AU’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking
All the events below are part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org)
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; NO RESERVATION REQUIRED
Potato Heads and Corn Dogs: Keepers of the Crop
Larry Engel, American University
Monday, March 16 at 8:15 pm
Humankind’s survival may rest with the gatherers of the crops, not the hunters of the beasts.
Laughter, Comedy and Environmental Activism
Chris Palmer, American University
Tuesday, March 17 at 7 pm
A film-clip illustrated presentation on how to take advantage of one of the most powerful tools available to us in environmental activism—humor.
Student Environmental Short Film Festival, plus Panel Discussion (co-sponsored by REI)
Hosted by Professors Chris Palmer and Sandy Cannon-Brown
Panel: Charles Dunkerly (National Park Service), Danny Ledonne (CEF and AU), and Jen Shoemaker (National Geographic)
Wednesday, March 18 at 7 pm
See some of the best environmental films being produced by students today.
Bombs in our Backyard (Work in Progress), plus Panel Discussion
Ginny Durrin, Durrin Productions, Inc., plus panel
Thursday, March 19 at 7 pm and again at 8 pm
Toxic chemical weapons secretly buried in the past now haunt residents of a wealthy DC neighborhood.
Renewal
Marty Ostrow, filmmaker
Friday, March 20 at 7 pm
Americans of diverse faiths are standing up for the environment and building a religious-environmental movement. See the first film documenting this new movement.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Ask Obama to Stop Blasting!
The permits have been approved and they are preparing the explosives on mountains across Appalachia.
On February 13th, the courts made a devastating decision for our mountains—The damage will be done by more than 100 permits, covering nearly 100 square miles — and filling 441 valleys. This terrible decision makes it even more urgent that Obama’s administration acts now to end mountaintop removal coal mining. Obama needs to act quickly and place a moratorium on these permits that have been opened up by the court's decision -- before these mountains are destroyed forever.
As you know, mountaintop removal coal mining is one of the most destructive practices in the United States today. Mountains are blasted apart for coal, and the debris is shoved into nearby valleys, burying hundreds of miles of our streams. Mountaintop removal damages homes, poisons water and takes away the mountain heritage that makes Appalachia a national treasure.
We are currently working with Congress at the national level to create a permanent law--The Clean Water Protection Act-- to protect our nation's waterways from mountaintop removal -- but we need immediate action from President Obama in the short term to stop the destruction.
We need your help to put a hold on this national disgrace.
Please tell the Obama Administration to block these new mountaintop removal sites before it's too late. Once our mountains are gone, they are gone forever. President Obama himself has said that "We're tearing up the Appalachian Mountains because of our dependence on fossil fuels."
Please visit http://www.ilovemountains.org/action/epa to tell Obama's administration to act today to end mountaintop removal.
On February 13th, the courts made a devastating decision for our mountains—The damage will be done by more than 100 permits, covering nearly 100 square miles — and filling 441 valleys. This terrible decision makes it even more urgent that Obama’s administration acts now to end mountaintop removal coal mining. Obama needs to act quickly and place a moratorium on these permits that have been opened up by the court's decision -- before these mountains are destroyed forever.
As you know, mountaintop removal coal mining is one of the most destructive practices in the United States today. Mountains are blasted apart for coal, and the debris is shoved into nearby valleys, burying hundreds of miles of our streams. Mountaintop removal damages homes, poisons water and takes away the mountain heritage that makes Appalachia a national treasure.
We are currently working with Congress at the national level to create a permanent law--The Clean Water Protection Act-- to protect our nation's waterways from mountaintop removal -- but we need immediate action from President Obama in the short term to stop the destruction.
We need your help to put a hold on this national disgrace.
Please tell the Obama Administration to block these new mountaintop removal sites before it's too late. Once our mountains are gone, they are gone forever. President Obama himself has said that "We're tearing up the Appalachian Mountains because of our dependence on fossil fuels."
Please visit http://www.ilovemountains.org/action/epa to tell Obama's administration to act today to end mountaintop removal.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Win a trip to Norway: Deadline April, 14, 2009
Essay contest: win a trip to Norway
Fighting climate change is among the top priorities on Norway’s international political agenda. The Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, and the Minister of the Environment and International Development, Mr. Erik Solheim, emphasize that climate change, international development, managing natural resources and security policies are all interrelated and need to be addressed as a whole. The Norwegian Government is also committed to taking immediate action to reduce the extent of climate change, hence the focus on preventing deforestation which is one of the most cost-efficient climate measures.
On this background The Royal Norwegian Embassy invites students at the American University to participate in an essay contest on climate change. Two winners will travel to the Arctic city of Tromsø, Norway, and visit the Norwegian Polar Institute and the University of Tromsø, courtesy of the Royal Norwegian Embassy.
The winners will be announced on an Earth Day Symposium at American University on April 22.
Choose task A or task B:
A. Discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the Arctic region as a result of global climate change
B. Discuss what role the Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative can have in fighting climate change.
Your essay should be approximately 1200 – 1600 words.
Submit your essay via e-mail to tahe@mfa.no (attach essay as word document).
Deadline: April 14, 2009
Useful links:
Norway’s policy on issues related to the High North:
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/campaign/the-high-north.html?id=450629
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/about_mfa/minister-of-foreign-affairs-jonas-gahr-s/Speeches-and-articles.html?id=435039
The Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative:
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/Selected-topics/klima/why-a-climate-and-forest-initiative.html?id=526489
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/About-the-Ministry/minister-of-the-environment-and-developm/Speeches-and-articles.html?id=486350
The Norwegian Polar Institute: http://npweb.npolar.no/english
General information: www.norway.org
The Norwegian Polar Institute:
The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway's key institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the Polar Regions. The Institute supplies advice and expertise to Norwegian authorities, contributing to the best possible administration of Norwegian polar areas.
The Institute dates back to 1906 when the first scientific expedition to Svalbard took place.
The Institute’s activities are concentrated on environmental management needs at both poles. Global climate, long-range transported pollution, the effect of pollutants on the environment, biodiversity and topographical mapping of the regions are all important tasks, as is environmental collaboration in the Barents Region.
Fighting climate change is among the top priorities on Norway’s international political agenda. The Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, and the Minister of the Environment and International Development, Mr. Erik Solheim, emphasize that climate change, international development, managing natural resources and security policies are all interrelated and need to be addressed as a whole. The Norwegian Government is also committed to taking immediate action to reduce the extent of climate change, hence the focus on preventing deforestation which is one of the most cost-efficient climate measures.
On this background The Royal Norwegian Embassy invites students at the American University to participate in an essay contest on climate change. Two winners will travel to the Arctic city of Tromsø, Norway, and visit the Norwegian Polar Institute and the University of Tromsø, courtesy of the Royal Norwegian Embassy.
The winners will be announced on an Earth Day Symposium at American University on April 22.
Choose task A or task B:
A. Discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the Arctic region as a result of global climate change
B. Discuss what role the Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative can have in fighting climate change.
Your essay should be approximately 1200 – 1600 words.
Submit your essay via e-mail to tahe@mfa.no (attach essay as word document).
Deadline: April 14, 2009
Useful links:
Norway’s policy on issues related to the High North:
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/campaign/the-high-north.html?id=450629
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/about_mfa/minister-of-foreign-affairs-jonas-gahr-s/Speeches-and-articles.html?id=435039
The Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative:
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/Selected-topics/klima/why-a-climate-and-forest-initiative.html?id=526489
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/About-the-Ministry/minister-of-the-environment-and-developm/Speeches-and-articles.html?id=486350
The Norwegian Polar Institute: http://npweb.npolar.no/english
General information: www.norway.org
The Norwegian Polar Institute:
The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway's key institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the Polar Regions. The Institute supplies advice and expertise to Norwegian authorities, contributing to the best possible administration of Norwegian polar areas.
The Institute dates back to 1906 when the first scientific expedition to Svalbard took place.
The Institute’s activities are concentrated on environmental management needs at both poles. Global climate, long-range transported pollution, the effect of pollutants on the environment, biodiversity and topographical mapping of the regions are all important tasks, as is environmental collaboration in the Barents Region.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Social Justice Jobs: March 5, 2009
Social Justice Jobs in Community Organizing Available to American graduating students and alums!
Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will be on the American University campus on Thursday March 5 @ 5:00pm in the MGC Room 203/205 to discuss careers in the field of community organizing, and to schedule interviews with students interested in empowering their communities and working for social change.
DART is now accepting applications for the 2009 DART Organizers Institute, the paid, four-month field school for people interested in launching a career in community organizing. Participants will undergo a combined classroom and field training covering such topics as:
• Entering a community
• Identifying and training local leaders
• Strategic planning and issue cutting
• Relationship and community building
• Direct Action on community issues
• Fundraising
The DART Center, has built coalitions throughout the country that have won important victories on a broad set of justice issues including:
• Education reform in low-performing public schools
• Job Training
• Drugs and Violence
• Criminal Recidivism
• Living Wage
• Neighborhood Revitalization
• Predatory Lending
• Affordable Housing, etc.
The DART Organizers Institute combines a 7-day classroom orientation with 15 weeks of infield training at a DART host organization. This is a paid training program that includes: a $7,000 living stipend, transportation to the classroom orientation and host city, and mileage reimbursement during the infield training. Room, board, and tuition will also be paid by DART during the 7-day classroom training. After successful completion of the program, DART will work to place graduates into permanent full time salaried positions ranging from ($27-30,000/year for Associate Organizers and $30-34,000 for Lead Organizers).
Graduates from the four month DART Organizers Institute have gone onto accept Executive Director and Associate Community Organizing positions throughout the country.
The 7-day classroom orientation and 15 week infield training starts July 12, 2009 and runs through November 7, 2009. Training locations will include placements in several states around the country.
Although it may be helpful, no direct experience is necessary. Organizer Trainees (OTs) hired to participate in the DART Organizers Institute must demonstrate a desire to pursue community organizing as a long-term professional career. A master's degree or similar life experience is preferred though unnecessary. Candidates must have a college degree or be graduating prior to June 1, 2009. Also, candidates must display a workmanlike diligence, be driven to produce sustained results, have proven capacity to build relationships of trust, create and execute a plan, act professionally, feel comfortable working with religious institutions, be accountable and willing to hold others accountable, demonstrate disciplined thought and action, and work in a team setting. OTs must also have access to a car during their training and be flexible regarding relocation. Fluency in Spanish/English is a plus and people of color are encouraged to apply.
To find out more about DART or to apply, we encourage you to send your resume to: Sunil Joy, DART Network, 820 New York Street Lawrence, KS 66044 or by email: sunil@thedartcenter.org. If you have any questions, please call: (785) 841-2680. Also, you can download applications or view profiles from previous OTs at the DART website: www.thedartcenter.org.
Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will be on the American University campus on Thursday March 5 @ 5:00pm in the MGC Room 203/205 to discuss careers in the field of community organizing, and to schedule interviews with students interested in empowering their communities and working for social change.
DART is now accepting applications for the 2009 DART Organizers Institute, the paid, four-month field school for people interested in launching a career in community organizing. Participants will undergo a combined classroom and field training covering such topics as:
• Entering a community
• Identifying and training local leaders
• Strategic planning and issue cutting
• Relationship and community building
• Direct Action on community issues
• Fundraising
The DART Center, has built coalitions throughout the country that have won important victories on a broad set of justice issues including:
• Education reform in low-performing public schools
• Job Training
• Drugs and Violence
• Criminal Recidivism
• Living Wage
• Neighborhood Revitalization
• Predatory Lending
• Affordable Housing, etc.
The DART Organizers Institute combines a 7-day classroom orientation with 15 weeks of infield training at a DART host organization. This is a paid training program that includes: a $7,000 living stipend, transportation to the classroom orientation and host city, and mileage reimbursement during the infield training. Room, board, and tuition will also be paid by DART during the 7-day classroom training. After successful completion of the program, DART will work to place graduates into permanent full time salaried positions ranging from ($27-30,000/year for Associate Organizers and $30-34,000 for Lead Organizers).
Graduates from the four month DART Organizers Institute have gone onto accept Executive Director and Associate Community Organizing positions throughout the country.
The 7-day classroom orientation and 15 week infield training starts July 12, 2009 and runs through November 7, 2009. Training locations will include placements in several states around the country.
Although it may be helpful, no direct experience is necessary. Organizer Trainees (OTs) hired to participate in the DART Organizers Institute must demonstrate a desire to pursue community organizing as a long-term professional career. A master's degree or similar life experience is preferred though unnecessary. Candidates must have a college degree or be graduating prior to June 1, 2009. Also, candidates must display a workmanlike diligence, be driven to produce sustained results, have proven capacity to build relationships of trust, create and execute a plan, act professionally, feel comfortable working with religious institutions, be accountable and willing to hold others accountable, demonstrate disciplined thought and action, and work in a team setting. OTs must also have access to a car during their training and be flexible regarding relocation. Fluency in Spanish/English is a plus and people of color are encouraged to apply.
To find out more about DART or to apply, we encourage you to send your resume to: Sunil Joy, DART Network, 820 New York Street Lawrence, KS 66044 or by email: sunil@thedartcenter.org. If you have any questions, please call: (785) 841-2680. Also, you can download applications or view profiles from previous OTs at the DART website: www.thedartcenter.org.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Summer Sustainability Institute
UC-Santa Cruz is pleased to announce the first Summer Sustainability Institute, designed for undergraduates interested in learning more and bringing that knowledge back to their campuses.
You can find more information at: http://summer.ucsc.edu/sustainability
You can find more information at: http://summer.ucsc.edu/sustainability
Scholarship Opportunity for Immigrant Students: Deadline March 27, 2009
New scholarship opportunity for immigrant students in the capital region. This listserve has been an advocate for the underserved and I am asking for your support.
This spring, the Esperanza Education Fund will award: (1) $5,000 two-year scholarships and $10,000 four-year scholarships (2) to immigrant students in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, (3) to attend public colleges and universities, (4)
regardless of ethnicity, national origin, or immigration status.
Application materials and information are attached to this email and also available online at http://www.esperanzafund.org/apply.htm.
Applications are due March 27, 2009, and awards will be announced April 27, 2009.
This spring, the Esperanza Education Fund will award: (1) $5,000 two-year scholarships and $10,000 four-year scholarships (2) to immigrant students in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, (3) to attend public colleges and universities, (4)
regardless of ethnicity, national origin, or immigration status.
Application materials and information are attached to this email and also available online at http://www.esperanzafund.org/apply.htm.
Applications are due March 27, 2009, and awards will be announced April 27, 2009.
Position for Graduate Student Interested in Climate Change: Deadline March 31, 2009
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has funding to support a graduate student, preferably at the doctoral level interested in advancing knowledge and practice of climate change pedagogy at institutions of higher education. The student will develop a research agenda focused around climate curriculum trends and practices, measures of student learning, design of educational tools and modules, and opportunities for integration across curricula. The student will also be involved in developing and running a Climate Change Curriculum Conference at UNLV during the summer of 2010. The stipend will be $20,000 per year ($18,000 if a MS student). Please contact David M. Hassenzahl, Chair of the UNLV Department of Environmental Studies, at david.hassenzahl@unlv.edu for more information. Ideally, the student will have submitted all application materials to the Environmental Science graduate program no later than March 31, 2009. Students already in good standing with the UNLV Graduate College are also eligible.
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