This August, SEEDS will present its first public program, including
presentations and workshops on Ecology,Independent Media,Community/
Women’s Health, andArt & Community, as well as a variety of internship
opportunities.

Schedule of events:

Fri. Aug. 3rd

Beyond Inconvenience: Why Corporations Can’t Solve Global Warming

Public Talk by Brian Tokar, ISE Faculty

7pm-9:30pm,Land Trust Building: 10014 SW Bank Rd., Vashon

Sat. Aug. 4th

Ecology and Design

Grace Gershuny, ISE Faculty

9am-1pm

This workshop provides an introduction to ecological foodsystems and
ecological design, and fosters a critical awareness of the political
and social contexts in which these alternatives may be applied.

[The workshops and internship meetings will be held at the Beall St.
Greenhouses, an Historic Landmark located at: 18531 Beall Road, Vashon,
WA 98070]


Media and Movement

Amoshaun Toft (University of Washington)

2pm-4pm

Media and Movement: This workshop focuses on several case studies like
Democracy Now and Real Change as a way to explore the relationship
between independent media and the social movements of which they are a
part.



Keynote Panel:

The Reconstructive Vision of Social Ecology

Sat. 6:30-10 pm

Ober Park, Vashon, WA

Presented by Institute for Social Ecology faculty and alumni.


Sun. Aug 5th

Community/Women’s Health

Andra DeVoght (Physical therapist and health educator)

10am-12pm

Healthy Women, Healthy Communities. This workshop will discuss the
social determinants of health for women and girls, and how these affect
the health of a community. From the physiological benefits of a
healthy early childhood to the social benefits of education and
literacy, the health of girls who become women who become mothers has a
positive effect on everyone.



Art and Community

Beverly Naidus (University of Washington), Bob Spivey (SEEDS) and Bill
Moyer (Backbone Campaign)

1pm-3pm

This workshop provides an introduction to ecoart, and to various art
and cultural work strategies for empowering communities.



Dismantling Institutional Racism

Swaneagle Harijan (Human rights worker, artist, writer and researcher)

3:15-5:15pm

This workshop will expose the connections between neocolonial free
trade and the destruction of dignity and life of women from Big
Mountain to Darfur, from Juarez to Guatemala City.



Internship meeting at Beall Greenhouses

Sun. Aug. 5th, 5:30pm

Earn internship credits through the University of Washington or other
accredited colleges and universities. www.socialecologyvashon.org


Registration information:

Registration Fee: sliding scale. Suggested donations: $195 for the
entire weekend program or $60 for the Ecology and Design half day
workshop and $40 for all other workshops.

For more information call Bob Spivey at: 206.949.4786 or
email info@socialecologyvashon.org