HOUGHTON -- Michigan Tech's Students for Environmental Sustainability (SfES) invite the public to attend the Earth Week 2009 activities taking place this week from Tuesday, Mar. 17, through Thursday, Mar. 19.
Here is the schedule of events:
Tangible "How-To": 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 17, Dow Lobby.
Turn your trash into treasure! Make a decorative holder, snow globe or other fun craft from your old glass jars. Basic craft supplies provided include glitter, ribbon, scissors, buttons, paint, markers, feathers and glue. Bring any additional supplies like extra jars, magazine clippings or old fabric to help accessorize your creations.
Film showing: WALL-E: 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 18, Fisher Room 135.
Come and enjoy a free showing of WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) this Wednesday evening. This movie treats viewers to a whimsical view of what the Earth might be like in the future, inundated with garbage. After the movie, an optional discussion on the movie's themes will be led by Dr. Stephen Pluhacek. For more information on WALL-E click here.
Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK): 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 19, MUB Ballroom.
Donny Dowd, Doreen Blaker and Pauline Spruce will give presentations on the traditional views of nature from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. TEK is a particular form of knowledge of the diversity and interactions among plants and animals, landforms, watercourses and other traits of the biophysical environment in a given place typically associated with Native Americans. Dowd will speak on his beliefs as a traditional Native American Medicine Man; Spruce will speak on the importance of water in the Native American community; and Blaker will discuss contemporary Native American environmental issues. The presentations will be followed by a joint question and answer session. This event is sponsored by both SfES and AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society, MTU Chapter).
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