Pie & Politics
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Pie and Politics - A Little HistoryThe Alliance for Sustainability began this annual celebration of community dialogue twelve years ago when we invited Bob Hastings from Sturgeon Bay to speak to us about development pressures in Door County. Warren Nelson and the Lost Nation String Band played and Dr. Third Eye entertained us as well, trying to sell his Wizard Water. The League of Women Voters coordinated the pies for the 150 poeple who came that night. Since then we have featured ten different speakers, each focusing on a different aspect of sustainable community development (see list below). Each year our audiences have grown in size - last year a record breaking 450 people attended and we also held the first local foods feast that took place before the talk. Our goal is to make this big gathering the best of the "commonwealth" by creating a space that nurtures new ideas and encourages open dialogue on important issues that we face as a community.Past Pie and Politics Speakers2007 Sustainable Capitalism - John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri ColumbiaJohn Ikerd @ BigTop Chautauqua from Greg David on Vimeo. 2006 How Local Governments Can Combat Climate Change - Rocky Anderson, Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah 2005 Sustainable Sweden - Panel of 4 Sustainable Sweden representatives with Torbjorn Lahti 2004 How is Smart Growth Doing? - Kevin Pomery, AICP Planning Director, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin 2003 Future for Agriculture in the North - Linda Halley, Harmony Valley Farm 2002 Roads and Transportation - Phil Scherer, Transportation Planner, Northwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission 2001 Community Recognition of Local Groups 2000 Land Use Planning - Keith Charter, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin 1999 Balancing Nature and Commerce in Gateway Communities - Edward McMahon, Senior Resident Fellow, Urban Land Institute 1998 Purchasing Development Rights - Gordon Hayward, Township Planner, Traverse City 1997 How to Grow - Bob Hastings, Door County, Wisconsin
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