ideacity 2014: Sixth Speaker Announcement

Spring is in the air, and as the weather begins to warm, it’s hard not to think of the rebirth, rejuvenation and transformation that the season represents. It’s also the perfect time to explore and discover new ideas, be they progressive perspectives on big issues, or a unique approach to entertaining the masses. This round of ideacity speakers offers new concepts, mind-bending performances, and intriguing insights. Read on to get inspired by yet another exciting group that will have you counting down the days until they take the stage!

JODIE EMERY – Princess of Pot

Jodie Emery is the wife of Marc Emery, the infamous US-imprisoned Canadian marijuana activist and philanthropist seed-seller. At 29 years old, she is owner and operator of Cannabis Culture Magazine, Marc Emery’s Cannabis Culture Headquarters store, and Pot TV, but is also known as a marijuana legalization activist, political candidate and public spokesperson. Emery was introduced to Marc Emery and activism when she moved to Vancouver in 2004. She ran for office as a B.C. Marijuana Party candidate in 2005, and again in a 2008 by-election. She was then asked to run as a high-profile B.C. Green Party candidate in the 2009 and 2013 general elections. She regularly visits her husband in Mississippi federal prison while managing a growing activism business “hempire”. MORE…

HAIM GOLDENBERG – Real Life Mentalist

Born in Israel, Haim Goldenberg took his first dip into the waters of mental experimentation when he was only six years old – and has never looked back. Creating and perfecting his own original skills for many years, today Goldenberg is known internationally for combining the intensity of mentalism with his trademark easy-going humor and charm. Although considered by his peers to be one of the major authorities on the subject of the human mind, Goldenberg doesn’t claim to possess supernatural or psychic powers. Instead, he claims that the powers that he uses are the same powers that are inside each and every one of us – we simply need to believe and trust in them! MORE…

AMY G. – Entershamement

Amy Gordon is a masterful entertainer with the ability to deftly shift gears and surprise audiences with vaudeville stock, classical training, and an endless international tour circuit. Direct from her start turns anchoring the hit Off-Broadway show, La Soirée, and a critically acclaimed world tour, Amy G has begun a tour presenting her new daredevil solo cabaret, Entershamement, in New York, LA, and Seattle, touring next to Edinburgh, London, and Europe. A “comic powerhouse with a spectacular voice” (The Australian), Amy is equal parts singer, actress, and virtuosic clown – she gleefully defies shame and categorization. In Entershamement, her inimitable brand of physical and musical comedy makes light of dark thoughts on contemporary western culture. MORE…

BRIEN FOERSTER – Non-Human Skulls in Peru

Since the age of 11, Brien Foerster’s life has been guided in large part by the many cultures, crafts and art forms that have consistently captured his imagination. It was that interest that inspired him to take up carving and sculpture on Canada’s west coast, and eventually played a role in his move for Hawaii in 1995. Since then, he’s continued to immerse himself in the histories of other regions, and his studies into led to the conception of a book, and his current role as assistant director of the Paracas History Museum in Paracas, Peru. His current projects include an exploration of the ancient history of Hawaii, the mysterious stone monuments of Peru that predate the Inca, and the search for the lost continent of Mu. MORE…

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