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Events at Smith Join Our Hive! Get Involved in Sustainability on Campus! (Drop In Session) February 16, 2021 Are you passionate about fighting climate change? Thinking about complex social and environmental issues and putting your thoughts into action? Working outdoors in nature? Drop-in anytime between 4:30-5:30 EST to learn about ways the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability (CEEDS) can help you explore and deepen your passions related to the environment and sustainability. There are many opportunities to engage and connect with other students who share your passions - from fieldwork to internships, clubs, and independent study. We are here as a resource for you, so come learn more! Join via zoom using your smith email: More... 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Smith in Hamburg Info Session February 17, 2021 Learn more about the exciting opportunities offered by the Smith in Hamburg program! Study in one of Europe's most sustainable cities at Universit�t Hamburg and the Smith Center with options for either the full year or the spring semester. In this session hosted by the Lewis Global Studies Center you will hear from program directors and faculty about life on the Smith in Hamburg program. Join via the link below: More... Virtual via Zoom 4:00 pm Getting Out and About - COVID-safe style! February 18, 2021 Don't let the weather and the pandemic keep you indoors all the time! There are so many natural areas and points-of-interest you can still walk to and explore safely. Learn about places to enjoy right on campus and within walking distance that you can go to now, and some that you'll be able to get to once we are in the green phase! Join CEEDS via zoom using your smith email: https://smith.zoom.us/j/93107046254 More... 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Events Off Campus Lecture: Green-Works February 16, 2021 In this lecture, Chris Reed, Founding Director of Stoss Landscape Urbanism; Professor, Harvard University will explore small and large-scale open space proposals that specifically integrate climate-adapted strategies for stormwater, river flooding, coastal inundation/sea level rise, and a bit of biodiversity/heat island effect. Reed is recognized internationally as a leading voice in the transformation of landscapes and cities. He works alternately as a researcher, strategist, teacher, designer, and advisor. A recipient of the 2012 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Landscape Architecture, Chris is a Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Part of the UMass Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning (LARP) Zube lecture series. Click for link: More... 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Black Farmers' Pathways to Success Two-Part Webinar Series February 17, 2021 Black farmers have been marginalized nearly out of existence for decades. According to the 2017 Agricultural Census, Black farmers experienced a $908 loss in annual earnings compared to the $42,000 in annual earnings for White farmers; and less than 1% of New York State Farmers were Black. In the face of the pandemic, Black farmers continue to face disproportionate burdens that prevent growth. The question remains as to how Black farmers can thrive despite these systematic barriers? In this two-part series, the Corbin Hill Food Project will begin to address this question as they shed light on the challenges and successes of the Rocky Acres Community Farm and the Black Yard Farm Cooperative at Corbin Hill Farm. Join them as they celebrate Black farmers� pathways to success in honor of Black History Month. Webinars are coordinated by Environmental Science and Policy major Storm Lewis '21 as part of her praxis internship. More... 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Open House for Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability February 17, 2021 We are accepting all applications for fall 2021 enrollment for the Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability featuring the following degrees: #1 Ranked MBA in Sustainability, MS in Environmental Policy, MS in Climate Science and Policy, MEd in Environmental Education. Attendees will hear from faculty and alumni from each program and have the opportunity to engage in small breakout sessions. Register at the link below: Register at the link below: More... Virtual 6:30 pm Community Land Trust Roundtable February 18, 2021 How do we move from a system where land is routinely amassed as a hedge against a future scarcity to a system which recognizes that security is achieved only when all feel secure? This roundtable event features Tony Hernandez of Dudley Neighbors, Inc., Janelle Orsi of the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC), and �aca Yvaire of Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust (NEFOC), three practitioners tackling this problem in unique ways. This conversation will be moderated by Natasha Hulst, European Land Commons Program Director at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. This free webinar will take place from 2:00 to 3:30 PM EST via Zoom. Register here. More... 12:00 am to 12:00 am Opportunities and Challenges of Public Participation in Disaster Recovery Planning�� February 18, 2021 While public participation can improve recovery planning, post-disaster environments pose unique challenges and opportunities that can enhance or undermine participation depending on the recovery policies and features of the planning process.�Sara Hamideh,�Assistant Professor�at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences� Sustainability Division at�Stony Brook University, discusses�findings of archival research and in-depth interviews in a qualitative case study of Galveston (Texas) following Hurricane Ike to examine the challenges and successes of participatory recovery planning in Galveston and the factors that shape these outcomes.�Part of the UMass LARP Zube lecture series.�Join using the link below:� More... Virtual via Zoom 4:00 pm		Events at Smith Snowshoeing with Paul! February 19, 2021 Get outside, strap on some snowshoes, and "float" on snow! You'll have a chance to meet Paul Wetzel, who runs the MacLeish Field Station. Dress for the weather, you will need to wear boots and be prepared to walk in deep snow. Meet at the Boat House. Limited to 9 participants, sign up required. To sign up email ceeds@smith.edu by Thursday, February 18. Meet at the Boat House 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Snowshoeing with Paul! February 21, 2021 Get outside, strap on some snowshoes, and "float" on snow! You'll have a chance to meet Paul Wetzel, who runs the MacLeish Field Station. Dress for the weather, you will need to wear boots and be prepared to walk in deep snow. Meet at the Boat House. Limited to 9 participants, sign up required. Meet at the Boat House 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Join our Hive - Curricular Pathways to the Environment (Drop in Session) February 23, 2021 Interested in finding classes that relate to the environment and sustainability? Or exploring what majors and minors might allow you to best combine your interests in social justice and sustainability or art and the environment? Maybe you want to know more about the environmental concentration and internship opportunities? Drop-in anytime to this info session and chat with Joanne Benkley, Assistant Director of CEEDS and the Environmental Science and Policy Program. Join via Zoom using your smith email: More... 12:30 pm to 1:20 pm Join Our Hive! Get Involved in Sustainability on Campus! (Drop In Session) February 24, 2021 Are you passionate about fighting climate change? Thinking about complex social and environmental issues and putting your thoughts into action? Working outdoors in nature? Drop-in anytime between 4:30-5:30 EST to learn about ways the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability (CEEDS) can help you explore and deepen your passions related to the environment and sustainability. There are many opportunities to engage and connect with other students who share your passions - from fieldwork to internships, clubs, and independent study. We are here as a resource for you, so come learn more! Join via zoom using your smith email: More... 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Events Off Campus Inside Black Botany: A Conversation with the Curators at NY Botanical Garden February 23, 2021 In February 2020, Rashad Bell and Nuala Caomh�nach co-curated the exhibition Black Botany: The Nature of Black Experience. Using five plants � cotton, peacock flower, rice, the peanut, and the vanilla orchid � the exhibition sought to acknowledge the complex relationship between enslaved Black people, nature and the colonial environment, and to reconsider the conscious omission of Black knowledge of the natural world. Join Bell and Caomh�nach for an important conversation that will explore the complexities of creating an exhibition that elevates Black Excellence and considers pathways towards decolonizing botanical science, cultural institutions, and scientific collections. What does it mean to de-centre Euro-American narratives and reevaluate a whitewashed history where racism, science, and power were inherently entwined? Register below: More... Virtual via Zoom 6:00 pm Environmental Advocacy as a Career: A Calling and a Practice February 24, 2021 More and more people today are looking for careers that make a positive social impact and are personally and financially rewarding, which has led to huge interest in jobs in environmental advocacy. This webinar will present effective career management strategies for those who are entering the workforce as well as those looking to transition from another field into a career in environmental advocacy. How do you match your passions to your skills and interests? What do you need to do to be competitive in this field? In addition, environmental advocacy goes beyond the day-to-day activities of the workplace to something larger�perhaps a calling or a practice, or both. What is a calling? What is a practice? How does the lens of stewardship change our understanding of environmental advocacy? This session will draw on insights from ecological psychology, social cognitive theory, and emotional intelligence, among others, in proposing a framework for professional development. Presented by Antioch University New England and the Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences. More... 12:00 pm Black Farmers' Pathways to Success Two-Part Webinar Series February 24, 2021 Black farmers have been marginalized nearly out of existence for decades. According to the 2017 Agricultural Census, Black farmers experienced a $908 loss in annual earnings compared to the $42,000 in annual earnings for White farmers; and less than 1% of New York State Farmers were Black. In the face of the pandemic, Black farmers continue to face disproportionate burdens that prevent growth. The question remains as to how Black farmers can thrive despite these systematic barriers? In this two-part series, the Corbin Hill Food Project will begin to address this question as they shed light on the challenges and successes of the Rocky Acres Community Farm and the Black Yard Farm Cooperative at Corbin Hill Farm. Join them as they celebrate Black farmers� pathways to success in honor of Black History Month. Webinars are coordinated by Environmental Science and Policy major Storm Lewis '21 as part of her praxis internship. More... 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Decolonizing Science: Centering Indigenous Science, Methodologies, and Practices February 24, 2021 Decolonizing requires us to recognize the limits of Western science and reconcile academic research with Indigenous ways of knowing. This panel will showcase efforts within our region to bring Indigenous knowledge and decolonial approaches into scholarly methodologies, including the collection, stewardship, and analysis of data from Native lands. Panelists: Darren Ranco, PhD (Penobscot), Chair of Native American Programs, University of Maine (panel moderator); Simone Whitecloud, PhD, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Research Ecologist, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; Suzanne Greenlaw, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Ph.D. Candidate in Forest Resources, University of Maine; Natalie Michelle, Penobscot and Passamaquoddy, Ph.D. Candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Maine Zoom link to join the webinar: More... 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Landfall: Film Screening and Q/A with Director Cecilia Aldorondo February 24, 2021 Introduction and moderation by Patricia Montoya. Co-presented with the 2021 Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival, �Alliances.� Through shard-like glimpses of everyday life in post-Hurricane Mar�a Puerto Rico, Landfall is a cautionary tale for our times. Set against the backdrop of protests that toppled the US colony�s governor in 2019, the film offers a prismatic portrait of collective trauma and resistance. While the devastation of Mar�a attracted a great deal of media coverage, the world has paid far less attention to the storm that preceded it: a 72-billion-dollar debt crisis crippling Puerto Rico well before the winds and waters hit. Landfall examines the kinship of these two storms�one environmental, the other economic�juxtaposing competing utopian visions of recovery. Featuring intimate encounters with Puerto Ricans as well as the newcomers flooding the island, Landfall reflects on a question of contemporary global relevance: When the world falls apart, who do we become? Part of the Planet on a Precipice Series. Register below: More... Virtual via Zoom 7:30 pm The Global Environmental Justice Atlas: a Tool for Research and Activism February 25, 2021 Global movements for environmental justice and sustainability are perhaps among the most influential social forces of the 21st century. By defending customary land uses, contesting damaging industrial activities and demanding alternatives to development as usual, environmental movements shape the politics and practices of resource uses globally. Until recently, environmental conflicts and mobilizations have not been tracked systematically and with a global reach. In this talk, Dr. Arnim Scheidel (Dept. of Political Ecology, Autonomous University of Barcelona) introduces the Global Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas) that documents environmental struggles worldwide through a collaborative process between academics and activists. He will look both backward into the scholar and activist roots of the EJAtlas, and forward, by illustrating and discussing how the EJAtlas may enrich academic research, engaged scholarship and activism for more just and sustainable environmental futures. (Tufts University Hoch Cinningham Environmental Lecture series) Register below: More... Virtual via Zoom 12:00 pm Dawnland Online Film Screening and Q&A February 25, 2021 For decades, child welfare authorities have been removing Native American children from their homes to save them from being Indian. In Maine, the first official �truth and reconciliation commission� in the United States begins a historic investigation. National News & Documentary Emmy� award winning film DAWNLAND goes behind-the-scenes as this historic body grapples with difficult truths, redefines reconciliation, and charts a new course for state and tribal relations. Following the film, panelists David Faunkle, chair of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Roger Paul (Passamaquoddy), educator and linguist; Adam Mazo, filmmaker and Upstander Project director; Mishy Lesser, Upstander Project learning director will be in conversation with moderator and Dodd Human Rights Impact director Glenn Mitoma. The discussion will center on the burgeoning conversations and moves to create truth and healing commissions in the land now known as the United States. RSVP using the link below: More... 7:00 pm		Events at Smith Crochet a Coral Reef! Be a part of the Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science project! February 26, 2021 Join us and crochet a coral figure that will become part of the Tang Teaching Museum�s major community art project Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science. These virtual sessions, led by various campus groups, can be joined via the zoom link below (click on "More"). Don�t know how to crochet? We will have experienced crocheters on every call who can teach you in a break out room. Need crochet materials? Email us at capenannex@ smith.edu and we will get you set up! More... Virtual 2:00 pm A Lake People:�San Juan de Ondores, the Chinchaycocha, and the Andean Struggle for Water February 26, 2021 A lecture by Javier Puente,�Assistant Professor�Latin American and Latino/a Studies, Smith College. Sponsored by the Five Colleges Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies.�Registration is required. Use the link below to register: More... Zoom 3:00 pm Join our Hive - Curricular Pathways to the Environment (Drop in Session) March 3, 2021 Interested in finding classes that relate to the environment and sustainability? Or exploring what majors and minors might allow you to best combine your interests in social justice and sustainability or art and the environment? Maybe you want to know more about the environmental concentration and internship opportunities? Drop-in anytime to this info session and chat with Joanne Benkley, Assistant Director of CEEDS and the Environmental Science and Policy Program. Join via Zoom using your smith email: More... 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Smith Geology Majors - Divergent Career Paths Through 40 Years of Friendship March 4, 2021 A geosciences lunchtime talk with Smith GEO alumnae Dr. Carol B. de Wet ('81) and Nancy M. Davis, Esq. ('82). Dr. de Wet is the Dr. E. Paul & Frances H. Reiff Prof. of Geosciences at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. Nancy M. Davis, Esq., is a sole practitioner admitted to the MA (1998), RI (1999) & SCOTUS Bars (2018), practices real estate, landlord-tenant, environmental & land use planning law. Registration is required using the link below: More... Virtual via Zoom 12:30 pm Snowshoeing with CEEDS (FYE program) March 4, 2021 Get outside, strap on some snowshoes, and "float" on snow! You'll have a chance to get outside and meet and hang out with other cool students and staff from CEEDS. Dress for the weather, you will need to wear warm socks and boots and be prepared to walk in deep snow. Meet at the Boat House. Limited to 15 participants, sign-up required. To sign up, use the link below by clicking "more". (No snow? We'll take a walk instead and check out the signs of the seasons in New England). part of the First Year Experience (FYE) program. More... Meet at the Boat House 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm The Birds, the Bees, the Flowers and the Trees: Why Native Plants Matter for Wildlife Conservation March 4, 2021 This year's Botanic Garden Bulb Show opening lecture is by Dr. Desiree Narango, 2020 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow, and postdoctoral researcher in the Biology Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Narango will describe the ecological and evolutionary relationships between plants, pollinators, and songbirds, and highlight recent research on why native plants are an essential component of �wildlife-friendly� gardening practices. Through the lens of her research on plant-animal interactions and urban ecology, Dr. Narango will also discuss resources to identify which native plants, and how many, are necessary to create functional wildlife habitat �at home�. All welcome. Register using the link below: More... Virtual 4:00 pm Events Off Campus An Exploration of Pre-contact Native History in the Connecticut River Valley March 1, 2021 In this Zoom talk and Q&A, Jennifer Lee will share her lifelong study of Native history of the Connecticut River Valley, beginning with Northeast Woodland lifeways prior to colonial encounters. From her Eastern Conical Wigwam, furnished in 18th century style, Jennifer will explore pre-contact history, colonial invasion, the trade era, and the impacts of colonization that are still present today. The event is free and open to the public but registration is required; use the link below: More... Virtual via Zoom 5:00 pm Q&A with Ki'Amber Thompson March 1, 2021 Your students are welcome to a Q&A with Ki'Amber Thompson on March 1st, starting at 5:30 PM ET. Building upon her B.A. in English and Environmental Analysis (with an Environmental Justice concentration) from Pomona College, Thompson began her career as a RAY Diversity Fellow and then as a Wild Gift Fellow. Today, she is the founder and director of the Charles Roundtree Bloom Project, an organization that provides healing-centered outdoor experiences for low-income youth of color of incarcerated parents. Chat with Thompson about her career path, her fellowship experiences, and her work in environmental justice. This event is student moderated by Holy Cross' Annie Kiernan '23. More... 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm ALPINE Webinar: The Woods Around the Ivory Tower-Examining the Value of US University Forests March 3, 2021 Throughout the US, many institutions of higher education own forested tracts, often called school forests, which they use for teaching, research, and demonstration purposes. These school forests provide a range of benefits to the communities in which they are located. However, school forests� full value is yet to be realized. For example, administration is often decoupled from research and teaching, so forest benefits might not always be evident to the individuals who make decisions about their management and use. To understand what messages are being conveyed about the value and relevance of school forests, we conducted a systematic literature review and qualitatively coded the resulting literature content using an ecosystem services framework. While school forests provide many important benefits to academic and local communities, we found that most of the existing literature omits discussions about cultural ecosystem services that people (e.g., students, local communities, researchers) may receive from school forests. This webinar will explore these findings, discuss enduring themes during times of change (e.g., COVID-19, climate change, demographic shifts, changing university enrollment), and pose provocative questions for researchers and managers to consider about the direction and relevance of school forests. Clink on the link to register More... Virtual 12:00 pm The Fire this Time: Black and Indigenous Ecologies March 3, 2021 Moderated by Dr. Peter Nelson (Coast Miwok and citizen of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria). Panelists: Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo, Dr. Kristina Douglass, Dr. Justin Hosbey, and Jerrel Singer (Din�). In the past year, the world witnessed devastating fire seasons in Australia and the U.S. West, an Atlantic hurricane season with a record thirty storms, and a global pandemic. In each of these cases, among the losses of many, marginalized communities have borne the brunt of cascading environmental catastrophes, experiencing loss of lands and significant costs to community health and wellness. This panel, comprising leading Black and Indigenous archaeologists and artists, considers what it means to confront the challenges of a changing climate alongside the legacies of environmental racism. How does our understanding of past and present ecologies allow us to imagine new ethics of care and responsibility for all of our relations? And what shared obligations do such ethics create for archaeological practice? Register below: More... Virtual 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm A Short History of the Blockade As An Act of Renewal March 4, 2021 Using Nishnaabe story, theory, and intellectual practices, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson will consider the role of the blockade in regeneration from beaver dams to anti-pipeline protests. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, musician and member of Alderville First Nation. She is the author of seven previous books, including newly released, A Short History of the Blockade, and the novel Noopiming: A Cure for White Ladies which was released in the US earlier this year by the University of Minnesota Press. Leanne has released four albums including f(l)ight and Noopiming Sessions, and her new work Theory of Ice. Her latest book, co-authored with Robyn Maynard and entitled Rehearsals for Living: Conversations on Abolition and Anti-Colonialism is forthcoming in 2022. Sponsored by the Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender and the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative Register for the zoom webinar: More... Virtual 12:00 pm Embodied Environments March 4, 2021 Our changing understanding of the reciprocal relationship between the environment and the body is reflected in the palimpsests of our urban landscape. Concepts of wellness, disease, and treatment have influenced urban design from the Industrial Revolution to today, and the results have ranged from successful to unintended incubations of the next generation of illnesses. As we face a rupture in the parallel histories of public health and the public realm, examining our built environment through this lens is necessary to frame today�s most urgent questions. This talk looks to the past in order to offer meditations on how the urban landscape must shift again to address the intertwined issues of our pandemic present, social justice, and climate change for a healthier future for all. Speaker Sara Jensen Carr is an assistant professor of architecture and the program director for the Master of Design in Sustainable Urban Environments program at Northeastern University. Her work and research focuses on the connections between urban landscape, human health, and social equity. Link to join is below: More... Virtual 4:00 pm Where Was Jim Crow? Living in Frank Lloyd Wright�s America March 4, 2021 What role did the twentieth century�s most famous North American architect play in shaping the way Americans thought about how they might, or might not, live together? This lecture by Dianne Harris explores a selection of Wright�s designs and writings with a particular focus on Broadacre City to understand and elucidate how America�s most famous architect contributed to the formation of a specific model of the white suburb and to the proliferation of ideas about segregated housing, without anyone seeming to notice that he did so for decades; which, by extension, has affected how architecture and planning as professions have understood�or not understood�the work and influence of one of their most revered and studied figures. (Dumbarton Oaks) Register below: More... Virtual via Zoom 4:00 pm Expanding Clean Energy Under The Biden-Harris Administration: Policy, Finance, & Women's Leadership March 4, 2021 The Biden-Harris Administration has named climate change and clean energy innovation as signature priorities and promised to build the most diverse Cabinet in American history. Beyond Vice President Kamala Harris� historic election, President Biden has exceeded records set by Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush in the number of women he has nominated to his Cabinet. Even without gender parity, Biden�s Cabinet picks set records in diversity, including the first woman to serve as Treasury Secretary and, if confirmed, the first Native American Cabinet member. Join the Center on Global Energy Policy's Women in Energy (WIE) program as we host a panel of experts to discuss the policies, finance, and leadership skills that will be needed to drive the energy transition in the United States, and how the leadership of women will shape the transition. More information and register at the link below: More... Virtual via Zoom 5:45 pm Panel Discussion: Disaster Capitalism, Ecofascism, and Ecoauthoritarianism March 4, 2021 with Katia R. Avil�s V�zquez, Rajani Bhatia & John Aloysius Zinda. The gravity of climate change and the environmental emergency demands not just attention but concerted action. But what form will that action take? The speakers on this panel will explore examples from China, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. that open a wider discussion of the threats to, and continued possibilities for, democratic action on climate change. This event will be held in person if circumstances permit + live and recorded on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube. Spanish interpretation and closed captioning will be available. Part of the Planet on a Precipice Series. Register below: More... Virtual via Zoom 6:00 pm**