival del Verde es el mayor evento de esta naturaleza en los EEUU, con más de 125 oradores locales y nacionales presentando oradores, talleres y un programa de actividades culturales. Los niños menores de 12 años pueden ir al pabellón de niños para jugar y aprender a crecer y ser personas “verdes,” responsables con el medio ambiente. La Gran Feria Verde presenta 300 organizaciones y negocios “verdes” que funcionan en una forma responsable con el medio ambiente. Los asistentes podrán encontrar desde muebles y accesorios sin químicos para el hogar hasta vestimenta ecológicamente correcta, regalos de “Fair Trade” (Trato Justo), juguetes para niños y mucho más.

Participantes de todos las edades podrán aprender en talleres de “hágalo usted mismo” (“do it yourself”) y adquirir conocimientos y técnicas “verdes” para aplicar en su vida diaria. Durante este fin de semana, los participantes podrán conectarse y ponerse al día en las oportunidades que existen en los trabajos “verdes” y negocios “verdes” en los pabellones de Negocios “Verdes” y UrbanGoGreen.

El sábado 21 de abril el Festival del Verde invita a una excursión ciclistica en el acueducto de “Old Croton” de las 12 del mediodía a las 3 de la tarde. Los participantes se congregarán en el Green Festival Bike Valet y se unirán a Matthew Malina de NYC H2O, experto del acueducto quien los guiará a través de la histórica construcción acuática de Nueva York en siete millas de ruta panorámica.  El acueducto es una obra maestra de ingeniería que provee diariamente 40 millones de galones de agua potable a una ciudad que ha visto epidemias y fuegos devastadores.

Otras actividades recomendadas:

  •  maneje y ande en un Ford
  •  Escenario de la buena comida con talleres culinarios con Pooja Mottl, Leslie Durso y Tanya Fields
  • Talleres de “hágalo usted mismo”
  • Zona verde para niños
  • Pabellón de negocios “verdes”
  • Trabajos y carreras “verdes”
  • Invirtiendo en “verde”
  • Energía renovable
  • Pabellón de vino y cerveza
  • Comida orgánica y local
  • Pabellón de “Trato Justo” (“Fair Trade”)
  • Pabellón de Acción Comunitaria
  • Películas “Verdes”
  • Programas para jóvenes
  • Músicos ambulantes
  • Oradores que incluye: Russell Simmons, Van Jones, Amy Goodman, Francis Moore Lappe, John Perkins, Katrina Van Den Heuvel, Dylan Ratigan

El Festival del Verde de la ciudad de Nueva York tendrá lugar los días 21 y 22 de abril del 2012. El sábado 21 las puertas abren a las 10 de la mañana y cierran a las 7 de la tarde. El domingo 22 el horario es de las 11 de la mañana a las 6 de la tarde. El Javitz Center está ubicado en el 655 Oeste de la Calle 34 en la ciudad de Nueva York.

Admisión gratis para los y las que vengan al evento en bicicleta y jóvenes menores de 18 años, mayores de 65, miembros de sindicatos, voluntarios y miembros de Green America y Global Exchange.

Socios claves y auspiciadores incluye: Ford, Clif Bar, Earth Balance, Nature’s Path, Calvert, Manitoba Harvest, The New York Times and Repax

Para mayor información sobre el Festival del Verde NYC, por favor visita a www.GreenFestivals.org Para exhibir: 828-333-9403 x.

Para convertirse en socio del Festival: www.greenfestivals.org/become-a-partner

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Green America

Green America es una organización nacional sin fines de lucro que desde el año 1982, que provee estrategias económicas y organizativas, métodos prácticos para lidiar con los problemas sociales y ambientales de hoy en día. Su red de negocios “verdes” es la mayor red nacional de negocios reconocidos por su responsabilidad social y ambiental.

Global Exchange

Global Exchange es una organización defensora con membrecía a los derechos humanos internacionales que promueve la justicia social, económica, y ambiental en todo el mundo. Desde 1988, Global Exchange ha exitosamente incrementado el conocimiento público sobre las causas reales de la injusticia y al mismo tiempo desarrollado una red internacional de asociaciones.

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