The effects of climate change, peak oil and toxic production are here. We know it every time we see news of weather disasters and disappearing species. We feel it every time we buy gas. We hear it every time a child uses an asthma inhaler. Solutions are here, also. But meaningful changes are being stubbornly ignored by government, big business and big enviro:
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A genuine effort at reducing greenhouse gases would require food to be grown within 100
miles of
where it is eaten.
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A serious climate change program would stop funding the 800 military bases which ensure
a continuous flow of oil to the US.
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The most energy efficient homes are homes that have no heating system at all.
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The most energy efficient cars are those that are replaced by trains, buses, bicycles or feet.
But how do we create a society without individual cars and the expanding mountains of garbage that are the real causes of environmental catastrophe? How do we reduce production without worsening the lives of low income Americans and the poor throughout the world?The roundtable will be an open discussion of remaking American society. It will focus on developing solutions, rather than repeating problems.
For registration information, call 314-727-8554
or visit
http://www.greenparty.org/roundtable_register.php
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Panels and Presenters
Those speaking, commenting, moderating and coordinating at the roundtable include:
Panel 1: ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Tim Montague, Environmental Research Foundation
Jeff Howard, School of Urban &Public Affairs, University of Texas at Arlington
Tim Montgomery, TMA Architects LLC
Rob Sadowsky, Chicago Bike Federation
Panel 2: QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
David Henry, Executive Director of Walkable St. Louis
Dr. Rosa Kincaid, M.D., Kincaid Medical Associates
Erin O'Reilly, RN, MSNR, IBCLC La Leche League Leader
Abbe Sudvarg, M.D., Board Chair of the Peace Economy Project
Jifunza Wright M.D., M.P.H., Holistic Family Medicine Healthy Lifestyle and Prevention Center
Panel 3: EARTH, AIR, FORESTS AND WATER
Mark Donham, Heartwood Program Director
Jim Scheff, Missouri Forest Alliance
Kat Logan-Smith, Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Panel 4: REDESIGNING CITIES AND HOMES
Pam Talley, Coalition to Fight Eminent Domain Abuse, St. Louis
Dan Hatch, Hatch Design Studio
Darin Triplett, National Organization of Minority Architects
Ralph Wafer, AIA Architecture and Planning
Panel 5: SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
digger, (aka Daniel Romano), Confluence
Wes Jackson, The Land Institute
Stan Cox, The Land Institute
Fredrick D. Carter, Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living
Panel 6: THE ECONOMICS OF LESS STUFF AND BETTER LIVES
Don Fitz, Co-coordinator, Green Party of St. Louis
Ben Wuloo Ikari, Ogoni Children's Cultural and Fundamental Rights Council
David Schweickart, Loyola University Chicago
Mitchell Szczepanczyk, Chicago Area Participatory Economics Society
Panel 7: REVERSING WEALTH INEQUALITY BETWEEN PEOPLE AND COUNTRIES
Ben West, Community Arts and Media Project
Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero, Puerto Rico Project on Biosafety
Lori Reed, American Friends Service Committee, St. Louis
Fredric Raines, Washington University in St. Louis
Elizabeth Fattah, Green Party USA
Panel 8: OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL SANITY
Zaki Baruti, Universal African Peoples Organization, St. Louis
Jane Anne Morris, Corporate Anthropologist, Madison, Wisconsin
Kim Scipes Purdue University North Central
Mary Ann McGivern, Peace Economy Project
WRAP-UP PLENARY, facilitated by
Brian Tokar, Director, Institute for Social Ecology
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ROUNDTABLE SCHEDULE
| Friday, June 27, 2008 |
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6:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Dinner/informal get-together
Building: Sverdrup 101
Location: 8300 Big Bend Blvd, at the corner of Big Bend & Edgar roads.
Please bring something edible to share, preferably vegetarian and not highly processed. Drinks will be very welcome. This will be one of the most important parts of the roundtable. You will have the opportunity to meet others, including panel speakers. Discussions during the panels will be vastly more interesting if you have met the people who are speaking. Please join us Friday evening.
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| Saturday, June 28, 2008 |
All panels on Saturday and Sunday will be held at
Building: Emerson Library, in the Conference Room
Location: 101 Edgar Road, across the street from the Loretto-Hilton Theatre |
7:30 am - 8:30 am
8:45 am - 10:15am
10:30 am - 12 noon
NOON - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
5:15 pm - 7:15 pm
7:15 pm - 10:00pm |
breakfast
Panel 1: Energy conservation and renewable energy
Panel 2: Quality health care for all
lunch
Panel 3: Earth, air, forests and water
Panel 4: Redesigning cities and homes
dinner
Panel 5: Sustainable food systems
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| Sunday, June 29, 2008 |
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7:30 am - 8:30 am
8:45 am - 10:15am
10:30 am - 12 noon
NOON - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
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breakfast
Panel 6: The economics of less stuff and better lives
Panel 7: Reversing wealth inequality between people & countries
lunch
During lunch, there will be an Editorial Board meeting of the magazine Synthesis/Regeneration. It is open to anyone who would like to learn more about S/R (details below).
Panel 8: Overcoming barriers to environmental sanity
Wrap-up "plenary"
The Green Party USA is having a meeting after the roundtable ends that is open to everyone.
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Campus Map
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Location Except for the Friday night get-together in Sverdrup 101 (blg #8), all events will be held at the Emerson Library (blg #10) in the Conference Room. Emerson Library is at 101 Edgar Road, across the street from the Loretto-Hilton Theatre (blg #22).
Click for a campus map of Webster University
(North points to lower left)
www.webster.edu/campusmap |
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Food and Drink For information about sharing meals with others at the roundtable, call 314-727-8554 or email fitzdon@aol.com by June 27.
The Boardwalk Café, 600 East Lockwood, opens at 7 am: A nearby place to have breakfast.
Rogers’ Produce, 625 East Lockwood: A nearby place to buy fruits and vegetables.
Webers on Big Bend: Nearby places to get drinks
Road House on Old Orchard: Nearby places to get drinks
All of these locations eagerly posted an announcement for the Surviving Climate Change roundtable. Please patronize businesses where you see roundtable announcements. |
Days Inn - St Louis
3660 S. Lindbergh
(at Watson)
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Lodging If you are coming from outside of St. Louis, the closest place with the cheapest rates we found was the Days Inn at 3660 S. Lindbergh (at Watson), a quick I-44 drive to and from Webster University. Phone: 314-821-3000.
From Webster Univ, it took us about 10 minutes to get to Days Inn: go north on Big Bend, right on Murdoch, west on I-44, exit on Lindbergh, turn left [east] on H-50/61/67, go under I-44 and H-366 and see Days Inn on the right. From Days Inn, it took fewer than 10 minutes to turn right and go west on Lindbergh (H-50/61/67), go under H-366, turn right on I-44 (east), exit on Elm (turn left), turn right on Big Bend and take it to the corner of Edgar Rd. |
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Editorial Board meeting of Synthesis/Regeneration: A Magazine of Green Social Thought during lunch on Sunday, June 29. It will focus on how to continue discussions began at the roundtable in pages of the magazine [along with some very mundane editorial issues]. The meeting is open to anyone who would like to learn more about S/R. |
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