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10 Great Ways to Experience Washington DC Green Festival – THIS WEEKEND!

Washington DC Green FestivalSaturday and Sunday, October 10 & 11Washington Convention Center www.greenfestivals.orgJust 10 of the many ways to make the most of Green Festival:

 

Start Saturday morning off right with a freshly brewed cup of organic, Fair Trade tea or coffee in the Fair Trade Café and healthy treats at Sweet Spot Café before checking out an inspiring line-up of speakers that includes Ed Begley, Jr., John Perkins, Lester Brown, Naomi Davis, Medea Benjamin, and many more.

Check out a yoga class or discover the amazing restorative Nia class.

Empower the young leaders in your life by taking them to see what youth are doing to make big change in their communities at the Green Teen Pavilion and the Organic Valley Green Kids’ Zone.

Sample tasty natural treats and decadent organic, Fair Trade chocolate and coffee—at the Fair Trade Pavilion that will keep you going all day.

Get the inside scoop on what’s happening right here in Washington DC region to make our environment healthier and find out how you can get involved at the Community Action Center and Organic Gardening Pavilion.

Stop by the Organic Beer & Wine Garden for happy hour.

Kick back and listen to some of the best local live music around on the Music Stage all weekend.

Enjoy scrumptious local, organic cuisine at the Organic Foods Dining Area.

Come back Sunday to check out all the other great exhibits, presentations and workshops you missed Saturday. Hear Amy Goodman, Dr. Cornel West, Joel Salatin, Caroline Casey, David Orr and Eleanor Smeal.

Turn the party out (aka get your groove on) with an amazing live performance by The Batala Percussion Band at the closing ceremony Sunday evening.

Youths 18 and younger get in FREE!Help us spread the word by forwarding this to your friends and family!Visionary Speakers include . . .Ed Begley, Jr., Amy Goodman, Dr. Cornel West, John Perkins, Lester Brown, Joel Salatin, Eleanor Smeal, Caroline Casey, Medea Benjamin, Stuart Pimm, Naomi Davis, Otto Schhuertaarmer, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., David Orr, Alan Greene, MD, Alisa Gravitz, Kevin Danaher and many more.*** To see the entire program of events, workshops, speakers and exhibitors – download the program guide at www.greenfestivals.org/washington-dc. PLUS...It’s time to think holidays, and you’ll find exceptional deals on great gifts! Peruse our unique green marketplace

for thousands of eco-friendly products and services screened for their commitment to people and the planet—everything from natural body products and organic cotton clothing to Fair Trade gifts and sustainable home remodeling materials.Also available for you to get the most of your Green Festival experience: Green Festival Bookstore and Author Signings – ASL Interpretation – Electronics Recycling All at a nearly zero-waste event!Your all-inclusive Festival Pass – Weekend Pass for 2 people only $29 with a Green Festival T-shirt.$15 day pass – for

one day or both days $10 for students, seniors, bike and metro riders, and union membersFREE – Children 18 and younger, volunteers, Green America and Global Exchange membersBecome a Green Festival Donor: $100Help us grow and flourish. You’ll enjoy all the great benefits while supporting Green Festival’s efforts to celebrate and promote what’s working in our communities.

Weekend pass for 2 people and a FREE Green Festival T-shirt

10% discount at the Green Festival Store and Global Exchange Booth

Exclusive behind-thescenes tour of the Greening Operations

Reception with Alisa Gravitz of Green America and Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange

All Green Festival passes and registration: www.greenfestivals.orgLooking for lodging?Check out our website for new lower rates!Green Festival is a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America. Since 2002.

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Green Festival, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, is the nation's largest, most successful green living event since 2002.Green America, formerly Coop America, is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, providing the economic strategies, organizing power and practicing tools for businesses and individuals to address today's social and environmental problems. Its Green Business Network is the largest national network of green businesses. All businesses that exhibit at the Green Festival are screened for their commitment to sustainability, ecological balance and

social justice using Green America’s green business standards.Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Since its founding in 1988, Global Exchange has successfully increased public awareness of root causes of injustice while building international partnerships and mobilizing for change.

 

 

 

 

 

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