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Film: Yes Men Fix the World
March 28, 2011
Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.
Dewey Common Room
7:00 pm

Student Interest: Green Team Meeting
March 31, 2011
Green Team is the action arm of the Smith College Committee on Sustainability. We are a coalition of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to implementing sustainable initiatives at Smith. If you want to be part of Smith’s green story, we welcome you to join us for lunch every other Thursday!
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Campus Center 102
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Events at Smith

Webinar: Water Quality Violations and Avoidance Behavior – Evidence from Bottled Water Consumption
March 25, 2011
Please join us at CEEDS for a webinar featuring Wolfram Schlenker, Department of Economics, School of International and Public Affairs, at Columbia University. This is part of The Columbia Water Center seminar series featuring speakers from Columbia University and other organizations who address a variety of water issues.
CEEDS Lounge, Wright Hall, Garden Level
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm

Lecture: Glenn Prickett, Toward a Green Economy
March 30, 2011
Please join us for a lecture with Glenn Prickett, the visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow. His lecture will review the key challenges of sustainable global growth in the coming decades, describe the big gains needed in resource productivity and ecological restoration, and describe the role of NGOs like The Nature Conservancy in encouraging this transition.
Neilson Library Browsing Room
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Foraging Walk with Local Plant Expert: Mira Nussbaum
March 31, 2011
Meet at CEEDS in Wright Hall to take a leisurely foraging stroll around the campus grounds. Then return to CEEDS for tea, a cooking demonstration, and sampling of your harvest. Dress for the weather. There will be snacks! (Rain date is April 14th).
Wright Hall, CEEDS
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Events Off Campus

To Bear or Not to Bear? ( Other Existential Questions): The Ecological
March 28, 2011
and Ethical Implications of Childbearing- A lecture by environmentalist and feminist writer Stephanie Mills. In addition to talking about her personal decision to refrain from childbearing, Stephanie Mills will be incorporating into her lecture her thoughts on bioregionalism, the strengthening of local economies, and her experience as a feminist and environmentalist writer. Treats from the Black Sheep will be served!
Pruyne Lecture Hall of Fayerweather, Amherst College
4:30 pm

Lecture: Kert Davies, "The BP Gulf Oil Disaster: One year later, what have we learned?"
March 28, 2011
Please join us for an evening with Kert Davies, Research Director for Greenpeace USA. One year after the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the assessment of ecological damage continues, the compensation of victims is controversial and the prosecution of culprits has just begun. Greenpeace was on the ground in the Gulf Coast region several days after the blowout happened and maintained a field presence for six months, doing media outreach, taking water samples for analysis, working with local environmental groups, hosting independent scientists and submitting Freedom of Information and Public Records Act requests. What happens now? Has the country learned anything from this unprecedented environmental disaster? What is the influence of the oil industry on Congress and the federal government? What about offshore drilling in the Arctic? Will it happen again? This event is a part of the Five College Sustainability Studies Seminar Series. It is cosponsored with Five College Coastal and Marine Science Program, Smith College Center for Environment, Ecological Design and Sustainability (CEEDS), and Hampshire College.
Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall, Main Lecture Hall
7:30 pm

Project Presentation: Jewish Heart for America
March 30, 2011
Come learn about projects which bring sustainable Israeli technologies to rural African villages. The presentation will be given by Rachel Ishofsky, Associate Executive Director of Jewish Heart for Africa. This event is FREE and Open to the Public. Project Sol uses Israeli solar energy systems to power African schools, medical clinics, orphanages and solar powered water pumping systems. Project Agro uses innovative Israeli agricultural technologies such as drip irrigation to make agriculture possible in regions of drought, providing food for villages and promoting economic growth.
MHC, Kendade Hall, Room 305
7:30 pm

Lecture: Biochar, agriculture, and soil amendment
March 31, 2011
Come listen to Wade Elmer of the Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station and Ted Wysocki present as part of the Climate, Energy, Biochar, and Agriculture seminar series. The seminar series is being held by the Center for Agriculture and the department of plant, soil and insect sciences at UMass Amherst with the cooperation of the Pioneer Valley Biochar Initiative and the New England Small Farm Institute in Belchertown.
UMASS Amherst, 318 Stockbridge Hall
4:00 pm

UMASS Alumni Panel: Topics in Regional Planning
March 31, 2011
UMASS Amherst's Ervin Zube Lecture Series presents an afternoon panel with alumni of the Regional Planning department. Alumni will present on current projects and speak about job opportunities in the field.
UMASS Amherst- Procopio Room, 105 Hills North
4:00 pm

Global Salon Breakfast: Neoliberalism and India’s Farm Crisis
April 1, 2011
Global Salon: an opportunity for the Smith community to gather to discuss global issues and meet with special guests from around the world. Sponsored by the Global Studies Center together with South Asia Concentration, Center for Community Collaboration, CEEDS and Global South Studies.
The Global Studies Center, Wright Hall first floor.
8:30 am

Talk: CEEDS "Office Hours" - with Leslie King, Department of Sociology
April 7, 2011
Come join the inaugural session of "Office Hours." A wide-ranging hour-long conversation with Environmental Fellow Leslie King. Moderated by Greg White, Department of Government. Professor King will discuss her academic background, her current research, and her views on environmental studies at Smith and beyond.
CEEDS, Garden Level, Wright Hall
12:00 pm

Events at Smith

Webinar: Innovations in Delivering Safe Water to the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP)
April 1, 2011
Please join us at CEEDS for a webinar featuring Marc Manara, of the Acumen Fund. This is part of The Columbia Water Center seminar series featuring speakers from Columbia University and other organizations who address a variety of water issues.
CEEDS Lounge, Wright Hall, Garden Level
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm

Lecture: Francis Bronet
April 4, 2011
The Landscape Studies Spring 2011 Lecture Series welcomes Francis Bronet, AIA, Dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon. Dean Bronet's lecture is titled "Boundary Crossing-journeys Across Architecture, Engineering, Humanities and Performance." All are welcome.
Seelye 201
2:40 pm

Community Garden Workshop Series: Garden Art
April 4, 2011
Enjoy making art? Like gardening? Get your creative streak on by coming to the Community Garden's workshop which teaches unique ways of combining art and gardening.
CEEDS, Garden Level of Wright Hall
7:00 pm

Lecture: Transportation and the Future
April 5, 2011
Please join us for an evening with Ellen Brennan-Galvin ('68). Dr. Brennan-Galvin is a Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies at Yale University, where she teaches courses on “Cities and Sustainability in the Developing World” and “Transportation and the Urban Future.” Over the years, Dr. Brennan-Galvin has conducted research on urbanization and urban environmental issues and is the author of more than a dozen case studies on mega-cities published by the United Nations. One of the major focuses of her work has been on relationships between environmental degradation and human health.
Seelye 106
5:00 pm

Webinar: Climate and Energy Policy
April 6, 2011
Come view the webinar of New England Faculty Colloquium: Climate Change, Policy, and Energy Solutions presenting a lecture with William Moomaw. William Moomaw is Professor of International Environmental Policy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, where he is the founding director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, the Tufts Climate Initiative and co-founder of the Global Development and Environment Institute. He works to translate science and technology into policy terms using interdisciplinary tools.
CEEDS, Wright Hall, Garden Level, 005
2:30 pm

Student Interest: Green Team Committee Meetings
April 7, 2011
Interested in fostering sustainability at Smith? Come to a Green Team meeting to find out how you can be a part of this work! The Green Team is a coalition of faculty, staff and students which educates and supports the campus community in efficient use of finite natural resources. Come to a committee meeting to work on a specific project involving Transportation, Waste Reduction, Event/PR, and Dining issues.
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CEEDS, Wright Hall, Garden Level, Room 005
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Symposium: Water in 2050: The Infrastructure to Get There
April 1, 2011
Water: Systems, Science and Society will host its second annual symposium on Tufts' Medford campus.The theme for the 2011 Symposium is Water in 2050: The Infrastructure to Get There. Students, academics, and professionals from the public, private, and non-governmental sectors will explore critical and emerging infrastructure challenges facing future water needs.
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Tufts University- Medford Campus
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Lecture: Climate and Energy Policy
April 6, 2011
New England Faculty Colloquium: Climate Change, Policy, and Energy Solutions presents a lecture with William Moomaw. William Moomaw is Professor of International Environmental Policy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, where he is the founding director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, the Tufts Climate Initiative and co-founder of the Global Development and Environment Institute. He works to translate science and technology into policy terms using interdisciplinary tools.
UMASS Amherst, Engineering Lab II, Rm 115

Conference: Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center
April 7, 2011
Please come and join UMASS Amherst for Water 2011- an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, regulartory experts, practitioners, and policy makers to discuss the latest water research; network and develop collaborations; and stregthen the connection between research, education, and policy. Richard M. Vogel, Ph.D. at Tufts University, will be giving the keynote lecture titled, Water Resources Planning in a Changing World.
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UMASS Amherst- Campus Center
8:15 am to 5:00 pm

Lecture: Water Resources Planning in a Changing World
April 7, 2011
Come listen to a lecture with Richard Vogel, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Water: Systems, Science and Society Graduate Program at Tufts University. Professor Vogel's primary expertise is in the areas of hydrology and water resource engineering with emphasis on hydrologic, hydraulic and statistical methods for analyzing water resource systems. His current research program focuses upon the areas of watershed modeling and management, water quality, regional hydrology, environmental statistics and the new field of hydromorphology. This is a part of the TEI Environmental Lecture Series.
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Campus Center Auditorium
9:30 am

Lecture: Charles Birnbaum of the Cultural Landscape Foundation to present
April 7, 2011
Charles Birnbaum of the Cultural Landscape Foundation will speak as part of UMASS Amherst's Ervin Zube Lecture Series, which exists to engage the academic community by presenting on exciting topics in the fields of Landscape Architecture and Design. Smith College Landscape Studies Program, the Center for Cultural Studies, and the Five Colleges Architecture Program co-sponsored this event.
UMASS Amherst- Procopio Romm, 105 Hills North
4:00 pm

Lecture: Water for Food, Water for Life: Adapting to a Warming, Water-Stressed World
April 7, 2011
Sandra Postel is director of the Global Water Policy Project and lectures, writes, and consults on international water issues. In 2010 she was appointed Freshwater Fellow of the National Geographic Society, where she is lead water expert for the Society's freshwater initiative. Postel is the author of several acclaimed books, including Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? and Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity.
Mount Holyoke College, Hooker Auditorium, Clapp Laboratory
7:30 pm

Student Interest: Green Team Meeting
April 14, 2011
Green Team is the action arm of the Smith College Committee on Sustainability. We are a coalition of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to implementing sustainable initiatives at Smith. If you want to be part of Smith’s green story, we welcome you to join us for lunch every other Thursday!
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Campus Center 102
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Events at Smith

Webinar: Water for a Crowded World: Lessons from the Northeast Corridor
April 8, 2011
Please join us at CEEDS for a webinar featuring Charlie Vorosmarty, Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the City University of New York's Environmental Crossroads Initiative, CCNY. This is part of The Columbia Water Center seminar series featuring speakers from Columbia University and other organizations who address a variety of water issues.
CEEDS Lounge, Wright Hall, Garden Level
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm

LED Candle Making
April 8, 2011
Smith-to-do invites you to come make a LED candle to light up your room. Come personalize your own eco moon jar. Friday, April 8, in Campus Center 103/104 from 9-11 p.m. Free.
Campus Center 103/104
9:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Lecture: Roger Swain, Horticulturist
April 9, 2011
Roger Swain, a noted figure in horticulture known for hosting the PBS show "The Victory Garden," will be giving a lecture speaking to the challenges and rewards of community gardening. He will address both specific issues pertaining to gardening in New England as well as the benefits of community gardening on a local and national scale.
Seelye 106
1:00 pm

Lunchbag Talk: The Ada & Archibald MacLeish Field Station: A place to experience the liberal arts
April 13, 2011
Come join us for a talk with Reid Bertone-Johnson, Manager of the MacLeish Field Station and Faculty in the Landscape Studies Department. He will discuss the exciting new Bechtel Environmental Classroom project, the Living Building Challenge, the history of the MacLeish Field Station, and all of the ways that students can take advantage of this developing resource!
Bass Hall 102
12:10 pm to 1:10 pm

Webinar: Random Thoughts on the Economics of Framing Climate Policy
April 13, 2011
Come hear a webinar of New England Faculty Colloquium: Climate Change, Policy, and Energy Solutions presenting Gary Yohe Professor of Economics at Wesleyan University and Vice-Chair of the National Climate Assessment. Gary Yohe is the Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies at Wesleyan University. Most of his work has focused attention on the mitigation and adaptation/impacts sides of the climate issue.
CEEDS, Wright Hall, Garden Level, 005
2:30 pm

Presentation and Talk: Do It Anyway: Joining the New Generation of Activists
April 13, 2011
The Center for Work & Life is bringing Courtney Martin to campus. Martin will give a multimedia presentation about her new book, Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists. The book profiles eight young people who are working to make a difference in the world. Her talk is free and open to the public. Martin, who is also a blogger for Feministing, will offer a workshop on "Writing and Social Change" on April 14, from noon to 1:15 p.m., in the Neilson Browsing Room. To register, e-mail Jessica Bacal at jbacal@smith.edu.
Neilson Browsing Room
7:15 pm to 8:30 pm

Writing Workshop with author Courtney Martin: Writing and Social Change
April 14, 2011
Please join the Center for Work and Life and CEEDS for a workshop with author Courtney Martin. Martin recently published the book "Do It Anyway: Joining the New Generation of Activists" and is also a blogger for Feministing. She will facilitate a workshop, "Writing and Social Change" for interested students. To register, e-mail Jessica Bacal at jbacal@smith.edu.
Neilson Browsing Room
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

Events Off Campus

Political Ecology, Native Sovereignty, and Environmental Justice in the Canadian Sub-Artic
April 11, 2011
Since the summer of 1970, the lands of the James Bay Cree have been the focus of ever-increasing development, resulting in great environmental and cultural disruption for the Cree. The story of the last four decades in James Bay has been one of political negotiation to mitigate these impacts, and one of continuing and adapting traditional culture. This has meant the development of a Cree definition of sovereignty over their traditional lands, but also new ways of practicing traditions to keep them meaningful in the twenty-first century. Reception to follow at 6pm--Join us for a light dinner with traditional Cree and vegetarian options.
Mount Holyoke College, Dwight Building, Room 101
4:30 pm

Lecture: Where do we stand on Global Warming?
April 12, 2011
STEM Education Institute presents Raymond Bradley, Director of the Climate System Research Center. Global temperatures have risen by ~1°C since the end of the 19th century. This increase has not been linear, as there have been periods when temperatures were stable for short periods before rising once again. The reasons for these changes in the rate of temperature rise are related to anthropogenic factors as well as to natural factors. Over the last decade or so, temperatures have not risen at the same rate as in previous decades, and this has led to speculation that global warming is over.
UMASS Amherst, Hasbrouck 138
4:00 pm

Lecture: Random Thoughts on the Economics of Framing Climate Policy
April 13, 2011
New England Faculty Colloquium: Climate Change, Policy, and Energy Solutions presents Gary Yohe Professor of Economics at Wesleyan University and Vice-Chair of the National Climate Assessment. Gary Yohe is the Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies at Wesleyan University. Most of his work has focused attention on the mitigation and adaptation/impacts sides of the climate issue. Involved since the early 1990’s with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that received a share of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, he served as a Lead Author for four different chapters in the Third Assessment Report that was published in 2001 and as Convening Lead Author for the last chapter of the contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report that was published in 2007.
UMASS Amherst, Engineering Lab II, Room 115
2:30 pm

In the Heat of the Moment: Staying on Message Amidst Controversy
April 14, 2011
You are invited to a panel sponsored by the UMass Public Engagement Project, which supports and trains faculty members to use their research to advance social change, inform public policy, and enrich public debate. The event is free and open to all. The panelists will be: Ray Bradley (distinguished university professor in the geosciences), who directs the Climate System Research Center at UMass and frequently interacts with those who reject the evidence of climate change; Nancy Folbre (professor of economics), a regular contributor to Economix, the New York Times blog about finance and the economy, who finds herself responding to a range of comments on her posts—some favorable, some not; John Kennedy (vice chancellor for university relations), a former ABC News producer and deputy communications director for the ACLU who is well-versed in representing such controversial topics as immigration and national security policy; Jane Sanders (executive director of Community Action), whose important work around welfare reform and the rights of poor families has put her on the frontlines of controversy many times. Panelists will address a range of issues related to the question: "How can we get important research findings and ideas across to diverse audiences--especially when those findings and ideas are controversial or typically elicit heated debate?" Brownbag lunches are welcome at the panel.
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UMASS Amherst, Gordon Hall 302-304
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Lecture: Biochar, Production and Economics
April 14, 2011
Listen to Tom Reed of the Biomass Energy Foundation present as part of the Climate, Energy, Biochar, and Agriculture seminar series. The seminar series is being held by the Center for Agriculture and the department of plant, soil and insect sciences at UMass Amherst with the cooperation of the Pioneer Valley Biochar Initiative and the New England Small Farm Institute in Belchertown.
UMASS Amherst, 318 Stockbridge Hall
4:00 pm

Spineless Splendor: Invertebrate Slide Show and Artist Reception
April 14, 2011
For forty days and forty nights, naturalists Charley Eiseman and Noah Charney traveled the continent. They returned with thousands of photographs, not of Yosemite's grand vistas or Yellowstone's bison herds, but of tiny eggs stuck to flagpoles, origami made by beetles, and the artfully crafted portable houses of caddisfly larvae. The trip was field work for their new award-winning book, Tracks and Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates, which illustrates egg cases, cocoons, galls, leaf mines, burrows, nests, and many other curiosities. In this talk, the authors will show images of exquisite invertebrate-created objects, teach mind-boggling natural history, and tell amusing anecdotes from their eccentric journeys. Professional entomologists and bug-haters alike have found themselves rolling with laughter and staring in horrified fascination during this entertaining presentation. This event was provided by alumna Laurel Carpenter '06, '09 of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge, and Great Falls Discovery Center.
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The Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm