UPCOMING

June 14, 2013 — Buffalo, NY
Leading a session on "Towards a Localist Policy Agenda" at the BALLE Conference

Description: There comes a time in every movement when the creative, effective, and inspiring successes in dispersed communities reach a critical mass that makes deep system-wide change possible. Now is that time in the Localist movement, and one of the elements needed to catalyze this next transformation is a shared framework for pursuing policy changes at the local, state, and federal levels. This session will explore and advance the beginning of a shared Localist policy agenda that can support, augment, and underpin our individual advocacy and policy-change initiatives.

RECENT APPEARANCES

Oct. 20, 2012 — Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
TEDx Dirigo

Oct. 5, 2012 — Portsmouth, NH
Keynote at the New England Local Business Forum Regional Gathering

Sept. 19, 2012 — New York City
6:30-8:00 pm, sponsored by Walmart Free NYC

Sept. 5, 2012 — Washington, D.C.
12-1:30pm, Busboys and Poets at 5th & K. More details here.

June 8-10, 2012 — Bard College, NY
"Rewriting Government Policy: New Rules to Reign in Corporations and Revive Local Economies" presentation at the Strategies for a New Economy 2012 Conference

March 29-April 1, 2012 — Louisville, KY
American Independent Business Alliance conference

March 23-25, 2012 — Berkeley, CA
The Economics of Happiness Conference

Oct. 20 — Middletown, VA
"Thinking Local" keynote presentation and workshop at the 1st Annual Small Business Retreat organized by the Lord Fairfax Small Business Development Center
8:00am-4:30pm, 173 Skirmisher Lane

Jan. 27 — New York City
Panel discussion following a screening of The Economics of Happiness
6:30-10:00pm, The Great Hall at Cooper Union, 30 Cooper Square (7 East 7th Street)

Jan. 18 — Washington, DC
Keynote at the Summit for Advocates for Independent Retail
Leaders from trade associations and other organizations representing independent businesses will come together for this invitation-only summit, organized by the American Booksellers Association.

2010

Apr. 8-11 — Tampa
AMIBA conference.

May 12 — Cleveland
Local Entrepreneurship in Rebuilding Cleveland's Economy
Keynote at the Annual Historic Downtown Cleveland Luncheon.
Sammy's Metropolitan Ballroom, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Details & tickets. Proceeds benefit Historic Gateway Neighborhood, Historic Warehouse District and Playhouse Square.

May 22 — Charleston, SC
BALLE conference.

June 24 — Salt Lake City
6:00pm, Trolley Square Atrium, 367 South 700 East
Illustrated presentation on how Utah communities can capitalize on trends that favor a shift toward local businesses, followed by a panel discussion with Utah civic leaders. This event is sponsored by Local First Utah and kicks off its Independents Week celebration.

June 25 — Salt Lake City
9:30am, St. Mark's Cathedral, 231 East 300 South
Presentation for the Utah League of Cities and Towns, sponsored by Local First Utah.

June 25 — Ogden, UT
2:00pm, Borrowed Earth Emporium, 2242 Washington Boulevard
Presentation for Local First Ogden partners and Ogden city officals.

Aug 18 — Chicago
Being Independent: The 'Buy Local' Movement and What It Means to Your Store
Presentation at the Independent Garden Center Show.
11am-Noon, 2pm-3pm, 3:15-4:15pm at Navy Pier

2009

Nov. 21 — Chandler, Arizona
Thinking Local
Keynote at the annual conference of gift and home retailers.

Oct. 24 — London
The Bigger Picture: Festival of Interdependence
A free interactive, living exhibition, including more than 25 speakers, staged in the dramatic post-industrial setting of the Bargehouse on London’s South Bank, organized by the New Economics Foundation.

Oct. 17 — Bristol, UK
A New Deal for Local Economies
Lecture at the Bristol Schumacher Conference, organized by the Schumacher Society in partnership with the New Economics Foundation.

Oct. 3 — Scranton, PA
Urban Economy
Panel at the Pages and Places Book Festival .
7:00 - 8:30 p.m., The Connell Building, 129 North Washington Ave.

July 13 — Silverthorne, CO
Creating Self-Reliant Communities
Community presentation sponsored by the Summit Independent Business Alliance (SIBA), High Country Conservation Center (Hc3), and Our Future Summit.
7:00 p.m., Silverthorne Pavilion, Hwy 9 and 4th St

July 12 — Denver, CO
The Local Business Movement: Building Independent Business Alliances and Community Roots
Keynote at the International Christian Retail Show.

Jun. 26 — Tucson, AZ
Working for Change: Joining Forces with the Local Indie Business Community
Panel discussion at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Annual Convention
Panelists are Jody Colley of the East Bay Express; Stacy Mitchell of the New Rules Project/AMIBA; and Erin Kilmer-Neel of OneCalifornia Foundation. Moderated by Tim Redmond of the San Francisco Bay Guardian.

Jun. 9 — Johnstown, PA
Buy Local: 10 Strategies to Grow Local Businesses and Revive the Economy
Session at the Pennsylvania Downtown Center's annual conference, followed by a roundtable discussion.
11:15-12:30 p.m. & 2-3:15 p.m., Frank J. Pasquerilla Center, 301 Napoleon St.

May 7 — Portland, Maine
Think Local: Surviving the Downturn and Reviving Maine's Economy for the Long-Term
Session at the Maine Businesses for Social Responsibility conference.
8:15 - 9:30 a.m., USM's Abromson Center, 88 Bedford St.

Mar. 31 — Laconia, NH
A Stimulus Plan for the Local Economy
Illustrated presentation at a community forum organized by the Belknap Independent Business Alliance
7 p.m., Laconia High School, 345 Union Ave

Mar. 21 — Annapolis, MD
10 Strategies to Grow Local Businesses and Revive the Economy
Keynote presentation at a conference organized by the Annapolis Sustainable Business Alliance.
8:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts

Mar. 19 — Bangor, ME
Buying Local: Building Our Economy from the Inside Out
Illustrated presentation on Buy Local initiatives, sponsored by Maine Businesses for Social Responsibility and the Bangor Chamber of Commerce.
4:00-6:00 p.m., Seadog Brewery - 26 Front Street

Feb. 2 — New York City
6:15 PM, Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (Wood Auditorium in Avery Hall)
"Urban Visions: The Neighborhood Store in the Shadow of Urban Redevelopment"
Screening of Twilight Becomes Night followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Virginie-Alvine Perrette, Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Vicki Weiner of the Pratt Center for Community Development, author Phillip Lopate, and architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien.

Jan. 29, 2009 - Salt Lake City
American Booksellers Association's Conference on Local First/Shop Local Initiatives

2008

Nov. 20 — Portland, OR
7 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave (pre-event activities at 6 p.m.)
Sponsored by the Sustainable Business Network of Portland and the Economic Justice Action Group

Nov. 19 — Medford, OR
7 p.m., Medford Public Library, 205 South Central Ave
Sponsored by Ashland Food Cooperative, 1000 Friends of Oregon, Friends of Jackson County, and Thrive

Nov. 18 — Eureka, CA
6:30-9:00 p.m., Eureka Women's Club,1531 J Street
Sponsored by the Humboldt County Independent Business Alliance. Visit the site or call 707-476-8475 for more details.

Nov. 17 — Chico, CA
7 p.m., Trinity Methodist Church Social Hall, 285 East 5th
Sponsored by Lyon Books and the Institute for Sustainable Development at California State University

Nov. 16 — Redwood City, CA
4:00 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2124 Brewster
Sponsored by Kepler's Books and the Hometown Peninsula Independent Business Alliance

Oct. 29 - Middlebury, VT
5:30 p.m., Middlebury College, Twilight Auditorium 101 (See a campus map)
"How to Escape the Big Box Swindle and Build a Local Economy," a Christian A. Johnson Economic Enrichment Fund Lecture

Oct. 22 - South Berwick, ME
7:00 p.m., South Berwick Town Hall, 180 Main St.
Sponsored by SmartGrowth South Berwick

Oct. 13 — Saratoga Springs, NY
9:00 a.m., Saratoga Hotel & Conference Center, 534 Broadway
"Catalyzing a Revival of Local Business" keynote at the New York Planning Federation conference

Sept. 19 — Kingston, NY
Keynote at the Cool Communities Conference
Seven21 Media Center, 721 Broadway
Organized by Sustainable Hudson Valley

Sept. 19 — Albany, NY
7:30 a.m. at Carmine's Restaurant, 818 Central Avenue
Breakfast served. Sponsored by the Capital Region Independent Business Alliance

Sept. 18 — Guilderland, NY
7 p.m., Guilderland Public Library, 2228 Western Ave
(3 miles west of the Book House at Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany)
Sponsored by Capital District Local First. Download an event flyer to distribute.

June 11 — Concord, MA
"Preserving and Strengthening Independent Businesses”
day-long workshop for local business owners

June 6 — Boston
3:15 p.m., "Public Policy to Support Local Economies" panel at the BALLE conference

May 19 - Warner, NH
7:00 p.m., MainStreet BookEnds, 16 East Main St.

May 19 - Peterborough, NH
Noon, Peterborough Rotary Club, Monadnock Country Club
And: 1:30 p.m., Toadstool Bookshop, 12 Depot Square

May 7-8 - Baltimore
Keynote at Good Jobs First's Third Annual Conference

Apr. 21 - Waterville, ME
7 p.m., Colby College
Diamond Building, Room 122 (Pugh Classroom). Here's a campus map.
Sponsored by the Goldfarb Center for Civic Engagement

Apr. 1 - Philadelphia
"Catalyzing Your Own 'Buy Local' Movement,"
a workshop at the 2008 National Main Streets Conference
3:45-5:00 p.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

Mar. 20 - Portland, Maine
7:00 p.m., Abplanalp Library, Univ. of New England, 716 Stevens Ave.
Sponsored by the Maine Women Writers Collection
as part of its 2008 Spring Author Series.

Mar. 10 - Barre, VT
6-8 p.m., Labor Hall, 46 Granite St.
Sponsored by Citizens for Community and Local Prosperity

Jan. 27 - Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 p.m., Rainbow Blossom Natural Foods, 3738 Lexington Rd
Sponsored by the Louisville Independent Business Alliance

Jan. 26 - Louisville, Kentucky
Noon, Marriot Hotel
Plenary roundtable discussion with Bill McKibben and Michael Shuman at the American Bookseller's Association's Winter Institute

2007 APPEARANCES

Nov. 28, 2007 - Hyattsville, Maryland
7:00 p.m., Hyattsville City Hall, 4310 Gallatin St.
co-sponsored by Route 1 Growth and area communities

Nov. 14, 2007 - Red Bank, New Jersey
Keynote at the annual meeting of Thanexus,
a cooperative for independent funeral homes
Red Bank, NJ

Nov. 9-11, 2007 - Austin, Texas
Keynote at the American Independent Business Alliance conference

Nov. 7-8, 2007 - Charleston, WV
Building Sustainable Economies in a Shrinking World,
a two-day convening organized by the Central Appalachian Network

Nov. 1, 2007 - Portsmouth, NH
7:00 p.m., Portsmouth Brewery, 56 Market Street
Sponsored by Seacoast Local

Oct. 25, 2007 - Miami, FL
8:00 p.m., Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue

Oct. 24, 2007 - St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 p.m., The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, 3050 1st Avenue South

Oct. 23, 2007 - Tampa, FL
7:00 p.m., Inkwood Books, 216 South Armenia Ave

Oct. 19, 2007 - Augusta, ME
Session on the Informed Growth Act at the
GrowSmart Maine Summit

Sept. 13, 2007 - Portsmouth, RI
6:30 p.m., Green Valley Country Club, 371 Union St
sponsored by Preserve Portsmouth

June 29, 2007 — Newburyport, MA
7:00 p.m., Jabberwocky Bookshop, 50 Water St.

June 28, 2007 — Jamaica Plain, MA
7:30 p.m., First Church in Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist, 6 Eliot St.
sponsored by the Jamaica Plain Forum

June 7, 2007 — Kennebunk, ME
7:00 p.m., Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St.

May 25, 2007 — Portland, ME
12:00 - 1:30 p.m., Portland Club, State Street
Rotary Club Lunch

May 22, 2007 — Belfast, ME
6:30 p.m., Belfast Free Library, 106 High St.

May 11, 2007 — Astoria, Oregon
8:00 - 9:15 a.m., Liberty Theater
Keynote at the Oregon Downtown Development Association conference

May 9, 2007 — Petaluma, CA
7:00 p.m., Copperfield's Books, 140 Kentucky St.
sponsored by the Petaluma Independent Business Alliance

May 8, 2007 — Davis, CA
7:00 p.m., Teen Center (downstairs), 3rd & B
sponsored by the Davis Independent Merchants Alliance

May 3, 2007 — Washington, DC
4:00 p.m., National Museum of Women in the Arts
Featured presentation at the annual Meeting of the National Cooperative Bank.

Apr. 16, 2007 — Philadelphia
"Regulating Big-Box Retail" session at the APA's 2007 National Planning Conference
4:30-5:45 p.m.

Mar. 15, 2007 - Santa Fe, New Mexico
5:30-7:00 p.m., Collected Works Bookstore, 208B W San Francisco St
Sponsored by the Santa Fe Alliance

Mar. 13, 2007 - Albuquerque, New Mexico
5:30 p.m., Page One Bookstores, 11018 Montgomery Blvd NE
Sponsored by the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance

Feb. 28, 2007 - London
"Supersized Supermarkets: A Global Dilemma"
7:00 p.m., Emmanuel Centre, 9-23 Marsham St, London
A public forum sponsored by Action Aid, Friends of the Earth, Tescopoly, War on Want, and others.

Jan. 26, 2007 – Morganton, NC
North Carolina Main Street Conference
10:30 a.m., CoMMA, 401 S. College St.
Keynote at the North Carolina Main Street Center's conference.

Jan. 25, 2007 - Asheville, NC
7:00 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel
co-sponsored by Mountain Voices Alliance and Malaprop's Bookstore

Jan. 10, 2007 - Portland, ME
The Brown Bag Lecture Series
Noon, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square

2006 APPEARANCES

Dec. 6, 2006 - Portland, OR
7:30 p.m., Powell's Books, 1005 West Burnside

Dec. 5, 2006 - Seattle
7:30 p.m., Elliot Bay Books, 101 South Main St.

Dec. 4, 2006 - Bellingham, WA
7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 North Commercial St.
co-presented with Sustainable Connections in connection with Buy Local Week

Nov. 18, 2006 - Portland, ME
6:00-8:00 p.m., 1 Longfellow Square (former Center for Cultural Exchange)
co-sponsored by Portland Buy Local

Nov. 16, 2006 - Tampa, FL
7:00 p.m., Inkwood Books, 216 South Armenia Ave.
Co-sponsored by the Tampa Independent Business Alliance

Nov. 15, 2006 - Austin, TX
7:00 p.m., Book People, 603 North Lamar Blvd.
Co-sponsored by the Austin Independent Business Alliance

Nov. 14, 2006 - Salt Lake City
7:00 p.m., Westminster College, W.L. Gore School of Business Auditorium
Co-sponsored by Local First Utah and The King’s English Bookshop

Nov. 13, 2006 - Boulder, CO
7:30 p.m., Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St.

Nov. 11, 2006 - Minneapolis-St. Paul
7:00 p.m., Macalester College Chapel, 1600 Grand Ave.
Presented by Twin Cities Metro Independent Business Alliance
and co-sponsored by United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 789
Tickets $5/$3 for Metro IBA members

Nov. 8, 2006 - Chicago
7:30 p.m., Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St.
co-sponsored by the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce

Oct. 28, 2006 - Stockbridge, MA
The 26th Annual E.F. Schumacher Lectures
10:00 a.m., First Congregational Church, West Main St.

Oct. 27, 2006 – Amherst, MA
7:00 p.m., Food for Thought Books, 106 North Pleasant St.

Oct. 26, 2006 - Boston/Cambridge
5:30 p.m., Brattle Theater, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge
presented by the Harvard Book Store and co-sponsored by Cambridge Local First

Oct. 25, 2006 - Philadelphia
6:00 p.m., Robin's Bookstore, 108 S. 13th St.
co-sponsored by Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia

Oct. 24, 2006 - Washington, D.C.
6:00 p.m., Busboys & Poets Books, 2021 14th St. NW
Co-sponsored by Good Jobs First, Wal-Mart Watch and Smart Growth America

Oct. 23, 2006 - Raleigh, NC
7:00 p.m., Quail Ridge Books & Music, 3522 Wade Ave.
co-sponsored by Raleigh Independent Business Alliance

Oct. 20, 2006 - Augusta, ME
GrowSmart Maine Summit

Oct. 14, 2006 - Davis, CA
5:00 p.m., The Avid Reader, 617 Second St.

Oct. 7, 2006 - Corte Madera, CA
1:00 p.m., Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd.

Oct. 6, 2006 - San Francisco
7:00 p.m., Cody's Books, 2 Stockton St.