Focus the Nation: Earth Week 2009

Focus your Action. Focus your Impact. Focus the Nation.

Monday, April 20 - Friday, April 24, 2009

Thanks for a great week!
We'll leave with the resonance of Ethan Bond-Watts ('09) introduction from the Student Speak Out

Highlighted events:
Monday: Creating a Green Economy for UVM, Burlington, and Vermont
Tuesday: VSTEP's Bottled Water Awareness Day
Wednesday: Keynote Speaker: Tanya Fields
Thursday: Empowerment through Activism: Powershift and Environmental Justice at UVM. Featuring Jessy Tolkan, Executive Director for the Energy Action Coalition.
Friday: Speak Out: The Way Forward
See events page for locations, times, and full descriptions as well as other events!
Download the Earth Week Poster here

In 2008, Focus the Nation was a national educational initiative of faculty, staff, students and community members at over a thousand colleges, universities, and high schools in the United States to collaboratively engage in a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion about "Global Warming Solutions for America." At UVM our events featured over 80 Teach-Ins and 30 events throughout the week of Sunday, January 27 - Friday, February 1, 2008. See our archives for past events, teach-ins, media, and more, including a documentary of last year's events.

In 2009, there was a split in the national effort into two organizations: Focus the Nation and The National Teach-In. Here at UVM decided to create our own hybrid model and are going to coincide our events with our annual Earth Week celebration. This event is a large collaborative effort with participants and sponsors from across the university and surrounding community.

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