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Zambello, Malhotra Among
‘Be Positive Fest’ Headliners
COOPERSTOWN – Glimmerglass Festival Artistic & General Director Francesca Zambello and her spouse Faith Gay, the corporate lawyer, will speak on “Art & Justice” at 3:15 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church chapel at Saturday’s Be Positive Festival.
Other headliners will include Virginia Kennedy, former Otsego Land trust executive director, returning to discuss environmental justice, and retired SUNY Oneonta Philosophy Professor Ashok Malhotra, a Nobel Prize nominee.
Here is the complete schedule of Be Positive Festival speakers:
“BE INFORMED” SCHEDULE
TRACK ONE – Church House Lounge, 1st Pres. Church (25 Church Street)
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. – Ashley Cooper, “We Thank You for Your Service”
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. – Karen Henry, “Positive Psychology 2.0: The Science of Being Positive”
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. – Virginia Kennedy, “Environmental Justice & the Power of Hopelessness”
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. – Mary Havlik, “Mindfulness”
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. – Elayne Mosher-Campoli, “Rise & Resist”
4:00 – 4:45 p.m. – “Living Simply & Sustainably”
TRACK TWO – Chapel, 1st Pres. Church (25 Church Street)
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Ashok Malhotra, “Yes, We Can!”
12:45 – 1:45 p.m. – Ellen Kraly, “The Search for Safe Haven: U.S. Refugee Policy and Resettlement in Utica”
2:00 – 3:15 p.m. – Mike Hoffman, “Climate Change: It’s Time for All Hands on Deck!”
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. – Francesca Zambello and Faith Gay, “Art & Justice”
5:00 – 5:45 p.m. – Poetry Slam
Donna Lucy, CCS High School Principal, will introduce.
