Co-Presented Events

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Civic Activism featuring John Siceloff, creator of NOW on PBS
KCTS 9 Studio 401 Mercer St Seattle WA 98109
7:00pm

    Join KCTS 9 for an engaging discussion with renowned journalist and creator of NOW on PBS, John Siceloff. Siceloff will talk about his book Your America: Democracy's Local Heroes and how civic activism among ordinary people is shaping communities across the nation. Enrique Cerna, host of The New KCTS 9 Connects will moderate a discussion that will also feature Reuben Martinez, a California man who turned his barber shop into a book-lending outlet. Martinez's good work earned him a MacArthur genius grant for his incredible work in supporting literacy among Latinos in his community. Martinez was featured on NOW and in Siceloff's book. Also featured on the panel will be Roberto Maestas from El Centro de la Raza to give the Northwest perspective on civic activism. Tickets are free, but seating is limited. Light refreshments will be served. To reserve your seat, please call 1.800.362.6463.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Washington Policy Center Presents
2008 Annual Center for the Environment Conference and Luncheon
The Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Avenue, Seattle
8:00 a.m. -- 1:30 p.m.
$60.00 Registration, $55.00 for WPC Supporters
$35.00 Lunch Only, $30 for WPC Supporters
Register online at www.washingtonpolicy.org/events

      We are pleased to have acclaimed author Bjorn Lomborg as our keynote speaker. Mr. Lomborg's best sellers include Cool It and The Skeptical Environmentalist. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2004 and one of the "50 people who could save the planet" by the UK Guardian in 2008. The Daily Telegraph called The Skeptical Environmentalist "... probably the most important book on the environment ever written." In 2004 he started the Copenhagen Consensus Center, a conference of Nobel prize winning economists who come together to prioritize the best solutions for the world's greatest challenges.
           
We will also have two conference panels on:

1. Climate change: The first morning session will examine the latest information on the science of climate change and how policies should adjust to meet this new information.
2. Ecofads: The second session will explore how policy makers can use the markets to improve environmental stewardship without falling prey to trendy but ineffective solutions.

For additional information contact Alison at (206) 937-9691 or email: awhite@washingtonpolicy.org