The Bioneers are Back

Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago hosts the second annual Bioneers event from November 1 through 3 at the Chicago campus of Roosevelt University. This year’s theme of Celebrating Community Resilience will bring together leading innovators from all walks of life to exchange ideas, build networks and inspire a shift to live on the Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations.

The 2013 gathering will incorporate music, dance, poetry and more than 24 workshops, skill-shares and interactive discussions, led by Chicago area professionals. Seven keynote speakers, including author and ecologist Sandra Steingraber, human ecologist John Michael Greer and creator of the Oberlin Sustainability Project, Prof. David Orr, will be on hand to interact with attendees.

Six intensives will be held Friday on the topics of Water, Waste, Energy, Food, Shelter and Community Resilience. Saturday and Sunday will feature an onsite bookstore and an exhibit hall showcasing Chicago’s change makers.

For more information or to register, visit BioneersChicago.org. Enter to win free tickets from Natural Awakenings at NAChicagoNorth.com/CHI/Contests.