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Green Festival Celebrates 6th Year in San Francisco with Unprecedented Program and Anticipated 35,000 Attendees
Green Festival Celebrates 6th Year in San Francisco with Unprecedented Program and Anticipated 35,000 Attendees
Published 11-07-07
Submitted by Green America
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - November 7, 2007 - Green Festivals, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America will celebrate its sixth year in San Francisco. The event will take place November 9th - 11th, 2007, at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center.
The event's unprecedented program will feature a speaker line-up that redefines and expands the platform to reach the growing and diversifying audience of the green movement.
Kicking off the event with a true gift to the Green Festival audience will be an evening with Deepak Chopra, the thought leader in holistic awareness, wellness and spirituality. Chopra will be speaking on the "Environment as the Extended Body," exploring the connection of each human being's physical self to the environment. Chopra will go on to explain this exploration as an important leverage for change and a shared platform for understanding environmental issues beyond any political context.
San Francisco Green Festival will also feature first-time notable guests Paul Hawken, arguably the most respected and well-known name in environmental sustainability around the globe and Gary Zukav, bestselling author and co-founder of the Seat of the Soul institute. Also, Fritjof Capra physicist, philosopher, and internationally famed author; and Lawrence Lessig, "the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era" ("The New Yorker"); and Lynne Twist, award-winning global activist, fundraiser and author of the bestselling Soul of Money will be among the 15o great minds to be included in the speaker line-up.
"Since 2002, the Green Festival has hosted a veritable who's who in the emerging social enterprise, sustainability and environmental thought leadership," explains Karri Winn, Green Festivals Programming Director. "As its reputation for excellence and attentive audiences has grown, so too has the capacity of the event to draw world class speakers while simultaneously expanding the sustainability framework."
At Green Festival San Francisco, over 400 green businesses, 150 speakers, dozens of community groups and an expected 35,000 Bay Area residents will come together to explore and celebrate what's working in our communities - for people, for businesses and for the environment. Over the course of three days, attendees will check out what's on the horizon for renewable energy, socially responsible investing, eco-fashions, green building, eco-friendly travel, organic foods, sustainable business and much more.
From 2002's launch event audience of 6,000 to an anticipated 2007 combined attendance of 100,000, the Green Festivals have been consistently and authentically providing content and information for consumers on every aspect of green living.
"The Green Festival has something for everyone," says Global Exchange's Co-Founder Kevin Danaher. "When we say green, we mean environmental and community health, social and economic justice, fair trade and living wages. You'll see people from every community leading the way to a greener, healthier future.
Green Festival is the perfect place to build cultural bridges, save the planet, grow the green economy and begin healthier, greener ways of living.
SAN FRANCISCO GREEN FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
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.
WHERE:
Concourse Exhibition Center
8th and Brannan Streets
San Francisco, CA
WHEN:
Friday November 9th- 2PM-8PM
Saturday November 10th- 10AM-8PM
Sunday November 11th- 11AM-6PM
$25 Festival Pass (3 Days)
$15 Festival Pass (1 Day)
DISCOUNT for Seniors/Students/Bicyclists and Union Members
FREE Children Under 12
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
Green America
Green America
Green America is United States' leading green economy organization. Founded in 1982, Green America provides the economic strategies, organizing power and practical tools for businesses and individuals to solve today's social and environmental problems. Green America's green economy programs encourage corporate responsibility, tackle climate change, build fair trading systems, advance healthy, local communities, and provide green purchasing and investing information for families and businesses. To receive Green America's popular publications, including the Green American and the National Green Pages™, participate in Green Festivals, or to get its free e-newsletter, providing the latest green news, green discounts, and opportunities to take action for a green economy, visit http://www.GreenAmerica.org, email info@GreenAmericaToday.org, or call at 800-58-GREEN.
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