Earth Week 2013 Calendar of Events

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ON-GOING EVENTS, scheduled across multiple days, include:

 Friday, April 5                      _Theme: RESPECTING THE COSMOS              
"The Nature of Nature: Respecting the Cosmos"
Chief Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Onodaga Nation
S204, Williams Center SUNY Fredonia
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Saturday, April 13                _Theme: GO GREEN                                      _
Campus & Community Electronics Recycling Event (more information)
Park & Ride Lot, SUNY Fredonia
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Nature Walk (with Terry Mosher)
The College Lodge
10:00 am - 11:00 am
van to depart campus at 9:30am from the Jewett Hall parking lot

Sunday, April 14                    Theme: GREEN AND CLEAN                          _
Green and Clean: Spring Cleaning Workshop
Friendly Kitchen, Chautauqua County Rural Ministries, Downtown Dunkirk

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Monday, April 15                    Theme: TREASURE OUR PLANET_                _
Geo-caching Workshop
Multi-Purpose Room, Williams Center, SUNY Fredonia
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Bike Fixing Workshop
Multi-Purpose Room, Williams Center, SUNY Fredonia
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tuesday, April 16                    Theme: FLOW (For Love Of Water)              _
Morning Yoga (with Brandon Perdomo)
Multi-Purpose Room, Williams Center, SUNY Fredonia
8:00 am - 9:00 am

"Take Back the Tap" Water Challenge
University Commons, SUNY Fredonia
11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Environmental Communication Presentations
S204, Williams Center, SUNY Fredonia
12:30 pm         WHY BIKE?
12:55 pm         GREEN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
1:20 PM           SHOE RECYCLING

Wednesday, April 17                Theme: SOCIAL JUSTICE                           __
Creek Clean-Up

Meet at Tim Horton's, William Center
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Social Justice Panel
with Drs. Tracy Marifiote, David Kinkela, Bob Dahlgren, & Christina Jarvis
S204, Williams Center, SUNY Fredonia
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday, April 18                   Theme: WASTING AWAY                  ____       
Environmental Communication Presentations
S204, Williams Center, SUNY Fredonia
12:30 pm         TRASH CACHING GEOCACHING WORKSHOP
12:55 pm         BATS AND BAT HOUSES
1:20 PM           HIKING...LOCALLY


Dumpster Dive

Sorting of Trash into Recycleables

Williams Center Courtyard,
SUNY Fredonia
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

*KEYNOTE ADDRESS*
"The Perils of Plastic: Notes from the Ocean and the Great Lakes"
Anna Cummins and Dr. Marcus Eriksen, co-founders 5 Gyres Institute
Rosch Recital Hall, SUNY Fredonia
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Friday, April 19____________Theme: STOP THE INVASION____________
Make Your Own Facewash Workshop
McEwen Breezeway, SUNY Fredonia
12:00 (noon) - 2:00 pm

Invasive Species Plant Pull

meet at Clock Tower, SUNY Fredonia
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Trash Crawl

Picking up trash along the streets of Fredonia
meet at Lograsso Hall, SUNY Fredonia
1:00 am - 3:00 am

Saturday, April 20__________Theme: AWARENESS____________________
Environmental Film Festival (more information)
5 Films, 10 hours
101, Jewett Hall, SUNY Fredonia
12:00 (noon) - 10:00 pm

Relay For Life
(more information)
Team: SUSTAINABLE FREDONIA
Steele Hall, SUNY Fredonia
4:00 pm - 4:00 am

Sunday, April 21___________Theme: GIVE A HOOT, DON'T POLLUTE______
Mass Bike Ride
To Point Gratiot (for the Beach Clean-Up event) and Back
meet at Barker Commons, Downtown Fredonia
11:00 am - 12:00 (noon)

Beach Clean-Up
Point Gratiot
meet at Fenton Hall Parking Lot (11:40am), SUNY Fredonia
12:00 (noon) - 2:00 pm

"Do The Math" Movie Screening
Dr. Mason's House
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Monday, April 22___________Theme: EARTH DAY__       _______________
Sacred Tree Earth Honoring (with Spider)
meet in MPR, Williams Center, SUNY Fredonia

likely to be going outside (weather permitting)
12:00 (noon) - 2:00 pm

Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
meet in Jewett Hall main lobby, SUNY Fredonia
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Eco-Fashion Show
Multi-Purpose Room, Williams Center, SUNY Fredonia
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Saturday, April 27___________Theme: STOP THE INVASION___  _______
Garlic Mustard Pull
Alexander Preserve
meet in the Jewett Hall parking lot
10:00 am - 4:00 pm


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