Green Festivals Radio

The Balance of Nature? Humanity is driving species to extinction a hundred times faster than species would become extinct naturally, and the rate continues to accelerate at an alarming rate. Reducing deforestation and restoring deforested areas is by far the cheapest, simplest and most effective way of both slowing down climate change and reducing extinction. Pimm will explore the many aspects of these crises and help frame some solutions.

An Edible Education Round Table Chef Waters, owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA, will convene an edible education policy round table with local and national experts, including Illinois Congressman Danny Davis and filmmaker Chris Taylor. Waters has championed this movement nationally, offering hope in the light of the new Obama administration's vision of greening the White House as a national model. Waters will expand on the narrative of green to include Edible Education in all schools.

Transforming Turmoil into a New Economy For the first time in human history, every individual faces the same crises: climate change, diminishing resources and economic turmoil. We all have a crucial stake in how we move forward. It is time to develop positive models that are committed to creating a world that future generations will want to inherit. We the people have the power to demand new goals, ones focused on generating a sustainable, just and peaceful world.

Burn the Banks Palast, The New York Times best-selling author and investigative journalist extraordinaire, will give the inside skinny on the billionaire bonus babies of banking. He will tell tales from his years of investigating the banking buzzards - from the Congo to Detroit - showing us the files marked "secret" and "confidential". The Chicago Tribune states, "Palast's stories bite...so relevant, they threaten to alter history." The report opens with his reports for BBC TV and Democracy Now!

Even the Smallest Dog Can Lift its Leg on the Tallest Building Hightower, populist speaker, agitator, best-selling author and radio commentator, is taking on the powers that be on behalf of the powers that ought to be - small farmers, small-business people, workers, grassroots organizers and just plain folk - to share with people how they can make a difference. Hear stories about the power of individuals challenging their current world view to live based on their own progressive values.

Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times When powerful individuals, organizations and governments manipulate media to spread their own agendas, it is imperative that forums are in place to make sure the full stories are told. In many cases, this has not occurred through various mainstream media outlets. Goodman will set the record straight and will report on the many people who have taken a stand for the sake of democracy.

Getting Green Done If sustainability were quick and easy, as many consultants suggest, we'd have done it by now. Everyone's talking green, but global carbon dioxide emissions are climbing, and climate scientists tell us we have under a decade to solve the problem. We need fewer visionaries and more grunts. It's time to make stuff happen. Schendler, a sustainability foot soldier with 15 years in the trenches, shows the way in this witty, human and contrarian talk.

A Great Moral Hunger Chair of the board of Death Penalty Focus, Farrell is also spokesperson for Concern America, an international refugee aid and development organization, and co-chair emeritus of the California Committee of Human Rights Watch. He has also been a Good Will A

Burn the Banks Palast, The New York Times best-selling author and investigative journalist extraordinaire, will give the inside skinny on the billionaire bonus babies of banking. He will tell tales from his years of investigating the banking buzzards - from the Congo to Detroit - showing us the files marked "secret" and "confidential". The Chicago Tribune states, "Palast's stories bite...so relevant, they threaten to alter history." The report opens with his reports for BBC TV and Democracy Now!

Sustainable Healing from the Legacy of Slavery Rooks stood at the infamous "door of no return" at the Elmina slave dungeon in Ghana trying to imagine what reaching this spot must have felt like for some long-ago, African ancestor. Years earlier, DeWolf, a descendent of the largest slave-trading dynasty in U.S. history, stood at that same iron gate imagining a different, yet intimately related feeling. Join DeWolf and Rooks to explore how the historical damage they share is also different and yet, in similar ways, the same.

Transforming Turmoil into a New Economy For the first time in human history, every individual faces the same crises: climate change, diminishing resources and economic turmoil. We all have a crucial stake in how we move forward. It is time to develop positive models that are committed to creating a world that future generations will want to inherit. We the people have the power to demand new goals, ones focused on generating a sustainable, just and peaceful world.

Pulp to Protein: The Green Job Machine / Orphan Teaching Orphans We are witness to the demise of an economy built on what we did not have. Now we have an opportunity to evolve towards an economy based on what we have. In developing countries alone, where basic needs are unmet, the financial crisis has put 50 million people out of work. Based on more than 50 pioneering projects and inspired by research on the most innovative technologies, we can see a new economy emerging that brings us health and housing, water and food never imagined. / Orphaned at age seven, Govero had to beg for work to support her brother and grandmother. At age 12, she learned how to farm mushrooms, and later, she learned to propagate mushrooms in a lab. Equipped with this knowledge, Govero simplified mushroom farming for villagers in general, and girls at risk in particular. Hear the inspirational story of a young woman from Zimbabwe who overcame personal and cultural challenges and is now empowering others to do the same.

Cracking the Code: The Art and Science of Persuasion Both an art and science, political persuasion is as much about biology as ideology, about knowing how the brain processes information and how that influences the way people perceive messages, make decisions and form worldviews. Drawing on his background as a psychotherapist, advertising executive and national radio host, Hartman will break down the science and technology of effective communication so you can apply it to your own efforts.

Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times The Bush administration manipulated and fabricated news to suit its purposes while the corporate media worked hand in glove with the powerful to deceive the public. Many people are fighting back, but their stories too often go untold. Goodman will expose how all this happened and will report on the many people who have taken a stand for the sake of democracy.

The New Apollo Project Since 2003, the Apollo Alliance has argued that the problems of global warming, oil dependence and income inequality require bold action. The Obama administration's economic stimulus package is the first step in taking us toward a new clean energy economy, but it is just a start. Find out about The New Apollo Program, a comprehensive, long-term economic development strategy to move America toward climate stability, energy security and economic prosperity.

Agenda for a New Economy Using excerpts from his latest book Agenda for a New Economy, Korten will expose the economic mirage created by Wall Street institutions that led us to believe the economy was expanding exponentially, even as our economic, social and natural capital eroded and most people struggled harder to make ends meet. Korten will offer bold economic reforms and a radical but achievable program that restores and builds on the fundamental strengths of the American economy.

The Oxygen of Social Change If information is the oxygen of democracy, is independent media the oxygen of social change? A broadcaster for more than 20 years, Flanders, host of GRIT tv and author of the bestseller BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species, will engage you in a discussion of the ecology of change and the role of noncorporate media as the oxygen of the grassroots movement.

Media Power Is One Path to Justice Communities of color, poor people and other disenfranchised communities face serious barriers to public participation and democratic inclusion. Building media power through digital inclusion, content standards and fights for representation strengthens not only our First Amendment rights but also our ability to participate as world citizens. Find out how grassroots organizers are transforming an exclusive elite media system into an inclusive democratic tool for justice.

"Transforming Turmoil into a New Economy" Sharing his experiences as an economic hitman, Perkins will explore the empire that resulted and the plan presented in his book, The Secret History of the American Empire, for creating a stable, sustainable and peaceful world. Learn about the epiphany that initiated his personal change and the reasons he is optimistic that we can create societies our children can be proud to inherit.

"Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times." The Bush administration manipulated and fabricated news to suit its purposes while the corporate media worked hand in glove with the powerful to deceive the public. Many people are fighting back, but their stories too often go untold. Goodman will expose how all this happened and will report on the many people who have taken a stand for the sake of democracy.

According to The Baltimore Chronicle, "No one has investigated the Bush dynasty like Greg Palast… and lived to write about it." The BBC and Democracy Now! Reporter and author of The New York Times bestsellers The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Armed Madhouse will give a harrowing and humorous talk that will run the gamut of topics from Hugo Chavez to elections to the latest financial finagling. Palast, who broke the story on fixing the Florida 2000 election, writes for Rolling Stone Magazine and broadcasts weekly on Air America Radio's Clout!

Featured on Oprah's The Big Give, Byars Beckwith, world-renowned performer and founder of the celebrated Agape Choir, makes her San Francisco Green Festival debut - not to be missed! Bringing the power of music and storytelling to the stage, Byars Beckwith will take us on a journey to discover our own purpose. We are uniquely meant to offer this gift in our activism and practice - to the movement and mother earth and to resolve the challenges we face today. Beckwith is founder and director of the Agape International Choir. Her new CD, Supreme Inspiration, offers wisdom with such songs as "Water in a Dry Land" and "Sun Is Rising"

Amy Goodman - acclaimed journalist and host of Democracy Now! - joins Melissa Mansfield to discuss the important of grassroots activism and a truly independent media. A thoughtful observer of American politics, Goodman is also the author of several books including Standing up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times.

As climate chaos and soaring fuel costs batter the U.S. economy, Jones brings a unique perspective to the color green. Shifting the environmental discussion from green consumers to green workers, Jones argues that a green economy that rescues the polar bears can also rescue the U.S. economy. He envisions a society that has no throw-away species or resources and no throw-away kids or neighborhoods. Jones is the founder and president of Green For All, an environmental organization helping to build a green economy that lifts milliions out of poverty.

Dr. Cornel West - distinguished author, philosopher, and social critic - sits down with Melissa Mansfield to discuss race, politics and the green movement. West touches on themes from his new book, Hope on a Tightrope, on how to move democracy forward with courage, love and conviction.

An introduction and overview of the Green Festival, the world's largest expo on sustainable business, social justice and the environment!

Author, activist and founder of Green For All, Van Jones talks to Melissa Mansfield about how to shift to a "green collar economy" that creates jobs and tackles environmental issues. With humor and optimism, Jones lays out a sensible plan for businesses and communities. To learn more, check out his new book, The Green Collar Economy.

"Green the Ghetto" - The green-collar revolution is the best opportunity we have had in decades to honor the legacy of the civil rights movement. Carter founded Sustainable South Bronx in 2001 to simultaneously alleviate poverty, improve the environment and reduce public health costs. Discover how Carter is leading us closer to environmental justice through economically sustainable projects informed by community needs.

President of the Earth Policy Institute and author of Plan B 3.0, Lester Brown, outlines principal threats facing civilization and lays out an alternative to "business as usual" exploring strategies to solve global warming and other major environmental crises.

Best-selling author and social critic, Barbara Ehrenreich, discusses her new book "This Land is Their Land" and offers a progressive political perspective on current environmental and economic issues.

Melissa Mansfield brings you 10 easy ways to green your life. The Green Festival is a great way to learn how being 'green' takes more than just changing a few lightbulbs.

Award-winning designer and co-author of bestselling book, Cradle-to-Cradle, William McDonough speaks about working to eliminate the concept of waste. He inspires us to re-think the way we make and use products and shares information about current innovations in green design to increase biodegradability and ecological sustainability.

A behind- the-scenes look at the 2006 San Francisco Green Festival reveals how the event stays truly green, with its impressive waste management program that diverts over 90% of garbage from landfills.

Social activist, systems scientist and cultural historian, best known for writing the Chalice and the Blade, Riane Eisler proposes a new approach to economics. Discussing her latest book, The Real Wealth of Nations, Eisler describes an economic paradigm that gives visibility and value to the most essential human work: the work of caring for people and planet.

"The Environment As Our Extended Body" - Acclaimed author, speaker, and well-being expert Deepak Chopra discusses the connection between environmentalism and spirituality.