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CONNECTING FOR CHANGE: A Bioneers by the Bay Conference Presented by the Marion Institute
Marion Institute

OCTOBER 26-28 2012 │ NEW BEDFORD, MA

A SOLUTIONS BASED gathering that brings together a diverse audience to create deep and positive change in their communities.  Join the movement.

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Below you will find press releases for immediate release.  For more press information please visit our online press kit.
 

7th Annual Connecting for Change Conference
A Bioneers by the Bay Conference Presented by the Marion Institute
Friday, October 21, 2011 - Sunday, October 23, 2011
Marion Institute
202 Spring Street
Marion, MA 02738
(508) 748-0816 ph

For more information please contact media/PR managers:
Keri: ph (508) 264-8004 / 063@mediumstudio.com or
Beatriz: ph (774) 451-4682 / ConnectingForChange@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Save Big on the 7th Annual Connecting for Change Conference Admission

NEW BEDFORD, MA, July 19 – Register before August 1st to receive your super early bird discount, saving you 50% off the full admission fee for the 2011 Connecting for Change: A Bioneers by the Bay Conference.

The 7th Annual Connecting for Change: A Bioneers by the Bay Conference presented by the Marion Institute is an annual three-day, solutions based gathering that brings together a diverse audience to create deep and positive change in our communities.

Included among the many highlights of the 2011 conference are live keynote presentations by Laurie David, producer of An Inconvenient Truth and author of The Family Dinner, Satish Kumar, visionary and editor of Resurgence magazine, Graham Hill, a serial designpreneur and founder of Treehugger.org and many more.

“If you are interested in practical solutions to the specific challenges we face here in the Northeast and the world at-large, then this is the conference for you” - Glenn Oliveira, Conference Director.

Planned for the remarkable 2011 three-day conference are over forty afternoon workshops focusing on topics such as education, health and healing, food and farming, green business, spirituality and youth empowerment, just to name a few. Other attractions include family programming, an exhibition hall featuring sustainable businesses and organizations, a film fest, music, art installations, a farmers’ market, local & organic food and an extensive Youth Initiative program.

All Keynote presentations will take place at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in downtown New Bedford, MA. Workshops and other programs will take place at various locations throughout the historic downtown area.

For more information or to register for the 2011 Connecting for Change conferences visit: http://www.connectingforchange.org

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