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Meet the World’s Premier Thought Leaders in Plant-based Nutrition
The Open Partnership Education Network - OPEN, Et Cultura St Pete 2017and PlantPure Health & Weight Loss have assembled seven of the nation’s most esteemed researchers, practitioners and educators around the science of whole-food plant based nutrition, wellness and longevity.
Together they will present compelling revelations about how we can prevent and even reverse some of our most chronic diseases; not through medication, but by understanding what foods to put on our forks.
All in one evening you will learn from:
- 7:15 - Dr. T. Colin Campbell
- 7:45 - Dr. Laurie Marbas, Florida-based family-medicine physician and founder of howtohealth.org
- 8:15 PM - JD Roth - Producer of Big Fat Truth and Biggest Loser
- 8:45pm, Dr. Michael Greger – Physician and Author of the New York Times bestseller, How Not to Die
- John Corry – St. Pete native, John Corry is a veteran film and television producer who’s groundbreaking documentary FORKS OVER KNIVES led him to two more nutrition based features; PlantPure Nation and Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue.
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CATCH ALL OF THE OPEN THEMES LAUNCHES AND AREST SPEAKERS AT ET THE CULTURA FESTIVAL
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OPEN presents Aresty Distinguished Speakers to keynote Et Cultura Festival conference themes - St. Petersburg, November 15-17.
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LIVE WELL - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15TH - Jannus Live
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FUTURE CITY - THROUGH THE WEEK - Station House
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SEEDS - THURS, NOV. 16th - Morean Center for Clay
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RAD SCHOOLS - Friday, Nov. 17th - Hyatt Downtown
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SEEDS - Sustainable Healthy Food and Urban Agriculture
A MacArthur Genius Fellow and former professional athlete, Will Allen is now an urban farmer transforming the planning, cultivation, production and delivery of good, healthy food to urban and rural populations. Mr. Allen will be the Aresty Speaker at Morean Center for Clay Thursday, November 16.
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RAD SCHOOLS - Geoffrey Canada, renowned leader of the Harlem Children’s Zone® and passionate advocate for education reform, is one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world in 2011 and Fortune's list of the world's 50 greatest leaders in 2014. Mr. Canada will be the Aresty Speaker at the Rad Schools Jam at the Hyatt Place Downtown on Friday, November 17.
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FUTURE CITY, sponsored by Duke Energy - Renowned artist and now a leader of Stanford's Ignition Lab, Michael Sturtz has reinvented arts education and continues to pioneer new frontiers in cross-disciplinary collaboration. He brings the tools of invention and production seamlessly into creative processes across many settings. Mr. Sturtz will be the Aresty Speaker for Future City discussions taking place at Station House.
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LearnOPEN's public beta launch will be during the festival. This portal to learning opportunities and news in the community will change how we find, use, and engage with intellectual experiences in our community. .
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COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES
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The LearnOPEN Wiki is an online repository for community knowledge on OPEN's themes, events, programs and related content. The Wiki is a community-curated environment where the best of local knowledge is selected for collaboration and sharing. Contact us today if you would like to get involved.
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Want to help make St. Petersburg a Smarter, Better Connected City? Please contact us today for exciting sponsorship opportunities.
Please contact OPEN Director Walter Fernando Balser, Ed.D. at wbalser@mail.usf.edu, Jenny Fessler at jfessler@mail.usf.edu, or Julie Perrelli at jperrelli@mail.usf.edu
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Have an idea for an initiative or project? Don't go it alone... collaborate with organizations working on similar missions. Join us in the OPEN "Roundabout" to share ideas and co-produce initiatives and events.
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