Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE):
4th International Conference

June 8th-10th, 2006
Burlington, Vermont

Speakers Include:

John Abrams, South Mountain Company, author of The Company We Keep
Ben Cohen, True Majority, founder of Ben & Jerry's
Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association
David Korten, Positive Futures Network, author of When Corporations Rule the World
Michelle Long, Sustainable Connections
Bill McKibben, bestselling author and journalist
Stacey Mitchell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Bernie Sanders, VT Independent Representative to the US Congress (invited)
Michael Shuman, author of Going Local
Greg Watson, Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust
Judy Wicks, White Dog Cafe

BALLE is connecting the movements for buy local, fair trade, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, community capital, green building, simple living and independent media. BALLE is an alliance of 21 networks of locally-owned businesses that are committed to the health and well being of their regions. Join us in sharing ideas and innovations for transforming our businesses, communities, and local economies.

For more information and to register for the 2006 conference, go to www.livingeconomies.org or call (415) 255-1108.