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March 2025 Newsletter
March 2025 Newsletter
March is National Reading month
March is National Reading month
It’s March, which means it is National Reading month! This is a time to enjoy and appreciate reading of all kinds, and to encourage people to discover their love for literature. This celebration takes place in March to honor Dr. Seuss, a well-renowned American children’s book author, who was born on March 2nd. Among many of Seuss’ iconic books, one that particularly stands out to Sustainable Hampshire is The Lorax, a tale about what happens to the environment if we don’t take care of it.
To encourage our Hampshire community to engage in reading as well as environmental justice this month, we wanted to share some book recommendations for our March Newsletter. Reading is a valuable way to expand our knowledge on both new and familiar subjects, and it is an important part of learning because as the Lorax puts it, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” So whether you are just beginning your journey in climate justice or you're a seasoned environmental activist, please enjoy our recommendations!
Emily Anderson’s Rec: Noxious New York by Julie Sze (2006)
Sustainable Hampshire intern Emily Anderson’s rec for Reading Month is Noxious New York: The Racial Politics of Urban Health by Julie Sze. This book examines the culture, politics, and history of the movement for environmental justice in New York City, tracking activism in four neighborhoods on issues of public health, garbage, and energy systems in the context of privatization, deregulation, and globalization.
Anderson read this book as a part of her U.S. Environmental History course which explored the history of the intersection between people and the natural world in the United States, with a particular focus on the roles that race, class, and gender play in having an impact on public health and access to natural environments. This book highlights the injustices that four neighborhoods in New York City faced and their efforts to fight against the pollution of their local environments and the consequential hazardous health impacts on their communities.
Ash Richardson-White’s Rec: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013)
Braiding Sweetgrass explores the relationships between humans and the land, as well as Western science and traditional Indigenous knowledge. Kimmerer brings these different perspectives and forms of knowledge together to demonstrate their combined importance in being able to appreciate our relationship with the natural world and learn to give back to it. This book raises many questions to reflect upon. How can we express our gratitude and responsibility for the gifts of the land? What can we offer earth in return?
Emily Landeck’s Rec: Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming by Liz Carlisle (2022)
Healing Grounds explores how intentional, sustainable and climate-resilient farming – often coined as “regenerative farming” can be one of many solutions to climate change, emphasizing its connection to environmental justice. The book highlights how farming practices, old and new, that work in harmony with nature – rather than exploiting it – can help to restore ecosystems, improve soil health, and sequester carbon over time. This book additionally dives into the stories of Indigenous farmers and communities, showing how these methods are deeply intertwined with social justice through empowerment of marginalized groups and by promoting sustainable and equitable land stewardship. Ultimately, the book presents “regenerative” farming not just as an agricultural practice, but as a pathway to both climate resilience and social transformation.
Call for Self Nominations: Teaching Assistants/Co-Facilitators of Changemaking in Urgent Times Fall 2025 Course
This fall, the Learning Collaboratives are offering a course called Changemaking in Urgent Times, which they are currently seeking self nominations from students interested in joining as Teaching Assistants/Co-Facilitators. The course focuses on addressing the three LC’s urgent questions:
In/Justice: How do we create liberatory spaces amid the pervasiveness of white supremacy and oppression?
Environments & Change: How do we envision sustainable and just futures in the face of a changing planet?
Art & Politics: How can art and politics intersect to challenge dominant narratives and create new visions for community?
For more information about the course and the full Teaching
Assistant/Co-Facilitator job description go here. Students interested can fill out the self nomination form here. The application final deadline is April 4, 2025. If you have any questions contact the LC Co-Directors: Jina Fast (jfast@hampshire.edu) and Javiera Benavente (jbenavente@hampshire.edu).
Student Survey: Food Security on campus
Student Survey: Food Security on campus
Sustainable Hampshire intern Emily Anderson is conducting a survey that aims to collect feedback from students about their experiences with food at Hampshire College as a part of her Div III project focusing on food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined as not having consistent access to sufficient, nutritious food of an adequate quality and can have adverse effects on one’s physical and mental health, which can impact students' performance in school.
The responses to this survey will help Anderson assess the college's ability to provide students with sufficient food and will shape her development of food security resources on campus for her project. If you have any questions or thoughts about this survey, please feel free to reach out to Anderson (emma24@hampshire.edu) or her faculty advisor, Thom Long (tlHA@hampshire.edu).
Click here to take the survey!
The survey takes about 5-7 minutes to complete. All responses will remain anonymous. Must be at least 18 years of age and a Hampshire College student to participate. The survey has been approved by the IRB. Your time is much appreciated; thank you for considering this survey!
Stay Tuned! Call for Environmental Committee Student Nominations
Stay Tuned! Call for Environmental Committee Student Nominations
Hampshire College adopted the 2024 Climate Action Plan in May of last year, which outlines how Hampshire is taking responsibility in combating the climate crisis. To work toward achieving the goals of the Climate Action Plan, an Environmental Committee (EnCo) is tasked with leading climate action on campus. EnCo will facilitate collaboration between student groups, faculty, staff, administrators, and trustees; and ensure campus-wide progress on the commitments laid out in the Climate Action Plan in support of a future of environmental sustainability, justice, and coexistence among all life on our planet.
EnCo will be meeting biweekly this spring, and members are expected to dedicate time between meetings to committee initiatives. Members must be able to commit to at least 15 hours a semester. Student members must have completed one semester of study at Hampshire, be in good academic standing, and express a willingness to serve as part of a committee that values the input of students, faculty, and staff. EnCo service can be used to meet CEL requirements.
Students interested should look out for the self nomination form on the Daily Digest within the next two weeks. If students have any questions they should email Steve Roof (sroof@hampshire.edu).
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Saturday, March 29th at 7:30PM in the RCC Gym
PEAT and Food Not Bombs are collaborating to throw a benefit concert in order to assist in the defense and aid of those persecuted by US immigration police.
Sunday, March 30th from 9:30AM-12PM
Transportation will be provided, meet at 9:15AM in the Library parking lot
Join the Animal Behavior Club on an amazing adventure to Whip City Animal Sanctuary in Westfield, MA. This sanctuary is a home for various animals in need. During the field trip we will receive a tour of their farm and facilities, meet the animals, and learn about their efforts in the greater community.
As there is limited space, RSVP on Hampengage is required. If you need accommodations for transportation, please let Animal Behavior Club know in advance.
Saturday, April 5th from 8:30AM-6:45PM and Sunday, April 6th from 8:30AM-1:30pm in Amherst, MA
The Collective Power 2025 Conference will build connections, strategies, and collective power within the reproductive justice movement. Through rich dialogue, educational sessions, performances, plenaries, and direct action, we will foster collaboration and strengthen our shared commitment to justice.
Students attend for free and should register here by March 30th, and for more information on the conference view Collective Power’s website here.
Screening: TikTok Boom followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya (94F)
Screening: TikTok Boom followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya (94F)
Tuesday, April 1st from 6-8:30PM in the FPH Main Lecture Hall
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TIKTOK, BOOM, directed by CODED BIAS filmmaker Shalini Kantayya, examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app.
Movements are Ecosystems Workshop with Michelle Martinez
Movements are Ecosystems Workshop with Michelle Martinez
Wednesday, April 2nd from 12-2PM in Kern 202
This workshop explores social, political, and ecological landscaping in this political moment and how to begin to measure the best next step for resilient social change.
Space is limited, register here by March 28th. Lunch provided. Fills CEL and Race and Power hours.
Movements are Ecosystems: Grounding in the Moment
Movements are Ecosystems: Grounding in the Moment
Wednesday, April 2nd from 4-6PM in the FPH West Lecture
A talk with Michelle Martinez, Director of the Tishman Center for Social Justice and the Environment at the University of Michigan.
Michelle's talk asks, how do we move from the individualized, 'What can I do?' to the collective, 'What have we been doing?', positioning ourselves to learn from a continuous set of relations and responsibilities, reflective of a theory of change that aligns with our worldview?
(Y)our Future in Climate Science? Lunch with with Eric Steig (84F)
(Y)our Future in Climate Science? Lunch with with Eric Steig (84F)
Thursday, April 3rd at 12PM in the Cole Science Center 2 Open
Dr. Eric Steig is an endowed Professor at the University of Washington’s Department of Earth & Space Sciences.
The State of Climate Science with Eric Steig (84F)
The State of Climate Science with Eric Steig (84F)
Thursday, April 3rd at 4PM in Adele Simmons Hall Auditorium (112)
Dr. Eric Steig will be sharing his journey from Hampshire College to Antarctica, his co-founding realclimate.org, the state of climate science, and the Trump Administration attacks on science.
Be on the look out for upcoming Earth Month events from Sustainable Hampshire! Follow us on Instagram and join mailing list to stay up to date with us on all the latest sustainable news and events on campus.
January 2025 Update
January 2025 Update
We hope everyone has had a lovely winter break! As we come back to campus for the Spring semester, be on the look out for the return of our monthly newsletter in February, upcoming events, and more.
November 2024 Newsletter
November 2024 Newsletter
Spotlight On: the Environmental Committee
Spotlight On: the Environmental Committee
Hampshire College is about to get a brand new committee, dedicated to climate action on campus! Campus committees are designed to advise Senior Leadership and the Board on decisions for the college in the respective focus areas of each committee. The Environmental Committee, or EnCo, will oversee sustainability projects on campus, and head implementation of the Climate Action Plan (CAP)! Hampshire's CAP-drafted in Fall 2023 by students in the Semester Unbound program led by Steve Roof and Sara Draper--provides a framework for the college to move towards sustainability. EnCo will evaluate Hampshire's progress on this plan, and lead the community towards fulfilling its goals. EnCo will also administer the renewed Sustainability Revolving Fund (SURF), made to support projects that improve Hampshire's efficiency and sustainability.
While EnCo isn't yet formally established, it is well on its way. Its charter is undergoing final edits, before heading to the Senior Leadership Team for final approval! The charter outlines the purpose, structure, and function of EnCo within Hampshire's administrative system. EnCo will be composed of members from students, staff, and faculty at Hampshire. Students and faculty will elect their members, and staff members will be appointed by Division Heads.
The Environmental Committee would not be possible without the incredible team of people who have worked to establish it, including all the students involved in the Semester Unbound program, professor Steve Roof, and former Sustainability Manager Sara Draper. Student Avery Monod has also been instrumental in building it, working on it as a class project in spring 2024. Going forward, there is an open call for members! If you are a student, staff, or faculty member at Hampshire interested in getting involved, please reach out to Steve Roof, srNS@hampshire.edu.
Talking about Climate Change with Your Family:
Talking about Climate Change with Your Family:
Are you heading home for the holidays? Do you have family members or other loved ones that don’t feel the same way as you about the significance (or even existence) of climate change? This week we sat down with Emily Landeck, Director of Farm Programs and Environments and Change LC Coordinator, to get some helpful insight on this topic, which will be the focus of the upcoming Environments and Change gathering.
It can be hard, frustrating, or even hurtful if the people you love have different core values than you, especially during the holidays. If you want to enjoy the company of family but find these differences make it challenging, there are ways you can bridge the communication gap and build compassion.
One effective way to begin a complex discussion is to think about the purpose of the conversation. Is it to share knowledge, correct misinformation, or find a collective agreement? Understanding your intention can allow you to better navigate the topic and focus on the end goal. As these talks can sometimes get intense, having a shared common ground can help both people approach the conversation from a place of empathy.
When we disagree with someone we might be inclined to ask why they feel that way. However, it may be more helpful to uncover how they came to those beliefs. Asking “why?” might prompt someone to justify their feelings, creating a sense of defensiveness; on the other hand, “how?” can allow someone to open up about the process that led them to their beliefs.
Regardless of how much you might disagree with someone about climate change, it is important to be empathetic toward one another. Genuinely listening, being respectful, and leading with curiosity allows us to have productive conversations, ultimately creating real change and progress in the world.
Want to learn more about engaging in healthy conversations about the climate with others? Come to the Environments and Change gathering "Talking through Climate Change: a Workshop on Engaging with Empathy" happening on December 4th to expand your knowledge and practice empathetic communication skills!
New Resource: Request a Compost Bin for Your Mod!
New Resource: Request a Compost Bin for Your Mod!
The Student Advocacy Board and New Leaf are collaborating with Student Engagement and Residence Life to bring back compost bins for the mods! If you're interested, sign up using this form or email Bridget Ronning at bbr22@hampshire.edu with any questions.
To learn more about what can and can't be composted on campus, check out our page on Trash, Recycling, and Compost.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, November 20th from 6-7PM at the Wellness Center in Enfield
Join us at the Wellness Center for a free homemade vegetarian meal and a chance to build community with your peers!
Thursday, November 21st from 4-6PM at the Prescott Tavern
Join Sustainable Hampshire and Sew Thrifty for a workshop with local artisan Beyond Happiness to learn how to make beeswax wraps. Discover the simple and rewarding process of creating reusable, eco-friendly wraps that can keep your food fresh! RSVP here to save your spot.
Monday, November 25th from 5-6:30PM in the Cole Science Center 2 Open
Join us in feasting upon some yummy-looking lab stuff replicas that are 100% edible and safe! There will be replicas of: Agarose Gels, Cell Media, Chemicals, Microcentrifuge Tubes, Bacterial Cultures, Moldy Dishes... and many more!
Thursday, November 21st from 6-9PM at Thorpe House
Come learn how to make pies from scratch! After the last CSA pickup of the season, all are welcome to partake in some pie making and eating. We will have vegan and gluten-free options. We will be making Apple, Pear, Sweet Potato, and Butternut Squash pies!
Environments and Change Lunch Hour
Environments and Change Lunch Hour
Weekly meetings on Friday at 12PM in the Collaborative Modelling Center on the 3rd floor of the Cole Science Center
This is a space for students, staff, and faculty to present on their current projects, internships, and campus initiatives. This is a great opportunity for students interested in science and it's intersections to see what is going on around campus. Share your work at a future event by signing up here. For more information on this, contact Broden Grimm, bag21@hampshire.edu.
Wednesday, December 4th from 4-5:30PM at the R.W. Kern Atrium
CDL International Student Artists Showcase Performances & Artist Panel
CDL International Student Artists Showcase Performances & Artist Panel
Thursday, December 5th from 4-6:15PM at the FPH Main Lecture Hall; dinner and discussion from 6:30-7:30PM in the R.W. Kern Atrium.
Join us for the conclusion of HC’s Community Days of Learning, where we’ll come together to celebrate four international student artists, with performances and a panel focused on radical practices of care within International student communities. Artists will also share their own relationships to radical practices of care. We’ll end with a dinner & discussion, where we’ll come together to continue discussions, and enjoy each other through food and connection.
October 2024 Newsletter
October 2024 Newsletter
Spotlight on: Soil Carbon Research in Hampshire's Athletic Fields
Spotlight on: Soil Carbon Research in Hampshire's Athletic Fields
James Sanner, the Assistant Director of Grounds and Land Management at Hampshire College, has been working on a project studying carbon sequestration in Hampshire’s athletic fields. Sanner has a background in bioethics and has enjoyed helping people design for sustainability and ecological resiliency in land use solutions throughout his career, including his time at UC Berkeley. Sanner applied for and received a grant through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEEA) Healthy Soil Action Plan, and is now working with faculty and students to assess 72 different growing parameters.
Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; this directly addresses the leading cause of climate change, and helps to reverse the warming and destabilizing effects of this potent greenhouse gas. In researching for the grant, Sanner found that most other soil sequestration projects focused on a specialized area of grass, and only looked at soil six inches deep, potentially resulting in biased findings. Instead, Sanner’s project looks at soil samples up to one meter deep from 74 different testing sites (2 of which are controls), collecting samples from 5 different depths. Each site is 1,000 square feet, meaning they are looking at a total of 72,000 square feet of field.
Sanner is working in collaboration with Professor Jenny VanWyk and her “Experiments in Plant Ecology” class, and Professor Juliete Johnson and her “Environmental Engineering Principles” class, who have helped with soil sampling. He is also supported by several student workers who have been processing the samples, including Fox Clapp, Leo Giannini, Lauren Beirne, and Absinth Porter.
The team began by taking baseline carbon measurements from the soil. Samples are collected and stored in a refrigerator, with 370 bags collected so far. The samples are then weighed, labeled, and then put in a furnace; carbon loss is identified through the difference between the weight before and after being burned. Sanner is now applying a variety of different treatments including a regular grass blend, a diversity mixture, aerifying, fertilization, compost, biochar and charged biochar, to assess the impact on the athletic field. The team will continue with another round of sampling in 12 months. Sanner also hopes to follow up this project with a look at carbon sequestration and biodiversity in wildflower meadows like the one in front of the Kern Center.
Sanner plans to make this work accessible to anyone that is interested in doing the same thing with easily available materials and supplies. He's been in contact with the Hitchcock Center for the Environment to discuss hosting a free public information session so that schools, municipalities, cemeteries, or homeowners can learn more about carbon sequestration and how they can improve it in their own lawns.
New Resource: Campus Food Map
New Resource: Campus Food Map
Sustainable Hampshire interns have created a new Campus Food Map, showing where you can find free, paid, and foraged food resources on campus. From apple trees to CSA shares, this map will help you get to know the wide range of food sources available on campus. If you have a resource you'd like to share, contact emma24@hampshire.edu.
New Leaf Invasive Species Mapping Project
New Leaf Invasive Species Mapping Project
New Leaf, an environmental student group on campus, is working on an invasive species mapping project. Focusing on three species— bittersweet, knotweed, and tree of heaven— New Leaf is collecting data from the Hampshire community about where these plants are found on campus. The group will then collaborate with Facilities & Grounds to remove them. If you are interested in getting involved, email Isaac Russel at iyr21@hampshire.edu.
Ecosystems have evolved over millennia to form an interwoven community of plants, animals, and fungi. Invasive species disrupt this balance, competing for space, sunlight, and other resources, and resulting in decreased biodiversity. Mapping them is an important first step towards removal, which will allow the ecosystem to begin healing from their impacts. It's important to never try removing an invasive species yourself; when done improperly it can lead to the plant spreading further.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Friends and Family Weekend:
Friends and Family Weekend:
Fall Farm Festival
Fall Farm Festival
Friday, October 18th from 12-6PM at Thorpe House
Join our awesome farm crew for old-fashioned farm fun! There will be wagon ride tours every half hour, a possible bonfire (weather permitting), old time music, cow pie bingo, and more!
Campus Food and Forage Tour
Campus Food and Forage Tour
Friday, October 18th at 1PM, meet outside the R.W. Kern Center
Join Sustainable Hampshire for a walk around campus to visit free food and foraging sites. We'll visit the Community Garden, Greenwich Food Forest, and check out the many apple trees offering delicious local fruit in October.
Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour
Hitchcock Center Living Building Tour
Friday, October 18th from 2-3PM at the Hitchcock Center for the Environment
What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place? Like our R.W. Kern Center, the Hitchcock Center is a Certified Living Building. Join us to explore systems and features of the building and to learn about how the Hitchcock Center was designed to model systems in nature.
Learning Collaborative Events:
Learning Collaborative Events:
Wednesday, October 30th at 4PM in the Main Lecture Hall at Franklin Patterson Hall
During this presentation, University of Missouri alumni and organizers of Concerned Student 1950 will engage scholars in discussions around the impact of student movements through critical analysis of the impact of activism at Missouri’s flagship and beyond, encouraging attendees to recognize how their fight against injustices fits into the larger struggle for liberation.
Press Cider with Local Apples
Press Cider with Local Apples
Friday, October 25th from 1-3PM at the Center for Design
In the face of climate change, finding joy in local, regenerative tree crops is imperative. By learning to process food that is already being produced but is not being consumed (i.e. wild apples and the apples from the defunct orchard on Hampshire campus) we can minimize the strain on the local food systems and connect with the ecosystem that surrounds us. Hampshire Alum Matt Kaminsky (Gnarly Pippins) will give a talk about his work with local wild apples and assist in turning wild apples into delicious apple cider using the cider press built by IACC-211 Farm Tools.
Talk with Dr. Joy Windbourne
Talk with Dr. Joy Windbourne
Friday, October 25th at 5PM at the R.W. Kern Center
In urban areas, green infrastructure is well recognized for the suite of ecosystem services they provide to society. Dr. Joy Windbourne will share findings on the drivers influencing cycling of carbon and water among different urban vegetation types and the implications for leveraging green infrastructure for urban climate adaptation. Additionally, Dr. Joy Windbourne will introduce on-going research examining how urban food forests may uniquely modify urban biogeochemical cycle and advance urban climate resiliency.
Environments and Change Lunch Hour
Environments and Change Lunch Hour
Weekly meetings on Friday at 12PM in the Collaborative Modelling Center on the 3rd floor of the Cole Science Center
This is a space for students, staff, and faculty to present on their current projects, internships, and campus initiatives. This is a great opportunity for students interested in science and it's intersections to see what is going on around campus. Share your work at a future event by signing up here. For more information on this, contact Broden Grimm, bag21@hampshire.edu.
September 2024 Newsletter
September 2024 Newsletter
Spotlight on: Forrest Fleur
Spotlight on: Forrest Fleur
Forrest Fleur (any pronouns) is a Div III student and drag artist who works with themes of environmental justice and queer ecology. Sustainable Hampshire Intern Ash Richardson-White chatted with Forrest about their Div, and how they got started in drag.
"I actually found drag for the first time like right around when I started gardening for the first time. I was really interested in exploring drag and design and performance and activism through that lens and I sat for a while with “What is my perspective? What do I have to say as an artist?” It felt really important to me to perform because I have something to say. And I met with the vision of- what about like a drag artist whose work is inspired by the animate world and is working with themes of environmental justice, building a relationship with nature?"
This excerpt has been lightly edited for clarity & brevity.2024 Climate Action Plan Adopted!
2024 Climate Action Plan Adopted!
At their May 2024 meeting, the Hampshire Board of Trustees voted to endorse the updated climate action plan created by students in Climate Action Unbound. So what's next?
Divisional/departmental Planning Sessions
Divisional/departmental Planning Sessions
Sustainability staff will meet with staff in other departments to go over how they can support and incorporate climate action in their work. This is a first step in empowering staff, faculty, & students to take ownership of the CAP and their role in helping Hampshire achieve our goals. Each group will be supported in making their own climate action goals, based on this Climate Action Plan and the specifics of their own work.
Launch the Environmental Committee
Launch the Environmental Committee
The Environmental Committee oversees the implementation of the Climate Action Plan. Committee members will be Hampshire staff, faculty, and students, who will use their personal experience and knowledge to organize and prioritize the CAP’s goals in a way that addresses injustices and fulfills our climate commitments. In addition, they will provide strategic planning and advising to Sustainable Hampshire.
This semester, the Committee will focus on how to better integrate climate literacy and effective climate action into Hampshire's academic program.
Reignite the Sustainability Revolving Fund (SURF)
Reignite the Sustainability Revolving Fund (SURF)
SURF helps fund projects that help improve energy efficiency and reduce campus emissions. Revolving funds use the savings from previous projects to help fund future projects. In addition, the new SURF will fund innovative proposals that directly address CAP priorities regardless of cost savings or payback time.
If you'd like to chat about the CAP, or any other sustainability-related issues on campus, please reach out!
Waste Management Updates
Waste Management Updates
Have you ever been confused about what goes in the trash, recycling, or compost bins on campus? Us too! Sustainable Hampshire and other dedicated community members have been working since last semester to help make it easier to dispose of waste responsibly:
Student Lousig Morris designed new signage for all waste bins, based on extensive research and conversations with Hampshire’s trash, recycling, and compost contractors. Check out Lousig’s work here.
Sustainable Hampshire interns completed a waste bin audit of several different locations around campus. We looked at the library, FPH, and the RCC, trying to determine what waste management issues each building had. Interns logged the location of every recycling, trash, and compost bin, and talked to building users to determine any changes that might help make recycling easier.
Over the summer, Sara (Sustainability Manager) worked with Steve Duffy and Audra Schwalm in Facilities to map out a Waste Management Improvement Plan, including purchasing new bins and expanding support for composting at select events. This plan is under review by Senior Leadership, and we hope to be able to buy some additional bins soon!
During Orientation week, the Sustainable Hampshire team spent time “trash talking” at the Dining Commons and outdoor events, to help community members learn what to compost, recycle, and throw away on campus. Thanks to everyone for working with us to divert waste from the landfill!
The new signage is going up over the month of September. If you would like a sign for your area, please email Sara at sdraper@hampshire.edu.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 19th
Tour from 4-6PM, meet at Thorpe House; Social hour from 6-7PM
The Hampshire College farm is hosting an event as part of CISA's Climate Change and Farming week in conjunction with the Hampden Hampshire Conservation District. Tour the farm and talk about the ways in which we are trailing projects to build climate resiliency into our day-to-day systems.
Friday, September 20th from 5-7PM at the Hampshire College Art Gallery
By manipulating ‘barrier materials’—including deer and bird netting, fiberglass screens, plastic webbing, and fishing nets—Sarah Stefana Smith explores how boundaries such as race, gender, and sexuality shape and define belonging.
Friday-Saturday, September 20th-21st
FREE! Register here.
Explore how the intersectionality of gender and climate can foster innovative approaches to social change and transformative climate justice
Environments and Change: Climate Activisms: Past & Present, Here & There
Wednesday, October 9th from 4-7:30PM at the R.W. Kern Center Atrium
Presentations and discussions with local speakers to examine the past and present of climate activism. What can action look like? How can we move forward in our current political climate?
Farm Festival (with Campus Food Tour)
Farm Festival (with Campus Food Tour)
Friday, October 18th
Save the date! More information to come.
Learning Collaborative Events: Fall Symposium: Y(our) Piece of the Puzzle: Student Movements Past, Present, and Future
Learning Collaborative Events: Fall Symposium: Y(our) Piece of the Puzzle: Student Movements Past, Present, and Future
Wednesday, October 30th at 4PM at the Franklin Patterson Hall Main Lecture Hall
Let's Connect!
Let's Connect!
This past spring, Sustainable Hampshire launched our official website and Instagram page! These are places that people can go to to learn more about what we do and provide consistent and accurate information about sustainability on campus. This also includes updates on projects, initiatives, sustainability related events, and more, including a monthly newsletter from Sustainable Hampshire starting this September 2024!
Have thoughts or ideas on what you would like to see or learn about from us? Working on an environmentally-related project that you’d like to share with people? Tell us about it by emailing Sara Draper at sdraper@hampshire.edu.
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