[Seac] Earth Week planning

[barnhill <barnhill@uwosh.edu>]

Proposed & tentative schedule for Earth Week 2005
12/9/04

We have decided on the topics for the five days, but the dates may change
depending on availability of speakers. Details for the events will be
worked out as time goes on. The topics correspond to the Four Principles
of the Earth Charter and the Four Pillars of the Green Party.

 

Monday, April 18: Ecology
Renewable energy (with scientific panel)
National forests
 
Tuesday, April 19: Peace and Nonviolence
Peace and War. 
Students from a national tour
 
Wednesday, April 20: Respect and Care for the Community of
Life
Sustainable farming and healthy eating
Greening the campus food system
 
Thursday, April 21: Democracy
Mike McCabe, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign (tentative)
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now (tentative)
 
Friday, April 22 (Earth Day): Social Justice (and Ecology)
Tree planting
Critical Mass bicycling
34 Million Friends: Population Issues
 
Saturday, April 23: Day of Action
Clean-up and other service projects

David Landis Barnhill
Director of Environmental Studies
313 Swart Hall, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901
Office tel: 920-424-0644
Fax: 920-424-1418
email: barnhill@uwosh.edu
website: http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/barnhill/
ES Program office tel: 920-424-1397
ES Program email: es@uwosh.edu
ES Program website: http://www.uwosh.edu/environ_studies/