We are thrilled to welcome Justin Wright, young adult activist and leader, as our keynote this year. Justin was born in New Haven and lived for five years of his childhood in León, Nicaragua. During his time in Latin America he developed a passion for social justice that carried him into endless debates with teachers, friends and family during high school. For a year after graduating Justin traveled working to organize the youth branch of the Global Ecovillage Network (Through this work he learned about sustainability and became convinced that local communities will be a key to achieving that goal. At Yale Justin is an Ethics, Politics and Economics major. He is currently working with the Transition Town Movement in Media, PA, developing a comprehensive carbon footprint model for the borough.

To stay sane he dances and wrestles on the club team. After graduation Justin plans on traveling for a few months, getting trained as a wilderness EMT, apprenticing as a mediator and then who knows. Perhaps he will open his own pizza restaurant.

For more information on the Global Ecovillage Network, visit

http://gen.ecovillage.org/ 

For more on the Transition Town Movement and Transition Town Media, PA, visit

http://www.transitionus.org/

http://transitionmedia.memberlodge.com/