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Speaking Engagements 2008/9

 David Korten will be speaking in many cities across the US and in Australia in 2008. His speaking engagements range from keynote addresses at major conferences, to grassroots Earth Community Dialogues, and large public presentations.

 

 

 

April 2008

Seattle, Washington

Apr 13, 12-1pm:  Seattle Green Festival; Washington Trade and Convention Center.  Keynote:  "The Great Turning."  Contact and for tickets:  800-58-GREEN or http://www.greenfestivals.org/content/view/767/390.

Tarrytown, New York

Apr 16-18:  Invited Participant - new economics foundation (nef) Conference, "Do Good Lives Have to Cost the Earth?"  Sponsored by:  nef and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Cleveland, Ohio

Apr 22-23:  Invited Participant - Visioning Meeting for A National Peace Academy.  Sponsored by:  Peace Partnership International, The Biosophical Institute and Case Western Reserve University.

Seattle, WashingtonDavid & Joanna conferring before the public conversation

Apr 25, 7pm: A Conversation with Joanna Macy and David Korten on the deeper meaning of “The Great Turning.”  Seattle Unity Church.  $10 ($15 at the door); tickets www.brownpapertickets.com/event/26825. Hosted by:  ForTheGrandchildren.  Contact:  Victor Bremson at (206) 789-5293 orvbremson@comcast.net, www.forthegrandchildren.org

Apr 30, 7pm:  “Economics for the 21st Century:  Creating a Collective Vision for a Sustainable Future,” with David Korten and Joshua Farley; Town Hall Seattle.$15 at the door. Sponsored by:  Seattle Bio-Tech Legacy Foundation, Antioch University Seattle, The Russell Family Foundation.  Contact: (206) 443-8464 or sblf@sblfoundation.org                                                                              

June 2008

Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 5-7:  Participant - Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Annual Conference:  “Grow Deep;” Boston University.  Contact:  info@livingeconomies.org - www.livingeconomies.org              

Portland, Oregon

Jun 13-14:    Keynote and Workshop, Consumer Cooperative Management Association Annual Conference; details pending.  Contact:  Ann Hoyt - aahoyt@wisc.edu

 

September 2008

Port Orchard, Washington
Sept 6-7:  Seattle’s Bethany United Church of Christ, All-Church Retreat.

Ventura, California
Sept 12:  Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE); details pending.  Contact:  Carole Power - (805) 658-0810 ext. 211, or at carole@costalalliance.com.

Portland/Gresham, Oregon
Sept 18-21:  World Elders Conference V; details pending.  Contact:  Terry Jones - elderwithin@yahoo.com

October 2008

Anchorage, Alaska
Oct 17-19:  Alaska Bioneers Conference; details pending.  Contact:  Mark Masteller – (907) 373-0909 or m.masteller@acat.org; www.sustainak.org

Island of Hawaii
Oct 27-31:  Global Passageways, with Joshua Gorman of Generation Waking Up!  Details pending.

November-December 2008

Palm Springs, California
Nov 30 - Dec 4:  Praxis Peace Institute Conference; details pending.  Contact:  Georgia Kelly - georgia@praxispeace.org, www.praxispeace.org 

January 2009

Kansas City, Kansas
Jan 15-18:  Second Annual “Breaking the Silence” Conference; details pending.  Contact: Richard Mabion - rmabion@sbcglobal.net

Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 21-24:  Inter-faith, multi-cultural events; details pending.  Contact:  Glenn Hand-Truitt - jplants@bellsouth.net

April 2009

Henderson, North Carolina

Apr 17-19:  Annual Conference of the Bennett J. Sims Institute for Servant Leadership; Details pending.  Contact:  Rev. Dr. Frederic B. Burnham - fburnham@mchsi.com

Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 23-25:  Annual Meeting of the Partnership for Global Justice; Details pending. 

 

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