GoUSF Environmental Justice Month
Take Action in April
"Illustrating Regeneration" created by Professor Rachel Beth Egenhoefer,
Department of Art + Architecture
PURPOSE
To honor Earth Month, our GoUSF Environmental Justice Committee has partnered with various USF departments and local organizations to provide programming that encourages action and participation in initiatives that focus on the urgent need for environmental justice, sustainable development, and climate solutions.
Our goal is to provide dedicated time and space for participants to learn about environmental justice issues and build more effective practices. Participants are encouraged to explore topics that interest them or challenge themselves to learn something new. This is your journey.
Every week, we will host featured speakers and events to help us learn more about environmental justice issues in our own community. We hope these opportunities will offer a solid foundation for you to begin viewing ecological issues through an environmental justice lens and inspire you to keep exploring the intersections in your future environmental advocacy.
"Because all creatures are connected, each must be cherished with love and respect, for all of us as living creatures are dependent on one another." (Laudato Si, Paragraph 42)
The Environmental Justice committee includes: Suzy Kisylia (Human Resources), Jenny Lee (HPS), Andrea Crawford (School of Law), Donna Creasman (School of Law), Claire Sharifi (Gleeson Library), Debbie Benrubi (Gleeson Library), Richard Hsu (Office of Sustainability).
Speakers and Events
| Speaker/event Description | Presented by | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California EnviroVoters: Building the Political Power to Solve the Climate Crisis | Mary Creasman | Wed, April 3 | 11am - 12pm | Zoom |
Link Code:#D0d^P69 |
| US EPA Career and EJ Workshop | USF Alumni | Mon, April 8 | 6:30-7:30pm | Zoom | Register |
| The Truth About Toilet to Tap: Recycling Drinking Water for a Sustainable Future |
Manisha Kothari | Thurs, April 11 | 12-1pm |
Zoom and UC 402/3 |
Recording Code: %r+1H5Un |
| Laudato Si Prayer and Reflection through Nature Walk |
Fr. Donal and Valery |
Tues, April 16 | 11:45am - 12:45pm | Meet in front of the Loyola House | Register |
| Mending Workshop with SCRAP | SCRAP | Tues, April 16 | 11:45am - 12:35pm | Lo Shiavo 103 | N/A |
| Rock Your Recyclables - Jewelry Making Workshop | Office of Sus | Wed, April 17 | 11am - 12pm | McLaren 250 | N/A |
| Current State of DEI in Urban Water Systems | Nick Roby | Fri, April 19 | 12-1pm | Zoom or Berman Room | Register |
| Voices for Environmental Justice |
Heather Hoag | Mon, April 22 | 5-6:30 pm | McLaren 252 | N/A |
| USF's Earth Day | Office of Sus | Tues, April 23 | 11am - 1 pm | Gleeson Plaza | N/A |
| Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Extraction and Seed Library | Richard Hsu and Joe Murphy | Wed, April 24 | 12 - 1pm | Gleeson Lib, Atrium | Register |
| Wind and Watts, Wings and Water: California Offshore wind | MSEM | Wed, April 24 | 6-8pm | Zoom or Maraschi Room-Fromm | |
| USF Spring Thrift Popup & Little Library | Office of Sus | Thurs, April 25 | 10am - 3pm | Privett Plaz | N/A |
| "Everything is Interconnected!" Exploring Animal, Environmental, and Climate Justice | Prof. Matthew Liebman | Thurs, April 25 | 12:30-1:30pm | Zoom | Register |
| Neighborhood Cleanup | Office of Sus | Fri, April 26 | 10am - 12pm | Privett Plaza | N/A |
| Uma Palaniappan, Conscious Planet | Mon, April 29 | 11am-12pm | Zoom | Register | |
| Intro to Biking in SF | SF Bike Coalition | Tues, April 30 | 11am - 1pm | McLaren 251 | N/A |
| The Urban Trail Walk | Sarah Camhi | Tues, April 30 | 11:45am - 12:45pm | Meet in front of Gleeson Lib |