2009 Programming
Stay tuned for 2010 programming information!
Located on the Exhibit Floor
Saturday
11am Sharon Greenspan
Wild Sucess: Dissolving Your Sugar Habit
12pm Tom Angell
Air Qua: Water Is Not Just Water
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Brought to you by the Hemp Industries Association. The Hemp Industries
Association (HIA) is a non-profit trade group representing hemp
companies, researchers and supporters. Since 1992, the HIA has been
dedicated to education, industry development, and the accelerated
expansion of hemp world market supply and demand. www.thehia.org
SATURDAY, OCT. 10
12:00 - Introduction and welcome by Steve Levine
12:15 - Adam Eidinger (Capitol Hemp) - Dr. Bronner's and Hemp
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The beauty of a handmade carpet is inextricably linked to the people who make it. Yet today some 250,000 children work under inhumane conditions to weave the rugs that adorn our homes. RugMark, the organization overseeing the GoodWeave certification program, offers hope to these children.
RugMark is proud to present Faces of Freedom, a photography exhibition on child labor in the rug industry and GoodWeave’s innovative solution to combat it, at the DC Green Festival. Visit the Fair Trade Pavilion to journey behind the looms and inside the lives of the South Asian carpet weavers featured in Faces of Freedom. And look for the GoodWeave label, your best assurance that the carpet or rug you are buying is child-labor-free.
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Located in the exhibit hall
All Day Saturday
11AM to 6PM / Sunday Noon to 5pm
Customize a T-shirt Shopping Bag (Saturday only)
Goodwill
Choose a thrift store T-shirt donated by Goodwill and make reusable shopping bags to match your style!
Plug into YOUR Future with Clean Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles Association of DC
All-electric scooters and motorcycles will be available to educate and
demonstrate how to make our future transportation clean and green.
Saturday
11AM & Noon Worm Composition
Amtchat Edwards, Student Conservation Association
Vermicompositing (compositing with worms) is one of the easiest ways to keep trash out of landfills and can be done in a small space.
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Visit the Community Hub, where you’ll find like-minded friends in your community to discuss solutions to today’s challenges.
Join us to make a giant sculpture out of the Green Festival’s waste! All ages invited!
Catch up at the Community Hub Lounge! A special place to take a break and have a chat, surrounded by nonprofit organizations and a giant sculpture that will emerge over the course of the Green Festival
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Ready to make those much-needed, energy-efficient home upgrades?
Finding toddlers and household toxins don’t mix? This is a perfect
opportunity to make your home environment a healthy one.
Located in Green Home Pavilion. Speaker bios can be found in the Speaker Directory.
Saturday
11AM Jason Holstine, Amicus Design and Build
Do-it-yourself to save energy, money and carbon this winter.
Noon Linda Stein, Zosimos Botanicals
Make spearmint lip balm and see what should be in your bodycare.
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Join us for fun, interactive activities all day that explore the world around us through arts, crafts, movement and exploration. Enjoy samples and a bean bag toss provided by our host Organic Valley.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Located in the exhibit hall.
All Day Saturday 11AM to 6PM / Sunday Noon to 5PM
Greening the Museum National Children’s Museum
Find out how the National Children’s Museum will become environmentally responsible and resource efficient. The Museum plans to incorporate green features, including a green roof system, wind turbine, sun reflector, living wall, recycled brick and structural steel.
Water Bottle Jewelry & Creations National Children’s Museum
Let your imagination run wild while you repurpose recycled water bottles into stylish jewelry and wearable creations! Make trendy bangles and a matching ring, or create a pirate medallion and menacing earring.
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Great local bands will be performing throughout the event in the organic food dining area.
Saturday
11AM Khadijah Ali-Coleman
Khadijah "Moon" Ali-Coleman is a singer/songwriter who has performed across the country as a member of the performance group The Saartjie Project. Her song "All of Me" from the group's stage performance will be featured on a
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When you buy Fair Trade products, you ensure that farmers and artisans
earn living wages that enable them to take care of their families, grow
their businesses and maintain a healthy environment. Learn more about
what Fair Trade is doing around the world.
Saturday
11AM Fair Trade 101
Carmen Iezzi, Fair Trade Federation
Pick up the basics of Fair Trade and how you can be involved.
Noon Making the World a Sweeter Place
Karen Stevenson, Wholesome Sweeteners
Sugar cane farmers and beekeepers are reaping the benefits of Fair Trade.
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Please wear comfortable clothing. All ages and levels welcome.
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