Posts Tagged ‘ Hippies ’

Blogging without Borders: What was doomed, what was awesome, and what was tangentially/somewhat racist at the Green Festival

Nov 19th, 2008 | By benwyskida | Category: Essentials
[caption id="attachment_2838" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="These hands are small I know. "][/caption] I’ve spent my last two weekends at the DC and San Francisco Green Festivals, which are basically these enormous convention center-style public expositions for people who are interested in living more sustainably. There are 5 Green Festivals around the country each year, and people come with [...]


Quick note, new age > English translator needed.

Nov 16th, 2008 | By benwyskida | Category: Politics

Have been a little under the weather and not able to blog much from this conference. I will have more tonight. Briefly, though … my favorite speaker and topic from the Green Festival program:  5:15PM Caroline Casey Scheherazade and the Green Man in Cahoots: The Arabian Nights of Nature-based Cultural Change. Caroline Casey is a Visionary [...]



Mile High in the Centennial State

Nov 4th, 2008 | By Stirling | Category: Politics
[caption id="attachment_2430" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Snooch."][/caption] Colorado, the location of the Democratic National Convention and home to the worlds second largest population of djembe playing white kids, has just gone for Obama. People have been talking all night about demographic shifts. Well, Colorado used to be a hotbed for conservative Republicans. Now it’s home to my [...]