Increasing environmental awareness and encouraging civic involvement...
Mendocino College will host its annual Earth Day event on Thursday, April 22nd. Campus clubs, non-profits, local green businesses and government agencies will have interactive informational displays set up around campus to update us on their green efforts. Students will also be showcasing their environmental research with informative poster displays on such topics as global warming, soil erosion, and organic farming.
This will be an educational, stimulating and fun day for everyone involved! We hope you'll join us!!
Schedule of Speakers & Films
(Note: some films will be shown on April 20 and 21)...
Speakers (All on April 22nd, See website for topics, times and locations):
* John Nickerson - Mendocino College faculty member and local forestry consultant.
* Dennis Slota, Joe Scriven & Becky Kress - Mendocino County Water Agency representatives.
* Anank Nunink Nunkai - from Ecuadorian Amazon, on his people and the threatened rain forest.
* Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro - North Coast California State Assembly representative.
Movies (April 20-22, See website for descriptions, times and locations):
* Fresh - a Northern California Premier!
Thursday, April 22 & Friday, April 23
* The Big Energy Gamble
Tuesday, April 20
* No Impact Man
Wednesday, April 21
At Willits: Food, Inc. at noon in the Public Lab.
Everyone is invited to these free events!
Special thanks to the Mendocino College Foundation and to the Friends of the Mendocino College Library for their generous support.
Want a chance to win $50? See the website, No Drive link, at the bottom of page.
For complete Mendocino College Earth Day 2010 details, see website linked above, or contact Steve Cardimona at 707-468-3219 or Rachel Donham at 707-468-3169.
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