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Lecture: From Earth Day to Tomorrow: Environmentalism in the Digital Century
January 8, 2014
by Denis Hayes, president and CEO of the Bullitt Foundation, a Seattle-based environmental foundation. A seasoned veteran of many legislative, cultural, and courtroom battles over the years, and the author of numerous books and articles, Denis Hayes is probably still best known for having been National Coordinator of the first Earth Day when he was 25. Internationally, Denis is recognized for having expanded Earth Day, the world’s most widely observed secular holiday, to more than 180 nations. For his work and advocacy Denis has received the national Jefferson Medal for Outstanding Public Service as well as the highest awards bestowed by numerous organization, including the Sierra Club, the National Wildlife Federation, the Natural Resources Council of America, the Global Environmental Facility, and the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility. He has served on dozens of governing boards, including those of Stanford University, the World Resources Institute, Children Now, the American Solar Energy Society, and Greenpeace. Look magazine selected Hayes as one of the 100 most influential Americans of the 20th Century. The event is sponsored by the Smith College Center for the Environment, Ecological Design and Sustainability and Five Colleges, Inc. with support from the Thoreau Foundation.
Neilson Library Browsing Room
5:30 pm

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Lecture: Plant Invasions and Global Change: Lessons from Biogeography
January 27, 2014
Bethany Bradley is a spatial ecologist/invasion biologist based in the Dept. of Environmental Conservation at UMass, Amherst. She has a very active research program focused exotic grass invasions in the western US, plus modeling work investigating differences in plant species niches between their native and exotic distributions, etc. Tea and cookies are served at 4 p.m. in the McConnell Foyer.
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McConnell 103
4:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Hampshire College Real Food Teach-In
January 23, 2014
The Hampshire College Real Food Challenge Team would like to invite you to a Teach-In that they are hosting the weekend before Thanksgiving Break, on Sunday November 23rd at 3pm. The RFC is a national movement concerned with workers rights, animal rights, local production, and ecological sustainability. At Hampshire College, they will be working with the dining commons to audit our current food purchases and to implement product shifts. The Teach-In on November 23rd, will be an opportunity to learn more about the Real Food Challenge and to hear from panelists that represent four aspects of the food justice movement: farmers, fishers, food service workers and farm workers.The panelists will discuss their work and the importance of coalition building amongst the movement.
Adele Simmons Hall (ASH) Lobby, Hampshire College
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Lecture: Energy and Human Rights in the Caspian Basin
January 23, 2014
by University of Massachusetts, Amherst history professor Audrey Altstadt. The oil and gas-producing states around the Caspian Sea -- Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran -- have poor human rights records but the US and EU need their energy resources. For the US, as frequent champion of human rights and democratic rule, this dichotomy presents a philosophical and political dilemma. This talk will examine energy and human rights in the region and view up close a few cases illustrating Western preference for energy security over human rights. This event is a part of the 2013-2014 History Institute, a four-part series on contemporary events in historical perspective sponsored by the UMass History Department and the Collaborative for Educational Services. A workshop for K-12 teachers will follow from 5:30-7:00.
The Collaborative for Educational Services, 97 Hawley St, Northampton
4:30 pm

Conference: Building Climate Solutions
January 28, 2014
14th National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment
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Washington, D.C.

Entrepreneur showcase
January 28, 2014
sponsored by the Pioneer Valley Grows, Slow Money group. The event is focused on slow money investment for specific companies (listed below. -Entrepreneur Presentations, -Artisan Beverage Coop, -All Things Local Cooperative Market, -Provender, -Santa Oaxaca Taco Shop, -Tregaverne Creamery, -River Valley Market **please note that there is a request that folks register for the event.
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Red Barn at Hampshire College
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Architecture Lecture : Richard Wies
January 28, 2014
Richard Wies : Genesis of a Community Boathouse on Long Island Sound Richard Wies is a founding principal of the firm Gregg Wies & Gardner Architects LLC based in New Haven, CT. Mr. Wies has thirty years experience in the architectural design of institutional, commercial, and residential projects. Mr. Wies is a graduate of Hampshire College, class of 1975. Sponsored by: Hampshire College Alumni Relations
Hampshire college, Franklin Patterson Hall, East Lecture Hall
5:30 pm