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== '''Events''' ==
 
  
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See also [http://ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Volunteer_Opportunities Volunteer page] for upcoming events
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[http://eight.ucsc.edu/news-events/news/College%20Eight%20Environment%20and%20Sustainability%20Calendar.html ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY CALENDAR]
  
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{{Event|UCSC Searchable Calender| ongoing|Various kinds of activities
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Happy Earth Week!
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[http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/calendar/search.aspx Searchable campus calendar] }}
 
  
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{{Event|EcoCruz searchable calendar| ongoing|Various kinds of activities with local green organizations. [http://www.ecocruz.org Ecocruz.org]}} [http://www.ecocruz.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=week.listevents&Itemid=45 Link]
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APRIL 10-30, 2016
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Published every two weeks by College Eight.
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Edited by Kelsee Hurshman.
  
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To list your events, or to add or remove your name from this list, contact Kelsee at khurshma@ucsc.edu
  
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== Selected On-Going Events==
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ON CAMPUS SEMINARS/EVENTS
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4/11 12:30-1:40pm, ISB 221 Environmental Studies Seminar: David Schlosberg –Disturbance, Disruption, and Displacement: Environmental Justice and Community in the Anthropocene
  
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[http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/On-going_Events Complete List]
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4/11 5-6:45pm, Media Theatre, Climate Justice Series: Emily Eliza Scott - Specters of Aridity: Desertification in California and Beyond
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('''see below for one time date specific events''')
 
  
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{{Event|Santa Cruz Film Festival |5/5-14|
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4/13 12:30-1:40pm, Natural Sciences Annex 101 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar: Donald Miles - Physiological approaches for predicting extinction risk in lizards due to climate change
  
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[http://www.santacruzfilmfestival.org/ Link]
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4/15 2-4pm, McHenry Library Room 4286, Introducing Contemplative Approaches to Higher Education: A Public Roundtable with Leaders in the Field http://ihr.ucsc.edu/event/contemplative-pedagogy-symposium/
  
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i have listed the green ones on [http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Environmental_Films Environmental Films] page, but might have missed a few.}}
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4/16 9am-5pm, Humanities 1, Room 210 Contemplative Pedagogy Symposium http://ihr.ucsc.edu/event/contemplative-pedagogy-symposium/
  
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4/16 10am-2pm, Workshop: Simple Farmers’Market Meals on a Low Budget https://apm.activecommunities.com/opers/Activity_Search/3555
  
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{{Event|Creativity and Innovation| ongoing |
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4/16 10-11:30pm, Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room – Life After UCSC: Undocumented Alumni Experiences
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On March 31, the UC Santa Cruz Arts Division will debut a new series of free public lectures on the subject of  “Creativity and Innovation.” Arts Dean David Yager has selected nine speakers—all noted for their unique ability to bridge innovation and creativity within their professional career paths—to launch the new series.
 
  
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The lectures are designed to challenge conventional ways of thinking and working in the world, and are presented in affiliation with the Art Department’s Issues and Artists course, taught by associate professor Lewis Watts.
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4/18 10am-2pm, PICA A-quad (Entrance to the Village at UCSC) UCSC Earth Week - Garden Party
  
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“It’s always been a passion of mine to motivate students to think about creativity and innovation," explained Yager, "and to provide them with opportunities to think in new ways—ways they might never have imagined.”  The list of speakers includes Philip Brookman, curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art; Darrin Caddes, VP of Corporate Design for Plantronics; Dan Roam, author/founder of Digital Roam; Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director of Pasadena Playhouse; Annie Morhauser, artist/entrepreneur of AnnieGlass; Scott Summit, designer/founder of Summit ID and cofounder of Bespoke prosthetics; Stephen Huyler, cultural anthropologist; prosperity trainer Darrell Brown, and Playtex Corporation director Nicholas de Monchaux, whose pioneering plastics firm created the spacesuits worn by the astronauts who landed on the moon’s surface in 1969.  See June 2 below  [http://arts.ucsc.edu/creativity_innovation More]}}
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4/18 12:30-1:40pm, ISB 221 Environmental Studies Seminar: Daniel Stahler – A New Era for Carnivore Science and Conservation: Lessons from Yellowstone
  
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4/18 12-3pm, College 9/10 Multi Purpose Room, UCSC Earth Week - Conservation Carnival
  
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4/18 5-6:14pm, Media Theater, Climate Justice Series: Reverend Billy “The Earth Wants YOU!”
  
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4/18 7:15am-11pm, College 9/10 Dining Hall, UCSC Earth Week - Healthy Monday
  
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Monday Night Speaker Series 7pm-10pm  Classroom Unit II
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4/20 5:30pm-7:30pm, College Eight Red Room, SEC Spring General Gathering
  
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The ESLP Lecture Series is open to all members of the Santa Cruz community. ESLP's Heart Sphere brings lecturers in from all over the country and the world. In the past, ESLP has played host to such amazing speakers as Vandana Shiva, Derrick Jensen, Van Jones, Paul Stamets, Debra Rowe, and so many more.
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4/20 12:30-1:40pm, Natural Sciences Annex 101 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar: Mike Letnic – Keystone effects of Australia’s top-predator
  
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'''April 4th- Mark Lakeman:
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4/20 5-7pm, Kresge Seminar Room 159, UCSC Earth Week - Earth Mind, Body and Soul at the World Café
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Grassroots organizing, Place-making, and Building Sustainable Community'''
 
  
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Mark Lakeman is a co-founder and sustainer of numerous city-changing initiatives and organizations, including The City Repair Project, the Village Building Convergence, Communitecture, Inc, Dignity Village, and the new Planet Repair Institute. Each of these entities is an aggressive, multi-disciplinary creative culture, working in partnership with numerous others. All of Mark's work engages and inspires place-based communities to creatively transform the social and environmental infrastructure of the public commons and private realms where people live. Often featuring permaculture or natural building techniques, each local initiative builds relational networks while leaving gorgeous footprints on the path to a better world.  
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4/21, 5:30-9 PM, College 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, 10th Annual HOPE International Music Festival, Changing the Climate of Environmental Racism, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3599
  
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4/21 6-7:30pm, College Eight Red Room, UCSC Earth Week - Food Fight Forum: What Does it Mean to Eat?
  
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'''April 11th-Leith Sharp & Ari Lesser:Sustainable Relationships on Campus & Political Hip-Hop'''
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4/21 6-10pm, TBA LEED Green Associate (GA) Training http://leadinggreen.ca/santacruz
  
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Leith Sharp has worked with universities for the last 18 years to achieve organizational change in the pursuit of environmental sustainability.In 1999 Harvard recruited Leith to be the founding director of Harvard’s Office for Sustainability. Under Leith’s leadership by 2008, Harvard had the largest green campus organization in the world including a $12 million revolving loan fund and over 50 LEED buildings. Leith has presented internationally, has consulted to over 100 organizations, and continues to teach at Harvard. She is currently the Executive Director of the Illinois Green Economy Network, a partnership of 48 community colleges coordinating large-scale green workforce training. She is also the Chair of the Sustainability Futures Academy, an international collaboration to accelerate the capabilities of executive leaders to drive sustainability into the core business of higher education. Leith has a bachelor of engineering (environmental engineering) from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Education (human development and psychology) from Harvard University.
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4/22 11:30am-2:30pm, College 9/10 Dining Hall & MPR, UCSC Earth Week - Local and Organic Tasting Fair
  
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Ari Lesser writes and performs intelligent, conscious, and often political Hip Hop music. A graduate of the University of Oregon, Ari Lesser is a spoken word artist and MC, performing at some of the best festivals in the Northwest.  This multi-talented performer has recorded with Grammy -winning producers in LA and Miami and is one of the most approachable artists on the scene. Ari is not to be missed.
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4/22 8-10pm, Social Sciences Lawn at 9/10, UCSC Earth Week - WALL-E in the Evening
  
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'''April 18th- Dr. Richard A. Oppenlander & Tim Galarneau:Food Systems'''
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4/23 2-3:45pm, Porter Meadow, UCSC Earth Week - Understanding Bird Language with Jon Young
  
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Dr. Richard  A. Oppenlander, Author of “Comfortably Unaware: Global Depletion and Food Choice Responsibility,” Dr. Oppenlander is a sustainability advocate, writer, and speaker committed to improving the health of our planet. Through literary work or in person, he brings an eclectic combination of experiences regarding this topic spanning the past 40 years. Since the early 1970's, Dr. Oppenlander has extensively studied the effect our food choices have on our health and the immense impact those choices have on our environment. He is president and founder of an organic vegan food production and education business, and has given hundreds of lectures, presentations, and open discussions on the topic of food choice. He has been a featured guest appearing on radio shows, in newspapers and magazines. With "Comfortably Unaware" as well as with his speaking engagements, Dr. Oppenlander addresses the fact that our current choices of foods are causing Global Depletion-the loss of our land, water, air/atmosphere, food supply, biodiversity, energy resources, and our own health. In compelling fashion, he reveals serious inefficiencies and unsustainable practices in our current food production systems and explores unique solutions. Along the way, Dr. Oppenlander challenges audiences with new insights regarding how this has happened- exposing our cultural, social, educational, governmental, and even media influences.
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4/23 6-8pm, College Eight Red Room, UCSC Earth Week - Cowspiracy Screening
  
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4/24 11am-4:30pm, College 9/10 Multi Purpose Room, UCSC Earth Week -14th Annual Earth Summit
  
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Tim Galarneau is a past Roots of Change Fellow who works as an education and research program specialist on social issues for the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) focusing on farm to  institution, community food systems, and student education and  empowerment.  He also serves as an advisor to campus farm to college  efforts as a Board member for the California Student Sustainability Coalition and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.  In addition, Tim is a co-founder of the Real Food Challenge that is working to shift over $1 billion in annual food  procurement and consumption in colleges and universities in the United  States by 2020 toward greater sustainability.  Most recently, Tim is  part of a diverse network of young leaders across the country, known  as Live Real, that are creating a new “move-entity” for empowering  youth and vulnerable communities toward changing their food systems
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4/24 11:45am-2pm, Crown/Merrill Dining Hall, UCSC Earth Week - Farm Friday
  
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'''April 25th- Dr. Kevin Danaher: Green Economy for Social and Environmental Justice'''
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4/24 5-8pm, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing/West End Tap (Swift Street Courtyard) UCSC Earth Week – Sustainability Alumni Reunion
  
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Dr. Kevin Danaher is a Co-Founder of Global Exchange (1988), Founder and Executive Co-Producer of the Green Festivals (2001), and Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center (2004). Dr. Danaher has spoken at universities and for community organizations throughout the U.S. He conducts workshops on issues ranging from the dynamics of the global economy to how we can replace the power of transnational corporations with local green economy networks. A longtime critic of the so-called "free trade" agenda, Dr. Danaher explains how we can create 'grassroots globalization', empowering local communities to create sustainable local economies. Dr. Danaher has published numerous articles and is the author and/or editor of thirteen books, including his two latest: "The Green Festival Reader: Fresh ideas from Agents of Change" (2008); "Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots" (2007).
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4/25 12:30-1:40pm, ISB 221 Environmental Studies Seminar: Andrew Szasz – Environmental Justice: Movement, Research, Metanarrative
  
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'''May 2nd-Gage Dayton & Chris Lay:Natural Reserve System & Natural History'''
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4/25 5-7pm, College Eight Upper Field, UCSC Earth Week - Sustainable Food Choice Fair
  
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Gage Dayton is the administrative director of the Natural Reserve System (NRS). He has a B.S. in wildlife management from Humboldt State University and a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Texas A&M University. Gage works with undergraduate and graduate students both in the classroom and in the field through the UC Natural Reserve System.
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4/26 10am-6pm, UCSC Earth Week - UCSC’s First Annual Campus Clean Up Day
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Chris Lay is the Senior Museum Scientist for the Museum of Natural History Collections, as well as a course instructor for the Environmental Studies department, California Natural History Field Quarter. Chris has a Masters of Science degree from San Jose State University where he completed his thesis on the distribution of the American badger (Taxidea taxus) in the San Francisco Bay area.
 
  
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'''May 9th- Micah Posner: Transportation'''
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4/26 6-7:30pm, Kresge Town Hall, UCSC Earth Week - 50th Reunion Event! We are Wiser Together: Igniting Possibilities Through Intergenerational Connection.
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4/23-24, Kresge College, UCSC Bioneers Conference, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3491
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4/25 5-6:45pm, Media Theater, Climate Justice Series: Ashley Dawson Extinction and the Future of the Global Environmental Commons
  
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Micah Posner has been a bicycle advocate in Santa Cruz for 20 years. He is currently the director of People Power- a grassroots group dedicated to sensible transportation in Santa Cruz with 500 members. He also serves on the Board of the Hub for Sustainable Transportation (housing the Bike Shack) and the Board of Friends of the Rail Trail. He has also served as the Bike to Work Day Coordinator and is a co-founder PedX- a local bike messenger company.
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4/27 12:30-1:40pm, Natural Sciences Annex 101 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar: Molly Cummings – Sex, lies, and videopolarimetry: Unraveling mechanisms of communication and crypsis in fish brains and skins
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Micah has ridden across the United States and through Israel and Egypt. His most recent tour was through Japan with his wife and 3 year old daughter. He has lived happily without a car for the last 23 years.
 
  
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4/29 15th Annual Earth Summit, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3600
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Fair Trade and Global Justice'''
 
  
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Dr. Lu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at UCSC. She received her B.A. in Human Biology with honors from Stanford University in 1993 and Ph.D. in Ecology from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1999.  Specializing in Ecological Anthropology, she studies the interrelationships between human societies and the natural environment with a geographic emphasis in the Neotropics.  Since 1992, Flora has been conducting research with the Huaorani Indians of the Ecuadorian Amazon, a predominantly subsistence-based population of hunter-gatherer-horticulturalists.  This work has been featured on two programs on the National Geographic Channel—“Inside Basecamp” in the Fall of 2002 and “Next Wave II” in Spring 2003.  Using interdisciplinary approaches, she examines changes in resource use, household economic patterns, and social organization among indigenous rainforest communities in a context of rapid cultural, demographic, economic and ecological change.  A National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, UNC Royster Society Fellow, and Lang Post-doctoral Fellow at Stanford University, Flora has published in journals such as Conservation Biology, Human Ecology, Journal of Ecological Anthropology and the Current Anthropology.  She was awarded the UCSC Division of Social Sciences Teaching Award (the "Golden Apple Award") in Fall 2010.
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4/29 10am-12pm, Merrill Cultural Center, The Jungle and the Beast http://ihr.ucsc.edu/event/the-jungle-and-the-beast-a-conversation-with-lewis-watts-and-oscar-martinez/
  
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'''May 23 -Sage Lavine & Andy Couturier:
 
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Self-Sustainability & Simple Living'''
 
 
   
 
   
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Sage Lavine, MA, CLC is a gifted Speaker, Business Coach and Life Purpose Mentor.  Sage is the CEO of Purpose2Prosperity and host of the Women on Purpose telesummit series.  Sage speaks to groups all over the country and has helped inspire over a thousand people to clarify their Life Purpose and live it through creating a business they love. Sage helps women entrepreneurs define their divine right market and teaches them to use their authentic self as a magnet to attract clients who areperfect for them. Sage has presented alongside women like Janet Attwood, Reverend Deborah Johnson, Dr. Sue Morter and Loral Langemeier.  Last year Sage hosted a telesummit called the Women on Purpose Entrepreneurial Telesummit which launched her business into the 6-figure world and helped her reach over 3000 women entrepreneurs in 17 different countries.  Sage filled her practice and is having more fun in her business than ever before, speaking around the world and hosting retreats in Bali and California.  You can find out more about Sage’s work at www.purpose2prosperity.com
 
  
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Andy Couturier, MA, is the author of A Different Kind of Luxury: Japanese Lessons in Simple Living and Inner Abundance (Stonebridge Press, 2010) and Writing Open the Mind: Tapping the Subconscious to Free The Writing and the Writer (Ulysses Press, 2005). He is an essayist, a poet and a professionally-trained writing teacher. His writing has appeared in newspapers, magazines and literary journals including Adbusters, Creative Non-Fiction, The Japan Times, The North American Review, The Oakland Tribune, Kyoto Journal, Fiber Arts, The Writer, and others. One of his essays received an editor's nomination for a Pushcart Prize and another appeared in an anthology of ecological writings put out by MIT Press. He has taught writing at California State University, Hayward, the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and JFK University
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Sundays 9am-12pm, Kresge Garden Kresge Co-op Garden Work Day
  
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Mondays 10-12 Kresge Garden Work Hours
  
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{{Event|Agroecology Events at The Farm| on-going| The Farm sponsors lots of activities, including how to make your own holiday gifts and how to grow your own fruits and vegetables. See [http://casfs.ucsc.edu/community/calendar.html their calendar]}}
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Mondays 12:15-1:45pm, Kresge 166 Take Back the Tap Meetings
  
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Mondays 2-3pm & Tuesdays 3:30-4:30, Oakes 307 Demeter Seed Library Office Hours
  
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{{Event|Winter 2011 Food Systems Learning Journeys| On-going|
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Mondays 3:30-4:30pm, GVC area of McHenry, Waste Prevention Campaign Meeting
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Canning, cooking, a “pizza tour” and an exploration of Cabrillo College’s Horticulture Center are all on the menu for 2011 through the upcoming Food System Learning Journeys. Get the details and sign up for one or more journeys starting on Tuesday, January 11 (January 12 for community members).}} [http://www.ucscrecreation.com/catalog/?category=20 Link]
 
  
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Mondays 5-7pm, Kresge Seminar Room 159 The World Café: Food, Tea, and Conversations that Matter - Common Grounds
  
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{{Event|Commonwealth Club| On-going|Various Bay Area Locations
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Tuesdays 6-7pm, Kresge Room 159 Permaculture Film Series
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The [http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/default.asp Commonwealth Club] routinely brings some of the smartest people anywhere to speak, often on green topics.  Many of these talks are broadcast on NPR and podcast. See also [https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/shows_list_club.asp Climate One] series of talks. [http://climate-one.org/video/program-highlights video highlights]
 
  
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4/13 L. H Lovins (see below)
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Wednesdays 1:30-5:30pm Cedar St & Lincoln St, Downtown Santa Cruz Downtown SC Farmers Market
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04/21/11 Wendy Kopp - Founder of Teach for America
 
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05/02/11 Mark Kurlansky: World Without Fish
 
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05/18/11 Anna Lappe: Diet for a Hot Planet
 
  
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Wednesdays 6-8pm, A3 classroom in the Village Friends of Community Agroecology Network Meetings (FoCAN)
  
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Thursday 9-11am, Kresge Garden Work Hours
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Sacrifice Zones and Environmental Justice
 
  
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Steve Lerner, Author, Sacrifice Zones
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Thursdays 12-4pm, Quarry Plaza UCSC Farm Produce Pop-up
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Bradley Angel, Executive Director, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice
 
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Gail Smith, Environmental Activist, Daly City, Midway Village
 
  
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Across the United States, thousands of people, most of them in low-income or minority communities, live next to heavily polluting industrial sites. Many of them reach the point where they say that enough is enough. Lerner tells the stories of 12 communities that rose to fight and had some success in reducing the pollution. He will be joined by Angel, who has worked with impacted communities throughout the United States for the past 24 years. Smith, a resident of an impacted community, will provide her perspective.
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Thursdays 4-5pm, ARCenter, Student Environmental Center Green Building Campaign
  
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Other January talks are on entrepreneureship and games with social conscience.
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Fridays 1-4pm Stevenson Garden Work Day
  
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Past talks: (some online) Carbon - Cap and Charade?
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Fridays 4-6pm Kresge Garden Work Party
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Would capping and trading carbon pollution create a prosperous clean energy economy? Or would it be a boondoggle for Wall Street and scammers in developing countries? While touted as a market-based way to put a price on carbon, cap and trade is increasingly questioned by environmentalists and regulators. Yet the state of California and many companies have a lot invested in a cap and trade system. Will it die a slow death? Should it? Panelists weighing in on these issues include Michael Shellenberger of The Breakthrough Institute; Kristin Eberhard, legal director for Western Energy and Climate, NRDC; and Larry Goulder, chair of the Department of Economics at Stanford University.
 
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KQED Public Radio -- Thu, Apr 29, 2010 [http://climate-one.org/blog/splitting-carbon-trade-bomb watch online]
 
  
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With climate change, misuse and pollution already threatening the water supply, California is additionally facing a water shortage this season. Join experts and insiders in discussion of rationing, privatization and how to protect our state's most precious resource. [http://climate-one.org/blog/youth-grabbing-wheel-speaking-drive-down-carbon UCSC student Givens 5/4].  6/24. Hot, Wet, and Uncertain  07/09/10}} [http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=1&shcode=1779 Climate War]
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Fridays 4-5pm, ARCenter, Student Environmental Center Green Building Campaign
  
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Saturdays and Sundays 1&3pm, Wharf Stage behind Olitas Restaurant Santa Cruz Wharf Eco-Tour learn more
  
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4/1 6-7pm, Sanctuary Exploration Center: Sanctuary Speaker Series: Marine Debris Education and Art http://santacruz.hilltromper.com/events/sanctuary-speaker-series-marine-debris-education-and-art
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Come join Save Our Shores and help get the the word out about oil spill prevention, recycling used oil and clean and green boating. After a brief training session, volunteers will tour the harbor with SOS representatives speaking to boaters and distributing free supplies for oil spill prevention. Together we can help keep our harbors clean. Contact Lauren at Save Our Shores for more information: lauren@saveourshores.org  River cleanups also. 
 
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4/10 1-3pm, 800 Quail Hallow Road, Felton – Chicks in the City, Hens in the Hood, http://tinyurl.com/jav4sp8
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Saturday, January 10
 
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In partnership with City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
 
  
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Let's take advantage of the winter rains and restore wetlands at the Palo Alto Baylands. This unique wetland habitat that was saved from development in the 1950s by concerned citizens and is now home to many native species, including shorebirds and fish such as steelhead trout. Planting native seedlings like alkali heath and sea lavender will make way for a healthy Bay.
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4/16 11am-4pm, San Lorenzo Park, Earth Day Santa Cruz http://scearthday.org/
  
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Help us celebrate World Wetlands Day and we'll celebrate you! Plant native species like California poppy and bee plant to restore this critical wetland habitat and we'll reward you with food, refreshments, and giveaways immediately following the project. Volunteer support is critical in reaching our restoration goals and we want you to know we appreciate your hard work! }} [http://www.savesfbay.org/site/pp.asp?c=dgKLLSOwEnH&b=490275 South Bay events]
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4/27 7-8:30pm, Villa Ragusa, A Tunnel for Them, Trails for Us! http://santacruz.hilltromper.com/events/tunnel-them-trails-us
  
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4/29 6-8pm, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Sustainability Alumni Gathering
  
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First Tuesdays Free
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Spring Quarter: Media Theater, Climate Justice Now! Art, Activism, Environment Today, Center for Creative Ecologies, UCSC, https://creativeecologies.ucsc.edu/
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Docent Training Begins
 
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School guides: September 24 (9 AM-12:30 PM), September 29(6-9 PM), October 1 (9 AM-12:30 PM), October 6 (6-9 PM), and October 8 (9 AM-12:30 PM).
 
  
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Marine mammal Research tours
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4/16-22, College 9-10 Multipurpose Room, UCSC Earth Week, http://eight.ucsc.edu/activities/event-highlights/earth-week/index.html
  
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Raptor Observation
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4/21, 5:30-9 PM, College 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, 10th Annual HOPE International Music Festival, Changing the Climate of Environmental Racism, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3599
  
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/employment.html Student Internships]
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4/23-24, Kresge College, UCSC Bioneers Conference, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3491
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR3tX5EMEfA&feature=channel video overview]
 
  
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4/29/2016, 15th Annual Earth Summit, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3600
  
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{{Event|Scott Summit “The Body-Integrated Design Process”
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A free public lecture by product designer Scott Summit, part of the Creativity+Innovation series.
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The presentation will explore the changing tools used by designers, and how this impacts the resulting products, thought process and market.  As we think of product creation as less of a one-way process and more of a participatory process, we need to reconsider the assumptions that we've been conditioned to accept from the mass-production age.  Examples will be given that show how Bespoke uses 3D Scanning and 3D printing to solve challenges faced by amputees and others with unique medical needs.
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[http://collegeeight.progdb.com/ College 8 Events] often green and social justice.
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Scott Summit founded Summit ID in 1997. Since then it has built a reputation for transforming innovative ideas into unique, often attention-grabbing products. The work range includes sporting equipment, medical devices, audio products, and a wide array of new technology and consumer products. Bespoke, which creates innovative prosthetic devices, resulted from a collaboration between Summit and an orthopedic surgeon. Summit holds 20 patents and numerous international design awards, and has taught design at Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and Singulaerity University.
 
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Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 6:00pm
 
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Media Theater, Theater Arts Center (UCSC) [http://arts.ucsc.edu/creativity_innovation More]}}
 
  
  
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{{Event|TEDx San Francisco|6/4|The San Francisco TEDx community seeks to extend the [http://www.ted.com/talks TED experience] at a regional level, highlighting exceptional people and creative works, connecting people across disciplines, creating conversations and driving action.
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== Selected On-Going Events ==
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Live streaming (free). On Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/TEDxSanFrancisco
 
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On Twitter:  TEDxSF
 
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Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
 
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Location
 
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
 
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701 Mission Street
 
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San Francisco, CA 94103
 
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[http://tedxsf.org/videos/ Videos] from previous events.]}}
 
  
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[[On-going_Events|Complete List]]
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('''see below for one time date specific events''')
  
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{{Event|Summer Field Course: The Social and Ecological Dimensions of California|6/22-7/15|
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[http://kresge.ucsc.edu/commonground/ Common Ground Center] (Kresge) The mission of Common Ground is to create cultural change for social justice, environmental regeneration, and economic viability. We act as a catalyst and facilitator of systemic change through undergraduate action-education, research, advocacy, and civic engagement.
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Join us this summer for an exploration of California food systems. Expand your knowledge of sustainability and get your hands dirty on working farms and ranches, June 22-July 15, 2011
 
  
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Join our summer field course! The Social and Ecological Dimensions of California Agrifood Systems will be taught this summer at the coastal Swanton Pacific Ranch just north of Santa Cruz, CA. An interdisciplinary, hands-on field experience, this course will be team taught and is for students who want to deepen their understanding of agriculture and food systems.
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[https://sites.google.com/site/ucscwise/science-on-tap Science on Tap], informal talks downtown.
  
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Register today! at [http://www.newrootsinstitute.org/education/summer-course NRI]
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{{Event|LongNow Seminar Series| on-going|
  
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Offered jointly through New Roots Institute and CalPoly State University.
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Human activities increasingly dominate and endanger nine crucial planetary systems. Along with the familiar ones---climate, biodiversity, and chemical pollution---we have to add atmospheric aerosols, ocean acidification, excess nitrogen from agriculture, too much land sacrificed to agriculture, freshwater scarcity, and ozone depletion. To secure what scientists are calling "a safe operating space for humanity" on Earth requires considerabe finesse to work within those systems. How we collectively step up to that responsibility will determine whether "the Anthropocene" (the geological era shaped by humans) will be a tragedy or humanity's greatest accomplishment.
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Course space limited to 20 students ~ register now!
 
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The class will meet on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, with one weekend overnight field trip July 9th and 10th. Optional on-farm housing: $500/student.
 
  
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Registration options:
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British environmentalist Mark Lynas is the author of one of the finest climate books, Six Degrees, and a new work, The God Species: How the Planet Can Survive the Age of Humans, which spells out a cohesive Green program for this century guided by the nine boundaries.
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* UCSC students can transfer for 5 units of ENVS internship credit.
 
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* All other students can apply for transfer credit from CalPoly or internship credit at their home institutions.}}
 
  
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{{Event|2011 Silicon Valley Energy Summit|6/24|
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"The Nine Planetary Boundaries: Finessing the Anthropocene," Mark Lynas,  
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The Silicon Valley Energy Summit is a signature event of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and the Stanford University Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, attracting a broad range of executives and representatives from influential Silicon Valley companies and organizations. Practical and inspirational, this "action conference" serves as a manual for sustainable business by combining current best practices with a guide to upcoming technologies and government regulations. Limited number of university student discount tickets. [http://2011svenergysummit.eventbrite.com/ link]}}
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Long Now talk on 3/6 [http://goo.gl/ayRz0 link] and [http://fora.tv/2012/03/06/Mark_Lynas_The_Nine_Planetary_Boundaries video]
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Friday, June 24, 2011 from 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM (PT)
 
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Stanford, CA
 
  
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April 20 (Fri.) - Edward O. Wilson, [http://fora.tv/2012/04/20/Edward_O_Wilson_The_Social_Conquest_of_Earth (video)]
  
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April 23 (Mon.) - [http://longnow.org/seminars/02012/apr/23/living-homogenocene-first-500-years/ Charles Mann, "Living in the Homogenocene]: The First 500 Years" [http://fora.tv/2012/04/23/Charles_C_Mann_Living_in_the_Homogenocene (video)]
  
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== PAST EVENTS ==
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[http://fora.tv/2012/02/22/Jim_Richardson_Heirlooms_Saving_Humanitys_Food_Legacy Jim Richardson: Heirlooms: Saving Humanity's Food Legacy]
  
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{{Event|Sarah Rabkin reading
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[http://fora.tv/2009/05/05/Michael_Pollan_Deep_Agriculture Michael Pollan: Deep Agriculture]
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|5/24|UCSC's Sarah Rabkin will be reading at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Tuesday May 24th  at 7:30 p.m.  (The time that originally appeared on Bookshop's website was incorrect.
 
  
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Although this is billed as a "community book group" event and will include some discussion, you do not need to have read What I Learned at Bug Camp before attending! She will be reading selections from the book, and everybody's welcome.}}
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<br/>May 22 (Tue.) - Susan Freinkel, "Eternal Plastic: A Toxic Love Story"[http://fora.tv/2012/05/22/Susan_Freinkel_Eternal_Plastic_A_Toxic_Love_Story video].
  
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This is one of a monthly series of Seminars About Long-term Thinking (SALT) organized by The Long Now Foundation.  Free audio and my summaries of all previous talks are available for download here (or stay up to date with the podcast here).  You'll find a range of long-term thinking items on our Blog (RSS).  If you would like to be notified by email (like this one) of forthcoming talks, go here to sign up online.  Any questions, contact Danielle Engelman at Long Now -- 415-561-6582 x1 or danielle@longnow.org. [http://longnow.org Link]}}
  
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{{Event|Darrell Brown:“Managing in an Ever-Changing Economy”
 
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|5/26|
 
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A free public lecture by Darrell Brown, Senior Vice President, US Bank, part of the Creativity+Innovation series.
 
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Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 6:00pm
 
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Media Theater, Theater Arts Center (UCSC)}}
 
  
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{{Event|Agroecology Events at The Farm| on-going| The Farm sponsors lots of activities, including how to make your own holiday gifts and how to grow your own fruits and vegetables. See [http://casfs.ucsc.edu/community/calendar.html their calendar]}}.
  
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{{Event|Santa Cruz Film Festival |5/5-14|
 
  
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[http://www.santacruzfilmfestival.org/ Link]
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{{Event|Campus Sustainability Student orgs| on-going|
  
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i have listed the green ones on [http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Environmental_Films Environmental Films] page, but might have missed a few.}}
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Student Environmental Center (SEC): The purpose of the Student Environmental Center is to promote student involvement through research, education, and implementation of environmentally sustainable practices on campus in collaboration with the university. It is a great place to start as an introduction to student involvement in campus sustainability. General Gatherings take place on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 in the College 8 Student Commons (Red Room). For more information visit the [http://sec.enviroslug.org/ website] or e-mail the current Co-Chairs.
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Friends of the Sustainability Office (FoSO): A student organization that works to educate the campus community about sustainability, change behaviors, and connect the many different organizations and stakeholders on campus that care about sustainability. FoSO runs a green office certification program and associated course, hosts events, and works closely with the Sustainability Office to help institutionalize sustainability on campus. FOSO students work on hands-on projects with lasting impact. For more information visit the website or email Nikki, for more information.
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Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP):  A student run organization that puts on a student-led course during Spring quarter.  Work is done throughout the year planning the night lecture series, training facilitators, creating curriculum, and spreading student empowerment. General Gatherings take place with SEC on Wednesdays in the Red Room.  Visit the [http://eslp.enviroslug.org/ Website] for more information or contact eslp@ucsc.edu.
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Friends of the Community Agroecology Network (FoCAN):  CAN is an international network that connects students to rural communities and food systems around the world. FoCAN engages UCSC students in learning and educating others about alternative food systems, primarily through internships. General Gatherings take place every Tuesday from 6-8 PM at the Sustainability Center (Building A3 in the Village). Visit the Website for more information or contact Amanda.
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Program in Community and Agroecology (PICA): A program in which students learn about sustainability through practical experience and community building.  This learning experience includes seminars, training in agroecology and organic gardening, composting, and caretaking of campus gardens. There are Drop-in Garden Workdays every Saturday from 10am-2pm at the Foundational Roots Garden in the Village, which includes a free home-cooked meal! Visit the [http://ucscpica.org/ Website] for more information or contact Bethany.
  
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This list is not complete, for all and links see [http://sustainability.ucsc.edu/get-involved/students/student-organizations here]}}
  
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{{Event|
 
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Anna Lappe Author, Diet for a Hot Planet |5/18|
 
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May 18 2011 - 7:00pm
 
  
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[http://bit.ly/eZyt3L recorded Audio]
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{{Event|Commonwealth Club| On-going|Various Bay Area Locations
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The [http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/default.asp Commonwealth Club] routinely brings some of the smartest people anywhere to speak, often on green topics.  Many of these talks are broadcast on NPR and podcast. See also [https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/shows_list_club.asp Climate One] series of talks. [http://climate-one.org/video/program-highlights video highlights]}}
  
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Anna Lappe, Founding Principal, Small Planet Institute; Author, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It
 
  
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Steve Wright, Vice President of Strategic Communications, Silicon Valley Leadership Group - Moderator
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{{Event|OPERS Recreation| ongoing|Outdoor activities, such as hiking, kayaking, rock climbing etc, some related to nature at OPERS.
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Samples of upcoming:
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Vegan cooking
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Herb Walk
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Kayak Elkhorn Slough and Ocean,
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Kayak Whale Watching,
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Animal Tracking , and Food Systems
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}} [http://www.ucscrecreation.com/ Link]
  
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With as much as one-third of total greenhouse emissions related to food production, the cost of our eating habits on the environment has never been more apparent. Lappe highlights the hidden cost of America’s culinary culture and outlines seven principles for a climate-friendly diet.
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{{Event|Save Our Shores| ongoing|Dockwalker Santa Cruz Program. 
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Come join Save Our Shores and help get the the word out about oil spill prevention, recycling used oil and clean and green boating. After a brief training session, volunteers will tour the harbor with SOS representatives speaking to boaters and distributing free supplies for oil spill prevention. Together we can help keep our harbors clean. Contact Lauren at Save Our Shores for more information: lauren@saveourshores.org  River cleanups also. 
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Phone: 462-5660 ext.6#
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Email: lauren@saveourshores.org
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[http://saveourshores.org/ Link to register]}}
  
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Location: Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga
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{{Event|Save the Bay (South Bay Events)|on-going|Example: Winter Planting Project along San Francisquito Creek (Palo Alto)
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Time: 6:30 pm check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
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Saturday, January 10
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
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9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Also know: In association with Montalvo Arts Center. Photo: Bart Nagel.
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Free
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Location Montalvo - Carriage House. [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-05-18/anna-lappe-diet-hot-planet Link]}}
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In partnership with City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
  
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Let's take advantage of the winter rains and restore wetlands at the Palo Alto Baylands. This unique wetland habitat that was saved from development in the 1950s by concerned citizens and is now home to many native species, including shorebirds and fish such as steelhead trout. Planting native seedlings like alkali heath and sea lavender will make way for a healthy Bay.
  
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{{Event|Live Interview with Social Entrepreneur|5/19|
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Help us celebrate World Wetlands Day and we'll celebrate you! Plant native species like California poppy and bee plant to restore this critical wetland habitat and we'll reward you with food, refreshments, and giveaways immediately following the project. Volunteer support is critical in reaching our restoration goals and we want you to know we appreciate your hard work! }} [http://www.savesfbay.org/site/pp.asp?c=dgKLLSOwEnH&b=490275 South Bay events]
  
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Ryan Eliason says "...I learned that Tyler 23 year old and a couple of his college buddies had written a business plan for a company that would change the world for the better, provide right livelihood for indigenous farmers and US families, protect the rainforest, and generate a profit for investors...
 
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Over the next year I watched Tyler grow his company from an “idea” into a rapidly growing business both in Ecuador and the US. They’re now selling through over 120 retail accounts including Whole Foods, have a 30 person staff, and a high level Board of Advisors.  They've raised over $1.2 million in convertible debt investments, $350,000 in grants, and recently were approved to receive a $500,000 investment from the Ecuadorian National Government.
 
  
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In their first year of operations they reforested over 200 acres of Ecuadorian rainforest and helped provide right-livelihood to over 600 farmers.I’m excited to announce that Tyler will be joining me this Thursday to share his story with all of you. I’ll be interviewing him at 11:00 am Pacific time, Thursday, May 19th.
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{{Event|Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab| ongoing| 
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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab [http://www2.ucsc.edu/seymourcenter/calendar.html Event Calendar]
  
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There will be a recording of this interview emailed to those who register, so be sure to register here even if you can’t make the live event.  However, please join us live if possible.  We’ll be making plenty of time for your questions, and Tyler has a wealth of real-world, current-time, super-relevant experience when it comes to growing a socially conscious startup company which truly values and honors a triple bottom line…people, planet, and profit.
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First Tuesdays Free
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See also
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Docent Training Begins
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School guides: September 24 (9 AM-12:30 PM), September 29(6-9 PM), October 1 (9 AM-12:30 PM), October 6 (6-9 PM), and October 8 (9 AM-12:30 PM).
  
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Tyler and I are doing this teleclass to serve the social entrepreneurship community.  Register  [https://cruzmail.ucsc.edu/Redirect/www.socialentrepreneurempowerment.com/reg/tyler.html here]}}
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Marine mammal Research tours
  
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Raptor Observation
  
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{{Event|Eco Knievel|5/19|
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/employment.html Student Internships]
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May 19 2011 - 6:30pm <br>/
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Contact information for this listing:
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Saul Griffith, Co-founder, Squid Labs, Instructables.com, Makani Power; Inventor; Author
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Seymour Center
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Chris Lindland, Founder, Betabrand.com
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu Link]}} [http://www.facebook.com/SeymourCenter?sid=8bcb64c2d1846e12f991509fcd424f77&ref=s Facebook]
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[http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/calendar/DisplayEvent.aspx?EventId=16261 Link]
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Being "green" has a longstanding association with things like organic granola and natural-fiber clothing, but dirt bikes and extreme sports? Our panel of eco-revolutionaries is kicking environmentalism into high gear and showing how we can make the environment more macho. Enviro-innovators Griffith and Lindland will also showcase their latest Eco Knievel project, including the world’s first green stunt. [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-05-19/eco-knievel Link]}}
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR3tX5EMEfA&feature=channel video overview]
  
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{{Event|Native Survivance: History, Landscapes, and Sovereignty |5/6|
 
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Amah Mutsun Speaker Series
 
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UC Santa Cruz's American Indian Resource Center, in conjunction with the Amah Mutsun Tribe, and UCSC faculty and students, will be hosting its second annual Amah Mutsun Speakers Series. This year's symposium will focus on Native Survivance: History, Landscapes, and Sovereignty and faculty will be presenting on topics of Indigenous Studies. Keynotes include Dr. Deborah Miranda, a member of the Esselen Nation Ohlone and Hawk Rosales, Executive Director of the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council.  The event will take place on May 6 throughout the day, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, in the Bay Tree Conference Rooms.
 
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For accommodations and more information, please call the AIRC at 831-459-2881}}
 
  
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{{Event| ARBORETUM Events| monthly| Tours and Training Classes for Arboretum Volunteers [http://www2.ucsc.edu/arboretum/index-2.html link]. Arboretum Community Day
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Free Admission - First Tuesday Each Month
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11/01/2011 Tuesday,Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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The first Tuesday of each month, the Arboretum invites the community to visit the Arboretum gardens without charge. Since we are self-supporting, we still graciously accept donations and encourage you to shop at Norrie's Gift Shop, where all proceeds benefit the Arboretum.
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Location: Arboretum
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Arboretum admission is usually $5 adults, $2 youth between 6-17 years.
  
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{{Event|The Future of Food|5/11|
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Contact information for this event:
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What's Next Lectures: The Future of Food
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Name: Susie Bower
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Wednesday, May 11 7:00p at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA
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Phone: (831) 427-2998
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Email: susiehb@ucsc.edu
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[http://arboretum.ucsc.edu link]}}
  
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The May 11, 2011 What’s Next Lecture Series will bring some of the Central Coast’s most knowledgeable thought leaders together to discuss the seismic changes in the production, distribution and sale of food.  The business of food has transformed from sustenence to include questions of safety, sustainability and lifestyle.   
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{{Event|Xerox PARC Forum| Thursdays| Talks on innovation and entrepreneurship in Palo Alto. Free. Streamable live and video archived online.  Recent example, [https://www.parc.com/event/1817/3-es.html Saul Griffith] on high altitude wind and inflatable electric car and hydrofoil.
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Panelists will explore ways that science, innovation and collaboration are having an impact and creating opportunities within the economic and social challenges facing those who grow our food. Panelists include Maureen Wilmot, executive director of the Organic Food Research Foundation, Bonny Doon Vinyard founder and biodynamic farming proponent, Randall Grahm, Scott Roseman, founder and owner of New Leaf Community Markets and Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue who is also president of Royal Rose, one of the largest producers of radicchio in the world. Sandy Skees, CEO of Communications4Good, will moderate the lively discussion and guide a comprehensive conversation with representatives from across the entire food system.
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[https://www.parc.com/events/forum.html Link]}}
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The conversation will begin at 7 pm in the Kuumbwa Jazz Center located at 320 Cedar Street. What’s Next Lectures is a collaboration between NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, College 8 at UC Santa Cruz, and the City of Santa Cruz. The Future of Food, Plow to Plate event is sponsored by Santa Cruz County Bank and Project 17.  Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 for advance purchases, and $3 for students for students of all ages.
 
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[http://www.whatsnextlectures.com more information].
 
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What's Next Lectures is a collaboration between College 8 at UC Santa Cruz, NextSpace Coworking + Innovation and The City of Santa Cruz.}}
 
  
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{{Event|Homeboy Industries|5/13|
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{{Event|Cafe Scientifique| ongoing|[http://www.cafescisv.org/index.html Café Scientifique] is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. The Café provides a forum for debating science issues outside a traditional academic context. We are committed to promoting public engagement with science and to making science accountable - all spoken in plain English. There is no admission charge to attend our events. Building on its great success outside the United States, Café Scientifique Silicon Valley is the first such Café on the West Coast. We meet monthly to discuss a variety of science topics (often green).
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Pan Dulce Friday: A close Look at Homeboy Industries
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[http://inmenlo.com/tag/cafe-scientifique/ alt link]}}
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Film Screening Documentaries on HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES
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05/13/2011 Friday 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Director Jim McSherry, along with Spanish filmmaker Elsa Gonzalez, tackled a new project in the debut film, Homeboy. It chronicles three former East Los Angeles (LA) gang members whose lives have always been entrenched in that culture-as they share their dignity in the struggle to leave their violent lives behind through the triumph of the human spirit.
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More [[On-going Events]]
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Location: Cervantes and Velasquez Room
 
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Bay Tree Building Third Floor, Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free}}
 
  
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{{Event|Green Chef|5/13| Cooking competition. Fri, May 13, 5pm – 8pm
 
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Village Kitchen (F Quad)
 
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Join us for a sustainable cooking competition featuring a fresh, organic, and locally grown "secret ingredient." You can sign up in teams and will be provided with a budget to buy the supplementary ingredients, or you can sign up to be a judge. Winner will get a special prize and bragging rights! Cooking begins at 5 PM; judging & tasting begins at 6 PM. Please RSVP or send questions to greenchefucsc@gmail.com 5 pm cooking 6 pm tasting. }}[http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Village%20Kitchen%20%28F%20Quad%29 (map)]
 
  
  
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{{Event|Test Drive a Nissan LEAF|5/16|
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== Date Specific ==
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When: Monday May 16th 11 am – 7 pm
 
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Where: Base of Campus: Granary Parking Lot
 
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Test Drive a Nissan LEAF and You Could Win a Seat in a Pace Car at the Tour of California! Sponsored by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE: [http://nsbe.soe.ucsc.edu/ UCSC Chapter])}}
 
  
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{{Event|Strawberry & Justice Festival|5/5|
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{{Event|Global Climate Justice Today  | October 13-27|
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Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
 
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Join us on the CASFS/UCSC Farm on Thursday, May 5 from 4 pm - 7 pm for a Strawberry & Justice Festival. Enjoy organic strawberries and an afternoon of music and tours while learning about the many issues surrounding strawberry production in California.}}
 
  
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{{Event|MARK KURLANSKY: WORLD WITHOUT FISH |5/2|
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Global Climate Justice Today
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MONDAY 5. [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/podcast/mark-kurlansky-world-without-fish-5211 '''AUDIO RECORDING''']
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UC Santa Cruz
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Mark Kurlansky , Author, Cod, Salt and [http://www.amazon.com/World-Without-Fish-Mark-Kurlansky/dp/0761156070 The World Without Fish]
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October 13-27, 2015
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Free and open to the public (seats on a first-come basis).
  
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Former commercial fisherman and best-selling author Kurlansky examines the devastating effects of industrialized fishing and shares simple rules that families can use to help support sustainable fishing. In his new children's book, he depicts what's happening to the fish we commonly eat - tuna, salmon, cod and swordfish - and the domino effect it would have if it all disappeared in the next 50 years.
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This series of talks at UC Santa Cruz—featuring Valentin Lopez (Amah Mutsun Tribal Band), Flora Lu (UC Santa Cruz), Néstor L. Silva (Stanford University), Leila Salazar-Lopez (Amazon Watch), Andy Szasz (UC Santa Cruz), T.J. Demos (UC Santa Cruz), and Paulo Tavares (Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London/Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador)—investigates the current meanings of climate justice for communities from California to the Ecuadorian Amazon. Climate justice is built on the realization that addressing environmental change must be accompanied by attentiveness to structural inequalities, and that any solution must prioritize socio-political and economic justice and include the participation of those most vulnerable to environmental impacts. As such, it raises ongoing questions of political-ecological urgency for artists and activists alike:
  
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Location: Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga
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How have new legal orders—such as the rights of nature enshrined recently in the constitutions of Ecuador and Bolivia—bolstered Indigenous environmental activism, as well as been contradicted by government-supported resource extraction as in Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park?
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Time: 6:15 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
 
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (18 & under)[http://commonwealthclub.org/ Link]}}
 
  
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How is climate change being currently addressed within religious communities in the North inspired by Pope Francis’ influential 2015 Encyclical on the Environment?
  
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{{Event|L. HUNTER LOVINS: CLIMATE CAPITALISM |4/13|
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How does climate change relate to histories of colonial violence and how is this legacy being challenged presently?
  
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L. Hunter Lovins, President and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions; Author, Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change
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What creative ecologies exist within artistic-activist practice that provide resources for addressing climate justice today?
  
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Time magazine Hero of the Planet Lovins makes an economic case for moving aggressively to solve such challenges as global warming, peak oil and the vulnerability of our energy infrastructure. She argues that climate protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy and other sustainable approaches will give us a stronger economy and a higher quality of life. Lovins demonstrates how communities and companies are successfully implementing these and many other strategies to cut their costs and drive innovation.
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Organized by T.J. Demos and the Center for Creative Ecologies, Global Climate Justice Today responds to these pressing questions related to how we address the social, economic, and ecological impacts of our changing environment, and what political recourse and artistic-activist sites of agency remain. Climate Justice Today is generously sponsored by UCSC’s Arts Dean’s Fund for Excellence, UCSC’s Colleges Nine and Ten, UCSC's American Indian Resource Center, and the Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
  
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Location: Carriage House Theater, 15,400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga
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[https://creativeecologies.ucsc.edu/news-and-events/ link]}}
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Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
 
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members
 
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Coming up:
 
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04/21/11 Wendy Kopp - Founder of Teach for America
 
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05/02/11 Mark Kurlansky: World Without Fish
 
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05/18/11 Anna Lappe: Diet for a Hot Planet}} [https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/open.asp?show=2096 link]
 
  
  
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{{Event|Earth Day |4/15-|
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{{Event|Practical Activism Conference  | Sat 10/24|
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UCSC events run 15th-22nd. The keynote is Thursday, April 21st
 
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7PM – 9 PM
 
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Oakes College Learning Center
 
  
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Where on Earth are We Going: Environmental and Cultural Sustenance for our Times
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Mark your calendar for a day of inspiration, education, and practical ways to be involved in important social change!
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College Nine, College Ten, and Oakes College present the 13th Annual
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Practical Activism Conference 
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Tools for Local and Global Change
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Saturday, October 24th, 2015
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10:30 AM -  5:00 PM
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Colleges 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, UCSC
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A day long student led conference featuring keynote speaker Eden Silva Jequinto (Activist, Law Student, Social Justice Advocate, and UCSC alum), ten workshops, hands-on activist activities,  spoken word artists, and tabling by campus and community organizations.
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Workshop Topics: Unmet Needs of Queer & Trans Students, Color Coded Crime, California Drought & Impact on Field Workers, Sexual Assault & Title IX, Grassroots Organizing and Direct Action, Homelessness, Media and Social Change, Global Weapons Trade, Human Right Violations in Immigration Detention Centers, and UC Tuition Hikes.
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The conference is free and open to the public.  Registration on site. 
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For more information/accommodations contact coco@ucsc.edu. [https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3132 link] }}
  
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In her writing and public presentations, Osprey Orielle Lake draws upon her life's work dedicated to environmental protection and cultural transformation as well as her collaboration with organizations around the world that are working to create a just and sustainable future. She insightfully weaves together history, ecology, culture, governance, women’s leadership and the arts to map out an integrated approach to working in partnership with nature. Using an elegant balance of artful narrative and considerable research, Osprey describes how a reconnection with nature in contemporary society can transform our human perspective, providing a solution-oriented and hopeful guide to change in this time of environmental and societal peril and promise.[http://eight.ucsc.edu/earth-week.html Link]
 
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Here are some off-campus events: Earth Day Santa Cruz County is Saturday, April 16th
 
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in San Lorenzo Park, Downtown Santa Cruz,from 11 AM to 4 PM.}}
 
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[http://www.ecocruz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=413&Itemid=130  Link]
 
  
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{{Event|Utopian Dreaming Conference | 11/6-7|
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In 2015, UCSC is celebrating its 50thanniversary, and Ernest Callenbach’s Ecotopiaits 40th. Both are products of a fertile period of ferment across California, during the 1960s and 1970s. Why has California been such a fertile and fruitful site for “Utopian Dreaming,” in film, fiction, media, design, architecture, mobility, electronics, intentional communities,ecology and environment, counter-culture and social movements? What kinds of futures has California come to represent? What has been the role of UCSC in these imaginaries of the future. Does California remain a Promised Land, or is it a Land of Squandered Promise?
  
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{{Event|ANNA LAPPE: DIET FOR A HOT PLANET |4/21|
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On November 6th and 7th, 2015, join scholars, students, observers and utopian dreamers , in a conference to celebrate those anniversaries and explore visions of the future that have emerged from California and UCSC about California and UCSC.  Presentations will run the gamut from Ecotopia to Technodystopia, from the real to the fantasized, from the past to the future, assessing the impacts of utopian imaginaries on culture, politics, environment, cities,  beliefs and ideologies at UCSC, across California, and beyond.
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Anna Lappe, Founding Principal, Small Plant Institute; Author, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It
 
  
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With as much as one-third of total greenhouse emissions related to food production, the cost of our eating habits on the environment has never been more apparent. Lappe highlights the hidden cost of America's culinary culture and outlines seven principles for a climate-friendly diet.
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11/6-7 Utopian Dreaming Conference (see [http://eight.ucsc.edu/news-events/news/utopian-dreaming-conference.html here] for more information. }}
  
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Location: Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga
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== Past Events ==
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Time: 6:30 pm check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
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(These often repeat)
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members. [http://commonwealthclub.org/ Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Game Changers: Green Chemistry & Social Change Philanthropy|4/30|
 
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Join us for the Intellectual Forum where UCSC's interdisciplinary environment fosters innovative thinking.
 
  
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Current Oakes Provost Kimberly Lau will moderate a conversation between alumni Michael Wilson (Stevenson '84), research scientist and pioneer in the emerging field of "green" chemistry and Drummond Pike (Stevenson '70), founder of Tides and Co-Founder of Working Assets. <br/>
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{{Event|Earth Summit Forum: Academics and Curriculum| W 3/4|
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Saturday, April 30
 
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11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
 
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[http://events.ucsc.edu/daybythebay/ Register Now] FREE EVENT
 
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Humanities Lecture Hall}}
 
  
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{{Event|Human Rights and Migration|3/10|Namaste Lounge College 9, 8 pm}}
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Join the Student Environmental Center, other organizations, and the campus community in exploring sustainability topics during the Earth Summit Forums. This week's topic is Academics and Curriculum.
  
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The Student Environmental Center Earth Summit Forums, formerly known as the Blueprint Breakouts, bring together students, staff, and the community to help expand our understanding of social and environmental issues on and off campus. The 7 Forum Events this quarter will cover 10 topics. All of winter quarter’s Earth Summit Forums are held with the intention of creating an open and transformative space to address and discuss the various experiences, projects, and ideas of all students on campus. Come learn, engage, and let your voice be heard!
  
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{{Event|Garden Cruz: A Week-Long Spring Break Gardening Intensive| 3/19-26|
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All Earth Summit Forum dates:
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The first ever week-long organic gardening intensive offered by staff of the CASFS Farm & Garden Apprenticeship and invited experts will take place from March 9-16 (spring break week) at the UCSC Farm. The Friends of the Farm & Garden, CASFS staff, and UCSC's Recreation Department have teamed up to offer the "Garden Cruz" course for those who want to learn or improve their organic gardening skills through an intensive week of lectures and hands-on practice. "Garden Cruz" is an ideal program for students and community members involved in campus and community gardens, or looking to enhance their ability to grow food at home.
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January 14th - Social & Environmental Justice
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January 21st - Energy & Water
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January 28th - Food Systems
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February 4th - Waste Prevention & Green Purchasing
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February 18th - Transportation
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February 25th - Land, Habitat, and Watershed
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March 4th - Academics and Curriculum
  
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[http://casfs.ucsc.edu/farm-to-college/measure-43-opportunities-2/upcoming-events Read more] about the class and sign up starting on Tuesday, January 11 (January 12 for community members) through the UCSC Recreation Department. Cost of the course is $295 for UCSC students, $495 for community members, with student participation supported by Measure 43 funding. Questions? Call 459-3240 or email casfs@ucsc.edu.}}
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Free vegetarian dinner provided.
  
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{{Event|Southwest Wanderings: Pueblo Service Learning and New Mexico Wilderness Excursion| 3/18-27|
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Also, don’t miss out on Earth Summit on April 24th, 2015. This dynamic campus wide event combines all 10 topics from SEC’s Earth Summit Forums and will feature inspirational speakers, art, and an insurmountable amount of good information!
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Location details:  
  
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Steep yourself in the majestic landscape of New Mexico and the Southwest for an adventure into building relationships, assisting others, and exploring wild spaces. This service learning trip from March 18 - March 27 combines work with pueblo farmers and exploration of some of New Mexico's most beautiful wilderness areas.
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College 8 Red Room  5 pm
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[http://casfs.ucsc.edu/farm-to-college/measure-43-opportunities-2/upcoming-events Read more] about the trip and sign up starting on Tuesday, January 11 through the UCSC Recreation Department. Cost of the trip is $325 for UCSC students. Measure 43 funding help support this service learning expedition.}}
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Admission:
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Free
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Sponsored by:
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Student Environmental Center
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Related URL:
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http://sec.enviroslug.org}}
  
  
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{{Event|Entrepreneurial Spirit Series| ongoing |
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{{Event|Cruz Cares is a pitch contest for Social Entrepreneurs| W 3/4|
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These take place at the legendary (formerly Xerox) PARC
 
  
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TIME: The talk will take place from 6:00-7:00pm, with networking (including light refreshments) beginning at 5:30.
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Cruz Cares is a pitch contest for startups and established regional businesses or nonprofits focused on a social or environmental issue to pitch their solution with the chance to win seed funding, media coverage, and community support.
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WHAT: Thoughts on starting a company in 2011
 
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WHO: David Lee, Managing Member, SV Angel
 
  
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David Lee is a founding partner and Managing Member at SV Angel, an angel investment firm. He focuses on investments within the consumer Internet, mobile, video and other IT industries. Previously, David was at Google, where he led new business development efforts in video, media, and content/data partnerships. David also led all business development-related efforts for StumbleUpon; was a partner at Baseline Ventures; and represented high-tech companies in commercial transactions as an attorney at Morrison and Foerster. David is a graduate of Johns Hopkins; New York University, where he earned his JD; and Stanford, where he earned his MS in Electrical Engineering and was a National Science Foundation Graduate fellow.
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Here are the links to the social enterprise contest on wednesday. March 4th, 2015
  
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May 12 -- Vivek Wadhwa, Harvard Law/ Duke University/ UC Berkeley Visiting Scholar: Entrepreneur-Turned-Academic (entrepreneurial spirit series)
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6:00-9:00pm
  
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May 26 -- Teresa Amabile, Harvard Business School: The Progress Principle - Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work (entrepreneurial spirit series)
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Del Mar Theatre
  
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See also
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The Inspiring Enterprise
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Wave 2 - Social Entrepreneur Empowerment - February 8-17
 
  
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Bioneers presents [http://www.socialentrepreneurempowerment.com/ Social Entrepreneur Empowerment] Wave 2, which "includes interviews and seminars with leading conscious business experts who will show you the key entrepreneurial mindset shifts and tangible skills that can skyrocket your positive social impact and your profit. Wave 2 will only be available on the day of the interview so be sure to mark your calendar and clear your schedule so you don't miss your favorite speakers.  Listen via Phone or Webcast."  Audio playback of [http://www.socialentrepreneurempowerment.com/replays/ Wave I] includes Van Jones and Julia Butterfly Hill (see [http://ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Eco-heroes eco-Heroes].}}v  [http://www.parc.com/event/1376/thoughts-on-starting-a-company-in-2011.html Link][http://www.parc.com/events/forum.html?page=1&category=41#archive link]
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[http://www.theinspiringenterprise.com/cruzcares/ Link]
  
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where to RSVP - It doesn't cost anything! }}
  
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{{Event|What’s Next Lecture Series: Mobilizing the Historical Narrative| 1/29 Sat|
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{{Event|"No Prospect of an End: Living with an Ever Changing Climate" | W 3/13-14|
  
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Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley’s most recent publications include “The Quiet World: Saving Alaska’s Wilderness Kingdom,” “The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America” (2009) and the New York Times best-seller “The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast” (2006), which was the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy prize and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times Book Review and American Heritage, as well as a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly. In a recent profile, the Chicago Tribune deemed him “America’s new past master.” Before coming to Rice, Brinkley served as professor of history and director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center for American Civilization at Tulane University. From 1994 to 2005 he was the Stephen E. Ambrose Professor of History and director of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies at the University of New Orleans. While a professor at Hofstra University, Brinkley spearheaded the American Odyssey course, in which he took students on cross-country treks on which they visited historic sites and met seminal figures in politics and literature.
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UC Santa Cruz will host a major national conference on climate change on Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14, featuring top climate scientists and policy experts from across the country in a series of talks and panel discussions.
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"No Prospect of an End: Living with an Ever Changing Climate" is the second annual UC Santa Cruz Climate and Policy Conference, co-sponsored by the UCSC divisions of Physical and Biological Sciences and Social Sciences. The event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required (go to pbsci.ucsc.edu/2015-climate-conference).
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Keynote speaker
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The event kicks off Friday evening with a lecture by eminent Earth scientist Richard Alley, the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University. Alley, a leading expert on the Earth's ice sheets and glaciers, has made extensive contributions to the scientific understanding of climate change, served on numerous advisory panels, and received many prominent awards for research, teaching, and science communication. Host of the PBS miniseries Earth: The Operators' Manual, he has been described as "a cross between Woody Allen and Carl Sagan." Alley will discuss "Big Challenges and Bigger Opportunities on Climate Change and Energy."
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Scientists now recognize that without dramatic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from human sources, climate and environments may be changing for thousands of years into the future. From a societal perspective, climate change would seem to be never ending, and predicting environmental conditions in the future "hot house" world would be very difficult.
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"At the conference, we want to explore how societies can plan for and reach a future where humans and the natural systems on which they depend are flourishing, not just a century from now, but far into the future," said Paul Koch, dean of physical and biological sciences.
  
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Join us on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 7pm in the Humanities Lecture Hall (across from Bay Tree Bookstore), University of California Santa Cruz
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Panel discussions
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Save 30% when you purchase your ticket in advance at Eventbrite.
 
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Tickets can be purchased at: [http://whatsnextlectures.com Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Nirvikar Singh, "Water Management Challenges in India"| 3/7|
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On Saturday, March 14, there will be two panel discussions featuring climate scientists, civil servants, economists, and educators. The first panel, on "Coastal Resilience: Weathering the Coming Storm," will address the impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coastal areas. UC Santa Cruz coastal ecologist Mark Carr, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, will serve as moderator, and the panelists will include:
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with commentary by Ben Crow
 
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03/07/2011 Monday 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
 
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The CGIRS and College Nine Faculty Research Seminar Series is an inter-disciplinary venue in which UCSC faculty can present their research to the community of professors and students who are interested in international, comparative, transnational and area studies work. Our goal is to promote dialogue and awareness of the types of research we conduct on our campus. Please join us for our second year on the first Mondays of the month at Social Sciences 1 room 261 from 3:30-5:00 pm.
 
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Location: Social Sciences I  - North part of campus
 
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Room: 261
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: Center for Global, International, and Regional Studies and College Nine
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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    Eron Bloomgarden, EKO Asset Management Partners
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Name: Elisabeth Nishioka
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    Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Phone: 459-2833
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    Charles Lester, California Coastal Commission
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    Susanne Moser, Stanford University
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    Rob Young, Western Carolina University 
  
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{{Event|Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus Breakout Event |2/23 Weds|
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The afternoon panel will address "Wicked Tradeoffs: Unavoidable Tradeoffs Between Food, Water, Energy, and Biodiversity." Moderated by Daniel Press, the Griswold Professor of Environmental Studies at UC Santa Cruz, the five-member panel will include:
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Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus Breakout Event
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Waste Prevention, Energy, and Social & Environmental Justice
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    Renata Brillinger, California Climate and Agriculture Network
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02/23/2011 Wednesday 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
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    Noah Diffenbaugh, Stanford University
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Please join the Student Environmental Center for an evening of food, networking, and meaningful conversation. The purpose of these breakout events is to have a centralized discussion about the following topics: Waste Prevention, Energy, and Social & Environmental Justice. Specifically, the discussion will be structured to create shared long-term and short-term goals for the campus in these areas. This Breakout Event is the third in a series of four events leading up to the 10th Annual Campus Earth Summit, to be held April 22, when the results of our discussions will be announced. So please come out, mingle, enjoy an organic vegetarian meal, and have your voice represented in this year's Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus.
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    Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Institute of California
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Location: College Eight
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    Lara Hansen, EcoAdapt
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Room: 201 (Red Room)
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    Daniel Schrag, Harvard University Center for the Environment
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: Student Environmental Center
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The conference will be held in the College 9/10 Multipurpose Room. Additional information is available online at [http://pbsci.ucsc.edu/2015-climate-conference pbsci.ucsc.edu/2015-climate-conference].}}
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{{Event|True Originals alumni speaking series: Conservation, film, law, art, writing|  4/23–26|
  
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Contact information for this event:
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A distinguished group of Banana Slugs is out exploring the wildest parts of the planet, running art museums, addressing global warming, authoring and publishing books, and producing award-winning movies.
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Name: Tyler Pitts
 
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Phone: 709-2624
 
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Email: tpitts AT ucsc.edu
 
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[http://sec.enviroslug.org Link]}}
 
  
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During the Alumni Weekend celebration April 23–26, this selected group of Slugs will deliver a series of thought-provoking talks from the frontlines of their careers.
  
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The newly created True Originals notable alumni speaker series will bring to the campus M. Sanjayan (biology Ph.D., '97), executive vice president and senior scientist for Conservation International, who has just returned from a global journey for his new five-part PBS series EARTH A New Wild, which debuted February 4.
  
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{{Event|Indigenous Peoples' Rights |2/23|
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He will give the weekend's keynote in a talk entitled, "A New Wild: Saving Nature in a Human-Dominated World," on Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Performing Arts M110 in the campus's Media Theater. The $10 admission cost includes parking.
  
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Cultural Survival feat. John Trudell and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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EARTH A New Wild explores how humans are inextricably woven into every aspect of the planet's natural systems. With 45 shoots in 29 different countries, the show took Sanjayan from a preserve in India, land of the wild tiger, to the wilds of Montana, where he observed a specially trained group of cowboys who are helping ecosystems recover with their ranching practices.
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02/23/2011 Wednesday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 
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Featuring a spoken word performance by John Trudell & Amah Mutson Tribal Representatives and Chair Val Lopez. John Trudell (Sante Sioux) is an acclaimed poet, national recording artist and activist whose international following reflects the universal language of his words, work message. John was a spokesperson for the All Tribes occupation of Alcatraz Island from 1969 to 1971. He then worked with the American Indian Movement (AIM). John has released numerous recordings blending traditional Native music with poetry, rock and blues.
 
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: American Indian Resource Center, College Nine & College Ten CoCurricular Programs, College Ten Ohlone House, Merrill College Indigenous Hall
 
  
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"The area is being filled with birds, including some that are just on the edge of being put on the endangered species list," Sanjayan said in an interview.  "They have wolves, elk, pronghorn—a fairly intact ecosystem.
  
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Contact information for this event:
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“There is no doubt that there is massive environmental destruction being wrought upon this planet,” he continued. “But there are also amazing people doing amazing things.”
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Name: Rachel Ogata
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Phone: 459-1253
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Until recently, Sanjayan served as the lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy, where he spent 16 years specializing in development and conservation strategies, focusing on Africa, wildlife ecology, and media outreach.
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Email: rogata@ucsc.edu
 
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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The True Originals series continues at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, with two concurrent presentations.
  
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{{Event|Food Justice |2/24 Thurs|
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Ron Yerxa (Grad Division '74) will lead a spirited discussion. The presentation, “American Film Comedies,” takes place at the Humanities Lecture Hall.
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As part of the CASFS “Speaking of Food Series,” professor Bob Gottlieb, director of the Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College, will discuss the growing food justice movement that seeks to transform our food system from field to table. The talk will take place on Thursday, February 24, from 12-1:30 at the Oakes College Mural Room (room 223). Gottlieb is the author of a dozen books, including most recently Food Justice (with Anupama Joshi, MIT Press) and a long-time social/environmental activist and historian of social movements.}}
 
  
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Yerxa is a film producer whose credits include Election, Little Miss Sunshine, Cold Mountain, and, recently, Nebraska (for which he and his partner were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture). As a producer, it's Yerxa's job to take the raw material of a manuscript, screenplay, or book, and then build it into a finished film. That basically involves hiring a writer, making the project attractive by attaching actors, and securing the financing.
  
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{{Event|Climate change scientists in the trenches |2/24 Thurs|
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"You have to get all seven or eight balls to fall in the hole at the same time," said Yerxa of the process.
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Date: Thursday February 24, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
 
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Location: 599 Engineering 2
 
  
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Climate change science is attracting an exceptional amount of public interest, yet debates over the merit and implications of climate change research seldom unpack the complex set of practices and networks that make up this field. This panel will explore the multiple realities of conducting climate change science at a time of heightened skepticism and media attention.
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Also at 11 a.m. that Saturday, Paul Hall (Merrill '72) will moderate an interdisciplinary panel of distinguished alumni who will take a close look at the interplay of money and power in political and governing systems; from campaign finance and the effect of money in politics to legal and political responses to global warming and climate change. The presentation, "Money, Politics, Climate Change and the Law: Will We Rise to the Challenge?" takes place at the Stevenson Fireside Lounge at Stevenson College. [http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/alumni-weekend-true-originals.html More]}}
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* Jason Box, Geography Atmospheric Sciences, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
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{{Event|Unholy Matrimony Of The University Of California And The Fossil Fuel Industry |Fri 2/13|
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* Jeffrey Bury, Environmental Studies, UCSC
 
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* Ken Mankoff, Earth and Planetary Sciences, UCSC
 
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* Lisa Sloan, Director, Climate Change and Impacts Laboratory, Earth and Planetary Sciences, UCSC
 
  
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Sponsor: Science & Justice Working Group
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Unholy Matrimony Of The University Of California And The Fossil Fuel Industry
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Host: Jenny Reardon
 
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[http://www.cbse.ucsc.edu/event?ID=1472 Link]}}
 
  
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As you know, the atmosphere is being affected contemporarily by a rapid increase to dangerous levels of a substance essential for continued human life on earth. Love is in the air, Global Divestment Day is approaching, and it seems only fitting that we celebrate the important relationships of our age.
  
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{{Event|Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour] |2/25-6|
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Fossil Free UCSC humbly requests your presence at the wedding of the University of California to its long time beau, Fossil Fuel Industry, at 12 noon on Friday, February 13th. Please come ready to object to the joining of these two corporations in eternal matrimony.
  
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This year's tour features a collection of the most inspiring and thought-provoking action, environmental, and adventure mountain films. Traveling from remote landscapes and cultures to up close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2010/2011 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.
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There will be an informal and informational reception and film screening to follow, from 8-10 pm on Friday night on the College 9 Lawn. [http://www.fossilfreeuc.org/divest/uc-santa-cruz link]
  
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* February 25 & 26, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
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* Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave (map)
 
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* More info: UCSC Recreation | Phone: 459.2806 [http://www.ucscrecreation.com Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Natural History of UCSC |2/26|
 
  
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02/26/2011 Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
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{{Event|Hack-athon |Th 1/9-11|
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Let’s grab a copy of the new guide to The Natural History of the UC Santa Cruz Campus and hit the trail! In this class, we’ll search the campus for wildlife from Pacific Giant Salamanders and Snowy Tree Crickets to bobcats and Golden Eagles, while we discover signs of human history and past geological events. Between mushrooms, lichen, trees, and everything else there’s almost too much to study. How do we focus our learning as naturalists in a fun but effective manner? How do we even find some of the more elusive creatures? And if you’ve ever tried using a field guide to find that bird you saw, you know field guides can be difficult to use. We’ll learn how to get the most out of our field guides, and a few simple routines that will turn you into a ‘lean mean naturalist machine’! Bring lunch, water, and field journal (notebook). Be prepared for poison oak and ticks, wear a long sleeve shirt and pants.
 
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Location: East Field Center  - East part of campus
 
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Admission: $15.00
 
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Estimated Attendance: 12
 
  
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On January 9-11, 2015, over 300 programmers, designers, and tech enthusiasts will gather to unleash their creativity during a two-and-a-half day hackathon. 25 bucks for students includes food. 10K in prozes; you do not need to be a coder. Talks on entrepreneurship.
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Name: Skye Leone
 
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Phone: 459-2800
 
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[https://events.ucsc.edu/event/2754 link]
  
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Organizers: Mark Adams
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Program Manager,  Santa Cruz Works
  
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{{Event|Whose City? Labor and the Right to the City Movements| 2/26 Sat. |
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Doug Erickson
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Organizer, Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup
  
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02/26/2011 Saturday 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
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Brent Haddad
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Workers, environmentalists, and urban social movements have recently converged under a new banner: “the right to the city.” The phrase refers to the right of city dwellers—now the world’s majority—to democratically control development and resources in the cities in which they live . In today’s global economy, this “right” is profoundly challenged. Social divisions are experienced increasingly in spatial terms—through gentrified housing markets and polarized job markets; unequal access to green space and unequal exposure to environmental risk; new modes of segregation and policing public space. Against this backdrop, the process of urbanization itself has become a site of political contestation, and the fight for the “right to the city” both a critique and call to organize. Bringing together leading scholars, practitioners, and activists from across California and the U.S., “Whose City?” will provide an opportunity to think critically and creatively about these emerging coalitions—from their historic roots to their possible futures, from their major challenges to their major victories, from their local to their global manifestations.
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Director, UCSC Center for Entrepreneurship
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Location: Other Campus Location
 
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UCSC Humanities Lecture Hall, Room 206
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: The Center for Labor Studies & Urban Studies Research Cluster. Staff support provided by the Institute for Humanities Research.
 
  
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Anjali Kanthilal
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UCSC student
  
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Contact information for this event:
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[http://www.theinspiringenterprise.com/author/admin/ Janneke Lang]
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Name: Courtney Mahaney
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Social Entrepreneur alum
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Phone: 459-3527
 
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Email: cmahaney AT ucsc.edu
 
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[http://ihr.ucsc.edu/archives/labor-the-right-to-the-city-building-coalitions-transforming-urban-futures Link]}}
 
  
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Nachu Amah
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UCSC student
  
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{{Event|CAN Intercambio |1/27-|
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Zimraan Hamid
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At the end of the month, five internship coordinators will travel from Central America and Mexico to live in Santa Cruz and speak at UCSC for the second annual Intercambio event.
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UCSC student}}
  
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Intercambio comprises four major events organized and supported by the Community Agroecology Network (CAN) on campus, and Friends of the CAN (FoCAN), which is mostly student-based.
 
  
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“[Community representatives] come in and really share their story,” said Karie Boone, outreach coordinator for CAN and a former UCSC student. “They come and share what their life is like, how they are impacted by interglobal trading and coffee markets, and then they really encourage students to come learn [through internships].”
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Science/Technology/Engineering/Math (STEM) Job & Internship Fair |Th 1/15|
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January 15, 2015, 4:30pm
  
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The 10-day series begins Jan. 27 and includes a luncheon, where interested students can learn about internship opportunites.
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Are you STEM student looking to intern or work in the fields of science, technology, engineering or math?  This is your chance to meet with representatives from organizations searching for STEM talent. Bring multiple copies of your resume, dress professionally and be prepared to interview.
  
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Internship coordinators will also speak at two of FoCAN’s weekly meetings, which explore international wealth disparities and possible solutions.
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Location: West Field House
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Location details: West Field House at College Eight. Please drop-off backpacks at the College Eight Red Room before entering the fair.
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Admission: Free
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Admission details: Student IDs are required for admission. [https://events.ucsc.edu/event/2466 More]}}
  
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The main purpose of Intercambio is to promote CAN’s international internship program and recruit students to help further CAN’s mission — fair trade in countries where coffee is a main export, and where farmers make a fraction of their overall profit.
 
  
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[http://www.canunite.org/ http://www.canunite.org/] }} [http://www.cityonahillpress.com/2010/01/21/community-agroecology-network-hosts-2nd-annual-intercambio/#  City on the Hill]
 
  
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{{Event|Social Impact Job & Internship Fair |Th 1/21|
  
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{{Event|John Robbins: The Food Revolution |2/2|
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Do you want to make an impact on the world? This is your chance to meet with representatives from non-profits and government entities to find out about career opportunities. Bring multiple copies of your resume, dress professionally and be prepared to interview.
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Author, The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World
 
  
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Meet the man who said “no” to ice cream. Heir to the Baskin-Robbins empire, Robbins choose to walk away from the multi-million dollar ice cream business to pursue a healthier and ecologically balanced lifestyle. He outlines why eating is not just a culinary act, but one with profound political, economic and environmental consequences. He offers mind-boggling information on factory farming, genetically modified foods and the economics of food production. (For example, did you know that it takes over 5,000 gallons of water to produce 1 lb. of beef?) Join him for his views on why we need to re-evaluate our food choices and how becoming a food activist is essential to living longer and saving our planet.
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Location: West Field House
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Location details: West Field House at College Eight.  
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January 21, 2015, 4:30pm
  
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Location: Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, 1400 Parkmoor Ave., San Jose
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[https://events.ucsc.edu/event/2467 link]}}
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Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m.  }}[https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/open.asp?show=1983 Link]
 
  
  
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{{Event|Everyday Hero Bike Ride |2/6|
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{{Event|Our Disappearing Microbes - Dr. Martin Blaser |Th 1/15|
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February 6th is the rainiest day of the year, a perfect day for a bike ride. With nothing but a few millimeters of plastic and a desire to truly live the bike lifestyle, join People Power Director Micah Posner on this celebration of all weather cycling for transportation and dub yourself an Everyday Hero.  The ride is a slow and easy 8 to 10 miles that showcases safe, lesser known routes to town and around the Westside, as well as demonstrating equipment to keep you and your stuff dry. It includes winter soup and bread at the home of a local forager and a free bike map. Folks can ride back up to the University or jump on a Metro Bus downtown for the return trip. The sneak routes and secret places visited will be different from the Fall People Power ride.  Bring a working bike, helmet and rain gear (rain gear can be rented at OPERS). This event is perfect for new cyclists! This ride is sponsored by Transportation and Parking Services.  Cost: $5.00
 
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Location: Depart from Recreation Office Porch
 
  
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Date: Sun, 2/6/11
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In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin Blaser reaches back to the discovery of antibiotics, which ushered in a golden age of medicine, and then traces how our subsequent overuse of these seeming wonder drugs has left its mark on our systems, contributing to the rise of what Blaser calls our modern plagues: obesity, asthma, allergies, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. Blaser's studies suggest antibiotic use during early childhood poses the greatest risk to long-term health, and, alarmingly, American children receive on average about seventeen courses of antibiotics before they are twenty years old. At the same time, C-sections deprive babies of important contact with their mothers' micro biomes. Taking us into the lab to recount studies, Blaser provides support for his theory and guides us to what we can do to avoid even more catastrophic health problems in the future.
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Times: 10:00 am-2:00 pm. }}[http://www.ucscrecreation.com/catalog/?offering=928 Link]
 
  
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Blaser, M.D., is the George and Muriel Singer Professor of Medicine, Professor of Microbiology, and Director of the Human Microbiome Program at the NYU School of Medicine.  He served as Chair of the Department of Medicine at NYU from 2000-2012.  A physician and microbiologist, Dr. Blaser is interested in understanding the relationships we have with our persistently colonizing bacteria.
  
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[http://www.metx.ucsc.edu/news-events/events/index.html link]}}
  
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{{Event|Cross-disciplinary Perspective on Human Rights in the Americas (day 1 of 2) |2/10-1|
 
  
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Women and Violence on the Borderlands
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{{Event|Zero Net Energy Tiny House  |Tues 12/2|
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02/10/2011 Thursday 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
 
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Film screening, La Carta: Sagrario nunca has muerto para mí (English sub-titles) directed by Rafael Bonilla. The film documents the life of Paula Bonilla Flores and her struggle for justice on behalf of her daughter and other murdered and disappeared women. Q&A with Paula Bonilla Flores, Director of Fundación María Sagrario and mother of feminicide victim, María Sagrario González from Ciudad Juárez; and Patricia Blancas Ravelo, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social). This event will be bi-lingual (Spanish and English).
 
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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UCSC & Cabrillo College will be participating
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Name: Marissa Maciel
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in the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s
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Phone: 459-4136
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competition to design and construct a Zero
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Email: macielATucsc.edu }}[http://www1.ucsc.edu/news_events/calendar/DisplayEvent.aspx?EventId=18083 Link]
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Net Energy Tiny House over the next two
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years (see [https://www.smud.org/en/aboutsmud/environment/renewable-energy/tinyhouse-competition.htm Link]).
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If you join our team, you will have an opportunity
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to learn about designing green
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buildings, doing energy assessments, and
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constructing them. You will also be able to
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receive course credit for working on the
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design and construction of Ecotopia House.
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To learn more, or to sign up for the Ecotopia
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House theme, come to an informational &
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organizational meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2,
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5:30-6:30 PM, at the College 8 Red Room.
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For more information, contact Ronnie Lipschutz, rlipsch@ucsc.edu.  See also [[Challenges|Design Challenges]]}}
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{{Event|Social Sciences Research Frontiers Day  |Fri  10/24|
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Social Sciences Research Frontiers Day focuses on data, environment, and justice:
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How faculty research engages key issues of the 21st century
  
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Twelve faculty speakers will discuss their research and how it helps solve everyday problems. Among the topics: sustainable agriculture, climate change, global women's rights, and the psychology of guilt.
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The second annual Social Sciences Research Frontiers Day at UC Santa Cruz will take place Friday, October 24, 2014, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. with a focus on data, the environment, and justice.
  
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{{Event|TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat |2/12|
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Among the topics: sustainable agriculture, climate change, global women's rights, and the psychology of guilt. The event at the Colleges 9/10 multipurpose room at University Center is free and the public is invited. Registration is required.[http://news.ucsc.edu/2014/10/research-frontiers-day.html link]}}
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“Changing the Way We Eat” will take place February 12, 2011, in New York City. The one-day event will highlight several aspects of the sustainable food movement and the work being done to shift our food system from industrially-based agriculture to one in which healthy, nutritious food is accessible to all. Speakers with various backgrounds in food and farming will share their insights and expertise. Relevant clips from the TED conference will be shown. And, hopefully, we’ll have a few surprises during the day. A highlight of all TED and TEDx events is the ample time given for attendees to meet each other and look for new synergies and new ideas to help bolster the sustainable food movement.
 
  
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The TEDx process is a little unique in that the audience is oftentimes hand selected, just as the speakers are.  With TEDxManhattan, we will be looking for individuals with different backgrounds in the food and farming movement, including farmers, chefs, researchers, academics, activists, artists/creatives, health professionals, educational professionals, foodies and TEDsters.  This is being done in an effort to bring different groups of people working on the same issue together to learn what each other are doing and to help create new partnerships and collaborations.  Because the event can accommodate a maximum of 250 people, chances are not everyone who wishes to attend will be able to.  In order to allow everyone the opportunity to experience TEDxManhattan, we will [http://tedxmanhattan.org/viewing-parties/ webcast] the show and hold viewing parties around the country.  Please visit our [http://tedxmanhattan.org/viewing-parties/ Viewing Parties page] for more information.  And if you would prefer to watch the event from the privacy of your own home, you will be able to watch the full webcast live while the event is happening.
 
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[http://tedxmanhattan.org/ Link]
 
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[http://www.tedxmanhattan.org/speakers/ speakers]}}
 
  
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{{Event|2nd Annual Strengthening the Roots Super Convergence |2/13|
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{{Event| 12th Annual Practical Activism Conference  |'''Sat'''  10/25|
  
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Date: Friday Feb 13th at 6:00pm to Sunday Feb 15th at 11 am
 
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Location: UC Santa Cruz
 
  
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The Strengthening the Roots: Food, Justice, & Fair Trade Convergence will be held in Santa Cruz, CA from February 13th to the 15th. The convergence is organized by the California Student Sustainability Coalition’s Foods Initiative/West Coast Real Food Challenge, United Students for Fair Trade, & the Community Agroecology Network. This regional gathering of students, allies, and other key members of the Fair Trade & Sustainable Food Movement will build upon past accomplishments and serve as a catalyst for regional integration and leadership development. In addition to strengthening the roots of the movement through content explored, the convergence will broaden the leadership community by actively engaging new high school and middle school youth and deepening the commitment of our college level affiliates.
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Practical Activism Conference:  
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Tools for Local and Global Change
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Saturday, October 25th, 2014
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10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Colleges 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, UCSC
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A day long student led conference featuring keynote speaker Darrick Smith (Activist, Educator, Youth Advocate, and Oakes alum), ten workshops, hands-on activist activities,  spoken word by award-winning Santa Cruz poets Gabriel Pulido and Queen Jasmeen, and tabling by campus and community organizations.
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Workshop Topics: The Student Debt Crisis, Justice Along the Food Chain, Homelessness in Transgender Communities, Community Resistance to Racial Profiling, Gentrification, Activism through Social Media, Body Image, Militarization of the U.S.-Mexico Border, Feminicide, and Spoken Word as a Tool for Social Change
 
   
 
   
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Students will gain skills to act for greater social, environmental, and economic justice in their local communities & institutions, learn from successful models and case studies, build lasting relationships toward future collaborations, and return home with an enriched skill set to foster problem-solving and change-based solutions.  Contact Tim at westcoast AT realfoodchallenge.org [http://realfoodchallenge.org/westcoast Link]}}
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The conference is free and open to the public.  Registration on site. Visit [http://practicalactivism.org/ practicalactivism.org] for schedule of the day and workshop information. 
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For more information/accommodations contact coco@ucsc.edu.  }}
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{{Event|  Fall Plant Sale| Sat 10/11|The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 11, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Eucalyptus Grove on High Street near the intersection of Western Drive. Held in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society, the sale opens early (from 10 a.m. to noon) for members of either organization. Memberships will be on sale at the gate.
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There are limited quantities of many of the hard-to-propagate plants, so eager gardeners are advised to arrive early. Among the newest plant varieties to be offered exclusively by the Arboretum are succulents and native monkey flowers. Bob Grim of San Jose hybridized the Arboretum's  X Sedeveria 'Suavé' and X Graptoveria 'Little Opal,' both succulents with beautiful wax on the leaves. The monkey flower Mimulus 'Monkeys on Fire' is bright orange with red, while Mimulus 'Ben Lomond Yellow' was selected by Arboretum staff from among thousands of the typically apricot-colored monkey flowers. The third new monkey flower is Mimulus 'Tangelo,' which has flowers the color of the citrus fruit.
  
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Sales benefit student gardener interns who are working their way through college by tending the Arboretum. The horticultural sales and memberships also benefit the Arboretum's conservation, research, and education programs.
  
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The sale will feature an unusual selection of native and non-native species chosen to thrive in local gardens. Many are drought tolerant. A complete list is available on the Arboretum's web site. Fall is a good time for planting because roots can establish themselves during the rainy season, which makes for a stronger and healthier plant to withstand the dry summer.
  
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Other plants available at the sale will include feathery Phyllica plumosa and South African Proteas. Many of the succulents being sold are perfect plants for dorm rooms as well as the home garden, according to the curators. In addition to plants with different textures and origins for the garden palette, there will be flowers and foliage in a variety of colors. The sale will also feature some dramatic and lesser-known members of the protea family from Australia and South Africa.
  
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{{Event|Non-Profit, Sustainability, and Government Job Fair] |2/15|
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For more information about the sale, contact the UCSC Arboretum at (831) 427-2998 or visit the Arboretum's [http://arboretum.ucsc.edu/web site] or Facebook page. The Arboretum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. Norrie's Gifts is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.}}
  
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02/15/2011 Tuesday 11:00 AM to 2:45 PM
 
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Students can meet recruiters from non profit organizations, government and sustainability businesses to discuss opportunities for full-time or part-time jobs and internships. As with any job fair, dress to impress and bring multiple copies of your resume. To see a list of companies recruiting at this event, please visit: http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/npf_intro.html
 
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
 
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Room: Multipurpose Room
 
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only.
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: UC Santa Cruz Career Center
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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{{Event| Fall Harvest Festival|Sun  10/12|
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Name: Lindsey Rice
 
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Phone: (831) 459-5107
 
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Email: lbrice@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/index.html Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Internship and Summer Job Fair|1/25|
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Fall has arrived and it’s time to celebrate the changing seasons at the 20th annual Fall Harvest Festival, coming up on Sunday, October 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UC Santa Cruz’s 30-acre organic farm.
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01/25/2011 Tuesday 11:00 AM to 2:45 PM
 
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Looking for an internship or summer job? This fair is a great opportunity for you to "get your foot in the door" with employers who are interested in recruiting college students. As with any job fair, dress to impress and bring multiple copies of your resume. To see a list of companies recruiting at this event, please visit: http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/intern.html
 
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Location: Stevenson College  - East part of campus
 
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Room: Stevenson Event Center
 
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only.
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: UCSC Career Center
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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The festival features live music from marimba to reggae to bluegrass, including a headliner performance by Dylan McDonald and the Avians. Also on tap: hay rides, kids’ crafts, workshops, pumpkin and produce sales, wine and campus and community group information tables. New this year will be the chance for those 21 and over to taste wine from local wineries Odonata, Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards, and Sones (ID required).
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Name: Jan Carmichael
 
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Phone: 459-2185
 
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Email: jmcarmic AT ucsc.edu
 
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[http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/index.html Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Vegan Cooking|1/27|
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Visitors of all ages are invited to sample apples and roasted pepper varieties, enter the pie baking contest, try their hand at pressing cider, scale the climbing wall, pick sunflowers and make a "bike smoothie" as part of the "Food, What?!" youth group's fundraiser, and enjoy locally sourced, tasty treats.
  
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01/27/2011 Thursday 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Workshops on making guacamole, growing and using peppers, saving seeds, baking apple crisp using acorn flower and a solar oven, and preparing your garden for fall and winter are also on the schedule, along with farm tours and an herb walk through the garden....
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Have you ever been curious about veganism? Wondering about the benefits and drawbacks of a vegan diet? Vegans, vegetarians, and full-out carnivores are invited to this exciting new workshop to explore the details of the vegan lifestyle. In addition to covering some of the basic arguments for and against veganism, we will be preparing an all vegan meal at the communal kitchen in the village (and handing out more recipes to try at home!). Come with questions, comments, and an open mind! Participants will be expected to help with clean up.
 
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Location: Campuswide
 
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Room: Village Communal Kitchen
 
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Category: Announcement - Class/Workshop - Recreation/Health/Fitness
 
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Staff, Students, and Faculty only
 
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Admission: $20
 
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Sponsored by: OPERS/Recreation
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Kathy O'Hara Ferraro
 
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Phone: 459-1693
 
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Email: kferraro AT ucsc.edu
 
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[http://www.ucscrecreation.com Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival |1/23|
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For directions to the UCSC Farm, visit the CASFS web site at  [http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions.html http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions.html]. Free parking will be available at the Campus Facilities and Barn Theater parking lots, and a free shuttle will be available. For more information call (831) 459-3240 or email casfs@ucsc.edu.}}
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01/23/2011 Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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The UCSC Women's Club presents the 4th Annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival. This is a benefit for student scholarships at UCSC. Enjoy chocolate tastings from 30 area vendors; ongoing demo by Cabrillo College Culinary Arts of turning cacao beans into chocolate; live jazz by Hold Tight band; gift items for sale; and great door prizes! Fun for the entire family! Enjoy chocolate without the guilt - it's for a good cause!
 
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Location: Off Campus  
 
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Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060
 
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Open to Public
 
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Admission: Price: $5 for 3 tastings, $10 for 8 tastings, $20 for 20 tastings
 
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Sponsored by: UCSC Women's Club
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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{{Event| Chris Wilmers: The Puma Project|Th  6/5|
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Name: Stephanie Nielsen
 
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Phone: 459-1907
 
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Email: smniel AT ucsc.edu
 
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[http://www.santacruzchocolatefestival.org Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|37th Annual Fungus Fair|1/7-9|
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Thursday, June 5, 2014—7 - 9:30pm
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January 7-9, 2011
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UCSC students – free, Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10
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The fair opens early this year on Friday, 4:00-7:00 p.m., with a lecture and cooking demonstration. Friday admission is only $5.
 
  
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Come to Santa Cruz and visit the kingdom of Fungi! Learn about the hundreds of beautiful and fascinating species of local fungi on display in a re-created woodland habitat. A unique Santa Cruz tradition, the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair features a special room full of hands-on activities for the kids, including a fungus exploration area, clay mushroom building, face paints, and more!
 
  
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The 37th Annual Santa Cruz Fungus Fair will be held at the Louden Nelson Community Center. Sponsored by the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz, the fair draws 2,000 plus visitors each year. [http://www.scfungusfair.org/ Link]}}
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Wildlife ecologist and head of the Puma Project, Chris Wilmers, talks about the secret life of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains for the UCSC Arboretum California Naturalist Program. Using innovative monitoring and tracking approaches, The Puma Project answers questions about how a puma’s behavior changes as their habitat becomes increasingly fragmented by the development of roads and houses. Pumas play key roles in maintaining healthy ecosystems and their recent revival from near extinction have increased the number of human and puma interaction. Human development is now the biggest threat to their existence. The Puma Project’s in-depth study has helped developers design with pumas in mind. Thus allowing humans to safely and sustainability share habitat with these great cats. If you missed the sold out talk at the Rio, this is another opportunity to hear the latest updates on the Puma Project. To learn more visit [http://santacruzpumas.org/ santacruzpumas.org]}}.
  
  
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{{Event|What’s Next Lecture Series: The Future of Gaming and Social Media| 12/2|
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{{Event| "Undercurrents"--a digital ocean exhibition| 4/26-5/4|
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What's Next Lecture Series: Choose Your Own Adventure: The Future of Gaming and Social Media
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Eleven graduate students from UCSC's Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A. Program (DANM) will conclude two years of artistic study with "Undercurrents"--an exhibition running on campus April 26 through May 4 at the Digital Arts Research Center.
  
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Two pillars of the digital economy are colliding: Gaming and Social Media. As developers layer more and more of the social graph on the games that we play, the lines between these industry verticals are getting more and more pixilated. Our panel will take a provocative look at this new phenomenon and ask the hard questions, such as: "Is social gaming really social?" and "How can innovation in game play and game design impact the social graph?" With CBS Interactive's Simon Whitcombe, Sol Lipman of AOL / Rally Up and Michael Matteas of the Expressive Intelligence Studio at UC Santa Cruz, this evening promises to be innovative, iconoclastic and inventive. Join moderator Sandy Skees Dec 2, for the final installment of the 2010 What's Next Lecture Series.
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Curated by Shelby Graham, the featured works range from interactive ecological installations to site specific projections, all employing advanced technologies to explore the edges of contemporary new media art.
  
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* December 2, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.
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[http://news.ucsc.edu/2014/04/danm-mfa-exhibition.html Link]}}
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* Media Theater, Westside of UCSC campus
 
  
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The series is a collaboration between UC Santa Cruz, NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, and the City of Santa Cruz.  The final topic in this year-long series will be Gaming & Social Media.  Previous What’s Next Lectures have sold out early, so buy your ticket today.[http://whatsnextlectures.com/ Link].  Previous events can be [http://kusp.org/shows/whats_next.html heard]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Spring Plant Sale| 5/3-4|
  
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{{Event|Organic Produce and Flowers for Sale| Tues and Fri|Campus produce noon to six p.m. corner of Bay and High Street.  June 8 to Oct. 29th.  Proceeds support apprenticeships at The Farm}}
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Spring Plant Sale
  
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{{Event|Meal Plan and Flexi Dollar Drive |11/22|
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May 3, 2014 - 10:00am
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11/22/2010 Monday 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Location: Barn Theater
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Help those in need this holiday season by donating your unwanted meals and flexi dollars to Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County. The Student Volunteer Center in coordination with Dining Services encourages UCSC students to donate any meals and/or flexis they can on SVC's website or in the dining halls. Students can also donate nonperishable food to any of the Second Harvest Food Bank bins around campus, or make a money donation (please make checks payable to the Second Harvest Food Bank).
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Location details: Parking available in the Barn Theater lot; overflow parking at the Cook House and Granary
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Location: Other Campus Location
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Description:  
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The event will be held from November 22nd through December 9th.
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: Student Volunteer Center
 
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Estimated Attendance: 300
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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Come to the annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 3, from 10 am - 3 pm and Sunday, May 4, from 10 am - 2 pm at the Barn Theater on the corner of Bay and High streets. Choose from the largest organically grown selection of vegetables, annual flowers, and perennials available in the Monterey Bay region. Please note: Friends of the Farm & Garden members are welcome to a "members' hour" from 9 - 10 am on Saturday, May 3.
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Name: Erin Flannery
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Admission: Free  See [http://casfs.ucsc.edu/ Sponsor]}}
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Phone: 459-3363
 
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Email: volunteer@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://www2.ucsc.edu/svc/svc_second.php link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|What’s Next Lecture Series: The Future of Gaming and Social Media| 12/2|
 
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What's Next Lecture Series: Choose Your Own Adventure: The Future of Gaming and Social Media
 
  
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Two pillars of the digital economy are colliding: Gaming and Social Media. As developers layer more and more of the social graph on the games that we play, the lines between these industry verticals are getting more and more pixilated. Our panel will take a provocative look at this new phenomenon and ask the hard questions, such as: "Is social gaming really social?" and "How can innovation in game play and game design impact the social graph?" With CBS Interactive's Simon Whitcombe, Sol Lipman of AOL / Rally Up and Michael Matteas of the Expressive Intelligence Studio at UC Santa Cruz, this evening promises to be innovative, iconoclastic and inventive. Join moderator Sandy Skees Dec 2, for the final installment of the 2010 What's Next Lecture Series.
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{{Event| UCSC Earth Week: OUR BLUE EARTH: CONNECTING OUR SOCIETY AND OUR OCEAN| 4/21-6|
  
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* December 2, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.
 
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* Media Theater, Westside of UCSC campus
 
  
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The series is a collaboration between UC Santa Cruz, NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, and the City of Santa Cruz.  The final topic in this year-long series will be Gaming & Social Media.  Previous What’s Next Lectures have sold out early, so buy your ticket today.[http://whatsnextlectures.com/ Link].  Previous events can be [http://kusp.org/shows/whats_next.html heard]}}
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Monday, April 21st, 2014 - Saturday April 26th, 2014
  
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Earth Week is a campus-wide, week-long series of events dedicated to increasing environmental awareness and engaging students in current sustainability issues. This year’s Earth Week aims to foster a positive relationship between our society and our planet, by focusing on our connection with the ocean. Earth Week highlights our physical and personal connections with the sea to increase awareness of our society’s impact and ultimately, promote environmental stewardship and consumer responsibility. College Eight also aims to help promote and highlight events occurring across campus pertaining to Earth Week.
  
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{{Event|Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature|12/04|
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COLLEGE EIGHT: EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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Join Us For A Special Evening With [http://www.ospreyoriellelake.com/OspreyOrielleLake/Home.html Osprey Orielle Lake], Author, Artist, Activist
 
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In Conversation and reading from her new book,
 
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[http://www.amazon.com/Uprisings-Earth-Reconnecting-Culture-Nature/dp/097452459X Uprisings for the Earth]: Reconnecting Culture with Nature
 
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December 1, 2010 7:30 PM
 
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Capitola Book Café
 
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1475 41st Avenue Capitola, CA 95010
 
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462-4415}}
 
  
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One Breath and The Blue Marble Project
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Tuesday April 22nd, 2014
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7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
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College Eight Red Room
  
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{{Event|Underwater Robotics Workshop |12/04|
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To kick-off National Earth Day, UCSC will be a showing an ocean documentary One Breath and learn about local ocean conservation efforts. The film inspires appreciation for the ocean and calls attention to our society’s connection to the Earth. At this event, we will introduce the Blue Marble Project, which will continue throughout the week and encourage advocacy for the ocean. In short, this project seeks to positively impact our community by encouraging environmental consciousness.
  
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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab, UCSC
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Earth and Ocean Celebration
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Each year the Seymour Center holds a series of workshops in which teachers and students learn about marine science and technology by building underwater robots (ROVs) out of inexpensive materials like PVC pipe and pre-fabricated, battery operated motors (marine grade). Once the participants have built their robot, they test it out in the pool.
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Saturday April 26th, 2014
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Dates:
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7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
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College Eight/Oakes Dining Hall
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The Earth and Ocean Celebration is a annual festival hosted by College Eight, featuring UCSC and community environmental organizations, sustainable food, performers and speakers to encourage sustainability on campus. The Earth and Ocean Celebration aims to educate the community about current environmental issues and local mitigation efforts as well as celebrate our connection to the earth.}}
  
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12/04/2010 Saturday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
 
  
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Location: East Field Center  - East part of campus
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{{Event| De-Extinction: Building Future Worlds with Extinct Organisms?|Weds 4/23|
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50 Meter Pool, located at the Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports at the East Field House Complex
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: Seymour Center at Long Marine Labs
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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Event dates:  
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Name: Rachel Neuman
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April 23, 2014 - 2:00pm
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Phone:459-4370
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Location:  
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Email: rneuman@ucsc.edu }}
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Engineering 2
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Room 599
  
  
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{{Event|"A Grassroots Account of Human Rights Promotion in Sudan" |12/6|
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The Science & Justice Research Center presents:
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December 6, 2010, 3:30pm in Soci. Sci. 1, room 261
 
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CGIRS/College Nine Spring Faculty Research Seminar Series
 
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Mark Massoud with Commentary by Don Brenneis
 
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"A Grassroots Account of Human Rights Promotion in Sudan"
 
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Paper available at: [http://cgirs.ucsc.edu/paper1.pdf Link] Sponsored by [http://cgirs.ucsc.edu/talks.html CGIRS]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Agricultural Justice Project |12/6|
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De-Extinction: Building Future Worlds with Extinct Organisms?
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Agricultural History Project, Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
 
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Description: This meeting with the Agricultural Justice Project and regional agriculture and food partners will explore how certification of “fair” food is being piloted across the country, how supply chains are sourcing and marketing grower’s product, and how you can be involved in a Central Coast pilot project to begin to establish a fair food supply chain in our region! If you are a regional organic farmer, wholesale and food distributor, institutional food provider, retailer, restaurant, or agrifood organization looking to support fair agricultural developments in our region we invite you to the table.
 
  
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This event will include a local luncheon, presentation on the Agricultural Justice Project, and a discussion to explore the issues, opportunities, and challenges of moving a pilot process forward in the Central Coast. This event is FREE and will take place at the Agricultural History Project at the Santa Cruz County “Fair” Grounds. Date & Time: Monday, December 6, 12 pm – 2:30 pm [http://casfs.ucsc.edu/agricultural-justice-project-event link]}}
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For decades, conservationists have worked to minimize human impacts and restore landscapes. Today, global climate change threatens the efficacy of their efforts, prompting them to consider interventions that many would have deemed heretical—and technologically impossible—only a generation prior.
  
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{{Event|[http://nativeharvest.com/winona_laduke Winona LaDuke] speaks on food justice and sovereignty |12/7|
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De-extinction, the proposed revival or re-creation of extinct species using synthetic biology, has recently become a focal point in these debates. On April 23, 2014 the UCSC Science and Justice Working Group will host a symposium, “De-Extinction: Building Future Worlds with Extinct Organisms?” Panelists include Beth Shapiro (Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCSC and National Geographic Emerging Explorer) Oliver Ryder (Director of Genetics and Kleberg Chair, San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research), Paul Koch (UCSC Dean of Physical & Biological Sciences, Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences), and Brian Switek (science writer, National Geographic blogs) and Allen Thompson (Oregon State University, Philosophy). Donna Haraway (Distinguished Professor Emerita, UCSC History of Consciousness Department) will provide closing commentary.
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Award-winning Native American activist Winona LaDuke, co-chair of the Indigenous Women’s Network, will speak about indigenous perspectives on food, fair trade, and the struggle to maintain land-based livelihoods at this free brown bag lunch.
 
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Date & Time: Tuesday, December 7, 12-1:30 pm
 
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Location: Bay Tree Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room
 
  
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Cosponsored by the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, UCSC Food Systems Working Group, Student Environmental Center, UCSC Measure 43, American Indian Resource Council, & the Domestic Fair Trade Association. }}
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Proposals for de-extinction have sparked many conversations in bioethics and conservation science. Our hope for this symposium is to deepen the discussion by engaging questions of science and justice. [https://events.ucsc.edu/event/2364 More]}}
  
  
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{{Event|Save Our Shores presents: [http://www.bagitmovie.com/ Bag It] |11/18 Th|
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{{Event| Save Upper Campus Forest Fair|Weds 4/5|
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Ecology Action and Save Our Shores are excited to bring the hilarious, award-winning film ''Bag It'' to Santa Cruz, where we'll offer you ways to Take Action to ban single-use plastic bags throughout Santa Cruz County. You'll also have a chance to meet Jeb Berrier, the film's star, who will share his experiences filming ''Bag It. Bag It'' follows Jeb as he navigates our plastic world and takes a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics. Jeb's journey starts with simple questions and what he learns quickly grows far beyond plastic bags.
 
  
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''Bag It'' just won 'Best of Festival' at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival in Monterey as well as numerous other awards at the Mountain, Ashland, and Wild & Scenic Film Festivals.
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April 5 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Location : Physical Science Annex Room 114 4-6 pm.  Free}}
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Free  
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Celebrating the land and waters of Santa Cruz and ongoing efforts to protect Upper Campus!
  
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5-7pm—Workshops and Tables:
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Wild Food Processing, Nature Skills, Radical Mycology, Creative Movement and more
  
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{{Event|Science & Justice Working Group: Thinking through the technical fix |11/10|
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7pm— Open Mic
  
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Speaker: Climate Cluster research group, Science & Justice Training Program
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Suggested donation $5-10, no one turned away
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Date: Wednesday November 10, 2010 from 4:15 PM to 6:15 PM
 
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Location: 599 Engineering 2
 
  
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The scope of climate change science has expanded from projections of long-term weather trends to include proposals to technically fix the climate, such as geoengineering and carbon mitigation strategies. Like climate modeling, proposals for technical remediation contain scientific uncertainties that translate awkwardly in the political sphere. This situation compounds the difficulties in planning for future climate conditions. The Climate Cluster’s fall panel discussion will explore several interrelated themes that arise in discussions of technical approaches to climate change, including consensus, uncertainty, indeterminacy and model downscaling. It will also focus on the possibilities of creating, integrating, and communicating climate change research through mechanisms such as climate modeling and geographical information systems (GIS).
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Hosted by Santa Cruz Forest Keepers
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Panelists:
 
  
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* Michael Loik, plant and ecosystem responses to climate change, Environmental Studies, UCSC
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http://saveuppercampus.org/
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http://facebook.com/saveuppercampus }}
  
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* Andrew Mathews, scientific and bureaucratic forms of knowledge and authority, Anthropology, UCSC
 
  
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* Barry Nickel, spatial ecology and geospatial tool development, Center for Integrated Spatial Research, Environmental Studies, UCSC
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{{Event| San Lorenzo River Paddle|Weds 4/12|
  
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* Bruce Daniels, science of climatology and hydrology, Earth & Planetary Sciences, UCSC
 
  
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The Climate Cluster is a research group sponsored by the Science & Justice Training Program.
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April 12 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Free
  
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[http://scijust.ucsc.edu/ Science and Justice Working Group]}}
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The San Lorenzo River is a critical community asset for drinking water, wildlife habitat and quality of life for residents. Join us on this paddle tour to celebrate the river, and of course, paddle!
  
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{{Event|Edibles and Medicinals|11/13|
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The next paddle events of the series will be held on April 12th from 9 am to 12 noon on the San Lorenzo River. All paddle events are contingent upon safe river conditions.
  
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11/13/2010 Saturday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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Attendees will have the unique opportunity to paddle along the San Lorenzo on non-motorized, non-inflatable canoes, kayaks (rent at UCSC OPERS), rowboats or stand-up paddleboards. Attendees must bring their own watercraft, personal floatation device, and whistle to the event. All attendees will be required to sign waivers and wear the proper safety gear to participate.
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Explore campus through the eyes of an herbalist. This mind opening class explores the abundance of medicinal and edible plants growing all around you. We will be tasting, touching, smelling the plants while learning practical ways to incorporate medicinal plants into our lives. We will also be learning how to recognize many of the most common plants on campus. Bring your curiosity along with a thermos of hot water (if you have one), water, snack, hat, and note book for this fun and dynamic class.
 
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Location: Merrill College  - East part of campus
 
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Baobab Lounge in Merrill College
 
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Staff, Students, and Faculty only
 
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Admission: $20.00
 
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Estimated Attendance: 20
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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The specific launch point (in downtown Santa Cruz along the Riverwalk) will be determined by river flow and announced prior to the event to attendees via email.  Space is extremely limited for this event and attendee registration is currently full. Call CWC at (831) 464-9200 or by email tours@coastal-watershed.org.}}
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Name: Skye Leone
 
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Phone: 459-2800
 
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Email: sleone@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://www.ucscrecreation.com Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Speaking of Food Forum: Localism |11/16|
 
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Speaking of Food Forum: Scholarly discussion of localism in current food movements
 
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Location: College 8, Room 301, UC Santa Cruz
 
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Date & Time: Tuesday, November 16, 2:30 pm – 4 pm
 
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Description: Michelle Glowa, a PhD student in Environmental Studies, will facilitate a discussion on the paper “Realizing justice in local food systems,” by CASFS director Patricia Allen.
 
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For alternative agrifood social movements, food-system localization is both an ideal and a pathway to resolve environmental, social and economic issues in the food system. This article addresses the potential for equity within food-system localization in practical and conceptual terms. Historical processes have shaped regions and social relations with vast differences in wealth, power and privilege and this has implications for thinking about and enacting equity through food-system localization. If food-system localization efforts are to work toward equity, they must consider inherited material and discursive asymmetries within frameworks of economy, demography, geography and democracy.
 
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Access a free pdf of this article.
 
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For more information on the “Speaking of Food” forum, contact Gwendolyn Keith, gtkeith@ucsc.edu.
 
  
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Start Time: 14:30
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{{Event| Sustainable Sculptural Building|Weds 4/19|
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Date: 2010-11-16
 
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End Time: 16:00}}
 
  
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CLEI 99-F (Spring 14): Sustainable Sculptural Building with Earth & Fiber Materials
  
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{{Event|Business, Engineering, Science & Technology Career Fair |11/16|
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Instructor: Philip Mirkin
  
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11/16/2010 Tuesday 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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This 2-unit studio class, cosponsored by College Eight and Merrill College, focuses on building and structure design using high-fibered adobes and related materials, taught by the founder and developer of [http://www.hybridadobe.com/ Hybridadobe], Philip Mirkin, in a mostly hands-on outdoor learning method. Sustainable building, landscaping and sculptural applications will be presented as well as mixes, techniques, procedures, traits, and solutions to problems. Native American design styles will be part of an actual small structure we will build, directly teaching modern uses of traditional materials, reuse skills (and some elements of cultural geography). A small design project of the student’s own choosing, using
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Meet representatives from Business, Engineering, Science & Technology companies face-to-face. This fair is a great opportunity for you to "get your foot in the door" with employers who are interested in recruiting college students. As with any job fair, dress to impress and bring multiple copies of your resume.
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alternative architectural styles, will be part of her/his contribution. Students will be empowered to use and share this low-cost, easy to learn methodology.
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Location: Stevenson College  - East part of campus
 
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Room: Stevenson Event Center
 
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only.
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: UCSC Career Center
 
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Estimated Attendance: 300
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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The class will meet for 4 hours once a week. There are no required texts. The class is only offered Pass/Fail. Enrollment is limited to 20, by permission.
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Name: Jan Carmichael
 
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Phone: 459-2185
 
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Email: jmcarmic@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/index.html Link]}}
 
  
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Note: A one-day workshop in this method will be held on Saturday, April 19, on
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the College Eight Plaza, to build several small structures for display during Alumni Weekend, April 25-27. Details to follow.}}
  
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{{Event|Film Screening: Invisible Children
 
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Discover the Unseen|11/16?|
 
  
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Motivated by the unseen war in Northern Uganda, Invisible Children was created by three young filmmakers with a singular mission: To use the power of stories to change lives around the world.Come check out this enlightening documentary and meet an organization at UCSC that can help you get involved and make a difference.
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{{Event| FoodSpeaks Radio Show on Farm Worker Justice|Weds 3/12|
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Wednesday March 12th
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7-745pm PST
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KZSC 88.1 or kzsc.org/listen
  
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Location:?
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This Wednesday March 12th, Doron Comerchero (founder and director of FoodWhat--a Santa Cruz County youth empowerment and food justice program) will be hosting the next FoodSpeaks Radio Show.  This week's show will focus on Farm Worker Justice and Doron's guest will be Victoria Pozos, a former FoodWhat alumni, whose mom is a farm laborer in Watsonville.  Vicky is currently at UCSC studying Farm Labor Justice and most recently worked with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida learning about and advocating for their Fair Food Campaign nationally.
  
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Contact information for this event:
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Please join the conversation at 7pm on KZSC (88.1 locally) or live stream the show at [http://www.kzsc.org/listen http://www.kzsc.org/listen].}}
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Name: Roopa Krishna
 
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Email: rkrishna@ucsc.edu }}
 
  
  
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{{Event|The Three Poisons: Oil, Coal, and Nuclear Power
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{{Event| Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff| 2/12|
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And The Renewable Energy Alternative |11/17|
 
  
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Join us to discuss nuclear policy with S. David Freeman: former California "State Energy Czar"; Former Chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, where he shut down eight nuclear plants; former General Manager of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, where he presided over the decommissioning of the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant and its replacement by renewables; former head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the New York Power Authority.
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Join [https://www.facebook.com/annie.leonard Annie Leonard], creator of The Story of Stuff, for a panel discussion about consumption and waste and how we can be more conscious about waste on our campus. Her original video, which is only the first of many, "is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.”
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Location: Social Sciences II  - North part of campus
 
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Room: 179
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: College Ten
 
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11/17/2010 Wednesday 5:00 PM to 6:45 PM
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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What considerations go into purchasing decisions on campus? What are our biggest waste issues? And what initiatives can students take to reduce consumption and waste?
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Name: Jessica Lawrence
 
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Phone: 459-5852
 
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Email: jlawren2@ucsc.edu }}
 
  
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From problems to solutions, Annie, along with faculty, staff, and alumni panelists, will connect the “stuff” that enters and leaves our campus with issues of social and environmental justice.
  
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{{Event|Fall Harvest Festival |11/17|
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This event is hosted by the UCSC Sustainability Office, Common Ground Center, Student Environmental Center, and Education for Sustainable Living Program.
  
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11/17/2010 Wednesday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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Talk at 5 pm; A reception and book signing will follow from 7-8 PM.
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Join us at the Bay Tree Bookstore on Thursday, November 17 from 10am to 2pm for good music, good food, and fun! UCSC Farm and Garden will offer select fall produce and a cooking demonstration from their cookbook, Fresh from the Farm and Garden. Local farms, bakeries, and grocers will provide seasonal samples of pies, jams and baked goods. Taste their wares while you listen to acoustical music played throughout the day by UCSC students, staff and faculty. And don't miss our special selection of holiday gifts to help you usher in the season.
 
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Location: Bay Tree Bookstore  - East part of campus
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Estimated Attendance: 25
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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This event is free and open to the public.  College 9/10 Multipurpose Room. And [http://storyofstuff.org/about/allison-cook/ Allison Cook] from Story of Stuff Project is giving a hands on workshop for changemakers the next day, 10 - 12 on campus. See below). }}
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Name: Amy Purcell
 
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Phone: 459-4824
 
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Email: amyp@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://slugstore.ucsc.edu Link]}}
 
  
  
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{{Event|'''Jean-Michel Cousteau''' |10/22|
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{{Event| "Changemakers Do it Better" with Allison Cook, from Story of Stuff Project| 2/13|
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UCSC Foundation Forum
 
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Speaker Jean-Michel Cousteau,
 
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UC Santa Cruz Foundation Medal honoree.  Friday, October 22.  [http://news.ucsc.edu/2010/10/founders-forum.html Press coverage]}}
 
  
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{{Event|How We Do It: The UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center's Model for Making a Difference |10/22|
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"Changemakers Do it Better" with Allison Cook, from Story of Stuff Project
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Nicole Biggart
 
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Friday, October 22, 2010, 12:00 pm, Engineering 2, Room 506
 
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Hosted by UCSC CITRIS
 
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As always, these talks are free, open to the public and broadcast live online at [mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast], and questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents.]}}
 
  
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This special event is being organized for folks who are excited by Annie's talk on Wednesday night and would like to dive deeper through exercises directed by Allison Cook from the Story of Stuff Project.
  
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{{Event|The Food Revolution |10/26|
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Th 10-11:45am - Part 1: Connecting with your purpose
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Meet the man who said “no” to ice cream. Author, The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our WorldHeir to the Baskin-Robbins empire, Robbins choose to walk away from the multi-million dollar ice cream business to pursue a healthier and ecologically balanced lifestyle. He outlines why eating is not just a culinary act, but one with profound political, economic and environmental consequences. He offers mind-boggling information on factory farming, genetically modified foods and the economics of food production. (For example, did you know that it takes over 5,000 gallons of water to produce 1 lb. of beef?) Join him for his views on why we need to re-evaluate our food choices and how becoming a food activist is essential to living longer and saving our planet.
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Th 12-1:45pm - Part 2: Telling a better story about the things we care about.
  
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Location: Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, 1400 Parkmoor Ave., San Jose
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Participants are encouraged to attend Parts 1 & 2. Because Part 1 builds up to Part 2, participants are discouraged from attending Part 2 without attending Part 1. [http://kresge.ucsc.edu/commonground/ More]}}
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Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
 
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Cost: $5 students, $10 members, $15 non-members}} [http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=219 Link]
 
  
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{{Event|Sustainable Action Research Team |10/26|
 
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Get involved with Education for Sustainable Living Program by facilitating an Action Research Team (ART) for College Eight Course 161. Choose a sustainability topic of your choice! Topics in the past include grassroots activism, green building, minimizing impact, greening the campus, and nature writing. Applications will be available soon! Find out more information by attending one of our meetings! - Tuesday October 26th 4:30-5:30pm (location TBD) - Wednesday October 27th 6:30-8:30 at General Gathering at College 8 Red Room - Tuesday November 5:00-6:00 (location TBD) Any more questions? Contact Annie Aguiniga at annie.aguiniga@gmail.com Deadline: November 8th, 2010 [http://eslp.enviroslug.org/ Link]}}
 
  
  
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{{Event|Student Garden Revolution, |10/31|
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{{Event| 48th Annual Faculty Research Lecture by Professors of Physics| 2/11|
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Title: Student Garden Revolution, part of the Food Systems Learning Journeys
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02/11/2014 - 7:00pm Music Center Recital Hall
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Location: Depart from East Field House, Recreation Office Porch, UCSC
 
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Date & Time: Sunday, October 31, 10 am – 4 pm
 
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For registration information: Click here
 
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Description: The student movement for farms and gardens has a rich history and fruitful future! Come explore the history, present, and future of student initiated and facilitated garden spaces at UCSC. Come prepared to get dirty in organic soil, learn new techniques, and explore several different garden models at UCSC! Please bring your own lunch. Sign up through OPERS at UCSC, [http://www.ucscrecreation.com link.]
 
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Start Time: 10:00
 
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Date: 2010-10-31
 
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End Time: 16:00}}
 
  
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{{Event|Sustainability Internship & Resource Fair|11/1|
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Congratulations to Professors of Physics, Abraham Seiden and Howard Haber, on being selected by their peers to present the 48th annual Faculty Research Lecture. The joint presentation of the Faculty Research Lecture by two faculty members will be a first in the history of Santa Cruz. This is, however, a self-evident choice since the long sought search for the Higgs boson has recently been successful and the campus is blessed with two faculty members, one a theoretical physicist and the other an experimental physicist, who played major roles in this important discovery. Join the campus community on February 11th for this exciting lecture. Lecture from 7:00-9:00, reception to follow.}}
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Sustainability Internship & Resource Fair
 
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Location: Cowell Courtyard, UCSC (rainout location: Stevenson Event Center)
 
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Date & Time: Monday, November 1, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
 
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Description: The UCSC Campus Sustainability Office will be holding a Sustainability Internship and Resource Fair on Monday, November 1st. This is a great opportunity to meet on-campus and off-campus organizations and learn about a variety of interesting jobs and internships for the upcoming quarter. Tasty, organic snacks will be provided!
 
  
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In addition to the Fair, there will be a celebration for the recent LEED Green Building Certification of the Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons at 3:30 PM. After hearing from the individuals that made it happen, you may take a short tour of the facility and learn what it took to make it LEED certified.
 
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Start Time: 13:30
 
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Date: 2010-11-01
 
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End Time: 16:00}}
 
  
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{{Event|Underwater Robotics Workshop |11/6|
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{{Event| Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour| 2/21-3|
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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab, UCSC
 
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Each year the Seymour Center holds a series of workshops in which teachers and students learn about marine science and technology by building underwater robots (ROVs) out of inexpensive materials like PVC pipe and pre-fabricated, battery operated motors (marine grade). Once the participants have built their robot, they test it out in the pool.
 
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Dates: 11/06/2010 Saturday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
 
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12/04/2010 Saturday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
 
  
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Location: East Field Center  - East part of campus
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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
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50 Meter Pool, located at the Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports at the East Field House Complex
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02/21/2014 - 7:00pm
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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02/22/2014 - 7:00pm
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Admission: Free
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02/23/2014 - 7:00pm
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Rachel Neuman
 
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Phone: 459-4370
 
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Email: rneuman@ucsc.edu }}
 
  
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{{Event|Entrepreneurship Incubator Orientation |10/12|
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Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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UCSC's new [http://c4e.ucsc.edu/ Center for Entrepreneurship] is a comprehensive year-long program that could result in funding and company/NGO start-up assistance.  Orientation Oct 12 6pm Engineering 2 Courtyard.}}
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Ignite your passion for adventure, action & travel!
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The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to the Rio Theatre. Journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters, and climb the highest peaks. Get your tickets today and be taken away to the most captivating places on earth.
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[https://events.ucsc.edu/event/2093] }}
  
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{{Event| Climate Science and Policy through the Looking Glass|Weds 2/28|
  
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{{Event|10th annual student volunteer fair |10/14|
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Event dates:  
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The UCSC Student Volunteer Center is proud to host our 10th annual Volunteer Fair on October 14th, 2010. The event will be held in Quarry Plaza where organizations from Santa Cruz County will be tabling to show their volunteer needs. Help your local community and get involved!
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02/28/2014 - 7:30pm
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Location: Bay Tree Bookstore  - East part of campus
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: Student Volunteer Center
 
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10/14/2010 Thursday 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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Colleges Nine/Ten Multi-purpose Room
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Name: Erin Flannery
 
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Phone: 459-3363
 
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Email: volunteer AT ucsc.edu
 
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[http://www2.ucsc.edu/svc/svc_volunteer.php Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Exhibit: CULTIVATING A MOVEMENT
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This conference will bring broad public attention to the challenges of climate change and provide compelling reasons why effective action is immediately required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the adoption of alternative sources of energy and other approaches. Admission: Free  [https://events.ucsc.edu/event/2189 More]}}
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A History of SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ORGANIC FARMING ON CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST |10/14|
 
  
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The UCSC Library’s Regional History Project recently completed oral histories with fifty-eight farmers, activists, researchers, and educators who shaped the organic farming and sustainable agriculture movement on the Central Coast and beyond over the past four decades. This exhibit at both libraries features images and excerpts from the oral histories as well as contextualizing material from the UCSC Library’s collections. An exhibit reception highlighting stories from the archive will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 4-6 pm at the UCSC Science and Engineering Library’s Current Periodicals Room. The complete collection of colorful, informative stories told by dozens of pioneers in the development of organic farming and sustainable food systems in California’s Central Coast region as well as audio clips, photographs and other resources is now available digitally on the UCSC Library’s website at http://library.ucsc.edu/reg-hist/cultiv/home. In addition, the set of ten bound, printed volumes of interview transcripts and narrator photographs is available through the UCSC Library, the Santa Cruz Public Library, and the Watsonville Public Library. Individuals and institutions interested in purchasing copies of some or all of the volumes may email ihreti@ucsc.edu.
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{{Event| "Climate Change from the Streets" |Weds 3/3|
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Michael Mendez: "Climate Change from the Streets: Community Action for Global Environmental Health Impact"
  
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Room: Lobby McHenry and Science and Engineering Libraries, September 1 through December 10, 2010
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Michael Mendez's research identifies whether and how governments are considering the needs of the most socially vulnerable populations, particularly communities of color in climate change decisions and actions. Drawing on case studies in California, he traces the methods environmental justice groups are using to contest global scientific practice in the localization of climate change interventions.[https://events.ucsc.edu/event/2100 More]}}
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: UCSC Library’s Regional History Project
 
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[http://library.ucsc.edu/reg-hist/cultiv/home Link]}}
 
  
  
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{{Event|Bioneers |10/15-17|
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{{Event| Play The River! Free!| 1/25|
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The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum presenting breakthrough solutions for people and planet—join us in San Rafael, California, October 15-17 (with intensives October 14 and 18), 2010. Buckminster Fuller [http://bfi.org/node/2137 design session] online 9 am - 5pm thurs)
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Play The River! Free!
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Come play in nature and help playtest experimental environmental games! A short hike brings you to a small beach on the beautiful San Lorenzo River where the games are played. Games For San Lorenzo River, Henry Cowell Redwoods Hiking Trail is a pair of site-specific environmental games designed for natural play using natural materials. Bring a playful attitude and be prepared to wade in the river (wetsuit booties provided) and hop on rocks. also 2/8 2/22[http://www.ucscrecreation.com/survivalSkillsAndNaturalHistory.html More]}}
  
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At this year's conference, social and scientific innovators focus on solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity.
 
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[http://www.bioneers.org/conference Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event| Ecovillages Around the World| Mon 1/27 |
  
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{{Event|Lecture:  "Increasing Evidence that Prions Cause Most Neurodegenerative Diseases" |10/15|
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Ecovillages Around the World: Lessons for Sustainable Community a talk by Dr. Karen Litfin, University of Washington
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1st Annual Tony Fink Memorial Lecture
 
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Key Note Speaker: Professor Stanley B. Prusiner, M.D. Professor of Neurology, UCSF "Increasing Evidence that Prions Cause Most Neurodegenerative Diseases"
 
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10/15/2010 Friday 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
 
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This annual event was established in 2010 to honor and celebrate Professor Tony Fink’s exceptionally distinguished career in Biomedical Chemistry. His research enhanced our understanding of a multitude of biochemical processes, including antibiotics and Parkinson’s disease, with an impact that extends well beyond his specific field of research. The event will help us remember how Tony touched all of our lives. The annual Tony Fink Research Biomedical Chemistry Lecture was initiated through the generosity of alumni, members of the Chemistry/Biochemistry faculty and industry. Our goal is to expand the student fellowship and operational funds so that the Fink lecture can be an annual event.
 
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Location:  PSB Atrium & Baskin Auditorium 101
 
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4:00 pm: Reception - PSB Atrium 5:00 pm: Lecture - Baskin Auditorium 101
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: UCSC Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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Author of Ecovillages:  Lessons for Sustainable Community
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Name: Lesley-Reid Harrison
 
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Phone: 459-4823
 
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[http://www.chemistry.ucsc.edu/seminars/index.html Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Sometimes in April|10/15|
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Monday January 27
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10/15/2010 Friday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 
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Docudrama about the April 1994 Rwandan genocide. This film is shown from the perspective of Augustin, a captain among the subjugated Hutu tribe.
 
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Location: Crown College  - East part of campus, Fireside Lounge
 
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Open to UCSC Staff, Students, and Faculty only
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: Crown College Programs
 
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[http://crown.ucsc.edu/cal/ Link]}}
 
  
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12:30-1:40 ENVS Colloquium, ISB 221
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3-4:30 PM College Eight “Red” Multipurpose Room}}
  
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{{Event|World Food Day|10/16|
 
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On June 2, [http://www.msf.org/ Doctors Without Borders] partnered with VII Photo to launch [http://www.starvedforattention.org/about.php Starved for Attention], an international campaign on the crisis of childhood malnutrition. An estimated 195 million children worldwide suffer from the effects of malnutrition.  But right now, the world’s top food aid donors, including the United States, Canada, Japan, and the European Union, continue to supply and finance nutritionally substandard foods to developing countries, despite conclusive scientific evidence of their ineffectiveness in reducing childhood malnutrition.
 
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The vast majority of childhood nutrition programs in developing countries that are supported by international food assistance rely almost exclusively on fortified blended flours such as corn- and soy-blend (CSB) cereals. CSB cereals do not meet international standards for the nutritional needs of children less than two years of age.  In light of World Food Day tomorrow, October 16th, we have sent an open letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack calling on them to stop supplying nutritionally substandard food to malnourished children in developing countries.
 
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[http://www.starvedforattention.org/take-action.php Sign the petition]}}
 
  
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{{Event| Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous| 1/28 |
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The Institute of the Arts and Sciences presents Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous: Exploring the Frontiers of Knowledge and Imagination, Fostering Interdisciplinary Networking
  
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{{Event|Sneak Routes and Secret Places|10/17|
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Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous (LASERS) are a national program of evening gathering that bring artists, scientists, and scholars together for informal presentations and conversations. Speakers give brief presentations about the intertwining of art and science. Questions like "why art and science" and "why now" will provide context for the series as a local forum for presenting art and science projects underway throughout the University of California, in the Bay Area, and beyond.
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An informative Bike Ride, Sunday, October 17th, 10AM-2PM <br/>
 
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Departs from the UCSC Recreation Office  <br/>
 
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$5 for UCSC Staff and Students, 10$ for Everyone Else. <br/> Join People Power for a tour of the lesser-known bikeways of Santa Cruz! The ride will be a slow and easy 8 – 12 miles. No one will be left behind. Participants can end the ride downtown at 1PM or continue back to the Rec Department by 2PM. Stops include pie and drinks at Fairy-Tale Farm and visits to the Bike Co-op and the Bike Church. You will need a bike in good working condition, helmet, layered clothing, and water. For more information contact People Power at 425-0665 or info@peoplepowersc.org }}
 
  
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Please join us for refreshments at 6:45 p.m. followed at 7 p.m. with presentations by:
  
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{{Event|Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour|10/17|
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Jeanne C. Finley, "On-Site: The Locus Between Public and Private"
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10/17/2010 Sunday 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
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Rita Mehta, "When Life Imitates Science Fiction"
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Experience the wildlife and natural beauty that make Younger Lagoon an exceptional local treasure on this docent-led tour to the lagoon and its beach habitat. Learn about the ongoing research and habitat restoration work that help this vital ecosystem thrive. Tour includes a short hike and is best suited for adults in good physical condition and children age 10 and older. Space limited, free with admission. Reservations required: 459-3800
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Warren Sack, "Using Software (Art) to See the World"
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Location: Seymour Marine Discovery Center
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Erika Zavaleta, "Conserving Nature's Services in An Age of Extinction"
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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[https://events.ucsc.edu/event/2161 More]}}
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Admission: Adults: $6.00 Students/Children: $4.00 Members: Free
 
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu seymourcenter.ucsc.edu]}}
 
  
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{{Event| Eco-village Design Workshop |Weds 12/16-9|
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Eco-village Design Workshop: Natural Building, Sustainable Landscaping, Organic Farming.  Workshop Training in:
  
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{{Event|Coastal Cities: Urbanization, Water, and Environmental Justice |10/18|
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Eco-village Planning, Native Plant Restoration, Earthbag Construction, ‘Pocket House’ Design, Grey Water System Design, Drought-tolerant Landscaping, Food Forest Cultivation, Green Remodeling, Owl Box Construction, and more !
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An interdisciplinary, inter-urban mini-conference
 
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Monday October 18, 2010 2:00-4:30  Humanities 210
 
  
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An interdisciplinary mix of scholars and one coastal regulatory official will come together to explore the environmental and social forces shaping coastal cities like Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Seattle, and New Orleans. These are urgent topics for a planet faced with global warming, water scarcity, and a growing dependency on offshore oil —as well as a global population rapidly moving to cities, and coastal cities in particular. Why do particular urban areas deal with coastal environmental issues so differently?  How do political, economic, and cultural factors affect these differences?  And how do these differences affect the shape of our cities and coastal ecosystems, as well as our current vulnerability to environmental hazards and risk?  A major goal of the conference is to bring faculty and students in the sciences and social sciences into broader dialogue around these questions. [http://urban.ihr.ucsc.edu/events/coastal-cities/ Link]}}
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Where:  Mussey Grade Village Park - 14625 Mussey Grade Road, Ramona, California (45 miles North East of San Diego, California)
  
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When: Mon Dec 16 - Thur Dec 19, 2013
  
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{{Event|Fred Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy |10/20|Fred Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy Speaker Dr. Amber Mace, Executive Director,
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Workshop Fee: $ 90.00 / 4 days or $30 / day  -  Scholarships and Work Exchange available
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California Ocean Protection Council Wednesday, October 20
 
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MUSIC RECITAL HALL, UC SANTA CRUZ, 7:30 PM. [http://www.ucsc.edu/founders Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|UC Santa Cruz - Research Review Day 2010|10/21|
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Student/Military/Native American/Locals discounts available
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Research Review Day 2010 will highlight some of the groundbreaking research that is being pursued at the Baskin School of Engineering. The program is divided into three focus areas -- Biotech, Energy, and Human-Centered Design -- in order to give you a broad view of the exciting research that is being undertaken as we develop technology for a changing world. We have allowed ample time for discussion and hope you will find the day stimulating and rewarding.
 
  
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There is no registration fee.
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Includes:  Four days of fun-filled, hands-on, natural building, organic farming, appropriate technology and landscape design. Swimming pool, camping, nutritious shared meals.  
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$6 for parking permit (permit required to park on campus), $7.50 for lunch (all-you-can-eat pizza, salad, drink, cookies)
 
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[http://news.ucsc.edu/2010/10/research-review.html overview] and [http://rr.soe.ucsc.edu/2010 website]}}
 
  
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All ages welcome ! No prior experience necessary. 
  
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Further Details : www.musseygradefoundation.org 
  
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UC Santa Cruz Environmental Studies Internship credit available.
  
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{{Event|EWG: Calories and Carbon: An Evening with Food Leaders |10/21|
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Contact us for details at info AT realitree.org or phone 831-920-8333 }}
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Please join us for an exhilarating discussion about food, climate change and the crucial role of American purchasing power. Leading the conversation: Environmental Working Group founder Ken Cook,  Whendee Silver, professor of ecosystem ecology at the University of California, Berkeley and Helene York, director of the Bon Appetit Management Company Foundation.  EWG will present an exclusive preview of the Meat Eater's Guide to Climate Change, our upcoming major report featuring a fresh, unorthodox analysis of the environmental impact of everyday food choices. You'll learn about the sizable greenhouse gas emissions from cheese production, protein alternatives with lower carbon footprints -- and much more.
 
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When: Thursday, October 21
 
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6:30 PM -- Panel and sneak preview, Meat Eater's Guide to Climate Change
 
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Where: The Commonwealth Club
 
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595 Market Street San Francisco}}
 
  
  
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{{Event| "Doctor Ocean: A Lively Discussion with Three Marine Wildlife Veterinarians,"|Th 11/7|
  
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{{Event|Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: Green Light or Red Light Ahead? |9/27|
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A panel of three marine wildlife veterinarians from across the Monterey Bay area will discuss their challenges, successes, and unusual experiences during the annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture on Thursday, November 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center.
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When Californians choose a successor to Governor Schwarzenegger this November, will the state stay the course on clean energy or take a new approach? Have recent energy laws brought investment capital  into the state or have they increased costs for companies and consumers? Has California’s central climate change law, AB 32, spurred new jobs and innovation or stifled business? And while America squabbles, is China surging ahead in the clean tech race? Governor Schwarzenegger has passionately insisted that California can grow its economy and protect its rich environmental heritage. Join us for a conversation with the governor about his trip to China, his own record on sustainability, and the energy choices ahead for California.
 
  
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Location: Ballroom J/K, Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway
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Titled "Doctor Ocean: A Lively Discussion with Three Marine Wildlife Veterinarians," the event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited; doors open at 6:30 p.m.
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Time: 11:15 a.m. check-in, noon program
 
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Cost: Students 7$  (what a deal!) Regular $15 members, $25 non-members. Premium (seating in first few rows) $45 members, $65 non-members
 
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Also know: The speakers and audience will be videotaped for future broadcast on the Climate One program on KRCB public TV 22 on Comcast and DirecTV in the Bay Area.}} [http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=13 Link]
 
  
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{{Event|Increasing California's Connectivity with High-Speed Rail |9/27|
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Santa Cruz Mayor Hilary Bryant will moderate the discussion with veterinarians Dave Casper of UC Santa Cruz; Melissa Miller of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Mike Murray of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. These experienced veterinary specialists spend their days nursing aquarium animals, saving stranded marine mammals, and studying unusual diseases. Their work is an essential part of scientific efforts to understand the ocean and its inhabitants. [http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/10/norris-lecture.html more]}}
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Roelof van Ark, CEO, California High-Speed Rail Authority.  Hear from the recently named CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority about the transportation system that could radically change the way we travel. Van Ark will discuss how the project will be moving forward and the benefits that the state can expect as the project rolls out. He will also give his view on specific benefits to the Bay Area region related to connectivity, mobility, environment and the economy. Come and ask your questions about routes, capabilities and other details. Van Ark spent more than 20 years as an executive, managing director, general manager, senior technical manager and senior project engineer for Siemens, the manufacturers of the popular ICE high speed trains, working in Germany, South Africa and most recently in Sacramento, where he was president and CEO of Siemens Transportation Systems.
 
  
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Location: Fourth Street Summit Center, 88 S. Fourth Street, San Jose
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{{Event| "A Place at the Table,"|Weds 11/13|
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Time: 11:45 a.m. check-in/lunch, 12:15-1:30 p.m. program
 
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Cost: $35 members, $35 non-members (includes lunch and parking)}}
 
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[http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=18 Link]
 
  
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On Wednesday, November 13, there will be a screening of film about food and hunger in the U.S., "A Place at the Table," from 6:30-9 PM, in 3 Thimann Hall, followed by a panel discussion. (Screening will begin around 6:50). }}
  
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{{Event|The Growing Classroom: Introduction to Garden-based Learning
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{{Event|Practical Activism Conference: Tools for Local and Global Change|Sat 10/19|
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Educator Workshop |9/30-10/1|
 
  
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This two-day workshop, located at the amazing Garden Classroom, is ideal for those interested in supplementing their existing science program with garden-based learning. Using The Growing Classroom activity guide for grades 2-6, you’ll experience hands-on activities, learn basic science concepts and gardening techniques, and develop management strategies for a school gardening program. Find out how to teach the standards while you guide students through the natural cycles of the garden. You’ll receive Life Lab’s 480 page book, The Growing Classroom, as well as many other ideas and resources. Join us for two days of enriching garden experiences for all educators and teachers!
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The Practical Activism Conference is a daylong, student led conference which features a keynote speaker, ten workshops, various on and off campus organizations, performances, and a variety of hands-on activism activities. This year’s conference will be the 11th annual, and take place on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in the College Nine and College Ten Multipurpose Room, UCSC.
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Dates:
 
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09/30/2010 Thursday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
 
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10/01/2010 Friday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
 
  
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Location: UCSC Farm - Base of campus
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at Life Lab's Garden Classroom
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General Schedule
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: $300 for two days of instruction, all workshop materials, and a farm fresh lunch both days
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10:45-12:00: Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room
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Sponsored by: Life Lab Science Program
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Registration, Refreshments, Creative Activist Opportunities & Music
  
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Contact information for this event:
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12:00- 12:50: Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room
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Name: Amber Turpin
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Opening Session, Spoken Word, Keynote Speaker
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Phone: 459-2001
 
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Email: admin@lifelab.org
 
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[http://www.lifelab.org/workshops.php Link]}}
 
  
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1:00- 2:15: Choose one of the five workshops from each block
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First session of Concurrent Workshops
  
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{{Event|What’s Next Lecture Series| 10/5|
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2:25- 3:40: Choose one of the five workshops from each block
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The What’s Next Lecture Series continues its five part Innovation program with a fireside chat between Reed  Hastings and Sarah Lacy on October 5, 2010 at the Del Mar Theater.  Sarah Lacy, technology reporter for TechCrunch, will interview Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix about his company’s successful use of crowd sourcing for innovation.  The lively conversation between Lacy and Hastings promises to cover a wide range of topics including the company’s recent $1 billion streaming deal, its TV content approach and the unique Netflix corporate culture.  Hastings will provide background and an update on the $1 Million Prize awarded to “BellKor’s Pragmatic Chaos” for improving the movie rental company’s recommendation software.
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Second Session of Concurrent Workshops
  
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The series is a collaboration between UC Santa Cruz, NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, and the City of Santa Cruz.  The final topic in this year-long series will be Gaming & Social Media.  Previous What’s Next Lectures have sold out early, so buy your ticket today.[http://whatsnextlectures.com/ Link].  Previous events can be [http://kusp.org/shows/whats_next.html heard]}}
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3:30-5:00: Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room
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Tabling, Refreshments, Spoken Word Performance, Creative Activist Opportunities, Fair Trade Crafts and more!
  
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{{Event|Ken Norris Memorial Lecture |10/7|
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[http://www.practicalactivism.org/ Learn more] about this year’s conference on October 19th, 2013}}
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Ken Norris Memorial Lecture Panel discussion featuring researchers from UC Santa Cruz's Institute of Marine Sciences discussing the "top 10 things" we've learned over the past 10 years. Thursday, October 7
 
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SEYMOUR CENTER, 7 PM  [http://www.ucsc.edu/founders Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Arboretum Fall Plant Sale|Sat 10/12|
  
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{{Event|Bike to Work Day/7 call for action |now|Contact: Nick Mucha nmucha@ecoact.org.  Location: Breakfast locations throughout Santa Cruz County. Check website for details.  Join thousands of other Santa Cruz County cyclists for the 12th Annual Fall Bike to Work/School Day.  Free breakfast is provided for cyclists at locations throughout the county.  Whether you bike daily or haven't gotten on a bike in years - Bike to Work Day is for you! Get out there and enjoy the fresh air.}}
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10am – 4pm for Arboretum and California Native Plant Society Members
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Noon – 4pm for the general public
  
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{{Event|GMO's and Their Environmental Impact |10/9|
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Not a member of the Arboretum or CNPS and want to get in early?
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Find out more about Genetically Modified Organisms such as salmon.
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Memberships for both organizations will be available at the gate on the day of the sale
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Jeffrey Smith, consumer advocate
 
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Mon, Oct . 4 Live Oak Grange  1900 17th St.
 
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Free (5$ donation requested)}}
 
  
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{{Event|Graywater Workshop |10/9|
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Ever wonder where gardeners and landscapers in-the-know purchase their plants? They flock to the UCSC Arboretum Fall Plant Sale. Hundreds of varieties are carefully chosen to preserve native plants and to introduce Australian, New Zealand, African and other beauties bred for water tolerance and pest control. In partnership with the California Native Plant Society, the sale offers quality, regionally-friendly plants from both groups at great prices. Become a member and you will get the early bird selections (10 a.m. until noon) among the many other benefits of joining and supporting the important work of the Arboretum.
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Title: Laundry to Landscape Graywater Workshop
 
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Date: 09 October 2010
 
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Contact: Sherry Lee Bryan sbryan@ecoact.org
 
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Location: Carmel High School, Carmel, Room 21
 
  
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Learn how to install and maintain a Laundry to Landscape Graywater Irrigation System. Workshop hosted by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District and taught by Ecology Action. This workshop is Free
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Our plant sales are wonderful opportunties to take some of the dazzling color of the Arboretum home.
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PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY CALLING 658-5601 [http://www.ecoact.org/ Link]}}
 
  
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The sale will be held in the Arboretum's Eucalyptus Grove, on Empire Grade near the intersection of Western Drive, on the edge of the UC Santa Cruz campus. [http://arboretum.ucsc.edu/events/fall-plant-sale/ More]}}
  
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{{Event|'''350.org 10/10 Global Work Day''' |10/10| 10/10/10 will be a day of work parties all over the world.
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{{Event|
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David Schlosberg: "The New Environmentalism of Everyday Life: Sustainability, Material Flows, and Movements"|Mon 10/14|
  
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Will you join us?
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Event dates:
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10/14/2013 - 12:30pm
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College 8 Room 301
  
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In every corner of the globe, we will implement solutions to the climate crisis: from solar panels to community gardens, wind turbines to bike workshops. We'll tell leaders: “We're getting to work--what about you?” To read more about our plans for 2010, click [[http://www.350.org/oct10 here] Already there are 6-8 [http://www.350.org/map#/map/37.0105307/-122.1178261/11 Santa Cruz] area events including [http://www.350.org/climate-action-grove-tree-planting tree planting] and [http://www.350.org/santa-cruz-citizens-separation-station-working-day Trash That is Not Trash separation] (which could make for a really interesting research or documentary opportunity [http://www.350.org/oct10 Link]}}
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David Schlosberg offers an analysis of recent developments in environmental activism, in particular among movements orienting around the reconfiguration of material flows. Schlosberg is Professor of Environmental Politics in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, Leader of the Sydney Network on Climate Change and Society, and co-Director of the newly founded Sydney Environment Institute. His work focuses primarily on environmental political thought, environmental and climate justice, and the theory and practice of environmental movements. [https://events.ucsc.edu/event/2038 More]}}
  
  
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{{Event|TEDxChange|9/20|
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{{Event|Harvest Festival| 9/29|
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TEDx and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have teamed up for a very special TEDx project -- TEDxChange. TEDxChange marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the eight Millennium Development Goals set out by the UN to tackle global issues such as poverty, child mortality and disease. Convened by Melinda French Gates and featuring talks by some of the world's most inspired thinkers and doers, TEDxChange will look at what changes have taken place in the last decade, and what more needs to be done to ensure the health and well-being of future generations.
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The Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (aka, The Farm) is holding its annual Harvest Festival on Sunday, September 29, from 11AM to 5 PM.  For those who have not yet been to the farm, or have no idea where it is, this is an ideal opportunity to see (and eat, dance, etc.) one of UCSC's crown jewels.}}
  
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Focused on the theme "The Future We Make," TEDxChange will be hosted by TED curator Chris Anderson. The live event at the Paley Center for Media in New York City will be streamed live to the web on September 20th -- and local TEDx communities around the world will be watching. [http://www.gatesfoundation.org/tedxchange/Pages/default.aspx/ Learn more]}}
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{{Event|Educational Trip to Chiapas. Another World is Happening| 7/13-21|
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For 20 years, members of The Center for Global Justice (CGJ) have been organizing educational trips to Cuba. We have earned a reputation for putting together high quality programs connecting participants with Cuban experts as we explore the key sectors of Cuban society and gain a better understanding of where this besieged island has succeeded and where it has come up short.
  
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The Center has decided to expand its’ destinations of our educational trips to Chiapas, Mexico. Before Occupy Wall Street, Before the World Social Forums, Before the Battle in Seattle, there was the Zapatista Uprising in Chiapas in 1994. Many people consider this event as the first popular uprising against corporate globalization. They refuse to have the neoliberal agenda shoved down their throats. This battle goes beyond resistance. There is a humanitarian oriented philosophy, with concrete programs that the Zapatista’s and other indigenous groups are building in this region. These are the “kernels” I referred to earlier, which make going on this trip so important.
  
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{{Event|Eating Animals - Jonathan Safran Foer, Author |9/21|
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The Chiapas trip is planned for July 13 -21, 2013. Flights will be arranged departing from Mexico City. Please contact the Center office for details or to be placed on the interest list. This will be a small group limited to 12 people so contact us early. The cost for this 8 day trip is $1500. Call Four15-150-0025 or admin AT globaljusticecenter.org for more info.}}
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Jonathan Safran Foer, best-selling aurthor of Everything Is Illuminated and Eating Animals, looks at our dining habits, insatiable appetites and the cultural meaning of food. He explores the ethical, environmental and health risks behind commercial fishing and factory farming and discusses his journey from carnivore to vegetarian. Hear from the man that actress Natalie Portman claims changed her from a "twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist." $18
 
  
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Schultz Cultural Hall - Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Free lot and street parking.
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{{Event|Girl Rising: An exclusive film screening| 5/2|
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9/21/2010 (Tues) 7pm [http://www.artsopolis.com/org/detail/191 Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|International Coastal Cleanup Day |9/25|
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The strength of the human spirit • the power of education to change the world
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International Coastal Cleanup Day is the premier volunteer event focused on the marine environment in the world. In 2009, more than 80,600 volunteers worked together to collect more than 1,300,000 pounds of trash and recyclables from our beaches, lakes, and waterways. California Coastal Cleanup Day has been hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the largest garbage collection" (1993). CCD is an international event with over 100 countries participating in cleanup efforts on this one day.
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Thursday, May 2, 7:00-9:00 pm
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Namaste Lounge, College Nine
  
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Save Our Shores is the local coordinator for Coastal Cleanup Day in Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. In 2009, SOS coordinated nearly 4,000 volunteers in Santa Cruz County alone who removed close to 15,000 pounds of trash and recycle from our local beaches and waterways in just 3 hours. We look forward to taking over coordination for Monterey County this year!
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Join us to view 10x10’s feature film, Girl Rising, a
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Coastal Cleanup Day engages people to remove trash from beaches and waterways, to identify the sources of trash, and to change the behaviors that cause pollution.  Attention kayakers, they really need help on the river sites!  UCSC students can rent kayaks from OPERS.
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groundbreaking documentary directed by Academy
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Award nominee Richard Robbins. Girl Rising tells the
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story of 9 extraordinary girls rising up from
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poverty, discrimination, exclusion, violence, and
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sexual exploitation…and their struggles to get an
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education. Nine girls from 9 countries, whose
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stories were written by 9 celebrated authors and
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narrated by 9 renowned actresses, including Meryl
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Streep and Selena Gomez.
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10x10 is a campaign to reach global audiences and
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inspire individuals to take action for girls.}}
  
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The 26th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 9 am to Noon at many sites across Santa Cruz County and Monterey County! [http://www.saveourshores.org/what-we-do/plastic-pollution-initiative/trash-removal-programs/annual-coastal-cleanup-day Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event| Spring Plant Sale| 5/4|
  
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{{Event|OPERS OPEN HOUSE/DEMO DAY |9/25|
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UCSC Farm and Garden Spring Plant Sale
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Office of Physical Education, Recreation & Sports
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05/04/2013 Saturday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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09/25/2010 Saturday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Join us on Saturday, May 4 (10 am-3 pm) and Sunday, May 5 (10 am-2 pm) to shop the biggest and best collection of organically grown flower, herb and vegetable starts, perennials, grasses, and other landscape plants available in the region. Friends of the Farm & Garden receive 10% discount on plant purchases and are welcome to a "members' hour" on Saturday, May 4, from 9 am-10 am, prior to the 10 am opening. For more information, contact 831.459-3240 or casfs@ucsc.edu.
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Join us at the East Field House for an afternoon of Yoga, Aikido, Salsa, Cardio Kickboxing, Core Strengthening, Zumba, Massage, Meditation, Dance, Tennis, Rock Climbing (ROCK WALL), Swimming, Scuba and so much more including Wellness Center demo's. We will have 30 minute drop in classes for you to check out. First 500 students to attend receive a free "mystery" gift. Bring a swimsuit if you wish to join in on the pool fun. Hope to see you there. All events are free to UCSC Undergrads and Graduate Students.
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Location: Barn Theater - Base of campus
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Location: East Field Center - East part of campus
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The sale takes place at the corner of Bay and High Streets. Parking is available at the Barn Theater parking lot.
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All events are at the East Field House, MUltipurpose Room, Dance Studio, Activities Room, East Gym, Swimming Pool, Wellness Center and Martial Arts Room
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Staff, Students, and Faculty only
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Admission: Free}}
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Admission: Free
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Kathy O'Hara Ferraro
 
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Phone: 459-1693
 
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Email: kferraro@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://www.ucscrecreation.com link]}}
 
  
  
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{{Event|Banff Mountain Film Festival |9/25|
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{{Event|UCSC Earth Week - Digging Deeper: The Arts & The Earth| 4/19-27/|
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Saturday 7:00 PM to 9:15 PM
 
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Faster, steeper, higher, deeper! The most outrageous mountain sport films from the 33rd annual Banff Mountain Film Festival will thrill and inspire you with big-screen adventures when RADICAL REELS comes to UCSC Classroom Unit 2 (above the Bay Tree Bookstore at 7 pm on September 25. Bike tough trails, paddle wild waters, and ski steep slopes. The Radical Reels Tour runs every spring & winter and spans North America bringing a variety of mountain sport films to a wide range of viewers from hard-core outdoor adventurers to weekend warriors. Grab your tickets and hang on to your seats as we present the world’s best action films on skiing, boarding, climbing, biking, kayaking and more – all brought to life on the big screen. This stop on the RADICAL REELS tour is hosted by UC Santa Cruz Recreation.
 
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Location: Classroom Unit II  - East part of campus
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: $5 UCSC Students with ID $10 Students and Seniors $12 General Admission
 
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[http://www.ucscrecreation.com/ Link]}}
 
  
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2013 UCSC Earth Week - Digging Deeper: The Arts & The Earth explores the definition of sustainability as it functions in a social context through an artistic lens. Sustainability in its rawest form, is the capacity to support, maintain, or endure. This year’s bookend Earth Week events highlight how people across disciplines encounter issues of sustainability, and how artistic practices are in fact powerful instruments of change in achieving holistic sustainable practices.
  
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{{Event|Harvest Festival at the UCSC Farm |9/26|(Note date correction). You don’t want to miss our annual Farm celebration, as we host our biggest "open house" of the year, including our third "Food for Thought" forum on local food issues. Live music, food, apple tasting, an apple pie bake-off, garden talks, hay rides, kids’ events, tours, displays by local farmers, chefs, and community groups make this a great event for adults and kids. Free for Friends’ members and kids 12 and under; $5 for non-members. Call 831.459-3240 or send email for more information or to volunteer for this wonderful community event.
 
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Location: UCSC Farm  - Base of campus
 
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near CSA barn at top entrance
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free for Friends’ members and kids 12 and under; $5 for general public.
 
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Sponsored by: Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden, Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
 
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09/25/2010 Saturday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
 
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[http://casfs.ucsc.edu Link]}}
 
  
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FESTIVAL OF ARTS
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FRIDAY, APRIL 19 ~ 7:00 - 9:00 PM
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COLLEGE EIGHT & OAKES DINING HALL
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FREE FOOD, LIVE BAND, OPEN MIC!
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Kick off Earth Week with an evening of sustainability themed
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art by UCSC students. Check out sculptures, photography,
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paintings, enjoy spoken word artists, dancers, join in on an
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open mic, and connect with sustainability organizations.
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Mckenzie Laird: mllaird@ucsc.edu (831) 459-4902
  
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{{Event|Marine Mammal Research Tour |9/26|
 
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09/26/2010 Sunday 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM
 
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Go behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age.
 
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Location: Other Campus Location
 
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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: $6 Adults; $4 Seniors (64+), Students, Youth (4-16); Members & Children (3 & under) are free.
 
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Sponsored by: Friends of the Long Marine Lab
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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PICA: GARDEN WORK DAY
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Name: Abby Borsgard
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SATURDAY, APRIL 20 ~ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Phone: 459-3799
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THE VILLAGE: B- QUAD
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Email: aborsgar@ucsc.edu}}
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Join PICA (Program In Community & Agroecology) every
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Saturday for community workdays at the Foundational Roots
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Garden (at the entrance to the B-quad, the Village). Help dig
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garden beds, pull weeds, build compost, plant veggies, and
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sow seeds. Bee Vadakan: vvadakan@ucsc.edu (831) 459-5818
  
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TAPS: STREET SKILLS FOR CYCLISTS
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SUNDAY, APRIL 21 ~ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Join TAPS (Transportaion and Parking Services) in a free two
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hour class to help you become a more confident and com-
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petent bicycle commuter. Register by e-mail. Cathy Crowe:
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cacrowe@ucsc.edu (831) 502-7942
  
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{{Event|climate change and coastal retreat |8/15| Coastal geologist Gary Griggs will discuss climate change and coastal erosion in a public lecture at the Seymour Center on Sunday, August 15, at 1 p.m. Griggs is a distinguished professor of Earth and planetary sciences and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at UC Santa Cruz. His talk, "Climate Change, Rising Sea Levels, and Coastal Retreat," is part of the Science Sunday lecture series at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory. The event is free with paid admission or membership. }}[http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3964 Link]
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PICA: PERMACULTURE WORKSHOP
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SUNDAY, APRIL 21 ~ 10:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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THE VILLAGE: BUILDING A-3
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Taught by Alex Aaron- avid gardener and Ken Foster- owner
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of Terranova and permaculture teacher at Cabrillo College.
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All levels of gardeners are welcome! Come learn about
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ecological design and self-maintained agricultural systems!
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Practice implementing aspects of permaculture in the gar-
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den! Bring a lunch! Lora Johansen: ljohanse@ucsc.edu (831)
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459-5818
  
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ESLP: E(ART)H JUSTICE - MOUNTAIN TOPREMOVAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ART BY
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ELIZABETH STEPHENS AND ANNIE SPRINKLE
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MONDAY, APRIL 22 ~ 7:00 - 10:00 PM
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KRESGE TOWN HALL
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Professor of Art at UC Santa Cruz, internationally recognized
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artist, and filmaker Elizabeth Stephens partnered with inter-
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nationally known multi-media artist, performance artist, and
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pioneering feminist film-maker Annie Sprinkle explore how,
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“We aim to make the environmental movement a little more
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sexy, fun and diverse, and joyously do our part to take care of
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our beloved Earth. “ Naomi Stern: nestern@ucsc.edu
  
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{{Event|Planting the Thanksgiving Feast
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SEC: RECYCLED FASHION SHOW
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Preparing the Fall Garden |8/28|
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 ~ 5:30 - 7:30 PM
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Gardening instructor Trish Hildinger will teach you how to extend your gardening season and prepare your garden for fall and winter. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a snack. $15 for Friends’ members; $20 for non-members, payable at the workshop. Questions? Call 831.459-3240 or email casfs@ucsc.edu._Part of the Friends' "Victory Garden" series on home food production.
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COLLEGE EIGHT RED ROOM
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Location: UCSC Farm  - Base of campus
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Join the Student Environmental Center (SEC) and create your
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Louise Cain Gatehouse
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own recycled look! Rpurpose waste materials (newspapers,
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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magazines, cans, bottles, cardboard etc) into a creative outfit
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Admission: $15 for Friends' members $20 for general public
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and at the end of the event you’ll get to showcase your
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Sponsored by: Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden, Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems. 08/28/2010 Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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group’s then dinner will be provided. Darya Soofi: dsoofi@
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[http://casfs.ucsc.edu Link]}}
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ucsc.edu (530) 321-6729
  
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{{Event|BP and Health Care Protest|7/13|
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FSWG: BIKE TOUR: FARMS AND
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GARDENS OF SANTA CRUZ
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SATURDAY, APRIL 27 ~ 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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EAST FIELD HOUSE RECREATION OFFICE PORCH
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Join the Food Systems Working Group (FSWG) on a fun, day-
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long bike tour of farms and gardens around Santa Cruz! Visit
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some community gardens in town before heading up the
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coast to get our boots dirty on some full-on farms. Be pre-
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pared for about 20 miles of biking and a great day out learn-
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ing a little more about where our fruits and veggies come
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from! $5 Fee. Megan Laird: malaird@ucsc.edu (831) 459-3675
  
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Who Are YOU Fighting For? Vulnerable Communities or Big Oil Companies?
 
  
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Join us in a rally calling for targeted revenue solutions and advocate for an oil severance fee to prevent over $6 billion in cuts to health and human services. Come prepared to make noise and send a clear message that we need a Family Recovery Budget that protects our most vulnerable communities like seniors, children and people with disabilities and not big oil companies!
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FILM FESTIVAL
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Saturday, April 27th, 2013
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1:00 - 6:30 p.m.
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College Eight Red Room
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FREE FOOD!  
  
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Noon
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SCHEDULE
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1:00 p.m.: Wasteland
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3:00 p.m.: Panel & Discussion
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4:00 p.m.: Born Into Brothels
  
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In front of the BP (Arco) station at the corner of Almaden Expressway and Cherry Avenue
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The Film Festival closes Earth Week through film screenings centered around sustainable practices through the arts on the international level. From the red light district of India in Borne Into Brothels to landfills of Brazil in Wasteland, artists are fighting for practices and ways of life that ensure prolonged health and quality of life for all living things.
  
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San Jose (just north of the 15th SD)
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In the form of powerful artistic methods, this film festival seeks to illustrate the different ways we are capable of not only promoting, but implementing sustainable methods of life. With this event, we aim to make clear the inextricable links between people and the physical earth, revealing their struggles, and their common origins.
  
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Sponsored by The California Faculty Association, Health Access, Alameda Health Consortium, CA Alliance of Retired Americans, CA Primary Care Association, CA National Physicians Alliance, Planning for Elders and Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN)
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VOLUNTEERS: Interested in volunteering for events?
  
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For more information, questions, or accommodations, please contact College Eight Programs Office at (831) 459-4902 or Mckenzie Laird at mllaird AT ucsc.edu. }}
  
  
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{{Event|Chinese Development and Natural Preservation|7/22|  
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{{Event| Spring Plant Sale| 4/20/|
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UCSC's Ed Grumbine will delve deeply into the issues facing the Chinese government as it strives to create economic growth while respecting local populations and the environment—a conundrum which, if solved, can provide lessons for the United States and the entire world. What damage will China’s rapacious economic expansion do to the environment? To provide power without air pollution, China has dammed up many of its rivers, fueling its burgeoning economy at nature’s expense. However, as Grumbine documents in Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River, China faces a host of competing priorities: health care for impoverished villagers; habitat for threatened tigers; goods for a growing middle class; clean air for all citizens; and energy to power new cities. Those priorities have come head to head in China’s remote Yunnan province, where the Nujiang River remains the only undammed river in the country.
 
  
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Ed Grumbine will discuss the lessons from his book, Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River, and take questions from the audience.
 
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Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
 
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[https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/697350602 Webinar Registration ]}}
 
  
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Spring Plant Sale - Arboretum and CNPS: Two Plant Sales in One!
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04/20/2013 Saturday 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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This annual spring plant sale (we do it in Fall too) opens to the public at noon. Select non-invasive, drought tolerant plants that are California natives or native to Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa. They happily grow side-by-side in our Mediterranean climate. We sell cacti and succulents as well. Check websites arboretum@ucsc.edu or www.cruzcnps.org for more information.
  
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{{Event| Education for Sustainable Living Program| Mondays|
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Location: Arboretum
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[http://eslp.enviroslug.org/ Education for Sustainable Living Program] Student-run course, great guest lecturers. offers an amazing Monday night lecture series. Mondays 7pm-10pm at Classroom Unit 2
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The two sales are held in the Arboretum Eucalyptus Grove, located on High St. at Western Dr.
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free
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[http://arboretum.ucsc.edu Link]}}
  
  
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April 19, 2010
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{{Event| Guardianship for Future Generations| 4/21/|
  
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Sheila Davis:
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You are invited to a practical workshop, free and open to all: Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Water St.,
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''Renewable Energy & Clean Technology''
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Santa Cruz. RSVP 831 428-5096, or for more information contact CAtour AT wilpf.org. Sponsored by eleven local community groups involved in planning for a sustainable Santa Cruz – and planet – the program will run Friday evening, April 19, from 7 – 9pm and Saturday, April 20, from 9 am – 1:30 pm. The workshop focuses on practical (and brilliant) tools communities can use to protect our commons–-land, resources, air, water, and ourselves from poisons and bad policies.}}
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Over the past 10 years, Sheila Davis has played a valuable role at SVTC and in shaping environmental policy in the high-tech industry. She is one of the co-founders of the Computer TakeBack Campaign and sits on its steering committee. In 1996 she researched and developed the first electronic recycling legislation to reach the California Governor’s desk and in 1999 spearheaded the first pilot programs in the country to collect and recycle electronic waste from the residential curbside. Before becoming SVTC’s executive director, she served as program director of SVTC's Sustainable Technologies Program (formerly the Clean Computer Campaign). Sheila's research, advocacy and policy development led to a successful ban on hazardous electronic waste from the California municipal landfills and the subsequent passage of the first electronic recycling legislation in the nation. Sheila holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of California and served as a journalist, state legislative aide and community development specialist before joining the staff of SVTC.  
 
  
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{{Event| Silicon Valley Energy Storage Symposium| 4/21/|
  
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April 26th: Don Davidson – Rhythms of Sustainability
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The fourth annual Silicon Valley Energy Storage Symposium will take place on Thursday, April 11, at the Microsoft Auditorium, 1065 La Avenida Street, in Mountain View.
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Founder of Rhythm Well will lead us in a unique drumming exercise with the entire class. www.rhythmwell.com
 
  
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May 3rd: [http://www.oaec.org/brockdolmanbio Brock Dolman] & [http://www.nativeland.org/mn.html Melissa Nelson] – Watersheds & Water Consciousness.
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Organized by Joint Venture Silicon Valley, with partners including the UC Santa Cruz Center for Sustainable Energy and Power Systems (CenSEPS), the symposium will bring together key participants from the public and private sectors, as well as from the academic and research communities, to discuss energy storage issues and Silicon Valley's role in the energy storage industry.[http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/03/energy-storage.html More]}}
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UCSC alum and director of Occidental Arts & Ecology Center's (OAEC) Water Institute provides a new perspective on water. Also, UCSC alum from the Cultural Conservancy on the inclusion of water consciousness into modern sustainability. www.oaec.org. www.nativeland.org
 
  
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May 10th: Fair Trade: Going Deeper
 
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UCSC's student group, Friends of Community Agroecology Network (FoCAN) present Leigia Del Carmen from an organic fair trade coffee community in Nicaragua on current and future issues of Fair Trade. www.canunite.org
 
  
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May 17th: Sasha Rabin – Building from the Earth
 
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A perspective on alternative building techniques and permaculture from a member of Seventh Generation Natural Builders. www.sgnb.com
 
  
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May 24th: Wendolyn Bird & Robbie Jaffe – Storytelling and Environmental Education.  A storyteller on the inclusion of environmental education in modern sustainability. Also, Co-Director of CAN, co-founder of the Life Lab Science Program and UCSC lecturer on outdoor education. www.tendertracks.com.
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{{Event| International Youth Exchange for Food Security and Sovereignty| 4/10/|
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[http://eslp.enviroslug.org/lecture-series.html link]}}
 
  
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The Community Agroecology Network (CAN) and the student group FoCAN will be hosting the 3rd International Youth Exchange for Food Security and Sovereignty at UCSC April 8-16. One of the public events, co-sponsored with El Centro, Merrill College, and College Eight is scheduled in the Red Room and we are looking for students to participate!
  
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{{Event|Displacement: We Have Come to Ruin Your Surfing| 4/7-5/8|
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Food is Power: Youth Sharing Strategies across Borders for Food Sovereignty
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SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION BY ALEX KOPPS
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April 10th, Wednesday
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04/07/2010 through 05/08/2010 Tu W Th F Sa 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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College Eight: Red Room
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Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 7, 5:00-7:00PM Conversation with: Alex Kopps and Jonathan Steinberg, 6:30PM. UCSC Sesnon Gallery presents Displacement: We have Come to Ruin Your Surfing by Bay Area artist, filmmaker, and surfer Alex Kopps. Kopps will create a site-specific installation, combining aspects of his visual practice with artifacts, video clips, and elements of his upcoming film, Displacement. Kopps describes his mixed media installations as “a garage sale of texture and emotion.” Displacement: We have Come to Ruin Your Surfing runs April 7 through May 8, 2010 with a public reception on Wednesday, April 7 from 5-7pm, featuring a conversation with Alex Kopps and Jonathan Steinberg at 6:30pm. The exhibition is in conjunction with the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History’s presentation of Surf City Santa Cruz: A Wave of Inspiration running March 27–July 25, 2010 showcasing surf-related work of local artists and technical innovators (http://www.santacruzmah.org/). Support for the Sesnon Gallery exhibition was made possible by the Charles Griffin Farr Fund.
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1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Location: Porter College  - West part of campus
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Lunch Provided
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Sesnon Gallery
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Thirteen visiting youth leaders and Action Ed program coordinators from Mexico and Central America will discuss how they are working towards building food security and how students can get involved through field study and internship opportunities with CAN. We are looking for College Eight Students who would be interested in an intercultural exchange and share ideas with the youth leaders at this event. While the event is open to all students, the youth leaders are primarily Spanish speakers, so we hope to bring more bilingual College Eight students to this event. If you have any students in mind, please forward this information to them, interested students can SIGN UP below.
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Admission: Free
 
  
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To learn more about this exchange please visit: [http://www.canunite.org/updates/can-announces-public-events-2013-youth-exchange here]}}[https://docs.google.com/a/ucsc.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDF5Y3pwaWVJMDVDcFZCZ1hqbS00VWc6MQ#gid=0 Signup].
  
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Leslie Fellows
 
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Phone: (831) 459-5667
 
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Email: lfellows@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://arts.ucsc.edu/sesnon Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|The Harrison Studio: On Mixing, Mapping and Territory| 2/6-3/13|
  
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{{Event|2010 San Francisco Bay Area Environmental and Energy-Saving Fair featuring [http://www.ecoact.org Ecology Action]
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Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison
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|6/19| The San Francisco Bay Area Environmental and Energy-Saving Fair is hosted at the Tech Museum in San Jose, free to the public (with museum admission), and will provide information, education and resources on the many aspects of green living including: Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency, Sustainable, Non-Toxic Products, Pollution Prevention, and Zero Waste. Expert presentations and informational tabling is scheduled throughout the day.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - Friday, March 15, 2013
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Sesnon Art Gallery, Porter College (UCSC)
  
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Ecology Action Energy Efficiency Specialist Steve Suba will be giving a presentation at the event on Energy Efficiency for Businesses, and will also host a table with information about Ecology Action's programs. Stop by, say hello and get all your environmental questions answered.
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Reception: 6:00–7:00pm Sesnon Gallery
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Contact: Anna Hirst anna@ecoact.org
 
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Location: The Tech Museum 201 South Market Street, San Jose}}
 
  
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{{Event|Whale of an Auction |6/19|
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Gallery Hours: 12:00–5:00 PM Tuesday - Saturday
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Shimmering Silver Seas
 
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06/19/2010 Saturday 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
 
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The Friends of Long Marine Lab (FLML) will hold its 25th annual "Whale of an Auction," the group's popular annual benefit for the Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Lab on Saturday, June 19 at Cowell College on the beautiful University of California, Santa Cruz campus. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Over the past 25 years, the auction has grown from humble beginnings into a lavish affair featuring both silent and high-energy live auctions featuring one-of-a-kind research tours, photographic adventures, fine wines, fabulous dinners, and so much more! A delicious feast adds to the excitement––caviar, oyster bar, catered buffet, fine wines, champagne––and it’s a green event with all seafood chosen in accordance with Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch guidelines.
 
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Location: Cowell College  - East part of campus
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Advanced Purchase by June 10: $85 Seymour Center Members/$95 General Admission $100 at the door
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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Please join us for a series of lectures on Eco Art in conjunction with the Art Department course Material Metaphors taught by Elizabeth Stephens.
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Name: Lisa M Rose
 
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Phone: (831) 459-3694
 
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Email: lmrose@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu Link] }}
 
  
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{{Event|Chat with Gasland creator  |6/22|
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Creating Meaning in Form: The Earth as Metaphor
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Groundbreaking filmmaker Josh Fox takes a closer look at natural gas drilling and fracking and their effects on communities in his award-winning documentary Gasland.  After Fox was offered $100,000 to lease his land to a drilling company, he set off on a cross-country journey to investigate the environmental risks of fracking. During his 24-state trek, he uncovers alarming facts about the natural gas industry, health problems as a result from this contamination and (not surprisingly) loopholes in federal environmental regulation. HBO  On Tuesday, June 22 at 2 PM join us on EWG's Enviroblog for a live chat with Gasland's filmmaker, Josh Fox, and EWG natural resources staff. You won't want to miss this opportunity to discuss the award-winning documentary and the terrifying effects of drilling on our water. }} [http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2c=JJ%2FlqPYlhwTt1Jiyo%2FvyIu%2Bv81mcs1Wp trailer][http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=RNeEWFABgXzR%2FOC0577lEe%2Bv81mcs1Wp chat]
 
  
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@ Porter Faculty Gallery D222 4:30-6pm followed by a reception at the Sesnon Gallery.[http://maps.ucsc.edu/content/5910/map_detail map][http://art.ucsc.edu/galleries/harrison-studio-mixing-mapping-and-territory More]}}
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{{Event|Urban Watch Water Quality Monitoring  |6/23|
 
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Wednesday, June 23 2010, 8:30am
 
  
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Do you care about water quality, and the health of fish and other organisms in our waterways? Join the Coastal Watershed Council as we collect water quality data as part of the Urban Watch program. This volunteer-based program monitors storm drain outfalls for common urban pollutants like detergent, chlorine and ammonia-nitrogen.  Urban Watch program participants work in teams with CWC staff to monitor water quality at storm drains in Live Oak and Aptos every two weeks from June through October. Urban Watch program volunteers run in-field chemical analysis on water collected from these storm drains.
 
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Location : 3701 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz CA
 
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Contact : (831) 464-9200; volunteer AT coastalws.org }}
 
  
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{{Event|Hands Across the Sand|6/23 |  
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{{Event|TRAMPLING OUT ADVANTAGE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CALIFORNIA WINE AND GRAPES| 3/4/13|
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"Hands Across the Sand has really picked up steam over the last few weeks: there are hundreds of events registered in the US, and more popping up from New Zealand to the Dominican Republic. We haven't felt this kind of energy behind a day of action since Oct 24th, when 350.org coordinated what CNN called "the most widespread day of action in political history." Many of our friends and allies are getting behind what's shaping up to be the biggest day of action against offshore drilling, but we can't make this big enough without your help.
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Emeriti Lecture Featuring Bill Friedland
  
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Join Hands Across the Sand next weekend: [http://350.org/hands Link]
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TRAMPLING OUT ADVANTAGE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CALIFORNIA WINE AND GRAPES
  
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Hands Across the Sand got its start as a grassroots campaign in Florida - with ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Now they've put out the call throughout the US and even the world -- to pull together people on June 26th.
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03/04/2013 Monday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
  
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If there's not already an event being planned near you, consider starting one yourself. These events don't take much planning--after all, you're just asking people to join you for an hour or so at the beach. But it's an important hour--it's a chance to show President Obama and our Members of Congress where we stand. Let's make it count."}}[http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BZHmnHiDg9wndyQfiHQc0N0fdGo6OGOh Link ]
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California grapes are first in the nation financially and second in economic value of all California agricultural commodities. Wine makes up much of grapes economic value, with California producing 90% of US wine. California inherits, along with other wine producing nations, a cultural legacy dating back eight millennia. Although California wine has a much shorter history, beginning during the mission period, its modern period dates essentially from the early 1970s. Its efflorescence began in the 1970s with two significant events: a Bank of America report calling attention to the increasing significance of wine consumption, and the Paris wine tasting that compared French and California wines in a blind tasting by notable French oenophile experts who thought California wines were French and French wines were Californian. The California wine industry is highly structured in production and consumption. The bulk of California wine is produced by a handful of companies using hundreds of labels to mask their corporate ownership. Consumption is stratified into a limited number of economic ranks. ... The behavioral and material culture of wine has elaborated a stunning collection of cultural artifacts. California wine continues to generate new cultural artifacts, conforming to the long human history with wine.
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Location: Music Center Recital Hall  - West part of campus}} [http://www1.ucsc.edu/news_events/calendar/DisplayEvent.aspx?EventId=19595 More]
  
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{{Event|Ecologic Design Lab Events|7/1 &13-6 |
 
  
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The [http://ecologicdesignlab.com/ Ecologic Design Lab] and the Green Building Brigade would like to invite you to participate in a free guided tour of the Stanford Global Ecology Center in Palo Alto on July 1, 2010. We will meet there at the center at 11am sharp so the tour can begin on time. Please contact Andrea Del Rio, Green Building Brigade Program Manager, for more info, car pooling opportunities and details.
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{{Event|Entrepreneurship Showcase| 3/5/13|
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My name is Carlos Sanchez and I am a UCSC student that is currently enrolled in an Entrepreneurship Seminar. This seminar will be running an entrepreneurial show case at the end this coming spring quarter. Its intent is to give students of all majors and talents the drive to pursue their ideas through a business project and the opportunity for it to be showcased to investors, greater corporations, business owners, and high level affiliates. Scholarship awards will also be given to students whose projects meet a certain standard. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help us in spreading the word about this showcase to your department and convince professors to make announcements in class in order to get recognition and make the showcase not only a success but a traditional and distinguishable event at UCSC.
  
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Also we would like to invite you to participate in - "The Shaman's Weave" a natural building workshop in the Santa Cruz Mountains from July 13-19, 2010 in which we will be building a ceremonial 'living' temple out of a bamboo weave and cob.
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There will be an informational Showcase Roll-Out Event on March 5th from 12:30 to 3:30pm in the courtyard between Engineering 1 and 2. This will be a chance for those who are interested to learn more about the event, and how to participate as well as meet with facilitators for any questions.
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cagsanch AT ucsc.edu}}
  
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During this project, you will receive hands-on building experience, natural design instruction, fresh organic meals and small daily prayer/meditation ceremonies. This project will consist of the building of a 30- person Temple for La Ventana, an existing spiritual retreat center in the pristine Santa Cruz Mountains. The project will be constructed over the course of several workshops taking place during the summer and fall of 2010. Come learn and build with us!
 
  
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Please contact [http://www.greenbuildingbrigade.com/ Green Building Brigade] Program Manager Andrea Del Rio for more info. }}  
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{{Event|Whale Watching| 3/9/13|
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Meeting Dates: Depart Saturday, March 9, 9am-3pm
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Location : Depart from Recreation Office Porch 9 am
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Little compares with the thrill of seeing your first whale and it's a feeling that doesn't change over time. The explosion of vapor as it surfaces and exhales, the enormous back as it arcs out of the water, the beautifully sculpted flukes as they rise from the sea, spilling water before flipping up and disappearing in the depths. It is deeply moving and for some, an almost religious experience. The comeback of the gray whale is an environmental success story. There is debate currently as to whether or not they should be taken off the endangered species list. Every year over 20,000 California Gray Whales pass through our bay waters on their annual winter migration from the cold arctic waters to the warm water lagoons of the Baja Peninsula for their calfing season. This month another migration begins and will be a good opportunity to see the California gray whale off the California coast. Join us on a 3-4 hour cruise, complete with naturalist, to view their migration. Sightings of dolphin, porpoise and other marine mammals are common. Sign up in advance. Note: There is an addition $30 boat fee due in person at the Recreation Office by Tues., Feb. 21.  See also whale hike. [http://www.ucscrecreation.com/adventureOutings.html http://www.ucscrecreation.com/adventureOutings.html]}}
  
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{{Event|New California Solar Initiative Program: Solar Thermal  |6/14|
 
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Monday, June 14 2010, 10:00am - 3:30pm
 
  
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CSI Thermal (Solar Water Heating) Program Workshop
 
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Monday June 14th, 201010:00am to 3:30pm
 
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Watsonville Civic Plaza Community Room275 Main Street, Watsonville. This workshop is limited to applicants, self-installers, and installation contractors planning to participate in the CSI Thermal Program.  The California State Licensing Board-listed owner of a contracting firm is required to attend a session of this workshop in order to be eligible to participate in the program.  Attendance by all other company employees is optional, but is strongly recommended for installers and other personnel involved in the application process.  A general understanding of solar water heating systems as well as technical knowledge of Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) guidelines and standards is assumed.  The class will cover general information about the CSI Thermal program, its requirements and application process.
 
  
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Please visit [http://www.pge.com/mybusiness/edusafety/training/pec/classes/index.jsp?reqType=detail&ID=4299&db=PEC4299.csv&pageTitle=Class%20Details%20and%20Registration&postback=yes this link] to learn more about the class or to register to attend.  You may also contact Jessica Tellez at JLTg AT PGE.com }}
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{{Event|UCSC Farm and Garden Docent Training| 3/12|
  
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03/12/2013 Tuesday 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
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Farm & Garden volunteer docents help with a range of activities that include tours, public education events, work days, and other efforts that support the CASFS Farm & Garden’s community outreach mission. For more information and to sign up for the first “no obligation” training session, please contact Amy Bolton at 831.459-3240, or casfs@ucsc.edu. Docent training sessions will run for five consecutive Tuesdays, from March 12 through April 9. See additional details at: http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/02/docent-training.html
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Location: UCSC Farm  - Base of campus
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Louise Cain Gatehouse
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Friends of the UCSC Farm and Garden, Measure 43
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Estimated Attendance: 25
  
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{{Event|Shark Waters |6/3 th|  College 8 DL lounge 7-9 pm, documentary on shark finning.}}
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Martha Brown
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Phone: (831) 459-3376
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Email: mtbrown AT ucsc.edu
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[http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/02/docent-training.html link]}}
  
  
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{{Event|Regents' Lecture: Movement Matters: Potential for Transformative Change|6/8|
 
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Regents' lecturer Surina Kahn, vice president of programs for the Women's Foundation of California, will deliver a Regents' Lecture, "Movement Matters: Potential for Transformative Change," at 4 p.m. Thursday May 27 at the Stevenson Event Center, UC Santa Cruz.
 
  
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The lecture, sponsored by the UCSC Community Studies department, is free and open to the public. Kahn will discuss effective strategies for building movements across issues and communities, and offer a critique of the current state of social justice movements and philanthropy. She has a deeply informed perspective on what is required to bring equity and justice to our society from her work developing community-based organizations throughout California.
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{{Event|Alan Chadwick: There Is a Garden in the Mind| 3/13|
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Paul Lee, There Is a Garden in the Mind
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Start: 03/13/2013 7:00 pm
  
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Earlier, from 1-3 p.m. in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge, Kahn will moderate a panel discussion "Accessing Opportunity: Building Alliances and Solving Problems."  Free . [http://http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3795 link]}}
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There Is a Garden in the Mind presents an engaging look at the work and life of pioneering organic gardener Alan Chadwick and his profound influence on the organic farming movement. In this wide-ranging and philosophical memoir, author Paul Lee recounts his first serendipitous meeting with Chadwick in Santa Cruz in 1967, and their subsequent founding of the Chadwick Garden at UCSC, the first organic and biointensive garden at a U.S. university. }}[http://www.bookshopsantacruz.com/event/paul-lee-there-garden?utm_source=Garden+in+The+Mind&utm_campaign=34428fa7fc-Test_22_19_2013&utm_medium=email More]
  
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{{Event|World Water Day| 3/22|
  
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{{Event|World Ocean Day|6/8|[http://theoceanproject.org/wod/ weblink]}}
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[http://www.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/world-water-day More]}}
  
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{{Event|Release Party: Cultivating a Movement |5/24|
 
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Celebrate the release of the UCSC Library's Cultivating a Movement:
 
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An Oral History of Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture on California's Central Coast!
 
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05/24/2010 Monday 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
 
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Sharing of the oral histories; photo display; music by the Rolling Cultivators; seasonal refreshments.
 
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Location: UCSC Farm  - Base of campus
 
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Louise Cain Gatehouse (park free at the Barn Theater parking lot AFTER 5:00 p.m.)
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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{{Event|Southwest Wanderings: Pueblos, Agriculture, and Water System of New Mexico| 3/22-31|
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Name: Irene Reti
 
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Phone: (831) 459-2847
 
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Email: ihreti@ucsc.edu }}
 
  
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{{Event|Green Trends|5/28 Weds| Presentation on various green technologies  Bascom 152 5-7pm}}
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Meeting Dates Pre-trip Meeting: Tuesday, March 5, 6:00-8:00pm at Recreation Office
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Trip Dates: Friday, March 22 - Sunday, March 31
  
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Steep yourself in the majestic landscape of New Mexico and the Southwest for an adventure into building relationships, assisting others, and exploring wild spaces.  In partnership with Tesuque pueblo farmers and Sol Feliz farms in Taos, participants will assist with community based water & food system development by clearing impacted acequias, planting and working on farmscapes, and sharing stories and meals with regional leaders and thinkers in the Southwest Food movement. In addition to learning current and traditional agricultural practices we will explore mountainous landscapes, hot springs, and magnificent vistas of the Jemez Mountain Range.  Come prepared for a service learning experience that encapsulates working on the land with adventurous outings in the wilderness for reflection and wonder amidst spectacular scenery and grand narratives of a land seldom engaged in this fashion. [http://www.ucscrecreation.com/springbreakTrips.html OPERS]}}
  
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{{Event|Al Gore in Monterey|5/17|
 
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Tickets are now available for the season finale of the [http://www.panettainstitute.org/ Panetta Institute] Lecture Series ''Our Environment: Can We Save the Planet that Sustains Us?'' featuring former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore. Moderating will be Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University and host of PBS Planet Forward. The lecture will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2010 at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey. Tickets for the forum are available for $85.00 and can be purchased by contacting the Panetta Institute at 831-582-4200.  Students get special access, including an afternoon session in a more intimate setting [http://www.panettainstitute.org/programs/lecture-series/afternoon-student-program/ info]  .The session will also be [http://www.panettainstitute.org/programs/lecture-series/webcast-information/ webcast live] and probably shown later on PBS}}
 
  
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{{Event|Earth Hour| 3/23|
  
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{{Event|7th Annual Cesar Chavez Convocation|5/20|
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At 8.30 p.m. on March 23, hundreds of millions of people will turn off their lights for one hour in a huge, symbolic show of support for our planet. From Las Vegas to New Delhi, cities around the world will come together to stand up for the one thing that unites us all -- our planet. Will Santa Cruz be among them?}} [http://worldwildlife.org/pages/earth-hour-city-challenge More]
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05/20/2010 Thursday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 
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With keynote speaker Maria Hinojosa. More information forthcoming
 
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Rachel Ogata
 
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Phone: (831) 459-1253
 
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Email: rogata@ucsc.edu }}
 
  
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{{Event|Alternative Energy Spring Break Trip| 3/24-8|
  
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{{Event|Marine Mammal Research Tour|5/23|
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Come on an  Alternative Energy Spring Break Trip with Stanford's chapter of CALPIRG Energy Service Corps! We envision a more energy-efficient world, and believe that we can create it. Do you? If so, you should come along for our Alternative Energy Spring Break Trip! Tackle energy waste locally! Teach kids about energy conservation! Work with local non-profit Acterra! Engage local VIPs and media! We'll also have fun activities, like a hike and a movie night.
  
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05/23/2010 Sunday 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM
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Sunday 3/24-Thursday 3/28
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Go behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited, free with admission. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
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Location: Other Campus Location
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Housing will be in your usual room campus. We will eat meals as a group, and transportation to our local service sites will be coordinated for you.
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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab
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For more details, and to register for the trip, visit our  sign-up page!}}[http://www.webaction.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=44960 link]
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Category: Announcement - Class/Workshop - Tour
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: $6 Adults; $4 Seniors (64+) and Youth (4-16); Children (3 & under), Members, and UCSC undergrads are free.
 
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Estimated Attendance: 12
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Abby Borsgard
 
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Phone: (831) 459-3799
 
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Email: aborsgar@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://www2.ucsc.edu/seymourcenter Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador Summer Literacy program| 2/27|
  
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{{Event| Community Agro-ecology Network|5/11| Speaker at 6 pm  Sustainability Center Living Center Lower Quarry [http://casfs.ucsc.edu/farm2college/index.html#CAN CAN]}}
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This summer, The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) is sending UCSC students to El Salvador to support the National Literacy Program and earn academic credit. Since 2010, 140,000 adults have become literate in El Salvador. You can be part of this transforming process!
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The Literacy Brigade date for this summer: July 1-14
  
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CISPES is also sending Salvadorans and Salvadoran-Americans to El Salvador to learn about the tradition of radical resistance and exploring transnational identities. Delegates will meet today's social movement leaders and experience this unique historical moment under the first left government in the country's history and have the opportunity to earn academic credit.  The Radical Roots delegation dates: June 22-29.  Come learn more about these two events that you can be a part of, at our orientation on Wednesday Feb 27th at 7PM at Merrill Lounge. Bring a friend!}}
  
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{{Event|Gardening Marathon on May 14 and 15 to raise funds for Arboretum|5/15|
 
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Volunteers and students will work with staff in two- to three-hour shifts and garden through the night, starting at 9 a.m. on Friday and ending with a party and a rare plant auction at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The event will help raise funds for the Arboretum through sponsorships, although participants are not required to get sponsors since they will already be helping the Arboretum through the work they do. To sign up for the Gardening Marathon, send an e-mail to arboretum@ucsc.edu.}} [http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3731 Link ]
 
  
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{{Event|Bike Week 2010 Start Date|5/9|
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{{Event|Strengthening the Roots Convergence and Community Seed Summit| 2/22-3|
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Join us for the 23rd Annual Santa Cruz County Bike Week
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From February 22-24, join hundreds of students and youth sharing skills, building relationships, and creating a healthy and just vision of their food system and communities. The Strengthening the Roots convergence at UC Santa Cruz will bring together college and high school student leaders from across California in partnership with youth based organizations to host CA’s largest student driven food, justice, and community conference to date! See the link for registration details.}} [https://docs.google.com/a/ucsc.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGZTVENHQTUySUpXWmxvWFVuM2hDdmc6MQ Link]
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Actual Bike To Work Day May 13 (pancakes!)
 
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Contact: Nick Mucha nmucha@ecoact.org
 
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Location: Santa Cruz County
 
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More information on all activities at:
 
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[http://bike2work.com/ Link]}}
 
  
  
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{{Event|The New Youth Movement: Changing U.S. Politics and Advancing Social Justice|5/12|
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{{Event|Science & Justice Working Group: Seeding sustainability| 2/23|
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[http://cjtc.ucsc.edu/ Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community]'s 11th Annual Spring Lecture
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Science & Justice Working Group: Seeding sustainability--hunger, biotech, and the future of food systems
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with Erica Williams of Campus Progress
 
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05/12/2010 Wednesday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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Vandana Shiva, Delhi, India
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Name: Miranda Schirmer
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Saturday, February 23, 2013, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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Phone: (831) 459-3718
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Location: UCSC Media Theater
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Email: msmith@ucsc.edu }}
 
  
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{{Event|Rail and Trail Day|5/15|
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Food and agroecology activist Shiva joins a panel of scientists and philanthropists to discuss the role of genetically modified seeds in sustainable food systems in the global south. Free but rsvp}} [https://docs.google.com/a/ucsc.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGNDTmk0T1d5dUo1dGEtRUZxbEV3R3c6MQ#gid=0 Link]
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Contact: Nick Mucha nmucha@ecoact.org
 
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Location: Santa Cruz Train Depot Park  (119 Center St., two blocks from the wharf).
 
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Bring your bike on the train to Felton for a fun, community ride down scenic Highway 9 to Santa Cruz. CHP escort provided for safety! Helmet and tickets required ($8 adults/$4 children).
 
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Co-presented with Santa Cruz County Cycling Club, Friends of the Rail Trail, Amgen Tour of CA, Santa Cruz Finish.}}
 
  
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{{Event|Innovations in Energy: New Sources, Crucial Savings, and How We'll Finance It|4/28|
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{{Event|Gretel Ehrlich, Facing the Wave| 2/24|
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28 April 2010
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A passionate student of Japanese poetry and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake- and tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast, to bear witness and listen to the survivors. In an eloquent narrative that blends reportage, poetic observation, and deeply felt reflection, she introduces us to fishermen, farmers, teachers, monks, outcasts, and an eighty-four-year-old geisha, who survived the wave to hand down a song that only she still remembered. Their harrowing and inspirational stories are set against a landscape both shattered and beautiful, with the ever-present specter of the nearby Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex that spews radiation into the fields and the fishing grounds. Gretel Ehrlich is the author of This Cold Heaven, The Future of Ice, and The Solace of Open Spaces, among other works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Bookshop Santa Cruz.}} [http://www.bookshopsantacruz.com/event/gretel-ehrlich-facing-wave More]
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Location: Kuumbwa Jazz Center in downtown Santa Cruz
 
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Innovations in Energy: New Sources, Crucial Savings, and How We'll Finance It on April 28, 2010 from 7:00 9:00 pm.
 
  
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The panel will feature  Dr. James L. Sweeney, Director of the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency at Stanford University, and Daniel Shugar, CEO of Solaria Corporation.  Paul Rogers, managing editor of KQED and the Natural Resources & Environment Writer at the San Jose Mercury News, will moderate the panel as they explore current trends and recent innovations in renewable energy production, business and residential efficiency devices and programs, and the investment opportunities and trends driving opportunity and adoption.
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{{Event|"The Past and Future of the Oil Curse"|2/7|
  
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The series is a collaboration between UC Santa Cruz, NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, and the City of Santa Cruz.  Upcoming topics in the year-long series will include The New Workplace (June), Breakthroughs in Research & Development (October), and Gaming & Social Media (December).
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Please join us for a talk by Michael L. Ross:
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Here are the links for more information and to buy tickets:
 
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[http://whatsnextlectures.com/ WhatNext]
 
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[http://energyinnovation.eventbrite.com/ Energy Innovation]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Invisible Children: Legacy|4/29?|College 9/10}}
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"The Past and Future of the Oil Curse"
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Thursday, February 7th, 4-6pm
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College Eight Multi-purpose room (Red Room)
  
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{{Event|Reel Work Film Festival|thru 5/5|Friday, April 30
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Michael L. Ross is a Professor of Political Science at UCLA, an alumnus of UCSC, and author of The Oil Curse:  How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations (Princeton 2012)}}
  
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8 pm Beach Flats Community Garden, Santa Cruz
 
  
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The Garden (Scott Hamilton Kennedy, 2008, 80 min) South Central LA residents organize to save their fertile piece of Eden from development.[http://www.reelwork.org/schedule.htm Link]}}
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{{Event|Writing at the Edge: A Point Reyes Retreat| 2/8-10|
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With Sarah Rabkin
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February 8 – 10  • 6PM Friday – 2PM Sunday • $150 ($140 Members)
  
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{{Event|Biologic. Intellectuals. Level. |5/1|
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On the lip of a continent or at the limits of propriety, edges are jumping-off places—unsettling and exhilarating. All writing that's alive and meaningful is writing "at the edge": writing to discover what we don't quite know; writing at the junction of the human and larger-than-human worlds; writing on the brink of something new.
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BIL is an unconference for people changing the world in big ways. It's a place for passionate people to come together to energize, brainstorm, and take action. We invite you to bring your world into ours.
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This overnight retreat is for both new and experienced writers who seek inspiration and encouragement, collegiality and solitude, and above all, time to write in the midst of [http://www.ptreyes.org/index.shtml Point Reyes]' wild beauty. Bring a notebook waiting to be filled, a project in progress, or both. Readings and discussions will equip you with new writing techniques and strategies; prompts will connect you with ideas that are poised to fly. The two days will include instruction, in-class and solo writing time, optional sharing of drafts, and optional instructor conferences. You will emerge with new work and new perspective.}} [http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=234340 register]
  
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BIL Santa Cruz 2010 will be May 1st in Santa Cruz, CA.
 
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[http://santacruz.bilconference.com/ Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|UCSC holds free e-waste recycling benefit |4/24|
 
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E-waste is collected for recycling at an Earth Day event held in 2009. This year UCSC is sponsoring a community e-waste recycling benefit on Saturday, April 24.
 
  
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Electronic waste such as computers, monitors, printers, televisions, VCRs, scanners, and cell phones will be collected and recycled for no charge Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 2300 Delaware Ave., Santa Cruz, corner of Delaware Avenue and Natural Bridges Drive, on the Santa Cruz Westside.
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{{Event|Seeing Below the Surface: Using new technology to study the underwater lives of humpback whales| 1/20|
  
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The community recycling event is sponsored by UC Santa Cruz as part of Earth Week and is organized and managed by PSC Environmental Service, a hazardous waste contractor for the University of California.
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Sunday, January 20 - 1 PM
  
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A complete list of e-waste that will be accepted for recycling can be found at [http://ehs.ucsc.edu/2010ewaste Link]. Materials not eligible are also listed. }}
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Ari Friedlaender, Marine Ecologist
  
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{{Event|UC Haiti Summit|4/24|
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Whales spend over 90 percent of their lives underwater and out of view. In order to understand how these ocean giants navigate, feed, socialize, and maneuver, scientists have engineered tags that allow a glimpse into their watery world. Dr. Friedlaender will share his experiences tagging humpback whales and recreating the underwater behaviors of these whales from Antarctica to Alaska to Cape Cod. This exciting new research helps us understand previously unknown whale behavior, and provides critical understanding about the risks they face from human activities from fishing to shipping.
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In response to a desire by faculty, students, and staff on all 10 UC campuses to find ways that our university can support the rebuilding of Haiti, a group of UC students has taken the initiative to organize a “UC Haiti” Summit. As a UC system, we have much talent and expertise in many different fields needed to assist the Haitian people in the long process of rebuilding their earthquake-devastated country. We are pleased to support our students' efforts in putting together this Summit.
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Science Sunday is free with admission or membership. UCSC undergraduates free with valid student ID. [http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/calendar.html#Cheetahs Link]}}
  
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A series of meetings is being planned to take place on April 24, 2010 at UCSF Mission Bay campus.  The day will involve discussion among UC students, faculty, and staff to identify possible projects, explore collaborations, and develop a plan of action.
 
  
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Members of the UC community have a long and proud history of public service, and the long-term rebuilding of Haiti is an effort where our faculty, staff, and students may wish to contribute their talent, creativity, and expertise.
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{{Event|Time Management Workshop|W 1/23|
  
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Please send all inquiries to uchaiti@gmail.com  and register through [http://www.tinyurl.com/uchaiti Link].}}
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for College Eight Students
  
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{{Event| The Future of Our Food System |4/12|The Future of Our Food System: Taking a Bite into Climate Change and Agriculture
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Wednesday, January 23 rd
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Monday, April 12, 7 pm - 9 pm
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7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Rm 105, Oakes College, UCSC
 
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Noted author Anna Lappé presents a free talk on climate change and the food system. Anna Lappé is a national bestselling author and public speaker,
 
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known for her work on sustainable agriculture, food politics, and
 
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social change. Named one of TIME’s Eco-Who’s Who, Anna leads
 
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the Cambridge-based Small Planet Institute, a collaborative
 
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network for research and popular education, and the Small Planet
 
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Fund, which has nearly half a million dollars for democratic social
 
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movements worldwide, two of which have won the Nobel Peace
 
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Prize since the Fund’s founding in 2002. Anna holds an M.A. in
 
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Economic and Political Development from Columbia University’s
 
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School of International and Public Affairs and has just released her
 
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new book: ''Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End
 
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of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It'' [http://casfs.ucsc.edu/community/calendar.html More events]}}
 
  
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{{Event| Airborne Wind Turbines and Personal Electric Aircraft|4/15|
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College Eight Academic, Room 240
  
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Transforming Energy and Transportation: Airborne Wind Turbines and Personal Electric Aircraft
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Presented by Abdishakur Omar, Academic Counselor
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UCSC Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)}}
  
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Among renewable energy options, conventional wind energy is indisputably the most abundant, clean, and cost-effective. However, conventional wind turbines are limited by the availability of near-surface wind. Conventional wind turbines located at very good wind sites achieve 35% capacity.
 
  
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Joby Energy is developing airborne wind turbines (AWT) that harness the power of high-altitude wind. Our AWTs operating in higher altitudes, have a projected capacity factor of 70%, double that of a similarly rated conventional wind turbine, thus resulting in considerably lower energy costs.
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{{Event|JOHN MACKEY: A WHOLE-ISTIC APPROACH TO CAPITALISM (SV)| 1/23/13|
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John Mackey, CEO, Co-founder, Whole Foods Market; Co-author, Conscious Capitalism
  
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Can Personal Electric Aircraft Transform Your Commute?
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Iconic CEO and co-founder Mackey is known for his all-natural approach to a mega chain of grocery stores, Whole Foods. His stores are, in part, credited with a boom in the healthy food movement whereby terms like organic, local, wild and hormone free becoming rote for more than just the Birkenstock crowd. He's also taken the formula for conscious capitalism and corporate social responsibility to a whole new level, and other businesses are following suit. In his new book, Conscious Capitalism, co-authored with Professor Raj Sisodia, Mackey discusses the transformative business movement wherein value rests on something more than just finances. For Mackey, it's about the emotional, ecological and even spiritual purposes of business. The market for competitive advantage is changing, and the world's best companies are catching on to the holistic equation. Find out more about the Whole Foods story from the man himself.
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DATE: WED, JANUARY 23, 2013
  
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Joby Aviation is developing a compact electric personal aircraft designed for efficient high speed flights over short distances. Electric propulsion enables our prototype to take off and land vertically like a helicopter while retaining the efficiency of an airplane. Can safe and quiet electric aircraft transform the way we commute?
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Location:  Schultz Cultural Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
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Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students. Premium (priority seating and copy of Mackey's book) $40 standard, $40 members.[http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2013-01-23/john-mackey-whole-istic-approach-capitalism-sv More]}}
  
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This event is free and open to the public; no registration required. All talks take place at George E. Pake Auditorium, PARC (www.parc.com/map). There is parking available on site and the venue is handicap accessible.
 
  
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PARC FORUM about + online media archive:
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{{Event|JARED DIAMOND| 1/24/13|
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http://www.parc.com/events/forum.html link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Neoliberalism and the State Regulation of Labor in Mexican Maquiladoras: The Role of Women Workers in the Struggle for Labor Rights|4/16|
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DATE: THU, JANUARY 24, 2013
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Maria Eugenia de la O Martínez: "Neoliberalism and the State Regulation of Labor in Mexican Maquiladoras: The Role of Women Workers in the Struggle for Labor Rights"
 
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04/16/2010 Friday 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
 
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Maria Eugenia de la O Martínez is a researcher at Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social-CIESAS-Guadalajara. Trained at the Sociology Doctoral program of COLMEX, Colegio de Mexico, Ciudad de México, she specializes in gender issues and contemporary processes of industrialization. Her early work represented path breaking studies on the feminization of labor at the Maquila industry and accompanied the sociological impact of early stages of NAFTA. Focusing on labor issues, she writes about actual and current shifts on the condition of organized labor and the restructuring of the industrial sector, specifically what she calls "new feminization of labor." Being that NAFTA will mark twenty years of its signing in 2013, Dr. de la O Martínez is re-appraising labor issues. Her most recent articles are: "Women in the Maquiladora Industry: Toward Understanding Gender and Regional Dynamics in Mexico," (2009) and "Feminine Labor Geography in Mexican Assembly Factories." (2006). Her talk will be based on an on-going study she preliminary entitled "Neoliberalism and the State Regulation of Labor in Mexican Maquiladoras: The Role of Women Workers in the Struggle for Labor Rights," a part of this project deals with contemporary developments of the labor movement in the last decade, specifically the cases of Mining, Electricity and the new forms the Maquiladora industry has taken. Her talk will be based on an analysis of the meaning of masculinity found among women's jobs in the Maquiladoras of Mexico and it is based on research conducted in Matamoros, Guadalajara and Ciudad Acuña.
 
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Location: Other Campus Location
 
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Room: 520
 
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Humanities Bdg 1
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: Sponsored by the Center for Labor Studies - Staff support provided by the Institute for Humanities Research, UCSC.
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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Jared Diamond, Professor of Geography, UCLA; Author, Guns, Germs, and Steel, Collapse, and The World Until Yesterday.  Pulitzer Prize-winning author Diamond examines how Amazonian Indians, Inuit and other traditional societies have adapted and evolved for nearly 6 million years. He explains what we can still learn from these traditional societies regarding universal human problems like elder care, child rearing, physical fitness and conflict resolution.
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Name: Shann Ritchie
 
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Phone: (831) 459-5655
 
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Email: sritchie@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://ihr.ucsc.edu/archives/center-for-labor-studies link]}}
 
  
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Location:  Schultz Cultural Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
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Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program, 1 p.m. book signing
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Cost: Regular: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students. Premium (priority seating and copy of new book) $45 standard, $45 members. }}[http://support.commonwealthclub.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.commonwealthclub.org%2fevents%2f2013-01-24%2fjared-diamond&srcid=17592&srctid=1&erid=4006102&trid=39ebf3cf-ff9a-4996-859d-732121c270d5 details]
  
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{{Event|TEDx Monterey: Sustainability|4/16|
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{{Event|Cheetahs on the Run|1/26|
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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at [http://www.ted.com/ TED.com]. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown
 
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[http://www.tedxmonterey.org/ Link]}}
 
  
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Frans Lanting and Chris Eckstrom
  
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{{Event|Robotics Open House|4/16|
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Join Frans and Chris on a remarkable journey to uncover the secret life of the cheetah--the fastest animal in the world, and the most vulnerable of all the big cats. In this year's show, Frans and Chris travel from the fabled Serengeti Plains of East Africa to the remote deserts of central Iran, where Frans gained exclusive access to document the last wild cheetahs left in Asia--cats so rare that few people know they exist. This show features images and video from a brand-new assignment Frans and Chris produced for National Geographic, and includes coverage of cheetah "supermoms" raising kittens on the run--and on the edge of survival--as well as the little-known cultural history of cheetahs in Iran, which dates back thousands of years. Join us for a fascinating afternoon or evening of discoveries and insights about the shiest and most elegant of great cats. Proceeds from the presentations will benefit the Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Lab.
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Computer engineer Jacob Rosen demonstrates a robotic exoskeleton in his lab, which will host an open house on Friday, April 16. Photo by Jim MacKenzie.
 
  
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Robotics research labs at UC Santa Cruz will be open to the public on Friday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as part of the first annual National Robotics Week. Visitors to the open house can see demonstrations of various robotic systems developed by researchers in the Baskin School of Engineering at UCSC.
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Tickets on sale December 11, 2012
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Seymour Center Members $18 / General Admission $23
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Tickets available:
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Seymour Marine Discovery Center
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Online at [http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu] or [http://seymourcenter.brownpapertickets.com http://seymourcenter.brownpapertickets.com]}}
  
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Two laboratories in the Engineering 2 Building will be participating in the open house: the Bionics Lab in Room 201, led by Jacob Rosen, associate professor of computer engineering; and the Autonomous Systems Lab in Room 316, led by Gabriel Elkaim, associate professor of computer engineering.
 
  
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Demonstrations in Rosen's Bionics Lab will include surgical robotics and a wearable "exoskeleton" (see earlier news story). Elkaim's Autonomous Systems Lab will feature instruments for robotic vehicles and other research projects, as well as student projects from the Mechatronics course.
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{{Event|Democracy Now! broadcast from the annual U.N. Climate Change Summit| 12/3-7|
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Democracy Now! will broadcast from the annual U.N. Climate Change Summit, as it convenes in Doha, Qatar. Tune in next week, Dec. 3-7, to see our coverage of the official proceedings, as well as events outside the conference.
  
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The open house is sponsored by the Department of Computer Engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering. For more information, call (831) 459-2448.}} [http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3682 More info]  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjsl8o3Ud2w video]
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As Amy Goodman noted in her recent column, "No world leader at the UN climate change summit hasn’t heard the warnings, but it will take popular pressure to make them act."
  
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Please send us suggestions for people at COP 18 we could interview and any interesting climate-related news updates to stories(at)democracynow.org with "Doha" in the subject line. You can also tweet us at @democracynow or message us on our Facebook page.
  
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{{Event|Intellectual Forum - What does the future look like?|4/17|
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For years, Democracy Now! has closely followed the issues of global warming and climate change. We reported live from the three recent U.N. Climate Change Conferences in 2010 from Cancún in 2009, from Copenhagen, and in 2011 from Durban. In addition, we attended the World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change hosted by Bolivia in 2010.
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04/17/2010 Saturday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
 
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Three UCSC alumni explore the next generation of communities, work and health care, offering fascinating insights into the way we’ll live our lives: * Jamais Cascio (Cowell, anthropology and history ’88) Writer, leader, and visonary, Jamais will share scenarios of the future that criss cross the boundaries of technology, the environment, and society. Research Fellow Institute For The Future Named by Foreign Policy as one of the top 100 global thinkers and as a "moral guide to the future" * Shannon Brownlee (College Eight, biology ’79) Nationally known writer and essayist whose book, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer was named the best economics book of 2007 by the New York Times. * David Bank (Oakes, politics ’82) Vice President Civic Ventures. A veteran journalist, Bank was a reporter for The Wall Street Journal for nine years, covering Silicon Valley and the software industry. His book, Breaking Windows: How Bill Gates Fumbled the Future of Microsoft (Free Press) was named one of the "Best Business Books of 2001" by the Harvard Business Review.
 
  
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Location:  Humanities Lecture Hall
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We have interviewed many of the world’s top scientists, writers, policy makers, activists, indigenous leaders and academics who focus on these issues. We also continue to follow the local and global environmental movements who are organizing to directly confront the root causes of global warming, advocate for climate justice, and to provide sustainable alternatives.}} [http://www.democracynow.org./blog/2012/11/29/democracy_now_will_broadcast_live_from_cop18_doha_climate_change_conference More]
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Shayna Kent
 
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Phone: (831) 459-3966
 
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Email: skent1@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://ucsc.edu/daybythebay/ Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Hacking Meat: An Online Conversation Exploring The Future of Meat| 12/7|
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Food+Tech Connect, GRACE Communications Foundation and Applegate are hosting an online conversation, asking leading food and technology innovators: “How can information and technology be used to hack* (or reimagine) the future of meat?”
  
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{{Event|40th Anniversary Earth Day|4/17-23|Earth Summit
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There has never been more interest in disrupting the way meat is produced, distributed, sold, consumed and communicated to the public, yet significant barriers exist to scaling current solutions. This is why we are inviting thought leaders and the public to better define these challenges and explore ways that data, technology and new communication methodologies can be used to create a more sustainable, profitable and healthy future of meat.
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04/23/2010 Monday,Friday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
 
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Join the Student Environmental Center, College Eight Programs, and various other campus groups for this year's Earth Summit. On the morning of Friday, April 23 the Campus Earth Summit will be held in the College 9/10 MPR, where the campus community will gather together to envision the steps ahead as UCSC works to become a sustainable campus. Whether you're new to the ideas of sustainability and environmental justice or have been involved for years, Earth Summit will provide opportunities for you to explore and connect with the movement!
 
  
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[http://sec.enviroslug.org/earth-summit.html Schedule]
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Please join the conversation and share your own ideas or product requests in the guest post comments, on your own blog (send us a link), on Twitter (hashtag #hackmeat) or on Facebook. We will collect all of your ideas into a community “wish list,”** which will serve as an open resource for those looking to develop or fund meat-related technologies.
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Also [http://sec.enviroslug.org/global-vibrations.html Global Vibrations]: Celebrating Culture, Community, & Environment
 
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Sunday April 18th, 2010 - Saturday, April 24th, 2010
 
  
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
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While the conversation will begin online, we are also be hosting an in-person “hackathon,” an event during which volunteers will self-organize to develop tools and solve problems over the course of 48 hours. “Meat // Hack” will occur December 7 – 9 in NYC and will bring together key stakeholders to present their meat-related challenges and work with entrepreneurs, technologists, creatives, academics and policy experts to rapidly prototype new solutions. Sign-up to participate in the hackathon here. [http://www.foodtechconnect.com/ Food+Tech Connect]}}
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: [http://sec.enviroslug.org/index.html Student Environmental Center] via SOAR with Contributions from Campus Sustainability Office and College Eight
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Mike Kittredge
 
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Phone: (831) 459-4902
 
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Email: mkittred@ucsc.edu
 
  
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See also [http://earthday.net/ National website] City of SC Earth Day 2010 will take place on April 17th from 11am to 4pm rain or shine in the San Lorenzo Park and Benchlands behind the County building.
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{{Event|Gus Speth| 11/27|
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There are a few spots left for an
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inspiring and fun evening with [[Eco-heroes|Gus Speth]]. Gus is author of the
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award-winning America the Possible book series and founder of World
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Resources Institute. He will discuss the problems in which the United
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States now finds itself and how we can move towards an attractive and
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plausible future that we can still realize.
  
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Local PBS stations have tons of [http://www.kqed.org/science/earth/ green programming] all week on radio and TV (most will be downloadable soon) }} [http://www.ecocruz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=373&Itemid=126 Local link]
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[http://www.worldaffairs.org/audio-video/2012/renewing-america.html 11/12 Bay Area talk] (video).
  
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*Date/Time: *Tuesday Nov. 27, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
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*Place: *Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd
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Cupertino, CA 95014
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*Fee: *FREE
  
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{{Event|California seafloor mapping program|4/18|
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This is a Human Agenda organized event co-sponsored by Acterra, De
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AnzaCommunity College's Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies, San
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Jose State
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University Environmental Studies Dept., Santa Clara University
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Environmental Studies Institute, Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter, Santa
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Clara County Creeks Coalition, Latinos for the Environment and TransForm.
  
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Samuel Johnson, a research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, will describe exciting progress in the California Seafloor Mapping Program in a public lecture at the Seymour Center at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 18. Johnson's talk, "The Top 10 Reasons to Love Seafloor Mapping," is part of the Science Sunday lecture series at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory. The event is free with paid admission or membership.
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Carpool and public transportation is highly recommended. If you drive
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please bring $2 for the parking meter and park in Lot D, Kirsch Center
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Environmental Study Area or Lot E, Child Development Center Science Center
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Planetarium S Quad.
  
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The lecture will feature new imagery from northern Monterey Bay. If you've ever wondered what's under the water at your favorite surf or fishing spots, this may be your chance to find out.}}  [http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3683 More]
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Please see the attached flyer and to register visit, [http://gusspeth.eventbrite.com/ here]}}
  
  
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{{Event|Design Renaissance 2010|4/18|
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{{Event|“The Right to Food: A Weapon Against Global Hunger”| 11/27|
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Design Renaissance 2010 is a one-day collaborative gathering of designers, thought leaders, community activists, and concerned citizens working to co-create sustainability in Santa Cruz.
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The Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University is pleased to welcome to Tufts on November 27 the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter for a lecture which will be webcast at 3:00 pm EST. The event is part of the institute’s ongoing research on the global food crisis, which GDAE’s Timothy A. Wise recently discussed in a World Politics Review article, “Global Food Security in a Volatile World.”
  
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Participants will: Learn how to apply the Meta Principles of Sustainability to business or design practice. Be inspired by innovative national and local sustainability experts and green design heroes. Network and build community around positive solutions.
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“The Right to Food: A Weapon Against Global Hunger”
  
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Location: Dream Inn Santa Cruz
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Olivier De Schutter
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Tickets: $40 early bird, $50 at door.
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UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
  
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Lakshmi Narayan
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November 27, 2012, 3:00 – 4:30 PM
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lakshmi@awakemedia.com
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ASEAN Auditorium
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831-740-1006
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The Fletcher School, 160 Packard Ave., Medford, MA 02155 USA
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[http://designrenaissance.net Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Let's Retake Our Plates Film Series|4/20-3|
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Open to the public. If you are unable to attend, the event will be [http://www.nutrition.tufts.edu/event/friedmanseminar/2012-11-27 webcast live].
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Tuesday, April 20th- Friday, April 23rd 7pm $5
 
  
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Feast your eyes on a collection of films about our food supply and the visionary people who are making it better, one bite at a time. Tickets are just $5 per movie and 50% of all sales will be donated to Ecology Action. Purchase your tickets today at Customer Service, or visit
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In his four-year tenure as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter has been instrumental in promoting the right to food as a human right and as a powerful new tool in the effort to end global hunger. His work has taken on particular importance in the wake of the food price spikes of recent years, which threatened the lives of millions of people in developing countries. The new food crisis called into question many of the prevailing policies guiding agricultural development.
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[http://www.letsretakeourplates.com/films link with trailers] for more information.
 
  
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Playing at the Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
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As Wise writes in “Global Food Security in a Volatile World”, “The three price spikes have yet to prompt global leaders to address the key drivers of the food crisis: biofuels expansion, food commodity speculation, the lack of adequate public grain reserves, insufficient investment in sustainable smallholder agriculture and the impact of climate change.” All have been subjects of Olivier De Schutter’s pathbreaking work on the right to food.
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April 20: Fresh (sneak preview!)
 
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April 22: End of the Line
 
  
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Doors open at 6pm for free tastings with local vendors.
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The event is cosponsored by: The Fletcher School Food Policy Club • Institute for Human Security, The Fletcher School • The Agriculture Food and Environment Program at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy.
  
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Playing at CineLUX, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola
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To watch the event via the live webcast, participants must [http://www.nutrition.tufts.edu/event/friedmanseminar/2012-11-27 register] to view the live stream. The registration will open the morning of the event?}}
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April 21: What's On Your Plate
 
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April 23: No Impact Man}}
 
  
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{{Event|Earth Summit: Energy| 11/28|
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The 12th Annual Campus Earth Summit will occur in Winter, following the five Blueprint Breakout Discussions. All the Blueprint Breakouts will take place in the College 8 Red Room, from 5:30-8:30, the dates and topics for these discussions are: October 24th: Transportation and Social & Environmental Justice
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November 14th: Green Building and Land, Habitat & Watershed
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'''November 28th: Purchasing and Energy'''
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January 23rd: Waste Prevention and Water
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February 20th: Food Systems and Academics & Curriculum
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[http://sec.enviroslug.org/earth-summit.html More]}}
  
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{{Event|Children of War Symposium|4/23 Fri|
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{{Event|How’s the Water Today? Changes in Water Quality at the Land-Sea Interface| 11/18|
  
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04/23/2010 Friday 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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Sunday, November 18, 1 PM
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Location: College Nine  - North part of campus
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Science Sunday
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Room: Namaste Lounge
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How’s the Water Today? Changes in Water Quality at the Land-Sea Interface
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Raphael Kudela, Professor, Ocean Sciences, UC Santa Cruz
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Admission: Free
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Raphe KudelaHuman beings have been curious about the oceans since they first walked along their shores. We increasingly rely on the oceans as a source of food, energy, natural products, and recreation. While the oceans are vast, human populations can and do have a direct impact on the health and quality of both our inland watersheds and coastal ocean. Come learn about the changes, both positive and negative, that scientists have been documenting in Monterey Bay and the greater California coast, and what we as concerned citizens and scientists can do to preserve our coastal water quality.
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Sponsored by: Colleges 9 and 10, The American Red Cross, The Center for Global, Regional and International Studies
 
  
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Also Sunday, November 25, 2-3:30 PM
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Marine Mammal Research Tour [http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/calendar.html#SciSunday more info]}}
  
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Erin Beard
 
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Phone: (831) 459-5852
 
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Email: ebeard@ucsc.edu}}
 
  
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{{Event|Social Fiction Conference|4/9-10|
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{{Event|Art of Engagement: Inviting Dialogue, Inclusion, & Collaborative Learning| 11/14|
  
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Intersection of Social Justice and Science Fiction/Fantasy/Gaming
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We all come to group situations with a wealth of life experience. How can that experience be drawn out to tap into collective wisdom and support a deeper learning environment?  This interactive conversation is for anyone interested in understanding how to work with the dynamics and psychology of group interaction. Whether you are a student leader (or aspiring student leader), instructor, or community organizer, join us to hear of some lessons learned, facilitative approaches and stories from around the world about helping groups to be open, participatory, democratic, and self-responsible - whether they are understanding each other across differences or designing an iPhone app.
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This conference will explore the intersections of Social Justice with Science Fiction, Fantasy and Gaming. There will be a keynote address on Friday, April 2, 2010 and the main conference and workshops will be held on Saturday, April 3 2010. Check the Crown [http://crown.ucsc.edu/ website] for more information and the Call for Proposals
 
  
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 5-7 pm
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04/09/2010 Friday 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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Kresge Seminar Room 159
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04/10/2010 Saturday 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
 
  
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Location: Crown College  - East part of campus
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You are invited to an evening of snacks, tea, experiential learning, and conversations that matter.
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Crown College Classrooms and the Cultural Center at Merrill
 
  
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Lisa Heft is an international consultant, facilitator and educator specializing in participant-driven group facilitation using such methods as Open Space Technology, graphic thinking, interactive learning, inquiry circles and non-verbal dialogue. She offers trainer and facilitation training, design, and facilitation in six continents. Lisa lives in Berkeley, California.}}
  
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Imani Rupert
 
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Phone: (831) 459-3969
 
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Email: imanir@ucsc.edu  }}
 
  
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{{Event|Rethinking Capitalism| 4/8-10|
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{{Event|Petrol politics and the Arab spring| 11/13|
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The Bruce Initiative at University of California Santa Cruz presents: Rethinking Capitalism
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Alan Richards, UC Santa Cruz professor emeritus of environmental studies, will speak on “Petrol Politics in the Wake of Arab Spring” at the next "pub science talk" Tuesday, November 13 at the Red Restaurant and Bar, in downtown Santa Cruz.
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04/08/2010 Thursday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
 
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Three decades of advances in financial economics have transformed global markets. As a matter of theory, the valuing of options (financial products) became increasingly central to understanding the market in any commodity; as a matter of politics questions the direction and sustainability were supplanted by questions about its volatility˜how to manage the uncertainty that creates. The Crisis of 2008 illustrates the need to better understand what is new, and what is not, about conceiving of capitalism as a whole in this way. This conference brings theories of economic value and regulation into conversation with the study of culture, institutions, ethics, history, geography and theology. Its aim is to consider in what ways capitalism is producing a future that is unlike its past. Free and Open to the Public. Please RSVP by visiting: http:// [web address TBD] For further information or accommodations, contact the UCSC Institute for Humanities Research at (831) 459-3527 or email cmahaney@ucsc.edu; web: http://rethinkingcapitalism.org
 
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Location: University Center  - North part of campus
 
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[http://www.housing.ucsc.edu/ucen/index.html Link]
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: This event is made possible by the Bruce Initiative for Rethinking Capitalism and co-sponsored by the Division of Social Sciences, Institute for Humanities Research, and Colleges 9/10 at UCSC. Staff support provided by the IHR.
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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The talk will begin at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The Red is located upstairs in the historic Santa Cruz Hotel at the corner of Cedar and Locust streets.
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Name: Shann Ritchie
 
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Phone: (831) 459-5655
 
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Email: sritchie@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://ihr.ucsc.edu/archives/rethinking-capitalism Linl]}}
 
  
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{{Event| "Four Dilemmas for Birdwatchers"|4/08|
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Richards, who retired 2009 after 33 years at UCSC, is an economist and expert on energy politics. He is the author of The Political Economy of the Middle East. He won the UCSC Alumni Association's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2009.
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Spring Emeriti Lecture Featuring Todd Newberry Professor Emeritus Biology "Four Dilemmas for Birdwatchers"
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Pub science talks are sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Environmental Studies Department.}}
  
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04/08/2010 Thursday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 
  
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Some springtime reflections about birdwatching: a strangely addictive pursuit, full of dilemmas. Why keep that bird list – in fact, what is it really a list of? How can we learn to look and listen more keenly – or even to stand still? What questions in the field lead to answers that don’t all start with “maybe”? What metaphors might we trust to help us make more sense of our experiences in nature? Field days bring a birder pleasure, even exhilaration; but do they bring insights that are more than personal? Todd Newberry, professor emeritus of biology, has been birdwatching since boarding school days. He lacked the courage to make a career of it, and so in his college (Princeton) and graduate (Stanford) years he studied more widely in natural history. At UCSC from 1965 to 1995, he taught most notably marine biology and invertebrate zoology. His mind focused on sea squirts, but his heart stayed with birds. In retirement he has returned to this first, dazzled love. A few years ago he wrote a book about it, The Ardent Birder; and from time to time, including this spring, his essays about days afield have appeared in The Threepenny Review.
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{{Event|24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report| 11/14-5|
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Location: Music Center Recital Hall  - West part of campus
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24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report this week has exciting, essential international climate change programming you won't want to miss.
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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The event will start at 8:00 pm Eastern U.S. time (5 pm Pacific) this Wednesday, November 14th, and end at 8:00 pm Eastern U.S. Time on Thursday, November 15th. All of it will be broadcast online, and will be available to live-stream. Watch it here: www.climaterealityproject.org We're focusing on all the major regions of the world, moving West, hour by hour from one time zone to the next. Every hour will talk about impacts we're already seeing as well as solutions we already have at our disposal, and each hour will have videos from the region and short panel discussions. To find out more about each segment, please scroll down the page (http://climaterealityproject.org/) to the hourly schedule. Click on any region you're interested in and you'll see who'll be appearing that hour and what topics they’ll be focusing on.  [http://www.climaterealityproject.org/ Link]}}
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Phone: (831) 459-5003
 
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Email: specialevents@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://www2.ucsc.edu/emeritigroup/ Link]}}
 
  
  
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{{Event| Earth Hour|3/27|
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{{Event|Bill McKibben's Do the Math Tour| 11/10|
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Earth Day is a month away, but another opportunity to join the fight climate change is just around the corner.  On Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 PM, millions of people across the globe will take a stand against climate change by turning off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour.
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This Fall, Bill McKibben and 350.org are going on tour across America to build the movement we need to face the crisis of climate change.
  
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Earth hour is a chance to drive the environmental movement forward with one simple action. More than that, your participation will have impact outside of the usual suspects - you will raise climate awareness amongst your friends, family, and neighbors.}}
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On Nov. 10th, Bill will be in Palo Alto to lay out the terrifying new math of climate change, explaining the incredible odds we  face, and the difficult path we must walk in the coming years to create a livable future for our planet.
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[http://www.myearthhour.org/home?invite=32wLtPLNLU Link]
 
  
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{{Event| The Green Machine: Combining Information Design with Persuasion Design
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Bill will be joined by friends from across the climate movement and beyond to explain how together we can confront the fossil fuel industry, using lessons from the most successful movements of the past century and the past year of dramatic new actions against the industry across the country.
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to Promote Eco-Action|4/2 Fri |
 
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Friday, April 2, 2010 at Stanford.
 
  
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Aaron Marcus and Associates, Inc., designed and tested a prototype
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Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 6:00 PM (PST) Palo Alto, CA
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mobile phone application and its user interface that persuades people
 
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to save home energy usage. The project combines information design and
 
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persuasion design (based in part on the work of B. J.Fogg, Stanford
 
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University). The original version was presented first in Paris at the
 
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international information design conference "Designing Date for
 
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Decisions" and two articles have subsequently been published about the
 
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project. Mr. Marcus will summarize the project process, results, and
 
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next steps.
 
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Stanford Seminar on People, Computers, and Design (CS547)
 
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Gates B01 (NEC Classroom) and SITN, 12:50-2:05pm
 
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[http://hci.stanford.edu/courses/cs547/online.html  Video]}}
 
  
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{{Event| Bodies, Brokers and Borders|4/3 Sat|
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Visit math.350.org for more information about the tour and [http://math.350.org/ 350.org].}}
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International labor brokers explored in free one-day conference at UCSC.
 
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A free one-day conference on international labor brokers is set for Saturday, April 3 at Oakes College.
 
  
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In today's global economy, a growing number of workers seeking decent work cross international borders, sometimes of their own volition, but sometimes without their permission. Matching employers with workers are labor brokers, known variously as temp agencies, body shops, shape-ups, and headhunters.
 
  
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Saturday, April 3, the phenomenon of international labor brokers will be explored during a one-day conference at UC Santa Cruz. Bodies, Brokers and Borders: Labor Market Intermediaries, and Transnational Migration, is free and open to the public. See also 4/16}}  [http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3648 More]
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{{Event|TEDxSF's 9th gathering, 7 Billion Well| 11/10|
  
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7 Billion Well:  November 10th, 2012
  
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“In honor of World Water Day, this Wednesday, March 24th at 8pm EST, HuffPost Blogger Kerry Trueman will be holding a live Vokle chat with Story Of Stuff creator Annie Leonard and Elizabeth Royte, author of Bottlemania: How Water Went On Sale and Why We Bought It.
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Your team for TEDxSF's 9th gathering, 7 Billion Well is hard at work- with some great adds to our upcoming event, at the beautiful UCSF Mission Bay Campus, Saturday, November 10th, 2012.
  
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They will be talking all about the bottled water craze, the importance of water and how our most precious resource is being threatened — and they will be taking YOUR questions.
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We will examine global health through a new model of wellness and optimization for everyone. Imagine the global population not just disease-free, but the people of the planet optimized. Healthy in mind, body, and spirit, and co-creating a better future. [http://tedxsf.org/ More]}}
  
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If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Annie Leonard’s blog post and newest video, The Story Of Bottled Water.” }}
 
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[http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=263 link]
 
  
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{{Event|The Garden, a 2009 Academy Award nominee|3/25|''The Garden'', a 2009 Academy Award nominee for best documentary feature, will be shown Thursday, March 25, 7 p.m. at the Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz. Proceeds will benefit the California Food and Justice Coalition.
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{{Event|Food Week| 10/21-7|
  
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The Garden [http://www.thegardenmovie.com (website}] documents the rise of a lush 14-acre community garden in South Central Los Angeles from the ashes of the 1992 riots. It grew to become the largest of its kind in the United States only to be threatened with destruction when the property was sold under questionable circumstances.
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Food Week at UCSC Farm  October 21-27 [http://casfs.ucsc.edu/food-week More]}}
  
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The ensuing controversy attracted worldwide attention, including such notable politicians and celebrities as Antonio Villaraigosa, Maxine Waters, Dennis Kucinich, John Quigley, Daryl Hannah, Danny Glover, Joan Baez, Zak de la Rocha, and Willie Nelson, who fought to save the garden.
 
  
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A panel discussion will follow the screening }} [http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3609 Link]
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{{Event|Transportation and Environmental Justice|Weds 10/24|
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Transportation and Environmental Justice
  
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Our first Blueprint breakout of the year will be Wednesday, October 24th, from 5:30 to 8:30 in the College Eight Red Room. Come join the brainstorming discussions that culminate each year in the Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus resource guide! Enjoy a free catered dinner and the conversation of many fine staff, faculty, and students! [http://sec.enviroslug.org/ Student Environmental Center] contact klippus AT ucsc.edu]}}
  
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{{Event| Work in Haiti with Doctors Without Borders|3/25|
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{{Event| Center for Sustainable Design and Construction| 10/26|
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Work in the Field
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We are extremely grateful to have a new and very talented apprentice at the EcoLogic Design Lab. She will also be helping to mentor students at the Sustainable Design program at Hartnell College, Center for Sustainable Design and Construction - Alisal Campus.
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Information Sessions
 
  
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Teleconference & Webinar,
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Hope you can join us for a guest lecture by Eleonora Pellegrini. Among other projects, she will discuss our work to design a cultural center for the Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nation (OCEN) at Fort Ord.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
 
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8:00 PM
 
  
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8:00 PM Eastern time
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Friday 6pm at the Center for Advanced Technology, Room C105 , 1752 E Alisal St Salinas Ca
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7:00 PM Central time
 
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6:00 PM Mountain time
 
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5:00 PM Pacific time
 
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4:00 PM Alaska time
 
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3:00 PM Hawaii time
 
  
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All prospective medical and nonmedical aid workers: join us for a live teleconference and webinar to learn more about how you can become part of Doctors Without Borders' field work. Human Resources Officers will discuss requirements, and participants will be able to ask questions about the recruitment process and life in the field.}}
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Hope you can make it !
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[http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/work/field/infosessions.cfm?ref=home-sidebar-left Link]
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We will also be breaking ground on our new Technical Training Building Nov 15. (More on this later...)[http://ecologicdesignlab.com/ Link]}}
  
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{{Event|Student Film Screening: Senior Documentary Workshop|3/15|
 
  
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03/15/2010 Monday 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM
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{{Event|"Rethinking Development in light of Climate Change"| 10/27|
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Please join Professor Sam Green and the students of Film & Digital Media's Senior Documentary Workshop for a screening of student films.
 
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This event is free to students and the public; all are welcome. We hope to see you there!
 
  
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Location: Oakes College  - West part of campus
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"Rethinking Development in light of Climate Change"
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Room: 105
 
  
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Admission: Free
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Increasingly climate change impacts have called into question the sustainability of development policies and practices. At the same time, development efforts share many of the goals of climate change adaptation and mitigation - namely, poverty/vulnerability reduction and resilience/capacity building. Scholars and practitioners in both areas have recognized the need for more collaboration across these two fields, yet 'the critical question seems to be how to integrate development planning and climate adaptation policy in ways that avoid the pitfalls of past failed development practices while promoting positive synergies' (Lemos et al. 2007) This conference brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to explore to what extent the awareness of climate change causes and impacts is transforming development theories and practices. Keynote lectures by Dr. Hallie Eakin (School of Sustainability, Arizona State University) and Dr. Ashwini Chhatre (Department of Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).  
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Sponsored by: Film & Digital Media
 
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Name: Film & Digital Media Department
 
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Phone: (831) 459-3204
 
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Email: film@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://film.ucsc.edu/news_events/student_screenings Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Forum Planned to Explore Local Desalination Plant & Alternatives|3/18|
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Saturday, October 27, 2012 8:30am - 5:00pm
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The public is invited to attend a community forum co-sponsored by Ecology Action and numerous other community groups entitled Äesalination and the Alternatives: It's Up to the Community, on Thursday, March 18, at 6:15p.m., at Live Oak Elementary School, 1916 Capitola Rd in Santa Cruz. Attendees will learn about the desalination plant planned by the Santa Cruz Water Department and Soquel Creek Water District to serve Santa Cruz and Live Oak residents in dry years, and Soquel District customers in all other years.
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Oakes College 
  
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Moderated by former Assemblymember John Laird, panelists will include Debbie Cook, former Mayor of Huntington Beach and Board President of Post Carbon Institute; Bill Kocher, Director, of Santa Cruz Water Dept.; Heather Cooley of Pacific Institute and author of Desalination, With a Grain of Salt; and Rick Longinotti, author of Alternatives to Desalination.
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Please be sure to register by email to: idwg AT ucsc.edu [http://cgirs.ucsc.edu/workshops.html Link]}}
  
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Attendees will be polled on their opinions regarding water supply options. For more information, contact Rick Longinotti of Transitions Santa Cruz at longinotti@baymoon.com or (831) 425-0341. Or visit [http://transitionsc.org/ Link]}}
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{{Event| Wendell Berry| 10/29|
  
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Monday, Oct 29 7:30p
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at San Francisco War Memorial Opera House: Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA
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Herbst Theatre
  
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City Arts & Lectures (these are broadcast on radio but not podcast).
  
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{{Event|Activism and labor films|various|
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Wendell Berry is a widely celebrated writer, poet, essayist and novelist, but first and foremost, he is a farmer. An original American prose voice, Berry writes with a calm and compelling vision about our sense of kinship with the land.}} [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/wendell-berry-american-hero/?pagewanted=print Link]
  
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'''Film Screening-SLEEP DEALER''' with director Alex Rivera
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{{Event|10th Annual Practical Activism Conference| 10/20|
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Screening followed by Q&A with the director
 
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02/04/2010 Thursday 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
 
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Media Theater  - West part of campus
 
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Room: M110
 
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Building on the director’s past experiments with digital animation, this feature-length sci fi narrative takes us into the not-so-distant Mexican future, in which the world is divided by closed borders, yet linked together by a digital network that connects people around the world. Protagonist Memo (Luis Fernando) is fascinated with home-grown communications, which leads him to migrate to the U.S.-Mexico border in search of work in a hi-tech maquiladora. There, he meets Luz (Leonor Varela), a beautiful aspiring journalist who collects stories and helps Memo to “plug in” to the Tijuana labor market. A series of life-changing realizations ensue.
 
  
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Tools for Local and Global Change
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10/20/2012 Saturday 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM
  
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'''Miguel Contreras: Legacy of a Labor Leader'''
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The Practical Activism Conference is a daylong, student-led, conference featuring keynote speaker Angela Davis, ten workshops, organizations, and hands-on activism sessions. The conference is planned by a group of dedicated College Nine, College Ten, and Oakes College students.
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Book Talk with Kent Wong
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room - North part of campus
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02/10/2010 Wednesday 12:00 PM to 1:45 PM
 
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Upper Quarry - East part of campus
 
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Room: Cervantes and Velasquez Room
 
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Bay Tree Building, Third Floor
 
  
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Free admission <br/>
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[http://activism.ucsc.edu/index.html schedule] and info
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Rachel Ogata
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Phone: (831) 459-1253
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Email: rogata AT ucsc.edu }}
  
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'''Kresge College Film Series on Social Activism''' - Tuesdays, Jan. 26 until Mar. 2
 
  
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"American Dream" - Feb 2
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{{Event|Mountain Justice in the Coalfields!| 10/21|
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Sun, Oct 21st: Film Screening at Subrosa
  
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Juxtaposed against the demolition of the nation's airtraffic controllers' union, the Hormel strikers found themselves picketing during the worst climate for organized labor since the 19th century. The film premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 6, 1990. In January 1991 it was screened at the Sundance Film Festival. On March 18, 2002, it opened in New York City.
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Event: Mountain Justice in the Coalfields!
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Direct Action Speakers and Screening Low Coal
  
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Roger Ebert liked the documentary and its message, and he wrote, "This is the kind of movie you watch with horrified fascination, as families lose their incomes and homes, management plays macho hardball, and rights and wrongs grow hopelessly tangled...The people in this film are so real they make most movie characters look like inhabitants of the funny page."
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Where: 703 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA
  
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Tuesday - Feb. 2, 2010 - 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. The film will feature a short introduction and then space at the end for discussion.
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Time: Speakers at 6, Film at 6:30
  
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''Made in LA'' 2/23
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Community organizers, direct action campaigners, and West Virginia natives, Junior Walk and Brandon Nida, will be speaking about the effects of mountaintop removal coal mining in his community, the interaction of global forces and local corporate control which have allowed violent environmental injustice to occur, and the direct action campaign that is actively resisting mountaintop removal mining in the coalfields of West Virginia.
  
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The Kresge Town Hall has historically been a place for forward thinking and social experimentation. It has recently been used by students organized against the increasing privatization of the UC and for the imagination of a new UC in Santa Cruz.}}
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Following the speaker, a screening of Low Coal, a documentary about mountaintop removal and the divisive campaign to stop it, put at odds with people's jobs in the region. If you've heard "Which Side Are You On?" this film describes the present conflict in working class communities.
  
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{{Event|26th Annual MLK Convocation featuring Anna Deavere Smith|2/11|
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Door: $5-$10 Donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
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26th Annual MLK Convocation featuring Anna Deavere Smith
 
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02/11/2010 Thursday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 
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Our featured speaker and honored guest this year is Anna Deavere Smith, award-winning actress, playwright, and professor, who will speak on “Race in America: Crossroads of Ambiguity”. Her career covers mainstream culture as well as academia, Smith's work in the theater explores the diversity of her American character and our multifaceted national identity. She is said to have created a new form of theater, combining the journalistic technique of interviewing her subjects with the art of interpreting their words through performance. She has won numerous awards, among them two Obies, two Tony nominations and a MacArthur fellowship. She was runner-up for a Pulitzer Prize for her play Fires in the Mirror.
 
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Location: Off Campus
 
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Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium - 307 Church Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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[http://ucsc.edu/mlk/ More info]}}
 
  
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Sponsored by: [http://www.risingtidenorthamerica.org/2010/04/rising-tide-north-america-statement-on-influence-of-corporate-polluters-on-big-greens-groups/ Rising Tide North America]}}
  
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{{Event|Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour|2/26-7|
 
  
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Ignite your passion for adventure, action, and travel! The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to the Rio Theatre at 7 pm on February 26 & 27. Journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters, and climb the highest peaks. Get your tickets today and be taken away to the most captivating places on earth. The 2009/2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings films from the 34th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival to about 285 communities around the world. From an exploration of remote landscapes and mountain cultures to adrenaline-fueled action sports, films in this year’s world tour are sure to captivate and amaze the explorer within you. Be moved. Be inspired. Don’t miss out. Reserve your tickets today. For more information visit ucscrecreation.com or call (831)459-2806. This stop on the world tour is hosted by UCSC Recreation and locally sponsored by Pacific Edge, Bugaboo, Seahorse Swim School, Sprockets, Kayak Connection. Solar Technologies, Whole Foods Market, Adventure Sports Journal and SC Weekly Benefits UCSC Wilderness Orientation Scholarship Fund & the UCSC Recreation Program
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{{Event|Chicano Latino New Student Welcome| 10/6|
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Dates:
 
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02/26/2010 Friday 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
 
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02/27/2010 Saturday 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
 
  
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Location: Off Campus
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The Chicano Latino New Student Welcome or CARNAVAL is a collaboration between Chicano Latino and Multicultural student organizations, EL Centro, and College Nine and Ten Programs. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with over 25 student organizations, over a dozen campus and community resources, meet new people and to have an evening of fun Raza style! Sat 5-8pm College 9/10 Multipurpose Rm. FOR MORE INFORMATION:  elcentro AT ucsc.edu or call 459-2427 or click on the link to see a full description and a list of many of the student organizations that will be at CARNAVAL.}} [http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=hopqh5dab&v=001NwCPkktRlayVqHigZJjcZTEBkJB2UndaEJzPnNtbfVSP8BfW7TAzgRrrzEdaGDHfUwWaLmtkx8BPwiPHvCsGAEdr_nfS5DSgMMazNDSS4Kn1q4HwH23OP5A2pC98mFS8 link]
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Room: Rio Theatre
 
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1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
 
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Category: Announcement - Film/Video - Recreation/Health/Fitness
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: $12 Students and Seniors $15 General all tickets $2 more at the door
 
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Sponsored by: OPERS/Recreation
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Kathy O'Hara Ferraro
 
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Phone: (831) 459-1693
 
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Email: kferraro@ucsc.edu
 
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http://ucscrecreation.com Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|University Cafe| 10/8|
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A really neat event will be happening next Monday evening, Oct. 8, 5-8:00 at the Kresge Town Hall.  Four diverse panelists will speak briefly about UCSC expansion, LAFCO, water, and local salmon (and the intimate connections among them all) from 5-6.  Panelists include a student representative from the Community Water Coalition, a pro-growth representative from UCSC administration, Mayor Done Lane, and Rick Longinotti from SC Desal Alternatives.
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FREE DINNER catered by INDIA JOZE will accompany the University Cafe-style discussions of questions related to the evening's theme. [facebook.com/groups/ucscworldcafe Link]}}
  
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{{Event|The Future of Capitalism|2/26-8|
 
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February 26, 27, 28 2010
 
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02/26/2010 Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
 
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Details coming soon! Stay tuned!
 
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Location: Other Campus Location
 
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Friday, 2/26/2010: Dream Inn, 175 West Cliff Dr. Santa Cruz California Saturday, 2/27/2010 and Sunday, 2/28/2010: UCSC Humanities Lecture Hall
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: Institute for Humanities Research UCSC, Humanities Division UCSC, Division of Social Sciences UCSC
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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{{Event|Internship Search| 10/10|
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Name: Shann Ritchie
 
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Phone: (831) 459-5655
 
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Email: sritchie@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://ihr.ucsc.edu/ Link]}}
 
  
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10/10/2012 Monday,Wednesday,Thursday 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
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Get started on your Internship search today! Balance your studies with work experience! Discover resources for finding internships and what is needed for the application. Learn how to think "out of the box" when seeking internships and/or creating your own internship. Presenter April Goral
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Location: Bay Tree Bookstore  - East part of campus
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Room: Cervantes
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Bay Tree Conference Center- 3rd Floor}} [http://www1.ucsc.edu/news_events/calendar/DisplayEvent.aspx?EventId=18999 More]
  
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{{Event|Solo Canada to Mexico Hike|Sat 1/23| Clegg-Haman will talk about her 2500 mile trip.  7-9pm Namaste Lounge (College 9/10).  Sponsored by OPERS.}}
 
  
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{{Event|Two Plant Sales: Arboretum and CNPS!| 10/13|Fall Plant Sales
  
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{{Event|SUSTAINABILITY & GREEN TECH EMPLOYER PANEL| 1/20|
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10/13/2012 Saturday 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Wednesday, January 20th
 
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1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
 
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Earth & Marine Sciences, Room A340
 
  
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Meet employers speaking about career opportunities in sustainable and green technologies. There will be time to ask questions and network. Companies attending include: Arenson Solar, Driscoll Strawberry, Ecology Design Lab, Global Exchange and GreenSpace.}}
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FALL: It's the best time to plant. UCSC Arboretum will sell California Native plants and plants native to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. CNPS sells a lovely selection of California natives. The sale opens to the public at noon and ends at 4 pm. Members of either organization may enter both sales between 10 am and noon. Memberships in either organization are available at the gate for early entry. The Arboretum plant list will be online  [http://arboretum.ucsc.edu here]  by Oct. 5. (831) 427-2998 or e-mail arboretum@ucsc.edu.}}
  
  
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{{Event|Long Marine Lab 2010 Docent Training begins|1/13|
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{{Event|Dharma Ridge Whole Earth Institute Fall Internship| 9/29|
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The Dharma Ridge Whole Earth Institute schedules its opening event to celebrate the beginning of the UCSC Environmental Studies Fall Internship Program.  With live music, belly dancing, cobb oven pizza, introductory tours and talks from program directors. Come by Sept 29, 2012 to visit Dharma Ridge and find out about the outstanding educational opportunities.[http://ecologicdesignlab.com/2012/09/dharma-ridge-whole-earth-institute-schedules-opening-event/ More]}}
  
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01/13/2010 Wednesday 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
 
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(Classes continue every Wednesday evening and most Saturday mornings through March.) Make a difference in the world, have fun, and get involved while you spread the importance of ocean science and conservation. This intensive marine science interpretation course will give you the knowledge and skills you need to inspire curiosity in visitors from across California and around the world. To join the docent team, you must be at least 18 years old by the day training begins, and willing to commit to one four-hour shift, one day every other week, for a minimum of one year. Applicants will be interviewed prior to the training start date. This class is offered only once a year––don’t miss out! Visit our website for more information and an application.
 
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Location: Other Campus Location
 
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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab
 
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Category: Announcement - Class/Workshop
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Estimated Attendance: 20
 
  
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{{Event|Global Citizen Festival| 9/29-30| The most widely-broadcast charity concert in history will take place in New York City's Central Park with Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Band of Horses and K'Naan. The Global Citizen Festival will shine a spotlight on extreme poverty.  [http://earthday.org Earth Day Network] is the official Sustainability Partner, and has made a major commitment: plant 10 million trees in impoverished areas in five years. The Global Citizen Festival is an initiative of the Global Poverty Project. Live streaming.}}[http://www.globalcitizen.org/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx?typeId=16 More]
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Name: Abby Borsgard
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Email: aborsgar@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Fall Harvest Festival| 9/30|Apples, corn, cider, and pumpkins take center stage at the 18th annual Fall Harvest Festival, coming up Sunday, September 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UC Santa Cruz’s 25-acre organic farm.
  
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{{Event|CalPIRG Global Warming Campaign kickoff |1/19|
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Along with the season's bounty, the festival features live music from rock to reggae and bluegrass to marimba, along with hay rides, kids’ crafts, workshops, tours, pumpkin and produce sales, and campus and community group information tables. [http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/09/harvest-festival-2012.html More]}}
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7:30 pm.  Think we have some mighty big problems in the world? Want to help be the solution? Come find out how you can help solve global warming, make our oceans cleaner, make higher education more affordable, provide food for the hungry, and pass health care reform. We'll be working to get over 1,000 lbs of food donated to local food banks, increase grant aid for students by $40 billion, pass a national cap on global warming, ban plastic bags from Santa Cruz to save the sea otters, and much, much more. Get course credit for doing an internship, or volunteer to make a difference in your community. There are tons of opportunities to get involved, so make sure you come find out what we have in store for this quarter! Contact by e-mail/phone, or drop by our office: 3rd Floor Student Union 831-459-4649
 
  
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Campus Organizer: Carolina Van Horn mailto:carolina@calpirgstudents.org [http://www.calpirgstudents.org/upcoming-events/upcoming-events/winter-2010-kickoff-meeting#Kjilx3NLYyotYxLmwz301Q Link]}}
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{{Event|Free Arboretum Tours| 6/14|[http://arboretum.ucsc.edu/calendar/ Link]}}
  
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{{Event|Santa Cruz Wharf Tours| 7/30|
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In collaboration with the City of Santa Cruz, UCSC's Seymour Marine Discovery Center is now leading free 30-minute public tours on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf every Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 3 p.m. The Seymour Center's marine science interpreters are also available between tours to answer questions about the variety of wildlife visible at the wharf...Tours meet at the stage on the west side of the wharf between Olitas and Marini's, and end a short walk away at the sea lion overlook. Tours run year-round, rain or shine. According to Jeff Myll, one of the Seymour Center docents leading the tours, the first question from many visitors is, "How did those sea lions get up under the wharf?"
  
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{{Event|Broom Bash |1/30|
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In addition to the docent-led tours, blue-and-green signs at several locations on the wharf and elsewhere along the coast of Santa Cruz provide information accessible with a smart phone as part of a self-guided "ecotour" program sponsored by the City of Santa Cruz and UC Santa Cruz.
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Saturday, January 30 2010, 10:00am - 1:00pm by Quail Hollow Ranch Park
 
  
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Help remove invasive French Broom from beautiful Quail Hollow Ranch Park. French Broom is an invasive, exotic plant that takes over natural habitats.  join the CNPS habitat Restoration Program and park volunteers for a broom bash, removing many of these unwanted plants from the park trails. Your help with this project will improve the natural system of the park as well as its beauty. Tools will be provided.  Bring work gloves, water and lunch. Tool will be provided.
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Visitors are welcome at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory every day during the summer and six days a week beginning in September. The center is a "living classroom" featuring aquariums, exhibits, touch tanks, whale skeletons, full-scale elephant seal models, the Ocean Discovery Shop, and unsurpassed ocean vistas. The aquariums and exhibits feature the everyday tools of ocean exploration and focus on research conducted by scientists locally and around the world. Interactive stations provide hands-on learning experiences, and docents lead tours and bring marine science to life. The Seymour Center is located at the end of Delaware Avenue in Santa Cruz.
  
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Contact : Lee Summers, 454-7926 Wed-Fri, 335-9348 Sat-Sun}}
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For more information about the Seymour Center or the wharf tours, call (831) 459-3800 or visit the center's[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu  web site]
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[http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/07/wharf-tours.html link].  See also Long Marine lab [http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/calendar.html tours]}}
  
  
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{{Event|Non Profit, Social Services & Sustainability Business Career Fair |1/26|  
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{{Event|Raj Patel on the Food Crisis| 6/14|
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01/26/2010 Tuesday 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
 
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Students can meet recruiters from non profit organizations, social services, government and sustainability businesses to discuss opportunities for full-time jobs and internships.
 
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Location: Merrill College  - East part of campus
 
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Merrill Cultural Center
 
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Staff, Students, and Faculty only
 
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Admission: Free
 
  
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British-born Raj Patel has lived and worked in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the United States, so it's safe to say he has a pretty comprehensive world-view. Called "the rock star of social justice," this activist is best known for his 2008 book Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System. See him live at the Cubberly Community Center, where he'll delve into the complex reasons why half the world is malnourished while the other half suffers from overabundance and obesity. [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/podcast/raj-patel-stuffed-and-starved-still-61212] (listen to audio)}}
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Name: Jan Carmichael
 
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Phone: (831) 459-2185
 
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Email: jmcarmic@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://careers.ucsc.edu/ Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Seed Exchange| 5/26|
  
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{{Event|Frans Lanting at the Rio Theatre—Desert Journey into Wild Namibia|1/30|
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The UC Santa Cruz Demeter Seed Library invites community members from all over Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay Area to its second exchange of 2012, happening on Saturday, May 26 from noon to 3 p.m. at the UCSC Farm.
  
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Join Frans Lanting  (UCSC alum) and Christine Eckstrom on a wild desert journey through a faraway corner of southwest Africa—Namibia, a little-known country that is making a big statement to the rest of the world. The first nation to incorporate protection of the environment into its constitution, Namibia recently proclaimed its entire coastline as a national park, yet another first. This year’s show at the Rio features new images and video from the towering red dunes of the Namib Desert to the lashing South Atlantic seas that batter the “Skeleton Coast.” It will introduce you to unusual animals from the fabled desert elephant to the seldom-glimpsed brown hyena, and it will bring you eye-to-eye with eland, kudu, and the rare black rhino. A benefit presentation for the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab Tickets and information: Seymour Center (831) 459-3800 Frans Lanting Studio (831) 429-1331 Logos Books & Records downtown Santa Cruz
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Join the seed project and gain access to its collection of locally adapted heirloom seeds for free.
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01/30/2010 Saturday 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
 
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01/30/2010 Saturday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 
  
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Location: Off Campus
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A seed library is a means by which a community can store and protect its rare heirloom vairities of plants. The event is free to the public and the only stipulation for borrowing seeds is to return 20 times the amount of seeds you borrow for at least two varities. This may sound difficult but it really is not, especially when one considers one seed has the potential to produce hundreds of seeds.
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The Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz
 
  
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The seed library has been working with local farmers and gardeners to preserve and encourage local food biodiversity. Heirloom species of plants go extinct every day. [http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/seed-library.html More]}}
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Name: Abby Borsgard
 
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Phone: (831) 459-3799
 
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Email: aborsgar@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|PARC CleanTech Series|Th. Weekly|
 
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Further information and previous Forum talks are available online at  [http://www.parc.com/forums Forums]
 
  
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PARC Forum at 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays
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{{Event|Santa Cruz Film Festival| 5/10-19|Has films by UCSC students and plenty of green movies as well [http://santacruzfilmfestival.org/ Link]}}
  
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Location: George E. Pake Auditorium at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
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{{Event| Bike to Work Week Activities| 5/26|
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3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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UCSC's Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has joined with Ecology Action to host the 25th Annual Santa Cruz County Bike Week, May 4 - 12, 2012. The Bike Week program aims to provide a safe, supportive and festive environment for local commuters to try traveling by bike. Once people take that first step (pedal?), they often find that cycling provides many benefits—from being environmentally-friendly and economical to reducing stress and improving personal health.
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On Wednesday, May 9th, TAPS and the Student Environmental Center (SEC) will be conducting a bike helmet give-away from 2:00pm-6:00pm, while supplies last, at the Barn Theater. Helmets are available to UCSC afflilates; UCSC student or employee ID card is required. Bike safety information and a cyclist survey will also be available.
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On Thursday, May 10th, cyclists get a free breakfast at sites throughout Santa Cruz County, including four UCSC sites available from 6:30am - 9:30am:
  
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cleantech forum series
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UCSC Women's Center, Cardiff House (near the base of campus)
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UCSC "Top of the Bike Path"
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UCSC Bike Coop, Bay Tree Plaza
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Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Marine Science Campus
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Beginning cyclists can sign-up to join an experienced cyclist to bike to the campus at the Bike Buddy program. Other resources to help you ride your bike safely are also available online. To learn more about the many events taking place during Bike Week, visit [http://www.bike2work.com/s_cruz link]. Ride safe and have fun!}}
  
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{{Event|Spring Food Week Activities: May 14–19| 5/4-9|
  
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ONLINE ARCHIVE: [http://www.parc.com/events/forum/archive.php video + audio of past Forums]}} Upcoming PARC Forums in the [http://www.parc.com/events/forum.html?theme=12 CleanTech Forum]}}
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Strawberry Justice Festival, May 17th, 4–6 pm, UCSC Farm
  
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{{Event|Film Screening: Invisible Children
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This year the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) and UCSC’s Food Systems Working Group will once again host a campus-oriented Strawberry Justice Festival at the UCSC Farm. The event will include a panel discussion on strawberry production, along with live music, fresh organic berry tasting, a social justice self-guided tour, an art and mural expression zone on justice and agriculture, and more! Stay tuned for details. Measure 43 funding supports this free event.
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Discover the Unseen|1/20|
 
  
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01/20/2010 Wednesday 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
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UCSC Dining's Farm Fridays
  
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Motivated by the unseen war in Northern Uganda, Invisible Children was created by three young filmmakers with a singular mission: To use the power of stories to change lives around the world.
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UCSC Dining is introducing a new way to recognize and appreciate the local farms and farmers that supply fresh produce to student diners. "Farm Fridays" will feature produce from one of the many local farms—including the UCSC Farm—in new menu selections, and a chance to chat with students from UCSC's Farm Systems Working Group, who work throughout the year to educate students about food systems issues. See the UCSC Dining website for additional details and a schedule of upcoming Farm Fridays, along with Meatless Mondays and Beefless Thursdays.
  
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Come check out this enlightening documentary and meet an organization at UCSC that can help you get involved and make a difference.
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Food System Learning Journey Sign Ups Open, April 10, 9 am
  
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Location: Stevenson College  - East part of campus
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Sign ups for 2012 spring quarter Food System Learning Journeys open on Tuesday, April 10 at 9 am for UCSC students. This spring’s learning journeys include a bike tour of local farms, a visit to Harley Farms to learn about goat cheese making, a canning workshop at Happy Girl Kitchen, and a visit to India Joze to learn about integrating spices with local produce for farm fresh cooking. These journeys are supported by UCSC’s Measure 43 funding. Sign ups for staff, faculty, and Santa Cruz residents begins on Wednesday, April 11. Check the UCSC Recreation website for information on how to sign up for spring-time learning journeys. [http://casfs.ucsc.edu/farm-to-college/measure-43-opportunities-2/upcoming-events Link]}}
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Room: Stevenson Event Center
 
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Category: Film/Video
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
  
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{{Event|CAN Summer Sustainable Development Field Course| 5/2|
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Name: Roopa Krishna
 
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Phone: (925) 858-4775
 
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{{Event|Biodiversity Collective Memory (Kitchen Gardens)|1/11|
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CAN will be hosting an Info Session for our Summer Sustainable Development Field Course happening in Agua Buena, Costa Rica from July 15 - 28! This info session will take place Wednesday May 2nd from 7 - 8:30pm in building A3 of the Sustainable Living Center in the Village. This will be a great opportunity for students to come learn more about what this course offers and the logistics of participating, to meet with some of the lead instructors and organizers of the course, ask questions, and meet other prospective participants! Our application deadline for the course is May 15th, so anyone who's thinking of participating is strongly encouraged to attend this info session so they can submit their applications on time! For questions, please contact Arielle at fieldstudy@canunite.org.  [http://www.canunite.org/updates/costa-rica-field-course-info-session-wed-may-2-2012 Link]}}
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12:30 - 2, College Eight Room 301
 
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Prof. Jennifer Jordan, UCSC alum }}
 
  
  
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{{Event|The Value of Nothing - Raj Patel|1/07|
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{{Event|This Week at UCSC| 5/X|
  
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NOTE: i attended this talk, and it was great. Presumably it will be posted online soon.
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Bunnett Symposium - 5/4/2012
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The 2012 Bunnett Symposium will be held Friday, May 4th, and will feature a lecture from Peter G. Schultz, Professor of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute.
  
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Wilderness Medicine:
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Fast paced and hands-on, this two day course covers a wide range of wilderness medicine topics for people who travel in the outdoors. Whether spending time in the backcountry is your passion or your...
  
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This event features Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved and The Value of Nothing – How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy. If economics is about choices, who gets to make them? Activist and academic, Patel describes how prices often mislead us and reveals the hidden costs of goods.
 
  
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To show just how the free market and corporations distort price and value, Patel suggest that the true price of a hamburger is $200 if we factor the hidden environment and health costs. He offers a timely critique of our present political system and argues that, in order to understand our current economic crisis, we need to rethink our very meaning of democracy by rebalancing society and limiting markets.[http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/ Commonwealth Club] [http://www.artsopolis.com//event/detail/60041 Link]}}
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Botanical Tour of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District - 5/5/2012
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Leisurely 2-hour, one mile walking tour with plant experts Angel Guerzon and Suzanne Schettler, and historian Frank Perry to explore the native and non-native plants of UCSC’s Cowell Lime Works...
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I've Got Something On Your Mind - 5/5/2012
  
  
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{{Event|Speaking of Food|ongoing|
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Cardiac Pacer 5 Mile Run - 5/5/2012
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5 Mile run across campus to upper trails. Begins at ends at the East Field Track.
  
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Dr. Constanza Ocampo-Raeder, University of Maine, will discuss her work, "Cultivating and Feeding Cultural Identity: Indigenous Home Gardens of the Peruvian Amazon."
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Plant Sale:
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Time: 4 - 5:30 pm
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The biggest and best collection of organically grown flower, herb and vegetable starts, perennials, grasses, and other landscape plants available in the region. Friends of the Farm & Garden receive...
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Venue: Kresge Town Hall
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[http://events.ucsc.edu/this-month.html details]}}
  
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Dr. Ocampo-Raeder is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maine - Orono campus. Her primary research focuses on uncovering human signatures in the forest through the analysis of indigenous resource management strategies (swidden-fallow agriculture, hunting, gathering, and fishing). Her work in the Peruvian Amazon shows how the indigenous Ese eja people have influenced their traditional territory (an area of about 1.5 million hectares) by creating a series of anthropogenic habitats that influence vegetation structure and wildlife resources.
 
  
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{{Event|Speaking Youth to Power| 3/26|
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Abigail Borah, student, SustainUS.org
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Tania Pulido, Green For All Fellow; Brower Youth Award winner
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Adarsha Shivakumar, Stanford student, litigation plaintiff
  
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Tuesday, November 17: Kresge College / CASFS Lecture Series
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From courtrooms to diplomatic enclaves, youth advocates are clamoring to make their voices heard. Climate Progress dubbed 21-year-old college student Abigail Borah the “Durban Climate Hero” by for her appeal for faster action at a recent UN climate conference. Other advocates are filing suits claiming the U.S. and state governments have a legal responsibility to protect the atmosphere for future generations. Join us for a conversation with youth trying to build a cleaner future starting now.
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Dr. Wayne Roberts, Toronto Food Policy Council, will discuss his work, "The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food: Taking Control of the Food System."
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Mon, Mar 26 2012 - 6:00pm
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Time: 4 - 5:30 pm
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Location: SF Club Office
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Venue: Kresge Town Hall
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Time: 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. youth led roundtables
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Cost: $20 standard, MEMBERS FREE, STUDENTS FREE (with valid ID)
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Also know: The speakers and audience will be videotaped for future broadcast on the Climate One TV show on KRCB TV 22 on Comcast and DirecTV. [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2012-03-26/speaking-youth-power Link]}}
  
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Dr. Roberts manages the Toronto Food Policy Council (TFPC), a citizen body of 30 food activists and experts recognized for its innovative approach to food security. In April 2009, under Roberts' leadership, the TFPC received the Bob Hunter Environmental Achievement Award, given to a City of Toronto agency with a record of outstanding leadership, for its efforts to make food an action item on the environmental agenda. Dr. Roberts has written seven books, including  The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food (2008) and Real Food For A Change (1999), which promotes a food system based on the four ingredients of health, joy, justice and nature.}}
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{{Event|Right to Vote on Desal|Mon. 4/7|
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UCSC's Tim Fitzmaurice, along with 4 other former Santa Cruz mayors (Jane Weed, Bruce Van Allen, Chris Krohn, and Celia Scott) and former County Supervisor Gary Patton will be speaking their minds on the importance of guaranteeing our right to vote on desalination.
  
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Where:  Mitchell's Cove Bluff, the proposed in-take site of the desal plant, on Westcliff near Almar and Sunset Blvd.  When:  Sat. April 7, 3:00.
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After the main event, people will walk along part of the proposed pipeline.
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For more information, check out our website at [http://RTVOD.org Link].}}
  
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{{Event|Copenhagen Action |12/16-7|
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{{Event|Van Jones, Rebuild the Dream|Mon. 4/16|
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350.org says: "...all is well in Copenhagen.  We're not going to get the agreement that we need (current negotiations put us on track to hit a devastating 770ppm by century's end) and this movement will need to fight on in the years ahead.
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Van Jones, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Author, Rebuild the Dream
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Steve Wright- Moderator
  
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But right now, while the Copenhagen climate talks are still unfolding, we need one final push.
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Van Jones, one of the nation’s leading evangelists for ecological equality, is switching gears. A cofounder of three non-profits and a former advisor to President Obama, Jones is now working to build a movement grounded in tough-minded American idealism to "take back the American Dream." Rejecting the fashionable mantra of cut-backs and austerity, Jones makes the case for public policies and investments, hoping to create 10 million, well-paying American jobs. Learn more about Jones’ new book Rebuild the Dream and get a glimpse of how his plot for change has thickened since last summer’s interview.
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Mon, Apr 16 2012 - 7:00pm
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Location: Adobe Systems, 345 Park Ave, San Jose
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Time: 6:30 p.m. check in; 7 p.m. program; 8 p.m. book signing
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)[http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2012-04-16/van-jones-rebuild-dream-sv Link]}}
  
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So, the two unusual requests:
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{{Event|Earth Day mobilization| April 22| [http://eight.ucsc.edu/earth-week.html UCSC organizing effort].  See also MobilizeU is an international movement of concerned and active college students competing and mobilizing their campuses around acts of green throughout the month surrounding Earth Day 2012.  Join now! [http://www.earthday.org/mobilizeu link]}}
  
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1) Make a phone call.
 
  
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We don't usually ask you to make calls, but today we're going to. At this link you'll find a list of every head of state and his or her phone number. You'll note that the countries are listed in either green or red type. If your nation is in green, it means they're fighting the good fight for 350. We need you to leave them a message that either expresses your pride and gratitude for their commitment to keeping 350 in the treaty text, or your earnest wish that they'll listen to the science and consider standing with the bloc of more than 100 nations standing for bold scientific targets.
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{{Event|Worldwatch Institute Live web event|4/11|
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The Worldwatch Institute invites you to the official launch of State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity on April 11th. We will celebrate the release of this important Rio+20 edition of State of the World by inviting some of the book’s key contributors to discuss their ideas on how we can achieve “sustainable development.” Speakers will include Worldwatch President Robert Engelman; Project Co-Directors Michael Renner and Erik Assadourian; report authors Joe Foti of the World Resources Institute, Mia MacDonald of Brighter Green, Michael Replogle and Colin Hughes of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Diana Lind of Next American City; and Bo Normander of Worldwatch Europe. Also joining via satellite will be Severn Suzuki, who first shook the global community as a young girl making a strong declaration at the first Rio Summit and has acted as an environmental champion ever since.}}[http://www.worldwatch.org/events/state-world-2012-launch-and-symposium?utm_source=SOTW%2FVS+eblast&utm_campaign=SOTW+eblast&utm_medium=email link]
  
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Please click here to make the call--you'll find everything you need: the appropriate phone numbers, a short script of what to say, and a sense of how your country's leadership is standing on this issue.
 
  
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{{Event|TEDxSanFrancisco Salon: BIG BLUE|4/12|
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Andy Sharpless, Oceana
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Amos Nachoum, Photographer
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Edward Lu, Former Astronaut, Google Innovation Head,Liquid Robotics
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Jenefer Palmer, Osea
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Casson Trenor, Fisher of New Ideas
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Patri Friedman, Seasteading Institute
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Mkalani Souza
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The 2nd part of the evening will feature the WORLD PREMIER OF OKEANOS, a multimedia immersive dance and film experience, with voiceover by TED Prize Winner SYLVIA EARLE,
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PT)
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San Francisco, CA [http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2710285537 More]}}
  
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2) Think about fasting for 24 hours on Thursday--part of a genuinely worldwide effort.
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{{Event|The Blueseed Project|4/12|
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Max Marty, CEO, The Blueseed Project
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Projected to be the first floating city in international waters, The Blueseed Project is dedicated to harvesting entrepreneurship by creating a place where the world’s top tech minds can collaborate. Twelve miles off the coast of Northern California, residents would not be subject to work visa limitations. Called the “Googleplex of the Sea,” The Blueseed Project is awakening a host of complex issues including immigration policy, visa limitations, international policy, social entrepreneurship and more.
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Location: Adobe, 345 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95110
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Time: 6:30 p.m. program
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A hunger strike is not one of our usual tools either, but somehow it feels appropriate at what's a very solemn moment. Some of our allies around the world have been going without food for more than a month, and they've asked others to join this fast for 24 hours--starting any time on Thursday. We know it's late notice, especially for those of you in the eastern parts of the world--but everything just came together to pull it off.  Many here in Copenhagen are doing so--including thousands of youth, members of the 350.org team, Vandana Shiva, and many more--and we wanted you to have the opportunity too.
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{{Event|Earth Day | April 22| [http://eight.ucsc.edu/earth-week.html UCSC Earth Week] starts the 16th.  See also MobilizeU [http://www.earthday.org/mobilizeu link]}} [http://www.ecocruz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=413&Itemid=130 city event]
  
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As global warming kicks in, more and more people will starve--earlier this week, at the conference's main religious service, there were shriveled ears of corn from drought-stricken parts of Africa on the altar. Most of us can't know the true terror of hunger, because we know we'll eat again soon, but we can join in what organizers are calling a Hunger Strike for Survival.
 
  
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If you're interested in joining in, please sign-up . It's true that we can't promise fasting will have any practical effect, but it feels right to us right now.  
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{{Event|Economics of Happiness Conference| March 23|As our economic, environmental and social crises converge, it is becoming ever clearer that lasting solutions will require more than band-aids: we need fundamental change. The Economics of Happiness conference will explore the potential for economic localization to provide systemic solutions to our many global crises. It will cover many of the themes explored in ISEC's new documentary film, The Economics of Happiness, which has inspired audiences from the US, UK and Australia to Peru, Thailand and Japan. The conference will bring together a wide range of insightful and impassioned speakers, including many of the voices from the film. Lectures and plenary sessions will be interspersed with workshops, facilitated discussions and film screenings.  Friday, Mar 23 6:00p
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at David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA [http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/synopsis Film]}}
  
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Please consider joining us:[http://www.350.org/fast www.350.org/fast]
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{{Event|GOING LOCAL| March 23|
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Dan Rosen, Founder and CEO, Solar Mosaic
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Michael Shuman, Author, Local Dollars Local Sense
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Additional panelists TBA
  
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It's true: we won't get the treaty we need in Copenhagen, but thanks to you we've made the real consequences of climate change a priority for the very first time inside this process.
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After decades of globalization there's a new current pulling the other direction. Local food caught on and now people are thinking about buying other products from another county instead of another continent.  Join us for a conversation how to invest in local businesses, create resilient communities, and prosper
  
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Onwards,
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Location: SF Club Office
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Time: 11:30 a.m. check in, noon program, 1:00 p.m. reception
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Cost: $20 standard, MEMBERS FREE, $7 students (with valid ID)
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Also know: The speakers and audience will be videotaped for future broadcast on the Climate One TV show on KRCB TV 22 on Comcast and DirecTV [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2012-03-23/going-local Link]}}
  
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Bill McKibben for 350.org
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{{Event|Film THRIVE:
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What on Earth Will It Take?| Fri. 3/16|
  
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PS - Can you help spread the demand for a Science-Based Treaty on Facebook? Just visit this post on Facebook, scroll down, and click "Share" to let your friends know your thoughts on the current negotiations and how you're taking action. Many thanks.
 
  
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You should join us on Facebook by becoming a fan of our page at facebook.com/350org and follow us on twitter by visiting twitter.com/350
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OOPS maybe not so good:  [http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/disaster-by-design-whats-wrong-with-the-thrive-movement link]
  
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To join our list (maybe a friend forwarded you this e-mail) visit http:www.350.org/signup www.350.org/signup]}} [http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7Uv4jV7WhKXAgW%2B64lyAdeOuMB1qCOm6 signup]
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Film screening, followed by Q&A with filmmakers
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[http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OPMzN1xYuR%2F96iy1mziNnuOuMB1qCOm6 www.350.org/call]
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03/16/2012 Friday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
  
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THRIVE is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.
  
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{{Event|Christmas Bird Count|12/26|
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Time: Friday, March 16, 7pm, Doors open at 6:30, Followed by Q & A with the Filmmakers.
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This is a national annual event.  here's a local request:
 
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Can you help Baykeeper with a Christmas Bird Count on December 26th? The [http://www.audubon.org/Bird/cbc/ annual Audubon Society's count] provides data to assess the stability of bird populations and to guide conservation actions. We need at least two experienced birders familiar with pelagic bird species to join us on the Baykeeper boat for the day.
 
  
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Also, if you have a boat and would like to join the effort, you can help us monitor Richardson Bay and near China Camp. Audubon will host a dinner in Mill Valley for participants. If you would like to sign up, please contact Rosalind Becker, Baykeeper Program Fellow, at rosalind@baykeeper.org. [http://theoceanproject.org/wod/ weblink]}}
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Foster Gamble - Creator/Host/Co-Writer/Visual Designer of THRIVE - used the time he had as a direct descendent of Procter and Gamble to research answers to questions many people have but don’t have the time to pursue. What is keeping us from thriving and what can we do about it? He ventured into bold realms and returned with startling coherence and strategies for global transformation. THRIVE is the result of his lifetime quest. He began his film career co-creating the first filmmaking department at Princeton University.
  
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Kimberly Carter Gamble - Producer/Director/Co-Writer of THRIVE - brings a wealth of professional and personal experience to Clear Compass Media, including what she gained as a former journalist, including for Newsweek International; a producer of large projects and events and as a lifelong activist for social justice. She is CEO and Co-Founder of Clear Compass Media and a former student of UCSC.
  
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Location: Media Theater  - West part of campus
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Room: Media Theater
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Doors open at 6:30pm
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: - Free for students & faculty (free advance tickets must be picked up in person at the UCSC Ticket Office with a Student/Faculty ID) - $10 for General Public (advance tickets available at http://santacruztickets.com)
  
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{{Event|Surfrider Monthly Cleanup|12/5|
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[http://www.thrivemovement.com/ link]}}
  
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December 5, 2009, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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{{Event|Free TED simulcast|Fri 3/2|
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Seacliff State Beach
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For the first time ever TEDxSantaCruz, under a license from TED.com will be providing the greater Santa Cruz community free access to a one day (March 2nd, 2011) LiveCast of the actual TED2011 event taking place in Long Beach, California. This is an extraordinary opportunity to experience an amazing lineup of speakers. Visit our  [http://tedxsantacruz.org web site] for more details and to register for the event.
  
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Register now at: [http://cleanbeachescoalition.org/ Link]}}
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The event will be held at: Inner Light Center, 5630 Soquel Drive Soquel, California 95073 starting at 8:00 am and ending at 7:00 pm. Box lunches and dinner will be available for purchase. Please sign up on our web site for either or both meals.  To see what's going on, see the [http://blog.ted.com/ TEDblog].  5 videos have already been put online.}}
  
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{{Event|Save Our Shores Open House |12/05|
 
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Saturday, December 05 2009, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
 
  
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Save Our Shores invites all community members to a holiday gathering and volunteer social on Saturday, December 5th from 5:00-8:00pm.  Come learn more about how to volunteer for ocean health, meet our team and enjoy the Lighted Boat Parade!
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{{Event|11th Annual Earth Summit: Sprout!|Sat. 3/3|
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Location : 345 Lake Ave. Suite A at the Santa Cruz Harbor
 
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Contact : (831)-462-5660x3, [mailto:volunteer@saveourshores.org]
 
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[http://www.saveourshores.org/ Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|No Impact Man screening|12/9|
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UCSC College 9/10 Multipurpose Room · Saturday, March 3, 2012, 11am-5:00pm
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Location: Del Mar Theater Santa Cruz
 
  
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Nubius Organics Presents Sundance Award Nominated Full-Length Feature Film: NO IMPACT MAN
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Come to the Student Environmental Center's 11th Annual Campus Earth Summit on Saturday, March 3rd! This is the perfect opportunity to show your passion and get involved in the future of environmental sustainability, social justice, education and food! There will be an abundance of catered refreshments, music, tabling, workshops, performances and speakers. Help plant the seeds of action and grow the sprouts of change!
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For more information, or to get involved with the final planning process, contact Eliza at emilio@ucsc.edu! [http://www.facebook.com/events/355710934447749/ More]}}
  
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On Weds, Dec. 9th, please join the Santa Cruz green community for an exclusive screening of Sundance Film Festival nominated No Impact Man at the historic Del Mar Theater in downtown Santa Cruz.
 
  
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Pre-event reception begins at 6:40 pm and the No Impact Man film begins at 7:15 pm.  Followed by a community discussion on Reducing Your Impact by Dr. J. Wallace Nichols.
 
  
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No Impact Man is the story of a guilty, New York liberal who decides to practice what he preaches for ONE YEAR (turns off the electricity, stops making garbage, gives up TV, taxis and take out & becomes a walking, bicycling, composting, tree hugging, polar bear saving, local food-eating citizen), all while taking his baby daughter & caffeine loving, retail-obessed, television-addicted wife along with him.
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{{Event|Real Food vs. Affordable Food: Can we have both?| Weds 3/7|
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Join journalist Tracie McMillan to discuss her work for The American Way of Eating, which chronicles her experience in three undercover jobs across the American food system: California farmworker, produce clerk in a Detroit-area Walmart, New York City Applebee's kitchen wretch. Weaving policy and agricultural economics into personal narrative, McMillan explores what it would cost to grow food fairly.
  
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Local non-profit partners Save Our Shores, People Power, Transition Santa Cruz & Ecology Action will be on-site with information on how to reduce your impact.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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12:00-1:30 pm
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Oakes Mural Room (Room 223)
  
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Valet bike parking provided by People Power!
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Support for the  [http://foodandbody.ucsc.edu/ Studies of Food and the Body Multicampus Research Program] is provided by the University of California Office of the President. Staff support is provided by the Institute for Humanities Research.}}
  
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Tickets $5 advance/ $7 at the door.
 
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Purchase tickets at: [http://www.nubiusorganics.com/NoImpactManScreeningSantaCruz.html Link]}}
 
  
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{{Event|CULTIVATING A MOVEMENT| W 2/22/12|
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{{Event|Greg Mortenson,  Co-author, Three Cups of Tea;|12/11|
 
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Greg Mortenson, Co-founder, Central Asia Institute; Co-author, Three Cups of Tea; Author, Stones in Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Foothill College. [http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R912111000 Local radio interview] }} [http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=190&shcode=1419 Link]
 
  
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{{Event|Green Architecture & Bio-regional Design|11/24|Guest lecture by Thomas Rettenwender. UCSC Baskin Auditorium 101, Tue. Nov 24, 12:00 noon }}
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Come celebrate the local organic/sustainable foods movement and the UCSC Library's publication of Cultivating a Movement: An Oral History of Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture on California's Central Coast. The editors will read colorful, inspirational stories from this anthology based on extensive oral history interviews.
  
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{{Event|ARCTIC EXPEDITION CANOEING|11/19 Th|ARCTIC EXPEDITION CANOEING: A Narrative Reflection of a Novice
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Santa Cruz County is a seedbed of pioneering organizations and farms that have transformed the food system locally and beyond over the past four decades. The sampling of narratives in this collection documents a multifaceted and interdependent community of change-makers who speak for themselves, offering a window into the dynamic history of the movement.
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11/19/2009 Thursday 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
 
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Find out what it might be like to be dropped off in the middle of one of the largest protected natural region on earth where the words “vast” and “wild” and “remote” take on a whole new meaning. Journey with Skye Leone, Senior UCSC Recreation Supervisor, on America’s longest Wild and Scenic river from it’s headwaters to an Eskimo Village sixty miles from the Arctic Ocean. Slides and reflective narration on landscape, nuts and bolts of expedition canoeing, encounters with Inupiat people, and basking in the midnight sun.
 
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Location: Classroom Unit I  - East part of campus
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: UCSC Recreation
 
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Estimated Attendance: 175
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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"If you find yourself depressed about the possibilities for positive change, pick up Cultivating a Movement and read a few stories told by people who have been devoting their lives to creating a sustainable food system in the heartland of agribusiness. As one of them says, to be a successful farmer 'you have to have a need, a desire, perseverance, strength and insanity.' That goes for the whole lot of them. These are inspiring people."
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Name: Skye Leone
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--Joan Dye Gussow, author of This Organic Life and Growing, Older
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Phone: (831) 459-2800
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Email: sleone@ucsc.edu
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd at 7:00
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[http://www.ucscrecreation.com Link] }}
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BOOKSHOP SANTA CRUZ
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1520 Pacific Avenue · Downtown Santa Cruz · 831-423-0900
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[http://www.bookshopsantacruz.com link]}}
  
  
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{{Event|Lester Brown|11/10|Saving Civilization Is Not a Spectator Sport
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{{Event|Heirlooms: Cultivating a Movement: An Oral History of Organic Farming| W 2/22/12|
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A new book published by the UCSC Library’s Regional History Project offers a sparkling window into the 40-year history of how UC Santa Cruz--and California’s Central Coast—became leaders in the organic farming and sustainable agriculture movement.
  
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President, Earth Policy Institute, Brown sees concern in the merging of world food and energy economies. Putting corn ethanol in gas tanks and grain-intensive food (beef) into more human bellies will drive up commodity prices and exacerbate fresh water scarcity. Though he believes the Earth is under stress, Brown is hopeful, in part because for the first time since the Industrial Revolution we have begun investing in energy sources that can last forever. Brown also will comment on how the melting glaciers of Tibet could affect the price of a bagel in California.
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The 340-page paperback anthology is a collection of 29 stories drawn from a larger archive of oral histories collected by the Regional History Project in 2010. It documents a dynamic community of farmers, researchers, activists, and educators, who speak for themselves about the transformative movement that emerged in the late 1960’s on the California coast.
  
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Location: SF Club Office
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Titled Cultivating a Movement: An Oral History of Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture on California’s Central Coast, the book focuses primarily on developments in Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.A reading for the book will be held at Bookshop Santa Cruz on February 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free.
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Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
 
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Cost: $8 members, $15 non-members, students free (with valid ID)
 
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}} [https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/open.asp?show=1445 Link]
 
  
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{{Event|CSSC's 7th Annual Statewide Fall Convergence|11/6-8|
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The complete archive of transcripts, audio clips, photographs, and other resources from the larger oral history series is available on the UCSC Library’s website. [http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/02/history-organic-book.html More]}}
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The California Student Sustainability Coalition invites you to join students and young leaders from across California as we come together to build community and organizing capacity amongst individuals, campuses, and campaigns in the student sustainability movement. Share skills and resources, learn about what your peers are doing, network with other schools, and have fun!
 
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}}[http://sustainabilitycoalition.org/index.php?page=fall-convergence-overview Link]
 
  
  
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{{Event|Full Disclosure|10/7 Wed |
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{{Event|Heirlooms: Saving Humanity's 10,000-year Legacy of Food| W 2/22/12|
  
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Sesnon Gallery, UCSC
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[http://www.jimrichardsonphotography.com/ Jim Richardson] “Heirlooms: Saving Humanity's 10,000-year Legacy of Food” a LongNow seminar (may be webcast)
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[http://longnow.org/seminars/02012/feb/22/heirlooms-saving-humanitys-10000-year-legacy-food/ Link]}}
  
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October 7 – November 21 2009
 
  
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Opening Reception:
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{{Event|Student Garden Cart|Fri 2/24|  Connect with opportunities for good food!  2:30 Baytree Quarry Plaza [http://http://ucscpica.org/ Link]}}
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Wed.,October 7,
 
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4:30-6:30p.m. followed by a panel discussion with faculty artists and scientists.
 
  
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Full Disclosure is an inside look at the trial and error of scientists and artists through an intimate survey of their processes. An exhibition of art and artifacts, Full Disclosure views the practice and products of science—theoretical models, computational data, molecular structures—through the perceptual matrices of the arts revealing parallels and divergences between the two disciplines. Experimentation, creativity and failure, become the ultimate subjects in this unexpected juxtaposition of media, motives and forms.
 
  
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Related events Oct. 23, 2009:
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{{Event|Banff Mountain Film Festival|2/24-5|
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THE ART OF COLLABORATION
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The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to the Rio Theatre. Journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters, and climb the highest peaks. The 2011/2012 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings films from the 36th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival to about 390 communities around the world. From an exploration of remote landscapes and mountain cultures to adrenaline-fueled action sports, films in this year’s world tour are sure to captivate and amaze the explorer within you. Benefits the UCSC Wilderness Orientation Scholarship Fund.
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symposium @ the new UCSC Digital Arts Research Center Oct. 23, 2009:
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February 24 & 25 @ 7 pm
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Rio Theater, 1205 Souquel Ave,
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Brought to you by UCSC Recreation [http://www.ucscrecreation.com/banff.html More]}}
  
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Panel II noon-1:30pm:
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{{Event|Food Week | 2/13-20|A variety of free events will take place this week as part of Food Week at UCSC and this week's [http://realfoodchallenge.org/breakingground2012 Real Food Challenge National Conference]. See the .
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Authorship, Technologies and Frames with E.G. Crichton and others
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[http://casfs.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/FoodWeek_poster.pdf details]}}
  
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3:00-4:00p.m.
 
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UCSC Foundation Forum on creativity
 
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Keynote Speaker: Ed Catmull: President, Pixar Animation Studios @ UCSC Music Recital Hall
 
  
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Panel III 4:30-6:00pm:
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{{Event|Hazardous Waste: Exposure Pathways and Corrective Actions in the Silicon Valley | 2/14|
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Modes of Production with Melissa Gwyn and others @ the new UCSC Digital Arts Research Center
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Come to SRI as we welcome Café Scientifique speakers:
  
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Alana Lee: Project Manager EPA Superfund Division
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Katherine Baylor: EPA Hydrogeologist
  
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Topic – “Hazardous Waste: Exposure Pathways and Corrective Actions in the Silicon Valley"
  
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{{Event|7th Annual Practical Activism Conference!|10/24 Sat|
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Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
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Location: SRI Menlo Park (Middlefield Road at Ringwood Ave.)
  
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The Practical Activism Conference is a daylong, student led conference which features a keynote speaker, ten workshops, various on and off campus organizations, performances, and a variety of hands-on activism activities. This year's conference will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2009 in the
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For directions, video links and more, visit us on the
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[http://www.cafescisv.org web]
  
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College Nine & College Ten Multipurpose Room.
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Superfund is EPA's program to identify, investigate and clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the United States. In the Silicon Valley alone there are 25 Superfund sites (www.epa.gov/region9/superfund), each with a long history of soil and groundwater contamination and ongoing remedial activity.
  
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER  Bettina Aptheker
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At our February café, Alana Lee and Katherine Baylor will provide an overview of the Superfund and other hazardous waste programs at EPA Region 9. From there, they will review the challenges faced with cleaning up the legacy groundwater contamination sites in Silicon Valley that resulted from the release of chlorinated solvents into the subsurface during the early days of the high-tech industry. They will also discuss an emerging exposure pathway of concern: the migration of volatile chemicals from contaminated groundwater and soil into the indoor air environment. Alana and Kathy will cover some of their experiences and research efforts on vapor intrusion assessment at sites in the San Francisco Bay Area.}}
  
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[http://activism.ucsc.edu/ Link]}}
 
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{{Event|Legendary oceanographer, explorer Sylvia Earle | 2/16|
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Legendary oceanographer, explorer, and author Sylvia Earle will present the sixth Fred Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the UC Santa Cruz Music Recital Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.
  
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{{Event|Day of Action for Climate Change|10/24 |This is an invitation from Bill McKibben to help build a movement--to take one day day and use it to stop the climate crisis.
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Named the first "Hero for the Planet" by Time magazine, Earle will speak on "Oceans, Life, and Survival." She has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998. Earlier, she was chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1990 to 1992 and has led more than 100 research expeditions involving more than 7,000 hours underwater. The New Yorker and New York Times have dubbed her "Her Deepness;" the Library of Congress calls her a "Living Legend." [http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/keeley-lecture.html Link]}}.
  
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UCSC : [http://www.350.org/node/8649 at Practical Activism]
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{{Event|Green Chef Competition| 2/17/12|
  
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draw a blue line where the ocean will be [http://www.350.org/node/9052 downtown]
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Green Chef is a fun, sustainable student cooking competition featuring a fresh, local, secret ingredient.  This winter, the competition will be on Friday, February 17 alongside Strengthening the Roots 2012
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at the College 9 + 10 Multipurpose Room at 6:00 pm, with shopping and cooking taking place earlier that day.
  
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one downtown on diet and global warming [http://www.350.org/node/8842 link]
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We are currently seeking teams of chefs for the competition. Chefs will receive the ‘secret ingredient’ and prepare a dish (entree or dessert) of their choice and a prize will be presented to the winning team. Be creative and have fun in the kitchen!  Teams must be in groups of 3 and must attend the Mandatory Chef Orientation on Friday, February 3rd down at the Village Kitchen.
  
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one down the road in Davenport [http://www.350.org/node/4253 link]
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For more information or to confirm your interest in being a Green Chef, please contact greenchefucsc@gmail.com or visit [http://sec.enviroslug.org link]}}
  
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You can [http://www.350.org/presentation download a presentation] to give at UCSC; i will help you arrange a room and video equipment, contact pmmckerc@ucsc.edu
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{{Event|Van Jones "Rebuilding the Dream" | T 2/21/12|
  
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On October 24, we will stand together as one planet and call for a fair global climate treaty. United by a common call to action, we'll make it clear: the world needs an international plan that meets the latest science and gets us back to safety.
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Author of the best-seller The Green Collar Economy, Van Jones served as the green jobs advisor to President Barack Obama and is globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in clean energy economics and human rights. Jones is the co-founder and current president of Rebuild the Dream, an organization whose objective is to renew the American Dream through the utilization of media and technology to reinvest in our shared future. A graduate of Yale Law School, he is the co-founder of celebrated non-profit organizations Color of Change, Green for All, and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.
  
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This movement has just begun, and it needs your help.
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Tuesday February 21, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the Stevenson Event Center.
  
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Here's the plan: we're asking you, and people in every country on earth, to organize an action in your community on October 24.
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Tickets are available for free with a UCSC ID from 10-11 AM and 3-4 PM on February 16th and 17th at the African American Resource and Cultural Center located on the third floor of the Bay Tree Building on the UCSC campus. Tickets are limited.}}
  
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[http://www.350.org/oct24 http://www.350.org/oct24]
 
  
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There are no limits here--imagine bike rides, rallies, concerts, hikes, festivals, tree-plantings, protests, and more. Imagine your action linking up with thousands of others around the globe. Imagine the world waking up.
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{{Event| Labor Across the Food System Conference| W2/3-4|
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CASFS is cosponsoring the Labor Across the Food System Conference at UCSC on February 3-4, 2012. Presented by the UCSC Center for Labor Studies, this free conference is open to the public and will “advance research and advocacy by bringing key scholars and advocates to Santa Cruz for discussions of the critical role of labor and social justice in remaking the global food system.” CASFS director Patricia Allen will be speaking as part of the Farm Labor panel on Saturday, February 4 from 9 am-10:3o am.
  
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If we can pull it off, we'll send a powerful message on October 24: the world needs the climate solutions that science and justice demand.
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For schedule details, directions, and a list of presentations, see the conference [http://ihr.ucsc.edu/laboracrossfoodsystem web site].}}
  
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It's often said that the only thing preventing us from tackling the climate crisis quickly and equitably is a lack of political will. Well, the only thing that can create that political will is a unified global movement--and no one is going to build that movement for us. It's up to regular people all over the world. That's you.
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{{Event|
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Julie Sze: "Situating Sustainability Discourse in Shanghai: Global Flows and Urban Transformations in a Warming World"| 2/06|
  
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So register an event in your community for October 24, and then enlist the help of your friends. Get together with your co-workers or your local environmental group or human rights campaign, your church or synagogue or mosque or temple; enlist bike riders and local farmers and young people. All over the planet we'll start to organize ourselves.
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This talk is drawn from Sze's current book project which examines flows, fears and fantasies in contemporary urban and global environmental culture, with a sustained look at Shanghai in China. She focuses here on Dongtan, a failed eco-city proposal, framing it within multiple ideological and spatial contexts.
  
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With your help, there will be an event at every iconic place on the planet on October 24-from America's Great Lakes to Australia's Great Barrier Reef--and also in all the places that matter to you in your daily lives: a beach or park or village green or town hall.
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Julie Sze is an Associate Professor of American Studies at UC Davis. She is also the founding director of the Environmental Justice Project for UC Davis’ John Muir Institute for the Environment. and in that capacity is the Faculty Advisor for 25 Stories from the Central Valley.
  
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If there was ever a time for you to get involved, it's right now.}}
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Sze’s book, Noxious New York: The Racial Politics of Urban Health and Environmental Justice, won the 2008 John Hope Franklin Publication Prize, awarded annually to the best published book in American Studies.
  
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Sze’s research investigates environmental justice and environmental inequality; culture and environment; race, gender and power; and community health and activism. She has published on a wide range of topics such as energy and air pollution activism; toxicity; the cultural politics of the Hummer, and on environmental justice novels and cultural production.
  
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{{Event|Botany of Desire  |10/28|Michael Pollan's bestselling  book will be on PBS.  [http://www.pbs.org/thebotanyofdesire/ weblink]}} [http://books.google.com/books?id=Woywyw8LlcgC&source=gbs_navlinks_s book link]
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Sze has been interviewed widely in print and on the radio: World’s Fair, MELDI, Newsweek, Asian Reporter, and Grist Magazine.
  
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02/06/2012 Monday 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
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Location: College Eight
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Room: 301
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Courtney Mahaney
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Phone: 459-3527
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Email: cmahaney@ucsc.edu }}
  
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{{Event|Marine Mammal Research Tour|10/29|
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{{Event|Arboretum Volunteer Orientation and Training| 1/12 & 19|
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10/25/2009 Sunday 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM
 
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Go behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited, free with admission. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
 
  
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Location: Other Campus Location
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Three hours per Month Does Make a Difference!
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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab
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01/12/2012 Thursday 9:30 AM to 12:15 PM
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Category: Announcement - Tour
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This six week training and orientation is open to current Arboretum volunteers and prospective volunteers who will commit to an average of three hours per month. If a volunteer commitment is not possible, a $75 donation is requested. We are particularly interested in finding volunteers to help guide tours, Meet & Greet our visitors, or staff the library or gift shop. Trainings continue rain or shine, and attendance at each class is not required. Join us when you can, and learn what is so special about this living museum of botanical wonders.
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Location: Arboretum
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Room: Horticulture 2
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Enter the Arboretum driveway off Empire Grade, continue driving slowly, bicycling or walking up the hill past Norrie's Gift Shop, and left toward the Horticulture Buildings. Parking and bike rack is on the left.
 
Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: $6 Adults; $4 Youth (4-16) and Seniors (64+); Members, Children (3 & under), and UCSC undergrads are free.
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Admission: Free
  
 
Contact information for this event:
 
Contact information for this event:
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Name: Abby Borsgard
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Name: Susie Bower
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Phone: (831) 459-3799
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Phone: (831) 427-2998
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Email: aborsgar@ucsc.edu
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Email: susiehb@ucsc.edu
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu Web]}}
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[http://arboretum.ucsc.edu Link]}}
  
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{{Event|STEWART BRAND
 
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Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto|10/9 and 16 Fri |
 
  
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[http://www.longnow.org/ Longnow]
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{{Event|"MENTAWAI — Listening to the Rainforest"| 1/20|
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Friday October 9, 02009
 
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Stewart Brand
 
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Rethinking Green
 
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Doors open 7:00pm, talk at 7:30pm lasting ~1.5 hours
 
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Cowell Theatre in Fort Mason Center
 
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San Francisco, California
 
  
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Palo Alto Oct 15 [http://commonwealthclub.org link]
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What does the rainforest tell us about ourselves and the world? In the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, wildlife communicates using a complete spectrum of sound that exceeds the range and timbre of a western orchestra. More than 50 meters overhead, female gibbons sing expressive duets in the tree-tops. Hundreds of unique species of birds, frogs, and insects also call and chorus, and in the midst of this sonorous world live indigenous tribes who have listened to the rainforest and existed harmoniously with its flora and fauna for millennia.
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[http://www.artsopolis.com/esavers/7-39.htm discount tickets]
 
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Friday, October 16, 7:30 PM
 
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Berkeley Arts & Letters @ FCCB
 
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in the sanctuary at 2345 Channing Way at Dana, Berkeley
 
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wheelchair access, except for upper balcony
 
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$40 (includes autographed copy of book) ($10 companion ticket available with purchase of regular ticket) at [http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/77415 Brown Paper Tickets] or 800-838-3006
 
  
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Stewart Brand believes that it’s time we reset the debate about the environment and global warming. While the Green Movement has become more mainstream, Brand, a galvanizing figure whose Whole Earth Catalog can be seen as one of its cornerstone manifestos, has continued to explore the matrix of life on earth and how our place in it can be better organized to protect its future and ours.
 
  
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Though honored as a writer -- with the National Book Award for the Whole Earth Catalog, Eliot Montroll Award for The Media Lab, and Golden Gadfly Award for his years as editor of CoEvolution Quarterly -- Steward Brand is primarily an inventor/designer. Trained as a biologist and army officer, he was an early multimedia artist. He has created a number of lasting institutions, including New Games Tournaments, the Hackers Conference, and The WELL, a bellwether computer conference system. He is co-founder of Global Business Network, a futurist research organization fostering "the art of the long view" and is the co-chairman of the board of The Long Now Foundation.}}
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"MENTAWAI — Listening to the Rainforest" is an experimental multimedia work joining electronic sound collage by Linda Burman-Hall using biologist Richard Tenaza's rare field recordings of threatened and endangered species with his photographic and her video images of their rain forest habitat. The piece features endangered primate vocalizations, birds and other environmental sounds from Indonesia's Mentawai Islands which lie in the tsunami zone more than 100 miles west of Sumatra. A panel discussion with UCSC scientists and artists will follow this world premiere presentation.   Friday, January 20, 2012 - 7:30pm
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Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC) [http://arts.ucsc.edu/news_events/mentawai-listening-rainforest More]}}
  
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{{Event|An Unnatural History of UCSC|10/11 Sun |
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{{Event|Morning Marine Wildlife Kayak Paddle|1/21 2/4|
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10/11/2009 Sunday 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Morning is the one of the best times to see our marine wildlife. Seals, sea lions, sea otters and dolphins one of stand out and are more easily viewed during this time of day. Cruse from the calm waters of the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor through the coves and kelp forests of the Santa Cruz Wharf and Lighthouse area. This is the perfect rip for beginners and groups of friends who are looking for a relaxing yet invigorating experience. Register Online: Beginning January 10th, 2012
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Join us for a day of discovery as we visit some of the sites featured in An Unnatural History of UC SC, a book that records over 50 remarkable creations, some, like Elfland and the Labyrinth, long gone. We will visit several of the more intriguing sites located in UCSC's upper campus. Bring a lunch, good walking shoes, a camera if you like, and appropriate clothing for this time of year.
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Location: Off Campus
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Location: East Field Center  - East part of campus
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Meet at the UCSC Dock at Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor
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Depart Recreation Office Porch
 
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Category: Announcement - Class/Workshop - Recreation/Health/Fitness
 
 
Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: $20.00
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Admission: $32 (Includes instruction, transportation, & equipment)
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Sponsored by: OPERS/Recreation
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Sponsored by: UCSC Recreation
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01/21/2012 Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
  
 
Contact information for this event:
 
Contact information for this event:
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Name: Kathy O'Hara Ferraro
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Name: Skye Leone
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Phone: (831) 459-1693
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Phone:459-2800
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Email: kferraro@ucsc.edu
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Email: sleone1@ucsc.edu
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[http://www2.ucsc.edu/opers/ WWW] }}
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[http://www.ucscrecreation.com] }}
  
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{{Event|Ralph Nader|10/16 Fri |
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{{Event| Energy Independence| W 1/25|
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Every president since Nixon has promised to make America energy independent. None has come close to that, or to moving the nation away from fossil fuels. The program's guest is Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who is working with Republican Senator Lamar Alexander on a proposal to fund a handful of American cities to build out infrastructure for electric cars. Rather than a government mandate, Merkley's proposal would be a voluntary competition among cities to compete for federal dollars to advance electric vehicles. Audio broadcast KQED 8 pm [http://www.kqed.org/a/radiospecials/R201201252000 link]
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[http://www.climate-one.org/video/dark-hand-polluters video excerpt]}}
  
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Activist; Former Presidential Candidate; Author, Only the Super-rich Can Save Us!
 
  
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What if some of America's most powerful individuals decided it was time to fix our government and return the power to the people? Nader ponders what would happen if a cadre of "superrich" individuals focused on unionizing Wal-Mart, advancing clean elections and improving the environment with alternative forms of energy. Nader reminds us that imagination is at the heart of every social movement and change in American politics.
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{{Event|SRAMANA MITRA: CAPITALISM 2.0| 1/26|
  
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Location: Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto
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Sramana Mitra, Founder, 1M/1M Global Initiative, discusses how Capitalism 1.0 has been hijacked by speculators, and why entrepreneurial hubs should be democratized to increase the distribution of capitalism. She insists that the framework for capitalism needs to change and provides an overview for Capitalism 2.0.Mitra is the founder of the 1M/1M global initiative, a program to help mentor a million entrepreneurs to reach a million dollars each in annual revenue, build $1 trillion in global GDP, and create 10 million jobs by the year 2020.
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Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
 
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Cost: $12 members, $20 non-members }} [https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/open.asp?show=1460 Link]
 
  
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{{Event|Research Review Day 2009 Baskin School of Engineering|10/22 Th |
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Location: SV Bank, 3005 Tasman Dr., Santa Clara
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10/22/2009 Thursday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program
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All day review of current research being done at the Baskin School of Engineering. Day also includes a poster session of research by our graduate students. Presumbly some green efforts will be on display.
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
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DATE: THU, JANUARY 26, 2012 [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2012-01-26/sramana-mitra-capitalism-20 Link]}}
  
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Location: Baskin Engineering  - North part of campus
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{{Event|Governor’s Conference on Extreme Climate Risks and California’s Future|12/15|
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Room: E2-180, E2-506, E2-599
 
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Keynote Talk in Simularium All other presentations in Engineering 2 building
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
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Sponsored by: Baskin School of Engineering
 
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Estimated Attendance: 80
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
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The conference will be held  December 15, 2011 at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Due to space limitations, attendance is by invitation only. The entire conference will also be webcast live on Governor Brown’s website at [http://www.gov.ca.gov http://www.gov.ca.gov] and conference viewers can submit questions to conference speakers through this site.
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Name: Heidi Mc Gough
 
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Phone: (831) 459-4877
 
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Email: heids@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://rr.soe.ucsc.edu/ Web]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Transition Santa Cruz Reskilling Expo|10/17 |
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Event registration will open at 8:30 a.m. and the conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. See below for additional media information, a full agenda with speech and panel times and parking information.
  
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Location: United Methodist Church, 250 California St.,Santa Cruz
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The Governor’s Conference on Extreme Climate Risks and California’s Future
  
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[http://www.transitionsc.org/node/6 Transition SC] is presenting its first Reskilling Expo on October 17 from 10-4
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Participants (partial list):
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at the United Methodist Church, 250 California Street, Santa Cruz.
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• California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.
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• Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
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• Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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• Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group
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• Nancy Sutley, Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
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Other participants include public safety, insurance industry, public health and climate change experts, emergency response officials, public utility experts and farmers.
  
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Choose from a multitude of demos on how to reduce food costs and conserve water.
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Topics:
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There will be presentations on:
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• California and the Global Climate Challenge
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Beekeeping, fruit trees, propagation of culinary and medicinal herbs, backyard berries, chickens and ducks, canning, and foraging,
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• Climate Change’s Human and Economic Impacts on California
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edible green spaces/huertos concretos,  roots, rhizomes and tubers, traditional compost, vermicompost, compost tea, anerobic compost, jam-making, bread-making, seed saving, year-round edible garden, fermenting, solar cooking, incubation and non-toxic control of invasive plants.
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• A National Perspective on Climate Action
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• Climate Solutions to Protect California Communities and Help our Economy
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• Perspectives on California's Leadership on Climate Change
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[http://www.gov.ca.gov/ecrcf.php More]}}
  
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Learn to conserve water at our demos on:
 
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`Graywater, earthworks (swales, berms and basins), rainwater catchment, composting toilet and the propagation of native plants.
 
  
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Explore the transition concepts of peak oil, climate chaos, and economics. Reflect on where your money works at a talk about local banking. Speak your mind and heart to one of our Keynote Listeners. Consider integrating sustainable living with activism to transform the structures driving environmental and social harm.
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{{Event|TEDxYouth Palo Alto (webcast)| 11/20|
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[http://tedxyouthday.ted.com/ TEDxYouth] was inspired by a group of TED 2010 attendees in an
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effort to bring the TED universe to youth. Dreams have become
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reality. Now in our second year, TEDxYouth happens again
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November 20, 2011. Webcast available.
  
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There will be good food and live music as well. Please join us!
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The "unXpected!” will share and inspire both possibilities and
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solutions. Four 70 minute speaker sessions will be organized
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around the concepts of “Ideas”, “Solutions”, “Actions” and “Go
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Forth. The day will include a mixture of fascinating thinkers
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and doer speakers, seasoned experts and a selection of recorded
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TEDTalks addressing technology, entertainment, design, science
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and the humanities.}}[http://tedxyouthday.ted.com/event-details/?id=2337 Link]
  
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Admission by donation : $0- $25
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{{Event|Alternative Spring Break CAN|11/9|Orientation 5 pm.
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Engage in meaningful intercultural exchange in a rural Mayan community as you work in local school gardens with youth and community leaders.
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Application Deadline: Friday Dec. 2, 2011
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Download application. Return completed application to: fieldstudy@canunite.org
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For more information email fieldstudy@canunite.org or call 459-3619 [http://www.canunite.org/updates/announcing-alternative-spring-break-2012 Link]}}
  
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Contact: Bonnie Linden bonnielinden@sbcglobal.net}}
 
  
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{{Event|Internship Search Workshop|11/9|
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11/09/2011 Wednesday 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Get started on your Internship search today! Balance your studies with work experience! Discover resources for finding internships and what is needed for the application. Learn how to think "out of the box" when seeking internships and/or creating your own internship. Presented by Sheila Rodriguez, UCSC internship adviser
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Location: Bay Tree Bookstore  - East part of campus
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Room: Muwekma Ohlone Conference Room
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Bay Tree Conference Center (Bookstore Building), 3rd Floor
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only.
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: Career Center
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See also fair below
  
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{{Event|Sea Otters ~ Barometers of Ocean Health|10/22 Th|
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Contact information for this event:
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Blooms & Bugs
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Name: Pete Norton
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Ken Norris Memorial Lectures Series 2009:  
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Phone: (831) 459-4024
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10/22/2009 Thursday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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Email: phnorton@ucsc.edu
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[http://careers.ucsc.edu/ Link]}}
  
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Dr. Raphael Kudela (UCSC): Marine Animals as Ocean Sentinels of Harmful Algae: Early Warning or Ignored Problem? AND Dr. Melissa Miller (USGS and UC Davis): tba Since being protected by the Endangered Species Act, the sea otter population has recovered from less than 50 animals near Big Sur to more than 2400 animals along the California coast today. Despite this good news, recent data indicates a declining population—WHY? We don’t hunt them for fur. We don’t trap them in nets. They are a protected species. What is happening to the sea otter and what does it mean to us? Six of the most prominent marine scientists and world otter experts will take us on a journey of discovery and understanding as to why sea otters are a barometer of ocean health. “Unlike previous decades where overhunting and fishing were the key causes, at least 50 percent of otter deaths are now due to a variety of infectious diseases, parasites, and pollution” says Dr. David Jessup, Wildlife Veterinarian at the Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center, California Department of Fish and Game. The first of three distinct lecture evenings will cover the many obstacles facing sea otters today, what their declining population tells us about the health of our oceans, and what we are doing to prevent further decline of this charismatic and important “keystone” species.
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{{Event|renewable energy from our oceans|11/10|
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Panelists to discuss renewable energy from the ocean in annual Norris Lecture November 10. Panelists will explore the current prospects of deriving renewable energy from our oceans in the annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 7 p.m. The event, "Renewable Energy from the Sea," is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and admission is first come, first served.
  
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Location:
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The panelists represent a broad range of expertise in issues related to public policy and regulatory guidelines, the physical challenges involved in developing the technology to harness energy from the ocean, and understanding its potential impacts on the ocean environment and ocean life. [http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/news.html#Energy More]}}
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La Feliz Room
 
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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, near Natural Bridges State Beach
 
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
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Admission: Free
 
  
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Contact information for this event:
 
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Name: Abby Borsgard
 
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Phone: (831) 459-3799
 
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Email: aborsgar@ucsc.edu
 
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu Web]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Frances Moore Lappé Headlines November 11th Food Presentation|11/11|
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Frances Moore Lappé headlines a panel that includes John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America, along with Transition Santa Cruz founder Michael Levy and ocean scientist, author and advocate Dr. Wallace J. Nichols for a talk based on Lappé’s new book, EcoMind: What’s in Your Head Can Heal Our Planet. [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/video/frances-moore-lappe-ecomind-9611 Video] CASFS is cosponsoring this event, which will take place at Cabrillo College’s Crocker Theater on Friday, November 11th from 6:30-8:30 pm. $12 general admission, $8 students/seniors, available at Greenspace, Capitola Book Café, and online. Additional details [http://casfs.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/FML.jpg here].  see also  Crocker Center, Cabrillo College. Frances Moore Lappé headlines a panel discussion with John Robbins, Michael Levy, and Wallace Nichols about her new book, EcoMind. Start Time: 18:30 Date: 2011-11-11
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{{Event|Annual Fall Harvest Festival|9/26 |Saturday, September 26, 11 am - 5 pm, UCSC Farm. Come celebrate the fall harvest at our biggest "open farm house" of the year! Apple pie baking contest, great live music, farm tours, cooking and gardening workshops, kids' activities, and much more!
 
  
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Note: We still need a few volunteers during the 12:30-3 pm and 3 pm - 5:30 pm time slots at the Harvest Festival. If you can help, contact us at 459-3240, or by email to casfs@ucsc.edu.
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{{Event| Fall Job and Internship Fair| T 11/15|
  
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Also coming up ...
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11/15/2011 Tuesday 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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Choosing, Growing and Enjoying Peppers
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Meet representatives companies of various fields face-to-face. This fair is a great opportunity for you to "get your foot in the door" with employers who are interested in recruiting college students. As with any job fair, dress to impress and bring multiple copies of your resume.
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Saturday, October 3, 10 am - 12 pm, UCSC Farm
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Location: Stevenson College  - East part of campus
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Room: Stevenson Event Center
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only.
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: UCSC Career Center
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Estimated Attendance: 300
  
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Garden manager Christof Bernau shares his love of peppers at this workshop, which will include a tasting session. Learn how to select, plant, grow and enjoy this wonderfully versatile vegetable. $10 for Friends of the Farm and Garden members; $15 general public, payable at the workshop. Questions? Call 459-3240 or send email. }} [http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3178 Details]
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Lindsey Rice
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Phone: (831) 459-2185
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Email: lbrice@ucsc.edu
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[http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/index.html Link]}}
  
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{{Event|Banff Mountain Film Festival
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{{Event|Arboretum First Saturday Tour| Sat 11/5|
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:Radical Reels Tour|9/26 |09/26/2009 Saturday 7:00 PM to 9:15 PM
 
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Faster, steeper, higher, deeper! The most outrageous mountain sport films from the 33rd annual Banff Mountain Film Festival will thrill and inspire you with big-screen adventures when RADICAL REELS comes to UCSC Media Theatre at 7 pm on September 26. Bike tough trails, paddle wild waters, and ski steep slopes. The Radical Reels Tour runs every spring & winter and spans North America bringing a variety of mountain sport films to a wide range of viewers from hard-core outdoor adventurers to weekend warriors. Grab your tickets and hang on to your seats as we present the world's best action films on skiing, boarding, climbing, biking, kayaking and more - all brought to life on the big screen. This stop on the RADICAL REELS tour is hosted by UC Santa Cruz Recreation Dept and sponsored by BayTree Bookstore, Sprockets, Pacific Edge Climbing Gym and Adventure Sports Journal. Benefit for UCSC Mens and Womens Soccer and UCSC Recreation Tickets onsale online at www.ucscrecreation.com, Pacific Edge Climbing Gym and Sprockets Bicycle Shop
 
  
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Location: Media Theater  - West part of campus
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Around the World in 80 Minutes
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located in the Performing Arts Complex
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11/05/2011 Saturday 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
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Category: Announcement - Film/Video - Recreation/Health/Fitness
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The first Saturday of each month, the Arboretum offers a docent or staff-led tour of the Arboretum. Sometimes you will see New Zealand, South Africa, or California and Australia. Sometimes you might see combinations of several gardens or the developing World Conifer Collection or Rare Fruit Garden. Tour length varies depending on what's in bloom and what the participants request.
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Location: Arboretum
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Meet at Norrie's Gift Shop to begin the tour.
 
Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: $10 Students/Seniors in advance $12 General $2 more at the door
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Admission: Arboretum admission: $5 adults, $2 youth between 6-17 years. No additional charge for tour.
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Sponsored by: OPERS/Recreation}}
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Sponsored by: Arboretum
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Estimated Attendance: 15
  
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{{Event|Marine Mammal Research Tour|9/27 |
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Contact information for this event:
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9/27/2009 Sunday 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM
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Name: Susie Bower
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Go behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited, free with admission. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
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Phone: (831) 427-2998
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Location: Other Campus Location
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Email: susiehb@ucsc.edu
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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab
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[http://arboretum.ucsc.edu link]}}
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Category: Announcement - Tour
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: $6 Adults; $4 Youth (10-16), Students, Seniors (64+); Members, and UCSC undergrads are free.
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{{Event|Jacqueline Novogratz, Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap…| Oct 19|
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The October 19, 2011 What’s Next Lecture Series will showcase Jacqueline Novogratz, the founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture capital fund that utilizes innovative entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems involving global poverty.
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Jacqueline will discuss her 2009 New York Times bestselling book, Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between the Rich and the Poor in an Interconnected World. The book is Novogratz’s firsthand account of her life’s journey from international banker to socially conscious entrepreneur and founder of Acumen Fund.
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The discussion will begin at 7 pm, location T.B.D. What’s Next Lectures is a collaboration between NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, College 8 at UC Santa Cruz, and the City of Santa Cruz. [http://whatsnextlectures.com/ Link]}}
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{{Event| Baskin School of Engineering showcases research| Th Oct 20|
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Advances in three exciting areas of technological innovation--computer games, genomics, and network science--will be presented by faculty in the Baskin School of Engineering at the school's annual Research Review Day on Thursday, October 20, at UC Santa Cruz. In addition to faculty research presentations, the event will include plenary talks by experts in the three focus areas and a graduate student poster session. The event is free, but advance registration at rr.soe.ucsc.edu is required.
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"We are very excited about the lineup of speakers and topics for this year's event. These are areas of research in which our faculty and students are making important contributions and where we have strong connections with Silicon Valley industry," said Art Ramirez, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering.
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Bill Mooney, studio vice president at Zynga, will give a plenary talk on "Behavioral psychology and economics in the virtual world: Giving people free stuff and controlling the variables." Mooney will discuss interesting unanswered questions regarding optimal pricing of virtual goods, predicting user behavior, and other considerations in social games such as Zynga's Farmville.
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David Haussler, distinguished professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, will give a plenary talk on cancer genomics. As the cost of DNA sequencing continues to fall, cancer genome sequencing may become a widespread clinical practice. Haussler's group is in the forefront of efforts to establish a national infrastructure for handling cancer genome sequencing data.
  
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The plenary talk on network science will feature Cisco distinguished engineer Flavio Bonomi, vice president and head of advanced architecture and research at Cisco. Bonomi has led a number of Cisco's advanced architecture activities and contributed to the establishment of  Cisco's virtual, distributed research organization, collaborating with a growing network of industry and university partners. A broad range of faculty presentations will take place throughout the day. [http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/09/research-review-day.html More].}}
  
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Contact information for this event:
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{{Event| 9th Annual Practical Activism Conference| Oct 22|
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Name: Abby Borsgard
 
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Phone: (831) 459-3799
 
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu Web]}}
 
  
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{{Event|Sea Otters : Barometers of Ocean Health|10/01 Th |
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Tools for Local and Global Change
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10/01/2009 Thursday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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10/22/2011 Saturday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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Dr. Tim Tinker (USGS): Big Sur vs. Monterey: Understanding Human Impacts on Sea Otter Population Health AND Dr. Keith Miles (USGS and UC Davis): The Doctor is In: Using Human Medicine to Diagnose What Ails the Sea Otter. Since being protected by the Endangered Species Act, the sea otter population has recovered from less than 50 animals near Big Sur to more than 2400 animals along the California coast today. Despite this good news, recent data indicates a declining population—WHY? We don’t hunt them for fur. We don’t trap them in nets. They are a protected species. What is happening to the sea otter and what does it mean to us? Six of the most prominent marine scientists and world otter experts will take us on a journey of discovery and understanding as to why sea otters are a barometer of ocean health. “Unlike previous decades where overhunting and fishing were the key causes, at least 50 percent of otter deaths are now due to a variety of infectious diseases, parasites, and pollution” says Dr. David Jessup, Wildlife Veterinarian at the Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center, California Department of Fish and Game. The first of three distinct lecture evenings will cover the many obstacles facing sea otters today, what their declining population tells us about the health of our oceans, and what we are doing to prevent further decline of this charismatic and important “keystone” species.
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The Practical Activism Conference is a daylong, student-led, conference with speakers, organizations, and hands-on activism sessions. The conference is planned by a group of dedicated College Nine, College Ten, and Oakes College students.
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Location: Other Campus Location
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
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Room: La Feliz Room
 
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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, near Natural Bridges State Beach
 
 
Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
Invited Audience: Open to Public
 
Admission: Free
 
Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: Luckenbach Trustee Council
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Sponsored by: College Nine, College Ten, & Oakes College
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Estimated Attendance: 98
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Estimated Attendance: 400
  
 
Contact information for this event:
 
Contact information for this event:
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Name: Abby Borsgard
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Name: Rachel Ogata
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Phone: (831) 459-3799
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Phone: (831) 459-1253
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Email: aborsgar@ucsc.edu
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Email: rogata@ucsc.edu
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[http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu Web]}}
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[http://activism.ucsc.edu Link]}}
  
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{{Event|Online Event: Energy Literacy|8/26 /on-going|Attendance is limited, so register now. We'll send you a reminder before the webcast. And please feel free to share this invitation with others.
 
  
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Date: Wednesday, August 26th at 10 am PT
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{{Event| 2011 Food Day| Oct 24|
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Price: Free
 
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Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
 
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[http://oreilly.com/go/energyliteracy To register]
 
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Questions? Please send email to webcast@oreilly.com
 
  
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Dr. Saul Griffith has multiple degrees in materials science and mechanical engineering and completed his PhD in Programmable Assembly and Self Replicating machines at MIT. He is the co-founder of numerous companies including: Low Cost Eyeglasses, Squid Labs, Potenco, Instructables.com, HowToons, Makani Power, and WattzOn, a free online tool to quantify, track, compare and understand the total amount of energy needed to support all of the facets of your lifestyle.
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Throughout the day, UCSC Dining will feature entirely local and organic specials in each dining hall on campus. In the evening there will be a film screening, pumpkin carvings, lively discussion on our food system, snacks and warm beverages at the UCSC Farm from 7-9pm.This evening event is free and open to students and community members!
  
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Saul has been awarded numerous awards for invention including the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Collegiate Inventor's award, and the Lemelson-MIT Student prize. In 2007 he received a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant." A large focus of Saul's research efforts are in minimum and constrained energy surfaces for novel manufacturing techniques and other applications. Saul holds multiple patents and patents pending in textiles, optics, nanotechnology, and energy production
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Food Day will be October 24—in 2011 and in years to come. Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life—parents, teachers, and students; health professionals, community organizers, and local officials; chefs, school lunch providers, and eaters of all stripes—to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way. We will work with people around the country to create thousands of events in homes, schools, churches, farmers markets, city halls, and state capitals.
  
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You may also want to register for the second webcast in this series, taking place Sept. 3 at 10am PT. Professor Per F. Pederson, Chair of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, presents Nuclear Energy: Future Directions. [http://www.longnow.org/ Weblink]}}
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Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) are the Honorary Co-Chairs for Food Day 2011, and the day is sponsored by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the nonprofit watchdog group that has led successful fights for food labeling, better nutrition, and safer food since 1971. Like CSPI, Food Day will be people-powered and does not accept funding from government or corporations—though restaurants, supermarkets, and others are certainly encouraged to observe Food Day in their own ways.
  
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Food Day is backed by an impressive advisory board that includes anti-hunger advocates, physicians, authors, politicians, and leaders of groups focused on everything from farmers markets to animal welfare to public health. But the most important ingredient in Food Day is you—and we invite you to organize an event and help make Food Day a success. [http://foodday.org/ Link]}}
  
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{{Event|David Mas Masumoto - The Wisdom of the Last Farmer|9/5 Sat. 10 am|David Mas Masumoto - The Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacies from the Land
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{{Event|Cowell Lime Works Ghost Tour|10/29|
  
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radio interview [http://www.kalw.org/listen.html listen live]
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10/29/2011 Saturday 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
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Halloween walking tour of the UCSC Cowell Lime Works Historic District. For more information, contact limeworks@ucsc.edu. Walking loop of about 1 mile. Appropriate for all ages.
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Location: Barn Theater  - Base of campus
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Park and gather at the Barn Theater parking lot
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Sally Morgan
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Phone: (831) 459-1254
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Email: morgans@ucsc.edu
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[http://limeworks.ucsc.edu link]}}
  
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Hailed by The New York Times as "a poet of farming" and the Los Angeles Times as the "Rockstar Farmer" who "uses his farm as Thoreau did his Walden Pond," David Mas Masumoto weaves together stories of family and farming, life and death to reveal age-old wisdom that is fast disappearing—and urgently needed. When Slow Food activist David Mas Masumoto’s father has a stroke in the sprawling fields of their farm, the reality of his father’s mortality drives Masumoto to reevaluate the significance and meaning of farming in an information-driven, modern world. As Masumoto nurses his father back to health, and becomes a teacher to the master who had once schooled him, he reclaims the practical and emotional wisdom that they and their ancestors had learned from working the land. Realizing that he himself needs to pass on a wealth of knowledge to the next generation, he writes this impassioned narrative—part memoir, part life instruction—about re-connecting to the land.
 
  
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Masumoto is the award-winning author of Epitaph for a Peach and other books, popular columnist, spokesperson for organic farming, and a fellow at The Kellogg Foundation. A third-generation farmer, he grows certified organic peaches, nectarines, and grapes on his family’s eighty-acre California farm.The following Saturday, you ca hear an interview with Novella Carpenter, author of [http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-10-novella-carpenter-urban-farmer/ Farm City]: the Education of an Urban Farmer  }}[http://www.amazon.com/Epitaph-Peach-Four-Seasons-Family/dp/0062510258/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b#reader earlier book, Epigraph  for a Peach]
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{{Event|Arboretum Fall Plant Sale| Oct 8|
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Two Plant Sales: Arboretum and CNPS!
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10/08/2011 Saturday 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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FALL: It's the "New Spring" as the best time to plant. UCSC Arboretum will sell California Native plants and plants native to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. CNPS sells a lovely selection of California natives. The sale opens to the public at noon and ends at 4 pm. Members of either organization may enter both sales between 10 am and noon. Memberships in either organization are available at the gate for early entry. The Arboretum plant list will be online at arboretum.ucsc.edu by Oct. 1. (831) 427-2998 or e-mail arboretum@ucsc.edu.
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Location: Arboretum
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Arboretum Eucalyptus Grove on Empire Grade at Western Dr.
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free
  
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{{Event|Trashed, The Movie|7/09 |Quite a [http://www.trashedmovie.com/ good documentary] on solid waste, includes Freegans ;) on PBS  }} [http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?stnNum=35278&lineupId=DFLTE%3a-&zipcode=12345&channel=&position= Check Schedule]
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Susie Bower
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Phone: (831) 427-2998
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Email: susiehb@ucsc.edu
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[http://arboretum.ucsc.edu Link]}}
  
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{{Event|GREENPEACE Information Session| Oct 10|
  
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{{Event|UCSC Summer Sustainability Institute Seminar Series|Tuesday evenings, 7-9 PM|
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10/10/2011 Monday 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM
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At the Program in Community and Ecology, in The Village (Lower Quarry)
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Passionate about the environment? Check out GREENPEACE's semester long program that combines workshops in a classroom setting with travel and hands-on field experience. GREENPEACE is the leading global environmental campaigning organization. Don't miss this excellent opportunity!
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Location: Bay Tree Bookstore  - East part of campus
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Room: Amah Mutsun Conference Room
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Bay Tree Building- 3rd Floor
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Staff, Students, and Faculty only
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Admission: Free
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Lindsey Rice
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Phone: (831) 459-2185
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Email: lbrice@ucsc.edu }}
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{{Event|Bioneers Conference| Oct 14-6|
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The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum presenting breakthrough solutions for people and planet. Join us on October 14-16, 2011 for the annual conference. [http://www.bioneers.org/conference Link]}}
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{{Event|Evolutionary/Revolutionary| Oct 15 note correction|
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JOIN NPR SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT JOE PALCA, IN CONVERSATION WITH SOME OF THE BEST MINDS FROM UC SANTA CRUZ AS THEY EXPLORE THE ORIGINS OF LIFE AND THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH. WITH A TRIBUTE TO NOBEL LAUREATE J. MICHAEL BISHOP. 
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Inquiry is at the heart of progress. Research fuels discovery and eventually touches our everyday lives.  Evolutionary/Revolutionary begins with a glimpse into the groundbreaking world of research, featuring a conversation with some of UC Santa Cruz’s faculty members at the forefront.
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The second act guides you on a spectacular ride back through the origins of life, with a multimedia performance that will spark the senses and ignite the imagination. [http://events.ucsc.edu/evrev/ Link]}}
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{{Event|Alum Frans Lanting’s multimedia show to highlight UCSC evening at Flint Center| Oct 15| The Oct. 15 event will also feature dynamic conversation with UCSC scientists on the origins of life and the future of research.  UC Santa Cruz professors (from left) David Haussler, Richard E. (Ed) Green, and Sandra Faber will be featured in a panel discussion about the origins of life and the future of scientific research. NPR science correspondent--and UCSC alumnus--Joe Palca (below) will serve as moderator of the panel.
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For more than two decades, acclaimed nature photographer Frans Lanting has documented wildlife from the Amazon to Antarctica, in an effort to promote understanding about the Earth and its natural history.
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A frequent contributor to National Geographic—where he served as photographer-in-residence—Lanting has been honored as “BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year,” and received the Sierra Club’s "Ansel Adams Award."
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And on October 15, he will join with the campus for a remarkable evening of art, science and life, at the Flint Center in Cupertino.
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Titled Evolutionary-Revolutionary, the event will open with a panel of top faculty from UC Santa Cruz, in a dynamic discussion about the origins of life and the future of scientific research—from the Big Bang to big breakthroughs.
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That conversation will be moderated by National Public Radio’s award-winning science correspondent Joe Palca, who graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1982.
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The second half of the event will feature Frans Lanting’s LIFE: A Journey Through Time—an original multimedia orchestral performance that chronicles the history of life on earth through Lanting’s imagery and the music of composer Philip Glass--with Carolyn Kuan conducting Symphony Silicon Valley.  [http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/09/frans-lanting-show-highlights-ev-rev.html Link]}}
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{{Event|Life Lab Workshop| Oct 16|
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Sowing the Seeds of Wonder: Discovering the Garden in Early Childhood Education
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10/16/2011 Sunday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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Location: UCSC Farm  - Base of campus
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The Life Lab Growing Classroom
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: $150
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Estimated Attendance: 25
  
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This is a series of evening seminars offering talks by faculty and other experts on topics related to sustainability. It is open to students, staff, faculty & the public. The location is the meeting room at the Program in Community and Ecology (PICA), in The Village (Lower Quarry). Sponsored by the Center for Global, International & Regional Studies, PICA, the Sustainability Engineering & Design Working Group, and others.
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Whitney Cohen
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Phone: (831) 459-3833
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Email: education@lifelab.org
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[http://www.lifelab.org link]}}
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{{Event|24 Hours of Reality
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|9/14-5|
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What is 24 Hours of Reality?
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24 Presenters. 24 Time Zones. 13 Languages. 1 Message. 24 Hours of Reality is a worldwide event to broadcast the reality of the climate crisis. It will consist of a new multimedia presentation created by Al Gore and delivered once per hour for 24 hours, representing every time zone around the globe. Each hour people living with the reality of climate change will connect the dots between recent extreme weather events — including floods, droughts and storms — and the manmade pollution that is changing our climate. We will offer a round-the-clock, round-the-globe snapshot of the climate crisis in real time. The deniers may have millions of dollars to spend, but we have a powerful advantage. We have reality.
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24 Hours of Reality will be broadcast live online from September 14 to 15, over 24 hours, representing 24 time zones and 13 languages.
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[http://climaterealityproject.org/the-event/ Link]}}
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{{Event|Fall Harvest Festival| Sun Sept 25|
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Celebrate the bounty of fall at the 17th annual Fall Harvest Festival, Sunday, September 25 at UC Santa Cruz’s 25-acre organic farm.
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The festival features live music, hay rides, kids’ crafts, an apple variety tasting and apple pie contest, pumpkin and produce sales, and campus and community group information tables.  Also on tap—workshops on making chutney and other apple treats, saving seeds, making compost, and “cupping” the perfect cup of coffee, along with farm tours and herb walks through the garden.
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The festival will take place at the UC Santa Cruz Farm on Sunday, September 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free for UCSC students, kids 12 and under, and for members of the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden; general admission is $5. See  [http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/09/harvest-festival-2011.html full schedule] of the day's events.}}
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{{Event|Winter 2011 Food Systems Learning Journeys| On-going|
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Canning, cooking, a “pizza tour” and an exploration of Cabrillo College’s Horticulture Center are all on the menu for 2011 through the upcoming Food System Learning Journeys. Get the details and sign up for one or more journeys starting on Tuesday, January 11 (January 12 for community members).}} [http://www.ucscrecreation.com/catalog/?category=20 Link]
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{{Event|Santa Cruz Film Festival |5/5-14|
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[http://www.santacruzfilmfestival.org/ Link]
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i have listed the green ones on [[Environmental_Films|Environmental Films]] page, but might have missed a few.}}
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{{Event|Creativity and Innovation| ongoing |
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On March 31, the UC Santa Cruz Arts Division will debut a new series of free public lectures on the subject of  “Creativity and Innovation.” Arts Dean David Yager has selected nine speakers—all noted for their unique ability to bridge innovation and creativity within their professional career paths—to launch the new series.
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The lectures are designed to challenge conventional ways of thinking and working in the world, and are presented in affiliation with the Art Department’s Issues and Artists course, taught by associate professor Lewis Watts.
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“It’s always been a passion of mine to motivate students to think about creativity and innovation," explained Yager, "and to provide them with opportunities to think in new ways—ways they might never have imagined.”  The list of speakers includes Philip Brookman, curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art; Darrin Caddes, VP of Corporate Design for Plantronics; Dan Roam, author/founder of Digital Roam; Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director of Pasadena Playhouse; Annie Morhauser, artist/entrepreneur of AnnieGlass; Scott Summit, designer/founder of Summit ID and cofounder of Bespoke prosthetics; Stephen Huyler, cultural anthropologist; prosperity trainer Darrell Brown, and Playtex Corporation director Nicholas de Monchaux, whose pioneering plastics firm created the spacesuits worn by the astronauts who landed on the moon’s surface in 1969.  See June 2 below  [http://arts.ucsc.edu/creativity_innovation More]}}
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{{Event|Education for Sustainable Living Program| ongoing |
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Monday Night Speaker Series 7pm-10pm  Classroom Unit II
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The ESLP Lecture Series is open to all members of the Santa Cruz community. ESLP's Heart Sphere brings lecturers in from all over the country and the world. In the past, ESLP has played host to such amazing speakers as Vandana Shiva, Derrick Jensen, Van Jones, Paul Stamets, Debra Rowe, and so many more.
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'''April 4th- Mark Lakeman:
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Grassroots organizing, Place-making, and Building Sustainable Community'''
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Mark Lakeman is a co-founder and sustainer of numerous city-changing initiatives and organizations, including The City Repair Project, the Village Building Convergence, Communitecture, Inc, Dignity Village, and the new Planet Repair Institute. Each of these entities is an aggressive, multi-disciplinary creative culture, working in partnership with numerous others. All of Mark's work engages and inspires place-based communities to creatively transform the social and environmental infrastructure of the public commons and private realms where people live. Often featuring permaculture or natural building techniques, each local initiative builds relational networks while leaving gorgeous footprints on the path to a better world.
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'''April 11th-Leith Sharp & Ari Lesser:Sustainable Relationships on Campus & Political Hip-Hop'''
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Leith Sharp has worked with universities for the last 18 years to achieve organizational change in the pursuit of environmental sustainability.In 1999 Harvard recruited Leith to be the founding director of Harvard’s Office for Sustainability. Under Leith’s leadership by 2008, Harvard had the largest green campus organization in the world including a $12 million revolving loan fund and over 50 LEED buildings. Leith has presented internationally, has consulted to over 100 organizations, and continues to teach at Harvard. She is currently the Executive Director of the Illinois Green Economy Network, a partnership of 48 community colleges coordinating large-scale green workforce training. She is also the Chair of the Sustainability Futures Academy, an international collaboration to accelerate the capabilities of executive leaders to drive sustainability into the core business of higher education. Leith has a bachelor of engineering (environmental engineering) from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Education (human development and psychology) from Harvard University.
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Ari Lesser writes and performs intelligent, conscious, and often political Hip Hop music. A graduate of the University of Oregon, Ari Lesser is a spoken word artist and MC, performing at some of the best festivals in the Northwest.  This multi-talented performer has recorded with Grammy -winning producers in LA and Miami and is one of the most approachable artists on the scene. Ari is not to be missed.
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'''April 18th- Dr. Richard A. Oppenlander & Tim Galarneau:Food Systems'''
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Dr. Richard  A. Oppenlander, Author of “Comfortably Unaware: Global Depletion and Food Choice Responsibility,” Dr. Oppenlander is a sustainability advocate, writer, and speaker committed to improving the health of our planet. Through literary work or in person, he brings an eclectic combination of experiences regarding this topic spanning the past 40 years. Since the early 1970's, Dr. Oppenlander has extensively studied the effect our food choices have on our health and the immense impact those choices have on our environment. He is president and founder of an organic vegan food production and education business, and has given hundreds of lectures, presentations, and open discussions on the topic of food choice. He has been a featured guest appearing on radio shows, in newspapers and magazines. With "Comfortably Unaware" as well as with his speaking engagements, Dr. Oppenlander addresses the fact that our current choices of foods are causing Global Depletion-the loss of our land, water, air/atmosphere, food supply, biodiversity, energy resources, and our own health. In compelling fashion, he reveals serious inefficiencies and unsustainable practices in our current food production systems and explores unique solutions. Along the way, Dr. Oppenlander challenges audiences with new insights regarding how this has happened- exposing our cultural, social, educational, governmental, and even media influences.
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Tim Galarneau is a past Roots of Change Fellow who works as an education and research program specialist on social issues for the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) focusing on farm to  institution, community food systems, and student education and  empowerment.  He also serves as an advisor to campus farm to college  efforts as a Board member for the California Student Sustainability Coalition and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.  In addition, Tim is a co-founder of the Real Food Challenge that is working to shift over $1 billion in annual food  procurement and consumption in colleges and universities in the United  States by 2020 toward greater sustainability.  Most recently, Tim is  part of a diverse network of young leaders across the country, known  as Live Real, that are creating a new “move-entity” for empowering  youth and vulnerable communities toward changing their food systems
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'''April 25th- Dr. Kevin Danaher: Green Economy for Social and Environmental Justice'''
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Dr. Kevin Danaher is a Co-Founder of Global Exchange (1988), Founder and Executive Co-Producer of the Green Festivals (2001), and Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center (2004). Dr. Danaher has spoken at universities and for community organizations throughout the U.S. He conducts workshops on issues ranging from the dynamics of the global economy to how we can replace the power of transnational corporations with local green economy networks. A longtime critic of the so-called "free trade" agenda, Dr. Danaher explains how we can create 'grassroots globalization', empowering local communities to create sustainable local economies. Dr. Danaher has published numerous articles and is the author and/or editor of thirteen books, including his two latest: "The Green Festival Reader: Fresh ideas from Agents of Change" (2008); "Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots" (2007).
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'''May 2nd-Gage Dayton & Chris Lay:Natural Reserve System & Natural History'''
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Gage Dayton is the administrative director of the Natural Reserve System (NRS). He has a B.S. in wildlife management from Humboldt State University and a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Texas A&M University. Gage works with undergraduate and graduate students both in the classroom and in the field through the UC Natural Reserve System.
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Chris Lay is the Senior Museum Scientist for the Museum of Natural History Collections, as well as a course instructor for the Environmental Studies department, California Natural History Field Quarter. Chris has a Masters of Science degree from San Jose State University where he completed his thesis on the distribution of the American badger (Taxidea taxus) in the San Francisco Bay area.
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'''May 9th- Micah Posner: Transportation'''
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Micah Posner has been a bicycle advocate in Santa Cruz for 20 years. He is currently the director of People Power- a grassroots group dedicated to sensible transportation in Santa Cruz with 500 members. He also serves on the Board of the Hub for Sustainable Transportation (housing the Bike Shack) and the Board of Friends of the Rail Trail. He has also served as the Bike to Work Day Coordinator and is a co-founder PedX- a local bike messenger company.
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Micah has ridden across the United States and through Israel and Egypt. His most recent tour was through Japan with his wife and 3 year old daughter. He has lived happily without a car for the last 23 years.
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'''May 16th-  Dr. Flora Lu & Friends of CAN:
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Fair Trade and Global Justice'''
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Dr. Lu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at UCSC.  She received her B.A. in Human Biology with honors from Stanford University in 1993 and Ph.D. in Ecology from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1999.  Specializing in Ecological Anthropology, she studies the interrelationships between human societies and the natural environment with a geographic emphasis in the Neotropics.  Since 1992, Flora has been conducting research with the Huaorani Indians of the Ecuadorian Amazon, a predominantly subsistence-based population of hunter-gatherer-horticulturalists.  This work has been featured on two programs on the National Geographic Channel—“Inside Basecamp” in the Fall of 2002 and “Next Wave II” in Spring 2003.  Using interdisciplinary approaches, she examines changes in resource use, household economic patterns, and social organization among indigenous rainforest communities in a context of rapid cultural, demographic, economic and ecological change.  A National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, UNC Royster Society Fellow, and Lang Post-doctoral Fellow at Stanford University, Flora has published in journals such as Conservation Biology, Human Ecology, Journal of Ecological Anthropology and the Current Anthropology.  She was awarded the UCSC Division of Social Sciences Teaching Award (the "Golden Apple Award") in Fall 2010.
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'''May 23 -Sage Lavine & Andy Couturier:
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Self-Sustainability & Simple Living'''
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Sage Lavine, MA, CLC is a gifted Speaker, Business Coach and Life Purpose Mentor.  Sage is the CEO of Purpose2Prosperity and host of the Women on Purpose telesummit series.  Sage speaks to groups all over the country and has helped inspire over a thousand people to clarify their Life Purpose and live it through creating a business they love. Sage helps women entrepreneurs define their divine right market and teaches them to use their authentic self as a magnet to attract clients who areperfect for them. Sage has presented alongside women like Janet Attwood, Reverend Deborah Johnson, Dr. Sue Morter and Loral Langemeier.  Last year Sage hosted a telesummit called the Women on Purpose Entrepreneurial Telesummit which launched her business into the 6-figure world and helped her reach over 3000 women entrepreneurs in 17 different countries.  Sage filled her practice and is having more fun in her business than ever before, speaking around the world and hosting retreats in Bali and California.  You can find out more about Sage’s work at www.purpose2prosperity.com
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Andy Couturier, MA, is the author of A Different Kind of Luxury: Japanese Lessons in Simple Living and Inner Abundance (Stonebridge Press, 2010) and Writing Open the Mind: Tapping the Subconscious to Free The Writing and the Writer (Ulysses Press, 2005). He is an essayist, a poet and a professionally-trained writing teacher. His writing has appeared in newspapers, magazines and literary journals including Adbusters, Creative Non-Fiction, The Japan Times, The North American Review, The Oakland Tribune, Kyoto Journal, Fiber Arts, The Writer, and others. One of his essays received an editor's nomination for a Pushcart Prize and another appeared in an anthology of ecological writings put out by MIT Press. He has taught writing at California State University, Hayward, the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and JFK University
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[http://eslp.enviroslug.org/speaker-series.html Link]}}
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{{Event|Scott Summit “The Body-Integrated Design Process”
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|6/2|
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A free public lecture by product designer Scott Summit, part of the Creativity+Innovation series.
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The presentation will explore the changing tools used by designers, and how this impacts the resulting products, thought process and market.  As we think of product creation as less of a one-way process and more of a participatory process, we need to reconsider the assumptions that we've been conditioned to accept from the mass-production age.  Examples will be given that show how Bespoke uses 3D Scanning and 3D printing to solve challenges faced by amputees and others with unique medical needs.
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Scott Summit founded Summit ID in 1997. Since then it has built a reputation for transforming innovative ideas into unique, often attention-grabbing products. The work range includes sporting equipment, medical devices, audio products, and a wide array of new technology and consumer products. Bespoke, which creates innovative prosthetic devices, resulted from a collaboration between Summit and an orthopedic surgeon. Summit holds 20 patents and numerous international design awards, and has taught design at Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and Singulaerity University.
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Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 6:00pm
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Media Theater, Theater Arts Center (UCSC) [http://arts.ucsc.edu/creativity_innovation More]}}
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{{Event|TEDx San Francisco|6/4|The San Francisco TEDx community seeks to extend the [http://www.ted.com/talks TED experience] at a regional level, highlighting exceptional people and creative works, connecting people across disciplines, creating conversations and driving action.
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Live streaming (free). On Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/TEDxSanFrancisco
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On Twitter:  TEDxSF
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Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Location
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
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701 Mission Street
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San Francisco, CA 94103
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[http://tedxsf.org/videos/ Videos] from previous events.]}}
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{{Event|Summer Field Course: The Social and Ecological Dimensions of California|6/22-7/15|
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Join us this summer for an exploration of California food systems. Expand your knowledge of sustainability and get your hands dirty on working farms and ranches, June 22-July 15, 2011
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Join our summer field course! The Social and Ecological Dimensions of California Agrifood Systems will be taught this summer at the coastal Swanton Pacific Ranch just north of Santa Cruz, CA. An interdisciplinary, hands-on field experience, this course will be team taught and is for students who want to deepen their understanding of agriculture and food systems.
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Register today! at [http://www.newrootsinstitute.org/education/summer-course NRI]
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Offered jointly through New Roots Institute and CalPoly State University.
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Course space limited to 20 students ~ register now!
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The class will meet on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, with one weekend overnight field trip July 9th and 10th. Optional on-farm housing: $500/student.
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Registration options:
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* UCSC students can transfer for 5 units of ENVS internship credit.
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* All other students can apply for transfer credit from CalPoly or internship credit at their home institutions.}}
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{{Event|2011 Silicon Valley Energy Summit|6/24|
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The Silicon Valley Energy Summit is a signature event of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and the Stanford University Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, attracting a broad range of executives and representatives from influential Silicon Valley companies and organizations. Practical and inspirational, this "action conference" serves as a manual for sustainable business by combining current best practices with a guide to upcoming technologies and government regulations. Limited number of university student discount tickets. [http://2011svenergysummit.eventbrite.com/ link]
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Friday, June 24, 2011 from 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM (PT)
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Stanford, CA}}
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{{Event|Sramana Mitra: 1M/1M|8/11|
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Thu, August 11, 2011
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Sramana Mitra
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Founder, 1M/1M; Author, Vision India 2020
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Mitra looks at the current challenges facing India and the untapped opportunities in technology, technology-enabled services, rural and slum development, energy, infrastructure, health care, film and education. She believes start-up companies in India could develop into billion-dollar enterprises in the next 10 years. She will also speak about her global initiative, One Million by One Million, which aims to help a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars in annual revenue by 2020.
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Location:  SV Bank, 3005 Tasman Dr., Santa Clara
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Time: 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. book signing
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members. [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-08-11/sramana-mitra-1m1m Link]}}
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{{Event|JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER: EATING ANIMALS|9/21|
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TUESDAY 9.21
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Jonathan Safran Foer, Author, Everything Is Illuminated and Eating Animals
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Foer looks at our dining habits, insatiable appetites and the cultural meaning of food. He explores the ethical, environmental and health risks behind commercial fishing and factory farming and discusses his journey from carnivore to vegetarian. Hear from the man that actress Natalie Portman claims changed her from a "20-year vegetarian to a vegan activist."
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Location: Schultz Cultural Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
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Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
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Cost: $12 members; $18 non-members
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Sponsored by the [http://www.commonwealthclub.org Commonwealth Club]}}
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{{Event|Sarah Rabkin reading
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|5/24|UCSC's Sarah Rabkin will be reading at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Tuesday May 24th  at 7:30 p.m.  (The time that originally appeared on Bookshop's website was incorrect.
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Although this is billed as a "community book group" event and will include some discussion, you do not need to have read What I Learned at Bug Camp before attending! She will be reading selections from the book, and everybody's welcome.}}
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{{Event|Darrell Brown:“Managing in an Ever-Changing Economy”
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|5/26|
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A free public lecture by Darrell Brown, Senior Vice President, US Bank, part of the Creativity+Innovation series.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 6:00pm
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Media Theater, Theater Arts Center (UCSC)}}
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{{Event|Santa Cruz Film Festival |5/5-14|
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[http://www.santacruzfilmfestival.org/ Link]
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i have listed the green ones on [[Environmental_Films|Environmental Films]] page, but might have missed a few.}}
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{{Event|
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Anna Lappe Author, Diet for a Hot Planet |5/18|
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May 18 2011 - 7:00pm
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[http://bit.ly/eZyt3L recorded Audio]
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Anna Lappe, Founding Principal, Small Planet Institute; Author, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It
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Steve Wright, Vice President of Strategic Communications, Silicon Valley Leadership Group - Moderator
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With as much as one-third of total greenhouse emissions related to food production, the cost of our eating habits on the environment has never been more apparent. Lappe highlights the hidden cost of America’s culinary culture and outlines seven principles for a climate-friendly diet.
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Location: Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga
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Time: 6:30 pm check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
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Also know: In association with Montalvo Arts Center. Photo: Bart Nagel.
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Location Montalvo - Carriage House. [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-05-18/anna-lappe-diet-hot-planet Link]}}
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{{Event|Live Interview with Social Entrepreneur|5/19|
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Ryan Eliason says "...I learned that Tyler 23 year old and a couple of his college buddies had written a business plan for a company that would change the world for the better, provide right livelihood for indigenous farmers and US families, protect the rainforest, and generate a profit for investors...
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Over the next year I watched Tyler grow his company from an “idea” into a rapidly growing business both in Ecuador and the US. They’re now selling through over 120 retail accounts including Whole Foods, have a 30 person staff, and a high level Board of Advisors.  They've raised over $1.2 million in convertible debt investments, $350,000 in grants, and recently were approved to receive a $500,000 investment from the Ecuadorian National Government.
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In their first year of operations they reforested over 200 acres of Ecuadorian rainforest and helped provide right-livelihood to over 600 farmers.I’m excited to announce that Tyler will be joining me this Thursday to share his story with all of you.  I’ll be interviewing him at 11:00 am Pacific time, Thursday, May 19th.
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There will be a recording of this interview emailed to those who register, so be sure to register here even if you can’t make the live event.  However, please join us live if possible.  We’ll be making plenty of time for your questions, and Tyler has a wealth of real-world, current-time, super-relevant experience when it comes to growing a socially conscious startup company which truly values and honors a triple bottom line…people, planet, and profit.
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Tyler and I are doing this teleclass to serve the social entrepreneurship community.  Register  [https://cruzmail.ucsc.edu/Redirect/www.socialentrepreneurempowerment.com/reg/tyler.html here]}}
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{{Event|Eco Knievel|5/19|
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May 19 2011 - 6:30pm <br>/
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Saul Griffith, Co-founder, Squid Labs, Instructables.com, Makani Power; Inventor; Author
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Chris Lindland, Founder, Betabrand.com
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Being "green" has a longstanding association with things like organic granola and natural-fiber clothing, but dirt bikes and extreme sports? Our panel of eco-revolutionaries is kicking environmentalism into high gear and showing how we can make the environment more macho. Enviro-innovators Griffith and Lindland will also showcase their latest Eco Knievel project, including the world’s first green stunt. [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-05-19/eco-knievel Link]}}
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{{Event|Native Survivance: History, Landscapes, and Sovereignty |5/6|
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Amah Mutsun Speaker Series
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UC Santa Cruz's American Indian Resource Center, in conjunction with the Amah Mutsun Tribe, and UCSC faculty and students, will be hosting its second annual Amah Mutsun Speakers Series. This year's symposium will focus on Native Survivance: History, Landscapes, and Sovereignty and faculty will be presenting on topics of Indigenous Studies. Keynotes include Dr. Deborah Miranda, a member of the Esselen Nation Ohlone and Hawk Rosales, Executive Director of the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council.  The event will take place on May 6 throughout the day, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, in the Bay Tree Conference Rooms.
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For accommodations and more information, please call the AIRC at 831-459-2881}}
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{{Event|The Future of Food|5/11|
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What's Next Lectures: The Future of Food
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Wednesday, May 11 7:00p at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA
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The May 11, 2011 What’s Next Lecture Series will bring some of the Central Coast’s most knowledgeable thought leaders together to discuss the seismic changes in the production, distribution and sale of food.  The business of food has transformed from sustenence to include questions of safety, sustainability and lifestyle.
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Panelists will explore ways that science, innovation and collaboration are having an impact and creating opportunities within the economic and social challenges facing those who grow our food. Panelists include Maureen Wilmot, executive director of the Organic Food Research Foundation, Bonny Doon Vinyard founder and biodynamic farming proponent, Randall Grahm, Scott Roseman, founder and owner of New Leaf Community Markets and Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue who is also president of Royal Rose, one of the largest producers of radicchio in the world. Sandy Skees, CEO of Communications4Good, will moderate the lively discussion and guide a comprehensive conversation with representatives from across the entire food system. 
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The conversation will begin at 7 pm in the Kuumbwa Jazz Center located at 320 Cedar Street. What’s Next Lectures is a collaboration between NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, College 8 at UC Santa Cruz, and the City of Santa Cruz. The Future of Food, Plow to Plate event is sponsored by Santa Cruz County Bank and Project 17.  Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 for advance purchases, and $3 for students for students of all ages. 
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[http://www.whatsnextlectures.com more information].
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What's Next Lectures is a collaboration between College 8 at UC Santa Cruz, NextSpace Coworking + Innovation and The City of Santa Cruz.}}
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{{Event|Homeboy Industries|5/13|
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Pan Dulce Friday: A close Look at Homeboy Industries
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Film Screening Documentaries on HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES
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05/13/2011 Friday 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Director Jim McSherry, along with Spanish filmmaker Elsa Gonzalez, tackled a new project in the debut film, Homeboy. It chronicles three former East Los Angeles (LA) gang members whose lives have always been entrenched in that culture-as they share their dignity in the struggle to leave their violent lives behind through the triumph of the human spirit.
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Location: Cervantes and Velasquez Room
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Bay Tree Building Third Floor, Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free}}
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{{Event|Green Chef|5/13| Cooking competition. Fri, May 13, 5pm – 8pm
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Village Kitchen (F Quad)
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Join us for a sustainable cooking competition featuring a fresh, organic, and locally grown "secret ingredient." You can sign up in teams and will be provided with a budget to buy the supplementary ingredients, or you can sign up to be a judge. Winner will get a special prize and bragging rights! Cooking begins at 5 PM; judging & tasting begins at 6 PM. Please RSVP or send questions to greenchefucsc@gmail.com 5 pm cooking 6 pm tasting. }}[http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Village%20Kitchen%20%28F%20Quad%29 (map)]
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{{Event|Test Drive a Nissan LEAF|5/16|
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When: Monday May 16th 11 am – 7 pm
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Where: Base of Campus: Granary Parking Lot
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Test Drive a Nissan LEAF and You Could Win a Seat in a Pace Car at the Tour of California! Sponsored by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE: [http://nsbe.soe.ucsc.edu/ UCSC Chapter])}}
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{{Event|Strawberry & Justice Festival|5/5|
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Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
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Join us on the CASFS/UCSC Farm on Thursday, May 5 from 4 pm - 7 pm for a Strawberry & Justice Festival. Enjoy organic strawberries and an afternoon of music and tours while learning about the many issues surrounding strawberry production in California.}}
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{{Event|MARK KURLANSKY: WORLD WITHOUT FISH |5/2|
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MONDAY 5. [http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/podcast/mark-kurlansky-world-without-fish-5211 '''AUDIO RECORDING''']
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Mark Kurlansky , Author, Cod, Salt and [http://www.amazon.com/World-Without-Fish-Mark-Kurlansky/dp/0761156070 The World Without Fish]
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Former commercial fisherman and best-selling author Kurlansky examines the devastating effects of industrialized fishing and shares simple rules that families can use to help support sustainable fishing. In his new children's book, he depicts what's happening to the fish we commonly eat - tuna, salmon, cod and swordfish - and the domino effect it would have if it all disappeared in the next 50 years.
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Location: Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga
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Time: 6:15 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (18 & under)[http://commonwealthclub.org/ Link]}}
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{{Event|L. HUNTER LOVINS: CLIMATE CAPITALISM |4/13|
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L. Hunter Lovins, President and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions; Author, Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change
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Time magazine Hero of the Planet Lovins makes an economic case for moving aggressively to solve such challenges as global warming, peak oil and the vulnerability of our energy infrastructure. She argues that climate protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy and other sustainable approaches will give us a stronger economy and a higher quality of life. Lovins demonstrates how communities and companies are successfully implementing these and many other strategies to cut their costs and drive innovation.
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Location: Carriage House Theater, 15,400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga
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Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members
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Coming up:
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04/21/11 Wendy Kopp - Founder of Teach for America
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05/02/11 Mark Kurlansky: World Without Fish
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05/18/11 Anna Lappe: Diet for a Hot Planet}} [https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/open.asp?show=2096 link]
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{{Event|Earth Day |4/15-|
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UCSC events run 15th-22nd. The keynote is Thursday, April 21st
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7PM – 9 PM
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Oakes College Learning Center
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Where on Earth are We Going: Environmental and Cultural Sustenance for our Times
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In her writing and public presentations, Osprey Orielle Lake draws upon her life's work dedicated to environmental protection and cultural transformation as well as her collaboration with organizations around the world that are working to create a just and sustainable future. She insightfully weaves together history, ecology, culture, governance, women’s leadership and the arts to map out an integrated approach to working in partnership with nature. Using an elegant balance of artful narrative and considerable research, Osprey describes how a reconnection with nature in contemporary society can transform our human perspective, providing a solution-oriented and hopeful guide to change in this time of environmental and societal peril and promise.[http://eight.ucsc.edu/earth-week.html Link]
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Here are some off-campus events: Earth Day Santa Cruz County is Saturday, April 16th
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in San Lorenzo Park, Downtown Santa Cruz,from 11 AM to 4 PM.}}
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[http://www.ecocruz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=413&Itemid=130  Link]
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{{Event|ANNA LAPPE: DIET FOR A HOT PLANET |4/21|
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Anna Lappe, Founding Principal, Small Plant Institute; Author, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It
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With as much as one-third of total greenhouse emissions related to food production, the cost of our eating habits on the environment has never been more apparent. Lappe highlights the hidden cost of America's culinary culture and outlines seven principles for a climate-friendly diet.
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Location: Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga
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Time: 6:30 pm check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
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Cost: $20 standard, $12 members. [http://commonwealthclub.org/ Link]}}
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{{Event|Game Changers: Green Chemistry & Social Change Philanthropy|4/30|
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Join us for the Intellectual Forum where UCSC's interdisciplinary environment fosters innovative thinking.
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Current Oakes Provost Kimberly Lau will moderate a conversation between alumni Michael Wilson (Stevenson '84), research scientist and pioneer in the emerging field of "green" chemistry and Drummond Pike (Stevenson '70), founder of Tides and Co-Founder of Working Assets. <br/>
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Saturday, April 30
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11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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[http://events.ucsc.edu/daybythebay/ Register Now] FREE EVENT
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Humanities Lecture Hall}}
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{{Event|Human Rights and Migration|3/10|Namaste Lounge College 9, 8 pm}}
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{{Event|Garden Cruz: A Week-Long Spring Break Gardening Intensive| 3/19-26|
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The first ever week-long organic gardening intensive offered by staff of the CASFS Farm & Garden Apprenticeship and invited experts will take place from March 9-16 (spring break week) at the UCSC Farm. The Friends of the Farm & Garden, CASFS staff, and UCSC's Recreation Department have teamed up to offer the "Garden Cruz" course for those who want to learn or improve their organic gardening skills through an intensive week of lectures and hands-on practice. "Garden Cruz" is an ideal program for students and community members involved in campus and community gardens, or looking to enhance their ability to grow food at home.
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[http://casfs.ucsc.edu/farm-to-college/measure-43-opportunities-2/upcoming-events Read more] about the class and sign up starting on Tuesday, January 11 (January 12 for community members) through the UCSC Recreation Department. Cost of the course is $295 for UCSC students, $495 for community members, with student participation supported by Measure 43 funding. Questions? Call 459-3240 or email casfs@ucsc.edu.}}
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{{Event|Southwest Wanderings: Pueblo Service Learning and New Mexico Wilderness Excursion| 3/18-27|
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Steep yourself in the majestic landscape of New Mexico and the Southwest for an adventure into building relationships, assisting others, and exploring wild spaces. This service learning trip from March 18 - March 27 combines work with pueblo farmers and exploration of some of New Mexico's most beautiful wilderness areas.
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[http://casfs.ucsc.edu/farm-to-college/measure-43-opportunities-2/upcoming-events Read more] about the trip and sign up starting on Tuesday, January 11 through the UCSC Recreation Department. Cost of the trip is $325 for UCSC students. Measure 43 funding help support this service learning expedition.}}
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{{Event|Entrepreneurial Spirit Series| ongoing |
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These take place at the legendary (formerly Xerox) PARC
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TIME: The talk will take place from 6:00-7:00pm, with networking (including light refreshments) beginning at 5:30.
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WHAT: Thoughts on starting a company in 2011
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WHO: David Lee, Managing Member, SV Angel
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David Lee is a founding partner and Managing Member at SV Angel, an angel investment firm. He focuses on investments within the consumer Internet, mobile, video and other IT industries. Previously, David was at Google, where he led new business development efforts in video, media, and content/data partnerships. David also led all business development-related efforts for StumbleUpon; was a partner at Baseline Ventures; and represented high-tech companies in commercial transactions as an attorney at Morrison and Foerster. David is a graduate of Johns Hopkins; New York University, where he earned his JD; and Stanford, where he earned his MS in Electrical Engineering and was a National Science Foundation Graduate fellow.
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May 12 -- Vivek Wadhwa, Harvard Law/ Duke University/ UC Berkeley Visiting Scholar: Entrepreneur-Turned-Academic (entrepreneurial spirit series)
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May 26 -- Teresa Amabile, Harvard Business School: The Progress Principle - Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work (entrepreneurial spirit series)  
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See also
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Wave 2 - Social Entrepreneur Empowerment - February 8-17
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Bioneers presents [http://www.socialentrepreneurempowerment.com/ Social Entrepreneur Empowerment] Wave 2, which "includes interviews and seminars with leading conscious business experts who will show you the key entrepreneurial mindset shifts and tangible skills that can skyrocket your positive social impact and your profit. Wave 2 will only be available on the day of the interview so be sure to mark your calendar and clear your schedule so you don't miss your favorite speakers.  Listen via Phone or Webcast."  Audio playback of [http://www.socialentrepreneurempowerment.com/replays/ Wave I] includes Van Jones and Julia Butterfly Hill (see [[Eco-heroes|eco-Heroes]].}}v  [http://www.parc.com/event/1376/thoughts-on-starting-a-company-in-2011.html Link][http://www.parc.com/events/forum.html?page=1&category=41#archive link]
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{{Event|What’s Next Lecture Series: Mobilizing the Historical Narrative| 1/29 Sat|
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Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley’s most recent publications include “The Quiet World: Saving Alaska’s Wilderness Kingdom,” “The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America” (2009) and the New York Times best-seller “The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast” (2006), which was the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy prize and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times Book Review and American Heritage, as well as a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly. In a recent profile, the Chicago Tribune deemed him “America’s new past master.” Before coming to Rice, Brinkley served as professor of history and director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center for American Civilization at Tulane University. From 1994 to 2005 he was the Stephen E. Ambrose Professor of History and director of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies at the University of New Orleans. While a professor at Hofstra University, Brinkley spearheaded the American Odyssey course, in which he took students on cross-country treks on which they visited historic sites and met seminal figures in politics and literature.
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Join us on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 7pm in the Humanities Lecture Hall (across from Bay Tree Bookstore), University of California Santa Cruz
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Save 30% when you purchase your ticket in advance at Eventbrite.
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Tickets can be purchased at: [http://whatsnextlectures.com Link]}}
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{{Event|Nirvikar Singh, "Water Management Challenges in India"| 3/7|
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with commentary by Ben Crow
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03/07/2011 Monday 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
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The CGIRS and College Nine Faculty Research Seminar Series is an inter-disciplinary venue in which UCSC faculty can present their research to the community of professors and students who are interested in international, comparative, transnational and area studies work. Our goal is to promote dialogue and awareness of the types of research we conduct on our campus. Please join us for our second year on the first Mondays of the month at Social Sciences 1 room 261 from 3:30-5:00 pm.
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Location: Social Sciences I  - North part of campus
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Room: 261
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: Center for Global, International, and Regional Studies and College Nine
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Elisabeth Nishioka
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Phone:  459-2833
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Email: elnish AT ucsc.edu }}
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{{Event|Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus Breakout Event |2/23 Weds|
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Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus Breakout Event
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Waste Prevention, Energy, and Social & Environmental Justice
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02/23/2011 Wednesday 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
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Please join the Student Environmental Center for an evening of food, networking, and meaningful conversation. The purpose of these breakout events is to have a centralized discussion about the following topics: Waste Prevention, Energy, and Social & Environmental Justice. Specifically, the discussion will be structured to create shared long-term and short-term goals for the campus in these areas. This Breakout Event is the third in a series of four events leading up to the 10th Annual Campus Earth Summit, to be held April 22, when the results of our discussions will be announced. So please come out, mingle, enjoy an organic vegetarian meal, and have your voice represented in this year's Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus.
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Location: College Eight
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Room: 201 (Red Room)
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: Student Environmental Center
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Estimated Attendance: 60
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Tyler Pitts
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Phone: 709-2624
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Email: tpitts AT ucsc.edu
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[http://sec.enviroslug.org Link]}}
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{{Event|Indigenous Peoples' Rights |2/23|
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Cultural Survival feat. John Trudell and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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02/23/2011 Wednesday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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Featuring a spoken word performance by John Trudell & Amah Mutson Tribal Representatives and Chair Val Lopez. John Trudell (Sante Sioux) is an acclaimed poet, national recording artist and activist whose international following reflects the universal language of his words, work message. John was a spokesperson for the All Tribes occupation of Alcatraz Island from 1969 to 1971. He then worked with the American Indian Movement (AIM). John has released numerous recordings blending traditional Native music with poetry, rock and blues.
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: American Indian Resource Center, College Nine & College Ten CoCurricular Programs, College Ten Ohlone House, Merrill College Indigenous Hall
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Rachel Ogata
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Phone: 459-1253
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Email: rogata@ucsc.edu
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: College Nine, College Ten & others. }}
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{{Event|Food Justice |2/24 Thurs|
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As part of the CASFS “Speaking of Food Series,” professor Bob Gottlieb, director of the Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College, will discuss the growing food justice movement that seeks to transform our food system from field to table. The talk will take place on Thursday, February 24, from 12-1:30 at the Oakes College Mural Room (room 223). Gottlieb is the author of a dozen books, including most recently Food Justice (with Anupama Joshi, MIT Press) and a long-time social/environmental activist and historian of social movements.}}
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{{Event|Climate change scientists in the trenches |2/24 Thurs|
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Date: Thursday February 24, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Location: 599 Engineering 2
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Climate change science is attracting an exceptional amount of public interest, yet debates over the merit and implications of climate change research seldom unpack the complex set of practices and networks that make up this field. This panel will explore the multiple realities of conducting climate change science at a time of heightened skepticism and media attention.
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Panelists:
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* Jason Box, Geography Atmospheric Sciences, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
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* Jeffrey Bury, Environmental Studies, UCSC
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* Ken Mankoff, Earth and Planetary Sciences, UCSC
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* Lisa Sloan, Director, Climate Change and Impacts Laboratory, Earth and Planetary Sciences, UCSC
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Sponsor: Science & Justice Working Group
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Host: Jenny Reardon
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[http://www.cbse.ucsc.edu/event?ID=1472 Link]}}
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{{Event|Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour] |2/25-6|
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This year's tour features a collection of the most inspiring and thought-provoking action, environmental, and adventure mountain films. Traveling from remote landscapes and cultures to up close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2010/2011 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.
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* February 25 & 26, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
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* Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave (map)
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* More info: UCSC Recreation | Phone: 459.2806 [http://www.ucscrecreation.com Link]}}
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{{Event|Natural History of UCSC |2/26|
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02/26/2011 Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
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Let’s grab a copy of the new guide to The Natural History of the UC Santa Cruz Campus and hit the trail! In this class, we’ll search the campus for wildlife from Pacific Giant Salamanders and Snowy Tree Crickets to bobcats and Golden Eagles, while we discover signs of human history and past geological events. Between mushrooms, lichen, trees, and everything else there’s almost too much to study. How do we focus our learning as naturalists in a fun but effective manner? How do we even find some of the more elusive creatures? And if you’ve ever tried using a field guide to find that bird you saw, you know field guides can be difficult to use. We’ll learn how to get the most out of our field guides, and a few simple routines that will turn you into a ‘lean mean naturalist machine’! Bring lunch, water, and field journal (notebook). Be prepared for poison oak and ticks, wear a long sleeve shirt and pants.
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Location: East Field Center  - East part of campus
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: $15.00
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Estimated Attendance: 12
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Skye Leone
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Phone: 459-2800
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Email: sleone@ucsc.edu }}
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{{Event|Whose City? Labor and the Right to the City Movements| 2/26 Sat. |
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02/26/2011 Saturday 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
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Workers, environmentalists, and urban social movements have recently converged under a new banner: “the right to the city.” The phrase refers to the right of city dwellers—now the world’s majority—to democratically control development and resources in the cities in which they live . In today’s global economy, this “right” is profoundly challenged. Social divisions are experienced increasingly in spatial terms—through gentrified housing markets and polarized job markets; unequal access to green space and unequal exposure to environmental risk; new modes of segregation and policing public space. Against this backdrop, the process of urbanization itself has become a site of political contestation, and the fight for the “right to the city” both a critique and call to organize. Bringing together leading scholars, practitioners, and activists from across California and the U.S., “Whose City?” will provide an opportunity to think critically and creatively about these emerging coalitions—from their historic roots to their possible futures, from their major challenges to their major victories, from their local to their global manifestations.
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Location: Other Campus Location
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UCSC Humanities Lecture Hall, Room 206
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: The Center for Labor Studies & Urban Studies Research Cluster. Staff support provided by the Institute for Humanities Research.
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Courtney Mahaney
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Phone: 459-3527
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Email: cmahaney AT ucsc.edu
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[http://ihr.ucsc.edu/archives/labor-the-right-to-the-city-building-coalitions-transforming-urban-futures Link]}}
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{{Event|CAN Intercambio |1/27-|
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At the end of the month, five internship coordinators will travel from Central America and Mexico to live in Santa Cruz and speak at UCSC for the second annual Intercambio event.
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Intercambio comprises four major events organized and supported by the Community Agroecology Network (CAN) on campus, and Friends of the CAN (FoCAN), which is mostly student-based.
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“[Community representatives] come in and really share their story,” said Karie Boone, outreach coordinator for CAN and a former UCSC student. “They come and share what their life is like, how they are impacted by interglobal trading and coffee markets, and then they really encourage students to come learn [through internships].”
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The 10-day series begins Jan. 27 and includes a luncheon, where interested students can learn about internship opportunites.
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Internship coordinators will also speak at two of FoCAN’s weekly meetings, which explore international wealth disparities and possible solutions.
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The main purpose of Intercambio is to promote CAN’s international internship program and recruit students to help further CAN’s mission — fair trade in countries where coffee is a main export, and where farmers make a fraction of their overall profit.
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[http://www.canunite.org/ http://www.canunite.org/] }} [http://www.cityonahillpress.com/2010/01/21/community-agroecology-network-hosts-2nd-annual-intercambio/#  City on the Hill]
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{{Event|John Robbins: The Food Revolution |2/2|
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Author, The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World
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Meet the man who said “no” to ice cream. Heir to the Baskin-Robbins empire, Robbins choose to walk away from the multi-million dollar ice cream business to pursue a healthier and ecologically balanced lifestyle. He outlines why eating is not just a culinary act, but one with profound political, economic and environmental consequences. He offers mind-boggling information on factory farming, genetically modified foods and the economics of food production. (For example, did you know that it takes over 5,000 gallons of water to produce 1 lb. of beef?) Join him for his views on why we need to re-evaluate our food choices and how becoming a food activist is essential to living longer and saving our planet.
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Location: Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, 1400 Parkmoor Ave., San Jose
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Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m.  }}[https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/open.asp?show=1983 Link]
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{{Event|Everyday Hero Bike Ride |2/6|
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February 6th is the rainiest day of the year, a perfect day for a bike ride. With nothing but a few millimeters of plastic and a desire to truly live the bike lifestyle, join People Power Director Micah Posner on this celebration of all weather cycling for transportation and dub yourself an Everyday Hero.  The ride is a slow and easy 8 to 10 miles that showcases safe, lesser known routes to town and around the Westside, as well as demonstrating equipment to keep you and your stuff dry. It includes winter soup and bread at the home of a local forager and a free bike map. Folks can ride back up to the University or jump on a Metro Bus downtown for the return trip. The sneak routes and secret places visited will be different from the Fall People Power ride.  Bring a working bike, helmet and rain gear (rain gear can be rented at OPERS). This event is perfect for new cyclists! This ride is sponsored by Transportation and Parking Services.  Cost: $5.00
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Location: Depart from Recreation Office Porch
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Date: Sun, 2/6/11
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Times: 10:00 am-2:00 pm. }}[http://www.ucscrecreation.com/catalog/?offering=928 Link]
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{{Event|Cross-disciplinary Perspective on Human Rights in the Americas (day 1 of 2) |2/10-1|
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Women and Violence on the Borderlands
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02/10/2011 Thursday 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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Film screening, La Carta: Sagrario nunca has muerto para mí (English sub-titles) directed by Rafael Bonilla. The film documents the life of Paula Bonilla Flores and her struggle for justice on behalf of her daughter and other murdered and disappeared women. Q&A with Paula Bonilla Flores, Director of Fundación María Sagrario and mother of feminicide victim, María Sagrario González from Ciudad Juárez; and Patricia Blancas Ravelo, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social). This event will be bi-lingual (Spanish and English).
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
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Invited Audience: Open to Public
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Admission: Free
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Marissa Maciel
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Phone: 459-4136
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Email: macielATucsc.edu }}[http://www1.ucsc.edu/news_events/calendar/DisplayEvent.aspx?EventId=18083 Link]
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{{Event|TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat |2/12|
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“Changing the Way We Eat” will take place February 12, 2011, in New York City.  The one-day event will highlight several aspects of the sustainable food movement and the work being done to shift our food system from industrially-based agriculture to one in which healthy, nutritious food is accessible to all.  Speakers with various backgrounds in food and farming will share their insights and expertise.  Relevant clips from the TED conference will be shown.  And, hopefully, we’ll have a few surprises during the day.  A highlight of all TED and TEDx events is the ample time given for attendees to meet each other and look for new synergies and new ideas to help bolster the sustainable food movement.
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The TEDx process is a little unique in that the audience is oftentimes hand selected, just as the speakers are.  With TEDxManhattan, we will be looking for individuals with different backgrounds in the food and farming movement, including farmers, chefs, researchers, academics, activists, artists/creatives, health professionals, educational professionals, foodies and TEDsters.  This is being done in an effort to bring different groups of people working on the same issue together to learn what each other are doing and to help create new partnerships and collaborations.  Because the event can accommodate a maximum of 250 people, chances are not everyone who wishes to attend will be able to.  In order to allow everyone the opportunity to experience TEDxManhattan, we will [http://tedxmanhattan.org/viewing-parties/ webcast] the show and hold viewing parties around the country.  Please visit our [http://tedxmanhattan.org/viewing-parties/ Viewing Parties page] for more information.  And if you would prefer to watch the event from the privacy of your own home, you will be able to watch the full webcast live while the event is happening.
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[http://tedxmanhattan.org/ Link]
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[http://www.tedxmanhattan.org/speakers/ speakers]}}
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{{Event|2nd Annual Strengthening the Roots Super Convergence |2/13|
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Date: Friday Feb 13th at 6:00pm to Sunday Feb 15th at 11 am
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Location: UC Santa Cruz
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The Strengthening the Roots: Food, Justice, & Fair Trade Convergence will be held in Santa Cruz, CA from February 13th to the 15th. The convergence is organized by the California Student Sustainability Coalition’s Foods Initiative/West Coast Real Food Challenge, United Students for Fair Trade, & the Community Agroecology Network. This regional gathering of students, allies, and other key members of the Fair Trade & Sustainable Food Movement will build upon past accomplishments and serve as a catalyst for regional integration and leadership development. In addition to strengthening the roots of the movement through content explored, the convergence will broaden the leadership community by actively engaging new high school and middle school youth and deepening the commitment of our college level affiliates.
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Students will gain skills to act for greater social, environmental, and economic justice in their local communities & institutions, learn from successful models and case studies, build lasting relationships toward future collaborations, and return home with an enriched skill set to foster problem-solving and change-based solutions.  Contact Tim at westcoast AT realfoodchallenge.org [http://realfoodchallenge.org/westcoast Link]}}
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{{Event|Non-Profit, Sustainability, and Government Job Fair] |2/15|
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02/15/2011 Tuesday 11:00 AM to 2:45 PM
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Students can meet recruiters from non profit organizations, government and sustainability businesses to discuss opportunities for full-time or part-time jobs and internships. As with any job fair, dress to impress and bring multiple copies of your resume. To see a list of companies recruiting at this event, please visit: http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/npf_intro.html
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Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room  - North part of campus
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Room: Multipurpose Room
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only.
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: UC Santa Cruz Career Center
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Lindsey Rice
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Phone: (831) 459-5107
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Email: lbrice@ucsc.edu
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[http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/index.html Link]}}
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{{Event|Internship and Summer Job Fair|1/25|
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01/25/2011 Tuesday 11:00 AM to 2:45 PM
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Looking for an internship or summer job? This fair is a great opportunity for you to "get your foot in the door" with employers who are interested in recruiting college students. As with any job fair, dress to impress and bring multiple copies of your resume. To see a list of companies recruiting at this event, please visit: http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/intern.html
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Location: Stevenson College  - East part of campus
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Room: Stevenson Event Center
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Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only.
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Admission: Free
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Sponsored by: UCSC Career Center
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Contact information for this event:
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Name: Jan Carmichael
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Phone: 459-2185
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Email: jmcarmic AT ucsc.edu
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[http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/index.html Link]}}
  
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June 23: Defining & practicing sustainability (Ronnie Lipschutz, Politics, UCSC)<br/>
 
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June 30: Sustainable design (Melanie Dupuis, Sociology, UCSC)<br/>
 
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July 7: Climate change on campus and off (Dan Press, Environmental Studies, UCSC)<br/>
 
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July 14: Sustainable Water (Ben Crow, Sociology, UCSC; Ruth Langridge, Legal Studies, UCSC)<br/>
 
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July 21: Sustainable Cities (Hilary Nixon, Urban & Regional Planning, San Jose State University)<br/>
 
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July 28: Renewables in Denmark & the World (Ali Shakouri, Electrical Engineering, UCSC and visiting faculty from Denmark)<br/>
 
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August 4: Green Architecture & Building (Thomas Rettenwender & Niklas Spitz, Environmental Studies, UCSC, and architects in Monterey, CA)<br/>
 
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August 11: Sustainability at UCSC (Aurora Winslade, Campus Sustainability Coordinator, UCSC)<br/>
 
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August 18: Agroecology & Sustainable Farming (Steve Gliessman, PICA and Environmental Studies, UCSC)<br/>
 
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August 25: Sustainable Transportation (Elizabeth Deakin, City & Regional Planning and Urban Design, UC-Berkeley)<br/>
 
  
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For more information, contact: Ronnie Lipschutz, 459-3275; rlipsch@ucsc.edu}}
 
  
  
  
 
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ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY CALENDAR

Happy Earth Week!

APRIL 10-30, 2016 Published every two weeks by College Eight. Edited by Kelsee Hurshman.

To list your events, or to add or remove your name from this list, contact Kelsee at khurshma@ucsc.edu

ON CAMPUS SEMINARS/EVENTS 4/11 12:30-1:40pm, ISB 221 Environmental Studies Seminar: David Schlosberg –Disturbance, Disruption, and Displacement: Environmental Justice and Community in the Anthropocene

4/11 5-6:45pm, Media Theatre, Climate Justice Series: Emily Eliza Scott - Specters of Aridity: Desertification in California and Beyond

4/13 12:30-1:40pm, Natural Sciences Annex 101 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar: Donald Miles - Physiological approaches for predicting extinction risk in lizards due to climate change

4/15 2-4pm, McHenry Library Room 4286, Introducing Contemplative Approaches to Higher Education: A Public Roundtable with Leaders in the Field http://ihr.ucsc.edu/event/contemplative-pedagogy-symposium/

4/16 9am-5pm, Humanities 1, Room 210 Contemplative Pedagogy Symposium http://ihr.ucsc.edu/event/contemplative-pedagogy-symposium/

4/16 10am-2pm, Workshop: Simple Farmers’Market Meals on a Low Budget https://apm.activecommunities.com/opers/Activity_Search/3555

4/16 10-11:30pm, Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room – Life After UCSC: Undocumented Alumni Experiences

4/18 10am-2pm, PICA A-quad (Entrance to the Village at UCSC) UCSC Earth Week - Garden Party

4/18 12:30-1:40pm, ISB 221 Environmental Studies Seminar: Daniel Stahler – A New Era for Carnivore Science and Conservation: Lessons from Yellowstone

4/18 12-3pm, College 9/10 Multi Purpose Room, UCSC Earth Week - Conservation Carnival

4/18 5-6:14pm, Media Theater, Climate Justice Series: Reverend Billy “The Earth Wants YOU!”

4/18 7:15am-11pm, College 9/10 Dining Hall, UCSC Earth Week - Healthy Monday

4/20 5:30pm-7:30pm, College Eight Red Room, SEC Spring General Gathering

4/20 12:30-1:40pm, Natural Sciences Annex 101 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar: Mike Letnic – Keystone effects of Australia’s top-predator

4/20 5-7pm, Kresge Seminar Room 159, UCSC Earth Week - Earth Mind, Body and Soul at the World Café

4/21, 5:30-9 PM, College 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, 10th Annual HOPE International Music Festival, Changing the Climate of Environmental Racism, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3599

4/21 6-7:30pm, College Eight Red Room, UCSC Earth Week - Food Fight Forum: What Does it Mean to Eat?

4/21 6-10pm, TBA LEED Green Associate (GA) Training http://leadinggreen.ca/santacruz

4/22 11:30am-2:30pm, College 9/10 Dining Hall & MPR, UCSC Earth Week - Local and Organic Tasting Fair

4/22 8-10pm, Social Sciences Lawn at 9/10, UCSC Earth Week - WALL-E in the Evening

4/23 2-3:45pm, Porter Meadow, UCSC Earth Week - Understanding Bird Language with Jon Young

4/23 6-8pm, College Eight Red Room, UCSC Earth Week - Cowspiracy Screening

4/24 11am-4:30pm, College 9/10 Multi Purpose Room, UCSC Earth Week -14th Annual Earth Summit

4/24 11:45am-2pm, Crown/Merrill Dining Hall, UCSC Earth Week - Farm Friday

4/24 5-8pm, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing/West End Tap (Swift Street Courtyard) UCSC Earth Week – Sustainability Alumni Reunion

4/25 12:30-1:40pm, ISB 221 Environmental Studies Seminar: Andrew Szasz – Environmental Justice: Movement, Research, Metanarrative

4/25 5-7pm, College Eight Upper Field, UCSC Earth Week - Sustainable Food Choice Fair

4/26 10am-6pm, UCSC Earth Week - UCSC’s First Annual Campus Clean Up Day

4/26 6-7:30pm, Kresge Town Hall, UCSC Earth Week - 50th Reunion Event! We are Wiser Together: Igniting Possibilities Through Intergenerational Connection.

4/23-24, Kresge College, UCSC Bioneers Conference, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3491

4/25 5-6:45pm, Media Theater, Climate Justice Series: Ashley Dawson Extinction and the Future of the Global Environmental Commons

4/27 12:30-1:40pm, Natural Sciences Annex 101 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar: Molly Cummings – Sex, lies, and videopolarimetry: Unraveling mechanisms of communication and crypsis in fish brains and skins

4/29 15th Annual Earth Summit, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3600

4/29 10am-12pm, Merrill Cultural Center, The Jungle and the Beast http://ihr.ucsc.edu/event/the-jungle-and-the-beast-a-conversation-with-lewis-watts-and-oscar-martinez/


REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS:

Sundays 9am-12pm, Kresge Garden Kresge Co-op Garden Work Day

Mondays 10-12 Kresge Garden Work Hours

Mondays 12:15-1:45pm, Kresge 166 Take Back the Tap Meetings

Mondays 2-3pm & Tuesdays 3:30-4:30, Oakes 307 Demeter Seed Library Office Hours

Mondays 3:30-4:30pm, GVC area of McHenry, Waste Prevention Campaign Meeting

Mondays 5-7pm, Kresge Seminar Room 159 The World Café: Food, Tea, and Conversations that Matter - Common Grounds

Tuesdays 6-7pm, Kresge Room 159 Permaculture Film Series

Wednesdays 1:30-5:30pm Cedar St & Lincoln St, Downtown Santa Cruz Downtown SC Farmers Market

Wednesdays 6-8pm, A3 classroom in the Village Friends of Community Agroecology Network Meetings (FoCAN)

Thursday 9-11am, Kresge Garden Work Hours

Thursdays 12-4pm, Quarry Plaza UCSC Farm Produce Pop-up

Thursdays 4-5pm, ARCenter, Student Environmental Center Green Building Campaign

Fridays 1-4pm Stevenson Garden Work Day

Fridays 4-6pm Kresge Garden Work Party

Fridays 4-5pm, ARCenter, Student Environmental Center Green Building Campaign

Saturdays and Sundays 1&3pm, Wharf Stage behind Olitas Restaurant Santa Cruz Wharf Eco-Tour learn more

OFF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES:

4/1 6-7pm, Sanctuary Exploration Center: Sanctuary Speaker Series: Marine Debris Education and Art http://santacruz.hilltromper.com/events/sanctuary-speaker-series-marine-debris-education-and-art

4/10 1-3pm, 800 Quail Hallow Road, Felton – Chicks in the City, Hens in the Hood, http://tinyurl.com/jav4sp8

4/16 11am-4pm, San Lorenzo Park, Earth Day Santa Cruz http://scearthday.org/

4/27 7-8:30pm, Villa Ragusa, A Tunnel for Them, Trails for Us! http://santacruz.hilltromper.com/events/tunnel-them-trails-us

4/29 6-8pm, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Sustainability Alumni Gathering

FORTHCOMING

Spring Quarter: Media Theater, Climate Justice Now! Art, Activism, Environment Today, Center for Creative Ecologies, UCSC, https://creativeecologies.ucsc.edu/

4/16-22, College 9-10 Multipurpose Room, UCSC Earth Week, http://eight.ucsc.edu/activities/event-highlights/earth-week/index.html

4/21, 5:30-9 PM, College 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, 10th Annual HOPE International Music Festival, Changing the Climate of Environmental Racism, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3599

4/23-24, Kresge College, UCSC Bioneers Conference, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3491

4/29/2016, 15th Annual Earth Summit, https://events.ucsc.edu/event/3600

http://eight.ucsc.edu/news-events/news/College%20Eight%20Environment%20and%20Sustainability%20Calendar.html


Searchable Calendars

See also Volunteer page for upcoming events


UCSC Searchable Calender
ongoing Various kinds of activities

campus events calendars

EcoCruz searchable calendar
ongoing Various kinds of activities with local green organizations. Ecocruz.org

EcoCruz

College 8 Events often green and social justice.


Selected On-Going Events

Complete List (see below for one time date specific events)

Common Ground Center (Kresge) The mission of Common Ground is to create cultural change for social justice, environmental regeneration, and economic viability. We act as a catalyst and facilitator of systemic change through undergraduate action-education, research, advocacy, and civic engagement.

Science on Tap, informal talks downtown.

LongNow Seminar Series
on-going

Human activities increasingly dominate and endanger nine crucial planetary systems. Along with the familiar ones---climate, biodiversity, and chemical pollution---we have to add atmospheric aerosols, ocean acidification, excess nitrogen from agriculture, too much land sacrificed to agriculture, freshwater scarcity, and ozone depletion. To secure what scientists are calling "a safe operating space for humanity" on Earth requires considerabe finesse to work within those systems. How we collectively step up to that responsibility will determine whether "the Anthropocene" (the geological era shaped by humans) will be a tragedy or humanity's greatest accomplishment.

British environmentalist Mark Lynas is the author of one of the finest climate books, Six Degrees, and a new work, The God Species: How the Planet Can Survive the Age of Humans, which spells out a cohesive Green program for this century guided by the nine boundaries.

"The Nine Planetary Boundaries: Finessing the Anthropocene," Mark Lynas, Long Now talk on 3/6 link and video

April 20 (Fri.) - Edward O. Wilson, (video)

April 23 (Mon.) - Charles Mann, "Living in the Homogenocene: The First 500 Years" (video)

Jim Richardson: Heirlooms: Saving Humanity's Food Legacy

Michael Pollan: Deep Agriculture


May 22 (Tue.) - Susan Freinkel, "Eternal Plastic: A Toxic Love Story"video.

This is one of a monthly series of Seminars About Long-term Thinking (SALT) organized by The Long Now Foundation. Free audio and my summaries of all previous talks are available for download here (or stay up to date with the podcast here). You'll find a range of long-term thinking items on our Blog (RSS). If you would like to be notified by email (like this one) of forthcoming talks, go here to sign up online. Any questions, contact Danielle Engelman at Long Now -- 415-561-6582 x1 or danielle@longnow.org. Link


Agroecology Events at The Farm
on-going The Farm sponsors lots of activities, including how to make your own holiday gifts and how to grow your own fruits and vegetables. See their calendar

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Campus Sustainability Student orgs
on-going

Student Environmental Center (SEC): The purpose of the Student Environmental Center is to promote student involvement through research, education, and implementation of environmentally sustainable practices on campus in collaboration with the university. It is a great place to start as an introduction to student involvement in campus sustainability. General Gatherings take place on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 in the College 8 Student Commons (Red Room). For more information visit the website or e-mail the current Co-Chairs.

Friends of the Sustainability Office (FoSO): A student organization that works to educate the campus community about sustainability, change behaviors, and connect the many different organizations and stakeholders on campus that care about sustainability. FoSO runs a green office certification program and associated course, hosts events, and works closely with the Sustainability Office to help institutionalize sustainability on campus. FOSO students work on hands-on projects with lasting impact. For more information visit the website or email Nikki, for more information.

Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP): A student run organization that puts on a student-led course during Spring quarter. Work is done throughout the year planning the night lecture series, training facilitators, creating curriculum, and spreading student empowerment. General Gatherings take place with SEC on Wednesdays in the Red Room. Visit the Website for more information or contact eslp@ucsc.edu.

Friends of the Community Agroecology Network (FoCAN): CAN is an international network that connects students to rural communities and food systems around the world. FoCAN engages UCSC students in learning and educating others about alternative food systems, primarily through internships. General Gatherings take place every Tuesday from 6-8 PM at the Sustainability Center (Building A3 in the Village). Visit the Website for more information or contact Amanda.

Program in Community and Agroecology (PICA): A program in which students learn about sustainability through practical experience and community building. This learning experience includes seminars, training in agroecology and organic gardening, composting, and caretaking of campus gardens. There are Drop-in Garden Workdays every Saturday from 10am-2pm at the Foundational Roots Garden in the Village, which includes a free home-cooked meal! Visit the Website for more information or contact Bethany.

This list is not complete, for all and links see here


Commonwealth Club
On-going Various Bay Area Locations

The Commonwealth Club routinely brings some of the smartest people anywhere to speak, often on green topics. Many of these talks are broadcast on NPR and podcast. See also Climate One series of talks. video highlights


OPERS Recreation
ongoing Outdoor activities, such as hiking, kayaking, rock climbing etc, some related to nature at OPERS.

Samples of upcoming: Vegan cooking Herb Walk Kayak Elkhorn Slough and Ocean, Kayak Whale Watching, Animal Tracking , and Food Systems

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Save Our Shores
ongoing Dockwalker Santa Cruz Program.

Come join Save Our Shores and help get the the word out about oil spill prevention, recycling used oil and clean and green boating. After a brief training session, volunteers will tour the harbor with SOS representatives speaking to boaters and distributing free supplies for oil spill prevention. Together we can help keep our harbors clean. Contact Lauren at Save Our Shores for more information: lauren@saveourshores.org River cleanups also. Phone: 462-5660 ext.6# Email: lauren@saveourshores.org Link to register

Save the Bay (South Bay Events)
on-going Example: Winter Planting Project along San Francisquito Creek (Palo Alto)

Saturday, January 10 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Free In partnership with City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve

Let's take advantage of the winter rains and restore wetlands at the Palo Alto Baylands. This unique wetland habitat that was saved from development in the 1950s by concerned citizens and is now home to many native species, including shorebirds and fish such as steelhead trout. Planting native seedlings like alkali heath and sea lavender will make way for a healthy Bay.

Help us celebrate World Wetlands Day and we'll celebrate you! Plant native species like California poppy and bee plant to restore this critical wetland habitat and we'll reward you with food, refreshments, and giveaways immediately following the project. Volunteer support is critical in reaching our restoration goals and we want you to know we appreciate your hard work!

South Bay events


Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab
ongoing

Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab Event Calendar

First Tuesdays Free See also Docent Training Begins School guides: September 24 (9 AM-12:30 PM), September 29(6-9 PM), October 1 (9 AM-12:30 PM), October 6 (6-9 PM), and October 8 (9 AM-12:30 PM).

Marine mammal Research tours

Raptor Observation

Student Internships Contact information for this listing: Seymour Center Link

Facebook

Link video overview


ARBORETUM Events
monthly Tours and Training Classes for Arboretum Volunteers link. Arboretum Community Day

Free Admission - First Tuesday Each Month 11/01/2011 Tuesday,Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM The first Tuesday of each month, the Arboretum invites the community to visit the Arboretum gardens without charge. Since we are self-supporting, we still graciously accept donations and encourage you to shop at Norrie's Gift Shop, where all proceeds benefit the Arboretum. Location: Arboretum Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Arboretum admission is usually $5 adults, $2 youth between 6-17 years.

Contact information for this event: Name: Susie Bower Phone: (831) 427-2998 Email: susiehb@ucsc.edu link

Xerox PARC Forum
Thursdays Talks on innovation and entrepreneurship in Palo Alto. Free. Streamable live and video archived online. Recent example, Saul Griffith on high altitude wind and inflatable electric car and hydrofoil.

Link

Cafe Scientifique
ongoing Café Scientifique is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. The Café provides a forum for debating science issues outside a traditional academic context. We are committed to promoting public engagement with science and to making science accountable - all spoken in plain English. There is no admission charge to attend our events. Building on its great success outside the United States, Café Scientifique Silicon Valley is the first such Café on the West Coast. We meet monthly to discuss a variety of science topics (often green).

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More On-going Events


Date Specific

Global Climate Justice Today
October 13-27

Global Climate Justice Today UC Santa Cruz October 13-27, 2015 Free and open to the public (seats on a first-come basis).

This series of talks at UC Santa Cruz—featuring Valentin Lopez (Amah Mutsun Tribal Band), Flora Lu (UC Santa Cruz), Néstor L. Silva (Stanford University), Leila Salazar-Lopez (Amazon Watch), Andy Szasz (UC Santa Cruz), T.J. Demos (UC Santa Cruz), and Paulo Tavares (Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London/Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador)—investigates the current meanings of climate justice for communities from California to the Ecuadorian Amazon. Climate justice is built on the realization that addressing environmental change must be accompanied by attentiveness to structural inequalities, and that any solution must prioritize socio-political and economic justice and include the participation of those most vulnerable to environmental impacts. As such, it raises ongoing questions of political-ecological urgency for artists and activists alike:

How have new legal orders—such as the rights of nature enshrined recently in the constitutions of Ecuador and Bolivia—bolstered Indigenous environmental activism, as well as been contradicted by government-supported resource extraction as in Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park?

How is climate change being currently addressed within religious communities in the North inspired by Pope Francis’ influential 2015 Encyclical on the Environment?

How does climate change relate to histories of colonial violence and how is this legacy being challenged presently?

What creative ecologies exist within artistic-activist practice that provide resources for addressing climate justice today?

Organized by T.J. Demos and the Center for Creative Ecologies, Global Climate Justice Today responds to these pressing questions related to how we address the social, economic, and ecological impacts of our changing environment, and what political recourse and artistic-activist sites of agency remain. Climate Justice Today is generously sponsored by UCSC’s Arts Dean’s Fund for Excellence, UCSC’s Colleges Nine and Ten, UCSC's American Indian Resource Center, and the Institute of the Arts and Sciences.

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Practical Activism Conference
Sat 10/24

Mark your calendar for a day of inspiration, education, and practical ways to be involved in important social change!

College Nine, College Ten, and Oakes College present the 13th Annual Practical Activism Conference Tools for Local and Global Change

Saturday, October 24th, 2015 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Colleges 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, UCSC

A day long student led conference featuring keynote speaker Eden Silva Jequinto (Activist, Law Student, Social Justice Advocate, and UCSC alum), ten workshops, hands-on activist activities, spoken word artists, and tabling by campus and community organizations.

Workshop Topics: Unmet Needs of Queer & Trans Students, Color Coded Crime, California Drought & Impact on Field Workers, Sexual Assault & Title IX, Grassroots Organizing and Direct Action, Homelessness, Media and Social Change, Global Weapons Trade, Human Right Violations in Immigration Detention Centers, and UC Tuition Hikes.

The conference is free and open to the public. Registration on site. For more information/accommodations contact coco@ucsc.edu. link


Utopian Dreaming Conference
11/6-7

In 2015, UCSC is celebrating its 50thanniversary, and Ernest Callenbach’s Ecotopiaits 40th. Both are products of a fertile period of ferment across California, during the 1960s and 1970s. Why has California been such a fertile and fruitful site for “Utopian Dreaming,” in film, fiction, media, design, architecture, mobility, electronics, intentional communities,ecology and environment, counter-culture and social movements? What kinds of futures has California come to represent? What has been the role of UCSC in these imaginaries of the future. Does California remain a Promised Land, or is it a Land of Squandered Promise?

On November 6th and 7th, 2015, join scholars, students, observers and utopian dreamers , in a conference to celebrate those anniversaries and explore visions of the future that have emerged from California and UCSC about California and UCSC. Presentations will run the gamut from Ecotopia to Technodystopia, from the real to the fantasized, from the past to the future, assessing the impacts of utopian imaginaries on culture, politics, environment, cities, beliefs and ideologies at UCSC, across California, and beyond.

11/6-7 Utopian Dreaming Conference (see here for more information.

Past Events

(These often repeat)


Earth Summit Forum: Academics and Curriculum
W 3/4

Join the Student Environmental Center, other organizations, and the campus community in exploring sustainability topics during the Earth Summit Forums. This week's topic is Academics and Curriculum.

The Student Environmental Center Earth Summit Forums, formerly known as the Blueprint Breakouts, bring together students, staff, and the community to help expand our understanding of social and environmental issues on and off campus. The 7 Forum Events this quarter will cover 10 topics. All of winter quarter’s Earth Summit Forums are held with the intention of creating an open and transformative space to address and discuss the various experiences, projects, and ideas of all students on campus. Come learn, engage, and let your voice be heard!

All Earth Summit Forum dates: January 14th - Social & Environmental Justice January 21st - Energy & Water January 28th - Food Systems February 4th - Waste Prevention & Green Purchasing February 18th - Transportation February 25th - Land, Habitat, and Watershed March 4th - Academics and Curriculum

Free vegetarian dinner provided.

Also, don’t miss out on Earth Summit on April 24th, 2015. This dynamic campus wide event combines all 10 topics from SEC’s Earth Summit Forums and will feature inspirational speakers, art, and an insurmountable amount of good information! Location details:

College 8 Red Room 5 pm Admission: Free Sponsored by: Student Environmental Center Related URL: http://sec.enviroslug.org


Cruz Cares is a pitch contest for Social Entrepreneurs
W 3/4

Cruz Cares is a pitch contest for startups and established regional businesses or nonprofits focused on a social or environmental issue to pitch their solution with the chance to win seed funding, media coverage, and community support.

Here are the links to the social enterprise contest on wednesday. March 4th, 2015

6:00-9:00pm

Del Mar Theatre

The Inspiring Enterprise

Link

where to RSVP - It doesn't cost anything!

"No Prospect of an End: Living with an Ever Changing Climate"
W 3/13-14

UC Santa Cruz will host a major national conference on climate change on Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14, featuring top climate scientists and policy experts from across the country in a series of talks and panel discussions.

"No Prospect of an End: Living with an Ever Changing Climate" is the second annual UC Santa Cruz Climate and Policy Conference, co-sponsored by the UCSC divisions of Physical and Biological Sciences and Social Sciences. The event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required (go to pbsci.ucsc.edu/2015-climate-conference).

Keynote speaker

The event kicks off Friday evening with a lecture by eminent Earth scientist Richard Alley, the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University. Alley, a leading expert on the Earth's ice sheets and glaciers, has made extensive contributions to the scientific understanding of climate change, served on numerous advisory panels, and received many prominent awards for research, teaching, and science communication. Host of the PBS miniseries Earth: The Operators' Manual, he has been described as "a cross between Woody Allen and Carl Sagan." Alley will discuss "Big Challenges and Bigger Opportunities on Climate Change and Energy."

Scientists now recognize that without dramatic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from human sources, climate and environments may be changing for thousands of years into the future. From a societal perspective, climate change would seem to be never ending, and predicting environmental conditions in the future "hot house" world would be very difficult.

"At the conference, we want to explore how societies can plan for and reach a future where humans and the natural systems on which they depend are flourishing, not just a century from now, but far into the future," said Paul Koch, dean of physical and biological sciences.

Panel discussions

On Saturday, March 14, there will be two panel discussions featuring climate scientists, civil servants, economists, and educators. The first panel, on "Coastal Resilience: Weathering the Coming Storm," will address the impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coastal areas. UC Santa Cruz coastal ecologist Mark Carr, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, will serve as moderator, and the panelists will include: 

   Eron Bloomgarden, EKO Asset Management Partners
   Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
   Charles Lester, California Coastal Commission
   Susanne  Moser, Stanford University
   Rob Young, Western Carolina University

The afternoon panel will address "Wicked Tradeoffs: Unavoidable Tradeoffs Between Food, Water, Energy, and Biodiversity." Moderated by Daniel Press, the Griswold Professor of Environmental Studies at UC Santa Cruz, the five-member panel will include: 

   Renata Brillinger, California Climate and Agriculture Network
   Noah Diffenbaugh, Stanford University
   Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Institute of California
   Lara Hansen, EcoAdapt
   Daniel Schrag, Harvard University Center for the Environment

The conference will be held in the College 9/10 Multipurpose Room. Additional information is available online at pbsci.ucsc.edu/2015-climate-conference.


True Originals alumni speaking series: Conservation, film, law, art, writing
4/23–26

A distinguished group of Banana Slugs is out exploring the wildest parts of the planet, running art museums, addressing global warming, authoring and publishing books, and producing award-winning movies.

During the Alumni Weekend celebration April 23–26, this selected group of Slugs will deliver a series of thought-provoking talks from the frontlines of their careers.

The newly created True Originals notable alumni speaker series will bring to the campus M. Sanjayan (biology Ph.D., '97), executive vice president and senior scientist for Conservation International, who has just returned from a global journey for his new five-part PBS series EARTH A New Wild, which debuted February 4.

He will give the weekend's keynote in a talk entitled, "A New Wild: Saving Nature in a Human-Dominated World," on Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Performing Arts M110 in the campus's Media Theater. The $10 admission cost includes parking.

EARTH A New Wild explores how humans are inextricably woven into every aspect of the planet's natural systems. With 45 shoots in 29 different countries, the show took Sanjayan from a preserve in India, land of the wild tiger, to the wilds of Montana, where he observed a specially trained group of cowboys who are helping ecosystems recover with their ranching practices.

"The area is being filled with birds, including some that are just on the edge of being put on the endangered species list," Sanjayan said in an interview. "They have wolves, elk, pronghorn—a fairly intact ecosystem.

“There is no doubt that there is massive environmental destruction being wrought upon this planet,” he continued. “But there are also amazing people doing amazing things.”

Until recently, Sanjayan served as the lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy, where he spent 16 years specializing in development and conservation strategies, focusing on Africa, wildlife ecology, and media outreach.

The True Originals series continues at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, with two concurrent presentations.

Ron Yerxa (Grad Division '74) will lead a spirited discussion. The presentation, “American Film Comedies,” takes place at the Humanities Lecture Hall.

Yerxa is a film producer whose credits include Election, Little Miss Sunshine, Cold Mountain, and, recently, Nebraska (for which he and his partner were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture). As a producer, it's Yerxa's job to take the raw material of a manuscript, screenplay, or book, and then build it into a finished film. That basically involves hiring a writer, making the project attractive by attaching actors, and securing the financing.

"You have to get all seven or eight balls to fall in the hole at the same time," said Yerxa of the process.

Also at 11 a.m. that Saturday, Paul Hall (Merrill '72) will moderate an interdisciplinary panel of distinguished alumni who will take a close look at the interplay of money and power in political and governing systems; from campaign finance and the effect of money in politics to legal and political responses to global warming and climate change. The presentation, "Money, Politics, Climate Change and the Law: Will We Rise to the Challenge?" takes place at the Stevenson Fireside Lounge at Stevenson College. More

Unholy Matrimony Of The University Of California And The Fossil Fuel Industry
Fri 2/13

Unholy Matrimony Of The University Of California And The Fossil Fuel Industry

As you know, the atmosphere is being affected contemporarily by a rapid increase to dangerous levels of a substance essential for continued human life on earth. Love is in the air, Global Divestment Day is approaching, and it seems only fitting that we celebrate the important relationships of our age.

Fossil Free UCSC humbly requests your presence at the wedding of the University of California to its long time beau, Fossil Fuel Industry, at 12 noon on Friday, February 13th. Please come ready to object to the joining of these two corporations in eternal matrimony.

There will be an informal and informational reception and film screening to follow, from 8-10 pm on Friday night on the College 9 Lawn. link



Hack-athon
Th 1/9-11

On January 9-11, 2015, over 300 programmers, designers, and tech enthusiasts will gather to unleash their creativity during a two-and-a-half day hackathon. 25 bucks for students includes food. 10K in prozes; you do not need to be a coder. Talks on entrepreneurship.

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Organizers: Mark Adams Program Manager, Santa Cruz Works

Doug Erickson Organizer, Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup

Brent Haddad Director, UCSC Center for Entrepreneurship

Anjali Kanthilal UCSC student

Janneke Lang Social Entrepreneur alum

Nachu Amah UCSC student

Zimraan Hamid UCSC student


Science/Technology/Engineering/Math (STEM) Job & Internship Fair

Th 1/15

January 15, 2015, 4:30pm

Are you STEM student looking to intern or work in the fields of science, technology, engineering or math? This is your chance to meet with representatives from organizations searching for STEM talent. Bring multiple copies of your resume, dress professionally and be prepared to interview.

Location: West Field House Location details: West Field House at College Eight. Please drop-off backpacks at the College Eight Red Room before entering the fair. Admission: Free Admission details: Student IDs are required for admission. More


Social Impact Job & Internship Fair
Th 1/21

Do you want to make an impact on the world? This is your chance to meet with representatives from non-profits and government entities to find out about career opportunities. Bring multiple copies of your resume, dress professionally and be prepared to interview.

Location: West Field House Location details: West Field House at College Eight. January 21, 2015, 4:30pm

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Our Disappearing Microbes - Dr. Martin Blaser
Th 1/15

In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin Blaser reaches back to the discovery of antibiotics, which ushered in a golden age of medicine, and then traces how our subsequent overuse of these seeming wonder drugs has left its mark on our systems, contributing to the rise of what Blaser calls our modern plagues: obesity, asthma, allergies, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. Blaser's studies suggest antibiotic use during early childhood poses the greatest risk to long-term health, and, alarmingly, American children receive on average about seventeen courses of antibiotics before they are twenty years old. At the same time, C-sections deprive babies of important contact with their mothers' micro biomes. Taking us into the lab to recount studies, Blaser provides support for his theory and guides us to what we can do to avoid even more catastrophic health problems in the future.

Blaser, M.D., is the George and Muriel Singer Professor of Medicine, Professor of Microbiology, and Director of the Human Microbiome Program at the NYU School of Medicine. He served as Chair of the Department of Medicine at NYU from 2000-2012. A physician and microbiologist, Dr. Blaser is interested in understanding the relationships we have with our persistently colonizing bacteria.

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Zero Net Energy Tiny House
Tues 12/2

UCSC & Cabrillo College will be participating in the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s competition to design and construct a Zero Net Energy Tiny House over the next two years (see Link).

If you join our team, you will have an opportunity to learn about designing green buildings, doing energy assessments, and constructing them. You will also be able to receive course credit for working on the design and construction of Ecotopia House. To learn more, or to sign up for the Ecotopia House theme, come to an informational & organizational meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 5:30-6:30 PM, at the College 8 Red Room.

For more information, contact Ronnie Lipschutz, rlipsch@ucsc.edu. See also Design Challenges


Social Sciences Research Frontiers Day
Fri 10/24

Social Sciences Research Frontiers Day focuses on data, environment, and justice: How faculty research engages key issues of the 21st century

Twelve faculty speakers will discuss their research and how it helps solve everyday problems. Among the topics: sustainable agriculture, climate change, global women's rights, and the psychology of guilt. The second annual Social Sciences Research Frontiers Day at UC Santa Cruz will take place Friday, October 24, 2014, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. with a focus on data, the environment, and justice.

Among the topics: sustainable agriculture, climate change, global women's rights, and the psychology of guilt. The event at the Colleges 9/10 multipurpose room at University Center is free and the public is invited. Registration is required.link


12th Annual Practical Activism Conference
Sat 10/25


Practical Activism Conference: Tools for Local and Global Change

Saturday, October 25th, 2014 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Colleges 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, UCSC

A day long student led conference featuring keynote speaker Darrick Smith (Activist, Educator, Youth Advocate, and Oakes alum), ten workshops, hands-on activist activities, spoken word by award-winning Santa Cruz poets Gabriel Pulido and Queen Jasmeen, and tabling by campus and community organizations.

Workshop Topics: The Student Debt Crisis, Justice Along the Food Chain, Homelessness in Transgender Communities, Community Resistance to Racial Profiling, Gentrification, Activism through Social Media, Body Image, Militarization of the U.S.-Mexico Border, Feminicide, and Spoken Word as a Tool for Social Change

The conference is free and open to the public. Registration on site. Visit practicalactivism.org for schedule of the day and workshop information. For more information/accommodations contact coco@ucsc.edu.

Fall Plant Sale
Sat 10/11 The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 11, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Eucalyptus Grove on High Street near the intersection of Western Drive. Held in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society, the sale opens early (from 10 a.m. to noon) for members of either organization. Memberships will be on sale at the gate.

There are limited quantities of many of the hard-to-propagate plants, so eager gardeners are advised to arrive early. Among the newest plant varieties to be offered exclusively by the Arboretum are succulents and native monkey flowers. Bob Grim of San Jose hybridized the Arboretum's X Sedeveria 'Suavé' and X Graptoveria 'Little Opal,' both succulents with beautiful wax on the leaves. The monkey flower Mimulus 'Monkeys on Fire' is bright orange with red, while Mimulus 'Ben Lomond Yellow' was selected by Arboretum staff from among thousands of the typically apricot-colored monkey flowers. The third new monkey flower is Mimulus 'Tangelo,' which has flowers the color of the citrus fruit.

Sales benefit student gardener interns who are working their way through college by tending the Arboretum. The horticultural sales and memberships also benefit the Arboretum's conservation, research, and education programs.

The sale will feature an unusual selection of native and non-native species chosen to thrive in local gardens. Many are drought tolerant. A complete list is available on the Arboretum's web site. Fall is a good time for planting because roots can establish themselves during the rainy season, which makes for a stronger and healthier plant to withstand the dry summer.

Other plants available at the sale will include feathery Phyllica plumosa and South African Proteas. Many of the succulents being sold are perfect plants for dorm rooms as well as the home garden, according to the curators. In addition to plants with different textures and origins for the garden palette, there will be flowers and foliage in a variety of colors. The sale will also feature some dramatic and lesser-known members of the protea family from Australia and South Africa.

For more information about the sale, contact the UCSC Arboretum at (831) 427-2998 or visit the Arboretum's site or Facebook page. The Arboretum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. Norrie's Gifts is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.


Fall Harvest Festival
Sun 10/12

Fall has arrived and it’s time to celebrate the changing seasons at the 20th annual Fall Harvest Festival, coming up on Sunday, October 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UC Santa Cruz’s 30-acre organic farm.

The festival features live music from marimba to reggae to bluegrass, including a headliner performance by Dylan McDonald and the Avians. Also on tap: hay rides, kids’ crafts, workshops, pumpkin and produce sales, wine and campus and community group information tables. New this year will be the chance for those 21 and over to taste wine from local wineries Odonata, Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards, and Sones (ID required).

Visitors of all ages are invited to sample apples and roasted pepper varieties, enter the pie baking contest, try their hand at pressing cider, scale the climbing wall, pick sunflowers and make a "bike smoothie" as part of the "Food, What?!" youth group's fundraiser, and enjoy locally sourced, tasty treats.

Workshops on making guacamole, growing and using peppers, saving seeds, baking apple crisp using acorn flower and a solar oven, and preparing your garden for fall and winter are also on the schedule, along with farm tours and an herb walk through the garden....


For directions to the UCSC Farm, visit the CASFS web site at http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/directions.html. Free parking will be available at the Campus Facilities and Barn Theater parking lots, and a free shuttle will be available. For more information call (831) 459-3240 or email casfs@ucsc.edu.


Chris Wilmers: The Puma Project
Th 6/5

Thursday, June 5, 2014—7 - 9:30pm UCSC students – free, Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10


Wildlife ecologist and head of the Puma Project, Chris Wilmers, talks about the secret life of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains for the UCSC Arboretum California Naturalist Program. Using innovative monitoring and tracking approaches, The Puma Project answers questions about how a puma’s behavior changes as their habitat becomes increasingly fragmented by the development of roads and houses. Pumas play key roles in maintaining healthy ecosystems and their recent revival from near extinction have increased the number of human and puma interaction. Human development is now the biggest threat to their existence. The Puma Project’s in-depth study has helped developers design with pumas in mind. Thus allowing humans to safely and sustainability share habitat with these great cats. If you missed the sold out talk at the Rio, this is another opportunity to hear the latest updates on the Puma Project. To learn more visit santacruzpumas.org

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"Undercurrents"--a digital ocean exhibition
4/26-5/4

Eleven graduate students from UCSC's Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A. Program (DANM) will conclude two years of artistic study with "Undercurrents"--an exhibition running on campus April 26 through May 4 at the Digital Arts Research Center.

Curated by Shelby Graham, the featured works range from interactive ecological installations to site specific projections, all employing advanced technologies to explore the edges of contemporary new media art.

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Spring Plant Sale
5/3-4

Spring Plant Sale

May 3, 2014 - 10:00am Location: Barn Theater Location details: Parking available in the Barn Theater lot; overflow parking at the Cook House and Granary Description:

Come to the annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 3, from 10 am - 3 pm and Sunday, May 4, from 10 am - 2 pm at the Barn Theater on the corner of Bay and High streets. Choose from the largest organically grown selection of vegetables, annual flowers, and perennials available in the Monterey Bay region. Please note: Friends of the Farm & Garden members are welcome to a "members' hour" from 9 - 10 am on Saturday, May 3. Admission: Free See Sponsor


UCSC Earth Week: OUR BLUE EARTH: CONNECTING OUR SOCIETY AND OUR OCEAN
4/21-6


Monday, April 21st, 2014 - Saturday April 26th, 2014

Earth Week is a campus-wide, week-long series of events dedicated to increasing environmental awareness and engaging students in current sustainability issues. This year’s Earth Week aims to foster a positive relationship between our society and our planet, by focusing on our connection with the ocean. Earth Week highlights our physical and personal connections with the sea to increase awareness of our society’s impact and ultimately, promote environmental stewardship and consumer responsibility. College Eight also aims to help promote and highlight events occurring across campus pertaining to Earth Week.

COLLEGE EIGHT: EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

One Breath and The Blue Marble Project Tuesday April 22nd, 2014 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. College Eight Red Room

To kick-off National Earth Day, UCSC will be a showing an ocean documentary One Breath and learn about local ocean conservation efforts. The film inspires appreciation for the ocean and calls attention to our society’s connection to the Earth. At this event, we will introduce the Blue Marble Project, which will continue throughout the week and encourage advocacy for the ocean. In short, this project seeks to positively impact our community by encouraging environmental consciousness.

Earth and Ocean Celebration Saturday April 26th, 2014 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. College Eight/Oakes Dining Hall The Earth and Ocean Celebration is a annual festival hosted by College Eight, featuring UCSC and community environmental organizations, sustainable food, performers and speakers to encourage sustainability on campus. The Earth and Ocean Celebration aims to educate the community about current environmental issues and local mitigation efforts as well as celebrate our connection to the earth.


De-Extinction: Building Future Worlds with Extinct Organisms?
Weds 4/23

Event dates: April 23, 2014 - 2:00pm Location: Engineering 2 Room 599


The Science & Justice Research Center presents:

De-Extinction: Building Future Worlds with Extinct Organisms?

For decades, conservationists have worked to minimize human impacts and restore landscapes. Today, global climate change threatens the efficacy of their efforts, prompting them to consider interventions that many would have deemed heretical—and technologically impossible—only a generation prior.

De-extinction, the proposed revival or re-creation of extinct species using synthetic biology, has recently become a focal point in these debates. On April 23, 2014 the UCSC Science and Justice Working Group will host a symposium, “De-Extinction: Building Future Worlds with Extinct Organisms?” Panelists include Beth Shapiro (Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCSC and National Geographic Emerging Explorer) Oliver Ryder (Director of Genetics and Kleberg Chair, San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research), Paul Koch (UCSC Dean of Physical & Biological Sciences, Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences), and Brian Switek (science writer, National Geographic blogs) and Allen Thompson (Oregon State University, Philosophy). Donna Haraway (Distinguished Professor Emerita, UCSC History of Consciousness Department) will provide closing commentary.

Proposals for de-extinction have sparked many conversations in bioethics and conservation science. Our hope for this symposium is to deepen the discussion by engaging questions of science and justice. More


Save Upper Campus Forest Fair
Weds 4/5

April 5 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free Celebrating the land and waters of Santa Cruz and ongoing efforts to protect Upper Campus!

5-7pm—Workshops and Tables: Wild Food Processing, Nature Skills, Radical Mycology, Creative Movement and more

7pm— Open Mic

Suggested donation $5-10, no one turned away

Hosted by Santa Cruz Forest Keepers

http://saveuppercampus.org/ http://facebook.com/saveuppercampus


San Lorenzo River Paddle
Weds 4/12


April 12 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Free

The San Lorenzo River is a critical community asset for drinking water, wildlife habitat and quality of life for residents. Join us on this paddle tour to celebrate the river, and of course, paddle!

The next paddle events of the series will be held on April 12th from 9 am to 12 noon on the San Lorenzo River. All paddle events are contingent upon safe river conditions.

Attendees will have the unique opportunity to paddle along the San Lorenzo on non-motorized, non-inflatable canoes, kayaks (rent at UCSC OPERS), rowboats or stand-up paddleboards. Attendees must bring their own watercraft, personal floatation device, and whistle to the event. All attendees will be required to sign waivers and wear the proper safety gear to participate.

The specific launch point (in downtown Santa Cruz along the Riverwalk) will be determined by river flow and announced prior to the event to attendees via email. Space is extremely limited for this event and attendee registration is currently full. Call CWC at (831) 464-9200 or by email tours@coastal-watershed.org.


Sustainable Sculptural Building
Weds 4/19

CLEI 99-F (Spring 14): Sustainable Sculptural Building with Earth & Fiber Materials

Instructor: Philip Mirkin

This 2-unit studio class, cosponsored by College Eight and Merrill College, focuses on building and structure design using high-fibered adobes and related materials, taught by the founder and developer of Hybridadobe, Philip Mirkin, in a mostly hands-on outdoor learning method. Sustainable building, landscaping and sculptural applications will be presented as well as mixes, techniques, procedures, traits, and solutions to problems. Native American design styles will be part of an actual small structure we will build, directly teaching modern uses of traditional materials, reuse skills (and some elements of cultural geography). A small design project of the student’s own choosing, using alternative architectural styles, will be part of her/his contribution. Students will be empowered to use and share this low-cost, easy to learn methodology.

The class will meet for 4 hours once a week. There are no required texts. The class is only offered Pass/Fail. Enrollment is limited to 20, by permission.

Note: A one-day workshop in this method will be held on Saturday, April 19, on the College Eight Plaza, to build several small structures for display during Alumni Weekend, April 25-27. Details to follow.


FoodSpeaks Radio Show on Farm Worker Justice
Weds 3/12

Wednesday March 12th 7-745pm PST KZSC 88.1 or kzsc.org/listen

This Wednesday March 12th, Doron Comerchero (founder and director of FoodWhat--a Santa Cruz County youth empowerment and food justice program) will be hosting the next FoodSpeaks Radio Show. This week's show will focus on Farm Worker Justice and Doron's guest will be Victoria Pozos, a former FoodWhat alumni, whose mom is a farm laborer in Watsonville. Vicky is currently at UCSC studying Farm Labor Justice and most recently worked with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida learning about and advocating for their Fair Food Campaign nationally.

Please join the conversation at 7pm on KZSC (88.1 locally) or live stream the show at http://www.kzsc.org/listen.


Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff
2/12

Join Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff, for a panel discussion about consumption and waste and how we can be more conscious about waste on our campus. Her original video, which is only the first of many, "is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.”

What considerations go into purchasing decisions on campus? What are our biggest waste issues? And what initiatives can students take to reduce consumption and waste?

From problems to solutions, Annie, along with faculty, staff, and alumni panelists, will connect the “stuff” that enters and leaves our campus with issues of social and environmental justice.

This event is hosted by the UCSC Sustainability Office, Common Ground Center, Student Environmental Center, and Education for Sustainable Living Program.

Talk at 5 pm; A reception and book signing will follow from 7-8 PM.

This event is free and open to the public. College 9/10 Multipurpose Room. And Allison Cook from Story of Stuff Project is giving a hands on workshop for changemakers the next day, 10 - 12 on campus. See below).


"Changemakers Do it Better" with Allison Cook, from Story of Stuff Project
2/13

"Changemakers Do it Better" with Allison Cook, from Story of Stuff Project

This special event is being organized for folks who are excited by Annie's talk on Wednesday night and would like to dive deeper through exercises directed by Allison Cook from the Story of Stuff Project.

Th 10-11:45am - Part 1: Connecting with your purpose Th 12-1:45pm - Part 2: Telling a better story about the things we care about.

Participants are encouraged to attend Parts 1 & 2. Because Part 1 builds up to Part 2, participants are discouraged from attending Part 2 without attending Part 1. More


48th Annual Faculty Research Lecture by Professors of Physics
2/11

02/11/2014 - 7:00pm Music Center Recital Hall

Congratulations to Professors of Physics, Abraham Seiden and Howard Haber, on being selected by their peers to present the 48th annual Faculty Research Lecture. The joint presentation of the Faculty Research Lecture by two faculty members will be a first in the history of Santa Cruz. This is, however, a self-evident choice since the long sought search for the Higgs boson has recently been successful and the campus is blessed with two faculty members, one a theoretical physicist and the other an experimental physicist, who played major roles in this important discovery. Join the campus community on February 11th for this exciting lecture. Lecture from 7:00-9:00, reception to follow.


Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
2/21-3

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 02/21/2014 - 7:00pm 02/22/2014 - 7:00pm 02/23/2014 - 7:00pm

Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Ignite your passion for adventure, action & travel! The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to the Rio Theatre. Journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters, and climb the highest peaks. Get your tickets today and be taken away to the most captivating places on earth. [1]

Climate Science and Policy through the Looking Glass
Weds 2/28

Event dates: 02/28/2014 - 7:30pm

Colleges Nine/Ten Multi-purpose Room

This conference will bring broad public attention to the challenges of climate change and provide compelling reasons why effective action is immediately required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the adoption of alternative sources of energy and other approaches. Admission: Free More

"Climate Change from the Streets"
Weds 3/3

Michael Mendez: "Climate Change from the Streets: Community Action for Global Environmental Health Impact"

Michael Mendez's research identifies whether and how governments are considering the needs of the most socially vulnerable populations, particularly communities of color in climate change decisions and actions. Drawing on case studies in California, he traces the methods environmental justice groups are using to contest global scientific practice in the localization of climate change interventions.More


Play The River! Free!
1/25

Play The River! Free! Come play in nature and help playtest experimental environmental games! A short hike brings you to a small beach on the beautiful San Lorenzo River where the games are played. Games For San Lorenzo River, Henry Cowell Redwoods Hiking Trail is a pair of site-specific environmental games designed for natural play using natural materials. Bring a playful attitude and be prepared to wade in the river (wetsuit booties provided) and hop on rocks. also 2/8 2/22More


Ecovillages Around the World
Mon 1/27

Ecovillages Around the World: Lessons for Sustainable Community a talk by Dr. Karen Litfin, University of Washington

Author of Ecovillages: Lessons for Sustainable Community

Monday January 27

12:30-1:40 ENVS Colloquium, ISB 221 3-4:30 PM College Eight “Red” Multipurpose Room


Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous
1/28

The Institute of the Arts and Sciences presents Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous: Exploring the Frontiers of Knowledge and Imagination, Fostering Interdisciplinary Networking

Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous (LASERS) are a national program of evening gathering that bring artists, scientists, and scholars together for informal presentations and conversations. Speakers give brief presentations about the intertwining of art and science. Questions like "why art and science" and "why now" will provide context for the series as a local forum for presenting art and science projects underway throughout the University of California, in the Bay Area, and beyond.

Please join us for refreshments at 6:45 p.m. followed at 7 p.m. with presentations by:

Jeanne C. Finley, "On-Site: The Locus Between Public and Private" Rita Mehta, "When Life Imitates Science Fiction" Warren Sack, "Using Software (Art) to See the World" Erika Zavaleta, "Conserving Nature's Services in An Age of Extinction" More

Eco-village Design Workshop
Weds 12/16-9

Eco-village Design Workshop: Natural Building, Sustainable Landscaping, Organic Farming. Workshop Training in:

Eco-village Planning, Native Plant Restoration, Earthbag Construction, ‘Pocket House’ Design, Grey Water System Design, Drought-tolerant Landscaping, Food Forest Cultivation, Green Remodeling, Owl Box Construction, and more !

Where: Mussey Grade Village Park - 14625 Mussey Grade Road, Ramona, California (45 miles North East of San Diego, California)

When: Mon Dec 16 - Thur Dec 19, 2013

Workshop Fee: $ 90.00 / 4 days or $30 / day - Scholarships and Work Exchange available

Student/Military/Native American/Locals discounts available

Includes: Four days of fun-filled, hands-on, natural building, organic farming, appropriate technology and landscape design. Swimming pool, camping, nutritious shared meals.

All ages welcome ! No prior experience necessary.

Further Details : www.musseygradefoundation.org

UC Santa Cruz Environmental Studies Internship credit available.

Contact us for details at info AT realitree.org or phone 831-920-8333


"Doctor Ocean: A Lively Discussion with Three Marine Wildlife Veterinarians,"
Th 11/7

A panel of three marine wildlife veterinarians from across the Monterey Bay area will discuss their challenges, successes, and unusual experiences during the annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture on Thursday, November 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center.

Titled "Doctor Ocean: A Lively Discussion with Three Marine Wildlife Veterinarians," the event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited; doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Santa Cruz Mayor Hilary Bryant will moderate the discussion with veterinarians Dave Casper of UC Santa Cruz; Melissa Miller of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Mike Murray of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. These experienced veterinary specialists spend their days nursing aquarium animals, saving stranded marine mammals, and studying unusual diseases. Their work is an essential part of scientific efforts to understand the ocean and its inhabitants. more

"A Place at the Table,"
Weds 11/13

On Wednesday, November 13, there will be a screening of film about food and hunger in the U.S., "A Place at the Table," from 6:30-9 PM, in 3 Thimann Hall, followed by a panel discussion. (Screening will begin around 6:50).

Practical Activism Conference: Tools for Local and Global Change
Sat 10/19

The Practical Activism Conference is a daylong, student led conference which features a keynote speaker, ten workshops, various on and off campus organizations, performances, and a variety of hands-on activism activities. This year’s conference will be the 11th annual, and take place on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in the College Nine and College Ten Multipurpose Room, UCSC.


General Schedule

10:45-12:00: Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room Registration, Refreshments, Creative Activist Opportunities & Music

12:00- 12:50: Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room Opening Session, Spoken Word, Keynote Speaker

1:00- 2:15: Choose one of the five workshops from each block First session of Concurrent Workshops

2:25- 3:40: Choose one of the five workshops from each block Second Session of Concurrent Workshops

3:30-5:00: Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room Tabling, Refreshments, Spoken Word Performance, Creative Activist Opportunities, Fair Trade Crafts and more!

Learn more about this year’s conference on October 19th, 2013

Arboretum Fall Plant Sale
Sat 10/12

10am – 4pm for Arboretum and California Native Plant Society Members Noon – 4pm for the general public

Not a member of the Arboretum or CNPS and want to get in early? Memberships for both organizations will be available at the gate on the day of the sale

Ever wonder where gardeners and landscapers in-the-know purchase their plants? They flock to the UCSC Arboretum Fall Plant Sale. Hundreds of varieties are carefully chosen to preserve native plants and to introduce Australian, New Zealand, African and other beauties bred for water tolerance and pest control. In partnership with the California Native Plant Society, the sale offers quality, regionally-friendly plants from both groups at great prices. Become a member and you will get the early bird selections (10 a.m. until noon) among the many other benefits of joining and supporting the important work of the Arboretum.

Our plant sales are wonderful opportunties to take some of the dazzling color of the Arboretum home.

The sale will be held in the Arboretum's Eucalyptus Grove, on Empire Grade near the intersection of Western Drive, on the edge of the UC Santa Cruz campus. More

David Schlosberg: "The New Environmentalism of Everyday Life: Sustainability, Material Flows, and Movements"

Mon 10/14

Event dates: 10/14/2013 - 12:30pm College 8 Room 301

David Schlosberg offers an analysis of recent developments in environmental activism, in particular among movements orienting around the reconfiguration of material flows. Schlosberg is Professor of Environmental Politics in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, Leader of the Sydney Network on Climate Change and Society, and co-Director of the newly founded Sydney Environment Institute. His work focuses primarily on environmental political thought, environmental and climate justice, and the theory and practice of environmental movements. More


Harvest Festival
9/29

The Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (aka, The Farm) is holding its annual Harvest Festival on Sunday, September 29, from 11AM to 5 PM. For those who have not yet been to the farm, or have no idea where it is, this is an ideal opportunity to see (and eat, dance, etc.) one of UCSC's crown jewels.

Educational Trip to Chiapas. Another World is Happening
7/13-21

For 20 years, members of The Center for Global Justice (CGJ) have been organizing educational trips to Cuba. We have earned a reputation for putting together high quality programs connecting participants with Cuban experts as we explore the key sectors of Cuban society and gain a better understanding of where this besieged island has succeeded and where it has come up short.

The Center has decided to expand its’ destinations of our educational trips to Chiapas, Mexico. Before Occupy Wall Street, Before the World Social Forums, Before the Battle in Seattle, there was the Zapatista Uprising in Chiapas in 1994. Many people consider this event as the first popular uprising against corporate globalization. They refuse to have the neoliberal agenda shoved down their throats. This battle goes beyond resistance. There is a humanitarian oriented philosophy, with concrete programs that the Zapatista’s and other indigenous groups are building in this region. These are the “kernels” I referred to earlier, which make going on this trip so important.

The Chiapas trip is planned for July 13 -21, 2013. Flights will be arranged departing from Mexico City. Please contact the Center office for details or to be placed on the interest list. This will be a small group limited to 12 people so contact us early. The cost for this 8 day trip is $1500. Call Four15-150-0025 or admin AT globaljusticecenter.org for more info.

Girl Rising: An exclusive film screening
5/2

The strength of the human spirit • the power of education to change the world Thursday, May 2, 7:00-9:00 pm Namaste Lounge, College Nine

Join us to view 10x10’s feature film, Girl Rising, a groundbreaking documentary directed by Academy Award nominee Richard Robbins. Girl Rising tells the story of 9 extraordinary girls rising up from poverty, discrimination, exclusion, violence, and sexual exploitation…and their struggles to get an education. Nine girls from 9 countries, whose stories were written by 9 celebrated authors and narrated by 9 renowned actresses, including Meryl Streep and Selena Gomez. 10x10 is a campaign to reach global audiences and inspire individuals to take action for girls.


Spring Plant Sale
5/4

UCSC Farm and Garden Spring Plant Sale 05/04/2013 Saturday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Join us on Saturday, May 4 (10 am-3 pm) and Sunday, May 5 (10 am-2 pm) to shop the biggest and best collection of organically grown flower, herb and vegetable starts, perennials, grasses, and other landscape plants available in the region. Friends of the Farm & Garden receive 10% discount on plant purchases and are welcome to a "members' hour" on Saturday, May 4, from 9 am-10 am, prior to the 10 am opening. For more information, contact 831.459-3240 or casfs@ucsc.edu. Location: Barn Theater - Base of campus The sale takes place at the corner of Bay and High Streets. Parking is available at the Barn Theater parking lot. Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free


UCSC Earth Week - Digging Deeper: The Arts & The Earth
4/19-27/

2013 UCSC Earth Week - Digging Deeper: The Arts & The Earth explores the definition of sustainability as it functions in a social context through an artistic lens. Sustainability in its rawest form, is the capacity to support, maintain, or endure. This year’s bookend Earth Week events highlight how people across disciplines encounter issues of sustainability, and how artistic practices are in fact powerful instruments of change in achieving holistic sustainable practices.


FESTIVAL OF ARTS FRIDAY, APRIL 19 ~ 7:00 - 9:00 PM COLLEGE EIGHT & OAKES DINING HALL FREE FOOD, LIVE BAND, OPEN MIC! Kick off Earth Week with an evening of sustainability themed art by UCSC students. Check out sculptures, photography, paintings, enjoy spoken word artists, dancers, join in on an open mic, and connect with sustainability organizations. Mckenzie Laird: mllaird@ucsc.edu (831) 459-4902


PICA: GARDEN WORK DAY SATURDAY, APRIL 20 ~ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM THE VILLAGE: B- QUAD Join PICA (Program In Community & Agroecology) every Saturday for community workdays at the Foundational Roots Garden (at the entrance to the B-quad, the Village). Help dig garden beds, pull weeds, build compost, plant veggies, and sow seeds. Bee Vadakan: vvadakan@ucsc.edu (831) 459-5818

TAPS: STREET SKILLS FOR CYCLISTS SUNDAY, APRIL 21 ~ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Join TAPS (Transportaion and Parking Services) in a free two hour class to help you become a more confident and com- petent bicycle commuter. Register by e-mail. Cathy Crowe: cacrowe@ucsc.edu (831) 502-7942

PICA: PERMACULTURE WORKSHOP SUNDAY, APRIL 21 ~ 10:00 PM - 2:00 PM THE VILLAGE: BUILDING A-3 Taught by Alex Aaron- avid gardener and Ken Foster- owner of Terranova and permaculture teacher at Cabrillo College. All levels of gardeners are welcome! Come learn about ecological design and self-maintained agricultural systems! Practice implementing aspects of permaculture in the gar- den! Bring a lunch! Lora Johansen: ljohanse@ucsc.edu (831) 459-5818

ESLP: E(ART)H JUSTICE - MOUNTAIN TOPREMOVAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ART BY ELIZABETH STEPHENS AND ANNIE SPRINKLE MONDAY, APRIL 22 ~ 7:00 - 10:00 PM KRESGE TOWN HALL Professor of Art at UC Santa Cruz, internationally recognized artist, and filmaker Elizabeth Stephens partnered with inter- nationally known multi-media artist, performance artist, and pioneering feminist film-maker Annie Sprinkle explore how, “We aim to make the environmental movement a little more sexy, fun and diverse, and joyously do our part to take care of our beloved Earth. “ Naomi Stern: nestern@ucsc.edu

SEC: RECYCLED FASHION SHOW WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 ~ 5:30 - 7:30 PM COLLEGE EIGHT RED ROOM Join the Student Environmental Center (SEC) and create your own recycled look! Rpurpose waste materials (newspapers, magazines, cans, bottles, cardboard etc) into a creative outfit and at the end of the event you’ll get to showcase your group’s then dinner will be provided. Darya Soofi: dsoofi@ ucsc.edu (530) 321-6729

FSWG: BIKE TOUR: FARMS AND GARDENS OF SANTA CRUZ SATURDAY, APRIL 27 ~ 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM EAST FIELD HOUSE RECREATION OFFICE PORCH Join the Food Systems Working Group (FSWG) on a fun, day- long bike tour of farms and gardens around Santa Cruz! Visit some community gardens in town before heading up the coast to get our boots dirty on some full-on farms. Be pre- pared for about 20 miles of biking and a great day out learn- ing a little more about where our fruits and veggies come from! $5 Fee. Megan Laird: malaird@ucsc.edu (831) 459-3675


FILM FESTIVAL Saturday, April 27th, 2013 1:00 - 6:30 p.m. College Eight Red Room FREE FOOD!

SCHEDULE 1:00 p.m.: Wasteland 3:00 p.m.: Panel & Discussion 4:00 p.m.: Born Into Brothels

The Film Festival closes Earth Week through film screenings centered around sustainable practices through the arts on the international level. From the red light district of India in Borne Into Brothels to landfills of Brazil in Wasteland, artists are fighting for practices and ways of life that ensure prolonged health and quality of life for all living things.

In the form of powerful artistic methods, this film festival seeks to illustrate the different ways we are capable of not only promoting, but implementing sustainable methods of life. With this event, we aim to make clear the inextricable links between people and the physical earth, revealing their struggles, and their common origins.

VOLUNTEERS: Interested in volunteering for events?

For more information, questions, or accommodations, please contact College Eight Programs Office at (831) 459-4902 or Mckenzie Laird at mllaird AT ucsc.edu.


Spring Plant Sale
4/20/


Spring Plant Sale - Arboretum and CNPS: Two Plant Sales in One! 04/20/2013 Saturday 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM This annual spring plant sale (we do it in Fall too) opens to the public at noon. Select non-invasive, drought tolerant plants that are California natives or native to Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa. They happily grow side-by-side in our Mediterranean climate. We sell cacti and succulents as well. Check websites arboretum@ucsc.edu or www.cruzcnps.org for more information.

Location: Arboretum The two sales are held in the Arboretum Eucalyptus Grove, located on High St. at Western Dr. Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free Link


Guardianship for Future Generations
4/21/

You are invited to a practical workshop, free and open to all: Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Water St., Santa Cruz. RSVP 831 428-5096, or for more information contact CAtour AT wilpf.org. Sponsored by eleven local community groups involved in planning for a sustainable Santa Cruz – and planet – the program will run Friday evening, April 19, from 7 – 9pm and Saturday, April 20, from 9 am – 1:30 pm. The workshop focuses on practical (and brilliant) tools communities can use to protect our commons–-land, resources, air, water, and ourselves from poisons and bad policies.

Silicon Valley Energy Storage Symposium
4/21/

The fourth annual Silicon Valley Energy Storage Symposium will take place on Thursday, April 11, at the Microsoft Auditorium, 1065 La Avenida Street, in Mountain View.

Organized by Joint Venture Silicon Valley, with partners including the UC Santa Cruz Center for Sustainable Energy and Power Systems (CenSEPS), the symposium will bring together key participants from the public and private sectors, as well as from the academic and research communities, to discuss energy storage issues and Silicon Valley's role in the energy storage industry.More


International Youth Exchange for Food Security and Sovereignty
4/10/

The Community Agroecology Network (CAN) and the student group FoCAN will be hosting the 3rd International Youth Exchange for Food Security and Sovereignty at UCSC April 8-16. One of the public events, co-sponsored with El Centro, Merrill College, and College Eight is scheduled in the Red Room and we are looking for students to participate!

Food is Power: Youth Sharing Strategies across Borders for Food Sovereignty April 10th, Wednesday College Eight: Red Room 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Lunch Provided

Thirteen visiting youth leaders and Action Ed program coordinators from Mexico and Central America will discuss how they are working towards building food security and how students can get involved through field study and internship opportunities with CAN. We are looking for College Eight Students who would be interested in an intercultural exchange and share ideas with the youth leaders at this event. While the event is open to all students, the youth leaders are primarily Spanish speakers, so we hope to bring more bilingual College Eight students to this event. If you have any students in mind, please forward this information to them, interested students can SIGN UP below.

To learn more about this exchange please visit: here

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The Harrison Studio: On Mixing, Mapping and Territory
2/6-3/13

Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - Friday, March 15, 2013 Sesnon Art Gallery, Porter College (UCSC)

Reception: 6:00–7:00pm Sesnon Gallery

Gallery Hours: 12:00–5:00 PM Tuesday - Saturday

Please join us for a series of lectures on Eco Art in conjunction with the Art Department course Material Metaphors taught by Elizabeth Stephens.

Creating Meaning in Form: The Earth as Metaphor

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TRAMPLING OUT ADVANTAGE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CALIFORNIA WINE AND GRAPES
3/4/13

Emeriti Lecture Featuring Bill Friedland

TRAMPLING OUT ADVANTAGE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CALIFORNIA WINE AND GRAPES

03/04/2013 Monday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

California grapes are first in the nation financially and second in economic value of all California agricultural commodities. Wine makes up much of grapes economic value, with California producing 90% of US wine. California inherits, along with other wine producing nations, a cultural legacy dating back eight millennia. Although California wine has a much shorter history, beginning during the mission period, its modern period dates essentially from the early 1970s. Its efflorescence began in the 1970s with two significant events: a Bank of America report calling attention to the increasing significance of wine consumption, and the Paris wine tasting that compared French and California wines in a blind tasting by notable French oenophile experts who thought California wines were French and French wines were Californian. The California wine industry is highly structured in production and consumption. The bulk of California wine is produced by a handful of companies using hundreds of labels to mask their corporate ownership. Consumption is stratified into a limited number of economic ranks. ... The behavioral and material culture of wine has elaborated a stunning collection of cultural artifacts. California wine continues to generate new cultural artifacts, conforming to the long human history with wine. Location: Music Center Recital Hall - West part of campus

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Entrepreneurship Showcase
3/5/13

My name is Carlos Sanchez and I am a UCSC student that is currently enrolled in an Entrepreneurship Seminar. This seminar will be running an entrepreneurial show case at the end this coming spring quarter. Its intent is to give students of all majors and talents the drive to pursue their ideas through a business project and the opportunity for it to be showcased to investors, greater corporations, business owners, and high level affiliates. Scholarship awards will also be given to students whose projects meet a certain standard. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help us in spreading the word about this showcase to your department and convince professors to make announcements in class in order to get recognition and make the showcase not only a success but a traditional and distinguishable event at UCSC.

There will be an informational Showcase Roll-Out Event on March 5th from 12:30 to 3:30pm in the courtyard between Engineering 1 and 2. This will be a chance for those who are interested to learn more about the event, and how to participate as well as meet with facilitators for any questions. cagsanch AT ucsc.edu


Whale Watching
3/9/13

Meeting Dates: Depart Saturday, March 9, 9am-3pm Location : Depart from Recreation Office Porch 9 am Little compares with the thrill of seeing your first whale and it's a feeling that doesn't change over time. The explosion of vapor as it surfaces and exhales, the enormous back as it arcs out of the water, the beautifully sculpted flukes as they rise from the sea, spilling water before flipping up and disappearing in the depths. It is deeply moving and for some, an almost religious experience. The comeback of the gray whale is an environmental success story. There is debate currently as to whether or not they should be taken off the endangered species list. Every year over 20,000 California Gray Whales pass through our bay waters on their annual winter migration from the cold arctic waters to the warm water lagoons of the Baja Peninsula for their calfing season. This month another migration begins and will be a good opportunity to see the California gray whale off the California coast. Join us on a 3-4 hour cruise, complete with naturalist, to view their migration. Sightings of dolphin, porpoise and other marine mammals are common. Sign up in advance. Note: There is an addition $30 boat fee due in person at the Recreation Office by Tues., Feb. 21. See also whale hike. http://www.ucscrecreation.com/adventureOutings.html


UCSC Farm and Garden Docent Training
3/12

03/12/2013 Tuesday 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Farm & Garden volunteer docents help with a range of activities that include tours, public education events, work days, and other efforts that support the CASFS Farm & Garden’s community outreach mission. For more information and to sign up for the first “no obligation” training session, please contact Amy Bolton at 831.459-3240, or casfs@ucsc.edu. Docent training sessions will run for five consecutive Tuesdays, from March 12 through April 9. See additional details at: http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/02/docent-training.html Location: UCSC Farm - Base of campus Louise Cain Gatehouse Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free Sponsored by: Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Friends of the UCSC Farm and Garden, Measure 43 Estimated Attendance: 25

Contact information for this event: Name: Martha Brown Phone: (831) 459-3376 Email: mtbrown AT ucsc.edu link


Alan Chadwick: There Is a Garden in the Mind
3/13

Paul Lee, There Is a Garden in the Mind Start: 03/13/2013 7:00 pm

There Is a Garden in the Mind presents an engaging look at the work and life of pioneering organic gardener Alan Chadwick and his profound influence on the organic farming movement. In this wide-ranging and philosophical memoir, author Paul Lee recounts his first serendipitous meeting with Chadwick in Santa Cruz in 1967, and their subsequent founding of the Chadwick Garden at UCSC, the first organic and biointensive garden at a U.S. university.

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World Water Day
3/22

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Southwest Wanderings: Pueblos, Agriculture, and Water System of New Mexico
3/22-31

Meeting Dates Pre-trip Meeting: Tuesday, March 5, 6:00-8:00pm at Recreation Office Trip Dates: Friday, March 22 - Sunday, March 31

Steep yourself in the majestic landscape of New Mexico and the Southwest for an adventure into building relationships, assisting others, and exploring wild spaces. In partnership with Tesuque pueblo farmers and Sol Feliz farms in Taos, participants will assist with community based water & food system development by clearing impacted acequias, planting and working on farmscapes, and sharing stories and meals with regional leaders and thinkers in the Southwest Food movement. In addition to learning current and traditional agricultural practices we will explore mountainous landscapes, hot springs, and magnificent vistas of the Jemez Mountain Range. Come prepared for a service learning experience that encapsulates working on the land with adventurous outings in the wilderness for reflection and wonder amidst spectacular scenery and grand narratives of a land seldom engaged in this fashion. OPERS


Earth Hour
3/23

At 8.30 p.m. on March 23, hundreds of millions of people will turn off their lights for one hour in a huge, symbolic show of support for our planet. From Las Vegas to New Delhi, cities around the world will come together to stand up for the one thing that unites us all -- our planet. Will Santa Cruz be among them?

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Alternative Energy Spring Break Trip
3/24-8

Come on an Alternative Energy Spring Break Trip with Stanford's chapter of CALPIRG Energy Service Corps! We envision a more energy-efficient world, and believe that we can create it. Do you? If so, you should come along for our Alternative Energy Spring Break Trip! Tackle energy waste locally! Teach kids about energy conservation! Work with local non-profit Acterra! Engage local VIPs and media! We'll also have fun activities, like a hike and a movie night.

Sunday 3/24-Thursday 3/28

Housing will be in your usual room campus. We will eat meals as a group, and transportation to our local service sites will be coordinated for you. For more details, and to register for the trip, visit our sign-up page!

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Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador Summer Literacy program
2/27

This summer, The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) is sending UCSC students to El Salvador to support the National Literacy Program and earn academic credit. Since 2010, 140,000 adults have become literate in El Salvador. You can be part of this transforming process! The Literacy Brigade date for this summer: July 1-14

CISPES is also sending Salvadorans and Salvadoran-Americans to El Salvador to learn about the tradition of radical resistance and exploring transnational identities. Delegates will meet today's social movement leaders and experience this unique historical moment under the first left government in the country's history and have the opportunity to earn academic credit. The Radical Roots delegation dates: June 22-29. Come learn more about these two events that you can be a part of, at our orientation on Wednesday Feb 27th at 7PM at Merrill Lounge. Bring a friend!


Strengthening the Roots Convergence and Community Seed Summit
2/22-3

From February 22-24, join hundreds of students and youth sharing skills, building relationships, and creating a healthy and just vision of their food system and communities. The Strengthening the Roots convergence at UC Santa Cruz will bring together college and high school student leaders from across California in partnership with youth based organizations to host CA’s largest student driven food, justice, and community conference to date! See the link for registration details.

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Science & Justice Working Group: Seeding sustainability
2/23

Science & Justice Working Group: Seeding sustainability--hunger, biotech, and the future of food systems

Vandana Shiva, Delhi, India Saturday, February 23, 2013, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Location: UCSC Media Theater

Food and agroecology activist Shiva joins a panel of scientists and philanthropists to discuss the role of genetically modified seeds in sustainable food systems in the global south. Free but rsvp

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Gretel Ehrlich, Facing the Wave
2/24

A passionate student of Japanese poetry and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake- and tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast, to bear witness and listen to the survivors. In an eloquent narrative that blends reportage, poetic observation, and deeply felt reflection, she introduces us to fishermen, farmers, teachers, monks, outcasts, and an eighty-four-year-old geisha, who survived the wave to hand down a song that only she still remembered. Their harrowing and inspirational stories are set against a landscape both shattered and beautiful, with the ever-present specter of the nearby Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex that spews radiation into the fields and the fishing grounds. Gretel Ehrlich is the author of This Cold Heaven, The Future of Ice, and The Solace of Open Spaces, among other works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Bookshop Santa Cruz.

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"The Past and Future of the Oil Curse"
2/7

Please join us for a talk by Michael L. Ross:

"The Past and Future of the Oil Curse" Thursday, February 7th, 4-6pm College Eight Multi-purpose room (Red Room)

Michael L. Ross is a Professor of Political Science at UCLA, an alumnus of UCSC, and author of The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations (Princeton 2012)


Writing at the Edge: A Point Reyes Retreat
2/8-10

With Sarah Rabkin February 8 – 10 • 6PM Friday – 2PM Sunday • $150 ($140 Members)

On the lip of a continent or at the limits of propriety, edges are jumping-off places—unsettling and exhilarating. All writing that's alive and meaningful is writing "at the edge": writing to discover what we don't quite know; writing at the junction of the human and larger-than-human worlds; writing on the brink of something new. This overnight retreat is for both new and experienced writers who seek inspiration and encouragement, collegiality and solitude, and above all, time to write in the midst of Point Reyes' wild beauty. Bring a notebook waiting to be filled, a project in progress, or both. Readings and discussions will equip you with new writing techniques and strategies; prompts will connect you with ideas that are poised to fly. The two days will include instruction, in-class and solo writing time, optional sharing of drafts, and optional instructor conferences. You will emerge with new work and new perspective.

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Seeing Below the Surface: Using new technology to study the underwater lives of humpback whales
1/20

Sunday, January 20 - 1 PM

Ari Friedlaender, Marine Ecologist

Whales spend over 90 percent of their lives underwater and out of view. In order to understand how these ocean giants navigate, feed, socialize, and maneuver, scientists have engineered tags that allow a glimpse into their watery world. Dr. Friedlaender will share his experiences tagging humpback whales and recreating the underwater behaviors of these whales from Antarctica to Alaska to Cape Cod. This exciting new research helps us understand previously unknown whale behavior, and provides critical understanding about the risks they face from human activities from fishing to shipping. Science Sunday is free with admission or membership. UCSC undergraduates free with valid student ID. Link


Time Management Workshop
W 1/23

for College Eight Students

Wednesday, January 23 rd 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

College Eight Academic, Room 240

Presented by Abdishakur Omar, Academic Counselor UCSC Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)


JOHN MACKEY: A WHOLE-ISTIC APPROACH TO CAPITALISM (SV)
1/23/13

John Mackey, CEO, Co-founder, Whole Foods Market; Co-author, Conscious Capitalism

Iconic CEO and co-founder Mackey is known for his all-natural approach to a mega chain of grocery stores, Whole Foods. His stores are, in part, credited with a boom in the healthy food movement whereby terms like organic, local, wild and hormone free becoming rote for more than just the Birkenstock crowd. He's also taken the formula for conscious capitalism and corporate social responsibility to a whole new level, and other businesses are following suit. In his new book, Conscious Capitalism, co-authored with Professor Raj Sisodia, Mackey discusses the transformative business movement wherein value rests on something more than just finances. For Mackey, it's about the emotional, ecological and even spiritual purposes of business. The market for competitive advantage is changing, and the world's best companies are catching on to the holistic equation. Find out more about the Whole Foods story from the man himself. DATE: WED, JANUARY 23, 2013

Location: Schultz Cultural Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students. Premium (priority seating and copy of Mackey's book) $40 standard, $40 members.More


JARED DIAMOND
1/24/13

DATE: THU, JANUARY 24, 2013

Jared Diamond, Professor of Geography, UCLA; Author, Guns, Germs, and Steel, Collapse, and The World Until Yesterday. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Diamond examines how Amazonian Indians, Inuit and other traditional societies have adapted and evolved for nearly 6 million years. He explains what we can still learn from these traditional societies regarding universal human problems like elder care, child rearing, physical fitness and conflict resolution.

Location: Schultz Cultural Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program, 1 p.m. book signing Cost: Regular: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students. Premium (priority seating and copy of new book) $45 standard, $45 members.

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Cheetahs on the Run
1/26

Frans Lanting and Chris Eckstrom

Join Frans and Chris on a remarkable journey to uncover the secret life of the cheetah--the fastest animal in the world, and the most vulnerable of all the big cats. In this year's show, Frans and Chris travel from the fabled Serengeti Plains of East Africa to the remote deserts of central Iran, where Frans gained exclusive access to document the last wild cheetahs left in Asia--cats so rare that few people know they exist. This show features images and video from a brand-new assignment Frans and Chris produced for National Geographic, and includes coverage of cheetah "supermoms" raising kittens on the run--and on the edge of survival--as well as the little-known cultural history of cheetahs in Iran, which dates back thousands of years. Join us for a fascinating afternoon or evening of discoveries and insights about the shiest and most elegant of great cats. Proceeds from the presentations will benefit the Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Lab.

Tickets on sale December 11, 2012 Seymour Center Members $18 / General Admission $23 Tickets available: Seymour Marine Discovery Center Online at http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu or http://seymourcenter.brownpapertickets.com


Democracy Now! broadcast from the annual U.N. Climate Change Summit
12/3-7

Democracy Now! will broadcast from the annual U.N. Climate Change Summit, as it convenes in Doha, Qatar. Tune in next week, Dec. 3-7, to see our coverage of the official proceedings, as well as events outside the conference.

As Amy Goodman noted in her recent column, "No world leader at the UN climate change summit hasn’t heard the warnings, but it will take popular pressure to make them act."

Please send us suggestions for people at COP 18 we could interview and any interesting climate-related news updates to stories(at)democracynow.org with "Doha" in the subject line. You can also tweet us at @democracynow or message us on our Facebook page.

For years, Democracy Now! has closely followed the issues of global warming and climate change. We reported live from the three recent U.N. Climate Change Conferences in 2010 from Cancún in 2009, from Copenhagen, and in 2011 from Durban. In addition, we attended the World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change hosted by Bolivia in 2010.

We have interviewed many of the world’s top scientists, writers, policy makers, activists, indigenous leaders and academics who focus on these issues. We also continue to follow the local and global environmental movements who are organizing to directly confront the root causes of global warming, advocate for climate justice, and to provide sustainable alternatives.

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Hacking Meat: An Online Conversation Exploring The Future of Meat
12/7

Food+Tech Connect, GRACE Communications Foundation and Applegate are hosting an online conversation, asking leading food and technology innovators: “How can information and technology be used to hack* (or reimagine) the future of meat?”

There has never been more interest in disrupting the way meat is produced, distributed, sold, consumed and communicated to the public, yet significant barriers exist to scaling current solutions. This is why we are inviting thought leaders and the public to better define these challenges and explore ways that data, technology and new communication methodologies can be used to create a more sustainable, profitable and healthy future of meat.

Please join the conversation and share your own ideas or product requests in the guest post comments, on your own blog (send us a link), on Twitter (hashtag #hackmeat) or on Facebook. We will collect all of your ideas into a community “wish list,”** which will serve as an open resource for those looking to develop or fund meat-related technologies.

While the conversation will begin online, we are also be hosting an in-person “hackathon,” an event during which volunteers will self-organize to develop tools and solve problems over the course of 48 hours. “Meat // Hack” will occur December 7 – 9 in NYC and will bring together key stakeholders to present their meat-related challenges and work with entrepreneurs, technologists, creatives, academics and policy experts to rapidly prototype new solutions. Sign-up to participate in the hackathon here. Food+Tech Connect


Gus Speth
11/27

There are a few spots left for an inspiring and fun evening with Gus Speth. Gus is author of the award-winning America the Possible book series and founder of World Resources Institute. He will discuss the problems in which the United States now finds itself and how we can move towards an attractive and plausible future that we can still realize.

11/12 Bay Area talk (video).

  • Date/Time: *Tuesday Nov. 27, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
  • Place: *Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd

Cupertino, CA 95014

  • Fee: *FREE

This is a Human Agenda organized event co-sponsored by Acterra, De AnzaCommunity College's Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies, San Jose State University Environmental Studies Dept., Santa Clara University Environmental Studies Institute, Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter, Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition, Latinos for the Environment and TransForm.

Carpool and public transportation is highly recommended. If you drive please bring $2 for the parking meter and park in Lot D, Kirsch Center Environmental Study Area or Lot E, Child Development Center Science Center Planetarium S Quad.

Please see the attached flyer and to register visit, here


“The Right to Food: A Weapon Against Global Hunger”
11/27

The Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University is pleased to welcome to Tufts on November 27 the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter for a lecture which will be webcast at 3:00 pm EST. The event is part of the institute’s ongoing research on the global food crisis, which GDAE’s Timothy A. Wise recently discussed in a World Politics Review article, “Global Food Security in a Volatile World.”

“The Right to Food: A Weapon Against Global Hunger”

Olivier De Schutter UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

November 27, 2012, 3:00 – 4:30 PM ASEAN Auditorium The Fletcher School, 160 Packard Ave., Medford, MA 02155 USA

Open to the public. If you are unable to attend, the event will be webcast live.

In his four-year tenure as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter has been instrumental in promoting the right to food as a human right and as a powerful new tool in the effort to end global hunger. His work has taken on particular importance in the wake of the food price spikes of recent years, which threatened the lives of millions of people in developing countries. The new food crisis called into question many of the prevailing policies guiding agricultural development.

As Wise writes in “Global Food Security in a Volatile World”, “The three price spikes have yet to prompt global leaders to address the key drivers of the food crisis: biofuels expansion, food commodity speculation, the lack of adequate public grain reserves, insufficient investment in sustainable smallholder agriculture and the impact of climate change.” All have been subjects of Olivier De Schutter’s pathbreaking work on the right to food.

The event is cosponsored by: The Fletcher School Food Policy Club • Institute for Human Security, The Fletcher School • The Agriculture Food and Environment Program at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy.

To watch the event via the live webcast, participants must register to view the live stream. The registration will open the morning of the event?

Earth Summit: Energy
11/28

The 12th Annual Campus Earth Summit will occur in Winter, following the five Blueprint Breakout Discussions. All the Blueprint Breakouts will take place in the College 8 Red Room, from 5:30-8:30, the dates and topics for these discussions are: October 24th: Transportation and Social & Environmental Justice November 14th: Green Building and Land, Habitat & Watershed November 28th: Purchasing and Energy January 23rd: Waste Prevention and Water February 20th: Food Systems and Academics & Curriculum More

How’s the Water Today? Changes in Water Quality at the Land-Sea Interface
11/18

Sunday, November 18, 1 PM Science Sunday How’s the Water Today? Changes in Water Quality at the Land-Sea Interface Raphael Kudela, Professor, Ocean Sciences, UC Santa Cruz Raphe KudelaHuman beings have been curious about the oceans since they first walked along their shores. We increasingly rely on the oceans as a source of food, energy, natural products, and recreation. While the oceans are vast, human populations can and do have a direct impact on the health and quality of both our inland watersheds and coastal ocean. Come learn about the changes, both positive and negative, that scientists have been documenting in Monterey Bay and the greater California coast, and what we as concerned citizens and scientists can do to preserve our coastal water quality.

Also Sunday, November 25, 2-3:30 PM Marine Mammal Research Tour more info


Art of Engagement: Inviting Dialogue, Inclusion, & Collaborative Learning
11/14

We all come to group situations with a wealth of life experience. How can that experience be drawn out to tap into collective wisdom and support a deeper learning environment? This interactive conversation is for anyone interested in understanding how to work with the dynamics and psychology of group interaction. Whether you are a student leader (or aspiring student leader), instructor, or community organizer, join us to hear of some lessons learned, facilitative approaches and stories from around the world about helping groups to be open, participatory, democratic, and self-responsible - whether they are understanding each other across differences or designing an iPhone app.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 5-7 pm Kresge Seminar Room 159

You are invited to an evening of snacks, tea, experiential learning, and conversations that matter.

Lisa Heft is an international consultant, facilitator and educator specializing in participant-driven group facilitation using such methods as Open Space Technology, graphic thinking, interactive learning, inquiry circles and non-verbal dialogue. She offers trainer and facilitation training, design, and facilitation in six continents. Lisa lives in Berkeley, California.


Petrol politics and the Arab spring
11/13

Alan Richards, UC Santa Cruz professor emeritus of environmental studies, will speak on “Petrol Politics in the Wake of Arab Spring” at the next "pub science talk" Tuesday, November 13 at the Red Restaurant and Bar, in downtown Santa Cruz.

The talk will begin at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The Red is located upstairs in the historic Santa Cruz Hotel at the corner of Cedar and Locust streets.

Richards, who retired 2009 after 33 years at UCSC, is an economist and expert on energy politics. He is the author of The Political Economy of the Middle East. He won the UCSC Alumni Association's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2009. Pub science talks are sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Environmental Studies Department.


24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report
11/14-5

24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report this week has exciting, essential international climate change programming you won't want to miss.

The event will start at 8:00 pm Eastern U.S. time (5 pm Pacific) this Wednesday, November 14th, and end at 8:00 pm Eastern U.S. Time on Thursday, November 15th. All of it will be broadcast online, and will be available to live-stream. Watch it here: www.climaterealityproject.org We're focusing on all the major regions of the world, moving West, hour by hour from one time zone to the next. Every hour will talk about impacts we're already seeing as well as solutions we already have at our disposal, and each hour will have videos from the region and short panel discussions. To find out more about each segment, please scroll down the page (http://climaterealityproject.org/) to the hourly schedule. Click on any region you're interested in and you'll see who'll be appearing that hour and what topics they’ll be focusing on. Link


Bill McKibben's Do the Math Tour
11/10

This Fall, Bill McKibben and 350.org are going on tour across America to build the movement we need to face the crisis of climate change.

On Nov. 10th, Bill will be in Palo Alto to lay out the terrifying new math of climate change, explaining the incredible odds we face, and the difficult path we must walk in the coming years to create a livable future for our planet.

Bill will be joined by friends from across the climate movement and beyond to explain how together we can confront the fossil fuel industry, using lessons from the most successful movements of the past century and the past year of dramatic new actions against the industry across the country.

Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 6:00 PM (PST) Palo Alto, CA

Visit math.350.org for more information about the tour and 350.org.


TEDxSF's 9th gathering, 7 Billion Well
11/10

7 Billion Well: November 10th, 2012

Your team for TEDxSF's 9th gathering, 7 Billion Well is hard at work- with some great adds to our upcoming event, at the beautiful UCSF Mission Bay Campus, Saturday, November 10th, 2012.

We will examine global health through a new model of wellness and optimization for everyone. Imagine the global population not just disease-free, but the people of the planet optimized. Healthy in mind, body, and spirit, and co-creating a better future. More


Food Week
10/21-7

Food Week at UCSC Farm October 21-27 More


Transportation and Environmental Justice
Weds 10/24

Transportation and Environmental Justice

Our first Blueprint breakout of the year will be Wednesday, October 24th, from 5:30 to 8:30 in the College Eight Red Room. Come join the brainstorming discussions that culminate each year in the Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus resource guide! Enjoy a free catered dinner and the conversation of many fine staff, faculty, and students! Student Environmental Center contact klippus AT ucsc.edu]

Center for Sustainable Design and Construction
10/26

We are extremely grateful to have a new and very talented apprentice at the EcoLogic Design Lab. She will also be helping to mentor students at the Sustainable Design program at Hartnell College, Center for Sustainable Design and Construction - Alisal Campus.

Hope you can join us for a guest lecture by Eleonora Pellegrini. Among other projects, she will discuss our work to design a cultural center for the Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nation (OCEN) at Fort Ord.

Friday 6pm at the Center for Advanced Technology, Room C105 , 1752 E Alisal St Salinas Ca

Hope you can make it ! We will also be breaking ground on our new Technical Training Building Nov 15. (More on this later...)Link


"Rethinking Development in light of Climate Change"
10/27

"Rethinking Development in light of Climate Change"

Increasingly climate change impacts have called into question the sustainability of development policies and practices. At the same time, development efforts share many of the goals of climate change adaptation and mitigation - namely, poverty/vulnerability reduction and resilience/capacity building. Scholars and practitioners in both areas have recognized the need for more collaboration across these two fields, yet 'the critical question seems to be how to integrate development planning and climate adaptation policy in ways that avoid the pitfalls of past failed development practices while promoting positive synergies' (Lemos et al. 2007) This conference brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to explore to what extent the awareness of climate change causes and impacts is transforming development theories and practices. Keynote lectures by Dr. Hallie Eakin (School of Sustainability, Arizona State University) and Dr. Ashwini Chhatre (Department of Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

Saturday, October 27, 2012 8:30am - 5:00pm Oakes College

Please be sure to register by email to: idwg AT ucsc.edu Link

Wendell Berry
10/29

Monday, Oct 29 7:30p at San Francisco War Memorial Opera House: Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA Herbst Theatre

City Arts & Lectures (these are broadcast on radio but not podcast).

Wendell Berry is a widely celebrated writer, poet, essayist and novelist, but first and foremost, he is a farmer. An original American prose voice, Berry writes with a calm and compelling vision about our sense of kinship with the land.

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10th Annual Practical Activism Conference
10/20

Tools for Local and Global Change 10/20/2012 Saturday 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM

The Practical Activism Conference is a daylong, student-led, conference featuring keynote speaker Angela Davis, ten workshops, organizations, and hands-on activism sessions. The conference is planned by a group of dedicated College Nine, College Ten, and Oakes College students. Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room - North part of campus

Free admission
schedule and info Contact information for this event: Name: Rachel Ogata Phone: (831) 459-1253 Email: rogata AT ucsc.edu


Mountain Justice in the Coalfields!
10/21

Sun, Oct 21st: Film Screening at Subrosa

Event: Mountain Justice in the Coalfields! Direct Action Speakers and Screening Low Coal

Where: 703 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA

Time: Speakers at 6, Film at 6:30

Community organizers, direct action campaigners, and West Virginia natives, Junior Walk and Brandon Nida, will be speaking about the effects of mountaintop removal coal mining in his community, the interaction of global forces and local corporate control which have allowed violent environmental injustice to occur, and the direct action campaign that is actively resisting mountaintop removal mining in the coalfields of West Virginia.

Following the speaker, a screening of Low Coal, a documentary about mountaintop removal and the divisive campaign to stop it, put at odds with people's jobs in the region. If you've heard "Which Side Are You On?" this film describes the present conflict in working class communities.

Door: $5-$10 Donation, no one turned away for lack of funds

Sponsored by: Rising Tide North America


Chicano Latino New Student Welcome
10/6

The Chicano Latino New Student Welcome or CARNAVAL is a collaboration between Chicano Latino and Multicultural student organizations, EL Centro, and College Nine and Ten Programs. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with over 25 student organizations, over a dozen campus and community resources, meet new people and to have an evening of fun Raza style! Sat 5-8pm College 9/10 Multipurpose Rm. FOR MORE INFORMATION: elcentro AT ucsc.edu or call 459-2427 or click on the link to see a full description and a list of many of the student organizations that will be at CARNAVAL.

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University Cafe
10/8

A really neat event will be happening next Monday evening, Oct. 8, 5-8:00 at the Kresge Town Hall. Four diverse panelists will speak briefly about UCSC expansion, LAFCO, water, and local salmon (and the intimate connections among them all) from 5-6. Panelists include a student representative from the Community Water Coalition, a pro-growth representative from UCSC administration, Mayor Done Lane, and Rick Longinotti from SC Desal Alternatives. FREE DINNER catered by INDIA JOZE will accompany the University Cafe-style discussions of questions related to the evening's theme. [facebook.com/groups/ucscworldcafe Link]


Internship Search
10/10

10/10/2012 Monday,Wednesday,Thursday 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Get started on your Internship search today! Balance your studies with work experience! Discover resources for finding internships and what is needed for the application. Learn how to think "out of the box" when seeking internships and/or creating your own internship. Presenter April Goral Location: Bay Tree Bookstore - East part of campus Room: Cervantes Bay Tree Conference Center- 3rd Floor

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Two Plant Sales: Arboretum and CNPS!
10/13 Fall Plant Sales

10/13/2012 Saturday 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

FALL: It's the best time to plant. UCSC Arboretum will sell California Native plants and plants native to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. CNPS sells a lovely selection of California natives. The sale opens to the public at noon and ends at 4 pm. Members of either organization may enter both sales between 10 am and noon. Memberships in either organization are available at the gate for early entry. The Arboretum plant list will be online here by Oct. 5. (831) 427-2998 or e-mail arboretum@ucsc.edu.


Dharma Ridge Whole Earth Institute Fall Internship
9/29

The Dharma Ridge Whole Earth Institute schedules its opening event to celebrate the beginning of the UCSC Environmental Studies Fall Internship Program. With live music, belly dancing, cobb oven pizza, introductory tours and talks from program directors. Come by Sept 29, 2012 to visit Dharma Ridge and find out about the outstanding educational opportunities.More


Global Citizen Festival
9/29-30 The most widely-broadcast charity concert in history will take place in New York City's Central Park with Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Band of Horses and K'Naan. The Global Citizen Festival will shine a spotlight on extreme poverty. Earth Day Network is the official Sustainability Partner, and has made a major commitment: plant 10 million trees in impoverished areas in five years. The Global Citizen Festival is an initiative of the Global Poverty Project. Live streaming.

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Fall Harvest Festival
9/30 Apples, corn, cider, and pumpkins take center stage at the 18th annual Fall Harvest Festival, coming up Sunday, September 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UC Santa Cruz’s 25-acre organic farm.

Along with the season's bounty, the festival features live music from rock to reggae and bluegrass to marimba, along with hay rides, kids’ crafts, workshops, tours, pumpkin and produce sales, and campus and community group information tables. More

Free Arboretum Tours
6/14 Link
Santa Cruz Wharf Tours
7/30

In collaboration with the City of Santa Cruz, UCSC's Seymour Marine Discovery Center is now leading free 30-minute public tours on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf every Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 3 p.m. The Seymour Center's marine science interpreters are also available between tours to answer questions about the variety of wildlife visible at the wharf...Tours meet at the stage on the west side of the wharf between Olitas and Marini's, and end a short walk away at the sea lion overlook. Tours run year-round, rain or shine. According to Jeff Myll, one of the Seymour Center docents leading the tours, the first question from many visitors is, "How did those sea lions get up under the wharf?"

In addition to the docent-led tours, blue-and-green signs at several locations on the wharf and elsewhere along the coast of Santa Cruz provide information accessible with a smart phone as part of a self-guided "ecotour" program sponsored by the City of Santa Cruz and UC Santa Cruz.

Visitors are welcome at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory every day during the summer and six days a week beginning in September. The center is a "living classroom" featuring aquariums, exhibits, touch tanks, whale skeletons, full-scale elephant seal models, the Ocean Discovery Shop, and unsurpassed ocean vistas. The aquariums and exhibits feature the everyday tools of ocean exploration and focus on research conducted by scientists locally and around the world. Interactive stations provide hands-on learning experiences, and docents lead tours and bring marine science to life. The Seymour Center is located at the end of Delaware Avenue in Santa Cruz.

For more information about the Seymour Center or the wharf tours, call (831) 459-3800 or visit the center'sweb site link. See also Long Marine lab tours


Raj Patel on the Food Crisis
6/14

British-born Raj Patel has lived and worked in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the United States, so it's safe to say he has a pretty comprehensive world-view. Called "the rock star of social justice," this activist is best known for his 2008 book Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System. See him live at the Cubberly Community Center, where he'll delve into the complex reasons why half the world is malnourished while the other half suffers from overabundance and obesity. [2] (listen to audio)

Seed Exchange
5/26

The UC Santa Cruz Demeter Seed Library invites community members from all over Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay Area to its second exchange of 2012, happening on Saturday, May 26 from noon to 3 p.m. at the UCSC Farm.

Join the seed project and gain access to its collection of locally adapted heirloom seeds for free.

A seed library is a means by which a community can store and protect its rare heirloom vairities of plants. The event is free to the public and the only stipulation for borrowing seeds is to return 20 times the amount of seeds you borrow for at least two varities. This may sound difficult but it really is not, especially when one considers one seed has the potential to produce hundreds of seeds.

The seed library has been working with local farmers and gardeners to preserve and encourage local food biodiversity. Heirloom species of plants go extinct every day. More


Santa Cruz Film Festival
5/10-19 Has films by UCSC students and plenty of green movies as well Link
Bike to Work Week Activities
5/26

UCSC's Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has joined with Ecology Action to host the 25th Annual Santa Cruz County Bike Week, May 4 - 12, 2012. The Bike Week program aims to provide a safe, supportive and festive environment for local commuters to try traveling by bike. Once people take that first step (pedal?), they often find that cycling provides many benefits—from being environmentally-friendly and economical to reducing stress and improving personal health.

On Wednesday, May 9th, TAPS and the Student Environmental Center (SEC) will be conducting a bike helmet give-away from 2:00pm-6:00pm, while supplies last, at the Barn Theater. Helmets are available to UCSC afflilates; UCSC student or employee ID card is required. Bike safety information and a cyclist survey will also be available.

On Thursday, May 10th, cyclists get a free breakfast at sites throughout Santa Cruz County, including four UCSC sites available from 6:30am - 9:30am:

UCSC Women's Center, Cardiff House (near the base of campus) UCSC "Top of the Bike Path" UCSC Bike Coop, Bay Tree Plaza Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Marine Science Campus

Beginning cyclists can sign-up to join an experienced cyclist to bike to the campus at the Bike Buddy program. Other resources to help you ride your bike safely are also available online. To learn more about the many events taking place during Bike Week, visit link. Ride safe and have fun!

Spring Food Week Activities: May 14–19
5/4-9

Strawberry Justice Festival, May 17th, 4–6 pm, UCSC Farm

This year the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) and UCSC’s Food Systems Working Group will once again host a campus-oriented Strawberry Justice Festival at the UCSC Farm. The event will include a panel discussion on strawberry production, along with live music, fresh organic berry tasting, a social justice self-guided tour, an art and mural expression zone on justice and agriculture, and more! Stay tuned for details. Measure 43 funding supports this free event.

UCSC Dining's Farm Fridays

UCSC Dining is introducing a new way to recognize and appreciate the local farms and farmers that supply fresh produce to student diners. "Farm Fridays" will feature produce from one of the many local farms—including the UCSC Farm—in new menu selections, and a chance to chat with students from UCSC's Farm Systems Working Group, who work throughout the year to educate students about food systems issues. See the UCSC Dining website for additional details and a schedule of upcoming Farm Fridays, along with Meatless Mondays and Beefless Thursdays.

Food System Learning Journey Sign Ups Open, April 10, 9 am

Sign ups for 2012 spring quarter Food System Learning Journeys open on Tuesday, April 10 at 9 am for UCSC students. This spring’s learning journeys include a bike tour of local farms, a visit to Harley Farms to learn about goat cheese making, a canning workshop at Happy Girl Kitchen, and a visit to India Joze to learn about integrating spices with local produce for farm fresh cooking. These journeys are supported by UCSC’s Measure 43 funding. Sign ups for staff, faculty, and Santa Cruz residents begins on Wednesday, April 11. Check the UCSC Recreation website for information on how to sign up for spring-time learning journeys. Link

CAN Summer Sustainable Development Field Course
5/2

CAN will be hosting an Info Session for our Summer Sustainable Development Field Course happening in Agua Buena, Costa Rica from July 15 - 28! This info session will take place Wednesday May 2nd from 7 - 8:30pm in building A3 of the Sustainable Living Center in the Village. This will be a great opportunity for students to come learn more about what this course offers and the logistics of participating, to meet with some of the lead instructors and organizers of the course, ask questions, and meet other prospective participants! Our application deadline for the course is May 15th, so anyone who's thinking of participating is strongly encouraged to attend this info session so they can submit their applications on time! For questions, please contact Arielle at fieldstudy@canunite.org. Link


This Week at UCSC
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Bunnett Symposium - 5/4/2012 The 2012 Bunnett Symposium will be held Friday, May 4th, and will feature a lecture from Peter G. Schultz, Professor of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute.

Wilderness Medicine: Fast paced and hands-on, this two day course covers a wide range of wilderness medicine topics for people who travel in the outdoors. Whether spending time in the backcountry is your passion or your...


Botanical Tour of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District - 5/5/2012 Leisurely 2-hour, one mile walking tour with plant experts Angel Guerzon and Suzanne Schettler, and historian Frank Perry to explore the native and non-native plants of UCSC’s Cowell Lime Works... I've Got Something On Your Mind - 5/5/2012


Cardiac Pacer 5 Mile Run - 5/5/2012 5 Mile run across campus to upper trails. Begins at ends at the East Field Track.

Plant Sale: The biggest and best collection of organically grown flower, herb and vegetable starts, perennials, grasses, and other landscape plants available in the region. Friends of the Farm & Garden receive... details


Speaking Youth to Power
3/26

Abigail Borah, student, SustainUS.org Tania Pulido, Green For All Fellow; Brower Youth Award winner Adarsha Shivakumar, Stanford student, litigation plaintiff

From courtrooms to diplomatic enclaves, youth advocates are clamoring to make their voices heard. Climate Progress dubbed 21-year-old college student Abigail Borah the “Durban Climate Hero” by for her appeal for faster action at a recent UN climate conference. Other advocates are filing suits claiming the U.S. and state governments have a legal responsibility to protect the atmosphere for future generations. Join us for a conversation with youth trying to build a cleaner future starting now. Mon, Mar 26 2012 - 6:00pm Location: SF Club Office Time: 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. youth led roundtables Cost: $20 standard, MEMBERS FREE, STUDENTS FREE (with valid ID) Also know: The speakers and audience will be videotaped for future broadcast on the Climate One TV show on KRCB TV 22 on Comcast and DirecTV. Link

Right to Vote on Desal
Mon. 4/7

UCSC's Tim Fitzmaurice, along with 4 other former Santa Cruz mayors (Jane Weed, Bruce Van Allen, Chris Krohn, and Celia Scott) and former County Supervisor Gary Patton will be speaking their minds on the importance of guaranteeing our right to vote on desalination.

Where: Mitchell's Cove Bluff, the proposed in-take site of the desal plant, on Westcliff near Almar and Sunset Blvd. When: Sat. April 7, 3:00. After the main event, people will walk along part of the proposed pipeline. For more information, check out our website at Link.

Van Jones, Rebuild the Dream
Mon. 4/16

Van Jones, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Author, Rebuild the Dream Steve Wright- Moderator

Van Jones, one of the nation’s leading evangelists for ecological equality, is switching gears. A cofounder of three non-profits and a former advisor to President Obama, Jones is now working to build a movement grounded in tough-minded American idealism to "take back the American Dream." Rejecting the fashionable mantra of cut-backs and austerity, Jones makes the case for public policies and investments, hoping to create 10 million, well-paying American jobs. Learn more about Jones’ new book Rebuild the Dream and get a glimpse of how his plot for change has thickened since last summer’s interview. Mon, Apr 16 2012 - 7:00pm Location: Adobe Systems, 345 Park Ave, San Jose Time: 6:30 p.m. check in; 7 p.m. program; 8 p.m. book signing Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)Link

Earth Day mobilization
April 22 UCSC organizing effort. See also MobilizeU is an international movement of concerned and active college students competing and mobilizing their campuses around acts of green throughout the month surrounding Earth Day 2012. Join now! link


Worldwatch Institute Live web event
4/11

The Worldwatch Institute invites you to the official launch of State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity on April 11th. We will celebrate the release of this important Rio+20 edition of State of the World by inviting some of the book’s key contributors to discuss their ideas on how we can achieve “sustainable development.” Speakers will include Worldwatch President Robert Engelman; Project Co-Directors Michael Renner and Erik Assadourian; report authors Joe Foti of the World Resources Institute, Mia MacDonald of Brighter Green, Michael Replogle and Colin Hughes of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Diana Lind of Next American City; and Bo Normander of Worldwatch Europe. Also joining via satellite will be Severn Suzuki, who first shook the global community as a young girl making a strong declaration at the first Rio Summit and has acted as an environmental champion ever since.

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TEDxSanFrancisco Salon: BIG BLUE
4/12

Andy Sharpless, Oceana Amos Nachoum, Photographer Edward Lu, Former Astronaut, Google Innovation Head,Liquid Robotics Jenefer Palmer, Osea Casson Trenor, Fisher of New Ideas Patri Friedman, Seasteading Institute Mkalani Souza The 2nd part of the evening will feature the WORLD PREMIER OF OKEANOS, a multimedia immersive dance and film experience, with voiceover by TED Prize Winner SYLVIA EARLE, Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PT) San Francisco, CA More

The Blueseed Project
4/12

Max Marty, CEO, The Blueseed Project

Projected to be the first floating city in international waters, The Blueseed Project is dedicated to harvesting entrepreneurship by creating a place where the world’s top tech minds can collaborate. Twelve miles off the coast of Northern California, residents would not be subject to work visa limitations. Called the “Googleplex of the Sea,” The Blueseed Project is awakening a host of complex issues including immigration policy, visa limitations, international policy, social entrepreneurship and more.

Location: Adobe, 345 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95110 Time: 6:30 p.m. program Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)Link

Earth Day
April 22 UCSC Earth Week starts the 16th. See also MobilizeU link

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Economics of Happiness Conference
March 23 As our economic, environmental and social crises converge, it is becoming ever clearer that lasting solutions will require more than band-aids: we need fundamental change. The Economics of Happiness conference will explore the potential for economic localization to provide systemic solutions to our many global crises. It will cover many of the themes explored in ISEC's new documentary film, The Economics of Happiness, which has inspired audiences from the US, UK and Australia to Peru, Thailand and Japan. The conference will bring together a wide range of insightful and impassioned speakers, including many of the voices from the film. Lectures and plenary sessions will be interspersed with workshops, facilitated discussions and film screenings. Friday, Mar 23 6:00p

at David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA Film

GOING LOCAL
March 23

Dan Rosen, Founder and CEO, Solar Mosaic Michael Shuman, Author, Local Dollars Local Sense Additional panelists TBA

After decades of globalization there's a new current pulling the other direction. Local food caught on and now people are thinking about buying other products from another county instead of another continent. Join us for a conversation how to invest in local businesses, create resilient communities, and prosper

Location: SF Club Office Time: 11:30 a.m. check in, noon program, 1:00 p.m. reception Cost: $20 standard, MEMBERS FREE, $7 students (with valid ID) Also know: The speakers and audience will be videotaped for future broadcast on the Climate One TV show on KRCB TV 22 on Comcast and DirecTV Link

Film THRIVE:

What on Earth Will It Take?

Fri. 3/16


OOPS maybe not so good: link

Film screening, followed by Q&A with filmmakers 03/16/2012 Friday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

THRIVE is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.

Time: Friday, March 16, 7pm, Doors open at 6:30, Followed by Q & A with the Filmmakers.

Foster Gamble - Creator/Host/Co-Writer/Visual Designer of THRIVE - used the time he had as a direct descendent of Procter and Gamble to research answers to questions many people have but don’t have the time to pursue. What is keeping us from thriving and what can we do about it? He ventured into bold realms and returned with startling coherence and strategies for global transformation. THRIVE is the result of his lifetime quest. He began his film career co-creating the first filmmaking department at Princeton University.

Kimberly Carter Gamble - Producer/Director/Co-Writer of THRIVE - brings a wealth of professional and personal experience to Clear Compass Media, including what she gained as a former journalist, including for Newsweek International; a producer of large projects and events and as a lifelong activist for social justice. She is CEO and Co-Founder of Clear Compass Media and a former student of UCSC.

Location: Media Theater - West part of campus Room: Media Theater Doors open at 6:30pm Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: - Free for students & faculty (free advance tickets must be picked up in person at the UCSC Ticket Office with a Student/Faculty ID) - $10 for General Public (advance tickets available at http://santacruztickets.com)

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Free TED simulcast
Fri 3/2

For the first time ever TEDxSantaCruz, under a license from TED.com will be providing the greater Santa Cruz community free access to a one day (March 2nd, 2011) LiveCast of the actual TED2011 event taking place in Long Beach, California. This is an extraordinary opportunity to experience an amazing lineup of speakers. Visit our web site for more details and to register for the event.

The event will be held at: Inner Light Center, 5630 Soquel Drive Soquel, California 95073 starting at 8:00 am and ending at 7:00 pm. Box lunches and dinner will be available for purchase. Please sign up on our web site for either or both meals. To see what's going on, see the TEDblog. 5 videos have already been put online.


11th Annual Earth Summit: Sprout!
Sat. 3/3

UCSC College 9/10 Multipurpose Room · Saturday, March 3, 2012, 11am-5:00pm

Come to the Student Environmental Center's 11th Annual Campus Earth Summit on Saturday, March 3rd! This is the perfect opportunity to show your passion and get involved in the future of environmental sustainability, social justice, education and food! There will be an abundance of catered refreshments, music, tabling, workshops, performances and speakers. Help plant the seeds of action and grow the sprouts of change! For more information, or to get involved with the final planning process, contact Eliza at emilio@ucsc.edu! More


Real Food vs. Affordable Food: Can we have both?
Weds 3/7

Join journalist Tracie McMillan to discuss her work for The American Way of Eating, which chronicles her experience in three undercover jobs across the American food system: California farmworker, produce clerk in a Detroit-area Walmart, New York City Applebee's kitchen wretch. Weaving policy and agricultural economics into personal narrative, McMillan explores what it would cost to grow food fairly.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 12:00-1:30 pm Oakes Mural Room (Room 223)

Support for the Studies of Food and the Body Multicampus Research Program is provided by the University of California Office of the President. Staff support is provided by the Institute for Humanities Research.


CULTIVATING A MOVEMENT
W 2/22/12

Come celebrate the local organic/sustainable foods movement and the UCSC Library's publication of Cultivating a Movement: An Oral History of Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture on California's Central Coast. The editors will read colorful, inspirational stories from this anthology based on extensive oral history interviews.

Santa Cruz County is a seedbed of pioneering organizations and farms that have transformed the food system locally and beyond over the past four decades. The sampling of narratives in this collection documents a multifaceted and interdependent community of change-makers who speak for themselves, offering a window into the dynamic history of the movement.

"If you find yourself depressed about the possibilities for positive change, pick up Cultivating a Movement and read a few stories told by people who have been devoting their lives to creating a sustainable food system in the heartland of agribusiness. As one of them says, to be a successful farmer 'you have to have a need, a desire, perseverance, strength and insanity.' That goes for the whole lot of them. These are inspiring people." --Joan Dye Gussow, author of This Organic Life and Growing, Older

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd at 7:00

BOOKSHOP SANTA CRUZ 1520 Pacific Avenue · Downtown Santa Cruz · 831-423-0900 link


Heirlooms: Cultivating a Movement: An Oral History of Organic Farming
W 2/22/12

A new book published by the UCSC Library’s Regional History Project offers a sparkling window into the 40-year history of how UC Santa Cruz--and California’s Central Coast—became leaders in the organic farming and sustainable agriculture movement.

The 340-page paperback anthology is a collection of 29 stories drawn from a larger archive of oral histories collected by the Regional History Project in 2010. It documents a dynamic community of farmers, researchers, activists, and educators, who speak for themselves about the transformative movement that emerged in the late 1960’s on the California coast.

Titled Cultivating a Movement: An Oral History of Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture on California’s Central Coast, the book focuses primarily on developments in Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.A reading for the book will be held at Bookshop Santa Cruz on February 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free.

The complete archive of transcripts, audio clips, photographs, and other resources from the larger oral history series is available on the UCSC Library’s website. More


Heirlooms: Saving Humanity's 10,000-year Legacy of Food
W 2/22/12

Jim Richardson “Heirlooms: Saving Humanity's 10,000-year Legacy of Food” a LongNow seminar (may be webcast) Link


Student Garden Cart
Fri 2/24 Connect with opportunities for good food! 2:30 Baytree Quarry Plaza Link


Banff Mountain Film Festival
2/24-5

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to the Rio Theatre. Journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters, and climb the highest peaks. The 2011/2012 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings films from the 36th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival to about 390 communities around the world. From an exploration of remote landscapes and mountain cultures to adrenaline-fueled action sports, films in this year’s world tour are sure to captivate and amaze the explorer within you. Benefits the UCSC Wilderness Orientation Scholarship Fund. February 24 & 25 @ 7 pm Rio Theater, 1205 Souquel Ave, Brought to you by UCSC Recreation More

Food Week
2/13-20 A variety of free events will take place this week as part of Food Week at UCSC and this week's Real Food Challenge National Conference. See the .

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Hazardous Waste: Exposure Pathways and Corrective Actions in the Silicon Valley
2/14

Come to SRI as we welcome Café Scientifique speakers:

Alana Lee: Project Manager EPA Superfund Division Katherine Baylor: EPA Hydrogeologist

Topic – “Hazardous Waste: Exposure Pathways and Corrective Actions in the Silicon Valley"

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Location: SRI Menlo Park (Middlefield Road at Ringwood Ave.)

For directions, video links and more, visit us on the web

Superfund is EPA's program to identify, investigate and clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the United States. In the Silicon Valley alone there are 25 Superfund sites (www.epa.gov/region9/superfund), each with a long history of soil and groundwater contamination and ongoing remedial activity.

At our February café, Alana Lee and Katherine Baylor will provide an overview of the Superfund and other hazardous waste programs at EPA Region 9. From there, they will review the challenges faced with cleaning up the legacy groundwater contamination sites in Silicon Valley that resulted from the release of chlorinated solvents into the subsurface during the early days of the high-tech industry. They will also discuss an emerging exposure pathway of concern: the migration of volatile chemicals from contaminated groundwater and soil into the indoor air environment. Alana and Kathy will cover some of their experiences and research efforts on vapor intrusion assessment at sites in the San Francisco Bay Area.


Legendary oceanographer, explorer Sylvia Earle
2/16

Legendary oceanographer, explorer, and author Sylvia Earle will present the sixth Fred Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the UC Santa Cruz Music Recital Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Named the first "Hero for the Planet" by Time magazine, Earle will speak on "Oceans, Life, and Survival." She has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998. Earlier, she was chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1990 to 1992 and has led more than 100 research expeditions involving more than 7,000 hours underwater. The New Yorker and New York Times have dubbed her "Her Deepness;" the Library of Congress calls her a "Living Legend." Link

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Green Chef Competition
2/17/12

Green Chef is a fun, sustainable student cooking competition featuring a fresh, local, secret ingredient. This winter, the competition will be on Friday, February 17 alongside Strengthening the Roots 2012 at the College 9 + 10 Multipurpose Room at 6:00 pm, with shopping and cooking taking place earlier that day.

We are currently seeking teams of chefs for the competition. Chefs will receive the ‘secret ingredient’ and prepare a dish (entree or dessert) of their choice and a prize will be presented to the winning team. Be creative and have fun in the kitchen! Teams must be in groups of 3 and must attend the Mandatory Chef Orientation on Friday, February 3rd down at the Village Kitchen.

For more information or to confirm your interest in being a Green Chef, please contact greenchefucsc@gmail.com or visit link

Van Jones "Rebuilding the Dream"
T 2/21/12

Author of the best-seller The Green Collar Economy, Van Jones served as the green jobs advisor to President Barack Obama and is globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in clean energy economics and human rights. Jones is the co-founder and current president of Rebuild the Dream, an organization whose objective is to renew the American Dream through the utilization of media and technology to reinvest in our shared future. A graduate of Yale Law School, he is the co-founder of celebrated non-profit organizations Color of Change, Green for All, and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.

Tuesday February 21, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the Stevenson Event Center.

Tickets are available for free with a UCSC ID from 10-11 AM and 3-4 PM on February 16th and 17th at the African American Resource and Cultural Center located on the third floor of the Bay Tree Building on the UCSC campus. Tickets are limited.


Labor Across the Food System Conference
W2/3-4

CASFS is cosponsoring the Labor Across the Food System Conference at UCSC on February 3-4, 2012. Presented by the UCSC Center for Labor Studies, this free conference is open to the public and will “advance research and advocacy by bringing key scholars and advocates to Santa Cruz for discussions of the critical role of labor and social justice in remaking the global food system.” CASFS director Patricia Allen will be speaking as part of the Farm Labor panel on Saturday, February 4 from 9 am-10:3o am.

For schedule details, directions, and a list of presentations, see the conference web site.

Julie Sze: "Situating Sustainability Discourse in Shanghai: Global Flows and Urban Transformations in a Warming World"

2/06

This talk is drawn from Sze's current book project which examines flows, fears and fantasies in contemporary urban and global environmental culture, with a sustained look at Shanghai in China. She focuses here on Dongtan, a failed eco-city proposal, framing it within multiple ideological and spatial contexts.

Julie Sze is an Associate Professor of American Studies at UC Davis. She is also the founding director of the Environmental Justice Project for UC Davis’ John Muir Institute for the Environment. and in that capacity is the Faculty Advisor for 25 Stories from the Central Valley.

Sze’s book, Noxious New York: The Racial Politics of Urban Health and Environmental Justice, won the 2008 John Hope Franklin Publication Prize, awarded annually to the best published book in American Studies.

Sze’s research investigates environmental justice and environmental inequality; culture and environment; race, gender and power; and community health and activism. She has published on a wide range of topics such as energy and air pollution activism; toxicity; the cultural politics of the Hummer, and on environmental justice novels and cultural production.

Sze has been interviewed widely in print and on the radio: World’s Fair, MELDI, Newsweek, Asian Reporter, and Grist Magazine.

02/06/2012 Monday 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Location: College Eight Room: 301 Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free Contact information for this event: Name: Courtney Mahaney Phone: 459-3527 Email: cmahaney@ucsc.edu

Arboretum Volunteer Orientation and Training
1/12 & 19

Three hours per Month Does Make a Difference! 01/12/2012 Thursday 9:30 AM to 12:15 PM This six week training and orientation is open to current Arboretum volunteers and prospective volunteers who will commit to an average of three hours per month. If a volunteer commitment is not possible, a $75 donation is requested. We are particularly interested in finding volunteers to help guide tours, Meet & Greet our visitors, or staff the library or gift shop. Trainings continue rain or shine, and attendance at each class is not required. Join us when you can, and learn what is so special about this living museum of botanical wonders. Location: Arboretum Room: Horticulture 2 Enter the Arboretum driveway off Empire Grade, continue driving slowly, bicycling or walking up the hill past Norrie's Gift Shop, and left toward the Horticulture Buildings. Parking and bike rack is on the left. Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free

Contact information for this event: Name: Susie Bower Phone: (831) 427-2998 Email: susiehb@ucsc.edu Link


"MENTAWAI — Listening to the Rainforest"
1/20

What does the rainforest tell us about ourselves and the world? In the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, wildlife communicates using a complete spectrum of sound that exceeds the range and timbre of a western orchestra. More than 50 meters overhead, female gibbons sing expressive duets in the tree-tops. Hundreds of unique species of birds, frogs, and insects also call and chorus, and in the midst of this sonorous world live indigenous tribes who have listened to the rainforest and existed harmoniously with its flora and fauna for millennia.


"MENTAWAI — Listening to the Rainforest" is an experimental multimedia work joining electronic sound collage by Linda Burman-Hall using biologist Richard Tenaza's rare field recordings of threatened and endangered species with his photographic and her video images of their rain forest habitat. The piece features endangered primate vocalizations, birds and other environmental sounds from Indonesia's Mentawai Islands which lie in the tsunami zone more than 100 miles west of Sumatra. A panel discussion with UCSC scientists and artists will follow this world premiere presentation. Friday, January 20, 2012 - 7:30pm Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC) More

Morning Marine Wildlife Kayak Paddle
1/21 2/4

Morning is the one of the best times to see our marine wildlife. Seals, sea lions, sea otters and dolphins one of stand out and are more easily viewed during this time of day. Cruse from the calm waters of the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor through the coves and kelp forests of the Santa Cruz Wharf and Lighthouse area. This is the perfect rip for beginners and groups of friends who are looking for a relaxing yet invigorating experience. Register Online: Beginning January 10th, 2012 Location: Off Campus Meet at the UCSC Dock at Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: $32 (Includes instruction, transportation, & equipment) Sponsored by: UCSC Recreation 01/21/2012 Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Contact information for this event: Name: Skye Leone Phone:459-2800 Email: sleone1@ucsc.edu [3]

Energy Independence
W 1/25

Every president since Nixon has promised to make America energy independent. None has come close to that, or to moving the nation away from fossil fuels. The program's guest is Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who is working with Republican Senator Lamar Alexander on a proposal to fund a handful of American cities to build out infrastructure for electric cars. Rather than a government mandate, Merkley's proposal would be a voluntary competition among cities to compete for federal dollars to advance electric vehicles. Audio broadcast KQED 8 pm link video excerpt


SRAMANA MITRA: CAPITALISM 2.0
1/26

Sramana Mitra, Founder, 1M/1M Global Initiative, discusses how Capitalism 1.0 has been hijacked by speculators, and why entrepreneurial hubs should be democratized to increase the distribution of capitalism. She insists that the framework for capitalism needs to change and provides an overview for Capitalism 2.0.Mitra is the founder of the 1M/1M global initiative, a program to help mentor a million entrepreneurs to reach a million dollars each in annual revenue, build $1 trillion in global GDP, and create 10 million jobs by the year 2020.

Location: SV Bank, 3005 Tasman Dr., Santa Clara Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID) DATE: THU, JANUARY 26, 2012 Link

Governor’s Conference on Extreme Climate Risks and California’s Future
12/15

The conference will be held December 15, 2011 at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Due to space limitations, attendance is by invitation only. The entire conference will also be webcast live on Governor Brown’s website at http://www.gov.ca.gov and conference viewers can submit questions to conference speakers through this site.

Event registration will open at 8:30 a.m. and the conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. See below for additional media information, a full agenda with speech and panel times and parking information.

The Governor’s Conference on Extreme Climate Risks and California’s Future

Participants (partial list): • California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. • Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger • Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group • Nancy Sutley, Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality Other participants include public safety, insurance industry, public health and climate change experts, emergency response officials, public utility experts and farmers.

Topics: • California and the Global Climate Challenge • Climate Change’s Human and Economic Impacts on California • A National Perspective on Climate Action • Climate Solutions to Protect California Communities and Help our Economy • Perspectives on California's Leadership on Climate Change More


TEDxYouth Palo Alto (webcast)
11/20

TEDxYouth was inspired by a group of TED 2010 attendees in an effort to bring the TED universe to youth. Dreams have become reality. Now in our second year, TEDxYouth happens again November 20, 2011. Webcast available.

The "unXpected!” will share and inspire both possibilities and solutions. Four 70 minute speaker sessions will be organized around the concepts of “Ideas”, “Solutions”, “Actions” and “Go Forth. The day will include a mixture of fascinating thinkers and doer speakers, seasoned experts and a selection of recorded TEDTalks addressing technology, entertainment, design, science and the humanities.

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Alternative Spring Break CAN
11/9 Orientation 5 pm.

Engage in meaningful intercultural exchange in a rural Mayan community as you work in local school gardens with youth and community leaders. Application Deadline: Friday Dec. 2, 2011 Download application. Return completed application to: fieldstudy@canunite.org For more information email fieldstudy@canunite.org or call 459-3619 Link


Internship Search Workshop
11/9

11/09/2011 Wednesday 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Get started on your Internship search today! Balance your studies with work experience! Discover resources for finding internships and what is needed for the application. Learn how to think "out of the box" when seeking internships and/or creating your own internship. Presented by Sheila Rodriguez, UCSC internship adviser Location: Bay Tree Bookstore - East part of campus Room: Muwekma Ohlone Conference Room Bay Tree Conference Center (Bookstore Building), 3rd Floor Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only. Admission: Free Sponsored by: Career Center See also fair below

Contact information for this event: Name: Pete Norton Phone: (831) 459-4024 Email: phnorton@ucsc.edu Link

renewable energy from our oceans
11/10

Panelists to discuss renewable energy from the ocean in annual Norris Lecture November 10. Panelists will explore the current prospects of deriving renewable energy from our oceans in the annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 7 p.m. The event, "Renewable Energy from the Sea," is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and admission is first come, first served.

The panelists represent a broad range of expertise in issues related to public policy and regulatory guidelines, the physical challenges involved in developing the technology to harness energy from the ocean, and understanding its potential impacts on the ocean environment and ocean life. More


Frances Moore Lappé Headlines November 11th Food Presentation
11/11

Frances Moore Lappé headlines a panel that includes John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America, along with Transition Santa Cruz founder Michael Levy and ocean scientist, author and advocate Dr. Wallace J. Nichols for a talk based on Lappé’s new book, EcoMind: What’s in Your Head Can Heal Our Planet. Video CASFS is cosponsoring this event, which will take place at Cabrillo College’s Crocker Theater on Friday, November 11th from 6:30-8:30 pm. $12 general admission, $8 students/seniors, available at Greenspace, Capitola Book Café, and online. Additional details here. see also Crocker Center, Cabrillo College. Frances Moore Lappé headlines a panel discussion with John Robbins, Michael Levy, and Wallace Nichols about her new book, EcoMind. Start Time: 18:30 Date: 2011-11-11


Fall Job and Internship Fair
T 11/15

11/15/2011 Tuesday 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Meet representatives companies of various fields face-to-face. This fair is a great opportunity for you to "get your foot in the door" with employers who are interested in recruiting college students. As with any job fair, dress to impress and bring multiple copies of your resume. Location: Stevenson College - East part of campus Room: Stevenson Event Center Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only. Admission: Free Sponsored by: UCSC Career Center Estimated Attendance: 300

Contact information for this event: Name: Lindsey Rice Phone: (831) 459-2185 Email: lbrice@ucsc.edu Link

Arboretum First Saturday Tour
Sat 11/5

Around the World in 80 Minutes 11/05/2011 Saturday 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM The first Saturday of each month, the Arboretum offers a docent or staff-led tour of the Arboretum. Sometimes you will see New Zealand, South Africa, or California and Australia. Sometimes you might see combinations of several gardens or the developing World Conifer Collection or Rare Fruit Garden. Tour length varies depending on what's in bloom and what the participants request. Location: Arboretum Meet at Norrie's Gift Shop to begin the tour. Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Arboretum admission: $5 adults, $2 youth between 6-17 years. No additional charge for tour. Sponsored by: Arboretum Estimated Attendance: 15

Contact information for this event: Name: Susie Bower Phone: (831) 427-2998 Email: susiehb@ucsc.edu link


Jacqueline Novogratz, Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap…
Oct 19

The October 19, 2011 What’s Next Lecture Series will showcase Jacqueline Novogratz, the founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture capital fund that utilizes innovative entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems involving global poverty.

Jacqueline will discuss her 2009 New York Times bestselling book, Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between the Rich and the Poor in an Interconnected World. The book is Novogratz’s firsthand account of her life’s journey from international banker to socially conscious entrepreneur and founder of Acumen Fund.

The discussion will begin at 7 pm, location T.B.D. What’s Next Lectures is a collaboration between NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, College 8 at UC Santa Cruz, and the City of Santa Cruz. Link


Baskin School of Engineering showcases research
Th Oct 20

Advances in three exciting areas of technological innovation--computer games, genomics, and network science--will be presented by faculty in the Baskin School of Engineering at the school's annual Research Review Day on Thursday, October 20, at UC Santa Cruz. In addition to faculty research presentations, the event will include plenary talks by experts in the three focus areas and a graduate student poster session. The event is free, but advance registration at rr.soe.ucsc.edu is required.

"We are very excited about the lineup of speakers and topics for this year's event. These are areas of research in which our faculty and students are making important contributions and where we have strong connections with Silicon Valley industry," said Art Ramirez, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering.

Bill Mooney, studio vice president at Zynga, will give a plenary talk on "Behavioral psychology and economics in the virtual world: Giving people free stuff and controlling the variables." Mooney will discuss interesting unanswered questions regarding optimal pricing of virtual goods, predicting user behavior, and other considerations in social games such as Zynga's Farmville.

David Haussler, distinguished professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, will give a plenary talk on cancer genomics. As the cost of DNA sequencing continues to fall, cancer genome sequencing may become a widespread clinical practice. Haussler's group is in the forefront of efforts to establish a national infrastructure for handling cancer genome sequencing data.

The plenary talk on network science will feature Cisco distinguished engineer Flavio Bonomi, vice president and head of advanced architecture and research at Cisco. Bonomi has led a number of Cisco's advanced architecture activities and contributed to the establishment of Cisco's virtual, distributed research organization, collaborating with a growing network of industry and university partners. A broad range of faculty presentations will take place throughout the day. More.

9th Annual Practical Activism Conference
Oct 22

Tools for Local and Global Change 10/22/2011 Saturday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM The Practical Activism Conference is a daylong, student-led, conference with speakers, organizations, and hands-on activism sessions. The conference is planned by a group of dedicated College Nine, College Ten, and Oakes College students. Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room - North part of campus Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free Sponsored by: College Nine, College Ten, & Oakes College Estimated Attendance: 400

Contact information for this event: Name: Rachel Ogata Phone: (831) 459-1253 Email: rogata@ucsc.edu Link


2011 Food Day
Oct 24

Throughout the day, UCSC Dining will feature entirely local and organic specials in each dining hall on campus. In the evening there will be a film screening, pumpkin carvings, lively discussion on our food system, snacks and warm beverages at the UCSC Farm from 7-9pm.This evening event is free and open to students and community members!

Food Day will be October 24—in 2011 and in years to come. Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life—parents, teachers, and students; health professionals, community organizers, and local officials; chefs, school lunch providers, and eaters of all stripes—to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way. We will work with people around the country to create thousands of events in homes, schools, churches, farmers markets, city halls, and state capitals.

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) are the Honorary Co-Chairs for Food Day 2011, and the day is sponsored by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the nonprofit watchdog group that has led successful fights for food labeling, better nutrition, and safer food since 1971. Like CSPI, Food Day will be people-powered and does not accept funding from government or corporations—though restaurants, supermarkets, and others are certainly encouraged to observe Food Day in their own ways.

Food Day is backed by an impressive advisory board that includes anti-hunger advocates, physicians, authors, politicians, and leaders of groups focused on everything from farmers markets to animal welfare to public health. But the most important ingredient in Food Day is you—and we invite you to organize an event and help make Food Day a success. Link

Cowell Lime Works Ghost Tour
10/29

10/29/2011 Saturday 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Halloween walking tour of the UCSC Cowell Lime Works Historic District. For more information, contact limeworks@ucsc.edu. Walking loop of about 1 mile. Appropriate for all ages. Location: Barn Theater - Base of campus Park and gather at the Barn Theater parking lot Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free Sponsored by: Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District Contact information for this event: Name: Sally Morgan Phone: (831) 459-1254 Email: morgans@ucsc.edu link


Arboretum Fall Plant Sale
Oct 8

Two Plant Sales: Arboretum and CNPS! 10/08/2011 Saturday 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM FALL: It's the "New Spring" as the best time to plant. UCSC Arboretum will sell California Native plants and plants native to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. CNPS sells a lovely selection of California natives. The sale opens to the public at noon and ends at 4 pm. Members of either organization may enter both sales between 10 am and noon. Memberships in either organization are available at the gate for early entry. The Arboretum plant list will be online at arboretum.ucsc.edu by Oct. 1. (831) 427-2998 or e-mail arboretum@ucsc.edu. Location: Arboretum Arboretum Eucalyptus Grove on Empire Grade at Western Dr. Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free

Contact information for this event: Name: Susie Bower Phone: (831) 427-2998 Email: susiehb@ucsc.edu Link

GREENPEACE Information Session
Oct 10

10/10/2011 Monday 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM Passionate about the environment? Check out GREENPEACE's semester long program that combines workshops in a classroom setting with travel and hands-on field experience. GREENPEACE is the leading global environmental campaigning organization. Don't miss this excellent opportunity! Location: Bay Tree Bookstore - East part of campus Room: Amah Mutsun Conference Room Bay Tree Building- 3rd Floor Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Staff, Students, and Faculty only Admission: Free Contact information for this event: Name: Lindsey Rice Phone: (831) 459-2185 Email: lbrice@ucsc.edu

Bioneers Conference
Oct 14-6

The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum presenting breakthrough solutions for people and planet. Join us on October 14-16, 2011 for the annual conference. Link

Evolutionary/Revolutionary
Oct 15 note correction

JOIN NPR SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT JOE PALCA, IN CONVERSATION WITH SOME OF THE BEST MINDS FROM UC SANTA CRUZ AS THEY EXPLORE THE ORIGINS OF LIFE AND THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH. WITH A TRIBUTE TO NOBEL LAUREATE J. MICHAEL BISHOP.

Inquiry is at the heart of progress. Research fuels discovery and eventually touches our everyday lives. Evolutionary/Revolutionary begins with a glimpse into the groundbreaking world of research, featuring a conversation with some of UC Santa Cruz’s faculty members at the forefront.

The second act guides you on a spectacular ride back through the origins of life, with a multimedia performance that will spark the senses and ignite the imagination. Link

Alum Frans Lanting’s multimedia show to highlight UCSC evening at Flint Center
Oct 15 The Oct. 15 event will also feature dynamic conversation with UCSC scientists on the origins of life and the future of research. UC Santa Cruz professors (from left) David Haussler, Richard E. (Ed) Green, and Sandra Faber will be featured in a panel discussion about the origins of life and the future of scientific research. NPR science correspondent--and UCSC alumnus--Joe Palca (below) will serve as moderator of the panel.

For more than two decades, acclaimed nature photographer Frans Lanting has documented wildlife from the Amazon to Antarctica, in an effort to promote understanding about the Earth and its natural history.

A frequent contributor to National Geographic—where he served as photographer-in-residence—Lanting has been honored as “BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year,” and received the Sierra Club’s "Ansel Adams Award."

And on October 15, he will join with the campus for a remarkable evening of art, science and life, at the Flint Center in Cupertino.

Titled Evolutionary-Revolutionary, the event will open with a panel of top faculty from UC Santa Cruz, in a dynamic discussion about the origins of life and the future of scientific research—from the Big Bang to big breakthroughs.

That conversation will be moderated by National Public Radio’s award-winning science correspondent Joe Palca, who graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1982.

The second half of the event will feature Frans Lanting’s LIFE: A Journey Through Time—an original multimedia orchestral performance that chronicles the history of life on earth through Lanting’s imagery and the music of composer Philip Glass--with Carolyn Kuan conducting Symphony Silicon Valley. Link

Life Lab Workshop
Oct 16

Sowing the Seeds of Wonder: Discovering the Garden in Early Childhood Education 10/16/2011 Sunday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Location: UCSC Farm - Base of campus The Life Lab Growing Classroom Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: $150 Estimated Attendance: 25

Contact information for this event: Name: Whitney Cohen Phone: (831) 459-3833 Email: education@lifelab.org link

24 Hours of Reality
9/14-5

What is 24 Hours of Reality?

24 Presenters. 24 Time Zones. 13 Languages. 1 Message. 24 Hours of Reality is a worldwide event to broadcast the reality of the climate crisis. It will consist of a new multimedia presentation created by Al Gore and delivered once per hour for 24 hours, representing every time zone around the globe. Each hour people living with the reality of climate change will connect the dots between recent extreme weather events — including floods, droughts and storms — and the manmade pollution that is changing our climate. We will offer a round-the-clock, round-the-globe snapshot of the climate crisis in real time. The deniers may have millions of dollars to spend, but we have a powerful advantage. We have reality.

24 Hours of Reality will be broadcast live online from September 14 to 15, over 24 hours, representing 24 time zones and 13 languages. Link


Fall Harvest Festival
Sun Sept 25

Celebrate the bounty of fall at the 17th annual Fall Harvest Festival, Sunday, September 25 at UC Santa Cruz’s 25-acre organic farm.

The festival features live music, hay rides, kids’ crafts, an apple variety tasting and apple pie contest, pumpkin and produce sales, and campus and community group information tables. Also on tap—workshops on making chutney and other apple treats, saving seeds, making compost, and “cupping” the perfect cup of coffee, along with farm tours and herb walks through the garden.

The festival will take place at the UC Santa Cruz Farm on Sunday, September 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free for UCSC students, kids 12 and under, and for members of the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden; general admission is $5. See full schedule of the day's events.

Winter 2011 Food Systems Learning Journeys
On-going

Canning, cooking, a “pizza tour” and an exploration of Cabrillo College’s Horticulture Center are all on the menu for 2011 through the upcoming Food System Learning Journeys. Get the details and sign up for one or more journeys starting on Tuesday, January 11 (January 12 for community members).

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Santa Cruz Film Festival
5/5-14

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i have listed the green ones on Environmental Films page, but might have missed a few.


Creativity and Innovation
ongoing

On March 31, the UC Santa Cruz Arts Division will debut a new series of free public lectures on the subject of “Creativity and Innovation.” Arts Dean David Yager has selected nine speakers—all noted for their unique ability to bridge innovation and creativity within their professional career paths—to launch the new series.

The lectures are designed to challenge conventional ways of thinking and working in the world, and are presented in affiliation with the Art Department’s Issues and Artists course, taught by associate professor Lewis Watts.

“It’s always been a passion of mine to motivate students to think about creativity and innovation," explained Yager, "and to provide them with opportunities to think in new ways—ways they might never have imagined.” The list of speakers includes Philip Brookman, curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art; Darrin Caddes, VP of Corporate Design for Plantronics; Dan Roam, author/founder of Digital Roam; Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director of Pasadena Playhouse; Annie Morhauser, artist/entrepreneur of AnnieGlass; Scott Summit, designer/founder of Summit ID and cofounder of Bespoke prosthetics; Stephen Huyler, cultural anthropologist; prosperity trainer Darrell Brown, and Playtex Corporation director Nicholas de Monchaux, whose pioneering plastics firm created the spacesuits worn by the astronauts who landed on the moon’s surface in 1969. See June 2 below More


Education for Sustainable Living Program
ongoing

Monday Night Speaker Series 7pm-10pm Classroom Unit II

The ESLP Lecture Series is open to all members of the Santa Cruz community. ESLP's Heart Sphere brings lecturers in from all over the country and the world. In the past, ESLP has played host to such amazing speakers as Vandana Shiva, Derrick Jensen, Van Jones, Paul Stamets, Debra Rowe, and so many more.

April 4th- Mark Lakeman: Grassroots organizing, Place-making, and Building Sustainable Community

Mark Lakeman is a co-founder and sustainer of numerous city-changing initiatives and organizations, including The City Repair Project, the Village Building Convergence, Communitecture, Inc, Dignity Village, and the new Planet Repair Institute. Each of these entities is an aggressive, multi-disciplinary creative culture, working in partnership with numerous others. All of Mark's work engages and inspires place-based communities to creatively transform the social and environmental infrastructure of the public commons and private realms where people live. Often featuring permaculture or natural building techniques, each local initiative builds relational networks while leaving gorgeous footprints on the path to a better world.


April 11th-Leith Sharp & Ari Lesser:Sustainable Relationships on Campus & Political Hip-Hop

Leith Sharp has worked with universities for the last 18 years to achieve organizational change in the pursuit of environmental sustainability.In 1999 Harvard recruited Leith to be the founding director of Harvard’s Office for Sustainability. Under Leith’s leadership by 2008, Harvard had the largest green campus organization in the world including a $12 million revolving loan fund and over 50 LEED buildings. Leith has presented internationally, has consulted to over 100 organizations, and continues to teach at Harvard. She is currently the Executive Director of the Illinois Green Economy Network, a partnership of 48 community colleges coordinating large-scale green workforce training. She is also the Chair of the Sustainability Futures Academy, an international collaboration to accelerate the capabilities of executive leaders to drive sustainability into the core business of higher education. Leith has a bachelor of engineering (environmental engineering) from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Education (human development and psychology) from Harvard University.

Ari Lesser writes and performs intelligent, conscious, and often political Hip Hop music. A graduate of the University of Oregon, Ari Lesser is a spoken word artist and MC, performing at some of the best festivals in the Northwest. This multi-talented performer has recorded with Grammy -winning producers in LA and Miami and is one of the most approachable artists on the scene. Ari is not to be missed.

April 18th- Dr. Richard A. Oppenlander & Tim Galarneau:Food Systems

Dr. Richard A. Oppenlander, Author of “Comfortably Unaware: Global Depletion and Food Choice Responsibility,” Dr. Oppenlander is a sustainability advocate, writer, and speaker committed to improving the health of our planet. Through literary work or in person, he brings an eclectic combination of experiences regarding this topic spanning the past 40 years. Since the early 1970's, Dr. Oppenlander has extensively studied the effect our food choices have on our health and the immense impact those choices have on our environment. He is president and founder of an organic vegan food production and education business, and has given hundreds of lectures, presentations, and open discussions on the topic of food choice. He has been a featured guest appearing on radio shows, in newspapers and magazines. With "Comfortably Unaware" as well as with his speaking engagements, Dr. Oppenlander addresses the fact that our current choices of foods are causing Global Depletion-the loss of our land, water, air/atmosphere, food supply, biodiversity, energy resources, and our own health. In compelling fashion, he reveals serious inefficiencies and unsustainable practices in our current food production systems and explores unique solutions. Along the way, Dr. Oppenlander challenges audiences with new insights regarding how this has happened- exposing our cultural, social, educational, governmental, and even media influences.


Tim Galarneau is a past Roots of Change Fellow who works as an education and research program specialist on social issues for the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) focusing on farm to institution, community food systems, and student education and empowerment. He also serves as an advisor to campus farm to college efforts as a Board member for the California Student Sustainability Coalition and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. In addition, Tim is a co-founder of the Real Food Challenge that is working to shift over $1 billion in annual food procurement and consumption in colleges and universities in the United States by 2020 toward greater sustainability. Most recently, Tim is part of a diverse network of young leaders across the country, known as Live Real, that are creating a new “move-entity” for empowering youth and vulnerable communities toward changing their food systems

April 25th- Dr. Kevin Danaher: Green Economy for Social and Environmental Justice

Dr. Kevin Danaher is a Co-Founder of Global Exchange (1988), Founder and Executive Co-Producer of the Green Festivals (2001), and Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center (2004). Dr. Danaher has spoken at universities and for community organizations throughout the U.S. He conducts workshops on issues ranging from the dynamics of the global economy to how we can replace the power of transnational corporations with local green economy networks. A longtime critic of the so-called "free trade" agenda, Dr. Danaher explains how we can create 'grassroots globalization', empowering local communities to create sustainable local economies. Dr. Danaher has published numerous articles and is the author and/or editor of thirteen books, including his two latest: "The Green Festival Reader: Fresh ideas from Agents of Change" (2008); "Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots" (2007).

May 2nd-Gage Dayton & Chris Lay:Natural Reserve System & Natural History

Gage Dayton is the administrative director of the Natural Reserve System (NRS). He has a B.S. in wildlife management from Humboldt State University and a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Texas A&M University. Gage works with undergraduate and graduate students both in the classroom and in the field through the UC Natural Reserve System. Picture Chris Lay is the Senior Museum Scientist for the Museum of Natural History Collections, as well as a course instructor for the Environmental Studies department, California Natural History Field Quarter. Chris has a Masters of Science degree from San Jose State University where he completed his thesis on the distribution of the American badger (Taxidea taxus) in the San Francisco Bay area.

May 9th- Micah Posner: Transportation

Micah Posner has been a bicycle advocate in Santa Cruz for 20 years. He is currently the director of People Power- a grassroots group dedicated to sensible transportation in Santa Cruz with 500 members. He also serves on the Board of the Hub for Sustainable Transportation (housing the Bike Shack) and the Board of Friends of the Rail Trail. He has also served as the Bike to Work Day Coordinator and is a co-founder PedX- a local bike messenger company. Micah has ridden across the United States and through Israel and Egypt. His most recent tour was through Japan with his wife and 3 year old daughter. He has lived happily without a car for the last 23 years.

May 16th- Dr. Flora Lu & Friends of CAN: Fair Trade and Global Justice

Dr. Lu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at UCSC. She received her B.A. in Human Biology with honors from Stanford University in 1993 and Ph.D. in Ecology from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1999. Specializing in Ecological Anthropology, she studies the interrelationships between human societies and the natural environment with a geographic emphasis in the Neotropics. Since 1992, Flora has been conducting research with the Huaorani Indians of the Ecuadorian Amazon, a predominantly subsistence-based population of hunter-gatherer-horticulturalists. This work has been featured on two programs on the National Geographic Channel—“Inside Basecamp” in the Fall of 2002 and “Next Wave II” in Spring 2003. Using interdisciplinary approaches, she examines changes in resource use, household economic patterns, and social organization among indigenous rainforest communities in a context of rapid cultural, demographic, economic and ecological change. A National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, UNC Royster Society Fellow, and Lang Post-doctoral Fellow at Stanford University, Flora has published in journals such as Conservation Biology, Human Ecology, Journal of Ecological Anthropology and the Current Anthropology. She was awarded the UCSC Division of Social Sciences Teaching Award (the "Golden Apple Award") in Fall 2010.

May 23 -Sage Lavine & Andy Couturier: Self-Sustainability & Simple Living

Sage Lavine, MA, CLC is a gifted Speaker, Business Coach and Life Purpose Mentor. Sage is the CEO of Purpose2Prosperity and host of the Women on Purpose telesummit series. Sage speaks to groups all over the country and has helped inspire over a thousand people to clarify their Life Purpose and live it through creating a business they love. Sage helps women entrepreneurs define their divine right market and teaches them to use their authentic self as a magnet to attract clients who areperfect for them. Sage has presented alongside women like Janet Attwood, Reverend Deborah Johnson, Dr. Sue Morter and Loral Langemeier. Last year Sage hosted a telesummit called the Women on Purpose Entrepreneurial Telesummit which launched her business into the 6-figure world and helped her reach over 3000 women entrepreneurs in 17 different countries. Sage filled her practice and is having more fun in her business than ever before, speaking around the world and hosting retreats in Bali and California. You can find out more about Sage’s work at www.purpose2prosperity.com

Andy Couturier, MA, is the author of A Different Kind of Luxury: Japanese Lessons in Simple Living and Inner Abundance (Stonebridge Press, 2010) and Writing Open the Mind: Tapping the Subconscious to Free The Writing and the Writer (Ulysses Press, 2005). He is an essayist, a poet and a professionally-trained writing teacher. His writing has appeared in newspapers, magazines and literary journals including Adbusters, Creative Non-Fiction, The Japan Times, The North American Review, The Oakland Tribune, Kyoto Journal, Fiber Arts, The Writer, and others. One of his essays received an editor's nomination for a Pushcart Prize and another appeared in an anthology of ecological writings put out by MIT Press. He has taught writing at California State University, Hayward, the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and JFK University Link


Scott Summit “The Body-Integrated Design Process”
6/2

A free public lecture by product designer Scott Summit, part of the Creativity+Innovation series.

The presentation will explore the changing tools used by designers, and how this impacts the resulting products, thought process and market. As we think of product creation as less of a one-way process and more of a participatory process, we need to reconsider the assumptions that we've been conditioned to accept from the mass-production age. Examples will be given that show how Bespoke uses 3D Scanning and 3D printing to solve challenges faced by amputees and others with unique medical needs.

Scott Summit founded Summit ID in 1997. Since then it has built a reputation for transforming innovative ideas into unique, often attention-grabbing products. The work range includes sporting equipment, medical devices, audio products, and a wide array of new technology and consumer products. Bespoke, which creates innovative prosthetic devices, resulted from a collaboration between Summit and an orthopedic surgeon. Summit holds 20 patents and numerous international design awards, and has taught design at Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and Singulaerity University. Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 6:00pm Media Theater, Theater Arts Center (UCSC) More


TEDx San Francisco
6/4 The San Francisco TEDx community seeks to extend the TED experience at a regional level, highlighting exceptional people and creative works, connecting people across disciplines, creating conversations and driving action.

Live streaming (free). On Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/TEDxSanFrancisco On Twitter: TEDxSF

Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Videos from previous events.]


Summer Field Course: The Social and Ecological Dimensions of California
6/22-7/15

Join us this summer for an exploration of California food systems. Expand your knowledge of sustainability and get your hands dirty on working farms and ranches, June 22-July 15, 2011

Join our summer field course! The Social and Ecological Dimensions of California Agrifood Systems will be taught this summer at the coastal Swanton Pacific Ranch just north of Santa Cruz, CA. An interdisciplinary, hands-on field experience, this course will be team taught and is for students who want to deepen their understanding of agriculture and food systems.

Register today! at NRI

Offered jointly through New Roots Institute and CalPoly State University. Course space limited to 20 students ~ register now! The class will meet on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, with one weekend overnight field trip July 9th and 10th. Optional on-farm housing: $500/student.

Registration options:

  • UCSC students can transfer for 5 units of ENVS internship credit.
  • All other students can apply for transfer credit from CalPoly or internship credit at their home institutions.
2011 Silicon Valley Energy Summit
6/24

The Silicon Valley Energy Summit is a signature event of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and the Stanford University Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, attracting a broad range of executives and representatives from influential Silicon Valley companies and organizations. Practical and inspirational, this "action conference" serves as a manual for sustainable business by combining current best practices with a guide to upcoming technologies and government regulations. Limited number of university student discount tickets. link Friday, June 24, 2011 from 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM (PT) Stanford, CA

Sramana Mitra: 1M/1M
8/11

Thu, August 11, 2011 Sramana Mitra

Founder, 1M/1M; Author, Vision India 2020

Mitra looks at the current challenges facing India and the untapped opportunities in technology, technology-enabled services, rural and slum development, energy, infrastructure, health care, film and education. She believes start-up companies in India could develop into billion-dollar enterprises in the next 10 years. She will also speak about her global initiative, One Million by One Million, which aims to help a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars in annual revenue by 2020.

Location: SV Bank, 3005 Tasman Dr., Santa Clara Time: 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. book signing Cost: $20 standard, $12 members. Link

JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER: EATING ANIMALS
9/21

TUESDAY 9.21

Jonathan Safran Foer, Author, Everything Is Illuminated and Eating Animals

Foer looks at our dining habits, insatiable appetites and the cultural meaning of food. He explores the ethical, environmental and health risks behind commercial fishing and factory farming and discusses his journey from carnivore to vegetarian. Hear from the man that actress Natalie Portman claims changed her from a "20-year vegetarian to a vegan activist."

Location: Schultz Cultural Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing Cost: $12 members; $18 non-members Sponsored by the Commonwealth Club

Sarah Rabkin reading
5/24 UCSC's Sarah Rabkin will be reading at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Tuesday May 24th at 7:30 p.m. (The time that originally appeared on Bookshop's website was incorrect.

Although this is billed as a "community book group" event and will include some discussion, you do not need to have read What I Learned at Bug Camp before attending! She will be reading selections from the book, and everybody's welcome.


Darrell Brown:“Managing in an Ever-Changing Economy”
5/26

A free public lecture by Darrell Brown, Senior Vice President, US Bank, part of the Creativity+Innovation series. Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 6:00pm Media Theater, Theater Arts Center (UCSC)


Santa Cruz Film Festival
5/5-14

Link

i have listed the green ones on Environmental Films page, but might have missed a few.


Anna Lappe Author, Diet for a Hot Planet

5/18

May 18 2011 - 7:00pm

recorded Audio

Anna Lappe, Founding Principal, Small Planet Institute; Author, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It

Steve Wright, Vice President of Strategic Communications, Silicon Valley Leadership Group - Moderator

With as much as one-third of total greenhouse emissions related to food production, the cost of our eating habits on the environment has never been more apparent. Lappe highlights the hidden cost of America’s culinary culture and outlines seven principles for a climate-friendly diet.

Location: Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga Time: 6:30 pm check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID) Also know: In association with Montalvo Arts Center. Photo: Bart Nagel. Location Montalvo - Carriage House. Link


Live Interview with Social Entrepreneur
5/19

Ryan Eliason says "...I learned that Tyler 23 year old and a couple of his college buddies had written a business plan for a company that would change the world for the better, provide right livelihood for indigenous farmers and US families, protect the rainforest, and generate a profit for investors... Over the next year I watched Tyler grow his company from an “idea” into a rapidly growing business both in Ecuador and the US. They’re now selling through over 120 retail accounts including Whole Foods, have a 30 person staff, and a high level Board of Advisors. They've raised over $1.2 million in convertible debt investments, $350,000 in grants, and recently were approved to receive a $500,000 investment from the Ecuadorian National Government.

In their first year of operations they reforested over 200 acres of Ecuadorian rainforest and helped provide right-livelihood to over 600 farmers.I’m excited to announce that Tyler will be joining me this Thursday to share his story with all of you. I’ll be interviewing him at 11:00 am Pacific time, Thursday, May 19th.

There will be a recording of this interview emailed to those who register, so be sure to register here even if you can’t make the live event. However, please join us live if possible. We’ll be making plenty of time for your questions, and Tyler has a wealth of real-world, current-time, super-relevant experience when it comes to growing a socially conscious startup company which truly values and honors a triple bottom line…people, planet, and profit.

Tyler and I are doing this teleclass to serve the social entrepreneurship community. Register here


Eco Knievel
5/19

May 19 2011 - 6:30pm
/ Saul Griffith, Co-founder, Squid Labs, Instructables.com, Makani Power; Inventor; Author Chris Lindland, Founder, Betabrand.com

Being "green" has a longstanding association with things like organic granola and natural-fiber clothing, but dirt bikes and extreme sports? Our panel of eco-revolutionaries is kicking environmentalism into high gear and showing how we can make the environment more macho. Enviro-innovators Griffith and Lindland will also showcase their latest Eco Knievel project, including the world’s first green stunt. Link

Native Survivance: History, Landscapes, and Sovereignty
5/6

Amah Mutsun Speaker Series UC Santa Cruz's American Indian Resource Center, in conjunction with the Amah Mutsun Tribe, and UCSC faculty and students, will be hosting its second annual Amah Mutsun Speakers Series. This year's symposium will focus on Native Survivance: History, Landscapes, and Sovereignty and faculty will be presenting on topics of Indigenous Studies. Keynotes include Dr. Deborah Miranda, a member of the Esselen Nation Ohlone and Hawk Rosales, Executive Director of the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council. The event will take place on May 6 throughout the day, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, in the Bay Tree Conference Rooms. For accommodations and more information, please call the AIRC at 831-459-2881


The Future of Food
5/11

What's Next Lectures: The Future of Food Wednesday, May 11 7:00p at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA

The May 11, 2011 What’s Next Lecture Series will bring some of the Central Coast’s most knowledgeable thought leaders together to discuss the seismic changes in the production, distribution and sale of food. The business of food has transformed from sustenence to include questions of safety, sustainability and lifestyle. Panelists will explore ways that science, innovation and collaboration are having an impact and creating opportunities within the economic and social challenges facing those who grow our food. Panelists include Maureen Wilmot, executive director of the Organic Food Research Foundation, Bonny Doon Vinyard founder and biodynamic farming proponent, Randall Grahm, Scott Roseman, founder and owner of New Leaf Community Markets and Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue who is also president of Royal Rose, one of the largest producers of radicchio in the world. Sandy Skees, CEO of Communications4Good, will moderate the lively discussion and guide a comprehensive conversation with representatives from across the entire food system. The conversation will begin at 7 pm in the Kuumbwa Jazz Center located at 320 Cedar Street. What’s Next Lectures is a collaboration between NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, College 8 at UC Santa Cruz, and the City of Santa Cruz. The Future of Food, Plow to Plate event is sponsored by Santa Cruz County Bank and Project 17. Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 for advance purchases, and $3 for students for students of all ages. more information. What's Next Lectures is a collaboration between College 8 at UC Santa Cruz, NextSpace Coworking + Innovation and The City of Santa Cruz.

Homeboy Industries
5/13

Pan Dulce Friday: A close Look at Homeboy Industries Film Screening Documentaries on HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES 05/13/2011 Friday 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Director Jim McSherry, along with Spanish filmmaker Elsa Gonzalez, tackled a new project in the debut film, Homeboy. It chronicles three former East Los Angeles (LA) gang members whose lives have always been entrenched in that culture-as they share their dignity in the struggle to leave their violent lives behind through the triumph of the human spirit. Location: Cervantes and Velasquez Room Bay Tree Building Third Floor, Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free

Green Chef
5/13 Cooking competition. Fri, May 13, 5pm – 8pm

Village Kitchen (F Quad) Join us for a sustainable cooking competition featuring a fresh, organic, and locally grown "secret ingredient." You can sign up in teams and will be provided with a budget to buy the supplementary ingredients, or you can sign up to be a judge. Winner will get a special prize and bragging rights! Cooking begins at 5 PM; judging & tasting begins at 6 PM. Please RSVP or send questions to greenchefucsc@gmail.com 5 pm cooking 6 pm tasting.

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Test Drive a Nissan LEAF
5/16

When: Monday May 16th 11 am – 7 pm Where: Base of Campus: Granary Parking Lot Test Drive a Nissan LEAF and You Could Win a Seat in a Pace Car at the Tour of California! Sponsored by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE: UCSC Chapter)

Strawberry & Justice Festival
5/5

Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems Join us on the CASFS/UCSC Farm on Thursday, May 5 from 4 pm - 7 pm for a Strawberry & Justice Festival. Enjoy organic strawberries and an afternoon of music and tours while learning about the many issues surrounding strawberry production in California.

MARK KURLANSKY: WORLD WITHOUT FISH
5/2

MONDAY 5. AUDIO RECORDING Mark Kurlansky , Author, Cod, Salt and The World Without Fish

Former commercial fisherman and best-selling author Kurlansky examines the devastating effects of industrialized fishing and shares simple rules that families can use to help support sustainable fishing. In his new children's book, he depicts what's happening to the fish we commonly eat - tuna, salmon, cod and swordfish - and the domino effect it would have if it all disappeared in the next 50 years.

Location: Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga Time: 6:15 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (18 & under)Link


L. HUNTER LOVINS: CLIMATE CAPITALISM
4/13

L. Hunter Lovins, President and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions; Author, Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change

Time magazine Hero of the Planet Lovins makes an economic case for moving aggressively to solve such challenges as global warming, peak oil and the vulnerability of our energy infrastructure. She argues that climate protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy and other sustainable approaches will give us a stronger economy and a higher quality of life. Lovins demonstrates how communities and companies are successfully implementing these and many other strategies to cut their costs and drive innovation.

Location: Carriage House Theater, 15,400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing Cost: $20 standard, $12 members Coming up: 04/21/11 Wendy Kopp - Founder of Teach for America 05/02/11 Mark Kurlansky: World Without Fish 05/18/11 Anna Lappe: Diet for a Hot Planet

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Earth Day
4/15-

UCSC events run 15th-22nd. The keynote is Thursday, April 21st 7PM – 9 PM Oakes College Learning Center

Where on Earth are We Going: Environmental and Cultural Sustenance for our Times

In her writing and public presentations, Osprey Orielle Lake draws upon her life's work dedicated to environmental protection and cultural transformation as well as her collaboration with organizations around the world that are working to create a just and sustainable future. She insightfully weaves together history, ecology, culture, governance, women’s leadership and the arts to map out an integrated approach to working in partnership with nature. Using an elegant balance of artful narrative and considerable research, Osprey describes how a reconnection with nature in contemporary society can transform our human perspective, providing a solution-oriented and hopeful guide to change in this time of environmental and societal peril and promise.Link Here are some off-campus events: Earth Day Santa Cruz County is Saturday, April 16th in San Lorenzo Park, Downtown Santa Cruz,from 11 AM to 4 PM.

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ANNA LAPPE: DIET FOR A HOT PLANET
4/21

Anna Lappe, Founding Principal, Small Plant Institute; Author, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It

With as much as one-third of total greenhouse emissions related to food production, the cost of our eating habits on the environment has never been more apparent. Lappe highlights the hidden cost of America's culinary culture and outlines seven principles for a climate-friendly diet.

Location: Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga Time: 6:30 pm check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing Cost: $20 standard, $12 members. Link

Game Changers: Green Chemistry & Social Change Philanthropy
4/30

Join us for the Intellectual Forum where UCSC's interdisciplinary environment fosters innovative thinking.

Current Oakes Provost Kimberly Lau will moderate a conversation between alumni Michael Wilson (Stevenson '84), research scientist and pioneer in the emerging field of "green" chemistry and Drummond Pike (Stevenson '70), founder of Tides and Co-Founder of Working Assets.
Saturday, April 30 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Register Now FREE EVENT Humanities Lecture Hall

Human Rights and Migration
3/10 Namaste Lounge College 9, 8 pm


Garden Cruz: A Week-Long Spring Break Gardening Intensive
3/19-26

The first ever week-long organic gardening intensive offered by staff of the CASFS Farm & Garden Apprenticeship and invited experts will take place from March 9-16 (spring break week) at the UCSC Farm. The Friends of the Farm & Garden, CASFS staff, and UCSC's Recreation Department have teamed up to offer the "Garden Cruz" course for those who want to learn or improve their organic gardening skills through an intensive week of lectures and hands-on practice. "Garden Cruz" is an ideal program for students and community members involved in campus and community gardens, or looking to enhance their ability to grow food at home.

Read more about the class and sign up starting on Tuesday, January 11 (January 12 for community members) through the UCSC Recreation Department. Cost of the course is $295 for UCSC students, $495 for community members, with student participation supported by Measure 43 funding. Questions? Call 459-3240 or email casfs@ucsc.edu.

Southwest Wanderings: Pueblo Service Learning and New Mexico Wilderness Excursion
3/18-27

Steep yourself in the majestic landscape of New Mexico and the Southwest for an adventure into building relationships, assisting others, and exploring wild spaces. This service learning trip from March 18 - March 27 combines work with pueblo farmers and exploration of some of New Mexico's most beautiful wilderness areas. Read more about the trip and sign up starting on Tuesday, January 11 through the UCSC Recreation Department. Cost of the trip is $325 for UCSC students. Measure 43 funding help support this service learning expedition.


Entrepreneurial Spirit Series
ongoing

These take place at the legendary (formerly Xerox) PARC

TIME: The talk will take place from 6:00-7:00pm, with networking (including light refreshments) beginning at 5:30. WHAT: Thoughts on starting a company in 2011 WHO: David Lee, Managing Member, SV Angel

David Lee is a founding partner and Managing Member at SV Angel, an angel investment firm. He focuses on investments within the consumer Internet, mobile, video and other IT industries. Previously, David was at Google, where he led new business development efforts in video, media, and content/data partnerships. David also led all business development-related efforts for StumbleUpon; was a partner at Baseline Ventures; and represented high-tech companies in commercial transactions as an attorney at Morrison and Foerster. David is a graduate of Johns Hopkins; New York University, where he earned his JD; and Stanford, where he earned his MS in Electrical Engineering and was a National Science Foundation Graduate fellow.

May 12 -- Vivek Wadhwa, Harvard Law/ Duke University/ UC Berkeley Visiting Scholar: Entrepreneur-Turned-Academic (entrepreneurial spirit series)

May 26 -- Teresa Amabile, Harvard Business School: The Progress Principle - Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work (entrepreneurial spirit series)

See also Wave 2 - Social Entrepreneur Empowerment - February 8-17

Bioneers presents Social Entrepreneur Empowerment Wave 2, which "includes interviews and seminars with leading conscious business experts who will show you the key entrepreneurial mindset shifts and tangible skills that can skyrocket your positive social impact and your profit. Wave 2 will only be available on the day of the interview so be sure to mark your calendar and clear your schedule so you don't miss your favorite speakers. Listen via Phone or Webcast." Audio playback of Wave I includes Van Jones and Julia Butterfly Hill (see eco-Heroes.

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What’s Next Lecture Series: Mobilizing the Historical Narrative
1/29 Sat

Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley’s most recent publications include “The Quiet World: Saving Alaska’s Wilderness Kingdom,” “The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America” (2009) and the New York Times best-seller “The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast” (2006), which was the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy prize and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times Book Review and American Heritage, as well as a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly. In a recent profile, the Chicago Tribune deemed him “America’s new past master.” Before coming to Rice, Brinkley served as professor of history and director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center for American Civilization at Tulane University. From 1994 to 2005 he was the Stephen E. Ambrose Professor of History and director of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies at the University of New Orleans. While a professor at Hofstra University, Brinkley spearheaded the American Odyssey course, in which he took students on cross-country treks on which they visited historic sites and met seminal figures in politics and literature.

Join us on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 7pm in the Humanities Lecture Hall (across from Bay Tree Bookstore), University of California Santa Cruz Save 30% when you purchase your ticket in advance at Eventbrite. Tickets can be purchased at: Link

Nirvikar Singh, "Water Management Challenges in India"
3/7

with commentary by Ben Crow 03/07/2011 Monday 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM The CGIRS and College Nine Faculty Research Seminar Series is an inter-disciplinary venue in which UCSC faculty can present their research to the community of professors and students who are interested in international, comparative, transnational and area studies work. Our goal is to promote dialogue and awareness of the types of research we conduct on our campus. Please join us for our second year on the first Mondays of the month at Social Sciences 1 room 261 from 3:30-5:00 pm. Location: Social Sciences I - North part of campus Room: 261 Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free Sponsored by: Center for Global, International, and Regional Studies and College Nine

Contact information for this event: Name: Elisabeth Nishioka Phone: 459-2833 Email: elnish AT ucsc.edu

Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus Breakout Event
2/23 Weds

Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus Breakout Event Waste Prevention, Energy, and Social & Environmental Justice 02/23/2011 Wednesday 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM Please join the Student Environmental Center for an evening of food, networking, and meaningful conversation. The purpose of these breakout events is to have a centralized discussion about the following topics: Waste Prevention, Energy, and Social & Environmental Justice. Specifically, the discussion will be structured to create shared long-term and short-term goals for the campus in these areas. This Breakout Event is the third in a series of four events leading up to the 10th Annual Campus Earth Summit, to be held April 22, when the results of our discussions will be announced. So please come out, mingle, enjoy an organic vegetarian meal, and have your voice represented in this year's Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus. Location: College Eight Room: 201 (Red Room) Admission: Free Sponsored by: Student Environmental Center Estimated Attendance: 60

Contact information for this event: Name: Tyler Pitts Phone: 709-2624 Email: tpitts AT ucsc.edu Link


Indigenous Peoples' Rights
2/23

Cultural Survival feat. John Trudell and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 02/23/2011 Wednesday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Featuring a spoken word performance by John Trudell & Amah Mutson Tribal Representatives and Chair Val Lopez. John Trudell (Sante Sioux) is an acclaimed poet, national recording artist and activist whose international following reflects the universal language of his words, work message. John was a spokesperson for the All Tribes occupation of Alcatraz Island from 1969 to 1971. He then worked with the American Indian Movement (AIM). John has released numerous recordings blending traditional Native music with poetry, rock and blues. Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room - North part of campus Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free Sponsored by: American Indian Resource Center, College Nine & College Ten CoCurricular Programs, College Ten Ohlone House, Merrill College Indigenous Hall


Contact information for this event: Name: Rachel Ogata Phone: 459-1253 Email: rogata@ucsc.edu Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room - North part of campus Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free Sponsored by: College Nine, College Ten & others.


Food Justice
2/24 Thurs

As part of the CASFS “Speaking of Food Series,” professor Bob Gottlieb, director of the Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College, will discuss the growing food justice movement that seeks to transform our food system from field to table. The talk will take place on Thursday, February 24, from 12-1:30 at the Oakes College Mural Room (room 223). Gottlieb is the author of a dozen books, including most recently Food Justice (with Anupama Joshi, MIT Press) and a long-time social/environmental activist and historian of social movements.


Climate change scientists in the trenches
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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour]
2/25-6

This year's tour features a collection of the most inspiring and thought-provoking action, environmental, and adventure mountain films. Traveling from remote landscapes and cultures to up close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2010/2011 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.

  • February 25 & 26, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
  • Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave (map)
  • More info: UCSC Recreation
Natural History of UCSC
2/26

02/26/2011 Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Let’s grab a copy of the new guide to The Natural History of the UC Santa Cruz Campus and hit the trail! In this class, we’ll search the campus for wildlife from Pacific Giant Salamanders and Snowy Tree Crickets to bobcats and Golden Eagles, while we discover signs of human history and past geological events. Between mushrooms, lichen, trees, and everything else there’s almost too much to study. How do we focus our learning as naturalists in a fun but effective manner? How do we even find some of the more elusive creatures? And if you’ve ever tried using a field guide to find that bird you saw, you know field guides can be difficult to use. We’ll learn how to get the most out of our field guides, and a few simple routines that will turn you into a ‘lean mean naturalist machine’! Bring lunch, water, and field journal (notebook). Be prepared for poison oak and ticks, wear a long sleeve shirt and pants. Location: East Field Center - East part of campus Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: $15.00 Estimated Attendance: 12

Contact information for this event: Name: Skye Leone Phone: 459-2800 Email: sleone@ucsc.edu


Whose City? Labor and the Right to the City Movements
2/26 Sat.

02/26/2011 Saturday 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Workers, environmentalists, and urban social movements have recently converged under a new banner: “the right to the city.” The phrase refers to the right of city dwellers—now the world’s majority—to democratically control development and resources in the cities in which they live . In today’s global economy, this “right” is profoundly challenged. Social divisions are experienced increasingly in spatial terms—through gentrified housing markets and polarized job markets; unequal access to green space and unequal exposure to environmental risk; new modes of segregation and policing public space. Against this backdrop, the process of urbanization itself has become a site of political contestation, and the fight for the “right to the city” both a critique and call to organize. Bringing together leading scholars, practitioners, and activists from across California and the U.S., “Whose City?” will provide an opportunity to think critically and creatively about these emerging coalitions—from their historic roots to their possible futures, from their major challenges to their major victories, from their local to their global manifestations. Location: Other Campus Location UCSC Humanities Lecture Hall, Room 206 Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free Sponsored by: The Center for Labor Studies & Urban Studies Research Cluster. Staff support provided by the Institute for Humanities Research.


Contact information for this event: Name: Courtney Mahaney Phone: 459-3527 Email: cmahaney AT ucsc.edu Link


CAN Intercambio
1/27-

At the end of the month, five internship coordinators will travel from Central America and Mexico to live in Santa Cruz and speak at UCSC for the second annual Intercambio event.

Intercambio comprises four major events organized and supported by the Community Agroecology Network (CAN) on campus, and Friends of the CAN (FoCAN), which is mostly student-based.

“[Community representatives] come in and really share their story,” said Karie Boone, outreach coordinator for CAN and a former UCSC student. “They come and share what their life is like, how they are impacted by interglobal trading and coffee markets, and then they really encourage students to come learn [through internships].”

The 10-day series begins Jan. 27 and includes a luncheon, where interested students can learn about internship opportunites.

Internship coordinators will also speak at two of FoCAN’s weekly meetings, which explore international wealth disparities and possible solutions.

The main purpose of Intercambio is to promote CAN’s international internship program and recruit students to help further CAN’s mission — fair trade in countries where coffee is a main export, and where farmers make a fraction of their overall profit.

http://www.canunite.org/

City on the Hill


John Robbins: The Food Revolution
2/2

Author, The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World

Meet the man who said “no” to ice cream. Heir to the Baskin-Robbins empire, Robbins choose to walk away from the multi-million dollar ice cream business to pursue a healthier and ecologically balanced lifestyle. He outlines why eating is not just a culinary act, but one with profound political, economic and environmental consequences. He offers mind-boggling information on factory farming, genetically modified foods and the economics of food production. (For example, did you know that it takes over 5,000 gallons of water to produce 1 lb. of beef?) Join him for his views on why we need to re-evaluate our food choices and how becoming a food activist is essential to living longer and saving our planet.

Location: Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, 1400 Parkmoor Ave., San Jose Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m.

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Everyday Hero Bike Ride
2/6

February 6th is the rainiest day of the year, a perfect day for a bike ride. With nothing but a few millimeters of plastic and a desire to truly live the bike lifestyle, join People Power Director Micah Posner on this celebration of all weather cycling for transportation and dub yourself an Everyday Hero. The ride is a slow and easy 8 to 10 miles that showcases safe, lesser known routes to town and around the Westside, as well as demonstrating equipment to keep you and your stuff dry. It includes winter soup and bread at the home of a local forager and a free bike map. Folks can ride back up to the University or jump on a Metro Bus downtown for the return trip. The sneak routes and secret places visited will be different from the Fall People Power ride. Bring a working bike, helmet and rain gear (rain gear can be rented at OPERS). This event is perfect for new cyclists! This ride is sponsored by Transportation and Parking Services. Cost: $5.00 Location: Depart from Recreation Office Porch

Date: Sun, 2/6/11 Times: 10:00 am-2:00 pm.

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Cross-disciplinary Perspective on Human Rights in the Americas (day 1 of 2)
2/10-1

Women and Violence on the Borderlands 02/10/2011 Thursday 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Film screening, La Carta: Sagrario nunca has muerto para mí (English sub-titles) directed by Rafael Bonilla. The film documents the life of Paula Bonilla Flores and her struggle for justice on behalf of her daughter and other murdered and disappeared women. Q&A with Paula Bonilla Flores, Director of Fundación María Sagrario and mother of feminicide victim, María Sagrario González from Ciudad Juárez; and Patricia Blancas Ravelo, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social). This event will be bi-lingual (Spanish and English). Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room - North part of campus Invited Audience: Open to Public Admission: Free

Contact information for this event: Name: Marissa Maciel Phone: 459-4136 Email: macielATucsc.edu

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TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat
2/12

“Changing the Way We Eat” will take place February 12, 2011, in New York City. The one-day event will highlight several aspects of the sustainable food movement and the work being done to shift our food system from industrially-based agriculture to one in which healthy, nutritious food is accessible to all. Speakers with various backgrounds in food and farming will share their insights and expertise. Relevant clips from the TED conference will be shown. And, hopefully, we’ll have a few surprises during the day. A highlight of all TED and TEDx events is the ample time given for attendees to meet each other and look for new synergies and new ideas to help bolster the sustainable food movement.

The TEDx process is a little unique in that the audience is oftentimes hand selected, just as the speakers are. With TEDxManhattan, we will be looking for individuals with different backgrounds in the food and farming movement, including farmers, chefs, researchers, academics, activists, artists/creatives, health professionals, educational professionals, foodies and TEDsters. This is being done in an effort to bring different groups of people working on the same issue together to learn what each other are doing and to help create new partnerships and collaborations. Because the event can accommodate a maximum of 250 people, chances are not everyone who wishes to attend will be able to. In order to allow everyone the opportunity to experience TEDxManhattan, we will webcast the show and hold viewing parties around the country. Please visit our Viewing Parties page for more information. And if you would prefer to watch the event from the privacy of your own home, you will be able to watch the full webcast live while the event is happening. Link speakers

2nd Annual Strengthening the Roots Super Convergence
2/13

Date: Friday Feb 13th at 6:00pm to Sunday Feb 15th at 11 am Location: UC Santa Cruz

The Strengthening the Roots: Food, Justice, & Fair Trade Convergence will be held in Santa Cruz, CA from February 13th to the 15th. The convergence is organized by the California Student Sustainability Coalition’s Foods Initiative/West Coast Real Food Challenge, United Students for Fair Trade, & the Community Agroecology Network. This regional gathering of students, allies, and other key members of the Fair Trade & Sustainable Food Movement will build upon past accomplishments and serve as a catalyst for regional integration and leadership development. In addition to strengthening the roots of the movement through content explored, the convergence will broaden the leadership community by actively engaging new high school and middle school youth and deepening the commitment of our college level affiliates.

Students will gain skills to act for greater social, environmental, and economic justice in their local communities & institutions, learn from successful models and case studies, build lasting relationships toward future collaborations, and return home with an enriched skill set to foster problem-solving and change-based solutions. Contact Tim at westcoast AT realfoodchallenge.org Link



Non-Profit, Sustainability, and Government Job Fair]
2/15

02/15/2011 Tuesday 11:00 AM to 2:45 PM Students can meet recruiters from non profit organizations, government and sustainability businesses to discuss opportunities for full-time or part-time jobs and internships. As with any job fair, dress to impress and bring multiple copies of your resume. To see a list of companies recruiting at this event, please visit: http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/npf_intro.html Location: College 9 and 10 multi-purpose room - North part of campus Room: Multipurpose Room Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only. Admission: Free Sponsored by: UC Santa Cruz Career Center

Contact information for this event: Name: Lindsey Rice Phone: (831) 459-5107 Email: lbrice@ucsc.edu Link

Internship and Summer Job Fair
1/25

01/25/2011 Tuesday 11:00 AM to 2:45 PM Looking for an internship or summer job? This fair is a great opportunity for you to "get your foot in the door" with employers who are interested in recruiting college students. As with any job fair, dress to impress and bring multiple copies of your resume. To see a list of companies recruiting at this event, please visit: http://careers.ucsc.edu/events/intern.html Location: Stevenson College - East part of campus Room: Stevenson Event Center Invited Audience: Open to UCSC Students only. Admission: Free Sponsored by: UCSC Career Center

Contact information for this event: Name: Jan Carmichael Phone: 459-2185 Email: jmcarmic AT ucsc.edu Link



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