BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//吃瓜头条 Events - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:吃瓜头条 Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:/events X-WR-CALDESC:Events for 吃瓜头条 Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T140000 DTSTAMP:20260617T045419 CREATED:20250407T203001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T152616Z UID:10071203-1745323200-1745330400@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:Sustainability Symposium DESCRIPTION:SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM: The Jane Goodall Center invites you to listen to presenter Sharon Lewis and 吃瓜头条 students talk about sustainability. From noon to 2 p.m. on the first floor of the Haas Library on the Midtown campus. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED! This event is part of Earth Day 2025. Learn more here: https://libguides.wcsu.edu/earthday25 \nSharon Lewis is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Coalition for Economic and Environmental Justice (CCEEJ). She is also the founder of Boots on the Ground 鈥 an environmental justice advocate training school 鈥 and the Community Benefits Alliance\, which helps communities understand and negotiate equitable development agreements. Her work spans climate policy\, energy justice\, and insurance reform\, with a focus on empowering frontline communities to fight for what they deserve. Sharon has testified before Congress on the critical connection between climate change and the insurance industry\, highlighting how discriminatory practices undermine housing\, resilience\, and recovery in vulnerable neighborhoods. She also leads campaigns to ensure equitable access to clean energy and community-led sustainability solutions. She believes sustainability is not just a goal 鈥 it鈥檚 a right. Through education\, advocacy\, and organizing\, she is unlocking what鈥檚 possible when justice is at the center. Sharon is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College holding a B.A. in Urban Studies and an M.A. in Urban Planning. \n聽 \n聽 URL:/events/calendar/sustainability-symposium/ LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2025/04/Sustainabiity-Symposium25_Calendar.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T170000 DTSTAMP:20260617T045419 CREATED:20250311T140221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T153219Z UID:10070936-1745334000-1745341200@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:Film and Forum - Documentaries at the Library DESCRIPTION:FILM AND FORUM 鈥 DOCUMENTARIES AT THE LIBRARY: The Film and Forum series returns to the Haas Library on the Midtown campus. Join us for our final Film and Forum for the Spring 2025 semester from 3 to 5 p.m. for a screening of 鈥淐limate Refugees\,鈥 a highly awarded documentary that focuses on the intersection between 鈥渙verpopulation\, excessive consumption\, dwindling resources\, and a shifting climate.鈥 \nA discussion following the screening will be led by Dr. Anna Malavisi\, Associate Professor and Co-Chair of the Department of Philosophy. \nPopcorn and snacks provided by Wally鈥檚 Cupboard\, 吃瓜头条鈥檚 Food Pantry. To learn more about Wally鈥檚 Cupboard and how to support their efforts\, click the link here: Wally鈥檚 Cupboard by SGA \n吃瓜头条 the Presenter \nAnna Malavisi has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Michigan State University. Her dissertation was titled\, 鈥淕lobal development and its discontents: rethinking the theory and practice is a critical analysis of global development from an ethical and feminist epistemology perspective.鈥 Her philosophical interests include: practical and global ethics\, feminist philosophy/epistemology\, social and political thought\, environmental philosophy and the philosophy of violence. She has a Master of Health and International Development and has worked for 16 years in Latin America in the NGO sector in areas of development practice and management. For a list of publications please visit https://annamalavisi.com \nFor details about each showing\, check out the 吃瓜头条 Libraries鈥 instagram page @westconnlibrary or Wally鈥檚 Cupboard @wallyscupboardwcsu \nThis documentary series is in partnership with Wally鈥檚 Cupboard! Questions about the food pantry or food insecurity? Check out their hours here: www.wcsu.edu/student-affairs/food-pantries/ URL:/events/calendar/film-and-forum-documentaries-at-the-library-3/ LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT CATEGORIES:Discussion,Health And Wellness,Lectures,Movie ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2025/03/FF_EarthDay.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T200000 DTSTAMP:20260617T045419 CREATED:20250311T131817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T163830Z UID:10071055-1745348400-1745352000@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION: 10th annual series of lectures for the general public on climate change. Professors at 吃瓜头条 will team up with students to present the latest information on climate change and its effects on our lives and future. From 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 219 of the Science Building on the Midtown campus. The public is invited. For information\, email Dr. Mitch Wagener at wagenerm@wcsu.edu. \nUpcoming schedule: \nTuesday\, 3/25: Climate History Part I\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Alison O鈥橫alley \nTuesday\, 4/1: Climate History Part II\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Milo Dutch \nTuesday\, 4/8: Cyanobacteria in a Warming World\nDr. Ed Wong with student Christian Mollica \nTuesday\, 4/15: The Role of Waste Pickers in Addressing the Global Climate Crisis\nDr. Christine Hegel-Cantarella with student Vitoria Vieira \nTuesday\, 4/22: Some Inconvenient Truths\nDr. Anna Malavisi with student Sara Risko URL:/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-lecture-series-10/ LOCATION:Science Building 219\, 181 White St.\, Danbury CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures,Science ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2024/03/Climate-and-Human-Civilization-500x300-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR