Lyle Estill has been on the vanguard of social change for the past decade, which has placed him at the heart of the sustainability movement. Lyle is a prolific speaker and writer, and the author of Industrial Evolution, Small is Possible, Biodiesel Power and now the editor of Small Stories, Big Changes. Unflinchingly honest and compulsively readable Small Stories, Big Changes provides an intimate look at the personal experience of being a pioneer in the sustainability movement, laying bare the emotional, spiritual and financial impact of a life lived in the service of change. Activist, farmer, publisher, philosopher or entrepreneur; each writer has a unique personal tale to tell.
Mike Lewis, Resilience Imperative - Calagary Book Events
Mike Lewis will be doing a series of events in Calgary Tuesday May 29th and Wednesday May 30th to launch his new book, The Resilience Imperative: Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-state Economy.
Minding Our Own Business: Cooperative Approaches to a New Economy, Tuesday, May 29th, 6:00 - 9:00pm, John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Public Library, 616 Macleod Trail SE
For more information contact: Courtney Hare, Community Economic Development Coordinator, Thrive and Momentum, Office: 403-204-2668, courtneyh@momentum.org
Cooperatives: Case Studies in Resilience and Sustainability, Wednesday, May 30th, 8:30am – 11:30am, Headspace - 1817 10th Ave SW
The Resilience Imperative: A Vision for a Sustainable Economy, Wednesday, May 30th, 3:00 – 4:30 PM, Global Business Centre - Terrace View Room, 5th floor
136 8th Ave SE, (Access through Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, North Building)
For more information contact: Mike Fotheringham, Calgary Economic Development, 403-221-7892, MFotheringham@CalgaryEconomicDevelopment.com
Dinner and Discussion, Prairie Sky, Wednesday, May 30th, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
For more information contact: Noel Keough, Sustainable Calgary, 403-220-8588, nkeough@ucalgary.ca
Sarah Arthurs, Prairie Sky/IYC, Alberta Coordinator, International Year of Co-operatives, 403-251-6557, sarah.arthurs@prairiesky.ab.ca


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