Sustainability Project Events This Week
Polar Probings: Sculpture by Gabriel Warren
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 13, 5:00 pm
Gallery Talk: 6:00 pm, Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery
Exhibit: October 13 through December 8, 2011
The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts
Gallery will present a number of works by artist Gabriel Warren in the
Fine Arts Gallery at Cohen Memorial Hall. Warren, who was the first
artist-in-residence in Antarctica, creates sculptures using natural ice
formations as source material. His exhibit is being presented in
conjunction with this year’s campus-wide initiative on sustainability
with support from the Warren Center, the Department of English, the
College of Arts and Science Dean’s Office, and the American Studies
Sustainability Project. Reception Evite. Contact Allison Thompson, allison.j.thompson@vanderbilt.edu, for additional information.
AEC Green Screen Presents:
Gasland
(2010)
Sunday, October 16, 2pm – 4pm, Sarratt Cinema
Gasland is an Oscar-nominated film
about the dangerous and increasingly popular practice of removing
natural gas from shale deposits (fracking). Spreading all across the
United States with its epicenter in Pennsylvania, fracking is
endangering small towns and individuals through its under-regulated
practices. This event is free and open to the public.
Next Week
Wednesday, October 19th, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
117 Alumni Hall
The leaves are turning. On October
19th, at 11:30 a.m., Biology Lecturer Steve Baskauf will lead a tour of
the Vanderbilt Arboretum. Baskauf is the creator of Vanderbilt's online
tree tour, as well as the creator of Bioimages, an interactive online
ecology resource. The tree tour will leave from the Writing Studio at
Alumni Hall, and it will be followed by a short writing exercise. Please
join us for this special event.
Words and Woods is a series of
writing workshops that explores the role of language and writing in
relation to the natural world. Sessions involve local excursions,
written reflection, and group discussion.
Van Jones, "Rebuild The American Dream: Green Jobs & Beyond"
Wednesday, October 19, Sarratt Cinema
Van Jones presents "Rebuild The American Dream: Green Jobs & Beyond" as the 2011-2012
Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture Series. Van Jones is an award-winning
activist and best-selling author in the area of the environment and
jobs. He is currently a senior fellow at the Center for American
Progress and a senior policy advisor at Green for All. This event is
sponsored by the Warren Center and the American Studies Sustainability
Project, and will be held at 4:10 p.m. in the Sarratt Cinema. Contact
Allison Thompson, allison.j.thompson@vanderbilt.edu, for additional
information.
AEC Green Screen Presents:
Crude
(2010)
Sunday, October 23, 2pm to 4pm, Sarratt Cinema
Crude is a movie documenting an
ongoing legal battle between a small village in Ecuador with the gas
giant Chevron. A legal drama, the film acts as a David and Goliath
story, in which individuals across the world wrangle with a corporate
behemoth. This event is free and open to the public.
Sustainability Events in October:
-
Polar Probings: Sculpture by Gabriel Warren Opening Reception, Thursday, October 13, 5:00pm, Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery, Cohen Memorial Hall.
- Van Jones, author of The Green Collar Economy, Rebuild The American Dream: Green Jobs & Beyond, Wednesday, October 19, 4:10pm-5:30pm, Sarratt Cinema.
- Green Screen:
Crude
(2010): Sunday, October 23, 2pm-4pm, Sarratt Cinema.
- Green Bag Luncheon Series: Backyard Composting, Wednesday, October 26, 12:00pm, Sarratt 189.
- Joe Bozich: Sustainable Business Models, Thursday, October 27, 4:00pm, Buttrick 102
-
The Sustainable Business Summit
, March 27-28, 2012 at Lipscomb University
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