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What's the Economy For, Anyway?
Mini-Conference at the Green Festival

Date: October 5-7, 2007
Location: DC Event Center, Washington DC
Facilitator: John deGraaf
Contact Information:  jodg@comcast.net  
Web Site:
www.timeday.org/economyconference/
Sponsors: Simplicity Forum, Co-op America, Take Back Your Time,
Center for a New American Dream, Forum on Social Wealth, and
MomsRising.org

Description:

Conference will be centered around the theme "What's the Economy
For, Anyway?" and feature speakers such as Bill McKibben, Frances
Moore Lappe, and Juliet Schor.  Attend workshops on related topics
while you enjoy the
Green Festival.  To learn more about this
initiative read John deGraaf's
article on the subject.


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Planning for Hard Times
The Fourth U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and
Community Solutions

Date: October 26-28, 2007
Location: Kelly Hall, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
Contact Information: megan@communitysolution.org
Website: www.communitysolution.org
Sponsors: Community Solution

Description:

Join us for the world's largest gathering of Peak Oil activists! We
bring together top experts in Peak Oil and lifestyle solutions for three
days of presentations, workshop sessions, and networking.   Come
learn tactics for Peak Oil education and community organizing,
strategies for reducing your personal energy use, and participate in
visioning a viable post-peak future.  To learn more visit the
conference website:
www.communitysolution.org/conference.html


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