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Events at Smith MassPIRG Info Sessions Daily at 4 p.m.and 7 p.m. through February 9 Come to a quick information session to learn about our campaigns and how you can get involved! This semester we'll be fundraising for Haiti and local hunger organizations. We'll be collecting hundreds of petition signatures in support for updating the bottle bill and we'll present them to Senator Rosenberg. We'll be asking Governor Patrick to make sure we cut global warming pollution by 25% by 2020 in MA. We're standing up to oil companies, banks, and the health insurance industry to make change happen. Come find out more! Campus Center 203 4:00 pm Williams-Mystic Info Table Info Table Come find out about the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport- a one semester interdisciplinary ocean and coastal studies program integrating marine science, maritime history, environmental policy, and literature of the sea. And an approved study away program at Smith College! More... Campus Center, downstairs 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Williams-Mystic info and Pizza Party! February 2, 2010 Come find out about the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport- a one semester interdisciplinary ocean and coastal studies program integrating marine science, maritime history, environmental policy, and literature of the sea. And an approved study away program at Smith College! Enjoy some pizza, meet and chat with Smithies who have already done the program and get your questions answered! For more information contact Nora Mattern at Nora.Mattern@williams.edu More... Campus Center 6:00 pm Green Team Meeting! Every other Thursday throughout the semester The Green Team is a coalition of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to fostering sustainability at Smith. We work to educate and support the campus community and the college's sustainability committee in the efficient use of finite natural resources. Our work touches many areas of Smith's operations, including construction, transportation, purchasing, materials use, energy use, and waste management. Join us! All are welcome. More... Campus Center, room 102 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Events Off Campus Special Benefit Film Screening for Haiti Relief Efforts Screenings at both 7 & 9 p.m. "Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy" Ren�e Bergan, co-director of the film, will introduce the film and take questions in a discussion facilitated by Carolyn Shread, Mount Holyoke College, after the screening This new documentary (50 mins, NR), directed by Ren�e Bergan and Mark Schuller, gives a platform to five poor Haitian women whose voices would otherwise not be heard. Speaking from their own experience working in factories in Haiti and organizing grassroots campaigns, the women critique globalization and neo-liberal economic policies from the perspective of those it affects most immediately. The film shows how Haitian women are not only the poto mitan or center post of their families and communities, but also how they bear the weight of the global economy. Special Admission: $10 per ticket - All proceeds will go to support critical medical needs and micro-financing of women in Haiti. More... Amherst Cinema		Events at Smith Electric Car Dreams- film screening Tentatively re-scheduled for March 3 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. Will green energy and electric cars drive a new global climate change plan? Denmark is setting a global example in creating clean power, storing it, and using it responsibly. Their reliance on wind power to produce electricity without contributing to global warming is well known, but now they're looking to drive the point home with electric cars. To do this, they've partnered with social entrepreneur Shai Agassi and his company Better Place. In this film NOW investigates how the Danish government and Better Place are working together to put electric cars into the hands of as many Danish families as possible. The idea is still having trouble getting out of the garage here in America, but Denmark could be an inspiration. More... Seelye 106 4:15 pm Smith College Committee on Sustainability Meeting! Every other Thursday throughout the semester The Committee on Sustainability, whose members include students, faculty, and staff, is concerned with the best long-term use of finite natural resources and the college's impact on the local, regional and global environment. Read more at the web link provided. More... Campus Center 102 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Events Off Campus Exhibition: Greening The Valley: Sustainable Architecture in the Pioneer Valley Through May 9, 2010 For the first time in our region, a landmark exhibition on sustainable contemporary architecture and environmentally sensitive building practices will take place at The University Gallery, Fine Arts Center, UMass Amherst. This three-month long project will run from February 10 through May 9, 2010. The exhibition, its related lecture series, and the Green Lounge* are designed to deepen the public�s understanding and use of �green� design, while demonstrating that the key elements of sustainability can be accessible to all. Sustainability has become an accepted concept that applies to people from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds. It requires broad systemic thinking around critical economic, social, as well as environmental issues. The exhibition will address these issues, providing a springboard for thought-provoking questions, discussions, and commentaries. The specific focus on the Pioneer Valley will highlight our region and its forward looking communities More... The University Gallery, Fine Arts Center, UMass Amherst		Events at Smith Sustainability and Climate Action Forum February 16, 2010 Please join us for a campus discussion of the draft version of the College Sustainability and Climate Action Management Plan (SCAMP). Enjoy pizza and learn about the Plan. Talk to staff who are directly involved with developing a sustainable future for buildings, grounds, purchasing, waste management, food, and academics. We welcome your ideas and feedback! Take a moment to read the plan online (see link) and bring your comments and suggestions to the Forum. More... Campus Center Carroll Room 12:00 pm Green Team Meeting! Every other Thursday throughout the semester The Green Team is a coalition of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to fostering sustainability at Smith. We work to educate and support the campus community and the college's sustainability committee in the efficient use of finite natural resources. Our work touches many areas of Smith's operations, including construction, transportation, purchasing, materials use, energy use, and waste management. Join us! All are welcome. More... Campus Center, room 102 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Events Off Campus Lecture: A River, A Place February 17, 2010 With Stanley Crawford, Visiting Writer, Master of Fine Arts Program, English Department. Stanley Crawford is a novelist, essayist, and farming activist who has lived and farmed the Embudo Valley of Northern New Mexico since 1970. He is currently a visiting writer in residence in the MFA program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Stanley Crawford is the author of eight books, including Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico; A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small Farm in New Mexico; and The River in Winter: New and Collected Essays. In addition to his three non-fiction books, Crawford has published five novels. Petroleum Man, a satirical novel, was published by The Overlook Press, New York, in early 2005; in 2006 his first novel Gascoyne was reissued, as was his third novel, Log of the S.S. The Mrs.Unguentine in 2008. His essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Smithsonian Magazine, and High Country News. His work was the subject of a major review in The New Yorker Magazine More... UMASS, Amherst, Cape Cod Lounge, Student Union 3:30 pm