Seattle Beyond Oil Conference

Challenges and Opportunities for Peace, Jobs, Justice and Sustainability.

Saturday, May 14, 10 AM to 4 PM
Seattle Unity Church, 200 Eighth Ave N
An all-day conference, with keynoter Michael Klare.

Workshop Session One

• What is "Peak Oil"?
• Alternative Energy Resources
• Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
• Implications for Structural Changes in the Economy
• Environmental Justice

Workshop Session Two

• Political and Economic Advocacy
• Personal Responsibility and Lifestyle
• Building Sustainable Communities
• Using the Oil & War Connection to Promote Peace
• Building Coalitions / Networks / Alliances

Panelists include:

• Teodorico "Rick" Albis , grievance chair for PACE Local 8-675 (oil workers) at the ConocoPhillips Refinery group in Southern California
• Max Vekich, International Executive Board of the ILWU (longshore workers) and former Washington State Representative from Grays Harbor
• Yalonda Sinde, Executive Director of the Community Coalition for Environmental Justice
• Rich Feldman, Executive Director of the Workers Center of the King County Labor Council and Washington State Apollo Alliance regional organizer
• Margaret Kitchell, MD Co-chair, Environment and Human Health Committee, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Jennifer Krill, Director of the Zero Emissions Campaign for Rainforest Action Network (RAN), a key labor ally among environmental organizations
• Patrick Mazza, Research Director of Climate Solutions
• Jody Haug, Co-chair of the Green Party of the United States
• Alan Hamlet, Research Scientist, Climate Impacts Group (UW)
• Ruth Yarrow, environmental educator and peace activist with Fellowship of Reconciliation and Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War