Events

2012 State of Our Earth Eco Conference

POW WOW = First People Speakers + Caring Scientists + YOU!

an Earth post 7 billion human residents...

  • When: Sunday, January 22, 2012
  • What Time: All day starting at 10am
  • Cost: FREE admission to Eco Conference
  • Where: 3rd Floor, Jim Rouse Visionary Center

In conjunction with the American Visionary Art Museum's current original exhibition–ALL THINGS ROUND: Galaxies, Eyeballs & Karma–we will be hosting an all day, visionary, ECO CONFERENCE that will be held on the third floor of our Jim Rouse Visionary Center. Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Sandra Steingraber–an authority on environmental links to cancer, and author of the acclaimed book Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment. The conference will also feature speakers Dr. Susan Shaw, a marine toxicologist, Doctor of Public Health, and Founder/Director of the Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI) speaking about the state of our oceans, as well as Dr. Shira Kramer, an epidemiologist and expert witness who founded Epidemiology International–an international organization that focuses on using scientific data to improve community health. Among these top scientists and activists, the voices of indigenous and native american artists sharing their respective prophetic visions for the upcoming year 2012 will also be heard. The evening program will feature screenings of award-winning films, and much more!

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Eco Conference Highlights:

  • The voices and the concerns of "First Peoples," including indigenous artists who will share their respective prophetic traditions as well as their modern day battles with unwanted and calamitous exploitation of their lands and mineral rights.
  • Tibetan monks from India's Gaden Jangles Monastery will be in residence building a sand mandala throughout the week starting January 22.
  • Just added! Guest speaker Mike Tidwell, founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network
  • Special guest Peter L. Kelley presenting on-behalf of Al Gore's The Climate Reality Project
  • A special presentation by John C. Racanelli, CEO of the National Aquarium
  • Screening of award-winning crop circle documentary "What On Earth?" by Suzanne Taylor
  • An excerpt from Bill Haney's documentary "The Last Mountain," focusing on civil disobedience in the effort to stop Mountain Top Removal and a talk with photojournalist & activist Antrim Caskey

The American Visionary Art Museum's State of Our Earth 2012 Eco Conference will be made possible by the vision and generosity of The Corfu Foundation, The Ceres Trust, and the Jim and Patty Rouse Charitable Foundation. The event is FREE and OPEN to the public, and all donations are gratefully welcome.

Downloads:

Special Engagement: "What On Earth?" by Suzanne Taylor

Take a ride with filmmaker Suzanne Taylor as she engages a fascinating subculture of artists, educators, geometers, philosophers, and farmers, enthralled by the mystery of crop circles. For twenty years, Taylor has been part of a lively international community that gathers in England every summer to study and document circle developments. "What On Earth? Inside the Crop Circle Mystery," winner of the Best Feature Documentary Award from the UFO Film Congress, is filled with stunning imagery of the circles. It deals with how our scientific materialistic worldview hampers serious investigation of one of the greatest mysteries of our time, and the many indications that the phenomenon is not a human perpetration. It goes on to speculate about what would happen if it were ascertained that the circles do indeed come from other intelligence -- how that would help us think as a planet, which would give us our best chance to solve the pressing global problems that challenge us now. For more on the film, visit: CropCircleMovie.com

Food arrangements:

Visitors to AVAM's 2012 Eco Conference are encouraged to bring their own lunch/dinner (a limited number of tables & chairs will be available on the 3rd Floor of our Jim Rouse Visionary Center for use by our visitors), OR visit Mr. Rain's Fun House restaurant which will be open & serving delicious contemporary American cuisine! For reservations at Mr. Rain's, call 443-524-7379 or visit their website: mrrainsfunhouse.com.

For Out-of-Town Visitors:

If you're coming from out of town and need a place to stay, AVAM has a limited number of rooms saved at the Admiral Fell Inn for $139 a night Saturday, January 21 and Sunday, January 22. To receive this rate, call 886-583-4162 by January 5 and say you are with the American Visionary Art Museum room block. Other nearby hotels include InterContinental Harbor Court Hotel and the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel.

For More Info or to RSVP:

You may RSVP to Abby: abby@avam.org to reserve a seat.