Other sustainability events in April and May

Earth Week is not the only time we have sustainability events. Check out these other happenings.

Wed. April 15: 6:00-8:30. Reeve 214.

Chill Out. Campus Solutions to Global Warming. National webcast.

Organizer: Almut Beringer (beringera@uwosh.edu)

Thurs. April 16: 4:00-6:00. Reeve 307 (Theater).

Anna Baltzer. “Life in Occupied Palestine.”

Anna Witness Baltzer is author of the book Witness in Palestine, and is human rights worker & supporter of Palestinian-led nonviolent resistance to Occupation
Organizer: Andy Robson (robsona@uwosh.edu)

Wed. April 29: 6:30-8:30 pm. Women’s Center.

“Toxic Bust: Chemicals and Breast Cancer.” Film and discussion.

Organizer: Mary Cook (cook@uwosh.edu)

Wed. May 6: all day

Sustainability field trip

The plan is to leave campus early (around 7:30 a.m.) and drive to the Menominee Reservation to get a tour of their sustainable forestry operation. Then we'll head over to the Wausau area to take a tour of a large-scale, industrialized dairy, and then go to small-scale farm for a tour and discussion of this very different model of agriculture (and sample some of their food). And then we'll head back to Oshkosh, returning some time around 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Organizer: Paul Van Auken (vanaukep@uwosh.edu)

Wed. May 6: 4:45-5:45. Reeve 201.

“Resonating Change: Connecting Communities through Fair Trade.”

Ayde Riveros and Evangelina Pizarro, two Fair Trade artisans from Peru.
Organizer: David Barnhill (barnhill@uwosh.edu)

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Bike and Pedestrian Survey

The City of Oshkosh is updating its Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation Plan and they are looking for public input from people who live, work, study, or recreate in Oshkosh. They have developed a website that has links to an online survey:

pedestrian_bicycle_plan

Even if you do not currently use a bike or walk to campus, completing the survey will help the city learn why you do not, or how they might improve city infrastructure.

Most of us use city facilities every day: sidewalks along streets carrying automobiles through campus are built by the city, to their current standards. The last public meeting was in August, so student and staff input was not representative of UW Oshkosh pedestrians and bicyclists. So please consider giving the city some feedback from the campus community.