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Earth Week 2007

EARTH WEEK 2004
Sponsored by VSTEP, SEEDS, SPROUTS, and CEL

MONDAY (4/19):
SPEAKER on environment and policy in Vermont: DAVID ZUCKERMAN (Organic Farmer and VT State Representative)
-Where: Aiken 104
-When: 12:30 - 2pm
David will discuss local environmental issues and how they are handled in our state legislature.

CAMPUSWIDE POTLUCK and showing of BLUE VINYL
-Where: Redstone quad, by Slade (rain site location: CC Theater for movie, Billings for potluck)
-When: 7-10 pm
Potluck sponsored by Slade (plates and silverware will not be provided, please bring your own utensils), followed by the showing of Blue Vinyl: (A Toxic Comedy Look at Vinyl, The World's Second Largest Selling Plastic. With humor, hope and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director Daniel B. Gold travel from Helfand's hometown to America's vinyl manufacturing capital and beyond in search of answers about the nature of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Her parents' decision to “re-side” their house with this seemingly benign cure-all for many suburban homes turns into a toxic odyssey with twists and turns that most ordinary homeowner's would never dare to take. The result is a humorous but sobering and uniquely personal exploration of the relationship between consumers and industry in the feature-length documentary BLUE VINYL, which won the cinematography award in the documentary competition at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.

TUESDAY (4/20):
ENVS student films and projects
Where: 427A Waterman from 12:30 - 2pm
When: 12:30-2 pm
Senior thesis projects about environmental issues. More details will be announced later. (If any of you have a film you would like to show, please
e-mail VSTEP@uvm.edu)

WEDNESDAY (4/21):
SPEAKER: JOHN TODD
-Where: Aiken 104
-When: 12:30-2:00 in Aiken
"ISLANDS OF HOPE IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL SEA: REFLECTIONS OF AN EARTH STEWARD"

Dr. John Todd, known for his invention of the LIVING MACHINE, will discuss worldwide environmental problems experienced through his lifetime. He will inspire us through his success stories of progress made and what could be done by us to continue in his eco-footsteps.

FILM SERIES: Women & Population: A Night of Films and Discussion
-Where: CC Theater
-When: 7:30-10pm
Come and watch some eye-opening films on population, consumption, and the important role women play in making a difference. Learn more about A Mother's Promise Campaign and how you can help. The event is free, but donations are welcome and an open mind for discussion afterward encouraged!

THURSDAY (4/22): EARTH DAY!
LOCAL VERMONT ICE CREAM in a VSTEP mug!
Where: at booths in front of library during the afternoon

EARTH WEEK SPEAKER SERIES: Rainforest Man: Tim Keating
-Where: CC Theater
-When: 7-10 pm
Tim Keating, Cofounder and Executive Director of Rainforest Relief, a New-York-based organization that works through education and direct-action campaigns to reduce the demand for wood and other products which are driving the destruction of rainforests worldwide, will be talking about his involvement with the rainforests of the world.

FRIDAY (4/23):
ENVIRONMENTAL FAIR!
-Where: Bailey Howe green (rain site: Billings)
-When: 11 am - 4 pm
Come by the Bailey Howe green before or after class on Friday and check out some of the environmental booths! Booths will include crafts (papermaking, planting of seeds, paper bag vegetable stamping, painting, etc.), selling of recycled T-shirts, wind energy information, composting info, recycling info, and much more!

RECYLCED FASHION SHOW & DJ
-Where: Billings North Lounge
-When: 7-10 pm
Stop by Billings North Lounge and watch some of your fellow classmates strut their stuff in donated recycled clothes! Mr. Nice Guy and Danielle will be DJs for the night! The event will also include the showing of Zoolander and free food!

ALL WEEK LONG (during the day): 9am-3pm
TABLE set up outside Bailey Howe library promoting EARTH DAY:
-Info. about all Environmental groups on campus
-VSTEP gives out mugs
-A Mother's Promise Campaign Petition sign up & information

EARTH ART
-Where: Slade Hall
Local artists are invited to bring earth-inspired art to Slade to display their work! Open to the public all week long.

VSTEP Co-President: Dave Santucci
VSTEP Co-President: Kirsten Beneke