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Featured Event

Open Climate Cafe
April 8, 2016
Join us for an informal conversation over tea and cookies! We'll welcome questions, a discussion of current news, recent events or issues related to climate change, and whatever else is on your mind. Today's Cafe will have a local (action) focus and we'll chat with local activists and Hampshire College students Gabriel Shapiro (Sugar Shack Alliance and Climate Action Now) and Amber Barnes (Climate Action Now) about resources for students, local actions and events to get involved with.
CEEDS- Center for Environment, Ecological Design & Sustainability, Wright Hall 005
4:15 pm

Events at Smith

Bike Kitchen Open Hours
April 6, 2016
Maybe you are wondering where the bike paths are or where bike resources are in the area. Maybe you are having trouble with your brakes or something else on your bike and want to learn how to fix it yourself. Or maybe you just LOVE bikes. In any case, come to Open Hours and we can help!
Talbot basement
6:00 pm

Film screening: Cowspiracy
April 8, 2016
The Green Team and Eco-reps want you to come on out to enjoy vegan treats & watch this 2014 documentary about animal agriculture's effects on the environment that earned an 8.5 rating on IMDB. LEO IS THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (what more can you ask for?):
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CC 104
7:30 pm

DIY T-shirt Crafts
April 10, 2016
Bring an old t-shirt or use one of ours, to unleash endless possibilities! We'll be teaching you how to turn a humble t-shirt into things like tote bags, handkerchiefs, reusable menstrual pads, yarn, rugs, fun tank tops, pillows, and more! Bring your friends for an after-brunch activity! No sewing needed. Hosted by your Smith Eco Reps!
CC205
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Food Recovery Action
April 10, 2016
Join other students in the Smith Food Recovery Network in an action to share along with others in our community food that would otherwise go to waste.
Cutter/Ziskind Dining Room
3:50 pm to 4:30 pm

Bike Kitchen Open Hours
April 10, 2016
Maybe you are wondering where the bike paths are or where bike resources are in the area. Maybe you are having trouble with your brakes or something else on your bike and want to learn how to fix it yourself. Or maybe you just LOVE bikes. In any case, come to Open Hours and we can help!
Talbot basement
6:00 pm

Living on the Edge: Integrating People, Parks and Protection
April 11, 2016
a talk with Signe Nielsen, FASLA, Principal, Mathews Nielsen. Part of the LSS 100 spring lecture series. All welcome.
Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
2:40 pm to 4:00 pm

Events Off Campus

New Coastal Urban Infrastructures: Recent Work of LOLA
April 7, 2016
Walter Meyer, co-founder of Local Office Landscape and Urban Design, has been recognized for leadership in coastal resiliency by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the White House. Jennifer Bolstad is a Landscape Architect and co-founder of Local Office Landscape and Urban Design. She teaches at the Pratt Institute and holds degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Graduate School of Design. Her research and practice concentration is coastal landscapes at all scales, operating between infrastructure, urbanism and ecology. Together, these two great minds will explore the recent work of Local Office Landscape & Urban Design, LLC (LOLA). This company addresses the impact of cities on the sea, how to protect cities from sea surges and more
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Procopio Room, 105 Hills North, UMass
12:00 am to 12:00 am

Of Bees and Anxiety: Imagining Animals in Ancient Christianity
April 7, 2016
Patricia Cox Miller is the Bishop W. Earl Ledden Professor of Religion, Emerita, at Syracuse University, where she taught from 1977 to 2012. Her research focuses on religion in the period of the Roman Empire, especially Christianity.
Pruyne Lecture Room, 115 Fayerweather Hall, Amherst College
5:00 pm

Panel: The Future of Offshore Wind in Massachusetts
April 8, 2016
The UMass Wind Energy Center and the Offshore Wind IGERT program are excited to present an important discussion with panelists Thomas Brostrøm (DONG Energy), Jeffrey Grybowski (Deepwater Wind), Erich Stephens (OffshoreMW), and Matthew Morrissey (Offshore Wind MA). Panelists will discuss the path forward to include offshore wind in the energy market in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Senate President Stanley Rosenberg will share his perspective on the future of energy in the state, with a particular focus on offshore wind. Use the lnk below to contact Jody Lally at the UMass Wind Energy Center for further information:
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Bernie Dallas Memorial Room (Rm. 506), Goodell Building, at UMass Amherst
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Non-violent Direct Action Training
April 10, 2016
Join Divest UMASS students.
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Gordon Hall, UMASS
2:00 pm

Climate Justice Action
April 11, 2016
Join Divest UMASS students in demanding climate justice #DivestTheRest #LeadWithUs
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Student Union
12:00 pm

Featured Event

Open Climate Cafe
April 15, 2016
Join us for an informal conversation over tea and cookies! We'll welcome questions, a discussion of current news, recent events or issues related to climate change, and whatever else is on your mind. Today's "hosts" are Blythe Coleman-Mumford '17 and Sarah Hines (history). Possible topics? Environmental issues in Latin America, social justice questions and more.
CEEDS- Center for Environment, Ecological Design & Sustainability, Wright Hall 005
4:15 pm

The National Water Dance
April 16, 2016
Experience the Arts in Environmental Action! Join the moving audience to witness six site specific, movement installations across the MacLeish Field Station, culminating in a unified dance and group effort to restore our nature by planting an important riparian zone and by supporting local artists. Featuring new works by Sofia Engelman, Kate Seethaler, Kelly Silliman, Susan Waltner, and Whitney Wilson. For more information and to get a seat in the vans going to MacLeish, contact wwilson at smith.edu
MacLeish Field Station
3:00 pm

Events at Smith

Bike Kitchen Open Hours
April 13, 2016
Maybe you are wondering where the bike paths are or where bike resources are in the area. Maybe you are having trouble with your brakes or something else on your bike and want to learn how to fix it yourself. Or maybe you just LOVE bikes. In any case, come to Open Hours and we can help!
Talbot basement
6:00 pm

Liberal arts luncheon: Race and Medicine: A Troubled History
April 14, 2016
A talk by Dr. Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University. Her visit is cosponsored by the Science Center Committee on Diversity, the Offices of the President, of the Provost, and of Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity. She will speak at April 14th's a campus-wide talk at 4:30 pm, Being Color Brave NOT Color Blind: Creating an Inclusive Academy in the 21st Century (McConnell 103).
Seeye 201

Five Tales of Plant Obsession in a Botanical Garden
April 14, 2016
Dr. William Friedman, director of Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum, will present a special guest lecture on the role of botanical gardens in science and education. The public lecture is in honor of Smith Botanic Garden Director Michael Marcotrigiano's retirement and will be followed by a reception at the Botanic Garden in the early evening.
Ford Hall 240
4:30 pm

Being Color Brave NOT Color Blind: Creating an Inclusive Academy in the 21st Century
April 14, 2016
A talk by Dr. Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University. Her visit is cosponsored by the Science Center Committee on Diversity, the Offices of the President, of the Provost, and of Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity.
McConnell 103
4:30 pm

Working Writers: Siobhan Roberts on Capturing Conway:
April 14, 2016
The Trials and Tribulations of Writing about a Wily Mathematical Genius. This Thursday, writer Siobhan Roberts will read from and discuss her new book Genius at Play: The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway. The book is a biography and portrait of Conway, the Princeton mathematician who developed the famous Game of Life as well as contributed many other intriguing mathematical discoveries. Siobhan Roberts is a science journalist and biographer who focuses on writing about mathematics. Her new book was included by "Brainpicker" Maria Popova among the best science books of 2015.
Seelye 106
4:30 pm

Divest Smith College meeting
April 14, 2016
Interested in taking action on divestment? Join us to learn more. All welcome.
Campus Center 103/104
8:00 pm

Food Recovery Action
April 17, 2016
Join other students in the Smith Food Recovery Network in an action to share along with others in our community food that would otherwise go to waste.
Cutter/Ziskind Dining Room
3:50 pm to 4:30 pm

Waste Audit
April 18, 2016
How much of what the Smith community throws away each day could be reused, composted, or recycled? How much are we wasting? Find out when the Eco-Reps suit up and examine some of our trash at this waste audit. Sponsored by the Eco-Reps as part of the Earth Week celebration.
Chapin Lawn
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

The Botanist's Role in Producing Quality Herbal Medicine: A Conversation with Zoë Gardner
April 19, 2016
Zoë will talk about different types of herbal medicines made from medicinal plants, the botanical supply chain for herbal medicines, and how botanists are key in ensuring the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines. Zoë Gardner is a project manager at Traditional Medicinals in Sebastopol, California and a member of several of the principal herb organizations including the American Herbal Products Association, American Herbal Pharmacopoeia, American Botanical Council, University of Massachusetts Medicinal Plant Program, American Herbalists Guild, Medicinal Plant Working Group, Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society. This talk is part of a horticulture class and is not open to the public.
McConnell B05
9:00 am to 10:15 am

What the Frack is Natural Gas?: A Brown Bag Lunch
April 19, 2016
Come learn about the fuel that powers Smith and the pipeline that has New Englanders rallying around a log cabin protest. Featuring local activists Will and Donna Elwell, singer-songwrite Sarah Pirtle, and Smithgeology professor Amy Rhodes. This event is a great way to join in the Earth Week festivities and gain an understanding of the topic in anticipation of the evening screening of Gasland II. Hosted by Green Team.
CEEDS Wright Hall 005
12:00 pm

Panel on Food Sustainability at Smith
April 19, 2016
How sustainable is Smith dining? What's the story with your food? Come find out! The Smith College Eco-Reps and Food Recovery Network present Brad Morse: Owner of Outlook Farm; Andrew Cox: Head of Dining Services at Smith; Carl Erickson: Chair of MANNA Soup Kitchen
Graham Hall, Hillyer
4:15 pm

Design for the Just City- with Toni L. Griffin
April 19, 2016
Toni L. Griffin is the founder of Urban Planning for the American City, based in New York. Through the practice, Toni served as Project Director for the Detroit Work Project Long Term Planning initiative, and released Detroit Future City, a comprehensive citywide framework for urban transformation. Current clients include the cities of Memphis, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. Toni was recently appointed to Professor in Practice of Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she will both teach and develop research related to design and the just city and legacy city design. Co-sponsored by Landscape Studies, Africana Studies, CEEDS and The Design Thinking Initiative.
Neilson Library Browsing Room
4:30 pm

Film screening: Gasland II
April 19, 2016
Join Green Team to watch a documentary about natural gas & fracking. These topics are so relevant to the Smith community. Smith's Co-Gen (combined heat & power) is almost exclusively dependent on this supposedly "clean" fuel. Meanwhile, Smithies & community members are protesting the Northeast Energy Direct/Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Pipeline proposed to run through New England just thirty minutes from Smith. Come learn about the health, environmental and social issues associated with burning natural gas and fracking.
Campus Center 103/104
7:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Animal Sanctuary Day Trip
April 16, 2016
How many people have really had a chance to meet a turkey or a cow? "VINE is an LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary in Springfield, VT. While caring for more than 500 animals at our solar-powered site, we work to undermine the social and structural sources of animal abuse and exploitation, working from within an ecofeminist understanding of intersectionality." It'll be a fun day! Contact sakim @ smith.edu for details!

Conference: Sustainability on Main Street and Campus
April 16, 2016
Learn about the best practices and resources to advance sustainable development on campuses and in communities. Explore sustainability in the Pioneer Valley this year through presentations, exhibitions and walking tours! The conference includes 2 Smith faculty, 1 student and 1 staff in the lineup. You can register online, and students get free admission (contact CEEDS for details).
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274 Main Street, Northampton, MA
8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Gardening the Community Afternoon
April 17, 2016
Volunteering at Gardening the Community, an amazing youth and community empowerment organization in Springfield, is a great way to kick off Earth Week! Get excited to get a little dirty in the gardens. Email sakim @ smith.edu to RSVP.
Springfield, MA (well help you get there and back)
12:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Film screening: Taking Root
April 19, 2016
Join 5 College Scopes for a screening of Taking Root, the narrative of Wangari Maathai's personal journey of planting trees in Kenya during the repressive regime of Daniel arap Moi in the 1980s! Come for the initial screening with refreshments at 7pm, and stay for a brief discussion time afterward! The Facebook event link is below:
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Latin American Cultural Center, UMASS
7:00 pm

Featured Event

Out Here: A Queer Farmer Film Project - Screening and panel discussion
April 21, 2016
Four years in the making, the documentary Out Here looks at the experiences of queer farmers across the country, and asks- what does it mean to be a queer farmer, is agriculture a safe space for queer people, and what are the relationships between food production and queerness? Panelists include Director and Farmer Jonah Mossberg, '07; Farmer Danielle Smith, of Wild Rose Farm, Easthampton; Farm Manager Aaron Drysdale of Greenfield Community Farm/Just Roots, Greenfield; Stina Soderling, '06; and moderator Emmett Wald, '15. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome. Sponsored by CEEDS
Graham Hall, Hillyer
4:15 pm

Great Massachusetts Cleanup
April 23, 2016
Join the Green Team in picking up trash in downtown Northampton as a part of Keep Massachusetts Beautiful's statewide cleanup!
Hillyer Hall
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Events at Smith

Mt. Trashmore
April 20, 2016
How much trash do 10 Smith houses produce in just one day? Visit Mt. Trashmore to see for yourself. Sponsored by the Eco-Reps as part of Earth Week celebrations.
Chapin Deck
11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Bike Kitchen Open Hours
April 20, 2016
Maybe you are wondering where the bike paths are or where bike resources are in the area. Maybe you are having trouble with your brakes or something else on your bike and want to learn how to fix it yourself. Or maybe you just LOVE bikes. In any case, come to Open Hours and we can help!
Talbot basement
6:00 pm

Climate Justice Open Mic
April 20, 2016
Join Green Team as a part of this year's Earth Week Celebration in welcoming students to the mic to tell their own environmental stories. On Wednesday, the 20th, Green Team will host an open mic event for students, faculty and staff to share a story of theirs related to an environmental event, opinion, injustice, justice, memory, etc. that connects to social injustice with an audience. We welcome any story about an environmental experience. We hope this will become a forum of discussion for people to express their journeys, learn from each other and connect to other environmental or social justice events that might also affect other audience members.
Campus Center 103/104
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Drop-in Mapathon
April 21, 2016
The SAL is hosting this event to aid with the ongoing humanitarian response to major earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan over the past week. Participants will identify and trace dwellings, roads/paths, medical facilities and more using aerial imagery in the OpenStreetMap platform. This data will then be immediately available to humanitarian organizations working in the region. Absolutely no prior experience is required. We will be serving pizza around 12pm. Whether you plan to come for just 10 minutes or the whole 2 hours, we hope to see you tomorrow! Please register using the link below, especially if you plan to eat:
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Spatial Analysis Lab (Sabin-Reed 104)
11:00 am to 1:00 pm

EARTH DAY FESTIVAL
April 21, 2016
Celebrate Earth Week with the Smith Community! This festival features tabling and activities from Smith’s green student organizations and a lineup of performances from Smith acapella, dance, and musical groups! There will also be free kettle corn and a free swap table. Sponsored by the Eco-Reps and other green student orgs.
Chapin Lawn ( Rain Location: Carroll Room)
11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Trees, Science, You, and The Future - A talk by Lea Sloan
April 21, 2016
Science continues to gather compelling evidence of how physical and emotional health are essentially connected to trees and forests, in ways that were likely more obvious to our ancestors. We'll discuss those findings and the opportunities for you to get involved, and to change the way city planners, the health industry, developers, politicians and educators shape our future. Lea Sloan is the Vice President of Communications for American Forests. Lea spearheads communications, marketing and branding for American Forests. Lea leads a team that is immersed in all of the organization’s programs and projects, including its Global ReLeaf forest restoration program; its Urban Forests program efforts; the initiative to protect Endangered Western Forests from the dual blights of pine bark beetles and blister rust; and strategically builds upon the importance, past and future, of the American Forests National Big Tree Program. The Communications team develops content for the organization’s website, blog and social media; directs the editorial, design and production of American Forests’ magazine; and creates marketing materials, including videos that promote the strengths and values of American Forests. Co-sponsored by the Smith College Campus Tree Committee, Campus Sustainability, Landscape Studies, and Botanic Garden
Neilson Browsing Room
4:15 pm to 5:15 pm

Divest Smith College meeting
April 21, 2016
Interested in taking action on divestment? Join us to learn more. All welcome.
Campus Center 103/104
8:00 pm

EARTH DAY - Eco-Crafts Smith To Do and Eco-Reps
April 22, 2016
Join us for this special Earth Day edition of Smith To Do! We’ll be making colorful beads and baskets by up-cycling magazines while celebrating Earth Day.
Campus Center 103/104
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Adventures at MacLeish: Chestnut Fever
April 24, 2016
Take a break from studying and help us plant American chestnuts on this last trip of the semester. (This is part of the 40-year-long effort to bring back these trees.) This is a hands in the dirt event. Dress according to the weather--MacLeish is generally cooler than Northampton or it could be hot. Please RSVP to pwetzel@smith.edu so we can contact you if it rains and we must cancel.
MacLeish Field Station (leave from Chapin loading dock)
12:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Food Recovery Action
April 24, 2016
Join other students in the Smith Food Recovery Network in an action to share along with others in our community food that would otherwise go to waste.
Cutter/Ziskind Dining Room
3:50 pm to 4:30 pm

ISSO's End of Year Clothing Collection
April 25, 2016
Donate now through graduation to help other students in need! We accept lightly used, clean clothes, winter coats and winter accessories, freshly laundered comforters AND textbooks. In the Fall the International Students and Scholars Office will hold its annual Clothes Closet and invite all students to come and take any items they may need.
Daily. Lewis Global Studies Center
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

ENV312 Capstone Project Presentations
April 26, 2016
Groups I: "How heating systems in residential houses affect the health and wellness of students at Smith College" by Laurel Bryggman '16, Jessenia Preciado '16, Ava Sharma '17J, Emma Swartz '16. Group II: "Advancing the Mill River Greenway Initiative: Creating a Social and Ecological Space along the Mill River" by​ ​​Grace Peralta ’16, Julia Graham ’16, Bryn Gingrich ‘16. Group III: "First Year Sustainability Workshops" by​​ Areej Jahangir '16, Claire Shope '16, Alice Huh '16. Lunch provided
Campus Center 103/4
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Events Off Campus

The Wisdom to Survive: Climate Change, Capitalism and Community
April 20, 2016
Film screening and discussion examines the challenges climate change poses and highlights meaningful action that can be taken by individuals and communities. Part of a series organized by Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice Around the Climate Crisis, a collaborative community comprised of UMass students, faculty and staff working together to integrate the intellectual, emotional and spiritual dimensions of climate change.
W.E.B. Du Bois Library, Floor 26, University of Massachusetts Amherst
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Second Annual Trash-to-Fashion Show
April 21, 2016
This catwalk is a fun design activity celebrating creativity and Earth Day while bringing awareness to waste issues! Come to the Powerhouse for stunning outfits, models strutting their stuff, party pizza, cookies, and prizes!
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Powerhouse, Amherst College
8:00 pm

Science & Storytelling Symposium
April 22, 2016
April 23, 2016
In today's interconnected world, it is no longer enough for scientists to simply publish their findings in academic journals. Writers, artists, photographers, filmmakers and other storytellers are increasingly seen as essential collaborators in scientific exploration. These storytellers help explain not only how scientific research is conducted but, critically, what it means for society.
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Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
12:00 am

Climate Action Now public meeting
April 25, 2016
This is our last meeting before the semester ends for the summer so we'd love to have you join us!
UU Meetinghouse, 220 Main St, Northampton
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm