Asa Needle is Outreach and Education Coordinator at Worcester Roots Project, member of Stone Soup Community Center. He facilitated workshops and trainings around the region on several topics from environmental justice to youth worker co- operatives. He is dedicated to creating connections and coalitions between people of diverse ages and backgrounds. Asa recently won the prestigious Brower Youth Award for his leadership in environmental activism and achievements with the Toxic Soil Busters Co-op. Penn Loh is Professor of the Practice at Tufts University’s Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning. He has served in various roles, including Execu- tive Director at Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE), a Roxbury-based environmental justice group. He holds an M.S. in environmental science and policy from Energy and Resources Group of the University of California at Berkeley and a B.S. in electrical engineering from MIT. He is currently a board member of the New World Foundation and the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board. Emily Kawano is an economist and the Director of the Center for Popular Economics and the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network. She taught economics at UMass, Amherst and Smith College and worked as the National Economic Justice Representative for the American Friends Service Committee. She is currently involved in the Wellspring Initiative, a project to create a network of worker-owned, sustainable cooperatives in Springfield, Massachusetts through the purchasing power of large, local institutions like universities. Daniel Tygel - Master in theoretical physics at the University of Campinas / SP (UNICAMP). Former executive secretary of the Brazilian Forum of Solidarity Econ- omy until 2011. Member of EITA, a solidarity economy enterprise which develops free information technologies (and popular methodologies for its usage) to support the struggles of social movements. Since 2012 has been working as operations man- ager for RIPESS (Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy). Tim Fisk is the Executive Director of the Alliance to Develop Power. He has played a key role in the creation and development of ADP’s innovative “Community Economy” model that combines community organizing, community building and alternative economic development. He began working with ADP as a finance consultant in 2003, coming on full time as Managing Director in 2007, and most recently taking the helm as E.D. in May of 2011. His background in economic development has contributed to the creation of an alternative economy currently valued at $45 million, creating 49 permanent, living wage jobs and building a cross-sector, grassroots base of 5,000. ADP’s Community Economy injects $20 million annually into the local economy. Plenary Speakers Worcester Housing, Energy and Community The premier networking organization around housing, energy and community in the Worcester area.
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Asa Needle is Outreach and Education Coordinator at Worcester Roots Project,
member of Stone Soup Community Center. He facilitated workshops and trainings
around the region on several topics from environmental justice to youth worker co-
operatives. He is dedicated to creating connections and coalitions between people of
diverse ages and backgrounds. Asa recently won the prestigious Brower Youth
Award for his leadership in environmental activism and achievements with the Toxic
Soil Busters Co-op.
Penn Loh is Professor of the Practice at Tufts University’s Department of Urban and
Environmental Policy and Planning. He has served in various roles, including Execu-
tive Director at Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE), a Roxbury-based
environmental justice group. He holds an M.S. in environmental science and policy
from Energy and Resources Group of the University of California at Berkeley and a
B.S. in electrical engineering from MIT. He is currently a board member of the New
World Foundation and the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board.
Emily Kawano is an economist and the Director of the Center for Popular Economics
and the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network. She taught economics at UMass, Amherst
and Smith College and worked as the National Economic Justice Representative for
the American Friends Service Committee. She is currently involved in the Wellspring
Initiative, a project to create a network of worker-owned, sustainable cooperatives in
Springfield, Massachusetts through the purchasing power of large, local institutions
like universities.
Daniel Tygel - Master in theoretical physics at the University of Campinas / SP
(UNICAMP). Former executive secretary of the Brazilian Forum of Solidarity Econ-
omy until 2011. Member of EITA, a solidarity economy enterprise which develops
free information technologies (and popular methodologies for its usage) to support
the struggles of social movements. Since 2012 has been working as operations man-
ager for RIPESS (Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social and Solidarity
Economy).
Tim Fisk is the Executive Director of the Alliance to Develop Power. He has played a
key role in the creation and development of ADP’s innovative “Community Economy”
model that combines community organizing, community building and alternative
economic development. He began working with ADP as a finance consultant in 2003,
coming on full time as Managing Director in 2007, and most recently taking the helm
as E.D. in May of 2011. His background in economic development has contributed to
the creation of an alternative economy currently valued at $45 million, creating 49
permanent, living wage jobs and building a cross-sector, grassroots base of 5,000.
ADP’s Community Economy injects $20 million annually into the local economy.
Plenary Speakers
Worcester Housing, Energy and Community
The premier networking organization around housing, energy and community in the Worcester area.
8:30 Registration
Jefferson Academic Center Room 320
9:00-9:15 Music Evan Greer
Jefferson Academic Center Room 320
9:15-10:50 Plenary (MC: Boone Shear)
Speakers: Penn Loh, Tufts Univ Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning /ACE, Emily Kawano, US Solidarity Economy Network
Daniel Tygel, Brazilian/International Solidarity Economy activist, Asa Needle, Worcester Roots Project / Stone Soup (2012 Brower Youth Award Winner), Tim Fisk, Alliance to Develop Power
Jefferson Academic Center Room 320
10:50-11:15 Interactive Session
Facilitated by Aaron Tanaka of Boston Workers Alliance
Jefferson Academic Center Room 320
11:20-12:50 WORKSHOP BLOCK 1
Track Education & Research Land-based Alternatives Big Picture Economic Frame-works
Housing & Energy Concrete Solid. Econ. Initiatives / Co-ops
WORKSHOP BLOCK 1
11:20-12:50
Jonas Clark Hall
Democratizing Education
(Lazri Disalvo, Len Krimerman)
Jonas Clark Hall Room 206
Building one village at the time (Sakinah Abdur-Rasheed, Dania
Flores)
Jonas Clark Hall Room 217
Transition Economy (Emily Kawano, Penn Loh, Stephen
Healy, John Odell, Amy Mosher, Alex Papali)
Jonas Clark Hall Room 215
Community Solar (Lynn Benander, Michael Cucchiara / Facilitated by Peter Cutting and
Matt Feinstein)
Jonas Clark Hall Room 204
How to talk about Solidarity Econ-omy with youth (Haley Berube, Asa Needle, Youth In Charge, ECO Youth)
WoHEC: Creating a Healthy and Energy-friendly Housing stock in Worcester (Philip Ver-gragt; Kwabene Owusu-Ansah and Benito Vega, Stephen Ker-lin, Debbi Moore, Joel Wool and Alex Papali) Jonas Clark hall Room 204
Ex-Prisoners and Immigrants as Ar-chitects of a New Economy (Sandra Gomes, Lucimara Rodrigues, Delia Sanchez, Scott Guzman, Ines Berón, Joel Pierre Jonas Clark Hall Room 218
4:00 - 4:30 Next Steps for Movement-Building (Stephen Healy + Dania Flores)
Jefferson Academic Center Room 320
6:00 Dinner and Party 97D Webster St, Worcester
$7-12 sliding scale for dinner / drinks for sale
SCHEDULE SAGE Conference “Another World Is Possible” 2012
8:30 Registration
Jefferson Academic Center Room 320
9:00-9:15 Music Evan Greer
Jefferson Academic Center Room 320
9:15-10:50 Plenary (MC: Boone Shear)
Speakers: Penn Loh, Tufts Univ Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning /ACE, Emily Kawano, US Solidarity Economy Network
Daniel Tygel, Brazilian/International Solidarity Economy activist, Asa Needle, Worcester Roots Project / Stone Soup (2012 Brower Youth Award Winner), Tim Fisk, Alliance to Develop Power
Jefferson Academic Center Room 320
10:50-11:15 Interactive Session
Facilitated by Aaron Tanaka of Boston Workers Alliance
Jefferson Academic Center Room 320
11:20-12:50 WORKSHOP BLOCK 1
Track Education & Research Land-based Alternatives Big Picture Economic Frame-works
Housing & Energy Concrete Solid. Econ. Initiatives / Co-ops
WORKSHOP BLOCK 1
11:20-12:50
Jonas Clark Hall
Democratizing Education
(Lazri Disalvo, Len Krimerman)
Jonas Clark Hall Room 206
Building one village at the time (Sakinah Abdur-Rasheed, Dania
Flores)
Jonas Clark Hall Room 217
Transition Economy (Emily Kawano, Penn Loh, Stephen
Healy, John Odell, Amy Mosher, Alex Papali)
Jonas Clark Hall Room 215
Community Solar (Lynn Benander, Michael Cucchiara / Facilitated by Peter Cutting and
Matt Feinstein)
Jonas Clark Hall Room 204
How to talk about Solidarity Econ-omy with youth (Haley Berube, Asa Needle, Youth In Charge, ECO Youth)
WoHEC: Creating a Healthy and Energy-friendly Housing stock in Worcester (Philip Ver-gragt; Kwabene Owusu-Ansah and Benito Vega, Stephen Ker-lin, Debbi Moore, Joel Wool and Alex Papali) Jonas Clark hall Room 204
Ex-Prisoners and Immigrants as Ar-chitects of a New Economy (Sandra Gomes, Lucimara Rodrigues, Delia Sanchez, Scott Guzman, Ines Berón, Joel Pierre Jonas Clark Hall Room 218
4:00 - 4:30 Next Steps for Movement-Building (Stephen Healy + Dania Flores)
Jefferson Academic Center Room 320
6:00 Dinner and Party 97D Webster St, Worcester
$7-12 sliding scale for dinner / drinks for sale
SCHEDULE SAGE Conference “Another World Is Possible” 2012