YES! Fest 2021: A Better World Rising

At YES! Fest we celebrated 25 years of YES! with some of our favorite speakers, YES! contributors, artists and musicians, and our wonderful community of readers and supporters. Check out the featured speeches and panels below.

included:

A keynote by Vandana Shiva
A panel with Vandana Shiva and our YES! co-founders, David Korten and Sarah van Gelder
An intergenerational conversation between adrienne maree brown and Fania Davis
Performances by Dar Williams, Brett Dennen, and Mollywop!

included:

Manolia Charlotin moderating an 鈥淎sk YES! Anything鈥� panel with our YES! Editors
Sonali Kolhatkar moderating a panel on 鈥淭ransformative Justice: Thriving Forward Together鈥� with Amanda Alexander, Mariah Parker, Dallas Goldtooth, and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
A fireside chat with Alicia Garza and Zenobia Jeffries Warfield
Performances by Raye Zaragoza, Tawana Petty, Ta铆na Asili, and Chris Pierce.

Find a full schedule and read more about the speakers here.

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YES! Presents is a live event series from the team behind YES! Magazine that brings to life stories of solutions to some of society鈥檚 biggest issues. From deep explorations based on YES!鈥檚 award-winning solutions journalism reporting, to discussions with some of the most influential national and local figures at the forefront of these solutions, YES! Presents events offer a thought-provoking look into the role we all play in building a better world.