Tweet “In its 10th year in Seattle the Green Festival celebrated 1 million attendees and all that is good and green. Green Festival is the largest sustainability-focused event in the U.S. and folks learned about everything from GMO’s and organics to solar and urban composting options. People also came out to hear from well-known sustainability [...]
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2011 Green Festival
May 23
Seattle Green Festival 2011
May 23
Tweet “The sun disappeared and it was back to another rainy day in Seattle. Which made it a perfect day to enjoy some indoor activity such as the 4th annual Seattle Green Festival! This year the festival moved to a new venue, inside Qwest Field Event Center. I’ve been volunteering and attending the festival since [...]
Follow the Money
May 21
Tweet “Thank you Alisa Gravitz for the generous introduction and for another magnificent Green Festival. A new economy is essential the human future—and the Green Festivals define its leading edge in thought and action. Note that during my presentation Kat Gjovik and Fran Korten will be passing around sign-up sheets for the David Korten and [...]
Tweet “Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, will be in Seattle Friday May 20, and Saturday, May 21, keynoting this year’s Green Festival-Seattle. Linking the issues of poverty and pollution, Rev Yearwood will address rising asthma rates and other health disparities from air pollution among youth and communities of [...]
Tweet “The Seattle Green Festival is almost here, and here are some things to know before you go: You can purchase your tickets online at www.greenfestivals.org and get a discounted admission. Or you can purchase your tickets at the door of theQwest Field Event Center on the day of the event. When you purchase your [...]
Tweet “The Rev. Lennox Yearwood is speaking on the Green Festival Main Stage at 2 pm on Saturday: “Green Mojo: How the Green Movement Can Get It Back, and Keep It In the Future”. His Background -Rev. Lennox Yearwood: A pacemaker within the green movement, Rev Yearwood has successfully bridged the gap between communities of [...]
Tweet “SEATTLE — The Seattle Green Festival, one of the nation’s top sustainability events, will celebrate its 10th anniversary Saturday and Sunday at a new location, Qwest Event Center. It offers opportunities for community members to meet their favorite authors, actors and community leaders; shop more than 300 eco-friendly exhibitors; participate in educational workshops; enjoy live [...]
Tweet Excerpted from: Taking Aim at Mutant Capitalism via Nic Halverson – Mindful Metropolis John Perkins, author of the New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, talks about his most recent book and how to create a more equitable and ethical economy Are you starting to see more companies—one’s that honor true [...]
Tweet CHICAGO, IL – May, 6, 2011 – Earth Share of Illinois, a nonprofit environmental federation, would like to announce their 2nd annual Revamped Fashion & Art Show. The Revamped Fashion & Art Show will take place on Friday, May 20, 2011, from 7:00pm-11:00pm, at the Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W 35th Street, Chicago, IL. [...]
Tweet New 3-week community-wide campaign to kick the disposable cup habit SEATTLE, WA – May 5, 2011 A unique three-week effort to prompt a simultaneous shift in one of our country’s biggest waste problems begins May 21. Led by New World Habits and supported by coffee shops, non-profits and others, the idea for sudden change [...]