Events
Sustainability events are happening year-round at UofL! Don't miss out!
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| July 23, 2019 |  Film Screening: A DestructionTuesday, July 23rd, 8pm, Speed Cinema Urooj Yazdani, MD, MEd, a resident in the Department of Psychiatry, brings her research on the socioeconomic circumstances that prevent women from attaining higher education in the developing world to a new film, A Destruction. Yazdani is the director and producer of the movie which tells the story of an 11-year-old girl, Humera, from a remote village off the coast of Karachi, Pakistan, who hopes to become a doctor against all odds. When the only school in her community comes under threat of closure, Humera faces intense pressure to forego her education in exchange for an arranged marriage. A Destruction follows the girl’s life and the critical juncture of a difficult decision. Developed as part of the Tribeca Film Institute, the film will be shown as part of the Flyover Film Festival at the Speed Cinema, followed by Q&A with Yazdani and cinematographer Omar Nabulsi. |
| Every Sunday |  UofL Community Composting Volunteer DayEvery Sunday, Noon-2pm 250 E. Bloom St. (one block north of Cardinal Blvd. between Brook & Floyd Streets - map here) Come help us turn “trash” into treasure as we manage UofL’s volunteer-powered community composting operation. Dress to get dirty. Tools provided. Learn about worm composting and becoming a UofL EcoRep! All participants will be welcome to haul back home some rich UofL compost for their own gardening projects in whatever containers/vehicles they bring. This is a weekly service opportunity throughout the year. Contact: Brian Barnes, 502-338-1338. |
| May 16 - Oct. 31, 2019 |  Gray Street Farmers’ MarketThursdays, 10:30am‒1:30pm (May 16 to Oct. 31, 2019) Health Sciences Center, 400 E. Gray St. With 11 unique local vendors, you'll find the finest in farm-fresh local products, including fruits, vegetables, pasture-raised meat & eggs, popcorn, honey & syrup, jams, granola, bread & baked goods, flowers, plants, prepared lunches, food trucks, and more. Cash, debit cards, SNAP benefits, and Senior Vouchers accepted! Open weekly rain or shine. Watch Vendor Spotlights and our 20/20 Talks on food and sustainability at the GSFM YouTube Channel! Access our collection of delicious recipes for local products. Join our listserv and receive our weekly newsletter by sending an email to listserv@listserv.louisville.edu with the message “SUBSCRIBE GSFM (First_Name Last_Name)”. More info: GSFM website, contact Market Manager, Sara Frazier at farmersmarket@louisville.edu or 502-852-6655, or follow on  . |
| Fridays through Aug. 16, 2019 |  Garden Commons Summer WorkdaysFridays, 12pm-1pm, Garden Commons at the Cultural Center Join us in UofL's organic garden for our group workdays! Learn (by doing) how to grow hyper-local, super-delicious vegetables, herbs, and fruits! Anyone can work in the garden any time, but we'll gather together every Friday throughout the summer (May 10 - Aug. 16) at noon to weed, water, and plant. No prior experience necessary. Tools & gloves provided. The Garden Commons is open to participation any time from students, staff, faculty, and community members. Everyone who comes is welcome to share in the harvest! Connect with us and get all the details on our Facebook Page. |
| Aug. 15-18, 2019 | Sustainability in Welcome Week 2019
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| Aug. 30, 2019 | EcoReps Lunch & Learn: Native Plants Friday, Aug. 30th at Noon, Ekstrom Library room W210 Join us for our monthly EcoReps Lunch & Learn workshop featuring a free vegetarian lunch and locals making a difference in sustainability! Our guest speaker to kick off the new year will be UofL Biology Professor Emeritus, Margaret Carreiro, who is an expert on native plants and the role they play in supporting pollinators and the entire web of life that we all depend on. The Sustainability Council’s EcoRep  s program is designed to move students, faculty & staff beyond talk to action for a more sustainable UofL! We provide basic training & resources, service opportunities, and leadership positions as a point-person & peer-to-peer advocate for sustainability. This fall, we continue our series of in-person workshops each month on last Fridays at noon in Ekstrom Library room W210. Join us for lunch and bring your reusable plate, utensils, and cup to minimize waste! All are welcome. More info on EcoReps website. |
| Sept. 6, 2019 | Sustainability Roundtable Friday, Sept. 6th, 11am-noon, Urban Studies Room 200 (426 W Bloom St) Please join us for UofL's Sustainability Roundtable on the first Friday of every month September-April at 11am. The format is a 30-40 minute presentation from a variety of speakers throughout the year, followed by 20-30 minute open discussion. Please feel free to bring your lunch! Anyone with an interest in sustainability can give talks at the speaker series and participate in the audience, including faculty, staff, students, practitioners, teachers, government officials, and members of the public. If you would like to give a presentation, or would like to hear a particular speaker, please contact Daniel DeCaro. |
| Sept. 18, 2019 | Belknap Farmers Market: Fall Market Wednesday, Sept. 18th, 11am-2pm, Red Barn plaza The Belknap Campus Farmers' Market returns for one-day only during Fall 2019! Stop by for farm-fresh local products, including produce, eggs, breads, honey, sweets, beverages, and more. Full details TBA. |
| Sept. 27, 2019 | EcoReps Lunch & Learn Friday, Sept. 27th at Noon, Ekstrom Library room W210 Join us for our monthly EcoReps Lunch & Learn workshop featuring a free vegetarian lunch and locals making a difference in sustainability! The Sustainability Council’s EcoRep s program is designed to move students, faculty & staff beyond talk to action for a more sustainable UofL! We provide basic training & resources, service opportunities, and leadership positions as a point-person & peer-to-peer advocate for sustainability. This fall, we continue our series of in-person workshops each month on last Fridays at noon in Ekstrom Library room W210. Join us for lunch and bring your reusable plate, utensils, and cup to minimize waste! All are welcome. More info on EcoReps website. |
| May 1 to Sept. 30, 2019 |  National Bike Challenge!May 1st to September 30th, 2019 Saddle up and ride for team UofL in the 2019 National Bike Challenge! Show your support for a healthy lifestyle and sustainable transportation. Register for the National Bike Challenge and Join Team UofL as an individual to compete against your peers. Your miles and days cycled will qualify employees for great prizes through Get Healthy Now, including the grand prize of a $400 voucher to a local bike shop, co-sponsored by UofL's Sustainability Council! The National Bike Challenge is open to everyone, however the Get Healthy Now competition is restricted to UofL employees, retirees, and their spouses/qualifying adults. Check out our online resources for UofL Bicyclists - with handy maps, videos, and tips for getting around town care-free and car-free! |
| Oct. 4, 2019 | Sustainability Roundtable Friday, Oct. 4th, 11am-noon, Urban Studies Room 200 (426 W Bloom St) Please join us for UofL's Sustainability Roundtable on the first Friday of every month September-April at 11am. The format is a 30-40 minute presentation from a variety of speakers throughout the year, followed by 20-30 minute open discussion. Please feel free to bring your lunch! Anyone with an interest in sustainability can give talks at the speaker series and participate in the audience, including faculty, staff, students, practitioners, teachers, government officials, and members of the public. If you would like to give a presentation, or would like to hear a particular speaker, please contact Daniel DeCaro. |
| Oct. 17-25, 2019 | UofL Sustainability Week - Oct. 17-25, 2019 A full week of events to celebrate, raise awareness, and engage your passions for environmental, social & economic justice! The full schedule is under development, but events will include:
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| Oct. 17, 2019 | Farm-To-Table Dinner & Josh Smith Memorial Sustainability Award Ceremony Thursday, Oct. 17th, 5-8pm, Red Barn Come celebrate the Harvest with a special Farm-To-Table dinner featuring a variety of different dining stations and representatives from local producers. Stations feature local cocktails, cheeses, desserts, meats, and vegetables from local farms.
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| Oct. 23, 2019 | 12th Annual Campus Sustainability Day Fair Wednesday, Oct. 23rd 10am-2pm, Humanities Quad
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| Oct. 24, 2019 | Anote's Ark film screening & lecture by climate chaos impact researcher Mike Roman Thursday, Oct. 24th, 6-9pm, Strickler 101 The Engage. Lead. Serve. Board's Green Initiatives will bring to campus this special screening of the award-winning documentary Anote's Ark, and the man whose dissertation research inspired the film, Mike Roman of the University of Cincinnati. Most people have never heard of Kiribati, Tuvalu, Tokelau, The Marshall Islands or the Maldives; some of the most beautiful nations in the world! However, due to climate change, they are predicted to be some of the first to disappear from this planet within the next few decades. Our speaker, Mike Roman has family and friends in these nations, and to many there, climate change is not a distant future or some academic exercise; it is life and death, here and now. These island nations have already lost countless children and elders to the impacts of climate change, and they experience this every king tide, typhoon, drought, and heat wave. Elders in Kiribati have been warning world leaders about these incidents for nearly 30 years now, and in 2000, Mike picked up the mantel and dedicated his life to educating the world. His work inspired the documentary which will be screened before his lecture and Q&A. Premiering at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, Anote's Ark, focuses on the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati (population: 100,000). It is one of the most remote places on the planet, seemingly far-removed from the pressures of modern life. Yet it is one of the first countries that must confront the main existential dilemma of our time: imminent annihilation from sea-level rise. While Kiribati’s President Anote Tong races to find a way to protect his nation’s people and maintain their dignity, many Kiribati are already seeking safe harbour overseas.Set against the backdrop of international climate and human rights negotiations, Anote’s struggle to save his nation is intertwined with the extraordinary fate of Tiemeri, a young mother of six, who fights to migrate her family to New Zealand. At stake is the survival of Tiemeri’s family, the Kiribati people, and 4,000 years of Kiribati culture. This is a UofL Sustainability Week event! |
| Oct. 25, 2019 | EcoReps Lunch & Learn: Climate Change with Conn Center's Jacek Jasinski Friday, Oct. 25th at Noon, Ekstrom Library room W210 Join us for our monthly EcoReps Lunch & Learn workshop featuring a free vegetarian lunch and locals making a difference in sustainability! For UofL Sustainability week, our guest speaker on the issue of Climate Change will be Jacek Jasinski from UofL's Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research. The Sustainability Council’s EcoRep s program is designed to move students, faculty & staff beyond talk to action for a more sustainable UofL! We provide basic training & resources, service opportunities, and leadership positions as a point-person & peer-to-peer advocate for sustainability. This fall, we continue our series of in-person workshops each month on last Fridays at noon in Ekstrom Library room W210. Join us for lunch and bring your reusable plate, utensils, and cup to minimize waste! All are welcome. More info on EcoReps website. This is a UofL Sustainability Week event! |
| Nov. 1, 2019 | Sustainability Roundtable Friday, Nov. 1st, 11am-noon, Urban Studies Room 200 (426 W Bloom St) Please join us for UofL's Sustainability Roundtable on the first Friday of every month September-April at 11am. The format is a 30-40 minute presentation from a variety of speakers throughout the year, followed by 20-30 minute open discussion. Please feel free to bring your lunch! Anyone with an interest in sustainability can give talks at the speaker series and participate in the audience, including faculty, staff, students, practitioners, teachers, government officials, and members of the public. If you would like to give a presentation, or would like to hear a particular speaker, please contact Daniel DeCaro. |
| Nov. 22, 2019 | EcoReps Lunch & Learn Friday, Nov. 22nd at Noon, Ekstrom Library room W210 Join us for our monthly EcoReps Lunch & Learn workshop featuring a free vegetarian lunch and locals making a difference in sustainability! The Sustainability Council’s EcoRep s program is designed to move students, faculty & staff beyond talk to action for a more sustainable UofL! We provide basic training & resources, service opportunities, and leadership positions as a point-person & peer-to-peer advocate for sustainability. This fall, we continue our series of in-person workshops each month on last Fridays at noon in Ekstrom Library room W210. Join us for lunch and bring your reusable plate, utensils, and cup to minimize waste! All are welcome. More info on EcoReps website. |
Join us for the 12th annual celebration of all things sustainable at UofL and in our community! Learn what campus and community groups are doing to create a sustainable revolution. Sign-up to get involved and leave with some green freebies, great information, and a smile on your face!- What did I miss?! Check out our Past Events log.
- Meeting times for the Sustainability Council and its Committees are available here.
- The Sustainability Council's anchor event each fall is Campus Sustainability Day in mid-October:
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