The 26th Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures
Saturday, October 28, 2006, 10 am–5 pm
Stockbridge, MA
Tickets Available At the Door

Featured Speakers: Stacy Mitchell, Will Raap, and Richard Heinberg

Stacy Mitchell – is a senior researcher with the New Rules Project, a program of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, which has as its mission "designing rules as if community matters."  She is the author of The Hometown Advantage: How to Defend Your Main Street Against Chain Stores and Why It Matters and Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses, as well as a board member of the American Independent Business Alliance and leading advocate for independent businesses.

Will Raap – is founder and chairman of Gardener's Supply Company in Vermont.  Raap launched the company on the premise that a business could be successful if it were designed according to processes found in the natural world.  Raap is also the founder and sustainer of the Intervale Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to land restoration and agricultural sustainability, as well as a board member of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Vermont Natural Resources Council, and Vermont Sustainable Agriculture Council.

Richard Heinberg –  is a journalist, educator, editor, lecturer, and musician. His essays have appeared in The Futurist, Intuition, The Sun, Brain/Mind Bulletin, Magical Blend, New Dawn, and elsewhere.  His monthly, MuseLetter, was nominated in 1994 by Utne Reader for an Alternative Press Award and has been included in Utne's annual list of Best Alternative Newsletters. He is the author The Party's Over: Energy Resources and the Fate of Industrial Societies and Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World.  Heinberg is a core faculty member of New College of California.

For more information on these speakers and the lecture, please read our e-newsletter, which can be found here.

Lecture Schedule:

9:30    Registration and coffee
10:00  Welcome
10:15   Talk by Stacy Mitchell
11:15   Audience response and questions
12:00   Lunch (see details below)
1:00     Talk by Will Rapp
2:00     Audience response and questions
2:30     Coffee Break
2:45     Talk by Richard Heinberg
4:00     Audience response and questions
4:30     Closing remarks by the speakers

Details:

Time: Saturday, October 28, 2005; 10:00 - 5:00.  There will be a lunch break from 12:00 - 1:00.

Cost: $20 per person, $15 per member of the E. F. Schumacher Society, and $15 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door or from the E. F. Schumacher Society, 140 Jug End Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230. Pre-registration is highly recommended to ensure seating. Registration can be made over the phone by calling (413) 528-1737. Credit cards accepted. Payment may be made online at the Schumacher Society's secure donation page. To register online, fill in the number of tickets you would like in the appropriate field under "lecture series," any additional donation you may wish to make, your contact information, and payment details. Alternately, you can print out a lecture registration form and mail it with payment. BerkShares are gladly accepted as payment for registration.

Lunch: A vegetarian brown bag lunch may be ordered in advance for an additional $15. Call for menu details. Alternatively there are several nearby restaurants, or bring your own bag lunch.

Directions:The First Congregational Church of Stockbridge is located on West Main Street (next to Town Hall) in Stockbridge.  From Boston, take the Lee Exit on the Massachusetts Turnpike and follow signs south (Route 102) to Stockbridge.  From New York City take the Taconic Parkway to Route 23 in Claverack.  Follow Route 23 east to Great Barrington, where Route 23 joins Route 7.  Take Route 7 north to Stockbridge, turn left on Main Street at the Red Lion Inn.  The church will be on your left after approximate 1/3 mile.  The historic red brick church is easy to identify behind the prominent clock tower.

Accommodations: Call the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce 413-528-1510 for listings of the many overnight options in the region or visit www.southernberkshirechamber.org.