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., Wednesday, Jan. 30, Cooperage.
CONVERSATION CAFE - The Student Sustainability Coalition and the Hutchins Dialogue Center hosts professors from different disciplines, community members, graduate and undergraduate students to discuss "sustainability." Includes live web feeds and videos from universities across the state. 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31., Cooperage.
SUSTAINABILITY DAY, FEBRUARY 7
9 -10:50 a.m. - Opening video and Plenary in the Commons. The first session of lectures and panels, focused on Solutions to Global Warming, include "One Planet- Sonoma Mountain Village", "More Green Buildings=Less Global GHGs", "Restoring Our Way to Sustainability", and "Copland Creek Experience".
11 -11:50 a.m. - Session two will concentrate on ways to act on global warming, and features "Truth in Media: Broadcasting Solutions", "Youth Movements: Activism's Role", "Alternate Routes to Reduction: SMART", "Copland Creek Experience".
Noon-2:50 p.m. - Session three will center on personal sustainability and host a Sustainability Fair: Student clubs, local businesses, non-profits and community organizations gather to table and network at the Student Recreation Center.
3 - 4 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. May Boeve, the National Step It Up organizer, will conduct the closing Plenary. Commons.
In conjunction with SSU's Focus the Nation teach-in, the University Library has put together an exhibit of supporting library materials and websites, located on the south wing of the second floor. A bibliography is also available at the Reference Desk.
For more information, contact Timothy Dondero, (209) 712-1787, focusthenation@yahoo.com, www.focusthenation.org.
To view the complete agenda for the Sustainability Fair, visit www.ssufocusthenation.com
