[IMC] Earth Week 2012
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Earth Week 2012
earthweekcu.org
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Keynote Speaker
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Keynote Speaker: Majora Carter, Home(Town) Security
Thursday, April 19
5:30pm, NCSA, room 122
Come hear the visionary voice of Majora Carter speak on environmental equity
and the work she has done to lead environmental and economic development. For
more information on her astounding work and upcoming presentation, please visit
http://sustainability.illinois.edu/MajoraCarter.html, and on Facebook.
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Event Highlights
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Wall-E
Earth Week Movie on the Quad
Tuesday, April 17
8-10pm, Quad (weather permitting)
Watch robots save the world! Check it out on Facebook.
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Earth Week Benefit Concert
Wednesday, April 18
8 pm, Canopy Club
Come see the Ragbirds, the Great Divide, and Jaik Willis in a performance
at Canopy Club. The concert will benefit the University YMCA as they help
to fund Students for Environmental Concerns' projects toward a more sustainable
campus and world. Tickets will be sold $8 in advance and $10 at the door.
For more information or to order tickets, please visit http://canopyclub.com/events/the-ragbirds/
and check out on Facebook.
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Earth Day Service Projects
Sunday, April 22
Earth Day volunteering at the Florida Orchard prairie and the Sustainable Student
Farm!
Meet at the YMCA (Wright and Chalmers) at 11 am.
Contact MattRundquist at gmail.com if interested.
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Earth Week Schedule
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And many more events next week, including:
* The One Shirt National Collegiate Clothing Challenge - The ARC and CRCE will
be collecting clothing to be donated to local charities
Monday 4/16
* 1:30-3:30pm - iCAP Forum - iHotel- Chancellor Ballroom
* At the iCAP Forum, the Office of Sustainability will present a status update
about progress towards meeting our commitments in the Illinois Climate Action Plan.
This will include a broad overview of the various initiatives that are currently
underway and a summary of the next steps in this process. After the presentation,
participants will be asked to work in groups to provide feedback about setting
priorities for further iCAP implementation. As stakeholders in this campus-wide
effort, all members of the campus and community are welcome to attend the iCAP
Forum and participate in the discussions
* 6:30-9:30pm - CyclingSavvy Course - ARC Auditorium
* Using guided discussion along with photos, illustrations, animations and videos,
this classroom course provides all the knowledge you need to drive your bike safely
and confidently in traffic. Knowledge of the Law covers the legal rights and responsibilities
of cyclists. Knowledge of Bicycling Safety shows that cycling is safe and that
understanding the causes of bicycle crashes and how to avoid them makes cycling
safer still. Knowledge of Traffic Cycling Problem Solving examines a variety
of traffic cycling situations and how a savvy cyclist negotiates them. Free and
open to all 15 years and older, regardless of cycling experience.
Tuesday 4/17
* 12-2pm - Globe on Quad
* To pay tribute to our planet this Earth Week, come to the Quad to take a gander
at our giant paper mache earth made out of recycled Green Observer issues! While
you're there, take our Earth Week Challenge and pledge one lifestyle change that
will help your mother. Get your picture taken with our recycled mother earth and
your pledge, and your photo will be featured on our website!
* 4-5pm - Speaker Panel: Environmental Ethics - Asian American Cultural Center
* Come hear University Professor Madhu Viswanathan and Pastor Steve Shoemaker
speak about the link between the environment, religion, and ecology.
Wednesday 4/18
* 11am-3pm - Bike blender
* Made from vegan, organic ingredients, you can make your own smoothie using our
bike blender! A bike will be attached to a blender so that when pedaled, activates
the blades of the blender. Smoothies will be made by letting students "pedal"
their own. Smoothies will be sold for $2 ($1 if you bring your own cup!). Come
get a refreshing, sustainable drink between classes!
* 11am-3pm - Globe/Picnic for the Planet
* Come enjoy another day of the Globe while having a picnic on the quad! Bring
your lunch and celebrate the planet we live on, the food it provides, and the
people with whom we share it.
* 12pm - Speaker: Mark Shepard - Illini Union
* Mark Shepard of Viola, WI will be presenting on the theory behind his production
practice and how it fits into the future of the food system. The talk is designed
for all students, faculty and community. A thirty minute reception will be held
after the presentation where attendees will have the opportunity to meet Mark.
* 3-5pm - Environmental Expo - Courtyard Cafe
* The Environmental Expo will be an exhibit of campus RSOs, organizations, and
foundations that help to promote and attain sustainability on and off campus.
Come see what "green" groups Illinois has to offer.
Thursday 4/19
* 11am-3pm - Globe on Quad
* 5:30pm - Keynote Speaker- Majora Carter- NCSA, room 122
* Come hear the visionary voice of Majora Carter speak on environmental equity
and the work she has done to lead environmental and economic development. For
more information on her astounding work and upcoming presentation, please visit
http://sustainability.illinois.edu/MajoraCarter.html
Friday 4/20
* 12pm - Coal Free Summer Celebration - Across from Abbott Power Plant
* On Friday, April 20th, at noon, SECS' Beyond Coal group and Facilities and Services(F&S)
will be hosting a 'CoalFree Summer Celebration' to celebrate the fact that Abbott
Power Plant will not burn coal over the summer, and encourage the campus to further
reduce coal use and move completely beyond coal. Come here information about campus
coal use and how it can further be reduced from students from SECS, scientists
from Prairie Rivers Network, Professor Brian Deal of Urban Planning, and F&S,
and sign petitions to show support of going beyond coal on campus. Free food! Basketball
courts at Oak and Gregory(across from Abbott)-meet at the YMCA at 11:30 to walk
over as a group, or take the Yellow South from campus.
Saturday 4/21
* 9am-1pm - Community Electronics Collection for Earth Day! - Atkins Building Parking
Lot - 1800 S. Oak Street (NE corner of Oak and St. Mary's)
* Keep the Earth Clean and Green this Earth Day! Mervis Industries, WICD and the
Illinois Green Business Association are hosting this free event to reduce the amount
of old electronics sent to landfills. Collection will be open to the community.
Accepted Items: Computers, servers, network devices, monitors (CRT and Flat screen),
printers, TVs, vcrs, dvd players, stereos, copiers, cell phones and smartphones.
**We DO NOT accept speakers or microwave ovens
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Earth Week is brought to you by: Students for Environmental Concerns, University
YMCA, Office of Sustainability, SORF, Red Bison, Amnesty International, Green Observer,
Alternative Spring Break, Student Farm, Israel Illini, USGBC, SEDAC, student sustainability
committee, VIP Environmental, UIUC Beyond Coal, IGBA, Champaign County Bikes,
Environmental Change Institute, Illini Union Board, Illini Union Courtyard Cafe,
University YMCA, Canopy Club, ARC, iHotel, Asian American Cultural Center
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