Because Earth Week is Every Week. Check out these AWESOME events! * TUESDAY: Chernobyl, A Retrospective * WEDNESDY: Dinner with Gene Baur, President and Co-Founder of Farm Sanctuary * THURSDAY: U.S. Energy Secretary to Speak at Thayer School * FRIDAY: Peter Allison, Director of Upper Valley Farm-to-School at the Tucker Foundation Check out these two cool events! *Chernobyl A Retropsective *Tucker Foundation and Upper Valley Voices ..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~~`*` CHERNOBYL A RETROSPECTIVE Tuesday, Apri26, 2011 4:30pm, 041 Haldeman Reception and gallery opening to follow Photographic exhibit "LIFE ON THE EDGE...THE HALF-LIVES AND HALF-TRUTHS OF CHERNOBYL" Monday, April 25 2011 - Friday, May 13 2011 Russo Gallery, Haldeman Center _______________________________________________________________________ Please join us for a panel discussion featuring Kevin Kamps, from Beyond Nuclear, Kenneth S. Yalowitz, Hannah Bobyk '10. 4:30 pm Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Haldeman 041 and the Russo Gallery in Haldeman at Dartmouth College A reception will follow to mark the opening of the photographic work of award-winning social documentary photographer Gabriela Bulisova. Gabi travelled and worked in the radioactively contaminated zones of the Chernobyl region in Ukraine and Belarus over the course of several years. Twenty five of her images will be on exhibit for this, the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe. April 26th will mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. "Chernobyl" represents the worst industrial accident in human history. The accident in the Ukraine commenced on April 26, 1986, but is still un-folding and it will continue to indefinitely into the future. Professor Yalowitz retired from the U.S. Department of State in 2001 after 36 years as career diplomat and member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served twice as a U.S. ambassador: to the Republic of Belarus from 1994-1997; and to Georgia from 1998-2001. Kevin Kamps is the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at Beyond Nuclear. He has been following closely the tragic events at Fukushima Daiichi, and his expert views have been featured on CNBC and CNN. Kevin will offer perspectives on Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. ..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~~`*` Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food A lecture by Gene Baur, President and Co-Founder of Farm Sanctuary 5:45pm on Wednesday April 27th Rockefeller Center Room 003 Followed by a Book Signing and Catered Vegan Dinner Please join us in welcoming Gene Baur, President and Co-Founder of Farm Sanctuary, to Dartmouth as part of his spring lecture series. In the course of this lecture, Mr. Baur will discuss his reasons for founding Farm Sanctuary and the ways in which animal agriculture has transformed since the organization's beginnings in 1986. He will address the current realities of the industrial food system, including the use of antibiotics and hormones and environmental consequences such as climate change and air and water pollution. Through his lecture and the following Q&A session, audience members can engage in discussions about where our food comes from and explore the difference an individual can make on a global scale through his or her food choices. The lecture will be followed by a catered vegan dinner at 7pm when Mr. Baur will be signing his national best-selling book "Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food." For more information please see: http://www.farmsanctuary.org/farm/calendar/speaking_tour/index.html Brought to you by the Dartmouth Animal Welfare Group and the Graduate Student Council. ..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~~`*` U.S. Energy Secretary to Speak at Thayer School Thursday, April 28, 2011, 4:00 p.m. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will be the featured speaker at the 3rd annual Thayer School Great Issues in Energy Symposium on April 28. Secretary Chu will present a talk entitled "Energy Innovation and America's Competitiveness" from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Cook Auditorium. This will be followed, also in Cook Auditorium, by a discussion with Secretary Chu, Thayer Professor Lee Lynd and Tuck Associate Dean Matthew Slaughter, questions from the audience, and a reception in the Great Hall in Cummings. Seating is first come first serve and the event is free and open to the public. We are expecting a large turnout for this event. If you plan to attend, please go to the line designated "Dartmouth Community" and plan on arriving early to ensure seating in Cook Auditorium. For more information visit http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/news-events/lecture-series/issues-in-energy/index.html ..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~~`*` Interested in the local food movement? Want to learn more about farm-to-school programs? Join the Tucker Foundation for UPPER VALLEY VOICES to hear Peter Allison, Director of Upper Valley Farm-to-School Network, talk about his work organizing farmers, teachers, students and community members to integrate GARDENS and LOCAL FOODS into area SCHOOLS. When? Friday, April 29th, 12:30-1:30pm Where? Tucker Foundation Living Room Serving SOUP, SALAD, BREAD & LEMONADE Questions? Blitz "Upper Valley Voices" ..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~~`*`~..~`*`~..~`*`~~`*`