Earth Week 2017 will be held from April 17th – April 24th.
Earth Week is organized by the Earth Week Planning Committee, consisting of representatives from the Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC) and Environmental & Sustainability Student Organizations, as well as support from campus and community partners.
The Earth Week Planning Committee works to ensure all events and programs represent the sustainability community’s understanding of diversity and inclusivity: race, ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, marital status, language, and physical appearance.
If you need any form of accommodations to fully participate in the events as described, please contact serc@berkeley.edu.
**More information will be added to the calendar of events below as it becomes available.
Wednesday (before Earth Week), April 12, 2017
- Belo Monte: After the Flood
- 5 pm – 8 pm
- 2040 VLSB
- Film screening and panel discussion with Kate Horner of International Rivers and Roberta Giordano of Amazon Watch
- Sponsored by Berkeley Water Group (BWG), Amazon Watch, International Rivers, & Friends of the River at UC Berkeley (FOR@B)
Sunday, April 16, 2017
- Free Easter Brunch at SOGA
- 10 pm – 1 pm
- Student Organic Garden @ the intersection of Oxford & Virginia
- Come learn about food security from Carolyn Hsieh, a coordinator at the Berkeley Food Pantry, and then help to prepare and serve brunch
- Sponsored by the Student Organic Gardening Association (SOGA) and the UC Berkeley Food Pantry
Monday, April 17, 2017
- Global Environmental Theme House Community Event
- 10 am – 1 pm
- Sproul Plaza
- Learn about GETH, sustainability, and participate in four fun activities – a photo campaign, make-your-own trail mix, sticker decorating, and fishbowl toss – and win a free succulent!
- Sponsored by the Global Environmental Theme House
- Earth Week: Day of Activism
- 11 am – 3 pm
- Lower Sproul Plaza
- Stand up for the environment; call & write letters to your representatives! There will be food, fun, & an interactive art piece
- Planned by Colette Cosyn & Alice Kane
- Sign up to participate here
- Last Call at the Oasis
- 6 pm – 9 pm
- 250 Goldman School of Public Policy
- Screening of a 2011 documentary on the world’s water crises to increase awareness of water use and conservation. Dinner will be provided
- Sponsored by GSPP Water Group, Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (BERC) & Berkeley Water Group (BWG)
- RSVP here (free)
- Becoming an Environmental Professional
- 7 pm – 9 pm
- 140 Barrows
- Career Panel to navigate getting jobs in environmentally-related fields
- Sponsored by the Association of Environmental Professionals
- Late Night at the Pantry
- 10:30 pm – 12 am
- Room 68 in the basement of MLK Student Union
- Donated food buffet
- Sponsored by the UCB Food Pantry
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
- Strawberry Creek Tour & Restoration Project
- 12 pm – 2:30 pm
- Meet at Faculty Glade by 12 pm
- A tour around Strawberry Creek followed by a restoration planting activity
- Sponsored by Berkeley Water Group (BWG), Friends of the River at UC Berkeley (FOR@B), & UC Berkeley Office of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS)
- Privilege Workshop for White Environmentalists
- 6 pm – 8 pm
- 60 Evans
- Panel to talk about how to navigate white privilege in the environmental movement
- Sponsored by the Students of Color Environmental Collective (SCEC)
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
- DeCadence A cappella Concert
- 12 pm – 1 pm
- Sather Gate
- Join DeCadence for an Earth Week – themed performance outdoors!
- Sponsored by DeCadence A Cappella
- Meal Point Donations for the Food Pantry
- 12 pm – 4 pm
- Bear Market & Golden Bear Cafe (GBC)
- Donate your extra meal points to the food pantry from now until the end of the semester!
- Sponsored by Cal Dining Sustainability Team & Cal Dining
- Sign up to volunteer here!
- Solar and Rainwater Storage Tour
- 1 pm – 4 pm; a tour begins at every hour
- Meet at the 2nd floor of MLK Student Union
- Come out for a tour of sustainable infrastructure at MLK & Eshleman
- Sponsored by the Office of Sustainability and Energy, Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW), & MLK Facilities
- RSVP here (free)
- Foodscape Map Launch
- 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- Stephens Lounge, MLK Student Union
- Poster session to learn about the BFI Foodscape map, a multi-dimensional map provides a snapshot of all food-related initiatives on campus
- Sponsored by Berkeley Food Institute (BFI)
- Water Activism & Water as a Human Right
- 5 pm – 7 pm
- 39 Evans
- Activist Augie White speakers on his work in Standing Rock to set the stage for a larger discussion of contemporary water issues
- Sponsored by Friends of the River at UC Berkeley (FOR@B) & Berkeley Water Group (BWG)
- Engineering for Social Impact & Sustainability
- 5:30 pm – 7 pm
- Gold Room, Career Center @ 2440 Bancroft Way
- Understand what it’s like to work in the sustainability field and network with professionals in academia and industry
- Sponsored by Residential Sustainability Program (RSP) & Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)
- Register here (free)
- Clean Plate Promo
- 5 pm – 9 pm
- Crossroads
- Eat all your food during dinner and Cal Dining will donate to a local environmental justice organization
- Sponsored by Cal Dining Sustainability Team & Cal Dining
- The Bright Future of Energy with Professor Catherine Wolfram
- 7 pm – 8pm
- 385 LeConte
- Talk with Professor Wolfram from Haas to talk to us about her view on the future of energy
- Sponsored by the ASUC Sustainability Team Energy Group
- Sustainable Fashion Career Roundtable
- 7 pm – 8:30 pm
- Stephens Room in MLK
- Sponsored by Fashion and Student Trends (FAST)
Thursday, April 20, 2017
- Clark Kerr Garden Tour & Planting Workshop
- 10 am – 12 pm
- Meet at 9:30 am at Caffe Strada (2300 College Ave.), leaving for Clark Kerr at 9:45 am
- Sponsored by Cal Dining Sustainability Team
- RSVP here! (free)
- Personal Activism for a Threatened Planet with Scott Briscoe
- 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
- Wells Fargo Room (Cheit Hall Room 420), Haas School of Business
- Talk with Scott Briscoe, member of the first African American team to climb Denali
- Sponsored by The Worn Wear Tour at UCB
- Register here (free)
- CACS Sustainability Summit
- 3 pm – 4:30 pm
- Crossroads Dining Commons
- Poster session and tabling
- Sponsored by Cal Dining & the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS)
- Sign up to table here!
- Albright Lecture: Activism in Business
- 4:30 pm
- Krutch Theater, Clark Kerr Campus, doors open at 4 pm
- Rose Marcario, President and CEO of Patagonia, sits down with Robert Strand to discuss the role of progressive business leaders in the current era
- Sponsored by the Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) & Berkeley-Haas Center for Responsible Business
- Seats limited, first come first served (free)
- Earth Day Dinner
- 5 pm – 9 pm
- All on-campus dining halls: Crossroads, Cafe 3, Foothill, Clark Kerr
- Special Earth-Week themed dinner event
- Sponsored by Cal Dining Sustainability Team & Cal Dining
- Merchants of Doubt
- 7 pm – 9 pm
- 215 Dwinelle Hall
- Screening of a documentary about misinformation campaigns and climate denial
- Sponsored by the Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC) Blog
- Crafter Dark
- 8 pm- 10 pm
- MLK Student Union
- Arts & crafts workshop
- Sponsored by Berkeley Art Studio, One Side Clean (OSC), & ReUSE
Friday, April 21, 2017
- Patagonia Case Competition
- 9 am – 5pm
- Wells Fargo Room C420, Haas School of Business
- Sponsored by Berkeley-Haas Center for Responsible Business
- Register here (free)
- Worn Wear Repairs & Used Patagonia Clothing Sales
- 10 am – 5pm
- In front of the UCB Rec Sports Facility
- Sponsored by The Worn Wear Tour at UCB
- Brown’s Gone Wild
- 11 am – 1 pm sampling
- Brown’s California Cafe
- Brown’s will be incorporating wild edible greens into their salads and other dishes throughout the day
- Sponsored by Cal Dining Sustainability Team & Cal Dining
- Poster-Making for March for Science
- 11 am – 2 pm
- Sproul Plaza
- Sponsored by University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE)
- A Responsible Business Approach: Discussion with Worn Wear & Bureo
- 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
- Cheit Hall Room 135, Haas School of Business
- Talk with Nellie Cohen of Patagonia’s Worn Wear program and David Stover of Bureo Inc.
- Sponsored by The Worn Wear Tour at UCB
- Register here (free)
- East Bay Climate Action Expo
- 6 pm – 10 pm
- David Brower Center
- Tabling and film screening of Leonardo DiCaprio’s climate change documentary, Before the Flood
- Sponsored by the Berkeley Ecology Center
- Sign up for free tickets here
Saturday, April 22, 2016
- Science Talk at Cal – Communicate for Change
- 9 am – 4:30 pm
- Blum Center
- Conference on communicating science effectively, featuring speakers specializing in fields of food, water, & climate change.
- Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarships (OURS)
- Register here
- Oxford Tract Garden Party
- 10 am – 2 pm
- Oxford Tract
- A day of tours, garden workshops, crafts, food, and music!
- Sponsored by the Student Organic Gardening Association (SOGA)
- Sign up to volunteer here
- March for Science at San Francisco
- 11 am – 3 pm
- Meet at Downtown Berkeley BART
- Direct action
- Sponsored by the Society of Women in Physical Sciences (SWPS), Society of Physics Students (SPS), ASUC Sustainability Team (STeam), & University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE)
- Stand Up for Science
- 12 pm – 12:30 pm
- Memorial Glade
- Join us for a non-partisan rally to hear from inspiring champions of science in celebration and in defense of what science brings to our society
- Adopt a Succulent
- 1 pm – 3 pm
- Unit 2 Courtyard
- Make a stop on your Cal Day campus exploration and come repot your own FREE succulent, learn about sustainability initiatives on campus, and get some tips for move-out later this spring
- Sponsored by Residential Sustainability Program (RSP)
Sunday, April 23, 2017
- Earth Day Celebration & Harvest Festival
- 10 am – 5 pm
- UC Gill Tract Community Farm – located at the intersection of San Pablo Ave. & Buchanan St., Albany, CA
- Harvest day & live music!
- Sponsored by the UC Gill Tract Community Farm
- Post-Cal Day Clean Up
- 11 am – 12:30 pm
- Meet at the Channing & Piedmont roundabout
- Volunteer to clean up the community after Cal Day’s festivities.
- Sponsored by Greening the Greeks
- UC Jazz Performance
- 12 pm – 1 pm
- MLK Student Union
- End your Earth Week with a jazz concert.
- Sponsored by UC Jazz
- Words of the Watershed Workshop
- 12 pm – 2:30 pm
- Student Organic Garden @ the intersection of Oxford & Virginia
- Poetry-writing workshop and open mic
- Sponsored by Student Organic Garden Association (SOGA) & Words of the Watershed
Monday, April 24, 2017
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- 10 am – 3 pm
- Haas Courtyard
- Come by this tabling event to learn about the Zero-Waste Certification initiative for Berkeley’s newest academic building, Chou Hall, and participate in interactive games with a chance to win free reusable items!
- Sponsored by the Haas Zero Waste Team and Green Team
- LEED Green Associate Training
- 6 pm – 10pm
- 209 Dwinelle
- Become LEED Accredited! LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is simply a green-rating point system to certify a building’s sustainability.
- Register here ($300, $200 for full-time students)
- SERC will sponsor any UC Berkeley students’ exam fees (after they have taken the course). For more information, please email Sharon at sdara@berkeley.edu
- Theater of Life
- 7 pm – 9 pm
- David Brower Center
- Screening of a new documentary telling the story of a Milan soup kitchen that feeds the homeless and refugees
- Sponsored by the San Francisco Green Film Festival (SFGFF)
- Register here ($15)
Thanks to: Michelaina Johnson, Dakota Goodman, Adeline Wong, Emily Denny, Colette Cosyn, Vania Fong, Ryan Romero, Jesica Sutandi, Angela White, Kelly D’Ambrogia, Madeleine Weiser, Paul Brooks, Katherine Latimer, Ariel Berson, Alice Kane, Paige Griggs, Sylvia Targ, Eva Malis, Ansel Deng, and Allie Lalor