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Celebrating Conference 2011
Conference 2011 - The route to 2050: the next 40 years.
It was great to see so many Friends of the Earth supporters, local group members and friends over the weekend 9-11 September at our 40th Anniversary Conference.
Highlights
There are so many highlights to mention. From the fantastic line-up on Friday night of Friends of the Earth ex-directors in conversations with Andy Atkins (our current Executive Director) chaired by Elaine Gilligan - to Kate Pickett (author of the Spirit Level) rounding off Conference with a thoughtful analysis of inequalities in society, and the problems that stem from this.
In between there were seminars from a wide range of speakers, training sessions, stalls, awards and lots and lots of networking and laughing. Our yurts proved to be a big hit, creating the home for the Green Fair as well as some funky dancing on Saturday night.
We also joined together in solidarity with Friends of the Earth Uganda, supporting their call to protect forests.
A great big thank you
We're very grateful for the support and input of the following speakers, and everyone who took part in Conference 2011.
- Jonathon Porritt, Tony Juniper, Charles Secrett and Tom Burke, former Directors of Friends of the Earth
- Nnimmo Bassey, Chair of Friends of the Earth International/Coordinator of Environment Rights Action Nigeria and one of 'Time' magazine's environmental heroes 2009
- Jagoda Munic, Friends of the Earth Croatia
- Magda Stockiewicz, Friends of the Earth Europe
- Kate Pickett, Author, 'The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone'
- Alan Simpson, Sustainable Energy Advisor
- Juliet Davenport, CEO, Good Energy
- Vanessa Baird, Co-editor, 'New Internationalist'
- Emily James, Director, Just Do It
- Dr Alan Knight, Environmental Business Consultant
- Ian Willmore, Former anti-smoking campaigner
- Nadia Idle, Co-editor, 'Tweets from Tahrir'
- Halina Ward, Alliance for Future Generations/Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development
If you're interested in finding out more about the event you can read the draft agenda here.
And listen to interviews with participants, including Andy Atkins, Nnimmo Bassey, Jagoda Munic and Charles Secrett.
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New Internationalist
Highlights from Conference 2010
Want to bring all your memories back? Or find out what Conference is like? Watch our 2 minute film capturing some of the highlights from 2010.
Conference for me is an explosion of concentrated energy that takes me through the year - giving me the inspiration, support and knowledge to do something meaningful. The world turns the right way up when I come to Conference.
Conference delegate, 2010
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