The conference will include breakout sessions on Immigration, Climate Change, Microfinance, Criminal Justice, and Food Justice. 

Location: Kitsap Conference Center

                   Bremerton, Washington

For more information, or to register: http://www.kitsapgov.com/hr/wsolympic/humanrights/hrcboard.htm

The 2012  Convention will host former Presidents of Latin America in a groundbreaking collaborative dialogue on regional cooperation, sustainable development, North-South relations, and transparency and democratic governance.

Location:

For more information, or to register:  http://globalpeaceconvention.org/index.php

Come hear the latest behavioral research, discuss emerging policy issues, share effective program/communication strategies, and engage in collaboration-building across all sectors of endeavor, public and private.

Location:

The Hyatt Regency Sacramento
Steps from the State Capitol
1209 L Street
Sacramento, California 95814

To register, or for more information visit: http://beccconference.org/

Learn peacemaking, community change, and bridge-building skills with lessons inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.  

For grades 6-12

Cost: $20 

Youth Conference registration allows participants to attend the Gandhi-King Community Conference on October 20th. 

For more information, or to register for the Youth Conference: http://www.gandhikingconference.org/youthconference 

Community Conference (October 20th)

Launched in 2002, Greenbuild is a great opportunity to build new relationships and connect with colleagues from throughout the industry and around the world. Join thousands of other people who agree that green building is a good idea and good for business.

Location: 

Moscone Center

747 Howard Street 

San Francisco, California 94103

For pricing:  http://greenbuildexpo.org/pricing/registration.aspx

For more information, or to register: http://greenbuildexpo.org/Home.aspx

Click here for YES! articles on building green. 

During the annual three-day event, visionaries will propose, debate and initiate solutions to global bio-cultural and socio-ecological issues.  

Presenters and speakers include Annie Leonard, author of ‘The Story of Stuff’ and Director of ‘The Story of Stuff Project’. Famed environmental activist, journalist, and 350.org founder, Bill McKibben, whose recent Rolling Stone magazine article entitled ‘Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math’ has become a viral phenomena, will deliver his Keynote presentation, ‘The Climate Fight Gets Hotter’ on Saturday morning. 

Location:

Marin Center

San Rafael, California

For more information, or to register, visit www.bioneers.org/conference

Program highlights:

• Inspiring Guest Speakers: Gar Alperovitz, Anna Liotta and Anita Paige
• Building Regional Co-Op Economies: learn about successful co-op collaborations
• CRASH NCBA: scholarship opportunities and programming specifically for young cooperators
• Public Advocacy: expert insights on engaging effectively with elected officials on cooperative issues
• Networking: receptions, co-op tours, community service, co-op documentary preview

Who should attend?

• Cooperative leaders, board members, staff, and supporters
• Representatives from all co-op sectors in the international and domestic markets
• All those interested in learning about the cooperative business model

Location:

Red Lion Hotel on 5th Avenue

1415 5th Avenue

Seattle, Washington 98101

For more information, or to register please visit: www.ncba.coop/annualmeeting

This is an event that will appeal to people who are passionate about locally grown and raised food, health, sustainability and other food and farming issues.

Featuring: 

Farmageddon 

Friday, October 12 

7-9:30 A documentary telling the story of family farms that were forced to stop providing healthy food to their communities by government bureaucracies. 

Keynote Speakers  

Saturday, October 13

Brendan Brazier 

Professional ironman triathelete, author of The Thrive Diet and creator of Vega nutritional foods.

Mark Kastel 

Co-director of the Cornucopia Institute, the country's organic industry watchdog.

Attend three of these workshops during the day:

 Energy, Intention and Food

Using Medicinal Herbs in Your Everyday Cooking

GMOs

Tea Time with TeaLeafs

Current Health Care Trends

Bringing Local Food to Your Table

The Yoga of Food

Sweet Surrender - Healthy Desserts 

Going Organic

From Field to Fork

Fracking...Up Close and Personal

Superfood Showcase

Dirty, Sexy Greens

Straight Scoop on Gluten Free

The Three Sisters Garden

Natural Solutions for Dental Health

Daemon College 

Charles J. Wick Center

4380 Main Street

Amherst, New York

Cost: 

$25 for adults who pre-register, $30 at the door. Youth are free with a paying adult. Students with an ID get in for free!  (must pre-register)

For more information or to register please visit:  www.worldonyourplate.org 

The TEDx Bellevue theme for 2012 is Sustainable Happiness — from "someday" to everyday.

Why Sustainable Happiness?

Sustainable Happiness means transforming a future ideal into a daily reality. TEDx Bellevue is committed to recreating our communities as places that support balanced lives, workability, and play for generations to come. 

Imagine a society which: 

TEDxBellevue will provide a place for speakers and attendees alike to connect, collaborate, and create a Sustainable Happiness global community with measurable outcomes.

Event Location: 

Cast Iron Studios
10650 Northeast 4th Street
Bellevue, WA, 98004 

September 30th, 2012 
1:00pm-7:00pm (GMT -7hrs)

This event is open to the public. Tickets are available.

For additional details please visit:  www.tedxbellevue.com/

For related readings, see YES! Magazine's Winter 2009 issue: Sustainable Happiness

Join activists and experts in a broad-ranging conversation about an old ideal, the pursuit of happiness! 

In July, 2011, the United Nations urged all member nations to make “the pursuit of happiness” the goal of their governments and find ways to measure their success. This conference is an exciting opportunity to explore the potential of this new movement. 

At the conference you’ll...

• Learn about the vital new worldwide movement for happiness
• Find out how you can use the Happiness Initiative to improve your community
• Learn about the connection between happiness and sustainability
• Help plan “Pursuit of Happiness Day” (April 13) for 2013
• Hear prominent authors including Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss; Vicki Robin, Your Money or Your Life; Cecile Andrews, Less is More; and John de Graaf, Affluenza.
• Meet leaders of happiness movement in the US, including Laura Musikanski, director of the Happiness Initiative, Tom Barefoot of GNH USA, and Dr. Ryan Howell, creator of the Happiness Initiative survey.

Workshops will explore Happiness and Health, Compassion, Environment, Mental Health, Education, Arts and Culture, Finances, Government, Time Balance, Social Connection, Government and Workplace Satisfaction.

Time and Place: August 24-25, 2012 at Seattle University

Fees: Full conference (includes reception with food and beverages): $55 general/$40 students and low-income. 

Day passes (buy at the door if space available): $35/25

Registration: www.brownpapertickets.com

For more information, including conference schedule and featured speakers: http://timeday.org/happiness2012/

The forum features inspiring keynote speakers, audience Q&A and high-powered networking. Now in its 8th year, the event series has featured luminary speakers Cameron Sinclair, Paul Hawken, Ray Anderson, Arianna Huffington, Alex Bogusky governors, mayors, leading economists, and dozens of Sustainable Industries most innovative CEOs. 

 The event's mission is to re-inspire the inspired, connect sustainable business thought leaders, and help get business done.

This year's event features keynote speaker Van Jones, with a focus on the Access Economy.

LOCATION:

McCaw Hall at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA

TICKETS: 

Tickets must be purchased in advance

INFORMATION:

For additional information see:  www.sustainableindustries.com

RELATED ARTICLES

See some of Van Jones' recent writing at YES! Magazine

 Founded in 2005 by former White House speechwriter and author Eric Liu (The Gardens of Democracy), the Weekend has become one of the nation’s most creative, cross-sectoral convening for civic activists, educators, and entrepreneurs. 

“This is the moment for Americans to reclaim what it means to be a citizen,” said Liu. “At Guiding Lights Weekend, we teach with a playful spirit – and we are sparking a serious movement to reimagine citizenship.”

Luminary conference speakers include Van Jones, founder of Rebuild The Dream; Annie Leonard, co-director of The Story of Stuff Project; and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, founder of MomsRising, as well as YES! Magazine co-founders Sarah van Gelder and David Korten.

Dozens of luminaries will lead hands-on workshops on the hard skills of citizenship, from storytelling and organizing to building .  Harvard Law professor and campaign finance reform activist Lawrence Lessig and Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler will discuss building left-right alliances to reclaim politics for everyday Americans. 

Special events include a panel on telling the American story with noted journalist Jose Antonio Vargas; Supreme Court oral arguments adapted and performed by the acclaimed theater company Elevator Repair Service; a naturalization ceremony for new American citizens and the premier of a “re-naturalization” ceremony for longstanding ones. 

Thanks to the generous support of national and regional sponsors, registration fees start at only $100. Information on scholarships, volunteering and registration is at

  www.guidinglightsweekend.com

Presentations and workshops will offer everything from the basics of cohousing, designing and building communities, living in community, group process skill building, opportunities to learn from and share in each others' cohousing experiences, as well as how to contribute to making cohousing more sustainable and more affordable.

In advance of the conference, consider attending tours of local communities or pre-conference workshops.

Conference Highlights

	Conference Sessions More than 35 sessions covering a wide range of exciting and relevant topics will spark new ideas and give you tools you can use whether you are creating cohousing, living in it, or just wanting to find out more. Most of the sessions are participatory discussions not just presentations. You’re involved!
	Cohousing 101 New to the Cohousing idea and want to find out more? Cohousing 101 will provide you with a rich introduction to the basic components of the model, how it works and why it brings such value to residents. Sign up for the Friday afternoon session or the Saturday morning session at no extra charge.
	Community Tours Three rolling workshops will take you to a broad selection of Bay area communities so you can experience and learn about cohousing first-hand.
	Pre-Conference Workshops In depth, intensive workshops offered the two days prior to the conference, will provide tools and information you can use. Separate workshops will focus on Cohousing Development, Facilitation, Group Process, Marketing, and more. The Cohousing Research and Writers workshop connects scholars, practitioners and writers interested in the cohousing model and how it connects to broader social and sustainability themes.

And so much more!

http://conference.cohousing.org/