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2008, Living Mandala
creative services by: 360 Degrees
Co-Produced by
Living Mandala
The Venture Greenhouse
Presenter
Dr. Kevin Danaher
Ecological Leadership Series
The Ecological Leadership Series is a monthly networking event held at the Venture Greenhouse featuring an amazing speaker on cutting-edge ecological and social technologies. With a green entrapranuial focus, the series will host renowed leaders, pioneers, and experts in various topics from permaculture, sustainability, ecovillage & community design, watershed restoration, aquaponics, holistic organizational design, and other potent stradegies that can transform people and the planet.
Presentation: Sustainability Can Save Humanity from Itself
We are in a transition from a global paradigm based on money, values, violence, God-is-on-our-side... to a new sustainability paradigm of life, values, nonviolence, God-does-not-take-sides-in-intraspecies-conflicts. Instead of having money values rule over the life cycle, we will have life values rule over the money cycle. This talk and presentation will detail solutionary policies and business models that are revolutionizing the enterprise model.
Agenda
6:00 pm - Doors Open
6:30 - Networking, Snacks, Pizza, Beverages
7:00 - Featured Presenter - Dr. Kevin Danaher
8:00 - Questions and More Networking
9:00 pm - Doors Close.
Contact
For questions and more information
email: education@livingmandala.com
Living Mandala phone: 707-634-1461
Venture Greenhouse phone: 415-497-3308
Cost - (includes snacks, food, beverages)
$10 - $20 Sliding Scale
$20 - Standard
$10 - Students
* Please RSVP & Register in Advance
About the Venture Greenhouse
The Venture Greenhouse of Dominican University of California is a pioneering, early-stage business incubator providing an intensive acceleration process for growing companies that have the potential for significant environmental and social benefits. Located in San Rafael, California, the 5,000 sq. ft. “innovation engine” houses up to 12 companies at a time, with the goal of graduating companies within one year.
Inspired by Dominican’ s groundbreaking Green MBA program, the Venture Greenhouse is a growth accelerator for budding social and environmental entrepreneurs, a learning laboratory for the University’s business students, and a community resource for innovators, investors, sustainability advocates and new ventures. The Venture Greenhouse is the leading innovation and venture creation catalyst addressing critical social and environmental issues, to support humanity thriving within the planet’s ecological means.
Their mission is to accelerate the success of environmentally and socially beneficial ventures by providing a broad array of resources to entrepreneurs from Dominican University of California and beyond. The Venture Greenhouse has a globally collaborative network of enterprises, professionals and partners who contribute to vibrant and sustainable economic development for Marin County and the Bay Area.
To RSVP & Register Click Here.
Presenter
Dr. Kevin Danaher
He is a co-founder of Global Exchange (1988), co-founder of TransFairUSA (1997), founder and Executive Co-Producer of the Green Festivals (2001), and Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center (2004). He was also the co-founder and designer of ESLI, the Environmental Service Learning Initiative, and he created GreenGuardians.ning.com featuring 233 green career training videos and other green job resources.
Dr. Danaher has spoken at universities and at community organizations throughout the U.S. He conducts workshops on issues ranging from the dynamics of the global economy to how we can accelerate the transition to the green economy.
Dr. Danaher has published numerous articles and is the author and/or editor of thirteen books, including his two latest: “The Green Festival Reader: Fresh ideas from Agents of Change” (2008); "Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots" (2007).
His 1984 PhD in sociology is from the University of California at Santa Cruz, with a dissertation on The Political Economy of U.S. Policy Toward South Africa.
Affiliate Organizations & Sponsors
Become a sponsor or affiliate of this series!
For details email: sponsors@livingmandala.com
Ecological Leadership Series
Sustainability Can Save Humanity from Itself
With Dr. Kevin Danaher
Thursday, Sept 6th, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
The Venture Greenhouse
San Rafael, California
