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Our committee chairs host office hours and neighborhood stakeholders gather for project workshops
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Sustainability Committee partners with Project Butterfly for exciting new Downtown conference


The Sustainability Committee of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council has partnered with Project Butterfly, Electric Lodge, Evolution Jewels and Downtown Independent to present: THE FIRST BIONEERS CONFERENCE SIMULCAST IN LA!

This event will take place October 16-18 at the Downtown Independent Theater: 251 S. Main Street, Los Angeles Ca 90012

Tickets are $15-$100 [Early bird discounts through Oct 13]
Official EVENT WEBSITE: www.labeaming.org

Come check out the Sustainability Committee throughout the event and hear Chair Ashley Zarella Hand present on Saturday! If you want to volunteer, you can get a free day pass to the event. Email us at sustainability@dlanc.com to get involved with this exciting educational conference!

Headlining this year's event are nationally prominent luminaries, some of whom include:

Andrew Weil M.D.: international bestselling author and considered the nation's foremost authority on holistic medicine.

Michael Pollan: award-winning author and one of the most influential thinkers on food and agriculture.

Joanna Macy: author, celebrated Buddhist teacher, eco-philosopher and activist in the peace, justice, and ecology movements.

Jerome Ringo: president of the Apollo Alliance, and the first African-American to head a major conservation organization, the National Wildlife Federation

LIVE LA PRESENTATIONS and PANELS on: SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, LA TRANSPORTATION and LA COMMUNITIES IN ACTION featuring:

Woodrow Clark, MA3, Ph.D.: Founder of Clark Strategic Partners. Nobel Peace Prize recipient and Senior Advisor on Renewable Energy to California Governor Gray Davis from 2000-2003.

Denny Zane: Executive Director of of Move LA, former Mayor and for 12 years a city councilmember in Santa Monica, former Executive Director of Coalition for Clean Air.

Larry Santoyo: Director of EarthFlow Designs. Land use planner and green business consultant. Larry is among the most experienced Permacutlure Designers and Educators in the US.

Charles Eisenstein: Healer, traveler, teacher, writer, integrated holistic visionary and evolutionary proactivist.

Russel Vare: Renewable Energy Analyst for Los Angeles Community College District. Vare has worked in both policy development and implementation of sustainable technologies, including solar PV and hydrogen fuel cells.

Hillary Norton: Executive Director for FastLA, a non-profit, public-private partnership dedicated to designing and supporting the implementation of fast-term strategies to reduce LA County’s traffic congestion.

PLUS: FILMS, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, COCKTAIL RECEPTION, COMMUNITY + MORE

For more information and to purchase tickets visit: www.labeaming.org