UCSC EARTH WEEK
April 19th - April 25th
Your Food | Your Plate | Your Impact
What Does It Mean to Eat?
eight.ucsc.edu/activities/event-highlights/earth-week
GARDEN PARTY
4/18 SATURDAY
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM PICA-A-QUAD AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE
VILLAGE AT UCSC
Come learn how to grow your own food! We will be planting veggies, starting
seeds, prepping beds and making compost. We will also share in eating food
together with a free garden grown lunch. All are welcome to attend. Program In
Community and Agroecology [email protected]
CONSERVATION CARNIVAL
bird and animal language. Just as science is beginning to see the credibility in
this ancient skill, Jon has been leading communities world-wide to get these
skills back through lectures, workshops, media, training, and mentoring. Kresge
Common Ground Center [email protected]
COWSPIRACY SCREENING
6:00 - 8:00 PM COLLEGE EIGHT RED ROOM
Banana Slugs will be holding a free film screening of the documentary Cowspiracy.
The film takes a look into the reliability of environmental organizations through
the lens of animal agriculture. Banana Slugs for Animals [email protected]
12:00 - 3:00 PM COLLEGES 9 & 10 MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
A program all about water conservation! This carnival has crafts, plants, music,
food, and even an obstacle course that are all focused on helping students
and community members visualize how their daily activities consume water in
different ways. Colleges Nine and Ten Activities Office [email protected]
4/20 MONDAY
HEALTHY MONDAY
7:15 AM - 11:00 PM COLLEGE 9 & 10 DINING HALL
A weekly celebration of healthy eating with a focus of vegan and vegetarian
options. Local and organic salad bar, plenty of plant based protein selections
along with yummy baked goodies! Meal Plan required. Meal Plan or Cash Prices
for access. UCSC Dining [email protected]
EARTH MIND, BODY AND SOUL AT THE WORLD CAFE
5:00 - 7:00 PM KRESGE SEMINAR ROOM 159
Join us for this special World Cafe event on April 20th where we connect with
ourselves, each other and nature through guided mindfulness meditation,
yoga, and soul centric poetry. As usual we will have food, tea, and meaningful
conversations. Kresge Common Ground Center [email protected]
4/21 TUESDAY
[FOOD FIGHT FORUM:
“WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO EAT?”]
6:00 - 7:30 P.M. COLLEGE EIGHT RED ROOM
4/24 FRIDAY
14TH ANNUAL CAMPUS EARTH SUMMIT
11:00 AM - 4:30 PM COLLEGE 9 AND 10 MPR
The Earth Summit is a space for the campus community to come together and
celebrate campus sustainability. The theme is a fusion of activism and art, with
a focus on increasing communication and community problem-solving. Student
Environmental Center [email protected]
FARM FRIDAY
11:45 AM - 2:00 PM CROWN/MERRILL DINING HALL
Come join us for Farm Friday where we feature menu items crafted and sourced
from local farms. Often, using UCSC Farm produce for specialty dishes on this
day, These featured dishes are “off” menu and always a delicious surprise. Meal
Plan or Cash Prices for access. UCSC Dining [email protected]
SUSTAINABILITY ALUMNI REUNION
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAIN BREWING / WEST
END TAP (SWIFT STREET COURTYARD)
After a day at Earth Summit on campus, head down the hill for an informal mixer
with sustainability alumni and current students. You don’t have to be 21+ to
attend! UCSC Campus Sustainability Office [email protected]
4/25 SATURDAY
[SUSTAINABLE FOOD CHOICE FAIR ]
5:00 - 7:00 P.M. COLLEGE EIGHT UPPER FIELD
The Food Fight Forum highlights the power of choice by examining different
perspectives. Students across campus are invited to participate in a space that
aims to discuss various topics of sustainability in regards to food. The topic we
want to focus on is “What Does It Mean to Eat?” Addressing the social and
environmental impacts of the food systems. With the guidance of experts in
the field, this event aims to spark questions about our relation to food and
understand ways of improvement. College Eight [email protected]
The Sustainable Food Choice Fair highlights the idea of food choices and their
impact on the environment. Through interactive stations we hope to highlight
the themes mentioned earlier in these stations where students can participate
in activities that relate to real life issues and decisions. The goal is to create an
environment that is engaging and allows students to discover new ideas about
their food choices. Free food will be provided! College Eight [email protected]
4/22 WEDNESDAY
4/26 SUNDAY
LOCAL AND ORGANIC TASTING FAIR
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM COLLEGE 9 & 10 DINING HALL & MPR
Our 5th Annual local and Organic Tasting Event is a FREE event, open to the
campus community. This is your chance to come taste and sample hundreds of
products served in our dining halls and cafes on campus. UCSC Dining cberlin@
ucsc.edu
WALL-E in the EVEning
8:00 - 10:00 PM SOCIAL SCIENCES LAWN AT COLLEGES 9 & 10
If you’re going to critique consumerism, pollution, & waste, you might as well do
it by telling the best robot love story ever told, right? Come to our free outdoor
screening of the film “Wall-E.” Part of “We Mean Green” month at Colleges Nine
& Ten. College Nine and College Ten Programs & Activities Office acpc910@ucsc.
edu
4/23 THURSDAY
UNDERSTANDING BIRD LANGUAGE WITH JON YOUNG
2:00 - 3:45 P.M. PORTER MEADOW
Since 1983, Jon has been mentoring folks in the nearly lost art of understanding
UCSC’S FIRST ANNUAL CAMPUS CLEAN UP DAY
10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
This event will bring students and campus users together to clean up our
beautiful campus, shed light on littering issues and improper cigarette butt
disposal and celebrate our campus’s natural beauty! Sustainability Office Zero
Waste Team and The Student Union Assembly’s Office of the Organizing Director
[email protected]
50TH REUNION EVENT! WE ARE WISER
TOGETHER: IGNITING POSSIBILITIES THROUGH
INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTION.
6:00 - 7:30 P.M. KRESGE TOWN HALL
Connect with student leaders, community partners, and alumni during a series
of World Cafe conversations about how we can be wiser together through
collaboration across generations. There will be live music and free food. Kresge
Common Ground Center [email protected]
EVENT ADMISSION FREE
UNLESS SPECIFIED!
Sponsorsed by College Eight Programs, Campus Sustainability Council, Cowell Senate, Crown Student Senate, Stevenson Student Council and College Eight Senate.
For more information or accommodations please contact College Eight at (831) 459-4279 or e-mail [email protected]