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Green Festival: Our Biggest Event Yet

(10.02.08) A week or so ago, when we mentioned that STAY VOCAL is going to be taking part in our biggest event yet, we meant BIG in many ways. On November 14th, 15th, and 16th we are going to be part of “Green Festival” in San Francisco, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America.

To put it into numbers, there are going to be over 40,000 people from all over the world attending the festival each day. The festival features more more than 300 green businesses and nearly 50 speakers.

Some of the businesses exhibiting at the festival are Equal Exchange, Honest Tea, Organic Valley Family of Farms, and Satori Movement.

Speakers during the festival include Van Jones (President of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland), Chuck D (co-founder of legendary political rap group Public Enemy), Greg Palast (New York Times bestselling author and journalist for the BBC), and Kevin Danaher (co-founder of Global Exchange).

In their own words, Green Festival is “a walk through a sustainable community. It begins with finding solutions to help make our lives healthier—socially, economically and environmentally. Individuals along with business and community leaders come together to discuss critical issues that impact us at home and abroad. Organizations and businesses showcase programs and products that restore the planet and all that inhabit it. Neighbor-to-neighbor connections are formed, and skills are shared to empower people to create positive change in the world.” (www.greenfestivals.org)

STAY VOCAL and our reuse movement will be exposed to our biggest audience yet. But what makes this more exciting for us, is that by having been asked to take part in this event, we have truly been recognized and rewarded for our efforts.

Not just any company can be included in this event. Green Festival™ is the only green event that screens exhibitors for their commitment to sustainability, ecological balance and social justice using Co-op America’s green business standards. We feel extremely fortunate to receive this recognition.

In addition to the speakers and exhibitors, there will be an Organic Food Court, Music Stage, Kids’ Zone, Green Home Series, and Film Festival.

To learn more about the event and to purchase tickets, please visit the Green Festival website.

If you do plan on attending, come see us at our booth. We love meeting members of the STAY VOCAL community.

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