The Earth Charter Community Summit celebrates the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s commitment to the Earth Charter, which counted the University among the earliest signers in the USA. Read the Earth Charter itself and read the history of Earth Charter: https://earthcharter.org/about-the-earth-charter/history/
We are proud to announce that the 2018 Earth Charter Community Summit Keynote Speaker will be Kimberly Wasserman, the 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize winner for North America and director of LVEJO, the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization. Mark your calendars for her keynote address, “The Fight for Environmental Justice,” at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9th, in the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Welcome and Conference Center ballroom. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the talk is free; please bring an ID for admission.
Below is the complete list of events for the 2018 Earth Charter Community Summit. Most are free and open to the public, but please note that some are closed events. We hope to see you at as many events as you can join!
WISCONSIN SOLAR TOUR
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join us as we kick off 2018’s Earth Charter celebrations with a tour of Sage Hall’s many sustainable design features! Free and open to the public.
Tours will be about 30 minutes long, and guided by either Dr. Kevin Crawford, director of the Sustainability Institute for Regional Transformations or Brian Kermath, UWO’s director of sustainability.