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Events at Smith Crochet a Coral Reef! Be a part of the Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science project! March 5, 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 Birding with CEEDS March 11, 2021 Learn to identify some of our local birds on this casual walk around Paradise Pond and along the Mill River with Dano Weisbord. No previous birding experience necessary! Please wear comfortable walking shoes and be ready for spring mud. Space limited and sign up is required. To sign up email ceeds@ smith.edu. Meet on Chapin Lawn 8:30 am to 10:00 am Snowshoeing with CEEDS March 11, 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). More... Boat House 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Events Off Campus Lecture: Role of erosion in terrestrial carbon sequestration March 5, 2021 UMass Amherst Department of Geosciences Bromery Lecture features Dr. Asmeret Berhe, Professor and Falasco Chair in Earth Sciences at UC Merced. Dr. Berhe works on linkages between soil carbon, geomorphology, and ecology. Dr. Berhe's scientific work and fight for equality within science has been highlighted in National Academy of Sciences, TED talks, and Time magazine. The Zoom link is below: _______________________________________________ More... Virtual 12:00 pm girl security climate change campaign: climate x national security workshop March 9, 2021 In this interactive workshop Erin Sikorsky and Lorah Steichen will discuss how climate change impacts national security and how the language we use to talk about climate change and national security impacts our approaches to this challenge. This event will also include brief remarks, Q & A, and breakout sessions in which YOU work through scenarios with the experts! Erin Sikorsky is the Deputy Director of the Center for Climate and Security (CCS), and the Director of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS). Previously, she served as the Deputy Director of the Strategic Futures Group on the National Intelligence Council (NIC) in the US, where she co-authored the quadrennial Global Trends report and led the US intelligence community�s environmental and climate security analysis. Lorah Steichen is the Outreach Coordinator for the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, a project dedicated to fighting for a U.S. Federal budget that prioritizes peace, economic security, and shared prosperity. In this role, Lorah helps facilitate collaborations with climate-change focused organizations on shifting our war economy to address the climate crisis. Register with the link below: More... Virtual 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Climate Change 2021: Managing Floods, Heat, and Fires to Keep People and Nature Safe March 9, 2021 The impacts of climate change are now widespread, and societies around the world are increasingly preparing for shocks to economies, health, well-being, and beyond. Dr. Katharine Mach, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Marine Ecosystems and Society, University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, will present research from the climate risks and preparedness group focused on ongoing investments to safeguard societies. This work integrates understanding of the complex, cascading climate risks now occurring, from nuisance floods to disasters. It critically assesses policies and actions to support vibrant, resilient pathways into the future. Part of the Rosenstein School's 2021 Sea Secrets lecture series. Register below: More... Virtual via Zoom 6:30 pm Tufts Energy Conference: Tipping Points In the Global Energy Landscape March 11, 2021 Over 3 days meet energy stakeholders to discuss emerging trends in wind, solar, nuclear, hydrogen, and other frontier energy options in the US, EU, and China. Also delve into the human cost of clean energy along the various pathways to a carbon-free 2050. With incremental, continuous changes driving our political, economic, and social systems, join us to explore this year�s theme: Tipping Points in the Global Energy Landscape. View the agenda and register with link below More... Virtual UBC Reads Sustainability with Amitav Ghosh March 11, 2021 Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. Join Ghosh for an examination of The Great Derangement and our inability�at the level of literature, history, and politics�to grasp the scale and violence of climate change. Organized by the UBC Sustainability Initiative. Register here: More... 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Novel Analytical Approaches in Guiding Big Cat Conservation and Management March 11, 2021 Large carnivores such as lions, jaguars, and leopards are among the world's most charismatic megafauna, yet habitat loss and direct killing threaten the large-scale persistence of these species. The effective monitoring, management, and conservation of felids require big-picture ideas that incorporate a strong quantitative foundation while also paying due consideration to social-ecological context. In this talk, Dr. Lisanne Petracca, University of Washington, will discuss novel quantitative applications to inform the conservation of large cats ranging from the tropical forests of Central America to the savannas of Angola and Zimbabwe, with a special focus on the integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). Register for the event at the link below: More... Virtual 12:00 pm Novel Analytical Approaches in Guiding Big Cat Conservation and Management March 11, 2021 Large carnivores such as lions, jaguars, and leopards are among the world's most charismatic megafauna, yet habitat loss and direct killing threaten the large-scale persistence of these species. The effective monitoring, management, and conservation of felids require big-picture ideas that incorporate a strong quantitative foundation while also paying due consideration to social-ecological context. In this talk, Dr. Lisanne Petracca (Quantitative Conservation Lab, University of Washington) will discuss novel quantitative applications to inform the conservation of large cats ranging from the tropical forests of Central America to the savannas of Angola and Zimbabwe, with a special focus on the integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). Dr. Lisanne Petracca is an alum of Tufts University, and received Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Duke University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, respectively. She has ten years of experience within the international conservation non-profit world, and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington leading a project on grey wolves. Register below: More... Virtual 12:00 pm		Events at Smith Crochet a Coral Reef! Be a part of the Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science project! March 12, 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 Earth Hacks mini-hackathon March 13, 2021 Are you interested in hacking the fast fashion crisis? In partnership with Earth Hacks and CITRUS magazine, Smith students are running a mini-hackathon centered around fast fashion and its environmental and social impacts. All welcome! 18+ and no coding background necessary. Check us out on instagram @hack_fastfashion. Sign up or get more information on our website - link below: More... Virtual 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Concentrations Information Session (Smith students only) March 15, 2021 Learn more about the concentrations at Smith! After a brief overview of the common features and shared goals of our programs, and a few words about resources available to support the work of student concentrators, we will break out into more detailed information sessions with the directors, key support staff and student representatives from the Environmental, Archives, Book Studies, Community Engagement and Social Change, Global Financial Institutions, Museums, Poetry, and Translation Studies Concentrations. Register below to receive the Zoom link. More... Virtual via Zoom 12:30 pm Nature Walk with CEEDS March 18, 2021 The weather is nice and warm, perfect for a nature walk together and look for signs of spring! You'll have a chance to get outside, meet and hang out with other cool students, and staff from CEEDS. Dress for the weather and be prepared to explore. Meet at the Boat house. Space is limited, sign-up with the link below. More... Boat House 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Events Off Campus Tufts Energy Conference: Tipping Points In the Global Energy Landscape March 12, 2021 March 13, 2021 Over 3 days meet energy stakeholders to discuss emerging trends in wind, solar, nuclear, hydrogen, and other frontier energy options in the US, EU, and China. Also delve into the human cost of clean energy along the various pathways to a carbon-free 2050. With incremental, continuous changes driving our political, economic, and social systems, join us to explore this year�s theme: Tipping Points in the Global Energy Landscape. View the agenda and register with link below More... Virtual Webinar: Sustainable Agriculture at College of Menominee Nation March 17, 2021 Agriculture takes place in ecosystems, from fairly intact to highly modified. Adaptation to climate is key to success in agroecosystems, and this success is also key to maintaining many ecosystem functions outside areas of food production. We will explore these relationships, the ways that they are considered by several Indigenous cultures, and how they are being embedded in the new Sustainable Agriculture degree program at College of Menominee Nation. About the Presenter: A Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NE CASC) Principal Investigator, Frank Kutka is the Sustainable Agriculture faculty member at College of Menominee Nation, where he is facilitating development of the school's agricultural research program. His training is in Field Biology, Animal Ecology, and Plant Breeding. Kutka has coordinated the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program in the Dakotas, served as the Assistant Director at NDSU's Dickinson Research Extension Center, consulted with a number of farm groups and Tribal Colleges on seed issues, and led midwestern surveys of aquatic organisms and habitats for the University of Minnesota. NE CASC Webinars provide brief updates on NE CASC research and outreach followed by the opportunity to join in discussions and have your questions answered. The talk will be recorded and posted in the webinar archive on our website. To join this webinar click the link below, then on �Webinar Information� for the Zoom link. More... Virtual 12:00 pm Prospects for Food and Agriculture Policy and Practice March 18, 2021 The world of food and agriculture reflects a mismatch of 18th century thinking and perspective and the actuality of the present and needs of the future. In his talk, Dr. Salvador (Director/Senior Scientist, Food & Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists) will discuss the possibilities for the formulation and adoption of policies that are informed by contemporary social and scientific realities and adapted for our century and beyond. Dr. Ricardo J. Salvador is a member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food and of the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. He advises a range of organizations, including: the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, FoodCorps, the Center for Good Food Purchasing, Food System 6, The Land Institute, National Farm to School Network, HEAL Food Alliance, and the Fair Food Program of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Register to join below: More... Virtual 12:00 pm Bodies at Risk: Emily Johnson and Alice Sheppard March 18, 2021 An artistic encounter and conversation between dance artists Emily Johnson and Alice Sheppard. Emily Johnson is an artist who makes body-based work. A Bessie Award-winning choreographer, Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of the Doris Duke Artist Award, she is based in New York City. Originally from Alaska, Emily is of Yup�ik descent, and since 1998 has created work that considers the experience of sensing and seeing performance. Her dances function as portals and installations, engaging audiences within and through space, time, and environment�interacting with a place's architecture, peoples, history and role in community. Emily is trying to make a world where performance is part of life; where performance is an integral connection to each other, our environment, our stories, our past, present and future. Emily Johnson's residency is made possible with funding from the "Gathering at the Crossroads: Building Native American and Indigenous Studies program of the Five College Consortium," an initiative underwritten by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. For more information and to register, please visit here: More... 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Gather: A Panel Discussion with A-dae Briones and Sanjay Rawal March 18, 2021 Join us for a discussion with A-dae Romero-Briones, Director of Programs- Native Agriculture and Food Systems, Cochiti/Kiowa, and Sanjay Rawal, producer of the film, Gather.��Film synopsis:� Gather is an intimate portrait tracing the intentional destruction of Native American foodways and our renaissance and resilience, our inherent right, to reclaim it. Through Gather, film partner and co-producer First Nations Development Institute aims to further build international awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the Native American food movement, which will ultimately bolster the support in improving policy and the regulatory environment for long-term sustainability. Featuring the work of First Nations' Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative and First Nations� grantees and partners, Gather continues this work, supporting tribes and Native communities as they build sustainable foodways that improve health, strengthen food security and increase control over Native agriculture and food systems.�Free and open to the public. For information about viewing the film online email us (enviro @smith.edu). Register for the panel event at the link below�� More... Virtual 7:00 pm		Events at Smith Crochet a Coral Reef! Be a part of the Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science project! March 19, 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 Bonfire with the Center for the Environment! March 19, 2021 Join CEEDS staff for an evening around a fire. We will start and tend the fire, and we would like you to bring yourselves and conversation. S'mores are cancelled due to Covid, but we hope you still show up! Meet by the Lamont Bridge at 4:45 pm to walk to the fire pit together. If you don't see anyone by the bridge, look for us at the fire pit by the softball field. Sign up is limited, please use this link below. if the weather is not ideal, we will contact everyone about rescheduling. More... Meet at Lamont Bridge 4:45 pm to 6:30 pm Smith Walk for Water March 22, 2021 This semester, we are raising awareness and funds for an NGO in Kenya, Kwaho. Kwaho provides water, sanitation and hygiene to communities in need and has been doing so since 1976. The Walk would be from Monday March 22- Monday April 19th. The money we all raise by walking, jogging, hiking or biking will go to Kwaho! Steps: 1. Please register and RSVP on the Smith Social Network (link below). This will allow us to email you with opportunities to meet up with us and other Smithies for a walk! 2. Download the StepBet app and join our team with the code �WALKFORWATA� 3. Ask someone to sponsor you or bet $10 on yourself! 4. Complete the walking challenge by walking your minimum number of steps 6 days a week for 4 weeks! 5. Win your money back with a profit. Thank you for joining us and Kwaho to fight the Global Water Crisis. More... StepBet App Winging It: Farmed Animals, Sanctuary Science, and Multispecies Justice March 22, 2021 Farmed animal sanctuaries rescue and care for animals bred for use in agriculture. In this talk sponsored by the Environmental Science and Policy Program, Dr. Heather Rosenfeld will review the history of the farmed animal sanctuary movement, analyzing sanctuaries as multispecies safe spaces. She will discuss how sanctuaries learn to care for hens bred for egg production and introduce a few other projects on environmental justice, community mapping, and multispecies research ethics. Email jbenkley @smith.edu for the link to join the event. Virtual 4:00 pm Reversing Knowledge Loss March 24, 2021 A presentation by Sven Haakanson. What does it mean to regain knowledge and practice of lost technologies? Why do some successful technologies disappear? Sven Haakanson works with the Alutiiq in Kodiak, Alaska, and other communities in preserving and relearning languages and cultural practices. Haakanson received a MacArthur Fellowship for his work reviving Alutiiq language and culture. He recently worked with Kodiak communities in relearning, building and using angyaaq again. Sponsored by the Louise W. and Edmund J. Kahn Liberal Arts Institute. Register using the link below: More... Virtual via Zoom 7:00 pm From Basalts to Bylines: Science Communication and my Path to Journalism March 25, 2021 Join the geosciences department in welcoming Dr. Maya Wei-Haas '09, PhD �back� to campus. Dr. Wei-Haas is an award-winning science writer for National Geographic. Please register in advance at the link below: More... 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Take a Walk with CEEDS March 25, 2021 The weather is nice and warm, perfect for a walk together to look for signs of spring! You'll have a chance to get outside, meet and hang out with other cool students, and staff from CEEDS. Dress for the weather and be prepared to explore. Meet at the Boat house. Space is limited, sign-up with the link below. More... Boat House 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Events Off Campus Panel Discussion with Juan Carlos Oseguera, Joe Del Bosque and Patrick Cavanaugh March 22, 2021 In celebration of World Water Day, join the University of California, Merced for a discussion with Juan Carlos Oseguera, Joe Del Bosque and Patrick Cavanaugh. Juan Carlos Oseguera is the producer of the film, "The Fight for Water". Joe Del Bosque is one of the two farmers interviewed during the filming of the documentary and provided some insights into what the water fight meant for him, the farmers, his community and for his farm workers. He has continued to be active in water issues in the state of California. Patrick Cavanaugh is a journalist who was interviewed in the documentary and has been an active reporter in agricultural and water issues in the state of California. He was instrumental in helping the producer get access to venues of filming and provided some context on the delta smelt. How to Watch: http://www.thefightforwaterfilm.com/. Click on the link below to register for the panel discussion. More... 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Climate Change as Seen from Space March 23, 2021 Is it possible to connect the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events with climate change? How do space-based observations of Earth support the latest in climate science? Extreme weather events are constantly in the news, from devastating wildfires to destructive hurricanes. These natural disasters have tremendous impacts on our lives and economy, causing billions of dollars in damages and hundreds of deaths every year. With the growing availability of data from space-based observations of Earth, researchers are now learning to identify when some classes of extreme events (such as heat waves, drought, coastal flooding, and intense precipitation) are caused or worsened by anthropogenic climate change. Join us for a public lecture to hear from NASA Senior Climate Advisor Gavin Schmidt about Earth observations from space and their unique perspective on climate. During the lecture, he'll explore the emerging science of extreme event attribution and what the next decade might hold. This event is organized by the National Academies' Space Studies Board. You can register at the link below: More... Virtual 5:30 pm Virtual Roundtable, Climate Resilience Community Roundtable March 24, 2021 The online community discussion will explore how area residents can make a difference in addressing global climate change at the neighborhood level. This session will offer all participants the opportunity to contribute to a conversation on climate resilience in the Pioneer Valley, and how residents can participate in upcoming environmental monitoring projects that will be taking place in Springfield, Holyoke and other communtieis this year. This important roundtable is open to all residents of the Valley, including homeowners, renters, high school aged youth, seniors, and any individuals interested in helping to make our communities a bit greener and healthier for all. This virtual roundtable, �Climate Resilience Community Roundtable� is being sponsored by ReGreen Springfield, in partnership with the City of Springfield and other partners, including Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program (MVP), the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey, the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, Live Well Springfield, Yale University School of Public Health, the US Forest Service. During the session, participants will learn how they can help to plan for the installation of air-quality monitors in the Valley, in order to better understand how air pollution impacts public health. Attendees can help decide where to place those monitors, which will provide real-time data on the air quality in at-risk areas, that have elevated asthma and respiratory rates. Discussion of how to address rising asthma rates in the Valley, how trees can assist in improving air quality and other environmental topics will be undertaken during the two-hour roundtable. To learn more about the event and to register, please visit link below. More... Zoom and Facebook Live 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Northampton's Parks: An Unexpected History March 24, 2021 Rediscovering Northampton: Local History Viewed Through an Ecological Lens - How did Northampton citizens respond to the idea of creating public parks? In Part 5 of the lecture series, Rediscovering Northampton, Laurie Sanders will describe the origins of the Northampton parks we enjoy today and tell the tales of those that were never created. It is no surprise that the establishment of nearly all of them was controversial. Admission: Sliding scale $0 - $20 More... 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Agribiopolitics: How Monocrops Transform the Welfare State March 25, 2021 The Green Revolution in crop development of the mid-20th century is normally told as the story of heroic plant geneticists, miraculous fertilizers and increasingly complex machinery and pesticides. But the expansion of monocrop agriculture throughout this period was also enabled by novel governmental apparatuses that guarded the health of plants much as welfare regimes guarded that of humans. In this presentation, Dr. Kregg Hetherington (environmental anthropologist and director of the Concordia Ethnography Lab in Montreal) will argue that it's worth thinking of these two things together, as an overarching politics of life that oversaw the shifting relation between the well-being of plants and that of humans. Biopolitics was always, in other words, agribiopolitics, a political technique that made certain populations of humans thrive alongside companion crops. Using Paraguay as a site of genealogical engagement, he will show how this history of monocrops first supported, then undermined human welfare, and how intertwined it is with the political predicaments of the Anthropocene. Dr. Hetherington is author of The Government of Beans (2020) and editor of Infrastructure, Environment and Life in the Anthropocene (2019). His research has focused on agrarian politics and bureaucracy in Paraguay, and crop and water management in the Anthropocene. Register below: More... Virtual 12:00 pm Unsettling Whiteness in Neighborhood Planning: Social Justice Efforts in Seattle, WA March 25, 2021 with Serin D. Houston. Seattle�s Race and Social Justice Initiative, a citywide initiative focused on eliminating institutional racism and race-based disparities, has notably revamped everything from professional development trainings to budget processes to neighborhood planning approaches. These changes in urban governance have better aligned social justice ideals with material practices and illustrate the crucial role of unsettling whiteness. Unsettling whiteness refers to intentionally disrupting the normative power of whiteness to reproduce racial hierarchies and craft systems, structures, and stances that principally benefit white people. With this in mind, Prof. Houston will examine the unsettling of whiteness in the 2009 neighborhood planning efforts in North Beacon Hill, New Holly � Othello, and North Rainier Valley in Seattle to demonstrate how changing planning processes produced more inclusive and equitable results. Her research underscores that analyzing how whiteness constraints planning endeavors and working to center equitable approaches instead is necessary and worthwhile. Serin D. Houston is an Associate Professor of Geography and International Relations at Mount Holyoke College. Use the link below to join the lecture online. More... Virtual 4:00 pm**