[SusDet Announce] Bioneers Youth Scholarship Announcement!

[Todd Mills]

Please encourage any youth who may be interested in coming to  
Bioneers to apply.

Todd Mills
Network Development Manager - BALLE
todd at livingeconomies.org
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies

Interested in strengthening your local community? Your local  
economy?  Visit http://www.livingeconomies.org to learn more.

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>
> **Please forward widely**

> SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 19th-21st, 2007
> 18th ANNUAL BIONEERS CONFERENCE
> A convergence of visionary & solution-based leaders restoring the  
> earth and our communities!
> National Conference: San Rafael, CA
> Satellite Conferences in 20 locations across US & Canada
> ***YOUTH PROGRAM***
> ( http://www.bioneers.org/youth/programs )
> SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
> ( http://www.bioneers.org/youth/scholarships )
>
> Main Conference Keynote Speakers include:
> Van Jones, Evon Peter, Judy Wicks, Eve Ensler, Jay Harman,  
> Charlotte Brody,  Judy Baca, John Abrams, Paul Anastas, Majora  
> Carter, Ed Tick, Carol Bebelle,
> Wallace Nichols, Winona LaDuke, Katherine Redford, &  Ka hsaw ha
>
       
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> It is with great excitement that we invite you to participate in  
> the 2007 Bioneers Conference, October 19-21st at the Marin Center  
> in San Rafael, California. For seven years, the Bioneers Conference  
> has been offering a space for young people to gather together to  
> share ideas and solutions for positive social change!
>
> This year is more exciting than ever, as we have been working  
> relentlessly to create a program that addresses the needs of  
> committed young people. Specifically, we’ll be providing more  
> opportunities for collaborations and movement building throughout  
> the weekend starting with an optional full-day orientation that  
> will take place on Thursday, October 18th starting at 9am. This  
> full-day orientation will be the starting point for many youth to  
> be introduced to each other, to the weekend, and to many leaders in  
> the Bioneers network including youth workshop presenters.
>
> Some of the workshops that are offered in the Youth Program this  
> year include:
> -    Building & Bridging Youth Movements
> -    Theater of the Oppressed – an anti-oppression training
> -    Beyond Nutrition: Creating Balance in All Areas of Our Lives   
> - with Bryant Terry
> -    Moving within the Movement with Destiny Arts
> -    Elections as Metaphors for Social Change
> -    Turning Inspiration Into Action – An Open Space Workshop for  
> Youth
> -    Council Practice with the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
>
> ***To view the 2007 Youth Program schedule, please visit:  
> www.bioneers.org/youth/conference/2007schedule
>
> Scholarships are available for:
> Youth: Individuals 13 - 23 years old at the time of the Bioneers  
> Conference in October 2007 are eligible to apply.
>
> Educators:  Young educators under 30 at the time of the Bioneers  
> Conference in October 2007 are eligible to apply.
>
> Groups: Groups consisting of four youth 13 - 23 years old at the  
> time of the Bioneers Conference in October 2007 and one group  
> leader are eligible to apply.
>
> For information on scholarships, please visit: www.bioneers.org/ 
> youth/scholarships
>
> Registration opens the third week of June!  Jump on it fast –  
> space and scholarships are limited!
>
> Please pass this on to your networks and those that would be  
> interested!
>
> For those unable to attend the National Conference in California,  
> please consider supporting and engaging in your local or regional  
> Bioneers conference, held in 20 other sites across North America!  
> Visit http://beaming.bioneers.org/ for the list of sites and more  
> information!
>
> Sincerely,
> Liz Cunningham, Youth Program Coordinator
>
>
> ...............................
> Liz Cunningham
> Youth Program Coordinator
> Bioneers
> 2601 Mission Street, Suite 403
> San Francisco, CA 94110
> ph: 415.643.8633
> fax: 415.643.8638
> http://www.bioneers.org/youth
>
> "But now, says the Once-ler, Now that you're here, the word of the  
> Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole  
> awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
> -Dr Seuss
>
>

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