Green Festival Chicago this weekend.... wooo saaaaaa

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Paint the town GREEN this weekend at the First Annual Chicago Green

Festival. We're bringing you the most innovative ideas and the best

in sustainable technologies, products and services in the Great

Lakes. There is no better place to celebrate Earth Day Weekend! Join

us for this two-day party with a purpose filled with inspiration,

excitement and practical green solutions for a healthier home,

community and planet.

 

150 renowned speakers and leaders…

National figures like Amy Goodman, Van Jones, Jim Hightower, Howard

Lyman, Bill McKibben, Frances Moore Lappé, Greg Palast, Congressman

Dennis Kucinich and David Korten

And local heroes like Senator Jacqueline Collins, Rev. Clare

Butterfield, Shireen Pashdadi, Michelle Jost, Commissioner Sadhu

Johnston, Debra Shore and Gerry Weston.

 

 

Experience all things green…

The City of Chicago Pavilion; Chicago Magazine's Green Award winners;

local produce at the FamilyFarmed.org Farmer's Market; the

Transitions Green Festival Bookstore; delicious, organic meals

including beer and wine; and Chicago's New Millennium Orchestra at

the Sunday closing ceremony.

 

Plus...

a huge marketplace of 350 exhibitors, great how-to workshops, a green

film festival, fair trade pavilion, movement classes, fun activities

for kids and live music.

 

 

 

Bring your whole community and network to…

Chicago Green Festival

McCormick Place/Lakeside

SAT, April 21, 10am-8pm

SUN, April 22, 11am-6pm

 

 

 

CLICK to get your FASTPASS for just $19 and bypass the lines!

Includes admission for both days for up to 2 adults and all kids

under 18.

 

 

You'll also receive…

An organic cotton Green Festival T-shirt

Trial subscriptions to The Nation and Plenty

1-year memberships to both Global Exchange and Co-op America

 

OR

 

One-day, all-inclusive admission - $10

 

Ride your bike or take CTA and get half off admission or a discounted

FastPass.

 

To view the entire 2-day program, visit www.greenfestivals.org .

 

 

 

Many thanks to the Chicago media for their support: Chicago Magazine,

Conscious Choice, NBC5, Chicago Reader, Chicago Sun Times, WNUA,

WLIT, V103, WCPT and Centerstagechicago.com

 

The Green Festival and Conscious Alliance will be hosting a Food

Drive during the event to benefit the Greater Chicago Food

Depository. Donate 10 nonperishable food items and receive a limited

edition poster by artist Scott Saw (www.scottsaw.com ).

 

 

Green Festival is a nonprofit joint project of Co-op America and

Global Exchange .