Below are films and activities listed
according to their order on schedule. They will take place in the Oakland Room
(Films & More), unless otherwise noted.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Hike
For Discovery
with Asher Cornelius (10am-11am)
Asher will lead a one hour hike
from 10:00am to 11:00am before the expo. The hike will begin and end at the
Oakland Center and will include information on a variety of topics: trail
stewardship and preservation, trail etiquette, basic trail safety & first aid, state parks & rec areas in Southeast
Michigan, the Hike For Discovery program, nutrition & hydration for hiking,
and basic gear & apparel for hiking. The hike will be appropriate for all
levels of fitness and tennis shoes will be adequate as footwear. It is
geared to adults, anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. We will
hike be hiking at a very moderate pace to include everyone.
Basic Yoga
with Lynne Baum
(11am-12am)
This is an all-levels class that will
relax and invigorate your body, mind and spirit. Come and practice yoga with
Lynne and get energized and ready to enjoy the rest of the expo.
Lynne Baum, RYT, of Updog Yoga, has been teaching yoga full time for 7
years.
She is certified in the tradition of Ashtanga Yoga and the eight limb system
of Patanjali.
Kuungana Drum and Dance Company
with Kevin Collins (12pm-1pm &
2:30pm-3:30pm, outdoors weather permitting)
Kevin Collins is a master percussionist
who takes pride in youth development in local communities. His company is
based on the African proverb and principle that "It takes a whole village to
raise a child". Kuungana works with children and youth ages 2 to 25. The
group keeps the tradition of West African Dance alive by teaching dances
from Senegal, Ghana, and Mali. Children and adults alike will enjoy these
performances.
Power Shift: Energy + Sustainability (1pm, 26
minutes)
This inspiring film shows the remarkable
ways energy touches our daily lives. It explores renewable energy,
futuristic design ideas and what each of us can do to move toward a more
sustainable energy future. Hosted and Narrated by Cameron Diaz and geared
toward student audiences.
The Power of Community: How Cuba
Survived Peak Oil (1:30pm, 53 minutes)
This inspiring film shows how this small
nation state found empowering solutions when their economy collapsed after
the Soviet Union withdrew their oil and food imports. A fascinating and timely lesson on what
is possible as our own unsustainable dependence on fossil energy threatens
our way of life.
The Organic Opportunity (3:30pm, 26
minutes)
with Chris Bedford, Producer
The story of how one county in Iowa used
building a local, organic food system as their strategy for economic
development. What this story means for Michigan. Discussion to follow film.
Chris Bedford is President of the
Center for Economic Security and a filmmaker whose work has won three dozen
awards for creative excellence.
The Story of Stuff (4:30pm, 20 minutes)
A fast-paced, fact-filled look at the
underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of
Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of
environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more
sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh,
and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life
forever.
2007 Bioneers Keynote Speakers (5pm, 60
minutes)
Evon Peter: An Indigenous Perspective on How to
Survive the Next Hundred Years
The chairman of Native Movement and
former chief of the Neetsaii Gwich'in from Arctic Village in northeastern
Alaska dives into traditional knowledge, spiritual understanding and common
sense as tools for helping to heal and transform humanity.
Judy Wicks: Local Living Economies: Green, Fair and
Fun
Fabled entrepreneur and activist tells
her story of moving beyond responsible business practices to working
cooperatively with other entrepreneurs and citizens to build whole economies
based on love of nature and community.
Van Jones: Toward A Green Growth Alliance: Birthing
A New Politics
It is the chief moral obligation of our
time to build a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
Activist and founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights urges us to
carry our spiritual, cultural and economic movements into the electoral
arena to transform politics and forge a green "New Deal" coalition so that
kids who are now prison fodder will help create a zero-pollution economy,
harvest the sun and heal the land instead.
