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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">44 Organizations, 8 dynamic panels,
infinite </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">learning possibilities <br>
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">(not to mention food, beer &
wine, live music, kids' activities, and one amazing keynote speaker)</span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">: <br>
Introducing the Muddy Boot Festival workshop series!<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Next
weekend, September 11-13</span></b></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">The <a href="http://www.muddyboot.org/" target="_blank">Muddy
Boot Organic Festival</a> is a beloved and vibrant community celebration of
sustainability, which kicks off September 11 with a Keynote Address by
internationally known author and environmentalist Bill McKibben, of <a href="http://350.org" target="_blank">350.org</a>.
The two-day festival continues September 12 and 13 with local exhibitors,
delicious food and drink, stellar live music, hands-on kids' activities and a
set of <b><u>*dynamic panel discussions and
workshops*</u></b> highlighting some of Portland's leading social-change
organizations. Don't miss the chance to witness and learn from <b><u>*multiple viewpoints*</u></b> addressing
some of our most pressing issues! The workshops will be held inside the
festival grounds at SE 16th and Division. More details about the
festival, and info about how to buy tickets to Bill McKibben's Keynote Address,
can be found on our website at <a href="http://www.muddyboot.org" target="_blank">www.muddyboot.org</a> .<span> </span>The full workshop schedule is below.</span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"></span></b></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES<br>
Sat. 9/12, noon-1:30pm</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">As the concepts of “green” and “sustainable” become
popularized, we need to learn how to read through taglines and catchy phrases
of the green movement to unearth the truth behind the products we buy and
choices we make in our day-to-day lives.<span>
</span>Hear from <a href="http://www.foodalliance.org/" target="_blank">The Food Alliance</a> about
how to read food labels.<span> </span>Learn from an
expert at <a href="http://www.greenrisingmarketing.com/" target="_blank">Marketing for the
Eco-Minded</a> how to avoid getting greenwashed.<span> </span>Hear the secrets of conscious consumption
with the folks at <a href="http://www.sustainablebudget.com/" target="_blank">Sustainable
Living on a Budget</a>.<span> </span>And consider the
complex choices with vegetarianism with <a href="http://www.nwveg.org/" target="_blank">Northwest
Veg</a>.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Sat. 9/12,
1-2:30pm</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">This panel
discussion will reveal inside details about one of the most complicated and
important issues of our day: climate change.<span>
</span>Hear from <a href="http://www.portlandonline.com/mayor/" target="_blank">Mayor Sam Adams</a>
about the 2009 <a href="http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=41896" target="_blank">Climate
Action Plan</a>, the city’s 40-year roadmap for the institutional and
individual change needed to reach the ambitious goal of reducing local carbon
emissions by 80% by 2050.<span> </span>Learn from
Brian Frank and <a href="http://www.risingtidenorthamerica.org/" target="_blank">Rising Tide
North America</a> about how climate change can only be addressed by merging
social justice with environmentalism. Brian will teach us about confronting
corporate power and exposing the greenwashing of dirty energy.<span> </span>Then weave in another layer of climate change
with <a href="http://www.syntectic.com/" target="_blank">Latham Stack</a>, a researcher who
reminds us that we need to focus on infrastructural adaptation and not just
mitigation.<span> </span>Finally, get involved with
one of the largest movements in the world: a day of action on October 24<sup>th</sup>,
facilitated by <a href="http://www.350.org/" target="_blank">350.org</a>, whose founder Bill
McKibben, is Muddy Boot’s keynote speaker on Friday, Sept. 11.<span> </span>This panel will be moderated by Leslie
Carlson, Co-chair of the Portland-Multnomah Sustainable Development commission.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">BIKE!<br>
Sat. 9/12, 2-3:30pm</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Portlanders love bicycles!<span>
</span>Come to this workshop to meet some of the leaders of Portland’s
phenomenal bike culture.<span> </span>First hear
directly from the bike specialist in the <a href="http://www.portlandonline.com/TRANSPORTATION/index.cfm?c=34772" target="_blank">Department
of Transportation</a> about the context and features of Portland’s wide world
of biking.<span> </span>Then learn from the <a href="http://www.bta4bikes.org/" target="_blank">Bicycle Transportation Alliance</a> about bike
safety, commuter challenges and traffic laws demystified.<span> </span>Hear from <a href="http://clevercycles.com/" target="_blank">Clever
Cycles</a> about solutions for families -- ride with your children!<span> </span>Finally, meet the folks at <a href="http://www.shift2bikes.org/" target="_blank">SHIFT</a>, sparks of bike fun across
Portland, hosts of Breakfast on the Bridges and major forces of Pedalpalooza!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">SOLAR OREGON<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Sat. 9/12, 3-4 pm<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Residential <a href="http://www.solaroregon.org/" target="_blank">solar
power</a>!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">ABUNDANT RENEWABLE ENERGY<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Sat. 9/12, 4-5 pm</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><br>
Residential <a href="http://www.abundantre.com/" target="_blank">wind power</a>!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">HOME SUSTAINABILITY AUDIT<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Sat. 9/12, 4-5:30pm</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Learn how to
look at your home through the eyes of sustainability!<span> </span><a href="http://www.solutions21st.com/" target="_blank">Sustainable
Solutions</a> will take you though a home performance energy audit, looking at
efficiency and renewables.<span> </span>The <a href="http://www.enviromom.com/" target="_blank">EnviroMoms</a> will walk you through a
room-by-room inventory of your family's waste and reveal areas where you can
reduce/reuse and recycle, instead of throw away. Set up a 'beyond curbside
recycling' reuse/recycling center!<span> </span>The </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><a href="http://www.oregon-health.org/" target="_blank">Oregon Center for Environmental Health</a>
will share a non-toxics audit with you. <a href="http://www.pdxpurple.com/" target="_blank">Portland
Purple Rain</a> will help you figure out where you are saving and losing water.
And <a href="http://www.kayaconstruction.com/" target="_blank">Kaya Construction</a> will teach
you about green building.<span> </span>This panel
will be moderated by Mike O’Brien, a local green building and sustainability
expert who worked for many years at the Portland Office of Sustainable
Development.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: <br>
BUILDING CONNECTIONS IN RESPONSE TO ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC CRISES<br>
Sun. 9/13, noon-1:30pm</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Last fall the crashing economic market revealed the need for
strong local systems and community support. Groups all over Portland came
together in community forums crossing social and economic boundaries to
brainstorm ways to address our needs.<span>
</span>The immense strength of Portland’s creative and committed communities
emerged as ideas integrated ecological, economic<span> </span>and social needs.<span> </span>Join some of the leaders of these community
forums and hear what they discovered and how you can get involved. This panel
will be hosted by <a href="http://www.thedirt.org/tpdx" target="_blank">Transition PDX</a>, <a href="http://www.ourunitedvillages.org/" target="_blank">Our United Villages</a>, <a href="http://www.brightneighbor.com/" target="_blank">Bright Neighbor</a>, <a href="http://cityrepair.org/" target="_blank">The City Repair Project</a> and the <a href="http://www.pdxprepared.net/" target="_blank">Neighborhood Emergency Teams</a>, and
moderated by Tod Sloan, Department Chair of Lewis and Clark College’s School of
Counseling Psychology. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">TAI CHI DEMONSTRATION<br>
Sun. 9/13, 1-2pm<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Outside with the <a href="http://www.taoist.org/" target="_blank">Taoist Tai
Chi Society</a>. <b></b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">CONNECTING THE CITY AND CITIZENS FOR PORTLAND SUSTAINABILITY<br>
Sun. 9/13, 1-2:30pm</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Part of Portland’s fame with engaged citizenry affecting
city planning sits with the many interesting bridges between local government
and community members.<span> </span>Learn the ins and
outs of some of our most successful bridging groups:<span> </span>The <a href="http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=42290" target="_blank">Portland/Multnomah Food
Policy Council</a>, City of Portland <a href="http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm" target="_blank">Bureau of Planning and
Sustainability</a>, <a href="http://www.visionpdx.com/" target="_blank">Vision into Action
Coalition</a> (the evolution of Mayor Tom Potter’s visionPDX initiative), <a href="http://www.thedirt.org/MultCoGreenTeam" target="_blank">Multnomah County Green Team</a>
and <a href="http://www.recodeoregon.net/" target="_blank">Recode Portland</a> (a grassroots
group that just succeeded in legalizing the re-use of greywater across the
state of Oregon).</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">MEDIA'S ROLE IN A SUSTAINABLE CULTURE<br>
Sun. 9/13, 2:30-3:30pm</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">What is media’s responsibility in our movement to
sustainability?<span> </span>What are their
influences and motives?<span> </span>Open the airways
for a lively discussion with some of Portland’s leading media outlets for
widespread information about sustainable culture:<span> </span>Hank Stern, Managing News Editor of <a href="http://wweek.com/" target="_blank">Willamette Week</a>; Steve Clark, President of the
Portland Tribune/Community Newspapers (home of the <a href="http://www.portlandtribune.com/sustainable/" target="_blank">Sustainable Lifestyles
Section</a>); Becky Brun, editor of <a href="http://www.sustainableindustries.com/" target="_blank">Sustainable Industries</a>;</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"> and </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Trillium Shannon, <a href="http://www.kboo.org/" target="_blank">KBOO Community Radio</a> AM News and Public Affairs
Director, and co-founder of the <a href="http://pdxmediacamp.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Grassroots
Media Camp</a>.</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"> </span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">URBAN FOOD<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Sun. 9/13, 4-5:30pm</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">We love food and
we love it growing in our yards!<span> </span>Come to
this workshop to walk through fun steps of urban food production!<span> </span>Donna and Robyn, <a href="http://www.yourbackyardfarmer.com/" target="_blank">Your Backyard Farmers</a>, will speak
on their experiences with the growing movement of urban farming; Katie from the
<a href="http://portlandfruit.org/" target="_blank">Portland Fruit Tree Project</a> will help
you capture the abundance of streetside trees; Rodney from <a href="http://www.growing-gardens.org/" target="_blank">Growing Gardens</a> will teach you all
about composting; and Harriet from <a href="http://www.portlandpreserve.com/" target="_blank">Preserve</a>
will offer perspective on the whole-life system of food preservation.<span> </span>Yum! Dave Barmon of <a href="http://fiddleheadlandscapes.com/" target="_blank">Fiddlehead Designs</a> will facilitate
this lively discussion.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">NORTHWEST
EARTH INSTITUTE COMMUNITY REUNION<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Sun. 9/13, 4-5pm</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Have you ever participated in a <a href="http://www.nwei.org/" target="_blank">Northwest Earth Institute</a> discussion
course? Have you been thinking about organizing a discussion course
for a while, but haven't quite gotten around to it? Reconnect with course
participants and NWEI volunteers over the years! Share inspiring stories about
the positive changes that have happened courses. Learn about our newest courses-Sustainable
Systems at Work, and Menu for the Future (our most popular). </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">HAND
NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINABILITY MEETING<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Sun. 9/13, 5-6pm</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Meet your neighbors interested in all aspects of
sustainability! Compare notes, share ideas, learn about the neighborhood
association's green team, and more! If you live in the Hosford-Abernathy
neighborhood, or are interested in neighborhood organizing, come share your
thoughts!</span></p>
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