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Free opening event to feature Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) new film ACID TEST and former pro-basketball player turned urban farmer Will Allen New Bedford, MA – October 7, 2009 – With the Obama Administration focused on creating a thriving green economy, the environmental movement is gathering at Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change (www.connectingforchange.org) to urge increased personal and civic action for a more sustainable and equitable world. The conference will take place October 22 - 25 at the Zeiterion Theatre and other venues in historic downtown New Bedford.
NEW BEDFORD — A film and lecture investigating what ocean acidification could mean for sea scallops that make this city the nation's most valuable fishing port will start next week's Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change.
The conference, a yearly gathering of environmental and social justice advocates, will convene in downtown New Bedford for three days of lectures, workshops, exhibits and an action event aimed at curbing global warming. The conference, which is sponsored by the Marion Institute, will be held at various downtown venues Friday through Sunday, Oct. 23-25.
Standard Times Article by Becky W. Evans
You need a lot of descriptive words – including visionary and quirky – to the increasingly popular Bioneers movement that is looking to solve some of the world’s most urgent environmental and social problems.
Founded almost 20 years ago as a California non-profit the organization has crafted itself into a progressive think tank focused on personal solutions that is perhaps most famous for its annual autumn conferences held around the country. The main conference is in California on Oct. 22 – 25 but New Bedford is hosting a satellite event at the same time in the Zeiterion Theatre and throughout downtown.
