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Events at Smith Closing Performance: Native American and Indigenous Studies Symposium 2022 September 23, 2022 Jennifer Kreisberg, Tuscarora (North Carolina), and member of the critically acclaimed Native women's Trio Ulali. Jennifer comes from four generations of Seven Singing Sisters through the maternal line. She is known for fierce vocals, soaring ranges and lilting, breath-taking harmonies. More information and registration at link below: More... Campus Center Carroll Room, Smith College 7:00 pm ES&P Lunchbag- Housing Justice is Climate Justice: Notes from Informal Settlements in Bangladesh September 29, 2022 Across the world, expanding informal settlements are home to displaced migrants who endure multiple climate and development-induced vulnerabilities. As urbanization accelerates and inequalities widen, how do approaches to housing justice and climate justice shape each other? By reflecting on ongoing engaged research in Bangladesh, Efadul Huq, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy will explore the convergence of housing and climate justice and highlights local struggles and experiences of community-led approaches to adaptation that have implications for urban climate planning and policy. Lunch provided. CEEDS 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm Events Off Campus Native American and Indigenous Studies Symposium 2022 September 23, 2022 Panels, Roundtables, Keynote address by Taino Chief Jorge Estevez (Veteran museum educator and leader of Grupo Higuayagua, which organizes Native families and individuals, recovers Indigenous cultural practices), Mentoring Meetings, and Social Connections. Information and registration at link below: More... UMass Hotel, Amherst, MA 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Abigail Chabitnoy Reading September 29, 2022 Free, ticket required (see link below) Poet Abigail Chabitnoy�s stunning new work, In the Current Where Drowning Is Beautiful, is a meditation on water, land, women, and violent environmental changes as they affect both the natural world and human migration. Chabitnoy is a Koniag descendant and member of the Tangirnaq Native Village in Kodiak, Alaska. This reading is produced in conjunction with the MFA's Visiting Writers Series, presenting emerging and established writers since 1964. A book signing and reception follow the reading. More... Old Chapel, Umass Amherst 6:00 pm		Events at Smith Poster-Making Party for Climate Action September 30, 2022 Explore the public art of postering & learn wheat pasting techniques. Stop by, make a poster & paste it to community panels. Sponsored by the Wurtele Center for Leadership, CEEDS, and the Design Thinking Initiative. Davis Ballroom 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Exhibit: "We Are Not Machines // No Somos M�quinas: Farmworker October 3, 2022 Resistance in the Connecticut River Valley//Resistencia de los trabajadores agr�colas en el valle del r�o Connecticut". In the face of oppression, people have and always will resist and organize. Farmworkers are no exception. Through the words and portraits of farmworkers in Western Massachusetts, the No Somos M�quinas exhibit explores the broken immigration system, the exclusion of farmworkers from basic labor protections, and the conditions that have compelled them to rise up. Developed by the Pioneer Valley Workers Center with the support of the Botanic Garden of Smith College, this fully bilingual exhibit sheds light on the experiences of local farmworkers in Western Massachusetts. It consists of portraits, interpretive panels, and a timeline of farmworker organizing, as well as audio of oral history excerpts. No Somos M�quinas will be on display from October 3�December 16th. More... Lyman Plant House, Smith College 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Entrepreneurial Approaches Toward a Sustainable Food Community in the Pioneer Valley October 3, 2022 Deb Christakos, chef, educator, and founder of Pioneer Valley Food Tours, will be on campus to give an interactive presentation from 3:05-4:20 p.m. Open to all in the Smith community, this is part of the ENX 100 lecture series. Neilson Browsing Room 3:05 pm to 4:20 pm Arava Institute Info Session October 4, 2022 This info session is an opportunity to learn more about the approved field study abroad program in Israel through the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies; a great and unique program option for students interested in ES&P or peacebuilding. Bring lunch and come learn more! Open to members of the Smith community only. Dewey Common Room 12:15 pm International Experience Grant Info Session October 4, 2022 The Lewis Global Studies Center will be awarding International Experience Grants (IEGs) for Interterm 2023. Come hear from students who traveled internationally this summer with the help of IEGs and learn more about how to apply! Pizza will be served to the first 25 attendees. Open to members of the Smith community only. Lewis Global Studies Center 12:15 pm Presentation of the Environmental Concentration October 4, 2022 A concentration is designed to connect academic learning to real-world experience through internships and work in the field. Students can take a concentration in addition to a major and minor. Join us for a pizza lunch to find out about how and why you might want to join the Environmental Concentration and get all your questions answered! Be sure to register below so we can provide lunch for you! More... CC, Carroll Room 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm Events Off Campus Art Sustainability Activism Series Panel - Archives of the Future October 6, 2022 Please join us for this meeting of minds working at the intersection of climate change, literature, and social justice. Gathered by the UMass School of Earth & Sustainability. Free, ticket required (see link below): More... Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby, UMass Amherst 4:00 pm Instigating landscape democracy: The transformative agency of participatory co-creation, October 6, 2022 action-research, and storytelling in sustainable development. A Zube lecture by Deni Ruggeri, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture. UMASS Olver Design Building, Room 170 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm		Events at Smith Workshop: Ethics of Drones October 7, 2022 We are in the process of revising our Drone Code of Ethics and your concerns, ideas, and thoughts will help inform our practice. During the workshop we will go over the draft document and collaboratively edit. We will also think about how this document should be implemented, and the implications of conduct and ethics in other lab spaces. Drones will be out for exploration and engagement. We welcome all students, staff, faculty, community members, technophiles and technophobes alike. Pizza lunch will be provided and to access the draft code of ethics, please register in advance, at the link below: More... Spatial Analysis Lab (Sabin-Reed 104) 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm Angel De Cora Exhibition October 10, 2022 An exhibition on the artist, teacher, and advocate for Native American art and culture Angel De Cora, and related events, are taking place this month. Angel De Cora (Hinųk Max̄iwi-Kerenąka, �She Returns to the Sky,� Winnebago/Ho-Chunk; 1871-1919) was an influential artist and illustrator, designer and teacher, and the first Native American graduate of Smith College (class of 1896). On exhibit October 10-25, 2022. All events are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Office of Equity and Inclusion, Smith College. The exhibition will be open during the open hours of the Smith College Campus Center (https://www.smith.edu/student-life/student-engagement) Christopher Couch, curator nccouch@gmail.com Nolen Art Lounge, Campus Center Room 105, Smith College Campus Center Exhibit: "We Are Not Machines // No Somos M�quinas: Farmworker October 12, 2022 Resistance in the Connecticut River Valley//Resistencia de los trabajadores agr�colas en el valle del r�o Connecticut". In the face of oppression, people have and always will resist and organize. Farmworkers are no exception. Through the words and portraits of farmworkers in Western Massachusetts, the No Somos M�quinas exhibit explores the broken immigration system, the exclusion of farmworkers from basic labor protections, and the conditions that have compelled them to rise up. Developed by the Pioneer Valley Workers Center with the support of the Botanic Garden of Smith College, this fully bilingual exhibit sheds light on the experiences of local farmworkers in Western Massachusetts. It consists of portraits, interpretive panels, and a timeline of farmworker organizing, as well as audio of oral history excerpts. No Somos M�quinas will be on display from October 3�December 16th. More... Lyman Plant House, Smith College 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Reception for the Angel De Cora Exhibition October 12, 2022 An exhibition on the artist, teacher, and advocate for Native American art and culture Angel De Cora, and related events, are taking place this month. Angel De Cora (Hinųk Max̄iwi-Kerenąka, �She Returns to the Sky,� Winnebago/Ho-Chunk; 1871-1919) was an influential artist and illustrator, designer and teacher, and the first Native American graduate of Smith College (class of 1896). Nolen Art Lounge, Campus Center 5:30 pm Projects for Peace Info Session October 13, 2022 Do you want to design your own grassroots project and win a $10,000 grant to implement it during the Summer of 2023? Come hear from students who completed projects this summer and learn more about how to apply! Pizza will be served to the first 25 attendees. Open to the Smith community only. Lewis Global Studies Center 12:15 pm Workshop: High Accuracy Data Collection with ArcGIS Field Maps October 13, 2022 We will prepare a data collection feature layer in an ArcGIS Online web map, then configure a smart form in Field Maps to use in the field. We will learn how this set up allows us to use an external high-accuracy Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiver, and to utilize the base station to perform Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) differential correction to achieve centimeter-level accuracy for our data. Register below: More... Digital Media Hub GIS Computer Lab (Neilson 012D) & outside 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm Multicultural Experience Program - Study Abroad Panel October 13, 2022 The Offices of Multicultural Affairs and International Study combine their collective wit to present: A Study Abroad Panel. Ask fellow students about their study abroad preparation and experiences around the world. Panelists are to be determined. Open to the Smith Community only. Mwangi Cultural Center 6:00 pm Opening Farmworker Panel and Reception: "We Are Not Machines // No Somos M�quinas: October 13, 2022 Farmworker Resistance in the Connecticut River Valley//Resistencia de los trabajadores agr�colas en el valle del r�o Connecticut". Join us to learn from a panel of farmworkers, who will share their stories and insights about local organizing. Masks required. View the exhibit at Lyman Plant House following the event. Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm