Dr. Noumbissi at the Washington D.C. Green Festival: Sept 29 & 30, 2012
Washington D.C. Green Festival
September 29-30, 2012, 10am – 7pm Saturday and 11am – 6pm Sunday
Washington D.C. Convention Center
Welcome to the nation’s premier sustainability event — our 8th annual Washington, DC Green Festival. Come and celebrate with us!
Green Festival is about you, your family, your community and our planet.
Your Green Festival experience may be discovering how to find a green job, finding locally produced foods, or learning to detoxify your home. You’ll fin speakers, products and DIY workshops to inspire your actions everyday.
Green Festival is a celebration of what is working in our communities – it’s where your community comes together. Green Festival is about having fun!
Enjoy activities at the Green Kids Zone; screen documentary films; take a yoga class; listen to amazing presenters; sample organic beer and wine; feast on local, organic cuisine, and do your holiday shopping at the nation’s largest green marketplace.
- DIY sessions on home brewing, green remodeling, winter gardening, bike repairs and backyard chickens
- At the Green Kids Zone, check out the music, eco-crafts and kids yoga
- Stop by the Green Pet Stage to find the newest green pet products and services
- At the Eco-Fashion Showcase, see the latest in sustainable fabrics, designs and trends
- At the Community Action Stage, join local leaders, youth and artists to see the happenings with neighborhood solar coops, sustainable transportation and local food initiatives
- Stop by the Green Business Stage for great ideas to inspire a green workplace
- You won’t want to miss these special events:
- Test drive one of Ford’s new green hybrid and electric vehicles
- At the Good Food Stage, see local chefs prepare easy, healthy food that works for you family and your wallet
- See amazing recycled art installations throughout the festival
- On the Main Stage, catch Amy Goodman, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Ralph
Nader, Medea Benjamin, John Perkins, NAACP’s President, Benjamin Jealous, and Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Elizabeth Kucinich
Have fun, learn a lot and make sure to support all the local green businesses