![]() SLR Element Descriptions : (Clockwise from TOP) Solar Stage: The Solar Stage will feature live music from local and national touring bands, puppetry theater, hip-hop and poetry slams, youth spoken word and performance, eco-fashion shows and much more. Additionally, this area is powered by the sun, and creates a lasting impression of the feasibility of renewable energy! Clean Energy Showcase: A variety of alternative fuel vehicles and interactive displays demonstrate the different types of non-petroleum based fuel vehicles and renewable energy technologies currently available, and the local resources to integrate these technologies. Eco-Info Zone: The Eco-Info Zone showcases a library of books, films, magazines, environmental education curricula, grassroots informational 'zines', how-to brochures and pamphlets that broaden exposure to a variety of progressive ideas and information. Workshops and Speakers: A series of educational experiential workshops and speakers are programmed in two side-tents. Activities are pre-coordinated with specific attention to the current local community projects and issues relating to the demographics and needs of the host city. SLR, in partnership with Solar Living Institute and Bioneers has established a variety of curricula, and wherever possible will work to highlight local leaders and create the platform for them to teach their own community. Conscious Carnival Midway: http://www.buddhabootz.com/ The Conscious Carnival Midway engages participants in entertaining and educational ways. Through games of chance and interactive demonstrations, participants have fun while discovering solutions to some of today's most pressing environmental and social concerns. Awakened Art Garden: Well known visionary and recycle artists will bring their work for display and sales. Additionally, murals utilizing recycled materials and displaying creating messaging around global and environmental issues will be set up at each event. SLR attendees will have the opportunity to participate in recycled art workshops, interactive art projects and local eco-art contests. Natural Health and Healing Farmacy: The Natural Health & Healing Farmacy is designed to introduce different perspectives of natural medicine, health-care, healing products and to highlight local resources to utilize these practices Green Market Place: The Green Market Place is designed to introduce and educate people about the the highest tiers in socially and environmentally conscious companies; organic, safe and earth-friendly products; and a variety of progressive services. Green Screens Film Festival: This area will screen conscious films throughout the day and host round-table discussions and workshops around the subjects presented in the movie. Green Educators: Utilizing the SLR network of educators and activists from across the country. "Street Teams" of Green Educators will stimulate conversations of sustainability at each event.
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