Bioneers by the Bay 2008


Bioneers by the Bay 2008
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Friday, Oct. 24

8:40 - 9:00 am
Opening Ceremonies.......................................................... Zeiterion
Wampanoag Nation

9:00- NOON Keynotes
KEYNOTES............................................................................. Zeiterion
David Orr, Carlos Moreno, Majora Carter,
Performance by Kristin Hoffman, Gary Hirshberg,
Bahamas Junkanoo Jumpers

NOON – 1:30 PM
Lunch...............................................................Custom House Square
art installation
High Tide on a Synthetic Sea.................................Whaling Museum

NOON - 12:45PM
Worm Composting Demo.............................................. Wings Court
Downtown New Bedford Walking Tour.......Custom House Square

12:45 -1:30 PM
youth meet up.................................................. Custom House Square

12:30 - 5:00 pm
Ongoing Afternoon Activities:
Eco-Fashion............................................Wings Court/Bristol Building
Stencil Art..................................................Wings Court/Bristol Building
Mural.....................................................................................................TBD

1:30 - 5:30 pm
Bioneers Plenaries................................ National Park CMLC Theatre
[from San Rafael] Paul Stamets, Erica Fernandez,
Kavita Ramdas, Alexandra Cousteau

1:30 - 3:00 PM workshops:
Biological Cancer Treatment................................................... Zeiterion
How to Green Your School........................................ Whaling Museum
Carbon-Free Remodeling

Projects.................................................... UMASS Dartmouth Star Store
Renewal: Muslim and Jewish.......UMASS Dartmouth 800 Purchase
Paths to Environmental Activism
Wampanoag Nation Traditions to .......................National Park CMLC
Lead to a More Sustainable Life
By Land and By Sea......................................................Ocean Explorium
Eradicating Racism: Cause No..................................................... YMCA
One’s Free Till We’re All Free
A Telling Collective: Speaking Individual........................................BCC
Truths, Drawing Collective Power

3:00 - 3:30 PM art installation
Walk the Talk.................................................................Whaling Museum

3:30 - 5:00 PM workshops:
Leading From the ‘Feminine’.................................................... Zeiterion
Word Weapons: the Rhythm & Rhyme.................... Whaling Museum
of Environmental Action
Let the Sun Shine In: Keep Out..............UMASS Dartmouth Star Store
the Poison of Uranium Power
Green Chemistry: Chemical...........UMASS Dartmouth 800 Purchase
Solutions to Global Problems
Earth Sheltered House and Living Roofs............National Park CMLC
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD),..............................Ocean Explorium
the Current State of Beekeeping
and Organic Solutions
Fresh Food From Small Spaces: Building.................................... YMCA
Sustainability from the Ground Up
How to Make Bio-Diesel and...............................................................BCC
Other Renewable Energy

6:30 – 9:00 PM
Youth Social............................................................Custom House Square

6:30 – 9:00 PM
Film................................................................................................... Zeiterion
The Dhama Brothers, Followed by a Q&A
with the Director and Producer Jenny Philips


Saturday, Oct. 25

8:40 - 9:00 AM
Opening Ceremonies.................................................................... Zeiterion
Tem Blessed, Outspoken, First Be and RBGG

9:00- NOON Keynotes
Keynotes........................................................................................... Zeiterion
Rha Goddess, Urban Word, Dr. Thomas Rau
Performance by Ashmont Hill, Eliot Coleman, Kenny Ausubel

NOON – 1:30 PM
Lunch........................................................................Custom House Square
Art Installations
Catch of the Day, Positive Energy Mandala......................... Wings Court

NOON - 12:45
Worm Composting Demo...................................................... Wings Court
Downtown New Bedford Walking Tour..............Custom House Square

12:45 -1:30 PM
Youth Meet Up.........................................................Custom House Square
Ongoing Afternoon Activity:
Eco-Fashion..................................................Wings Court/Bristol Building
Mural...........................................................................................................TBD

1:30 – 5:30 PM
Bioneers Plenaries..................................... National Park CMLC Theatre
[from San Rafael] Oren Lyons, Janine Benyus, Dune Lankard,
David Orr, Greg Watson, Sandra Steingraber

1:30 - 3:00 PM workshops:
The Year-Round Harvest............................................................... Zeiterion
Green Careers and Creating ....................................... Whaling Museum
Eco-Equity in the Green Economy
The Population Factor................................UMASS Dartmouth Star Store
in Climate Change
Climate Change: Truths and.............UMASS Dartmouth 800 Purchase
Myths Behind the Politics
Of Oil Spills and Democracy: Applied...........................Ocean Explorium
Lessons For Creating A Sustainable Future
Shapeshifting Consciousness:...............................National Park CMLC
Indigenous Shaman Meets
Economic Hit Man
Aikido: The Way..................UMass Dartmouth Star Store Crapo Gallery
of Harmony
Seeds of Change: Live Goods Demo and Tasting..........................BCC

3:00 – 3:30 PM Art Installation
How Corny!..............................................................Custom House Square

3:30 – 5:00 PM workshops:
Forever Affordable Housing: The Key to...................................... Zeiterion
Community Preservation and Mortgage Free!:
Innovative Strategies for Home Ownership
What’s on Your Plate? .................................................... Whaling Museum
Energy Handbook Community...................UMASS Dartmouth Star Store
Supported Renewable Energy
Peak Oil and the End of the.................UMASS Dartmouth 800 Purchase
Oil Age: Its Challenges and
Opportunities
Coffee Talk with Nina and Kenny...............................National Park CMLC
Teacher Academy...............................................................Ocean Explorium
Journey to a Triple Bottom Line Business........................................ YMCA
Seeds of Change: Live Goods Demo and Tasting............................BCC

5:00 – 5:30 PM Art Installation
Swept Away................................................................................. Wings Court

6:30 – 10:00 PM
Youth Initiative Open Mic.................................................................. Zeiterion
Words Not Waste with performances by Tem Blessed,
Kalyana Champlain, Melodeego and others, MC by Third EyE


Sunday, Oct. 26

8:40 - 9:00 AM
Opening Ceremonies....................................................................... Zeiterion

9:00- NOON Keynotes
KEYNOTES......................................................................................... Zeiterion
John Abrams, Youth Presenters, John Perkins and Lynne Twist,
Performance by Aoife Clancy, Nina Simons

NOON – 1:30 PM
Lunch..........................................................................Custom House Square

NOON - 12:45
Worm Composting Demo......................................................... Wings Court
Downtown New Bedford Walking Tour.................Custom House Square

 

12:45 - 1:30 PM
Youth Meet Up...........................................................Custom House Square

1:30 – 5:00 PM
Bioneers Plenaries......................................... National Park CMLC Theatre
[from San Rafael] Rick Reed, Rebecca Moore,
Naomi Klein, Christine Loh, Lucas Benitez

1:30 - 4:30 PM
WORKSHOP:
“Awakening the Dreamer, Changing............................................. Zeiterion
the Dream” Symposium

1:30 – 3:00 PM workshops
Choral Earth Circle............................................................. Whaling Museum
How the Rich Are............................................UMASS Dartmouth Star Store
Destroying the Earth
Low Carbon Diet and the.......................UMASS Dartmouth 800 Purchase
Cool Community: An Empowerment
Approach to Transformational Social Change
GREASE 101: Using Waste..........................................National Park CMLC
Vegetable Oil for Fuel
Weatherization 101..............................................................Ocean Explorium
Lessons Learned.................................................................................... YMCA

 
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