A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future with Benjamin Vogt

Benjamin Vogt has a PhD from the University of Nebraska, an MFA from The Ohio State University, and a BFA from the University of Evansville. He owns Monarch Gardens LLC, a prairie garden design firm that works with clients in Nebraska and throughout the Midwest. His 5,000 foot home garden has been featured in Fine Gardening, Garden Design, Nebraska Life, the Omaha World Herald, the Lincoln Journal Star, and on several television and radio programs. Benjamin writes an award-winning garden column for Houzz (with nearly 3 million reads) and has contributed words and photographs to several books including: Lawn Gone!, Pollinator Friendly Gardening, and Gardening for Butterflies (The Xerces Society). He is a sought after speaker for his humor and lyrical passion, presenting at national conferences, botanic gardens, and symposiums. http://monarchgard.com


Uprooting Racism with Paul Kivel

Paul Kivel, social justice educator, activist, and writer, has been an innovative leader in violence prevention for more than 35 years. He is an accomplished trainer and speaker on men's issues, racism and diversity, challenges of youth, teen dating and family violence, raising boys to manhood, and the impact of class and power on daily life. Paul has developed highly effective participatory and interactive methodologies for training youth and adults in a variety of settings. His work gives people the understanding to become involved in social justice work and the tools to become more effective allies in community struggles to end oppression and injustice and to transform organizations and institutions.
http://paulkivel.com/