[HCCN] MDI Green Drinks celebrates Earth Day with Bill McKibben

[ron greenberg]

MDI Green Drinks celebrates Earth Day with Bill McKibben

MDI Green Drinks celebrates Earth Day by being one of the sponsors  
bringing Bill McKibben to Maine.  McKibben is an author, educator,  
and one of the world’s most revered environmentalists.  As founder of  
the climate campaign 350.org, he has been recognized by Time Magazine  
as the “planet’s best green journalist.”  The Boston Globe wrote that  
he is "probably the country's most important environmentalist."  He  
is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, The Atlantic  
Monthly, Harper's, Orion Magazine, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone and is  
a board member of Grist Magazine.  Currently a scholar in residence  
at Middlebury College, Bill will be the featured speaker at the HOPE  
Festival at the University of Orono on Saturday, April 21st.
The Hope Festival will be at the Student Recreation and Fitness  
Center, UMO, from 11am-4pm, Saturday, April 21st, 2012.  Bill  
McKibben will be the Keynote Speaker at noon.  The festival music  
will be lead by our own Timbered Lake featuring poet-singer Crow  
Suncloud and singer-songwriter Diana Ramsdell Newman.  The acoustic  
duo blends our Native American heritage and relationship with the  
Earth with a promise of hope for our future.  These HOPE Festival  
themes are further enlivened with Inanna’s West African rhythms  
during the finale.  This percussion and vocal ensemble explore an  
ancient tradition of drumming through original arrangements and  
compositions
Zachary Field, Juggler, will highlight tons of Children's  
Activities.  There will be loads of local foods and over 70 Social  
Change Groups available to explain what their organizations are  
currently working on.
MDI Green Drinks is a monthly meeting of local people who are  
passionate about environmental issues.  It is a social gathering  
without any agenda.  Simply a chance for us to be together and talk.   
Join us for our April Earth Day meeting on Wednesday, April 18th,  
7pm, St. Saviours Church in Bar Harbor, Rectory Hall.   At that time  
we hope to collect donations for Mr. McKibben’s sponsorship.  Any  
amount from $1 on up would be greatly appreciated to show our support  
for bringing Bill McKibben to Maine.  For those who either can’t make  
the meeting or would like to send a check in advance please make it  
payable to Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 96 Harlow  
Street, Bangor, Me.  04401.  For more information contact:  Ron  
Greenberg, ron at benbows.com


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