November 30
On Thursday, November 30, the New England Grassroots Environment Fund and our partner organizations kicked off the RootSkills Conference with an interactive evening of Catalyst Conversations.
5:30PM - 6:00PM Registration, Informal Networking, & Hors d'oeuvres
6:00PM - 6:30PM Welcome & Introduction: Environmental Justice in New England
6:30PM - 8:15PM World Cafe Conversations: Food, Energy, Land & Water, Environmental Health, Living Economies
8:15PM - 8:30PM Conclusion
5:30PM - 6:00PM Registration, Informal Networking, & Hors d'oeuvres
6:00PM - 6:30PM Welcome & Introduction: Environmental Justice in New England
6:30PM - 8:15PM World Cafe Conversations: Food, Energy, Land & Water, Environmental Health, Living Economies
8:15PM - 8:30PM Conclusion
December 1
December 1, 2017, was Day One of the RootSkills Conference. Day One featured five workshop tracks - Land and Water, Environmental Health, Local Food, Energy and Climate, and New Economy. In the evening, the Grassroots Fund is hosted a "Mix & Mingle" event to celebrate grassroots action in New England. This event was free to all conference registrants!
8AM - 9AM - Registration
9:15AM - 10AM - Opening Session with Keynote Speaker San Juana Olivares
10:15AM - 11:30AM - Workshop One
11:45PM - 1PM - Lunch with Keynote Speaker Jan Schlictmann
1:10PM - 2:25PM - Workshop Two
2:35PM - 3:50PM - Workshop Three
4PM - 5:15PM - Workshop Four
5:15PM - 7PM - Off time. Explore our exhibitors, take a walk through historic downtown Manchester, or check out local restaurants!
7PM - 9PM - Grassroots Celebration: Mix & Mingle Event . Registration begins at 6:45PM.
8AM - 9AM - Registration
9:15AM - 10AM - Opening Session with Keynote Speaker San Juana Olivares
10:15AM - 11:30AM - Workshop One
11:45PM - 1PM - Lunch with Keynote Speaker Jan Schlictmann
1:10PM - 2:25PM - Workshop Two
2:35PM - 3:50PM - Workshop Three
4PM - 5:15PM - Workshop Four
5:15PM - 7PM - Off time. Explore our exhibitors, take a walk through historic downtown Manchester, or check out local restaurants!
7PM - 9PM - Grassroots Celebration: Mix & Mingle Event . Registration begins at 6:45PM.
December 2
December 2, 2017, was Day Two of the RootSkills Conference. Day Two featured five skill-building workshop tracks - Diversity and Inclusion, Youth Activism, Communications and Marketing, Greening Your Business, and Fundraising.
9AM - 9:30AM - Opening Session
9:45AM - 11AM - Workshop One
11:10PM - 12:25PM - Workshop Two
12:40PM - 1:40PM - Lunch with Keynote Speaker Vien Truong
2PM - 3:15PM - Workshop Three
3:30PM - 4:45PM - Workshop Four
9AM - 9:30AM - Opening Session
9:45AM - 11AM - Workshop One
11:10PM - 12:25PM - Workshop Two
12:40PM - 1:40PM - Lunch with Keynote Speaker Vien Truong
2PM - 3:15PM - Workshop Three
3:30PM - 4:45PM - Workshop Four