Bill McKibben
Closing Keynote

Watch Bill McKibben's Keynote Speech
Guiding Lights Weekend 2011

William Ernest "Bill" McKibben is an American environmentalist and author who has written extensively on the impact of global warming. He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College. In 2010 the Boston Globe called him "the nation's leading environmentalist" and Time magazine described him as "the world's best green journalist." In 2009 he led the organization of 350.org, which coordinated what Foreign Policy magazine called "the largest ever global coordinated rally of any kind," with 5,200 simultaneous demonstrations in 181 countries. In December 2010, 350.org coordinated a planet-scale art project, with many of the 20 works visible from satellites. 

Citizens Salon

Watch video: Invictus edited by Scott Macklin
Watch video on Seattle Channel
(An edited version without Invictus or Moni Tep)

The Citizens Salon premiered at The 2011 Guiding Lights Weekend on March 25. Hosted by Scott Macklin of Four Peaks, and Jena Cane. Film, music, spoken word, performance art and passionate speech featuring Mimi Allin, Militant Child, Maya Enista, Warren Etheredge, Geoffrey Garza, Mark Gonzales, Rahwa Habte, Tim Harris, Dave Meinert, Alberto Mejia, Nalini Nadkarni, Quetzal, Paris Randall, Tiberio Simone and Moni Tep. 

Katherine Nilsen
Contest Winner Video

Katherine's winning video on YouTube

Katherine won the first ever Guiding Lights Weekend Youth Video Contest, winning $500 for herself and gifting $500 to Reel Grrls!

Also: Ms. Nilsen and Jena Cane
New Day Northwest on KING 5 TV

Van Jones
"My Belief in the American Dream"

Watch Van's Keynote Speech, Guiding Lights Weekend 2011

Van Jones is a globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in human rights and the clean-energy economy. Van is a co-founder of three successful non-profit organizations: the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change and Green For All. He is the best-selling author of the definitive book on green jobs: The Green-Collar Economy. He served as the green jobs advisor in the Obama White House in 2009.

KING5 TV
Great Citizen PSA Campaign

Shandra Benito
Paula Boggs
Detective Denise "Cookie" Bouldin
Cheryl Chow
Charlie Rathbun