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Earth Week 2011: 25th Anniversary of Chernobyl- Event April 28
Apr. 06, 2011
Sustainability Across Disciplines, Campus, and the World
the Center for German and European Studies at Brandeis University (CGES)
invites you to attend:
Thursday, April 28, 2011
3:30pm
Shapiro Admissions Center Presentation Room
Brandeis Campus
with Dr.Roland Schindler, Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems
and Dr. Harry Lehmann, Chairman of the Environmental Strategies Division of the Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt), Germany, among others.
25 years after the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant on April 26, 1986 in the Northern Ukraine (then still part of the Soviet Union), and only weeks after Japanese authorities concluded that the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant must also be considered a nuclear disaster of the highest possible order, experts gather at Brandeis to discuss the lessons to be learned from these events and whether the world's continuously growing energy needs can be met with safe, renewable alternatives.
This event is organized in cooperation with the Goethe Institute Boston.
Please visit http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/
for three related film screenings at the Goethe Institute on April 29, May 2, and May 26 at 7pm respectively.
Philosophy, Ethics, and Art: Sustainability Across Disciplines
12pm- 1pm, SCC
Join Professors Peter Kalb- Art History, and Kate Moran- Philosophy, and Marci McPhee- Ethics, and Sabine von Mering- German and European Studies for their take on Environmental Sustainability
Earth Day Fair
12pm-2pm, SCC
Local & Sustainable Food & Fun activities from: Students for Environmental Action, HellerSAVE, Eco-Reps, Brandeis Sustainability Fund, Experiential Learning, DeisBikes, and Warner Farm.
Co-Sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies.
SEA Coffeehouse
9pm-12pm in Chum's
Students for Environmental Action's semester coffeehouse featuring Bad Grammar, Rather Be Giraffes, Voices of Soul, and others!
More Events:
SUNDAY APRIL 10
Cut Carbon in Waltham 1
11am-3pm, Meet 10:30 by Gosman
Weatherize a home in Waltham to help save energy and money with SEA, Waltham Group, and NCV. More Info.
From Red to Green: China
7pm-9pm, International Business School Lee Hall
The Intersection of Business and Environment in China with visiting Chinese entrepreneurs
MONDAY APRIL 11
Help the Garden Grow!
10am-3pm in the Patchwork Garden by Massell Quad
Meet NaturaLiving Club at the garden with hands on planting and building.
TUESDAY APRIL 12
Cut Carbon in Waltham 2
4PM- 7PM, Meeting Location TBD
We need volunteers to help inform Waltham residents about free home energy assessments!
WEDNESDAY APRIL 13
The Climate Fix
5pm-6pm, Heller Schneider G3
Prof. Roger Pielke Jr. speaks about " What Scientists and Politicians Won't Tell You About Global Warming"
APRIL 15-17 Powershift Conference in DC.
Panel Discussion with the Center for German and European Studies
Earth Week Flyer (PDF)