Named one of the top 10 green cities in the U.S. in 2005 by National Geographic’s The Green Guide, what better place to celebrate an urban community’s vision of green than Seattle? Led by the Office of Sustainability and the Environment, the City of Seattle is proud to co-host the first Green Festival in the Pacific Northwest.
Discover some of the best green products and services the Northwest has to offer. And, through Seattle Climate Action Now!, Clean & Green Seattle, and the city’s many other climate projects, you’ll learn how neighbors, community nonprofits and city departments are working together to make their city a healthier place to live.
Green Festival, the largest and most authentic green consumer event in the world, with more than 100,000 visitors in four cities annually, will make its Seattle debut on April 12, 2008, marking a new milestone in the trail of host cities that currently includes Washington DC, San Francisco and Chicago.
A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, Green Festival, will showcase all facets sustainable living through more than 150 visionary speakers, 300 local and national green businesses, dozens of community groups and an anticipated audience of more than 30,000 to celebrate sustainable successes and green development in our own communities, businesses and the environment.
INFLUENTIAL SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Seattle’s Own Mayor Greg Nickels, Amory Lovins, Amy Goodman, Thom Hartmann, Paul Stamets, Jim Hightower, Raine Eisler, Eric Liu, Caroline Casey, Frances Moore-Lappe, John Perkins, John DeGraaf, Gifford Pinchot III, and Richard Heinberg
People of all shades of green are encouraged to come to the Green Festival to explore what’s next on the horizon for renewable energy, socially responsible investing, eco-fashions and eco-tourism, and to learn fun, practical ideas for better green building, green parenting and more. Ride your bike to Green Festival, park it in the Bike Valet, and get $5 off your registration fee. Highlights listed below.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
• Fair-Trade and Eco-Shopping
• Music Stage Featuring Local Acts
• Socially Responsible Investing
• Community Action Center
• Green Film Festival
• The Fair Trade Café and the Organic Beer & Wine Garden
• Natural Pets Section
• Green Kids Zone
• Green Home Pavilion Featuring 40 Minute Workshops
• Green Careers Area
• Organic Beer and Wine Pavilion & The Power Foods Pavilion
• Eco Tourism & Eco Fashion
• Yoga and Movement Classes
FOR MORE INFO: Check out www.greenfestivals.org, or call 1-800-58-GREEN
Better World Books and Green Festival are partnering to offer $5 off Green Festival admission to attendees who bring in 3 or more books. Your donated books will be sold on BetterWorld.com to help fund girls’ scholarships in developing countries in Asia through Room to Read. www.roomtoread.org
