Please join ICES (the IC Environmental Society) and REMP (the IC Resource and Environmental Management Program) for our annual Earth Week celebration at Ithaca College! There are TONS of awesome events going on with something for everyone. All events are free and open to the public – please spread the word. Invite friends to the FB event here. We hope to see you there!
Here is the full list of events; for updates and event descriptions, click here.
MONDAY, 4/16:
- Hempstravaganza/Earth Week kickoff: Live music & hemp jewelry making, 12-3pm, Academic Quad
- IC Natural Lands nature walk, 12pm, South Hill Natural Area kiosk behind Terrace 10
- Bike repair clinic, 1-3pm, Academic Quad
- Sustainability Café: “Fracking is a Crime!” 4pm, CNS 112
- “Waxing Swidjit: Using Social Media to Facilitate the Collaborative Economy,” 7pm, Textor 101
TUESDAY, 4/17:
- Bike repair clinic, 1-3pm, Academic Quad
- Locavore and wild edibles teach-in, 5:30-7pm, Klingenstein Lounge
- Food justice movie screening and panel discussion, 7pm, Textor 102
- “Standing Silent Nation” screening and Native Americans and Hemp panel discussion, 8-10pm, Textor 101
WEDNESDAY, 4/18:
- IC Natural Lands nature walk, 10am, South Hill Natural Area kiosk behind Terrace 10
- Natural beauty campaign, 10am-2pm, Cayuga Lake Room, Campus Center
- Medicinal plants walk, 4pm, South Hill Natural Area kiosk behind Terrace 10
- Bioneers plenary talks screenings: Sustainability education & biomimicry, 6-8pm, Textor 101
- Hemp fiber talk with Dr. Netravali, Skype with David Bronner, and screening of WIP reel of “Bringing it Home,” 8-10pm, Textor 101
THURSDAY, 4/19:
- School of Business Sustainability Symposium, 12pm, School of Business 111
- Organic garden tour/planting, 12:10pm, IC community garden (meet at Park bus stop)
- Frack Off demonstration, 12:10pm, Academic Quad
- Friction fire/primitive skills workshop, 4-6pm, meet at Textor flagpole
- “Empowered” screening, 6pm, Textor 103
- Bioneers plenary talks screenings: How mushrooms can help save the world & Google Earth and the Amazon, 8-9:30pm, Taughannock Falls Room, Campus Center
FRIDAY, 4/20:
- Take It Or Leave It clothing swap, 10am-3pm, Academic Quad
- Net Impact carrot mob, 3-7pm, Waffle Frolic
- IC Natural Lands nature walk, 12pm, South Hill Natural Area kiosk behind Terrace 10
- Forestry exercises training, 2pm, South Hill Natural Area
SATURDAY, 4/21:
- American chestnut tree planting, 12-3pm, South Hill Natural Area kiosk behind Terrace 10
SUNDAY, 4/22 (EARTH DAY):
- Earth Day celebration at Farmers’ Market, 12-5pm, Steamboat Landing
- Permaculture garden workday, 2-4pm, IC permaculture garden (between Williams Hall and Mac’s)
This year’s events are co-sponsored by:
ICES (IC Environmental Society)
REMP (Resource and Environmental Management Program)
Sustainability at Ithaca
Organic Growers of IC
IC Natural Lands
IC Net Impact
Bomber Bike Initiative
Primitive Skills Club
Frack Off
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
IC Feminists
Ithaca Dining Services
GreenStar Natural Foods Market
Sustainable Tompkins
Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes
Swidjit
Slow Food Ithaca College
IC Permaculture Research Team
Questions? Please contact Margaret Keating at mkeatin1@ithaca.edu. We ask that individuals requiring accommodations contact us at ices1970@gmail.com.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/2012041017002035