Hydaburg First!
“Sharing Knowledge to Build Community & Create Opportunity”
July 31 – August 7, 2009
Hydaburg Business Center (www.MyHydaburg.org), in collaboration with local, regional, and national partners, is honored to host a week of informational presentations, local food, technology, creativity, and shared knowledge workshops for our Hydaburg citizens and visiting guests. We hope this week will be a unique opportunity to learn from one another, work together, and unify ideas about the future of Hydaburg. By sharing our knowledge and combining visions, we can generate fresh perspectives for looking at the future and gain new inspirations for successfully dealing with tough economic times.
Hydaburg Business Center is located at 101 8th street extension, also known as the City Office.
All events will take place at the Center unless specified otherwise. With questions and for directions please call Charles Peele, Hydaburg Business Center Coordinator, at (907) 285-3136.
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Day 1 – Saturday, August 1st, 2009 |
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| 9:00am to 7:00 pm | Hydaburg First! guests arrive, settle in, and attend cultural events as described below. |
| 10:00 am | Totem Pole Rising Ceremony @ the Carving Shed. |
| Poles moved across town and raised in place at park. | |
| 5:00 pm | Celebration Feast @ Hydaburg Memorial GymTraditional food and dancing. |
Day 2 – Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 |
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| TBD | Tours of Hydaburg; Overview of Community Projects and AssociationsHydaburg weatherization project, totem pole project, Haida Corp, City office, water treatment (other projects to be confirmed). |
| Film! Film! Film!7:00 pm | Film & Organic Popcorn from Iowa – “Saved by the Sun”“Saved By the Sun” probes how innovative technologies, new business models, increasing financial incentives, and a growing grassroots commitment to solving the climate crisis are driving a renaissance in solar energy around the world. |
Day 3 – Monday, August 3rd, 2009 |
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| 9am – 10am |
Track 1 Keeping Dollars in the Community: Saving Energy and Producing Energy in Hydaburg by Jonathan, Robbie, and Lonnie. This presentation will discuss a wide range of ideas to drastically reduce the amount of energy you use in your home or business while providing the same or greater level of comfort. We will show examples of homes that have reduced energy consumption by 80% but still have hot showers and cold soda. |
Track 2
Community Collaboration: Strategies for Improving Cooperation Between Hydaburg Entities by Charles Dayton and Laird Jones.
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| 10:10am – 11:10am | @ Hydaburg Business Center: Sustainability, Youth, and Entrepreneurship: Why Sustainability is the Great Work of the Upcoming Generation by Robbie, Jonathan and BrianStudents from Maharishi University of Management and the Big Green Summer program will give a presentation on why sustainability is the greatest opportunity for the upcoming generation. The sustainability revolution is the largest project that humans have ever undertaken. Come hear about some of the opportunities for entrepreneurship and join in a discussion on how Hydaburg, and particularly the youth of Hydaburg, can be part of this. | |
| 11:20am – 12:20pm | @ Hydaburg Business Center: Sustainability at Home by BrianIdeas for sustainability around the home – rain collection, food production, composting, growing food in winter with simple greenhouses, energy production. Brian will use his home in Fairfield as an example, with discussion on how these ideas relate to traditional and contemporary Tlingit and Haida ways of living. | |
| Lunch Break | Lunch Not Provided | |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm |
Track 1 Energy Audits and Light Bulb Give-Aways with Lonnie and Robbie. More information about energy audits is coming soon. To sign up for a free energy audit, please contact Charles Peele at HBC. Limited slots available.
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Track 2
Real Work: Translating Goals and Projects into Work Plans that Produce Results by Charles Dayton and Laird Jones |
| 2:40pm to 4pm | @ Hydaburg Business Center: Community Garden and Composting Workshop with Brian and Jonathan. This workshop will discuss ideas for home and community food production. Topics will include sprouts, community gardens, mushrooms, composting, and fruit production depending on interest. We will prepare and plant a small garden (location to be determined) Seeds will be provided by Lonnie and his team. Charles will find a local garden where seeds will be planted. | |
| Film! Film! Film!4:05 pm | @ Hydaburg Business Center: Film & Organic Popcorn from Iowa – “The Story of Stuff”From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. | |
| 6:30pm | @ Hydaburg Business Center: Oil Painting Workshopwith world-famous artist and consultant Charles Dayton Basic art materials provided. Limited slots available. Please make a reservation with Charles Peele at Hydaburg Business Center. | |
Day 4 – Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 |
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| 9am – 11am with a 10 minute break |
Track 1 Community Scale Sustainability: Creating Wealth and a Durable Future by Lonnie. This presentation will look at community design and community scale sustainable energy and food ideas that keep money and jobs in communities and create better places to live. Case studies from around the US and around the world will be presented. |
Track 2 Leveraging Partnership: Working with External Resources to Accomplish Hydaburg’s Goals by Charles Dayton and Laird Jones. |
| 11am – 12:20pm | Community Organizing for Sustainability by LonnieHow can a community get organized to take maximum advantage of the sustainability revolution? We’ll discuss how to make a sustainability effort something that the whole community gets involved in. We’ll discuss the Green Strategic Planning process used by Fairfield, Iowa (Mayor Ed Malloy, who developed this process, is rated by MSNBC as one of America’s top 12 green mayors). We will also look at the Transition Towns Movement and the Natural Step community planning process. | |
| Lunch Break | Lunch Not Provided | |
| 1:20pm – 2:30pm |
Track 1 Earn a UAS Degree in Management or other Field (and Increase Your Earning Potential!) – Right From Hydaburg! Presentation by Rick and Toby |
Track 2 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People for Alaska Native Leaders by Charles Dayton
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| 2:40pm to 4pm | Networking with Lonnie, Brian, Robbie and Jonathan. Meetings with community leaders and young people interested in community development, discussion of possible future collaborations. | The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People for Young Leaders by Charles Dayton
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| Film! Film! Film!4:15 or 6:30 pm | TBD | |