The Last Irene: Where did All the Water Come From? -Short Film about Tropical Storm Irene Monday, April 21, 2014 4-5:30pm Campus Center Theatre, UVM This film focuses on the effects of Tropical Storm Irene in Vermont and the storm’s connection to the wider, global climate. Students will be able to interact with an expert […]
Continue readingA student climate network called the Vermont Student Climate Coalition (VSCC) is having a convergence on April 26 at UVM, and would love for as many students as possible to attend. More information: Want to learn new organizing skills? Plan campaigns with students from across Vermont? Make new friends? Sign up to attend the Vermont […]
Continue readingClayton Thomas-Muller, Member of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation of Northern Manitoba, Co-director of the Indigenous Tar Sands Campaign, and Organizer for Defenders of the Land and Idle No More will be giving a lecture at UVM. Lecture: Native Rights and the Struggle Against the Tar Sands When: Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 7 pm Where: Silver Maple Ballroom in the […]
Continue readingThere will be a public presentation at St. Michael’s (McCarthy Arts Center) on April 9th at 7PM. Tom Goldtooth, director of the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN), will be giving a presentation titled “Our Relationship with Mother Earth.” For those of you who don’t know Tom, he has been at the forefront of the environmental justice movement and […]
Continue readingCampus Food and Energy Seminar # 4 Revolutionizing the Lunch Line: How institutions are reimagining their food systems Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30-4:45 p.m. Frank Livak Ballroom, Davis Center Panelists Kierstin Wall, Northeast Field Organizer, Real Food Challenge Virginia Flanders, Director of Nutrition & Food Service, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Peter Allison, Coordinator, Farm […]
Continue readingBe among the first to see Sean Penn’s latest film, The Human Experiment, now being shown only at film festivals (where it has won numerous awards): The Human Experiment lifts the veil on the shocking reality that thousands of untested chemicals are in our everyday products, our homes and inside of us. Simultaneously, the prevalence […]
Continue readingSolarFest is looking for some supporters! SolarFest is the Northeast’s longest running sustainable living and arts festival in which workshops, music and theater happen hand in hand to help promote a sustainability and renewable energy. The main stage is powered by solar electric, complete with a first class light show and production team – Dark […]
Continue readingClayton Thomas-Muller is one of the key Indigenous activists who have made the Alberta tar sands a pivotal international issue. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear him speak here in Vermont! Also Tom Goldtooth, founder and director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, based in Minnesota, is speaking the previous eve. (4/9) at St. Michael’s College […]
Continue readingA Will for the Woods, which follows one man’s quest for a green burial and his mission to save a tract of forest, will have it’s Vermont premiere this month at Green Mountain Film Festival. A WILL FOR THE WOODS Feature documentary screening at Green Mountain Film Festival What if our “last act” could be […]
Continue readingWalk/Bike Summit Saturday, March 29 8:30am – 4:00pm Bike Expo Friday, March 28 6:30pm – 9:30pm Saturday, March 29 8:30am – 4:30pm The Hilton Hotel, Battery St., Burlington The 2014 Vermont Walk/Bike Summit and the Vermont Bike Expo are just around the corner. Get ready for two days of dynamic, interesting speakers, workshops, exhibitors, peer […]
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