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Project Butterfly, Electric Lodge, Evolution Jewels and Downtown Independent present::
The first live simulcast in Los Angeles of the Bioneers Conference

This event will include::

LIVE SIMULCAST FROM THE BIONEERS CONFERENCE OF 15 PLENARY PRESENTATIONS::

HEADLINING THIS YEAR'S EVENT ARE NATIONALLY PROMINENT LUMINARIES, SOME OF WHOM INCLUDE::

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Andrew Weil M.D., the nation’s foremost authority on holistic medicine, is author of numerous books including international bestsellers, Spontaneous Healing and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health. Drawing from his newest book, Why Our Health Matters: A Vision of Medicine That Can Transform Our Future, scheduled for publication on September 8, 2009, Dr. Weil will illustrate the critical link between human and environmental health, and transforming the healthcare system to heal the planet.

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Award-winning author of bestsellers including The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, and most recently In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, Michael Pollan is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and former editor of Harper’s Magazine. As one of the most influential thinkers on food and agriculture, Pollan will highlight the widespread consequences of our current food system and the growing movement to change it.

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Joanna Macy is a celebrated Buddhist teacher, eco-philosopher and activist in the peace, justice, and ecology movements. Author of noted books including Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World, and most recently, World as Lover, World as Self, Macy will explore the modern day ‘fear factor’ that chains human creativity and freedom.

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Jerome Ringo, president of the Apollo Alliance, and the first African-American to head a major conservation organization, the National Wildlife Federation, Ringo will stress the imperative of creating fair jobs that are healthy for people and the planet.

LA PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS FEATURING::