Sustainable Living Conference 2013

Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Smith Hall of The Rutgers Newark campus of Rutgers University, 101 Warren Street, Newark, the Sustainable Living Empowerment and Enrichment Conference presents 20 speakers from a variety of disciplines. The speakers will address the question: how to use their own values and experiences to inspire others to form healthy, sustainable communities. The event is free and open to the public, and lasts from 10am to 6pm.

The purpose of the conference is to inspire and empower attendees, so they become active participants toward the goal of building healthy, sustainable communities. Empowerment is a multidimensional social process that helps people gain control over their own lives. It is a process that fosters power in people for use in their own lives, communities and in society by acting on issues they define as important.

The event is organized by members of the Newark Community Garden Coalition with the support of the Greater Newark Conservancy, Newark Science and Sustainability Working Group, and Essex County 4-H. The Newark Community Garden Coalition (NCGC) is a coalition of gardeners and urban farmers. Taking the approach of social entrepreneurship, they work to enrich the overall quality of life in Newark by developing, supporting and promoting city gardens, produce farms and other agricultural space.

Schedule of speakers:
10:00 - 10:20 Newark Community Garden Coalition
10:20 - 10:40 Nicole Singletary: The Community in Community Gardening
10:40 - 11:00 Caroline Yourcheck: PowerGardening . . . Lose Weight & Weeds!
11:00 - 11:20 Brenda Toyloy: Water Filtration
11:25 - 11:45 Terence Ruane: Urban Forestry
11:45 - 12:05 Sid Madison: Global Warming
12:05 - 12:25 Mary Szacik and Jessica Kostenblat: International Sustainability
12:25 - 12:45 Damian Decaires: Economic Energy
12:45 - 12:50 Maggie Brown: Upcycling Art
LUNCH (:40)
1:30 - 1:45 Changing Education Paradigms
1:45 - 2:05 Justin Allen: Urban Agriculture
2:05 - 2:25 Terry W. Benjamin: Sexy@60: Finding P(assion) E(xcellence) A(ttitude) C(reativity) E(xpectation) Through the Gift Of Years
2:25 - 2:45 Sakinah Beth: Being the Change, by Being Who You Truly Are
2:50 - 3:10 Mother Sage Sia: Understanding the Origins of Per Shefat (House Energy)
3:10 - 3:30 Marieliz Monclova: Healthier Lifestyles = A Happier Life
3:30 - 3:50 Karen Brown-Stovell: Localism
3:50 - 4:10 Sharon Green: Weight Loss
4:15 - 4:35 Joni Wellness: Open Wide the Door (Keys for a Balanced Life)
4:35 - 4:55 Norma Bowe: Examining the Impact of Community Gardens
4:55 - 5:15 Carl Haupt: Global Sustainability through a Resource Based Economy