Youth Sustainability Conference

Santa Fe, New Mexico

October 1st and 2nd, 2004

 

Designing Our Future:

People, Planet, Prosperity, and Play

 

 

Day One – Friday October 1, 2004

 

 

8:45 -9:00

Arrival and Registration

9:00 -9:15

Opening Remarks

 

Taylor Selby

Earth Care

 

Tony Gerlicz

Monte del Sol Charter School

 

9:45 -11:00

Keynote Speakers

 

Kenny Ausubel

Bioneers

 

Nina Simons

Bioneers

 

Ocean Robbins

Youth for Environmental Sanity

 

11:00 -

11:15

Explanation of Day

 

Taylor Selby

 Earth Care

11:15 -12:15

 

Lunch

Business/Organizational Expo

 

 

 

 

12:15 - 1:45      

 

Group A: Gathering Space

Workshops I

Reinventing your Future

Taylor Selby, Earth Care

Sandra Ingreman, Author, Shamanic Teacher

 

Group B: Breakout Workshops

 

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How to Create Positive Social Change, Peacefully and Effectively

Rachel Balkcom, Social Activism Teacher, Santa Fe Prep

Bill Fishbein, Coffee Kids

Kristina Fisher, Think New Mexico

Alvin Warren, Indigenous Communities Mapping Initiative

Le Adams, Farm to Table

 

How to Save the Brazilian Pantanal

Dr. Vanetta Perry, International Environmental Activist

 

Northern New Mexico Traditional Healing: Curandismo

Jessie Emerson, RN, Certified Clinical Herbalist

 

How to Make a Difference with Your Life: Living with Passion and Purpose in Challenging Times

Ocean Robbins, Youth for Environmental Sanity

 

Using Hip Hop to Create and Empower Community, Part I: Hip Hop History 101

Sarah Dollhausen, True-Skool Foundation and Latino Community Center

Fidel Verdin-Williams, Gorilla Promotions

 

How to Become a Green Entrepreneur and Use Your Money for Doing Good

Daryl Stanton, Casa Natura

Kathleen Savage, Santa Fe Hemp

TBA, Santa Fe Community and Business Alliance

 

Saving the World in Style, Part I: Design World’s ‘Green’ Secrets

Sean Schmidt, Sustainable Style Foundation

 

Renewable Energy for a Renewable Tomorrow

Mark Sardella, Local Energy

Craig O’Hare, New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources

Kim Bowker, Dankoff Solar

 

How to Eat Healthy and Heal the Earth (CANCELLED)

Jane Stacey, Cooking with Kids

Lynn Walters, Cooking with Kids

Don Bustos, Santa Cruz Farms and Greenhouse

Le Adams, Farm to Table

 

Becoming Water-Smart in New Mexico (CANCELLED)

Erin Murphy, New Mexico Environment Department

Michele Mykris, New Mexico Environment Department

 

The Water crisis and the role of Living Machines and Ecological Planning in developing sustainable solutions.

Alberto Amura, Dharma Living Systems

 

Practices of Sustainable Living in Northern New Mexico: Acequia Culture (CANCELLED)

Miguel Santistevan, Taos High, Sol Feliz Farm

 

Connecting your Mind, Heart, and Spirit to Mother Earth: A Butterfly Model for Peace

Kathy Sanchez, Tewa Women United, San Idelfonso Pueblo

 

Coming Home to Earth, North American Ritual (CANCELLED)

Joan Brown, Ecological Ministries

 

Sustainability Education for Teachers and Administrators

Jaimie Cloud, Sustainability Education Center

Tony Gerlicz, Monte del Sol

Wade Miller, Earth Care International

 

(CLICK HERE FOR FRIDAY WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION)

 

 

 

2:00 -  3:30      

 

Group B: Gathering Space

Workshops I

Reinventing your Future

Taylor Selby, Earth Care

Sandra Ingreman, Author, Shamanic Teacher

 

Group A: Breakout Workshops

Breakout Workshops

Group A: Breakout Workshops (see list above)

 

 

3:30 -   5:00      

 

Eco-Jam in Gathering Space

Music

Snacks

Expo

Hang out

Art

 

 

 

Day Two – Saturday October 2, 2004

 

9:00 -9:30

Arrival and Registration

9:30-9:45

Opening Remarks

 

Taylor Selby

Earth Care

 

Tony Gerlicz

Monte del Sol Charter School

 

9:45-10:30

Keynote Speakers

Jaimie Cloud

Sustainability Education Center, NYC

 

Richard Deertrack

Taos Pueblo

 

10:30-10:45

Explanation of Day

 

Taylor Selby

Earth Care

 

11:00-12:00

LUNCH

 

DJ Music - Hip Hop and Electronic

 

 

 

12:00 -  3:00      

 

Hands-On Workshops

 

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Workshops Council of Beings (CANCELLED)

Joan Brown, Ecological Ministries

 

Creating Water-Recycling Wetlands in the Desert

Erin English

 

Indigenous Techniques for Building with Adobe

Jarrett West, Natural Builder

 

Using Hip Hop to Create and Empower Community, Part II: Expression Through Hip Hop

Sarah Dollhausen, True-Skool Foundation, Latino Community Center

Fidel Verdin-Williams, Gorilla Promotions

 

How to Model Earth’s Ecosystems Using Computers (CANCELLED)

Belinda Wong-Swanson, Innov8 LLC

 

Permaculture

Nate Downey, Santa Fe Permaculture

 

Creating Positive Social Change through Art (CANCELLED)

Tanya Story, Independent Artist

 

Discovering the Art and Science of Yoga

Karen Mauthe, Baca Street Yoga

 

Bees, Goats, and Chickens: Animals that Garden

Amy Pilling, EcoVersity

 

How to Create and Run a Green Business

Houston Johansen, Student Leader, One World Coffee and Trade

Jeff Lopez, Student Leader, One World Coffee and Trade

Rachel Balkcom, Project Leader, One World Coffee and Trade

 

How to Create Energy from the Sun

Joe Griffin, New Mexico Solar Energy Association

 

How to Identify and Use Native Plants for Health

Jessie Emerson, RN, Certified Clinical Herbalist

Tomas Enos, El Milagro Herbs

 

Living Sustainably in the Desert: Water Harvesting and Recycling

Richard Jennings, Water Management Consultant

 

Saving the World in Style, Part II: Defining your Personal Style Statement

Sean Schmidt, Sustainable Style Foundation

 

Sustainability Education for Teachers and Administrators

Jaimie Cloud, Sustainability Education Center

Tony Gerlicz, Monte del Sol

Wade Miller, Earth Care International

 

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3:15 -  4:15      

 

Action Plans

Students will work on how they are going to implement sustainable living in their daily lives and how they are going to become engaged in their community.

 

 

4:15 -  5:30      

 

Sustainable Fashion Show

Open Mic

DJ Music

 

 

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