Earth Day 2008

Host:
Type:
Network:
Global
Date:
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Time:
11:00am - 9:00pm
Location:
Dustbowl; Cushing 001
City/Town:
Chestnut Hill, MA

Description

11am-3pm ACTIVITIES IN THE DUSTBOWL
Mt. Trashmore
Clothing Swap, clothing to be donated to St. Francis House
Vegetarian Treats and Organic Chocolate
Pot Your Own Plants
Earth Day T-shirts
Farmers’ Market
Green Games
Tables and Information Booths: Ecopledge and Sustainability at BC, International Environmental Issues, Green Living, BC Cleansweep, realfoodBC and Organic Garden, Petitioning for a Greener BC, Earth Day Challenge, environmental author Bill McKibben’s 350 Campaign, Appalachia Volunteers, and more!
***SPECIAL APPEARANCE by Captain Planet and the Planeteers***

3:00pm RALLY FOR CLIMATE ACTION, DUSTBOWL
Zygmunt Plater, BC Law
Eric Strauss, Enviro Studies

3:30pm MARCH FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Starting in the Dustbowl and going through Middle and Lower Campus

4:00pm CONCERT FEATURING "THE PROJECT", DUSTBOWL
http://theprojectboston.com/index.cfm

6:30pm TOWN HALL DISCUSSION “Embracing Sustainability at BC: What's happening? What can we do?”
CUSHING 001
Featuring: Katherine Walsh, EcoPledge Co-President, A&S 2008
Chris Denice, UGBC President-elect, CSOM 2009
Mike Cermak, realfoodBC, GSA&S 2013
Patrick J. Keating, Executive Vice President
Deirdre Manning, Director of Sustainability and Energy Management
Helen Wechsler, Director of Dining Services
Juliet Schor, Chair, Sociology Department
Zygmunt Plater, BC Law School
Moderated by: Peggy Fox, EcoPledge Co-President, A&S 2008
Eric Strauss, Director of Environmental Studies

8:00pm SCREENING OF "THE 11TH HOUR"
CUSHING 001
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, the film explores the state of the environment on planet Earth through interviews with scientists, politicians, and environmental activists.
http://wip.warnerbros.com/11thhour/mainsite/site.html

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