Events
Oct 26
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8:30amFood, Art, Music, & More
Registration, Breakfast, Coffee and Connecting
Zeiterion TheatreArrive early to the conference for onsite registration or to enjoy our great breakfast which is free to all registered attendees. In addition to the great muffins, fruit, yogurt, tea and...Presented by: Marion Institute -
9:30amFood, Art, Music, & More
OPENING CEREMONY
Zeiterion TheatreThe Wampanoag Nation Dancers and Singers from Mashpee, Aquinnah and Herring Pond, Mass, will share Eastern Social Songs and Dances. Accompanied by hand-crafted rattles and a water drum, each dance...Presented by: Wampanoag Nation Dancers and Singers -
10:25amFood, Art, Music, & More
Christopher Johnson
Known mostly for his constant evolving style Christopher Johnson without complaint, combines the experience discord of his past, the wisdom of now and the hope of the future to give voice to a... -
10:30amFood, Art, Music, & More
Introduction by Jaquan Gilchrist (Soulo)
Zeiterion TheatreJaquan Gilchrist is currently a junior at New Bedford High School. He is actively engaged in his community through his participation in with the Connecting for Change Youth Committee, Youth... -
12:00pmFood, Art, Music, & More
Farmers' Market
Bee Exhibition TentFarmers' Market Times: Friday, Oct. 26: 12pm-4pm Saturday, Oct. 27: 11am-4pm Sunday, Oct. 28: 11am-3pm Located outside of the Bee Exhibition Tent, right on Union St., the market features a... -
2:00pmWorkshop
Local Food is Biodiversity
What’s missing from many locavore discussions of food miles and small-scale agriculture? Biodiversity. A resilient and ecologically-sound food system depends on the ongoing search for...Presented by: David Buchanan -
2:00pmWorkshop
Interfaith Ethics and Activism for the Environment
What are the current efforts and contributions of faith-based groups towards the environment? This session will offer a brief overview of faith- based sustainability efforts (including Greenfaith...Presented by: Joan Kirby & Grove Harris -
2:00pmSatellite Program
The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria: Making Home Once Again
Whaling National Historic ParkThe Tribal Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and professor of Native American Studies at Sonoma State University will describe how his people (descendants of Coast Miwok and...Presented by: Greg Sarris and Melissa Nelson -
2:00pmFilm Festival
the Greenhorns
Almost two years after its founding in a basement in Berkeley, California, The Greenhorns has matured from an idea for a recruitment film into a widespread national community. We are now happily... -
2:00pmWorkshop
Breaking Down the Barriers to Outdoor Exploration
Just as our need to understand the local and global environment grows, children and adults are spending less and less time outside. In this panel, local groups that work with children and the public...Presented by: Rob Hancock, Jen Nersesian, Linton Harrington, Jasmine Smith-Gillen and Nancy LaRue Bonell -
2:00pmWorkshop
Holding Back: The Stories That Set Us Free
We all have stories to tell, and sometimes it is the one thing that we resist telling that most that has the power to change us and the world. A pivotal moment in Arn Chorn-Pond’s young adult...Presented by: Patricia McCormick and Arn Chorn-Pond -
2:00pmWorkshop
Air Pollution: Wake Up and Smell the Environmental Racism!
Did you know that asthma is the #1 chronic illness facing children? Did you know that Black and Latino children are 2 to 3+ times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than white children? In...Presented by: Julian Rodriguez-Driz and ECO Youth members Jesus Holguin, Jummy Olagundoye, and Karissa Arias -
2:00pmWorkshop
Bullying & Cyber-Bullying: What you NEED to know
Bullying and Cyber-bullying affects students, parents, and educators across the nation, and now, more than ever, a need for education based programming is evident. The Massachusetts Aggression...Presented by: Max Quinn and Samantha Steen, The Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC) -
2:00pmWorkshop
The Sustainable Economy Project
How can sustainability solve economic problems? Whatdoes a sustainable job look like? This workshop will examine how sustainability applies to our existing economic structures, and discuss from a...Presented by: Nate Byrnes and Tom Paine -
2:00pmWorkshop
TOUR: Risky Business - New Bedford in Whaling Times
Ever wondered why whaling was done? Who were the key characters in whaling? What did they stand to gain-or lose? Get the answers to these questions and learn more about this lucrative industry...Presented by: Peter Hacunda, NPS Volunteer -
2:45pmSatellite Program
Harmonizing People and Nature: A New Business Model
New Bedford Whaling MuseumLeaders around the world are increasingly recognizing ecosystems as natural capital assets that supply life-support services of tremendous value. The challenge is to turn this recognition into...Presented by: Gretchen Daily -
4:00pmWorkshop
Slow Democracy: Rediscovering Community and Bringing Decision Making Back Home
What is “slow democracy”? Just as the “slow food” movement rejects centralized, over-processed fast food and encourages chefs and eaters to become more intimately involved...Presented by: Susan Clark -
4:00pmWorkshop
Introduction to Fermentation
Come learn how simple it is to make your own kimchi, kefir, and other fermented delicacies. Learn about the healing qualities and nutritional importance of live-culture ferments, as well as their...Presented by: Sandor Katz -
4:00pmWorkshop
The Gift Economy: A Matricentric Perspective
The gift economy has become well known in recent years. However its root in the unilateral need-satisfying giving that has to take place between mothers and young children has not been acknowledged....Presented by: Genevieve Vaughan, Barbara Alice Mann, Bernedette Muthien and Angela Miles -
4:00pmWorkshop
Education for All: Supporting Immigrant Students
Facilitated by student and faculty members of the Student Immigrant Movement (Bridgewater State University chapter), this presentation will discuss the experiences of immigrant students living in...Presented by: Student Immigrant Movement at Bridgewater State University -
4:00pmWorkshop
Radical Joy for Hard Times
When the places we love are damaged by logging, pollution, paving, habitat destruction, and other acts, people hurt, too. Yet our culture offers us no meaningful way of dealing with human-caused and...Presented by: Trebbe Johnson -
4:00pmWorkshop
Hip Hop and Activism
This multimedia workshop focuses on the historical and current connections between community activism and Hip-Hop culture. By looking at historical examples of community organizing through Hip-Hop,...Presented by: Rebel Diaz -
4:00pmWorkshop
Student Driven Change: Transforming Our Relationship With Food
This workshop will be conversational in form. While a representative sequence of photos will act as a backdrop, this workshop will represent a place to share student driven initiatives, especially...Presented by: Noa Wesley, Rayna Joyce, Esme Saccuccimorano, Jasper Clarkberg, Dan Flerlage and others from the Lehman Alternative School -
4:00pmWorkshop
TOUR: UGLY Gallery Creative Economy
The UGLYgallery founders, Jeremiah and David, will take you on a tour of the New Bedford Art Museum along with galleries and studios throughout the whaling national park.Presented by: Jeremiah Hernandez and David Guadalupe, UGLY Gallery Founders -
7:00pmFilm Festival
The Interrupters
Zeiterion TheatreThe Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. From acclaimed...
Oct 27
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8:00amFood, Art, Music, & More
Registration, Breakfast, Coffee and Connecting
Zeiterion TheatreArrive early to the conference for onsite registration or to enjoy our great breakfast which is free to all registered attendees. In addition to the great muffins, fruit, yogurt, tea and...Presented by: Marion Institute -
8:45amFood, Art, Music, & More
The Bag Men
Zeiterion TheatreBarry Gross, Dock Murdock, Andrew Keating and Putnam Murdock, bring together their varied musical backgrounds and influences to blur the lines of Bluegrass, Celtic, and Jazz music. Combining the... -
11:45amFood, Art, Music, & More
Introduction by Kenny Ausubel
Zeiterion TheatreKenny Ausubel is an award-winning social entrepreneur, author, journalist and filmmaker. He is the Founder and Co-CEO of Bioneers, an internationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to disseminating... -
2:00pmWorkshop
Exploring Karma, First Error, & Reincarnation
Reincarnation is not taught in our culture, or often discussed in our media, but in fact a large portion our world population believes in this concept. I was skeptical about past lives until I...Presented by: Ellen Tadd -
2:00pmWorkshop
Playfully Practical: A Homesteader's Perspective
Homesteading--whether rural, suburban, or urban--is at its best when it transforms work into meaningful play. Yet, this playfulness is serious business. Homesteaders are hard at work crafting lives...Presented by: Philip Ackerman-Leist -
2:00pmFilm Festival
Heart of Jenin
When a 12-year-old Palestinian boy was killed in the West Bank city of Jenin by Israeli soldiers who mistook his toy gun for the real thing, it could have been just one more blip on the...Presented by: Dean Cycon -
2:00pmWorkshop
Restoring Our Humanity: Essential Skill-Building for Positive Change
This experiential skill-building session will offer an opportunity to begin restoring the positive qualities of our humanity--our compassion, wisdom, wholeness and equality, among many others, which...Presented by: Elli Caldwell and Lori Hanau -
2:00pmWorkshop
Rai$ing the Roots: Finding Funds for your Community
Whoa, you’ve got a great idea! You’re going to get to work on a project that makes your neighborhood, town or city more sustainable. You’ve talked about it with friends, family and...Presented by: Claire Wheeler and Bart Westdijk, NEGEF -
2:00pmWorkshop
Women Who Care Women Who Dare: A Million Steps at a Time
While conferences are informative and energizing, we often lack the follow-through to complete what we’ve been inspired to do. Here's the solution! Women’s Initiative fro a...Presented by: Dorothy Reilly, Marie Christine Toron and Bobbie Cohen -
2:00pmWorkshop
Kung Food - Martial Arts and Sustainability
Come learn about the connections between martial arts and growing food. The Green Dragons instructors will take you through some interactive and physical exercises showing the value of kung fu...Presented by: Michael Cermak, Ben Warner and Matt Briggs, The Green Dragons -
2:00pmWorkshop
Impact Investing
The recent economic crisis highlights the ways in which our financial system is fundamentally broken. What would it take for investing to become an activity that provides for necessary wealth-...Presented by: Katherine Collins and Adam Seitchik -
2:00pmWorkshop
Violence is a Public Health Issue, Not a Crime Statistic
Zeiterion TheatreMother and wife Ameena Matthews has dedicated her life and career as a Community Activist for Peace Building and Social Change. Growing up in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Chicago raised by...Presented by: Ameena Matthews -
2:00pmWorkshop
TOUR: Whaling Community Connections
Explore the connections between seaside industry and communities in New Bedford and how they helped shape the whaling industry.Presented by: Sara Martin, NPS Ranger -
4:00pmWorkshop
Earth and Art -- The Matter and Spirit of Creativity
An illustrated and hands-on presentation on the art of earthen/natural building with a focus on building and firing an earthen oven. Kiko has been working with earth as a building material...Presented by: Kiko Denzer -
4:00pmWorkshop
The Land is a Teacher
We will be showing a 30-minute documentary film shot in high-definition on the wellness work we are doing with Alaska Native youth on the land in Northwest Alaska. We will follow this with a...Presented by: Evon Peter -
4:00pmWorkshop
Shooting the Shit: The Politics of Poop & Reconceptualizing Human Waste
Everyone who poops is invited to attend this interactive workshop and contribute to our upcoming documentary film about human waste and its (mis)management. Join Get on the Bus Productions/The...Presented by: Katie Gillett, Michaela Haynes and Emma Jones -
4:00pmWorkshop
Natural Life/Natural Death:Options for Natural After-Death Care and Burial
Decisions made about your final footprint when you or a loved one dies have significant environmental, financial and emotional implications. Many people leave death care and burial in the hands of...Presented by: The Natural Deathcare Collaborative: Judith Lorei, Heather Massey, Ruth Faas and Josh Slocum -
4:00pmWorkshop
Food for Thought
Food for Thought and Action is a workshop series that focuses on food systems, food justice, and healthy eating. The workshops build on each other and intend to address the causes and social impacts...Presented by: Christian Appel, Thalia Valverde, Jackson Manz-Siek, Baie Rogers, Ian Chin, Christine Connolly and Lucas Munson, The Food Project -
4:00pmWorkshop
Reimagining Civilization in the Age of Nature: Building Community Resilience For the "Great Disruption"
As the world enters what Paul Gilding calls the Great Disruption, a synchronized related crash of the economy and ecosystem, the key is to build ecological and social resilience to adapt to dramatic...Presented by: Kenny Ausubel -
4:00pmWorkshop
Impact Investing Online: Microfinance & P2P Lending
Over the last several years, impact investors have shown increasing interest in having a direct and participatory role in their investment choices. This has dovetailed with advances in financial...Presented by: Mike Hokenson and Art Stevens -
4:00pmWorkshop
Shared Gifting: Transforming the Dynamics of Philanthropy
: What are the qualities of gift money? Gift is the form of money that allows for innovation and builds community. In recent years, institutional grantmaking in Philanthropy has come to more closely...Presented by: Kelley Buhles, RSF Social Finance -
4:00pmWorkshop
TOUR: New Bedford's On The Move
Get a firsthand look as city officials take you through how the city is using cutting edge strategies to improve its economy and quality of life for it’s citizens. With a focus on the water...Presented by: Matthew Morrissey -
7:00pmFood, Art, Music, & More
Chachi Carvalho, Tem Blessed and Blest Energy
Chachi Carvalho is a first generation Cape Verdean/American born and raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He comes from a long line of musicians and singers. Chachi is a dedicated father, youth...
Oct 28
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8:00amFood, Art, Music, & More
Registration, Breakfast, Coffee and Connecting
Zeiterion TheatreArrive early to the conference for onsite registration or to enjoy our great breakfast which is free to all registered attendees. In addition to the great muffins, fruit, yogurt, tea and...Presented by: Marion Institute -
8:45amFood, Art, Music, & More
Khepe-ra Maat-Het-Heru, Candida Rose and Jibreel Khazan
Zeiterion TheatreP.O.W.E.R. presents- Spiritual Warriorship - a journey in Sound- This performance is an opportunity to explore the sacred impact that words and sound have on our be-ing and do-ing. Join POWER and... -
9:35amFood, Art, Music, & More
Laura Brown-Lavoie
Zeiterion TheatreLaura Brown-Lavoie is a spoken word poet from Providence, RI. A newcomer to the national slam scene, she was the 2011 Providence Grand Slam Champion and had the opportunity to perform on finals... -
10:40amFood, Art, Music, & More
Ben Gamache
Zeiterion TheatreBen was born and raised in New Bedford Massachusetts. He began playing instruments at a young age, taking piano lessons and saxophone lessons in school. But, things didn't click until he... -
10:50amFood, Art, Music, & More
Erik Andrade
Zeiterion TheatreErik Andrade is spoken word artist and community activist from New Bedford. He works with New Bedford youth through People Acting in Community Endeavor (PACE) YouthBuild New Bedford, as the... -
11:15amFood, Art, Music, & More
Emilia Dahlin
Zeiterion TheatreWith a gift for story and a graceful voice, Emilia Dahlin weaves mesmerizing tales (complete with Greek myths, robotic messiahs, epic floods and tax evaders) with raw, rootsy folk and dynamic jazz... -
11:45amFood, Art, Music, & More
Introduction by Callum Grieve
Zeiterion TheatreCallum Grieve, Co- Founder and Director of Counter Culture, working to tell impactful stories for incredible organizations and businesses that value people, profit and planet. Callum is the... -
2:00pmWorkshop
Wild Mushrooms: Food, Medicine, Folklore and Fantasy
Wild mushrooms offer us countless opportunities to engage with the wild world surrounding us. They offer us locally foraged food of unsurpassed flavor and variety. As a health promoting functional...Presented by: Greg Marley -
2:00pmWorkshop
Are You Down With D-I-T (Do It Together)?: Skills for Change in a Network Age
If we look at social change efforts today, two of the most notable “memes” are found in the DIY (Do It Yourself) movement and “collective impact,” or multi-organizational...Presented by: Curtis Ogden & Gibran Rivera -
2:00pmWorkshop
High-Performance Natural Building for a Changing World
In this rapidly-changing world, it is important that we adopt ecologically-sensitive and resilient design and construction strategies rooted in community support and engagement. This presentation...Presented by: Jacob Deva Racusin and Ace McArleton -
2:00pmWorkshop
Ideas Into Action
This interactive, hands-on workshop will explore the common challenges that impede individuals from taking action, and will share with the participants tangible tips and advice on bringing their...Presented by: Kanika Gupta -
2:00pmWorkshop
Spiritual Warriorship: Combining Spirituality and Leadership Development
Spirtual Warriorship- combining spirituality and leadership development is a workshop that creates an opportunity to concern ourselves with building spiritual wealth and other...Presented by: Khepe-Ra Maat Het Heru and TreSean Branco -
2:00pmWorkshop
Energy Medicine: Experience the World of Energy!
This workshop will include a discussion of Energy Origins, Wisdom Traditions and Natural Laws. Lisa Murphy guides you into the world of energy and connectedness. She will be...Presented by: Lisa Murphy -
2:00pmFilm Festival
Arise
The GarageArise captures the portraits and stories of extraordinary women around the world who are coming together to heal the injustices against the earth. The film weaves together poetry, music, art and... -
2:00pmWorkshop
Building an Efficient Economy - the Open Source Economy
Enterprise is becoming increasingly efficient - and the limit of efficiency is the open source economy. From this perspective - 'business as usual' will transform towards open source...Presented by: Marcin Jakubowski -
2:00pmWorkshop
TOUR: The Underground Railroad In New Bedford
Learn more about the laws that allowed slavery, find out how New Bedford residents circumvented the laws and gain an appreciation for the risks and hardships involved for both passengers and...Presented by: Diane Duprey, NPS Volunteer
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Keynote Speech
Dr. Eben Alexander, M.D.
Zeiterion TheatreWebsite: www.lifebeyonddeath.netPresented by: Eben Alexander, M.D.
