"Focus the Nation" at SSU Targets Climate Change Issues

A push across the country by students on university campuses to focus attention on climate change is being represented at Sonoma State University with the following events:

"THE 2% SOLUTION" Focus the Nation streams an interactive web-cast with Stanford University climate scientist Stephen Schneider, sustainability expert Hunter Lovins, green-jobs pioneer Van Jones and youth climate leaders for a discussion of global warming solutions. Audiences weigh in with cell phone voting. 6 p.m., January 30, Cooperage.

CONVERSATION CAFƒ Student Sustainability Coalition brings professors from different disciplines, community members, graduate and undergrad students together to discuss "sustainability" including live web feeds and videos from universities across the state. 5-8 p.m., January 31, Cooperage.

SSU Sustainability Day, February 7

9 a.m.-noon - Interdisciplinary teach-in with keynote speakers, seminars and panel discussions. Commons.

Noon-2 p.m. - Sustainability Fair: Student clubs, local businesses, non-profits and community organizations gather to table and network. Recreation Center.

3:30-5 p.m. Green Democracy: Faculty Senate hosts a round-table discussion, engaging elected officials, students, faculty and administration in a dialogue focused on global climate change solutions. Commons.

For more information, contact Timothy Dondero, (209)712-1787, focusthenation@yahoo.com, www.focusthenation.org, visit www.ssufocusthenation.com.