UC Sustainability Events for Spring Quarter!



The Office of Sustainability has some great events planned for Spring quarter!  Below are the events for the next two weeks, but stay tuned for lectures on nuclear power, mountain top removal mining, Cincinnati’s streetcar project, and sustainable economics.  You can also plan ahead to celebrate Earth Day with us by planting trees!

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Upcoming Events:
Sunday, April 1 – Bike Ride: UC to Northside, 1pm, meet at the Bike Kitchen
Monday, April 2 – PACES Meeting, 12pm, TUC 425
Monday, April 2 – Student Sustainability Coalition, 6pm, Steger 6thFloor
Monday, April 2 – Film Series: Taking Root, 7pm, MainStreet Cinema
            Planning Ahead:
                        Monday, April 9 – Lecture Series: Nuclear Energy’s Future, 4pm, Swift 620
                        Tuessday, April 10 – Lecture Series: Creating the Future of Energy, The Thorium Reactor, 11am, Zimmer 302
                        Wednesday, April 18 – Lecture Series: Mountain Top Removal Mining, 6pm, MainStreet Cinema
                        Sunday, April 22 – Volunteer: Trees for Tomorrow tree planting event, 10am – 3pm, more information or RSVP to green@uc.edu
                        Wednesday, May 2 – Lecture Series: Cincinnati’s Streetcar Project, 2pm, MainStreet Cinema
                        Wednesday, May 16 – Lecture Series: Sustainability & Economics, the End of Growth, 4pm, Zimmer 400

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Upcoming Events:
Sunday, April 1 – Bike Ride: UC to Northside, 1pm, meet at the Bike Kitchen
            Bring your own bike or rent one from the Bearcat Bike Share!  Experienced cyclists will lead this easy and fun ride from campus to Northside’s Jacob Hoffner Park and back.  The route is 2.5 miles one way and 5 miles round trip.

Monday, April 2 – PACES Meeting, 12pm, TUC 425
            The monthly PACES meetings provide the campus community with an opportunity to find out what sustainability projects are underway and what new projects are being considered.  Proposals for new projects are always welcome!  Come join in the campus sustainability conversation!

Monday, April 2 – Student Sustainability Coalition Meeting, 6pm, Steger 6thFloor
            These bi-weekly meetings bring together the various student groups working on sustainability topics.  Students can find out what the groups are working on and how they can join.  Planning for Earth Week is going on now!

Monday, April 2 – Film Series: Taking Root, 7pm, MainStreet Cinema
            This documentary shares the inspiring story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai.  What started as a simple act, planting trees, grew into a strong political and environmental movement.  Taking Rootbrings to life the confidence and joy of people working to improve their own lives while also ensuring the future and vitality of their land.  The film captures Maathai’s tireless worldview in which nothing is perceived as impossible.  It has won numerous awards, including Audience Awards at the Projecting Change Film Festival, Mendocino Film Festival, and Canadian International Documentary Festival as well as Amnesty International’s Human Rights Award.

Thanks!
Claire G. Sweigart, JD
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
University of Cincinnati
Tel: 513.556.3492
Cell: 513.477.3115