Earth Charter - UW Oshkosh and Community
Earth Charter Community Summit 2007
Listen to the podcasts of presentations!
Thank you to everyone for your participation and attendance!
All events are free and open to the public.
Parking is available in certain campus lots.
(See lot numbers and a campus map.)
Refreshments will be available for all receptions.
Sponsors of the Earth Charter Community Summit
Saturday, October 6 -- 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Location: Oshkosh Sports Complex (on Joslyn Ave)
Green Tent for Homecoming College of Letters and Sciences. Come and see all of the department tables and experience some interesting things that include a bike that creates energy and a working groundwater model. Homecoming.
Contact Dani Stolley for information on the October 6 event.
Sunday, October 7 -- 12 noon
Location: Meet in the Blackhawk parking lot, on Algoma Blvd, across from Reeve Memorial Union
UW Oshkosh Environmental Studies Club Eco-restoration at Rydell Nature Center. All are welcome to participate! Join the ES club and get your hands dirty by working to make the future Rydell Nature Center on Little Lake Butte des Morts (on the northern edge of Lake Winnebago). Clear the invasive buckthorn, help build a walkway, and have lots of fun!
Contact Jacob Jungers for information on the October 7 event.
Monday, October 8 -- 3:00-4:30 pm
Location: Reeve Memorial Union Theatre 307
"Restoring Wisconsin's Good Name" with speaker Mike McCabe, of the influential Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. McCabe will talk about democracy in Wisconsin.
Monday, October 8 -- 7:00-8:00 pm
Location: Reeve Memorial Union Theatre 307
View PowerPoint slides: Problems that need Resolving, and Solutions
For more information on The National Health Insurance Bill (HR 676), please visit the web site.
"Universal Health Care" with speakers Eugene Farley MD, MPH and Linda Farley, MD. A reception will be held at 6:30 pm
Contact Andy Robson for information on the October 8 events.
Return to topTuesday, October 9 -- 3:00-4:30 pm
Location: Reeve Memorial Union Theatre 307
"Wolves and the Greening of Yellowstone" with speaker Jim Evanoff, Environmental Specialist, Yellowstone National Park. The presentation will cover the following topics: Wolf reintroduction and the "Greening of Yellowstone." Come and listen to Jim Evanoff. Stay and hear a very upbeat talk about how the park is finding solutions to lots of environmental issues - bio-diesel vehicles, composting food waste, non-toxic cleaning products, recycling the propane fuel canisters, and lots more.
Contact Maureen Muldoon for information on this event.
Tuesday, October 9 -- 5:00-6:30 pm
Location: Reeve Memorial Union 307
"Unveiling of the Campus Sustainability Plan," panel including Chancellor Richard Wells, Steve Arndt, Michael Lizotte, Jim Feldman, David Barnhill and more. Hear ideas to make the UW Oshkosh campus more sustainable, and the ideas that are already being implemented.
Contact David Barnhill for information on the panel discussion.
Wednesday, October 10 -- 11:45 am-1:00 pm
Location: China King Restaurant, 280 E Koeller St, Oshkosh
Community event: "Building Sustainable Communities." The League of Women Voters of the Oshkosh Area is having a Food for Thought luncheon. Speaker will be Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt speaking about "Sustainable Green Bay." The public is invited, no reservations are needed, but seating is limited. Program starts promptly at 12:10.
Contact for the luncheon is Dorry Wilner.
Wednesday, October 10 -- 5:30-8:00 pm
Location: Reeve Memorial Union 201
View Mayor Cieslowicz's presentation.
(This presentation is a large file so it will take longer than normal to display.)
"Creating Sustainable Communities," with speakers Mayor Dave Cieslowicz of Madison, WI, Mayor Frank Tower of Oshkosh, WI and UW Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells. The historic signing of the US Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement will take place at this event. Members of the Oshkosh Common Council will be present. Council member Tony Palmeri will host the event.
5:30 -- Reception
6:00-6:30 pm -- Signing of the Mayors' Agreement
6:30-7:15 pm -- Mayor Dave Cieslowicz, Madison
7:15-8:00 pm -- Panel Discussion
Contact Tony Palmeri for information on this event.
Return to topThursday, October 11 -- 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: Reeve Memorial Union 221
"Becoming Allies for Social Justice," with speaker Paul Kivel, Violence Prevention Educator. An interactive talk for people who want to build a campus community based on safety, healing, and justice. We each have a part to play in building a safe, equitable, and inclusive community. How can our diversity be our strength? How can we act together across our differences to understand and address the social problems that confront our society? In our time together we will develop a framework and vocabulary for community building and social justice work.
Contact Donna Altepeter for more information on this event.
Thursday, October 11 -- 1:20-2:50 pm
Location: Reeve Memorial Union 306
Environmental Studies Green Careers Panel. Speakers Jessica Garrels from the WI League of Conservation Voters, Steve Heins from Orion, and Dan Hirchert from the USDA Wildlife Biologist inform us about their "green" jobs.
Contact Jim Feldman for more information on the panel presentation.
Thursday, October 11 -- 3:30-4:30 pm
Location: UW Oshkosh Women's Center (space is limited)
"Men's Work: To Stop Male Violence," with speaker Paul Kivel, Violence Prevention Educator. This is an interactive workshop for women and men who want to understand the roots of male violence and the role that gender, race, and class play in perpetuating exploitation and various forms of violence. Why is the vast majority of interpersonal and institutional violence committed by men? How can men work as allies to women in building safe, just and equitable communities? We'll look at men's roles, male privilege, and the responsibilities, and opportunities that men have to do "Men's Work" at the personal, interpersonal, mentoring and institutional level.
Contact Donna Altepeter for more information on this event.
Thursday, October 11 -- 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Reeve Memorial Union Theatre 307
"Only Men, Women, and Children get AIDS," with speaker Cathy Robinson, AIDS Activist.
Contact Liz Cannon for more information on this event.
Friday, October 12 -- 6:00-7:30 pm
Location: Reeve Memorial Union Theatre 307
Film "Do Not Go Gently," Mary Bouche, executive director of the Alzheimer's Association and Jo Mellen, director of NEWIST will be there to introduce the film and answer any questions/comments after the movie.
"Do Not Go Gently" celebrates the lives, work and wisdom of three remarkable artists who have maintained their creative productivity well into their golden years. Their stories illustrate the role of creativity and art in contributing to a long, happy, healthy and vibrant life. The film uncovers the science of lifelong creativity through interviews with gerontologist Dr. Gene Cohen, whose groundbreaking work provides a deeper understanding of the aging brain. The program also documents the importance of creative outlets to elders with Alzheimer's Disease and other age-related disabilities.
Contact Ashley Hesse for information on the October 12 event.
Saturday, October 13 -- 8:00 am
Location: Opera House Square, corner of Main and Algoma, Oshkosh
Roseanne Hoefel Run/Walk/Roll for Diversity. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
Visit the web site or contact Jordan Landry for information on the run/walk/roll.