2012 Bioneers Chicago Event

    Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago Event, 2012 2012 was Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago’s inaugural event. The 2012 theme, Exploring Solutions Guided by Nature, called us to come together to begin the journey to help Chicago become a more just, sustainable city, based on nature’s principles, including kinship; diversity; and creation, absent of waste.. The event, held from November […]

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Eco-Village Response to Climate Change

Overpopulation, climate change, peak net energy, limits to growth, and economic malaise – are creating crises in human civilization never before experienced. But they also are causing an ongoing search for alternatives that not only meet human needs, but also protect and restore the environment upon which we all depend. Watch this presentation on Eco-Villages response to climate change by Albert Bates, Director of Global Institute for Appropriate Technology and get inspired to act!

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2nd Bioneers Chicago Event – Success!

From Friday, November 1 through Sunday, November 3, Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago presented their 2nd Annual Event, “Celebrating Community Resilience”. Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago is a local, self-organized affiliate of National Bioneers. Eco-Justice Collaborative served as lead for this event with 6 keynote speakers and 75 workshops, along with the participation and support of the Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago Core Team; Program Planning and Outreach Teams. As one attendee said: “Rejuvenating and inspiring, this event fueled my creative spirit to work on sustainability and resilience projects in my community. Plus, I now feel I have broader connections and more resources to do it!”

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