Workshops and Presenters!
Christina Abt
ChristinaAbt@hotmail.com
Christina M. Abt is a WNY newspaper columnist, magazine contributor and creator of a radio talk show and Internet videos under the Buffalostyle banner (http://www.buffalostyle.wnymedia.net)
Christina’s op-ed column, Heart and Soul has been a staple of the WNY community world for 11 years.
Christina will be speaking about her first book, Chicken Wing Wisdom - Western New York Stories of Family, Life and Food shared Around the Table, which has become a WNY best seller (http://chickenwingwisdom.com) and her upcoming first novel, Crown Hill.
Wayne & Peg Alt
waltpeace@gmail.com
alt.peg@gmail.com
Peter Mares, from the NYS Farmworkers Support Organization
http://www.ruralmigrantministry.org
http://www.ciw-online.org
Wayne & Peg Alt are board members of Rural and Migrant Ministry, Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), LASC and members of the WNY Peace Center
Wayne and Peg Alt and Peter Mares will present: “With These Hands,” a close look at the daily struggles farm workers face as they provide food for our nation’s tables. The workshop will:
1. Advance education by presenting the issues of migrant workers
2. Present a DVD depicting the difficulties faced by farm-workers through CIW
3. Provide strategies for making individual changes in taking action in support of farm-workers in New York State as well as CIW
Dave Bauer
Dave is president of Sustainable Earth Solutions, Inc. and sustainability consultant to SUNY Fredonia and Perry’s Ice Cream. He is a retired science instructor and taught at Alden Middle & High School for 34 years. He has received a multitude of awards and honors for his work with youth and the environment.
Workshop: Be the Change - Our actions around healthy, local food, "An interactive workshop in which youth (15 - 24 year olds) will share interesting ideas on:
- initiatives they are involved in or know about that currently occur in WNY related to local and healthy food
- make commitments on personal action around healthy and local food.
The goal being to energize our youth to act as change leaders in their communities and catalyze sustained actions that address the local and healthy food theme.
Sarah Bishop
Buffalo First
910 Main Street,
Buffalo, NY 14202
716.725.6100
sarah@buffalofirst.org
http://www.buffalofirst.org
Driven by the desire to apply her extensive advocacy and public policy experience to her native Buffalo, Bishop took a position at Buffalo First in March 2010 and was appointed executive director in October. From lecture series, workshops and monthly mixers designed to promote collaboration between citizens, non-profits and for-profit entities, to becoming a member of the Canal Side Community Alliance Steering Committee, which advocates for a Community Benefits Agreement and a waterfront supporting local, independent businesses, Buffalo First has made cohesive community engagement its hallmark under Bishop's guidance.
Workshop: Buffalo First's advocacy of the triple bottom line - people, planet and profit - and the organization's push for benefit corporation legislation in New York State has resulted in a City of Buffalo Common Council resolution at the local level and a renewed legislative campaign at the state level, with expected passage of the B-Corp bills by the end of 2011.
Diane D'Arrigo - West Valley Action Network
Workshop Description: You are invited to join a discussion of Nuclear waste and the pending threats to our water, air and land with Diane D'Arrigo. Learn about clean up attempts and the safety concerns of citizens working for a nuclear free future.
Diane D’Arrigo is Director of Nuclear Information and Resource Service in Washington, D.C. (www.nirs.org)
