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AMERICAS LATINO ECO FESTIVAL V
#LATINOECOFEST #HISPANICECOHERITAGE

The Americas Latino Eco Festival is the nation’s premier, public meet up of Latino American environmental minds and a multicultural gathering place for artists, scientists, advocates, public policy leaders and community from across the Americas to discuss novel solutions to advance a healthy environment, locally and globally, through arts advocacy, education, and engagement of culturally diverse populations.This exciting festival with over 500 presenters and participants, and an audience of over 5,000 has something for everyone! 

The three-day event will include an environmental film series, leadership artivism trainings, an eco book fair with authors’ presentations, a green exhibitors hall, a Colorado River summit, an international eco drawing arts Expo, a BioBlitz in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service that will engage more than 400 fourth graders in an interactive biological survey of local surroundings, and a whole day devoted to family-friendly events including performances, workshops, eco shorts planetarium shows, a mariachis showcase and much more.

ALEF2017: People & Waters First: Ripples of Hope

The five thematic pillars of this year’s ALEF include: People and Waters, Restoration and Public Lands, Clean Air and Climate Hope, Food Safety and Sovereignty, and Honoring Our Water Protectors

Region of Honor: Colorado River 

Country of Honor: Cuba

ALEF is an initiative of Americas for Conservation + the Arts (AFC+A) and is co-presented with GreenLatinos in partnership with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, The Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Forest Service, National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association, and Benitez Strategies.

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Midy Aponte

Spitfire Strategies
Vice President
Denver, Colorado
Websitespitfirestrategies.com/
Based in Denver, CO, Midy’s portfolio at Spitfire addresses domestic public education reform, equity and multiculturalism in the U.S., and advocacy for Internet freedom through civil society organizations in Latin America and Africa with clients such as The New Teacher Center, The Aspen Institute, an the Ford Foundation. She’s also focused on advancing critical environmental priorities and climate change agendas with The Campion Fund, Earthjustice, ClimateWorks and the Climate Action Reserve. Lastly, she recently helped secure a partnership with the national non-profit, Upwardly Gobal. Upwardly Global is focused on helping work-authorized, skilled immigrants from Africa and the Middle East rebuild their professional careers in the U.S.

Midy is a communication strategist and generalist by trade; and a futurist at heart. Her career spans the public and private sector, and has often intersected with pressing policy and social issues affecting societal systems. She is nationally recognized for her ability to devise local, state and national campaign strategies that are sustainable, creatively conceptualized and smartly implemented. As a result, she is well respected among corporate representatives, political thought-leaders, community advocates and next-generation Millennial influencers.

My Moderators Sessions

Saturday, September 16
 

9:00am MDT

#GreenLatinos Learning Lab Summit in Five Parts: Priorities, Lessons, WaterIsLife, Protectors Ceremony, Raising Our Voices Ricketson Auditorium

9:30am MDT

Part One: GreenLatinos Core Priorities - Moving Critical Environmental and Conservation Issues ForwardLIMITED Ricketson Auditorium

9:55am MDT

Part Two: Lessons from the Frontlines: How Communities Are Protecting our Climate Through Water, Air, Public Lands, and FoodLIMITED Ricketson Auditorium

2:15pm MDT

Part Five: Workshop: Raising Our Voices Through Strategic Communication and Artivism Morgridge Family Exploration Center

6:00pm MDT

Latina Environmental Giving Circle Tapas Forum Studio 106