Marika Holmgren produces sustainable events for progressive non-profits. She spent many years as an environmental advocate and grassroots organizer prior to starting her own event production firm. She is a breast cancer survivor, a club she never wanted to be a part of, but one in which now finds herself deeply enmeshed. She is the current Acting President of the Board of ForestEthics, an organization which catalyzes environmental leadership among industry, governments and communities by running hard-hitting and highly effective campaigns that leverage public dialogue and pressure to protect forests.

When she’s not kicking cancer’s ass or greening up events, she rides her mountain bike as part of Team Luna Chix Bay Area, a women’s mountain biking team sponsored by Clif Bar that raises funds for Breast Cancer Fund.

Blog Entries by Marika Holmgren

Simulating Reality In The Facebook Era: If You Unfriend Someone, Do They Still Exist?

4 Comments | Posted November 23, 2009 | 12:45 PM (EST)


For those of us over the age of say, 30, navigating social media networking is like learning a new language. We are, as we've been aptly named, digital immigrants. During our formative years -- the ones where we started dating, navigating friendships, figuring out how to stay connected with people...

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Where is the American Piazza? A Search for Unintentional Community

3 Comments | Posted November 11, 2009 | 06:05 PM (EST)


On a recent trip to the tiny mountain village of Scanno, about 2 hours east of Rome, I stood in the Piazza as evening fell and watched as hundreds of the town residents gathered. For no apparent reason. There was no festival or fair. No outdoor concert or play. They...

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In Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Top Ten Things Young Survivors (Probably) Don't Want to Hear

12 Comments | Posted October 22, 2009 | 04:44 PM (EST)


October used to be my favorite month. I live in Half Moon Bay, and the coast becomes an ocean of gorgeous gold pumpkins as far as you can see. The weather is clear and crisp, just cool enough to remind me of autumn in New England where I grew up.

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