This organizing and strategizing session will focus on how to launch a women-led rights movement for future generations of all species. We’ll explore visionary new tools, policies and institutions from the local to the international level in a session that pulls together wisdom traditions, the bottom-up organizing of Occupy Wall Street, and new environmental policies.

With: Carolyn Raffensperger, Executive Director of the Science and Environmental Health Network; others tba.

Hosted by Margaret Golden, Dominican University.

With Kate Lipkis, who teaches traditional Council methods in the L.A. Unified School District; Alan Webb, whose P2PU (Peer to Peer University) and Citizen Circles are creating innovative forms for peer learning; Megan Cowan, whose Mindful Schools teach mindfulness practice to thousands of youth throughout the San Francisco Bay Area; Gary Martin, whose Global Environments Summer Academy annually cultivates 18 exceptional graduate and professional-level individuals to become environmental leaders.

Both within existing systems and by innovating new ones, education is changing, thanks to the perseverance, courage and commitment of dedicated and visionary teachers and learners. In an emergent conversation, come discover new methodologies and vehicles for raising-up, informing and equipping tomorrow’s leaders.

Autodesk Atrium | 2:45pm-4:15pm, Sun

Hosted by Arty Mangan.

With Penny Livingston, Co-Founder of the Regenerative Design Institute; Trathen Heckman, Director of Daily Acts Organization and Board President of Transition U.S.

Permaculturists have been innovating low-tech accessible ways to take nature’s solutions to scale and answer the question: How can we live on this precious planet in a way that meets humanity’s and nature’s needs? From gardens to governance, front-yard farms to public food forests, wide-scale collaborative action and the Transition Town movement, we’ll take a tour of eco-efficacious solutions and models with leading homegrown leaders who will share their personal practices and community engagement strategies.

Showcase Theater | 2:45pm-4:15pm, Sun