If you are feeling worried about the problems we face in our communities, nation, and world and are frustrated by the divisions that impede solutions, join us for a presentation by Zoe Weil, President of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE) and author of the new book "The Solutionary Way: Transform Your Life, Your Community, and the World for the Better," with a foreword by Dr. Jane Goodall. Zoe will share the path toward becoming a solutionary – someone who addresses the causes of problems and solves them in ways that do the most good and least harm for everyone. Expect to leave the presentation with a fortified sense of agency, a dose of evidence-based optimism, and a way forward that enriches your own life as you contribute to a better future for all. 

Zoe Weil is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE), where she created the first graduate programs in comprehensive Humane Education linking human rights, environmental sustainability, and animal protection, offered online through an affiliation with Antioch University. IHE also offers a Solutionary Micro-credential Program and award-winning teacher resources to help educators and changemakers bring solutionary practices to students and communities so that together we can effectively solve local and global challenges. Zoe is a frequent keynote speaker at education and other conferences and has given six TEDx talks including her acclaimed TEDx, "The World Becomes What You Teach." She is the author of eight books including her 2024 book "The Solutionary Way: Transform Your Life, Your Community, and the World for the Better;" #1 Amazon best seller in the Philosophy and Social Aspects of Education, "The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionaries;" Nautilus silver medal winner "Most Good, Least Harm;" Moonbeam gold medal winner "Claude and Medea;" and "Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times."

Zoe is the 2023 recipient of the Spirit of America award, which honors people who follow their conscience and act against current thinking to stand up for equity, freedom, and the American spirit of justice. She was named one of Maine Magazine’s 50 independent leaders transforming their communities and the state and is the recipient of the Unity College Women in Environmental Leadership award. She was also a subject of the Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series. She holds master’s degrees from Harvard Divinity School and the University of Pennsylvania and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Valparaiso University.

Copies of "The Solutionary Way: Transform Your Life, Your Community, and the World for the Better" will be available for purchase, courtesy of Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop.