Sustainability Lectures @ UCSC

Greetings!
The Education for Sustainable Living Program

is proud to announce the beginning of its Spring 2006 Lecture series!

http://www.eslp.net
We are very excited about the speakers we are bringing to UCSC this year! ESLP is a student funded & directed, state-wide program. For more info, please see our web site!

Lectures are Monday night, 7-9:30 pm.
UCSC, Classroom Unit 2.

All of our lectures are open to the community.
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Here is this month's schedule:
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WEEK TWO: Monday, April 24rd:

--> Vandana Shiva: Dr. Vandana Shiva is a physicist, ecologist, activist, editor, and author. In India she has established Navdanya, a movement for biodiversity conservation and farmers' rights. She directs the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy. She is author of numerous books and articles, including: Water Wars: Pollution, Profits and Privatization; Earth Democracy : Justice, Sustainability, and Peace; Monocultures of the Mind : Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology, and many others ! (See: http://www.vshiva.net/)

WEEK THREE: Monday, May 1st:

--> Andres Edward: Author of: The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift (New Society 2005) (see http://www.sustainabilityrevolution.com/ )

--> Joshua Abraham: "Green Jobs Not Jails" Director of the Reclaim the Future (RTF) initiative at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. The project aims to bring solutions to our communities by combining the movements of restorative justice, economic and environmental justice. (see: http://www.ellabakercenter.org )


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Other Lectures to include:

May 8- Community Agroecology Network w/ Sam Farr

May 15- Winona Laduke & Paul Stamets

May 22- Evon Peter (founder: Native Movement)

June 5- Adam Wolpert

Final's Week- Action Research Team Presentations


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Getting to UCSC/Classroom Unit 2:
Always an adventure!

Directions: see http://www.ucsc.edu/about/directions.asp
- Map to Classroom Unit: http://maps.ucsc.edu/cmclassroomunit.html

Transportation: If possible, Carpool or take the Bus.
- Parking: Get a "N" permit ($2) at the parking kiosk at main entrance/base of campus. Park in the Hahn lot, walk to Classroom Unit 2.

What to do if you don't know your way: Stop by the parking kiosk! They are great about giving clear directions and letting you know exactly where it is safe to park!

Accessibility: The classroom unit is wheel chair accessible. Please contact us (tawn.kennedy [at] gmail.com) if you have any questions/ need accommodation.