Wednesday, February 7, 2018

TODAY: Films on Indigenous Resistance Against Fossil Fuels

The 6th Environmental Documentary Series is showing Water Warriors (22 min) and Standing Rock - Take me to the river (29 min). I was given permission by the film makers to show these not publicly available short films, which are currently screened at many film festivals. The topics are Indigenous resistance against fossil fuels, climate change, and pollution. Location: Siena Heights University, Adrian Campus, Science Building, Room 131. Today, Wednesday, 7 PM. Links: http://www.storyline.media/waterwarriors/

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Climate Action live stream with Bernie Sanders and Bill McKibben tomorrow January 31st

Climate Action live stream with Bernie Sanders and Bill McKibben on January 31st will start at 7:30 PM also in SCI 131. The event is free and open to everybody.
Join us on Jan 31st for a Fossil Free Fast: The Climate Resistance Live Event. Movement leaders including Senator Bernie Sanders, Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement, Rev. Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus, Jessica Lorena Rangel of Houston Eyes of a Dreamer, Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org, and many more will deliver the state of our climate movement. Meet others in your community who want to organize to build local power and take climate action. Working together, we will end the use of fossil fuels and transition our world to 100% renewable energy for all. Find out what you can do in your city or town to begin to build the Fossil Free future we need -- and connect with other activists equally passionate about this work. More info at: https://350.org/kicking-off-2018-with-a-plan-to-win/

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

6th Environmental Documentary Series: 2 Shorts on Deforestation and Trophy Hunting

6th Environmental Documentary Series

Tonight's program is The Trees Around You (24 min), and Trophy (28 min) on deforestation an biodiversity loss due to trophy hunting in the Pacific Northwest.
Location/Time: Siena Heights University, Science Building, Room 131, 7:00 PM
You can find the full program at: http://sustainability.sienaheights.edu/environmental-documentaries.html

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

6th Environmental Documentary Series Starts Tonight

Hi everybody,

Tonight’s Sonic Sea (https://www.sonicsea.org/film), a 60 minute documentary on noise pollution in the oceans and its effects whales and the oceans will open the 6th environmental documentary series.
You can find the full program at: http://sustainability.sienaheights.edu/environmental-documentaries.html 

I am looking forward to seeing you tonight and hopefully many other times during the program.

Sincerely, Tom
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Thomas Wassmer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Siena Heights University
1247 E. Siena Heights Dr.
Adrian, MI 49221
517-264-7637