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Brazilian Nemesis: Music and Narratives of Eco-friendly Environmental Destruction
April 9, 2019
Brazil is frequently described as a tropical paradise, as a land of extraordinary and diverse natural beauty. Since the twentieth century, many different Brazilian governments have demanded the sacrifice of this “heaven on earth” in the name of progress, modernity and prosperity, as a sort of inalienable step in the nation-building process. In this talk, Luca Bacchini, visiting assistant professor, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages, Stanford University, will consider the ways in which a paradoxical idea of eco-friendly destruction has become the pacifying solution to justify the most reckless and irresponsible environmental policies, and the expression of this idea in popular music and culture. Part of the Spring 2019 Lecture Series: Brazilian Nature-Cultures. Lunch provided.
CEEDS, Wright Hall, Lower Level
12:00 pm

GEO Lunchtime Talk: Paleomagnetism of Lunar Glass Samples
April 11, 2019
Smith alumna Kimberly Hess ('03)will be speaking at noon on Thursday April 11th about her work on the Moon.
Sabin Reed 103
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Smithies in the Environment: Alumnae Panel
April 11, 2019
Our alumna guests have experience in diverse fields, including design and the built environment, urban agriculture and sustainable food systems, sustainability, energy, climate dynamics and resiliency planning, and drinking water and wastewater management. This year's panelists include Siiri Bigalke ’15, Emily Barbour ’14, Meagan Rossi ’06, Fahmida Bangert ’98, and Veronica Blette '85. Reception to follow in McConnell foyer. Sponsored by the Environmental Science and Policy Program together with CEEDS, the departments of Economics and Geosciences, Government, and the Picker Engineering Program.
McConnell Auditorium
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Mushroom Log Inoculation
April 12, 2019
Join the MFS interns for an afternoon innoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores. Growing these mushrooms is part of a larger plan to develop an agro-forest at the Field Station! Vans will leave from Chapin loading dock at 1 pm and return to campus by 4 pm. Feel free to bring friends! Sign up to reserve a seat in our vans at tinyurl.com/macleishvans
MacLeish Field Station
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Stargazing and S'mores
April 13, 2019
Join the MacLeish interns for a guided stargazing trip at the MacLeish Field Station. There will be marshmallow roasting and s’mores to enjoy at the fire pit. We will meet at the Chapin Loading dock at 7pm. Bring your friends! And sign up to reserve a spot in one of our vehicles at tinyurl.com/macleishvans
Chapin Loading Dock
7:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Mushroom Cultivation - Log Inoculation at MacLeish Field Station
April 12, 2019
Join the MacLeish Interns for an afternoon inoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores. Growing these mushrooms is part of a larger plan to develop an agro-forest at the Field Station. Vans will leave from the Chapin loading dock at 1pm and return to campus by 4pm. To reserve a seat on the van go to tinyurl.com/macleishvans
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MacLeish Field Station
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Events at Smith

An Anthropological Perspective on the Mountain Rangelands of Postindustrial Lesotho
April 15, 2019
This talk is part of the Landscape Studies Spring 2019 Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public. Colin Hoag, faculty in anthropology at Smith College, will present "Landscapes of Empire: An Anthropological Perspective on the Mountain Rangelands of Postindustrial Lesotho."
Graham Hall, Hillyer
2:40 pm

Aligning with the Nuclear Ban Treaty: Climate Change and Nuclear Weapons
April 15, 2019
The Center for Religious and Spiritual Life invites you to join the co-founders of Nuclearban.Us to learn how eliminating nuclear weapons benefits climate work. The co-founders will also talk about the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which won the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Dessert will be served. All are welcome.
Helen Hills Hills Chapel
6:30 pm

Galapagos
April 16, 2019
This talk is part of the Sigma Xi Series, and will be presented by Virginia Hayssen, Biological Sciences, Smith College. Talks begin at 12:10 and are open to all faculty, staff, and students. A complimentary lunch is offered in McConnell Foyer.
McConnell Auditorium
12:10 pm

Clothing Swap
April 21, 2019
Kick off Earth Week with this FREE clothing exchange! Stop by and pick up some new clothes without feeding the exploitative fashion giants and/or drop of some unwanted clothes (seniors, we are looking at you). Open to the Smith Community.
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Campus Center 103/104
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Black Studies, Geosciences, and the Global Quest for Environmental Justice
April 18, 2019
A dinner-panel on environmental justice in collaboration with the Department of Afro-American Studies. The event aims to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, reflect on Dr. Bromery’s legacy of championing diversity within STEM fields, and provide perspectives from diverse academic fields to help us understand the urgency of considering Environmental Justice as central to both Geosciences and Black Studies. Please RSVP here: tinyurl.com/BromeryPanel
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Life Sciences Laboratories S330, UMass Amherst
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

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Career Paths in Sustainable Landscape Design
April 22, 2019
Do you have a passion for the environment? Are you curious about sustainable design? Join us for a conversation with alumna Maggie Kraus '12, who recently completed a Masters in Landscape Architecture, and now brings her passion for equitable and sustainable growth in the built environment to her work at a nonprofit serving rural, regional and urban planners across the country. Free pizza for the first 15 students.
Campus Center 103/104
12:15 pm to 1:00 pm

A Reading List for the End of the Word: How I Sought to Stay Hopeful as a Student of the Built Env.
April 22, 2019
This talk is part of the Landscape Studies Spring 2019 Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public. Maggie Kraus '12, of the American Planning Association in Chicago, IL, will present "A Reading List for the End of the World: How I Sought to Stay Hopeful as a Student of the Built Environment."
Graham Hall, Hillyer
2:40 pm

Waste Audit 2019
April 23, 2019
Join the Eco-Reps this Earth Week to see what's in your trash! We'll be sorting through trash thrown out in student houses to see how much of it could have been recycled or composted. Stop by to see for yourself! Rain date: Wednesday, April 24.
Chapin Lawn
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

DIY Body Scrub Night
April 24, 2019
As a part of the Earth Week program the Eco-Reps are hosting a DIY Body Scrub Night. BYO jar if possible, and we'll have all other supplies. Hope you can stop in!
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Campus Center 102
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Choreopoem Acting Class Bonfire and Readings
April 24, 2019
The Choreopoem Acting Class will also present bonfire readings of student works, music, and conversation from our semester of study at the MacLeish Field Station.
MacLeish Field Station
7:00 pm

ES&P Honor's presentations
April 26, 2019
Haleigh Anderson, McKinley Fellow, "Retrospective Financial Analysis of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard Compliance Costs" (Advisers: Alexander Barron, Donald Baumer); Athena Sofides, "Embodied Toxicity in the Plasticene: BPA, BPS, and the Political Ecology of Endocrine Disruption" (Advisers: Virginia Hayssen, Greg White, Laura Vandenburg)
McConnell B15
4:00 pm

Garden Gala
April 26, 2019
Celebrate earth week and experience the Botanic Garden in a new way with the Eco-Reps. This party will have food, a capella performances, button making, a photo booth, raffles, and more! Feel free to dress up (or down). This is a ticketed event due to limited space but tickets are FREE and are available for you to pick up at CEEDS! This is a Smith student only event.
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Lyman Plant House
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Concinnity Fest
April 27, 2019
This year we will be holding our 2nd annual Concinnity Fest at MacLeish! The event includes free admission, transportation, and food for all Five College students and friends. We will expand from last year’s exhibits with new artists and artwork, ranging from films to photography to music performances and more, all created by students. Buses will run from JMG to MacLeish continuously throughout the event--feel free to stay as long or short as you want, there will be art/music/s'mores/more all day! We also welcome you to play music/showcase your art/film, or CREATE art live at the venue. Transportation, PA system, projector screen, paint etc will be provided for all artists, of all experience levels, forms, and styles. Sign up on our website.
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MacLeish Field Station
2:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Earth Day Treasure Hunt
April 22, 2019
In celebration of Earth Day, class CS227 is hosting an Earth Day themed treasure hunt. Come enjoy free food at the Kern Center, and race around campus to solve puzzles! The hunt will only take about an hour and a half of your day- but if you need to squeeze it in, come by for just a puzzle or two! Join us for a cookout lunch from 12-2pm, ice cream at 1:30pm, and music by Cats in the Limelight at 2pm.
Hampshire College
10:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Serve the Earth
April 23, 2019
Get your hands dirty and help clean up the R.W. Kern Center raingardens, and start your own jade plant from clippings from the RWKC greywater planters. Snacks and hydration provided.
Hampshire College, R.W. Kern Center
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

R.W. Kern Center Symposium
April 25, 2019
Join us for a showcase of RWKC student work including presentations, workshops and a film screening; come see what we’ve been up to! Reception to follow at 7pm.
Hampshire College, R.W. Kern Center
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm