{"id":17809,"date":"2016-04-18T17:40:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T22:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=17809"},"modified":"2016-04-19T09:49:27","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T14:49:27","slug":"earth-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/17809","title":{"rendered":"Earth Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW-Whitewater offers several Earth Week (April 18-22, 2016) events<\/a><\/strong>, including these:<\/p>\n

The documentary This changes everything<\/em><\/strong> will be shown on Mon, Apr 18, from 5-7pm in Summers Auditorium (UC). If you miss it, Andersen Library has the book by Naomi Klein This changes everything: Capitalism vs. the climate<\/em> (2nd-floor New Arrivals Island, HC79.E5 K56 2014).<\/p>\n

\"AI’ve taken a tour of the greenhouse<\/strong>, so I can highly recommend it. The tour is available on Mon, Apr 18, starting at 6pm at the back entrance to Upham Hall, or on Tues, Apr 19, noon-1:30pm meeting at the greenhouse attached to Upham Hall (also included: the campus garden and information for prospective volunteers).<\/p>\n

Teach-in on water resources issues<\/strong>, both global and here in Wisconsin, organized by SAGE (Students Allied for a Green Earth<\/a>) on Tues, Apr 19, from 6-7:30pm in Upham 141.<\/p>\n

The last Contemporary Issues Lecture<\/a><\/strong> will be delivered at 7pm on Wed Apr 20 (Young Auditorium) by Elizabeth Kolbert<\/a><\/strong>, journalist and author of The Sixth Extinction: An unnatural history<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, for which she won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. Andersen Library has a copy of The Sixth Extinction<\/em> (3rd-floor Main Collection, QE721.2.E97 K65 2014), and UWW students and staff may request copies from other UW campus libraries via the free UW Request<\/a> service (requested items arrive in 2-5 weekdays). The title link above will provide a preview via Google Books.<\/p>\n

Fri, Apr 22 (Earth Day) features the opportunity to help plant fruit trees<\/strong> in the campus garden, weather permitting. Meet at the campus garden near the Ambrose Health Center at 10am.<\/p>\n

And much more! Please visit the Earth Week web page for a full listing of events<\/a>. There is a lot to choose from!<\/p>\n

As always, please ask a librarian<\/a> (visit the Reference Desk, call 262.472.1032, or choose to email or chat) for assistance with finding additional materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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