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Calling all residents of Planet Earth: we want YOU to join the conversation about Global Warming Solutions. All events are open to the public (unless specified) and require no advance registration.
| 9 am |
Welcome and Introduction
- President Christ |
| 9:15-10 am |
"Global Warming: the Human Dimension" plenary talk by Michael Klare, Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies.*
Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall |
| 10:30-11:50 am |
Break Out Sessions- Series I
(10 concurrent sessions around campus- see schedule) |
| Lunch Break |
--Bring your lunch and join us in the Campus Center Carroll Room to network and meet community participants.
-Bring your own mug and stop by the Campus Center for a free cup of bikin' hot cocoa -heated with energy generated by bike power!
Outside unless inclement weather forces it upstairs into the Wilson Atrium (outside the Carroll Room).
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| 1-2:30 pm |
Break Out Sessions- Series II
(10 concurrent sessions around campus- see schedule) |
| 3-4 pm |
Global Warming Jeopardy! Gameshow -Campus Center, Carroll Room
Join us for some serious fun and to
cheer on your favorite team: The Adminstrators, The Faculty, The Staff, or The Students. MC'd by local commentator Robert Shycon. |
| 5:45 pm |
Dinner Theatre- Bring your dinner and participate in a reading and talk-back of the original play "Winter Requiem," by Rachel Lerner-Ley, '08. Campus Center, Carroll Room.
-Chapin will feature a "Grab & Go" dinner for Smith students who wish to attend.
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| 7-8:30 pm |
Legislative Roundtable
Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
The day's events will culminate in a conversation about global warming policy solutions with some of the people who make the policies that affect all of us.
Panelists will include Smith College President
Carol T. Christ, David Dionne (Green Rainbow Party), Northampton Mayor Mary Claire Higgins, Representative Peter Kocot (D-Northampton), Isaac Mass (Republican State Committeeman), Senator Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst). Moderated by Susan Bourque, Smith College Provost/Dean of Faculty. |
| 9-11:30 pm |
Continue the conversation at the Campus Center Pub Night while listening to music by the environmental band Melodeego Featuring local beer from the Berkshire Brewing Company. |
Ongoing events include:
- Voter registration, energy bar give-away, information about presidential candidates environmental platforms and more Campus Center
- Focus the Nation inspired lunch and dinner specials
- Campus Center Cafe
*Michael Klare is the author of several books, including Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America’s Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum and Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict.
Participate in the events today! Everyone has a stake in our planet's future... Students: Skip your classes! Ask your professors to release your class so you can all participate in one of the planned events! Staff: Ask your manager for release time so you can attend one of the events! Faculty: Release your classes and encourage students to attend one of the events! Don't be the only one left out of the conversation...
Click here to view the participants to-date.
"Focus
the Nation is coordinating teams of faculty and students at over 1,600 colleges,
universities and K-12 schools in the United States, to collaboratively engage in
a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion about 'Global Warming Solutions
for America'.... [The effort] will culminate January 31, 2008, in the form of
national symposia held simultaneously at places of worship,
businesses, and other venues across the country." - FTN Web site
Smith President Carol Christ was third on the list
of college president endorsers of Focus the Nation.
Want to know what you missed? Read on.... An archived version of the webcast is available at www.earthdaytv.net
| 9 am - 3 pm |
Stop by our the table in the campus center! Get information about Focus the Nation events, get a free energy bar from one of our sponsors and more... |
| 5:30 pm |
"Local Breakfast at Night" (Smith students only) in Chapin, Lamont, Morrow-Wilson and Tyler houses. Featuring foods from farms in the area. |
| 8 pm Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall |
Focus
the Nation LIVE, INTERACTIVE webcast
"The 2% Solution"
Join Stanford University climate scientist Stephen Schneider, sustainability expert
Hunter Lovins, green jobs pioneer Van Jones, and youth climate leaders for a discussion of global warming solutions. Audiences can weigh in via cell phone.
Produced with the support of the National Wildlife federation, and hosted on Earth Day TV, the webcast will be broadcast live from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. |
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Fight Global Warming
Environmental Defense
Energy Action Coalition
Powershift 2007
1Sky Campaign
Smith College Focus the Nation Sponsors:
Community-owned Sustainable Energy Resources |
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