Earth Day is Every Day
Living Sustainably in Place at Grinnell College presents a dynamic series of events developed by a partnership of environmental, food, and social justice groups, centers, and committees that will bring the Grinnell community together to express our commitment to preserving and celebrating our Earth.
Events throughout the spring (April 12-May 3) include lectures, an environmental careers workshop, many volunteer opportunities, and an environmental film series.
On Tuesday, April 22, we will celebrate Earth Day with activities, tabling by campus environmental and sustainability groups, a local foods dinner with music, and the culmination of the Center for Prairie Studies’ lecture series (Re)Considering the Commons, as we welcome Rabbi Rob Cabelli, who will deliver his talk: “Privatization of the Ultimate Commons: How Extreme Religious Particularism Threatens the Human Birthrights of Dignity, Spiritual Yearning, and the Quest for Knowledge.”
For more information on events, visit the Center for Prairie Studies and Sustainability at Grinnell on Facebook.
Saturday, April 12
Little Bear Creek/Arbor Lake Cleanup
9-11 a.m., Jaycees Park, 720 Summer St.
1-4 p.m., Arbor Lake Shelter, 123 Pearl St.
Monday, April 14
“Public Health Implications of Animal Production: Global to Local”
7:30 p.m., Alumni Recitation Hall, Room 102
Dr. Matt Nonnenman, University of Iowa
Tuesday, April 15
Film Screening: Sisters on the Planet
8 p.m., Bob’s Underground Café
Thursday, April 17
Environmental Careers Workshop
7 p.m., Smith Lounge
Monday, April 21
“Will China Save the World?”
7 p.m., Noyce Science Center, Room 2022
David Campbell, environmental studies
Film Screening: King Corn
8:30 p.m., Bob’s Underground Café
Tuesday, April 22 - Earth Day Activities
4:15 p.m., Rosenfield Center, Room 101
Grinnell Sustainability Plan Overview
Environmental Studies Internships Poster Session
Meet and Join Campus Environmental Groups
6 p.m., Rosenfield Center, Room 101
Free Local Foods Dinner
Free Local Music by the Too Many String Band
“Privatization of the Ultimate Commons”
7 p.m., Rosenfield Center, Room 101, Rabbi Rob Cabelli
Final presentation (Re)Considering the Commons series
Thursday, April 24
Greening Grinnell Projects: LED Overhaul
4:15 p.m., Rosenfield Center drop-off zone
Friday, April 25
Greening Grinnell Projects: Arbor Day Tree Planting
4:15 p.m., Rosenfield Center drop-off zone
Saturday, April 26
Student Garden Volunteer Day + Real Food Potluck
11 a.m., Volunteer at Student Garden
6 p.m., Real Foods Potluck at Student Garden
Tuesday, April 29
Film Screening: Tapped
Thursday, May 1
CERA Wildflower Walk
4:15 p.m., meet at Rosenfield Center drop-off zone
Conard Environmental Research Area, RSVP to [hilleliz]
Saturday, May 3
Film Screening: Into the Wild & The Lorax
6-10 p.m. at amphitheater
These events are co-sponsored by: Center for Prairie Studies; environmental studies concentration; Sustainability Committee; Facilities Management; Student Environmental Committee; Coalition for Environmental Activists; Real Food Challenge; Iowater; Center for Careers, Life, and Service; CERA; Grinnell Area Local Foods Alliance; Grinnell Outdoor Recreation Program; Local Foods Co-op; Campus Environmental Coordinators; Oxfam America.