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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

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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

Conference: Building Climate Solutions
January 28, 2014
January 29, 2014
January 30, 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

STPEC Activist Lunch Series
January 29, 2014
We are proud to announce the second year of the STPEC Activist Brown Bag Lunch Series. This semester, four extraordinary local activists will visit UMass to share their experiences and perspectives on activism in the Valley and beyond. Come ready to ask questions (for example, about internship opportunities!) and participate in a wider discussion of their work. The series is open to the general public, so please bring your friends.
UMass Amherst Campus Center, room 162-75
11:15 am to 12:45 pm

Ervin Zube lecture
January 30, 2014
with Krista Harper, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; Director, European Field Studies Program, Center for Public Policy and Administration. Light refreshments will be served.
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Procopio Room, 105 Hills North, UMASS
4:00 pm

A reading with Eve Ensler--
January 30, 2014
In the Body of the World: A Memoir of Cancer and Connection. Co-sponsored with The Odyssey Bookshop and the Gender Studies Department at Mount Holyoke College. Tickets to this event can be purchased for $5 through The Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College Street, South Hadley, 413-534-7307
Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College
7:00 pm

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Lecture: China’s Environmental Challenges: Water, Waste, and Watts
January 31, 2014
with Professor Darrin Magee, Environmental Studies Program, Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Lunch provided.
CEEDS, Wright Hall 005
12:15 pm

Lecture: Pig farms, highways and gold mining: how where you live matters for your health
February 3, 2014
Join us for lunch and a lecture by the first of four candidates visiting campus for a position with the Environmental Science and Policy Program.
McConnell 103
12:15 pm

Tinydance Interest Meeting- Engineers for a Sustainable World
February 4, 2014
Project Description: ESW is working to design and fabricate a stage for a variety of dance works made for small, sustainable spaces. The stage will be pulled by bike performance venues and can be set up entirely with hand tools. The project includes working with Kelly Silliman (Dance MFA '13), Celebrations, and The Smiffenpoofs. ESW projects are open to people of all majors! If you're interested, email Alex Julius at amjulius@smith.edu.
CEEDS, Wright Hall 005
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Lecture: Legumes and Legislation: Models in Science and in Policy
February 6, 2014
Join us for lunch and a lecture by the second of four candidates visiting campus for a position with the Environmental Science and Policy Program.
McConnell 103
12:00 pm

Divest Smith College general interest meeting
February 6, 2014
Divestment from the fossil fuel industry is an investment in our future. Smith College can continue its legacy by being pioneers in environmental justice. Join us to discuss the importance of climate action, the fossil fuel divestment movement, and how it fits in at Smith. There will be treats!
Seelye 107
8:00 pm

Events at Smith

5 College Geology Lecture
February 4, 2014
5 College Geology Lecture
Case Study room
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Lecture: Lessons from the Pliocene: Understanding Climate Change
January 31, 2014
by Exploring Earth’s Last Interval of Sustained Warmth- a lecture by Dr. Kira Lawrence of Lafayette College.
Morrill 129, University of Massachusetts
3:30 pm

Info session: Conway School of Landscape Design
February 1, 2014
Did you know what we're now offering a 10-month Master of Science in Ecological Design? The Info Session is a great way to learn about the program, see the beautiful campus, meet the faculty, talk to alumni and students, and eat a delicious locally catered lunch. Can't make it to campus this Saturday? You can tune in online! We'll be streaming the event live using Google Hangouts on Air and taking your questions via social media. Please RSVP here: http://www.csld.edu/2013/10/join-us-for-an-information-session-on-saturday-127/
332 South Deerfield Road, Conway, MA
10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Film screening: Food for Change
February 1, 2014
A provocative new film about the resurgence of food co-ops in the United States and their role in building resilient food systems and local economies. Tickets can be purchased at the Academy of Music Box Office (Open Tuesday- Friday 3:00PM-6:00PM) or by calling 413-584-9032 ext.105 (Service fees will apply with purchase)
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Academy of Music, Northampton
2:00 pm

Benefit Concert for South Hadley Food Pantry
February 2, 2014
Music for one piano four-hands performed by Dana Muller and Gary Steigerwalt, including Josef Rheinberger’s compelling Sonata in C Minor; Six Epigraphs Antiques of Claude Debussy; Francis Poulenc’s witty Sonate; and Maurice Ravel’s colorful four-hand version of his own Rapsodie espagnole. All are encouraged to bring a canned good or monetary donation to benefit the South Hadley Food Pantry.
Mount Holyoke College, McCulloch Auditorium
4:00 pm

Lecture: Syria- Prospects for Peace: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy
February 4, 2014
A presentation by Prof. Omar Dahi, professor of economics, Hampshire College. With additional comments by prof. Michael Klare, Five College professor of peace & world security studies. Free and Open to the Public
East Lecture Hall, Frankling Patterson Hall, hampshire College
7:30 pm