Monday Night Speaker Series
The ELSP Lecture Series is open to all members of the Santa Cruz community. ESLP's Heart Sphere brings lecturers in from all over the country and the world. In the past, ESLP has played host to such amazing speakers as Vandana Shiva, Derrick Jensen, Van Jones, Paul Stamets, Debra Rowe, and so many more. Check out the list of spring 2010 speakers! Also, check out the 2009 series below.
Spring 2010 Speaker Series
Monday nights 7-10pm, Classroom Unit II
March 29th: WELCOME NIGHT –
Welcome! Intro to ESLP, presentations of student-taught sections, enrollment.
April 5th: Shannon Biggs – Environmental Law & Nature's Rights;
a student report from Copenhagen
Presenting Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund's work to grant ecosystems human rights. Also, a report on Copenhagen 2009 from UCSC student attendees.
www.celdf.org. www.globalexchange.org.
April 12th: Bradley Angel – Health & Environmental Justice
Co-founder of Greenaction and international champion for environmental justice on current efforts in Kettleman City, California. www.greenaction.org
April 19th: Sheila Davis – Renewable Resources
UCSC alum and director of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) on her efforts surrounding green and sustainable technology. www.svtc.com
April 26th: Don Davidson – Rhythms of Sustainability
Founder of Rhythm Well will lead us in a unique drumming exercise with the entire class.
www.rhythmwell.com
May 3rd: Brock Dolman & Melissa Nelson – Watersheds &
Water Consciousness
UCSC alum and director of Occidental Arts & Ecology Center's (OAEC) Water Institute provides a new perspective on water. Also, UCSC alum from the Cultural Conservancy on the inclusion of water consciousness into modern sustainability.
www.oaec.org. www.nativeland.org
May 10th: Fair Trade: Going Deeper
UCSC's student group, Friends of Community Agroecology Network (FoCAN) present Leigia Del Carmen from an organic fair trade coffee community in Nicaragua on current and future issues of Fair Trade. www.canunite.org
May 17th: Sasha Rabin – Building from the Earth
A perspective on alternative building techniques and permaculture from a member of Seventh Generation Natural Builders. www.sgnb.com
May 24th: Wendolyn Bird & Robbie Jaffe – Storytelling and
Environmental Education
A Storyteller on the inclusion of environmental education in modern sustainability. Also, Co-Director of CAN, co-founder of the Life Lab Science Program and UCSC lecturer on outdoor education. www.tendertracks.com.
June 7th: Final Meeting & Student Presentations
Come see students present on what they accomplished in ESLP!
Spring 2009 Lecture Series
Check out the amazing speakers we had during the spring 2009!
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