11/6: Asheville Bioneers

Friday, November 6th, 5:30-10:00 pm 
Lenoir-Rhyne University Asheville Campus
36 Montford Ave, Asheville, NC

The evening will include national speakers simulcast and local speakers sharing in a panel discussion.

National speaker Sister Simone Campbell – Community: Healing for the 21st Century
Sister Campbell is a poet, social justice attorney, and one of the nation’s most influential faith-based progressive activists. She led the famous 2012 “Nuns on the Bus” tour to challenge Congressional budget proposals that radically slashed programs for the poor. She shares her vision of how we can heal our divisions and differences, create a renewed sense of community, and build a far more just, peaceful, verdant and compassionate world. 

Local Spirituality and Healing Panel
• Mallory McDuff of Warren Wilson College and author of Sacred Acts
• Scott Hardin-Nieri, Director of Creation Care Alliance of WNC
• Howard Hanger, Minister, JUBILEE!! Founder, Hanger Hall School

National Speaker Andy Lipkis – Navigating Adaptation and Resilience as Un-Sustainability Hits the Tipping Point. As founder and President of L.A.’s legendary TreePeople, Any Lipkis has brought visionary solutions to the once-poster child of municipal environmental madness.

Local Adaptation and Resilience Panel
• Amber Weaver, Chief Sustainability Officer, Asheville
• Marc Hunt Vice Mayor, Asheville
• Tamara Graham, Landscape Architect, Asheville