Earth Week Schedule

Earth Week Schedule of Events

All of the events (lectures and films) will take place on Bellevue College's main campus (at 3000 Landerholm Circle SE). Unless otherwise noted, lectures are 50 minutes and will take place in Room C130 (BC Cafeteria) and displays and demonstrations will be set up in the Student Union Building (campus map).

Our overall theme this year is "Food, the Environment and You", but you'll find talks on many other topics, too.

Monday, April 19
9:30	*Ted Bernard, Professor, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University (author of Hope and Hard Times)* Communities of hope on an imperiled planet
10:30	Ivy Sager-Rosenthal, Campaign Director, Washington Toxics Coalition You are what you eat, use, and wear: How toxic chemicals in everyday products contaminate our bodies and homes and what you can do about it
10:45-5:00	Interior Design Student Association Movie Monday Films - Misc. offerings on sustainable design (in L113) - more information
11:30	Mike Hanson, Botany Instructor, BC and Michael Meyer, English Instructor, BC Reading food labels: Inert, inane and imperative ingredients
12:30	Andy McShea, Chief Operating Officer, Theo Chocolate Better science through chocolate
1:30	Bellevue College Debate Club "This house believes all food should be grown organically"
2:30	Film - The real dirt on Farmer John - film summaries Followed by discussion

Tuesday, April 20
9:00-2:00	*"Meet Your Farmer" - BC Farmer's Market* (in Courtyard)
9:30	Rod Agassiz, Faculty/Counselor, BC Why be a vegetarian?
10:00-11:00	*ELFCC Story Hour for Preschool Children* (in C120)
10:30	Barb Oswald, Disability Resource Center, BC Food allergies, immune system responses, and treatment
11:30	Mark Storey, Philosophy Instructor, BC Food and eastern philosophy
12:30	Gerald Wright, Hopelink Hunger in Bellevue
1:00-2:00	Tour 4-Star Built Green Certified & Energy Star Certified Custom Home (Meet at the tour site) (Sponsored by the BC Interior Design Student Association) - more information
2:30-4:30	Film - Unnatural causes - Is inequity making us sick? - film summaries 2:30-3:30 - In sickness and in wealth 3:30-4:00 - When the bough breaks 4:00-4:30 - Place matters Followed by discussion

Wednesday, April 21
8:30	Teresa McClane-Jaswal, Fabienne Mouton & Dan Hallack, BC Center for Career Connections What’s the Buzz About Sustainability Careers & Jobs? (Sponsored by the BC Center for Career Connections)
11:00-1:00	Green Products Fair (Cafeteria) (Sponsored by the BC Interior Design Student Association) - more information
10:30	Poetry Reading Hosted by Martha Silano, English Instructor, BC Earth Verse: Poems of Praise, Poems of Peril Don't forget to enter the Earth Week Poetry contest! (more information)
11:30	Langdon Cook, Wild Food Forager and Author of "Fat of the Land" Wild foods of the Pacific Northwest: From woods to plate
12:30	Sue Miller, Biology Instructor, BC Save the fish and eat them, too
1:30	Consul Takashi Kuchii, Japanese Consulate General's Office National parks in Japan: Conservation differences in Japan and the US
3:00-5:00	Film - Food Inc. - film summaries Followed by discussion
5:00	Shannon Fenster, Nutrition Instructor, BC (Meets at BC Early Learning Center) What goes in, must come out: A nutrition approach to behavior (Sponsored by the BC Early Learning Center) - pdf flyer

Thursday, April 22 - 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
8:30	Lisa Shaffer, Sustainability Solutions Institute, UC San Diego Sustainability: Living as if the future matters
9:30	Lisa Stiffler, Researcher, Sightline Institute and former P-I Reporter Curbing Puget Sound’s stormwater problems
11:30	Chris Dixon, Anthropology Instructor, BC Food and the ancient Maya
12:30-2:00	Lisa Shaffer, Sustainability Solutions Institute, UC San Diego "Global weirding" - The real story of climate change
2:30-4:30	Film - Poisoned waters (Frontline) - film summaries Followed by discussion
6:30	Eric Corey Freed, Sustainable Urban Planer and Architect, Author of "Green Building for Dummies" Organic architecture (Sponsored by the BC Interior Design Student Association) - more information

Friday, April 23
10:30	Mike Hanson, Botany Instructor, BC and Michael Meyer, English Instructor, BC Reading food labels: Inert, inane and imperative ingredients
11:30	Roshni Tewari, Biology Instructor, BC Urban gardening 101
12:30-2:00	Earth Week "Taste of BC" Community Potluck (in C120) Prizes for the best all organic dish, dish made from ingredients within 100 miles, and vegetarian or vegan dish (Co-sponsored by the BC Employee Pluralism Committee)
12:30-2:30	Film - The botany of desire - film summaries Followed by discussion
12:00-4:00	Sustainable Building Tours in Seattle (Sponsored by the BC Interior Design Student Association) - more information 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM, The Sanctuary Eco Townhomes 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM, 1105 Dwell Green Home Tour 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM, Norman St Green Home Tour 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Perkins + Will Design Firm Tour

Throughout the Week:
"Kitchen Swap"
Displays and Information
Ongoing Events by the Interior Design Student Association
Business Leadership Club/Student Science Association Organic Veggie & Flower Starts Sale
Hopelink Food Drive (all week)
Film Series
Poetry Contest

Read more about environmental issues:
See the display of books related to Earth Week topics in the BC library and check our the Earth Week Reading List.

BC Earth Week is organized by the BC Student Science Association. For more information contact Rob Viens in the BC Science Division at rob.viens@bellevuecollege.edu or (425) 564-3158.

Bellevue College
Earth Week 2010, April 19-23