Classes and Events

Intro to Philosophy

Location: Zoom

Professor: Janet Folina

Time: 3/29, 1:20 - 2:50

Topic: Ethics and climate change

US City & Metro Politics

Location: CARN 06A

Professor: Lesley Lavery

Time: 3/30, 9:40 - 10:40

Topic: Strategies for resilient cities

Surface and Groundwater Hydrology

Location: Zoom

Professor: Kelly MacGregor

Time: 3/30, 9:40 - 10:40

Topic: Visiting speaker Lucy Andrews

Geocinema

Location: ORLI 100

Professor: Kelly MacGregor

Time: 3/30, 10:50 - 11:50

Topic: Glacier change

Environmental Politics and Policy

Location: THEA 204

Professor: Roopali Phadke

Time: 3/31, 1:20 - 2:50

Topic: What we can learn from the Montreal Protocol for Climate Policy

City Life

Location: CARN 105

Professor: Dan Trudeau

Time: 3/31, 1:20 - 2:50

Topic: Climate justice and environmental gentrification

Psychology of/and Disability

Location: OLRI 300

Professor: Joan Ostrove

Time: 3/31, 3:00-4:30

Topic: Disability/Justice and Climate/Justice

Digital Cultural Heritage

Professor: Aisling Quigley

Topic this week: The digital carbon footprint and role of museums in conversations about climate justice

Environmental Leadership Practicum

Professor: Roopali Phadke

Environmental Studies Leadership Seminar

Professor: Roopali Phadke

US Urban Environment History

Professor: Chris Wells

Topic this week: Energy development/mining in the Navajo Nation, with a heavy emphasis on environmental inequality

Global Climate Politics

Professor: Sylvia Cifuentes

Population 8 Billion: Global Population Issues and Trends

Professor: Holly Barcus

Global Environmental Justice

Professor: Sylvia Cifuentes

The End of Nature: Culture and Catastrophe

Professor: Michael Powers

Studies in Literature and the Natural World

Professor: Amy Elkins

Sustainable Cities: Urban Environmental Science

Professor: Anika Bratt

Imperial Nature: The United States and the Global Environment

Professor: Chris Wells

Comparative Environment and Development Studies

Professor: William Moseley

Seminar in Wildlife Disease Ecology

Professor: Strota Chakrabarti

Comparative Environment & Development Studies

Professor: Bill Moseley

Topic this week: Agrobiodiversity and resilience

Sunday, March 27

Getting involved in Climate Justice Activism

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Davis Court (Markim Hall)

Q&A with Sasha Lewis-Norelle, class of 2021, about opportunities for climate justice activism.

There's a place for everyone in the climate justice movement. We all have skills we can bring; it's not just about attending protests or lobbying your legislators. People can show up and contribute in many ways - creating social media content, making art, writing op/eds, supporting other activists through mutual aid, etc. Come join in conversation with Sasha to hear his journey as an activist at Macalester and in the Twin Cities and beyond (and grab a slice of pizza to go as you’re leaving!).

Sponsored by the Sustainability Office

Monday, March 28

Exploring and Expressing Climate Grief and Climate Anxiety

Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Location: Sustainability Office (1657 Lincoln)

Thinking about climate change can be heartbreaking and scary. It's important to recognize that climate grief and climate anxiety are real, that you're not alone in feeling overwhelmed or upset, and that talking about and expressing those emotions can be a healing process that will allow you to think and stay hopeful about the work ahead. Join Director of Sustainability Christie Manning (co-author of Mental Health and our Changing Climate), Director of Counseling Liz Schneider-Bateman, and Psychology Professor and Director of the Serie Center for Scholarship and Teaching Joan Ostrove for a chance to learn about and process climate grief and climate anxiety.

Tuesday, March 29

Thus Spoke the Sea

Film screening and Q & A with award-winning Haitian filmmaker Arnold Antonin

Time: 4:45-6:15 p.m.

Location: Zoom (click to join event)

"The Haitian Sea, as you’ve never seen or heard it before. In this documentary, the Sea tells its story with the Haitian people. Wave after wave, the Sea showcases its riches, reveals its mysteries, and raises the alarm. From the excessive use of its resources to the consequences of climate change and pollution, the Sea tells its own adventures through its different shades of blue. The Sea gives a frank and candid depiction of the challenges and opportunities to seize before it’s too late. Voodoo priestesses, fishermen, merchants, entrepreneurs, urban planners, historians, biologists, climate experts – as the children of Haiti, stand together with their Sea. They also voice its tale. This film is an invitation to travel, discover, and also to raise awareness. Haiti’s fate will be linked to the coasts, or not at all" (https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/virtual-cine-environment-house-wednesdays-for-the-planet-thus-spoke-the-sea/)

Sponsored by the Department of French and Francophone Studies

Environmental Justice in Imníżaska: A presentation and discussion with Keeli Siyaka of Lower Phalen Creek Project

Time: 3/29, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Location: Davis Court

This BIPOC EJ gathering will include a presentation and conversation with Keeli Siyaka of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, an Indigenous-run environmental justice group that has been working in East Side St. Paul since 1997. Their work involves re-wilding land destroyed by industrialization and settler colonialism as well as educating the greater community on the land we inhabit, its significance, and its history. Keeli will discuss how she uses an Indigenous perspective in her environmental justice/education work and ways to maintain relationships with the land, even after it has been changed.

Sponsored by the BIPOC Environmental Justice Coalition

Wednesday, March 30

Climate Comedy

Time: 12:00 - 12:30 p.m.

Location: Harmon Room in the Dewitt Wallace Library

We will screen winners of the Comedy for Climate Change Competition.

Sponsored by the Department of Environmental Studies

WMCN Radio Show

Time: 12:00 - 1 p.m.

Tune in to 91.7 FM or stream at wmcn.fm for this week's "muse-o-rama," which will feature a playlist built around the theme of climate justice.

Make a Seeded Book for Environmental Action with Professor Tia-Simone Gardner

Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Location: Idea Lab

In this workshop, participants will learn how to make a seeded book, a kind of journal which they will continue to add to beyond this teach-in. Drawing on the work of book artist Ellen Sheffield, we will approach the book as a visual vehicle for environmental action. As a small and shareable object, the book allows us to both develop our ideas and think about how we might transfer our knowledge to others. The seeded books we will make together are places that we can use to contemplate the work of others, understand what our work we must ask of ourselves for a more just world, and to inspire others to do this work with us.

To participate in this workshop, please bring at least 10 images, they may be a range of sizes but shouldn’t exceed an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper. You should also bring a piece of writing about an environmental issue that interests you. All other materials for this workshop will be provided by the Idea Lab.

Faculty Panel on Climate/Justice

4:45 - 6:00 p.m.

Location: Zoom (registration link)

Panelists: Roopali Phadke (Environmental Studies; moderator), Louisa Bradtmiller (Environmental Studies), Silvia Cifuentes (Environmental Studies), Jim Dawes (English), Sonia Mehta (Educational Studies) (more information about the panel is available on the faculty panel page of this site)

Thursday, March 31

Walking Tour of Wikantipi

Time: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Location: [meeting place TBD]

Walking tour 1 hour - 1 hour. 30 min

Max of 20 students

Sponsored by the BIPOC Environmental Justice Coalition