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9.27.2007 - 02:49pm ET
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Nation's Capital Seeing Green
Over Thirty Thousand Expected to Kick Off Washington DC's 4th Annual October 6th and 7th 2007
(CSRwire) WASHINGTON, DC - September 27, 2007 - Green Festivals, a joint project of
Global Exchange and Co-op America, and widely known "party with a
purpose," will celebrate its fourth year in Washington DC on October 6th
and 7th, 2007 at the Washington Convention Center. The event will bring
together more than 150 speakers, 400 local and national green businesses,
dozens of community groups and an anticipated audience of more than 35,000
to celebrate what's working in our own communities, for businesses and for
the environment.
For two days, DC area residents will be invited to take part in the
largest and most authentic green event in the world and explore what's
next on the horizon for renewable energy, socially responsible investing,
eco-fashions, eco-tourism, green building, green parenting and more.
Hitting four cities over the next eight months, Green Festival continues
to stay at the forefront, bringing leading-edge green products, green
business leaders, innovations, services and information into people's
lives and communities. In the last year, Green Festivals brought together
nearly 100,000 attendees.
"Our goal has always been to provide the most extensive, engaging and
truly green event to enlighten and educate the public on greener ways of
living," says Co-op America Executive Director Alisa Gravitz. "The
tremendous growth in attendance at Green Festivals reflects consumers'
hunger to learn about the movement toward a greener sustainable
lifestyle."
With a guest speaker line-up of more than 150 great minds, Green Festival
will play host to such visionary leaders as Ralph Nader, Amy Goodman, Thom
Hartmann, Frances Moore Lappe, Bill McKibben, Jim Hightower, Hunter Lovins,
Helen Caldicott and many more.
Green Festival's stringent screening process ensures all exhibitors and
sponsors meet the best practices and highest integrity standards for
businesses on a green mission. A joint project of two influential
non-profit organizations, Global Exchange and Co-op America, Green
Festival brings individuals, businesses and investors together in creating
sustainable economic solutions for communities and the environment. This
year's Green Festival will continue to celebrate the positive impact of
sustainable living, eco/organic products for personal health and wellness
and the importance of critical initiatives such as: carbon reduction,
global citizenship and renewable energy.
"Since starting Green Festival in 2002 we have seen an incredible shift
in green living as well as a seminal shift in the green economy," says
Kevin Danaher, Executive Director, Global Exchange. "Consumers are
discovering there are now two relevant greens: the bottom line green and
the environmental green. Companies are learning there is profit to be made
in protecting our resources and the environment - we're witnessing a much
different kind of economy that individuals aggressively support."
Green Festival is the perfect place to build cultural bridges, save the
planet, grow the green economy and begin healthier, greener ways of
living.
WASHINGTON DC GREEN FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Wendy Rieger, NBC News4 Anchor and Award Winning Journalist, opens
show Saturday and will be on hand all weekend long filming her series
Going Green
Influential Speakers: Amy Goodman, Ralph Nader, Thom
Hartmann, Frances Moore Lappe, Bill McKibben, Jim Hightower, Hunter
Lovins, Helen Caldicott, Timberly Whitfield
Speaker and Panelist Topics Greening Your Garbage, Investing
to Make a Difference, Creating Change on Campus, Building the Green
Economy, Clean Energy Solutions
The Green Living Pavilion hands-on demonstrations and
workshops to help you make energy efficient upgrades, cook with solar
energy and remove toxins from your home
Fair-Trade and Eco-Shopping
DC Environmental Pavilion and Greening the District
"Wild and Scenic" Environmental Film Festival
Socially Responsible Investing
Music Stage featuring live local DC Area acts
The Fair Trade Café and Tea Garden; Organic Beer & Wine Garden
Natural Pet Products and Care
The Organic Valley Kids Zone
Green Building and Renewable Energy
Green Careers Area
The Power Foods Pavilion
Eco Tourism
Eco Fashion
Better World Book Drive providing scholarships to underserved girls
worldwide
FREE bike valet!
For more information about Green Festivals, please visit www.greenfestivals.org
About Co-op America
Co-op America is a non-profit membership organization founded in 1982 with
the mission to harness economic power—the strength of consumers,
investors, businesses, and the marketplace—and to create a socially just
and environmentally sustainable society. www.coopamerica.org
About Global Exchange
Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights
organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental
justice around the world. Since its founding in 1988, Global Exchange has
successfully increased public awareness of root causes of injustice while
building international partnerships and mobilizing for change. www.globalexchange.org
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