Exhibitors and presenters are sought for NY Green Fest 2009, Friday
through Sunday, Aug. 7-9, 2009, at Alfred University in Alfred, NY. The
theme of Green Fest is the politics of sustainability. The weekend will
consist of presentations and workshops and a Green Fair. We offer free
registration to presenters and exhibitors. The exhibit spaces are on the
AU campus green outside our main meeting hall, the Powell Campus
Center. Exhibitors selling books may have space in the lobby of the
Campus Center. We welcome five types of exhibitors at our Green Fair:
1. Activist organizations displaying information about their work on
Green issues
2. Craftspeople and artists selling their own crafts and art
3. Local farmers and local food producers selling their own food items
4. Authors, booksellers and publishers selling books on sustainable
living and sustainable politics
5. Producers and distributors selling renewable energy systems and
bicycles
Below is our draft schedule for the weekend. Visit our website,
http://nygreenfest.org/, for more information about Green Fest 2009.
Hope you will join us this year in Alfred!
Rachel Treichler for the Planning Committee
NY Green Fest
PO Box 363
Hammondsport, NY 14840
607-569-2114
New York Green Fest 2009
A festival of sustainable living and Green politics
Fri.-Sun., Aug. 7-9, 2009
Alfred University, Alfred, New York
*Festival Schedule
*Please check for updates at http://nygreenfest.org
*Friday, August 7, 2009*
10:00 am , Registration opens
12:00 noon , Exhibits open
1:45 pm , Workshops and Panels, Session 1
3:00 pm , Workshops and Panels, Session 2
4:15 pm, Swimming, hiking, yoga
5:30-6:30 pm, Dinner in Dining Hall
7:00 pm, Forum on the Politics of Sustainability
*Saturday, August 8, 2009*
7:30-8:30 am, Breakfast in Dining Hall
8:30 am, Workshops and Panels, Session 3
9:45 am, Forum on Sustainable Energy
11:15 am , Workshops and Panels, Session 4
12:30-1:30 pm, Lunch in Dining Hall
1:45 pm, Workshops and Panels, Session 5
3:00 pm, Workshops and Panels, Session 6
4:15 pm, Swimming, hiking, yoga
5:30-6:30 pm, Dinner in Dining Hall
7:00 pm , Forum on Politics and Nature
9:30 pm, Music and Dancing
*Sunday, August 9, 2009*
7:30-8:30 am, Breakfast in Dining Hall
8:30 am, Workshops and Panels, Session 7
9:45 am, Forum on Regionalism and Sustainability
11:15 am , Workshops and Panels, Session 8
12:30-1:30 pm, Lunch in Dining Hall
1:45 pm, Forum on Visioning a Green Future
3:30 pm, Adjourn
*Keynote Speakers*
Forum on the Politics of Sustainability
Presenters: Virginia Rasmussen and Cyril Mychelako
Friday, August 7, 7:00 pm --- 9:00 pm
Forum on Sustainable Energy
Presenters: Art Weaver and Dan Miner
Saturday, August 8, 9:45 am --- 11:00 am
Forum on Politics and Nature
Presenters: Joel Kovel and Tony Gronowicz
Saturday, August 8, 7:00 pm --- 9:00 pm
Forum on Regionalism and Sustainability
Presenters: Bill Kauffman and Lyn Gerry
Sunday, August 9, 9:45 am --- 11:00 am
Forum on Visioning a Green Future
Presenters: Steve Welzer and Jason Nabewaniec
Sunday, August 9, 1:45 pm --- 3:30 pm
*Workshops and Panels as of 6/8/09*
Fri., Aug. 7, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm, Session 1
Gas Drilling and Local Sovereignty
48 hour Rap on Sustainability and Green Politics begins, Chris Defendorf
Earth Oven Workshop begins
Fri., Aug. 7, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Session 2
Tickletown Sustainability Projects, Lois Hilton, Elizabeth Thompson,
Courtney Ingham and Stephanie English
Green Media Panel: Deborah Magone, David Doonan
Sat., Aug. 8, 8:30 am - 9:30 am, Session 3
Nut Tree Workshop, Tom Potts
Organizing for Social Change, Paul Zulkowitz
What is Sustainability? Douglas Clarke
Sat., Aug. 8, 11:15 am - 12:15 am, Session 4
Zero Waste Workshop, Chris Burger
9/11 Truth Workshop, Sander Hicks
Poetry from Place Workshop, Mike Czarnecki
Constructing Pollywogg Holler, Bill Castle
Economics as a Cultural System, John Doscher
Sat., Aug. 8, 1:45 pm - 2:45pm, Session 5
Liberation Ecology, Rafter Sass
Traditional Feltmaking, Susannah White and Amelia McIsaac
It Ain't Easy Being Green, Carl Romanelli
Out of Time: Global Warming, Extinctions, and Energy, John Doscher
Importance of Political Theory, Darin Robbins
Sat., Aug. 8, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Session 6
Build Your Own Wind Turbine Workshop, Barry Miller
Green Media Panel: Sander Hicks, Ann Link, Lyn Gerry, Steve Welzer
>From Empire to Earth Community, Tim Bancroft
Sustainable Gardening, Carol Doscher
Sun., Aug. 9, 8:30 am - 9:30 am, Session 7
Tofu Making Workshop, Sam Weinreb
Building Local Community, Tony and Mary Lipnicki
Third Parties and the U.S. Experience, Tony Gronowicz
"My Name is Allegany County, " Anti-Nuclear Efforts, Gudrun Scott
Sun., Aug. 9, 11:15 am - 12:15 am, Session 8
Sustainable Cities, Dan Miner, Carl Lundgren, Bob Kehoe
Political Organizing on Campus, Peter LaVenia, Jane Pearson
Living off the Grid, Steve Nicholson
Third Party Barriers: Carl Romanelli, Rome Celli and Jerry Kahn
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