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Events at Smith The Health of Our Future: Seeking Justice in Transitions to Low-Carbon Health Systems April 21, 2022 with Dr. Maria Merritt, Core Faculty, Berman Institute of Bioethics and Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) called urgently on health systems worldwide to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) that contribute to climate change. Over 40 countries, including the United States, have committed to developing low-carbon health systems. Strategic investment to this end, in addition to protecting the planet from climate catastrophe, may secure better, fairer health system functioning. Ethical challenges abound, however. The idea of just transition, with origins in late-20th-century labor movements, has recently gained wider currency in climate policy and activism. Regarding societal efforts to limit the harmful climate impacts of human activity, advocates of just transition seek to ensure that progress toward a climate-friendly future will explicitly consider and protect the well-being of society�s worse-off or more vulnerable members. Practical approaches to just transition draw on robust democratic participation. With this lecture, Dr. Merritt aims to encourage reflection, dialogue, and practice regarding democratic participation in seeking climate justice. Seelye 201 5:00 pm ES&P Honors- Project Updates April 25, 2022 Join us for light refreshments and a glimpse at the honors research process. You�ll hear from two �23J honors students about their in-progress projects. Presentations from Rae Ettenger: Farmers Markets in Western MA: A Survey of Farmers Market Vendors Responses and How Markets Can Support Food Equity Frances Li: Effects of Campus Deicing Agents and Stormwater Design on Water Chemistry of Lyman and Paradise Ponds at Smith College, Northampton, MA CEEDS, Wright Hall lower level 4:00 pm ES&P presents: Sustainable Solutions Capstone Projects April 26, 2022 Senior Environmental Science and Policy majors present their capstone research projects: The Ecological Factor: Culvert Assessment for Replacement or Removal in Northampton, MA - Rory Haff, Isa West, Clio Bate // Building Community through Environmental Stewardship: A New Perspective on "Productive" Conservation - Krystal Bagnaschi, Rosa D'Ambrosio, Denisse Manzo Gonzalez // Evaluating the Flood Risks of Smith College in Relation to Northampton, MA - Andria Polk, Dominique Kelly, Maya Morales. Lunch provided. Neilson Library Browsing Room 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm Events Off Campus Webinar: Conservation Through a Lens: Why Stories Matter April 21, 2022 Stories have the power to persuade and motivate. In conservation, they can be a critical first step in convincing people to take action. In this talk, photographer Jen Guyton will discuss her journey from scientist to storyteller, and take you along on some adventures that she have had in conservation photography. She will also explore how storytelling has contributed and continues to contribute to conservation. Speaker Dr. Jen Guyton is a photographer with a background in science, holding a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University. Her scientific training influences her work, which focuses on documenting the interface between humans and nature. She's passionate about investigating how people and wildlife are adapting to our changing planet. Register below: More... Virtual 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Hampshire College Land & Climate Teach-In April 21, 2022 Hampshire College is hosting a Land & Climate Teach-In on April 21st, focused on local and regional actions people can take to help steward land for climate recovery and justice. Join in conversation with leaders in carbon sequestration, renewable energy, public policy, conservation/land management, and indigenous land sovereignty to discuss how we can work together to take action. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of the climate and justice implications of land use, and be ready to engage in local action on land policy or stewardship. The Teach-In is open to the Hampshire College community, Five Colleges, and the public. In-person attendees from outside the Five College system will need to show proof of current vaccination. All participants must be masked indoors. Get more info and register below: More... Franklin Patterson Hall & on Zoom 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm RED: Passion and Patience in the Desert - a wild adaptation April 24, 2022 Enjoy a play written by UMass MFA student Bianca Dillard that focuses on themes of land conservation, environmental issues, and climate change. The script is is based largely on the writings of activist and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams. UMass Play Lab. More info online at the link below. More... Curtain Theatre at UMass 2:00 pm**		Featured Event SmithCycle Program: April 29-May 17 April 29, 2022 May 2, 2022 Got stuff? Don't know how you're going to get it home once the semester ends? Donate your gently used items instead of throwing them in the trash! Drop your clothes, shoes, housewares, decorations and more off at specific locations. We'll pick them up and redistribute them to community organizations, including here at Smith. Visit the link for more details and locations More... Many- see the link for details Events at Smith ES&P presents: Sustainable Solutions Capstone Projects April 28, 2022 Senior Environmental Science and Policy majors present their capstone research projects: Investigating Food Procurement in Massachusetts State Prisons Through a Food Justice Lens - Charlotte Littell, Sophia Smith, Meihui Chen, Jennifer Beltran Gastelum // Across the Road and Beyond: Reframing the Future of Big Night within the Amherst Socio-ecological System - Katie O'Dea, Marissa Meadows-McDonnell, Isabella Viselli. Lunch provided. Smith Conference Center 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm Crochet Aquarium Pop-Up April 28, 2022 Have you ever wanted to hug an octopus? Touch a sea snail? You can at this event! Come play with anatomically correct marine invertebrates, and learn about their form, function, and behaviors from Rosalind Lao-Brooks! All ages welcome. Burton Rock Garden (or Clark Corner, Sabin Reed first floor, in case of rain) 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm Smith Community Event Series Tea-- Becoming Carbon Neutral: Smith's Geothermal Energy Plan May 3, 2022 Smith College is committed to being carbon neutral by 2030 and addressing heating and cooling is key to our success. Attend one (or more) of the campus community events we have planned this week to learn more about our plans for achieving that goal using geothermal energy, renewable electricity, operational transformations, and community engagement. These events are open to all staff, faculty and students. Bring your questions! Coffee, tea and light refreshments provided. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free options available. Questions? Email us: ceeds@smith.edu Neilson Library Browsing Room 4:15 pm Smith Community Event Series Lunch-- Becoming Carbon Neutral: Smith's Geothermal Energy Plan May 4, 2022 Smith College is committed to being carbon neutral by 2030 and addressing heating and cooling is key to our success. Attend one (or more) of the campus community events we have planned over the coming weeks to learn more about our plans for achieving that goal using geothermal energy, renewable electricity, operational transformations, and community engagement. These events are open to all staff, faculty and students. Bring your questions! Lunch will be provided for the first 25 attendees. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free options available. Questions? Email us: ceeds@smith.edu CEEDS, Wright Hall lower level 12:15 pm Events Off Campus Climate Change's Equity Challenge: Creating a Movement for All of Us April 28, 2022 Climate change affects us all, but historically marginalized populations are worst impacted. In addition, environmental organizations that work on climate change lack racial diversity and therefore the skills to address equity challenges. This presentation by Switzer Fellow (and Smith alumna) Clara Fang will look at where we are in the climate movement in terms of diversity and inclusion and how we can foster a movement with more belonging and justice for all. Register using the link below: More... Virtual 12:00 pm Webinar: Get into Good Trouble � Investigating and Publicly Reporting on Environmental Destruction April 28, 2022 Many people have not come across the term "supply chain"� and are unlikely to have considered the connections between their weekly shop, choice of paint in their living room or which pension fund they invest in, and the biosphere of our home, here on Earth. Investigations like the ones Sophia undertakes into how natural resources like cocoa, gold and timber are produced and traded globally, expose the larger, systemic inequalities, environmental destruction and financially unprincipled behavior that is oftentimes embedded into our global supply chains � the same supply chains that may leave little of benefit in the places of extraction, whilst allowing you to whizz to work on an e-scooter. This lecture draws upon examples from Sophia's environmental investigations, including from Africa, South America and Europe, and examines how we collectively and individually question what we accept as "normal" business and human practice and what we can do differently with our curious minds. With Sophia, Investigator into environmental and human crime. For over a decade Sophia has investigated the production, trade, management and financing of natural resources, and published her findings. She has worked for international organizations, including non-governmental organizations and the Security Council. Her work is inspired by Naomi Shihab Nye�s poem �Please Describe How You Became a Writer�, which asks, �Why weren�t they looking to begin with?�. Sophia�s last name is omitted for professional reasons. Register below: More... Virtual 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm RED: Passion and Patience in the Desert - a wild adaptation April 28, 2022 Enjoy a play written by UMass MFA student Bianca Dillard that focuses on themes of land conservation, environmental issues, and climate change. The script is is based largely on the writings of activist and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams. UMass Play Lab. More info online at the link below. More... Curtain Theatre at UMass 7:30 pm Ask Me Anything Featuring Ali Carter May 2, 2022 Ali is the Director of Environment and Wildlife Policy Offshore. In this role she helps lead association and industry efforts to resolve wildlife and environmental permitting policy challenges facing offshore wind at federal and state levels. Key issues in her portfolio include offshore wind leasing and permitting, federal regulatory processes, environmental and wildlife science and research, and multiple-use compatibility including commercial fishing, among others. Previously, Ali was Deputy Director of ocean policy at the Center for American Progress. She has worked in the past as a congressional staffer for Senator Jeff Merkley, in fisheries management field positions for the California and Oregon Departments of Fish and Wildlife, and as a NOAA certified fisheries observer in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska. Ali earned her bachelor�s degree in marine biology and environmental science and policy from California State University Long Beach. Outside of work, she enjoys being active outdoors and spends most of her weekends hiking, camping, disc golfing, open water swimming, and outrigger canoeing. This virtual event is free and open to the public. Register below to get the Zoom link: More... Virtual via Zoom 5:00 pm		Featured Event SmithCycle Program: April 29-May 17 May 9, 2022 Got stuff? Don't know how you're going to get it home once the semester ends? Donate your gently used items instead of throwing them in the trash! Drop your clothes, shoes, housewares, decorations and more off at specific locations. We'll pick them up and redistribute them to community organizations, including here at Smith. Visit the link for more details and locations More... Many- see the link for details