2020 Presenters

Citizen’s Climate Lobby – empowering everyday people to work together on climate change solutions www.citizensclimatelobby.org

ECOSLO – the Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo educates, advocates, and acts to protect the natural environment and human well-being of SLO County. www.ecoslo.org Friends of the International Permaculture Convergence/Santa Barbara Permaculture Network - Permaculture principles focus on thoughtful designs for small-scale intensive systems which are labor efficient and use biological resources instead of fossil fuels. www.sbpermaculture.org

Slow Money SLO – investing in our local food systems. www.slowmoneyslo.org Biodiversity First! – Working to preserve and protect the wild lands and species upon which we depend for our own physical and spiritual survival. www.biodiversityfirst.net

Citizen’s Climate Lobby – empowering everyday people to work together on climate change solutions. www.citizensclimatelobby.org ECOSLO – the Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo educates, advocates, and acts to protect the natural environment and human well-being of SLO County. www.ecoslo.org Greening Los Osos – Greening Los Osos is a grassroots community organization created to preserve, maintain and enhance our tree population both on public and private lands. https://www.facebook.com/greeninglososos

One Cool Earth – We create awesome school garden programs that power healthy, happy, and smart youth! www.onecoolearth.org Protect Scenic 101 – Protecting SLO County scenic views along the Highway 101 corridor by retiring billboards. www.protectscenic101.weebly.com

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network – Permaculture is built upon the ethic of caring for the earth and interacting with the environment in mutually beneficial ways. www.sbpermaculture.org SLO Food Co-Op – SLO Food Co-op’s mission is to empower health and wellbeing in our community by providing quality products and exceptional customer service. www.slofood.coop

SLO Food System Coalition – Working to build a sustainable food system that is resilient, equitable, profitable, and health-promoting. www.slofoodsystem.org

SLO Seed Exchange – San Luis Obispo Seed Exchange exists to encourage the practice of cultivating and saving seeds. https://facebook.com/sloseedexchange

Slow Money SLO – investing in our local food systems www.slowmoneyslo.org

SmartShare Housing Solutions – HomeShareSLO, Tiny House Consulting, Co-living Collaborative: three programs, one goal – to create more safe, affordable housing and empower our community. www.smartsharehousingsolutions.org

SunWork Renewable Energy Projects – SunWork's mission is to help make solar more affordable and wide spread with the help of trained volunteers. www.sunwork.org Templeton Heritage Tree Foundation - The Templeton Heritage Tree Foundation is an education-based community organization created to preserve and restore Templeton’s valley oak woodland and urban forest with tree planting, community engagement, and advocacy for legacy and heritage oaks.https://www.facebook.com/pg/templetonoaks/about/?ref=page_internal

Surfrider Foundation San Luis Obispo – The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network. www.slo.surfrider.org Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe – an eclectic store carrying a wide variety of books, gifts, jewelry, spiritual and holistic supplies. www.volumesofpleasurebookshoppe.com

2020 Exhibitors

Changing the Climate: What We’ve Learned in the Last 30 Years

Bill McKibben

Prerecorded video

The News We Deserve?

Monika Bauerlein

Prerecorded video

Drawdown - The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

Paul Hawken

Prerecorded video

A Green New DealDemond Drummer

Prerecorded video

Is There a Future for Our Democracy? Why Everything Depends on the Answer

David Orr

Prerecorded video

Local Green New Deal EffortsPanel Discussion featuring -

• SLO Climate Coalition

• Greenpower of Monterey

• Community Environmental Council of Santa Barbara

• Robert Barnett, Farmer and Organizer with Heart and Soil, on carbon sequestration and regenerative farming

Impact of Green New Dealplans on costs,Jobs,Health,And climate in the United States and 143 countries

AFTERNOON SPEAKER - Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford University

Central Coast Bioneers is a local, self-organizedBioneers Resilient Communities Network Group.

To learn more about Bioneers visit www.bioneers.orgwww.ecologistics.org

Local Green New Deal EffortsPanel Discussion featuring -

• SLO Climate Coalition

• Greenpower of Monterey

• Community Environmental Council of Santa Barbara

• Robert Barnett, Farmer and Organizer with Heart and Soil, on carbon sequestration and regenerative farming

Thanks to:ECOLOGISTICS AND CONFERENCE EVENT STAFF

Stacey Hunt, CEO, Ecologistics, Inc.Michael Jencks, Board Chair, Ecologistics, Inc.

Ted Hamilton, Vice President and Program Director,Saba Asghary, Secretary/Treasurer

Doreen Liberto, Board MemberErik Berg-Johansen – Board Member

Deborah Bayles – Board MemberAlyssa Adams – Board Member

Ashley Bell, InternLaurie Vallens, Volunteer

CONFERENCE MCDenise Dudley

TECHNICALHilding Larson, Matrix Mobile Television

PRINCIPAL CONTRACTORSCreative Design Graphics – Graphics design/digital program

Beth Alexander Web DesignsIrondog Media

SLO Natural Foods Co-op – BreakfastASAP Reprographics – printing

Beckwith Design – stage artAND OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS!

CONFERENCE

Conference Schedule

February 1, 2020 • Guild Hall • San Luis Obispo

Bringing the Green New Deal to the Central Coast

8:30 Check in. Coffee and breakfast provided through a generous donation by SLO Food Coop.9:00 Welcome and introductions9:15 Video presentations from the National Bioneers Conference David Orr – Is There a Future for our Democracy? Bill McKibben – Changing the Climate: What We’ve Learned in the Last 30 Years Monika Bauerlein – The News We Deserve

10:45 Break11:05 Video presentations continue Paul Hawken – Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming Demond Drummer – A Green New Deal Performance by Climbing PoeTree12:10 Lunch1:30 Mark Jacobson – Impact of Green New Deal Plans on Costs, Jobs, Health and Climate in the US and 143 Countries

2:00 Local Green New Deal Efforts – Panel Discussion