Bioneers Southeast Program Content and Schedule

 Program Schedule:  Friday, April 11, 2008

12:00PM - 6:00PM         REGISTRATION DESK OPEN: ITC Campus, Building 2
12:00PM - 6:00PM        EXHIBITORS: ITC Campus, Building 2

1:00PM - 1:30AM         Welcome /Opening Remarks:  Tom Bluewolf, Earthkeepers One Tribe Trading Co.

1:30PM – 3:00PM         Franklin Auditorium:  Women, the Earth, and the Fundamental Meanings of Equality
National Bioneers Video:  Eve Ensler,  author of The Vagina Monologues
Speakers:  Natalie Keng, Audra Woodward, Tabitha
Many serious thinkers argue that the single most important change we can make to protect the earth and improve the human condition is to provide equity for women. Indeed, how we value and treat women is highly correlated with human and ecological health, population growth, social and material wealth, and a decrease in violence against indigenous peoples. Find out how the merging of environmental and social justice activism around the world is coalescing around a feminine perspective.  What does this mean for our culture, our religions, and our future?

Room 208:  Be Earth Healers - Finding a New Balance With the Earth
Speakers:  Bennie E. LeBeau (Blue Thunder) and Gary Adler FourStar
We are only a small group of people, but together, reaching out and expanding the combined power of many, what can we accomplish?  Let us move into a collaborative and cooperative way of living so that together we can create change in a good way.  Hear Bennie E. LeBeau and Gary Adler FourStar, elders from their respectful backgrounds speak on the messages that reflect the ancient ways of life and how the land was once kept safe for all of us.

3:00PM - 3:15PM         BREAK

3:15PM - 4:45PM         Franklin Auditorium:  The New Change Masters - Effecting Change in Your Organization, Church, Community or Business
        Speakers:  Sam Collier, Cynthia McEwen, Mandy Schmitt
The Change Management techniques that have been used by large corporations for the last 50 years are now being used to create socially responsible, sustainable churches, nonprofits, and even community groups. But it takes some tweaking, some systems thinking, some new ideas about leadership, and more than a little integrated creativity to adapt to this different environment. Find out how these efforts are creating lasting change that will make the lives of our children and grandchildren better.

        Room 202  Alternative Healing, Pt. 1 - Seeing Things Whole: Treating the ‘Human’ in Human Health
        Speakers: Dr. Megan Neyer, Dr. John Wittle, Ms. Charli Vogt (RN, MN, MPH)
Your hip bone is connected to your thigh bone, and your thigh bone is connected to your knee bone, and your knee bone…” In the children’s song, Its All Connected. Healers from cultures around the world have known for millenia that caring for human health requires a holistic approach and taking care of the whole person.  Learn from these modern thinkers how nutrition, emotions, the environment, and spirituality contribute to health.  Find out what your doctors don’t know.

4:45PM - 5:00PM         BREAK

5:00PM - 6:00PM         Franklin Auditorium:  Paul Hawken - An Emerging World Movement (National Bioneers Video)

        Room 208:  Alternative Healing, Pt. 2 -  Integrative Meditative Yoga and Spiritual Healing
Combining a holistic living philosophy with a unique form of transformational self-healing yoga and meditation can help individuals fight disease and stay healthy. Merging elements from Chinese traditional medicine and classical Eastern and Western spiritual teachings, the ZiJiu Institute will engage you in an interactive, participatory dialogue, then teach you hands-on how to practice the ZiJiu Standing Position.  ZiJiu has been effective in treating a wide range of ailments, including allergies, arthritis, and even cancer.


6:00PM             END OF FRIDAY PROGRAM
Program Schedule:  Saturday, April 12, 2008

12:00PM - 6:00PM         REGISTRATION DESK OPEN: ITC Campus, Building 2
12:00PM - 6:00PM        EXHIBITORS: ITC Campus, Building 2

1:00PM - 1:30AM         WELCOME:  Dr. Michael Battle, Paula Gordon – Remarks on TheoEcologyTM

1:30PM – 3:00PM         Franklin Auditorium:  Connecting Our Urban Communities with Nature
National Bioneers Video:  Van Jones, Ella Baker Center – “Green For All”
Speakers:  Stephanie Van Parys, Dr. David Busch, Ph.D, Atiba Mbiwan
Many experts are beginning to link issues of Attention Deficit Disorder to a child’s connection with nature and community. Alternative education models, nature-based programs for reconnecting kids to their environment, and activism to promote an active lifestyle will create a new vision for our inner city communities. Learn how to compete with iPods, asphalt, and television, to create kids with a real purpose in their lives.

Room 208:  Roundtable – Wisdom of Our Community Elders and Indigenous Experience
Speakers:  Rashid Williams, Edward Keng, Tom Bluewolf, Bennie E. LeBeau (Blue Thunder), Gary Adler FourStar, Megan Baxter
For thousands of years cultures around the world have valued the wisdom and experience of its Elders – not just those of an advanced age, but those who have combined knowledge and experience into wisdom – something worth passing on to other generations.  What is missing from our modern culture by not valuing this wisdom?  What happens if an entire generation opts out of this responsibility?  The panel will share how their experiences can help you in your life’s work.

3:00PM - 3:15PM         BREAK

3:15PM - 4:30PM         Franklin Auditorium:  Food, Environmental Justice and Domestic Fair Trade
        National Bioneers Video:  Winona LaDuke, Indigenous Women’s Network
        Speakers:  Steve Cooke, Heather Gray, Rashid Nuri, Bill Harris
In the U.S., the rules of the game – and the prices paid to our farmers– are dictated by the big agricultural companies. But a diverse organic and local foods movement is creating an alternative economy.  Weekend farmers markets are the fastest growing segment of the food economy, and now visionary thinkers are exploring how to connect local, minority farmers with these vibrant markets.  What we can learn from the international Fair Trade movement to create one right here in Atlanta for our own farmers?

        Room 208:  Practical Ways for You to Go Green
        Speakers: Jennifer Downs, Chris Theal, Matt Hoots, Paul Morgan
We all know not to let the water run while we brush our teeth and to turn the lights off when we leave a room…but what are some of the other practical steps each of us can take to reduce our water and carbon footprints, save money and preserve our resources for future generations? Learn about rainwater harvesting, home energy strategies, new water fixture technologies, xeriscaping, and more.

4:30PM - 4:45PM         BREAK

4:45PM - 6:00PM         Franklin Auditorium:  Cultural Storytelling and Framing Your Message
National Bioneers Video:  Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Radio Show
Speakers:  Anna Okula, Honora Foah, Rudy Fernandez
In order to address the many interconnected problems in our culture, we need to build stories of an inspired future that are more attractive than the superficial things that bind us to this one. From a diversity of experts on storytelling, social marketing, and art, learn how to start telling the stories of your own work in a way that inspires people and helps you achieve your goals.

        Room 208:  The Innovation and Vision of Our Best Young Leaders
Moderator: Ron Thomas   Speakers: McNair Wagner, Jonathan Gaynes, Adam Augenstein, Julian Gindi, Miriam Archibong
At times it has been breathtaking how quickly the tone of the conversation has changed about the social justice, the environment and other issues. The actions that we take today will affect the lives of our community’s young people in ways we can’t imagine, but some of those young leaders are creating their vision for the future. Join this fascinating fishbowl roundtable for some insights from some of the region’s most inspiring and innovative young minds.

6:00PM             CLOSING RITUAL:    Gary Adler FourStar, Many Horses Foundation
7:00PM             AFTER-CONFERENCE PARTY!!   Lucky Fish Studios,