All Events for
March 2010
Film Screening: Papers
Monday, March 15th
Wittemyer Courtroom, 2450 Kittredge Loop Road
7 pm
The Sociology Diversity Committee has organized a screening of the documentary "Papers," which covers the stories of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they transition to adulthood. Commentary on the film will be provided by special guest, Mario Solis-Marich of AM 760 Progressive Talk, a political campaign consultant and a public affairs communications advocate. Admission is free and doors open at 6:30.
Sponsored by: Departments of Sociology, Geography, and Ethnic Studies, SORCE, MEChA, PISA, and Latino Law Student Association. For more information, please visit www.papersthemovie.com or contact Christina at christina.sue@colorado.edu.
2010 Campus to Congress: Lets Talk *COLORADO*
Monday, March 15th
Ekeley Sciences 240, ESOC Conference Room
2 pm
Prior to the event, several planning meetings will be held to solicit questions and brainstorm ideas for a follow-up. Dates, times, and location:
UMC 353
Monday, 8 March, 1 P.M.
Wednesday, 10 March, 5 P.M.
Friday, 12 March, 3 P.M.
Climate and clean energy policy is one of the defining issues of our time, stirring nationwide debates across college campuses and in Congress. On behalf of Dr. Max Boykoff, Professor of Environmental Studies at the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado, Boulder, we invite you to join the conversation on climate change by participating in a statewide conference call on Monday, March 15th with the offices of Bennett and Udall.
Submit questions for Senators Bennett & Udall to climate@bard.edu. Please call 1-712-432-3100, conference code 253385.
Climate Change Focus Group
Tuesday, March 16th
UMC 325
7:30 - 8:30 pm
Are you concerned about climate change? An ENVS graduate student is conducting a small focus group to discuss concerns about climate
change/global warming as part of his preliminary dissertation
research. If you are concerned about climate change and would be willing to share your views.
For more information, please contact Ron LaCoss at lacoss@colorado.edu.
Cultivating Communities of Sustainble Abundance
Wednesday, March 17th
Boulder Meadows Community Room
4500 19th St. (19th & Violet)
7 - 9 pm
The Permibus is coming to Boulder! Learn how Permaculture design can be used to cultivate communities that move beyond simple sustainability into communities that are resilient, vibrant, and abundant. This session will begin with a brief overview of the Permaculture ethics and principles that are the heart of all permaculture design. Learn about how appropriate technology such as grey water, alternative power, and community gardens can be incorporated into living systems that heal the earth and our communities. This will be followed by a lively discussion on how permaculture is, and can be, applied to food production, community design, and social structures to make communities healthy and our world an abundant garden.
This event is sponsored by Transition Colorado and High Altitude Permaculture. For more information, please visit: www.permibus.org.
Reconnecting with Earth
March 17th - April 21st
11093 Zephyr Street, Westminster
Cost: $15
A six-session course addressing core values and how they affect the way we view and treat the Earth. This course also contains an optional seventh session Celebration where participants can explore follow up actions. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Discussion Course Goals:
- To clarify values through discussions about our relationship to Earth
- To discover how personal beliefs and values affect the way we view and treat the earth
- To explore what it means to take personal responsibility for Earth
To register, please email Donna DuBois (duboisdonna@gmail.com) and you will be provided with complete details for holding your spot for this very rich discussion group.
Film Screening: The Cove
Thursday, March 18th
Hellems 267
7 pm
The Cove exposes the threat to more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises in Taiji, Japan every year, and how their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food in Japan and other parts of Asia, often labeled as whale meat. The majority of the world is not aware this is happening as the Taiji cove is blocked off from the public. The focus of the Social Action Campaign for The Cove is to create worldwide awareness of this annual practice as well as the dangers of eating seafood contaminated with mercury and to pressure those in power to put an end to the threat.
For more information, please contact Anna of CU WiLD via email: Anna.Lieb@Colorado.EDU.
Lyons Farmette Permaculture Design Course
March 19th - April 3rd
Lyons Farmette, 4121 Ute Highway - Lyons
Cost: $1,100
The Lyons Farmette, Schey’s Bouquets and YummyYards are ecstatic to offer a two week Permaculture Design Certification Course at The Lyons Farmette, located in Lyons, CO from March 19 – April 3, 2010. The course features an intensive 82-hour immersion into permaculture principles and ecological design, featuring 18 diverse, dynamic and experienced permaculture teachers and professionals from the Colorado Front Range.
Through a combination of lecture, discussion, hands-on activities and on-site group design projects, you will learn how to observe ecosystems and design regenerative systems that provide food, energy and shelter. Engage in the revolutionary act of self-empowerment and discover how to build resilient human communities that care for the earth, provide for people and create a surplus for all to share. For more information, please visit the website: http://farmettepdc.wordpress.com.
Basics of Backyard Food Gardening
Saturday, March 20th
2415 19th Street, Boulder
10 am - 4 pm
Registration fee: $55
Cultivate the skills of growing abundant local food in your own backyard! This workshop is tailored for those new to food gardening as well as current gardeners wanting to broaden their knowledge base and refresh on the essentials. Begin at a beginner's mind on learning selection of a good garden location, soil cultivation, seed sowing, and transplanting. This event will also learn a wide range of techniques for watering, weeding, thinning, and harvesting. With firm rooting in the basics we will move on to learn skills of succession planting, season extension, and much more!
Sponsored by Transition Colorado. Call 303-258-7982 for more information.
Energy and Environment Conference
Monday - Tuesday, March 22nd - 23rd
Westin Riverfront Resort, Avon, CO
Cost: $175 one day/$300 two days
Climate change and the greening of America have become focal points in light of the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the recent State of the Union Address and new developments on climate change in the Senate. The Vail Symposium will review what was discussed (and what wasn't) in the UN meetings and how policy leaders and scientists alike can turn goals into reality for a greener future. Topics of discussion will include foreign and national policies which may ultimately affect Colorado, mitigation or potential climate changes, and adaptation to potential adverse effects.
For more information about this conference, please visit: http://vailsymposium.org
Community Cycles Volunteer Orientation
Tuesday, March 23rd
2805 Wilderness Place, Suite 1000
6 pm
Community Cycles, a nonprofit that educates and advocates for biking as alternative transportation, will host a volunteer meeting on Tuesday, March. 23rd. Volunteer opportunities include general shop help, workshop and program facilitators, mechanics of any skill level, individuals interested in leading community rides, event planning, fundraising, and bicycle collection and more. Volunteer orientations are held the fourth Tuesday of each month.
For more information, call 720-565-6019 or visit www.communitycycles.org/volunteer.
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