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Event Itinerary

• Friday, October 16 2009
• 8:00-8:45Registration - Portland Stage Company - 25A Forest Ave.
• 9:00-9:15

  Welcome Address - Pastor Ted Hoskins
  Introduction to Critical Mass -Ellen LaConte by Lloyd Wells & John Rensenbrink

• 9:15-9:45Abby Rockefellar
  Rethinking Sewers and Sewage treatment
  
• 9:45-10:00Life, Love, Laughter - Kate West
• 10:00-10:30Alex Steed
  Why the Hell Should I Care About Millennials, Anyway? 
• 10:30-10:45 Bio Break
• 10:45-11:15Zoe Weil
  The World Becomes What You Teach
• 11:15-11:30Slam Poetry / Spoken Word - Port Veritas
• 11:00-4:00 Beaming Bioneers
  • Brock Dolman
    Basins of Relations: A Reverential Rehydration Revolution
  • Kari Fulton
    Youth Redefining Environmentalism, Reclaiming our Futures
  • Jack Hidary
    From Small Steps to the Energy Revolution
  • Sarah James
    Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: Report from the Arctic
  • Michael Pollan
    In Defense of Food: The Omnivore’s Solution
• 11:30-12:00

  Dan Mathews
  How PETA Uses the Internet to Make Animal Rights a Top Concern for Today’s Youth

• 12:00-1:30 Lunch Restaurant Passport
• 1:30-2:45 Workshop Session 1
  

  Located at: Maine Historical Society, Empire Dine and Dance, Immanuel Baptist Church, One Longfellow, & Two Point Gallery

  • Why Vegan? Using a Fork to Solve Environmental, Health, & Ethical Dilemmas Dan Mathews
    We all want to be greener, healthier and kinder to animals; the easiest way to do all of this is by dropping meat and dairy from our diets. It’s easier than you think, says Dan Mathews of PETA – who as a kid loved meat so much he wished restaurants had a “Noah’s Ark Platter” so he could sample two of each species.
  • Most Good, Least Harm Zoe Weil - The Institute for Humane Education
    When we do the most good and the least harm in our daily choices, acts of citizenship, community, work, and volunteerism, we create a life of inner peace while contributing to the building of a peaceful, sustainable world for all.
  • Natures Bounty Eli Cayer, Kate Bucklin
    Local Entrepreneur shares trials and tribulations of creating delicious honey mead.
  • Connecting with People and Places by Getting Around Green Sarah Cushman & Jennifer Thibodeau
    Come find out about fun, energetic efforts that are taking hold in Southern Maine and share your own possibilities with other workshop participants!
  • Millenials Changing America Alex Steed - Activation Station
    Details on how the Millenials Changing America tour was conceived, constructed, and executed. Further, Alex will outline how to use similar experiences in order to make relevant and long-lasting professional connections, as well as how to integrate similar projects into pre-existing organizations and businesses
• 3:00-4:15 Workshop Session 2
  

  Located at: Maine Historical Society, Empire Dine and Dance, Immanuel Baptist Church, One Longfellow, & Two Point Gallery

  • Transition Towns: Tackling Peak Oil, Climate Change and Economic Instability Brenda Cartwright, William LaBerge, & Theo Talcott
    Introducing the Transition Town global movement, intended to inspire, encourage, to network, support and to train communities as they consider, adapt and implement the transition model.
  • Celebrating Human Creativity Laura Val
    A meaningful dialogue about issues of perception, core beliefs, and communication styles and how these elements affect our interactions with people from other cultures.
  • Youth Empowerment at the International Level Lauren Nutter & Juan Carlos Soriano
    Focusing on youth working together at the international level to impact climate negotiations.  Much of the workshop will focus on experience with the international youth climate change movement and what youth are doing leading up to negotiations this year in Copenhagen
  • True Cost of Coal Beehive Collective
    The Beehive's Coal Campaign is helping more people understand the true cost of our national energy choices, so we can build a sustainable future.
  • The Flower and the Pill: Cannabis, Marinol, and the Clash of Healing Visions Sean Donahue - Maine Marijuana Policy Initiative
    The differences between Marinol and Cannabis demonstrate fundamental differences not only between synthetic pharmaceuticals and plant-based medicines, but the different understandings of healing and the human body that underlie biochemical medicine and herbalism. Using this case as a starting point, herbalist Sean Donahue traces the history of both approaches to healing and discusses how the philosophy of traditional western herbalism can guide us in efforts to create a more just, democratic, and sustainable health care system for the 21st century.

• Saturday October 17, 2009
• 8:00-8:45 Registration - Portland Stage Company - 25A Forest Ave.
• 9:00-9:15 Opening remarks - Ted Regan
• 9:15-9:45 Mitch Thomashow - President Unity College
  Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus
• 9:45-10:00 West African Dancing - Seth Kearns & Marita Kennedy-Castro
• 10:00-10:30 Maude Barlow - Counsel of Canadians
  Toward a Water Secure World
• 10:30-10:45 Bio Break
• 10:45-11:15 Jay Salinas - Co-director Growing Power
  Agri/Culture
• 11:15-11:30 Entertainment
• 11:00-4:00 Beaming Bioneers
  • Jason McLennan
    Living Buildings-The Future of Architecture
  • Lily Yeh
    The Rwanda Healing Project: Bringing Hope through Art and Creative Action
  • Jensine Larsen
    The Electric Pulse of Women Transforming Our World
  • Arturo Sandoval
    Changing the Axis: Drawing from Mexican and Latin American Cultures to Create a Sustainable Future
  • Dr. Andrew Weil
    Environmental Health, Environmental Medicine
• 11:30-12:00 Aaron Fredrick / Emilia Dahlin
  Beyond Boundaries: Changing the American Mythos
• 12:00-1:30 Lunch Restaurant Passport
• 1:30-2:45Workshop Session 1

  Located at: Maine Historical Society, Empire Dine and Dance, Immanuel Baptist Church, One Longfellow, & Two Point Gallery

  • Empowering Farmers in Sustainable Chocolate Production
    Randy Morrison - Sustainable Harvest International
    Randy through Sustainable Harvest International is working with Mayan Families that are producing chocolate in a multi-story agro-ecosystem that creates habitat and resources for the family. Randy bring both the stories of the farmers as well as the chocolate they produce to be sampled. Essentially allowing the attendees to become an integral part of the system, as the energy of our farmers are in every piece of chocolate that is consumed.
  • Rooted in Community Cultivating Community
    Here how youth are transforming themselves, their communities, and our food system.
  • Sustainability Education on Maine College Campuses Jesse Pyles - Unity College
    An introduction to sustainability and sustainability education with an emphasis on efforts at Maine colleges and universities.
  • Keeping Our Water Systems Public: Why We Need A Clean Water Trust Fund Denise Hart - Food and Water Watch
    In this workshop we'll take a look at who owns the water systems in Maine, the federal legislation introduced in July to establish the Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund, and what we can do to keep water in the public realm.
  • LESS IS MORE: The Paradox of Homeopathy in Sustainable Medicine Nancy Frederick, R.S
    There is currently a concerted and world-wide effort to discredit homeopathy in public perception, with the ultimate goal of eradicating this gentle, effective and affordable alternative to more expensive and questionable types of therapies. Homeopathy is truly medicine for the 21st century and beyond; it is individualized, produces no waste or toxicity, requires little infrastucture, and is available to all.
• 3:00-4:15Workshop Session 2

  Located at: Maine Historical Society, Empire Dine and Dance, Immanuel Baptist Church, One Longfellow, Two Point Gallery, June Fitzpatrick Gallery

  • Growing Communities Growing Food Cultivating Community
    This workshop will explore how sustainably growing food for hunger relief and educational programming together create powerful food system transformation.
  • Collaborating to Free the Gulf of Maine of Our Debris Theresa Torrent-Ellis - Maine Coastal Program
    Theresa will provide a link to the ocean wide issues of marine debris, the roles that plastics play in our oceans and how we as consumers can help to make choices to reduce the impact of our debris on our ocean planet.
  • The World Becomes What You Teach Khalif Williams
    his lively and interactive workshop provides tools to teach about important issues of our time in an inspiring, visionary, yet practical manner. 
  • Community Climate Action Planning Jamie Nemece - Unity College
    Jamie will demonstrate the applicability of campus sustainability efforts to local/regional communities with a focus on opportunities for student involvement.