Sustainability Events, 3/19 - 3/25
Words and Woods: Featuring Steve Baskauf
Wednesday, March 21, 11:30 am
117 Alumni Hall
The flowers are blooming. On March 21st, at 11:30 a.m., Biology Lecturer
Steve Baskauf will lead a tour of the Vanderbilt Arboretum. Baskauf is
the creator of Vanderbilt's online tree tour, as well as the creator of
Bioimages, an interactive online ecology resource. The tree tour will
leave from the Writing Studio at Alumni Hall, and it will be followed by
a short writing exercise. Please join us for this special event. Visit
the Writing Studio website.
Next Week
Green Bag Luncheon Series: Sustainable Landscaping and Gardening
Wednesday, March 38 at 12:00pm, Sarratt 189
Presenters: Julie Berbiglia, Metro Water Services; Mark Kerske, Gardens of Babylon
Sponsored by the Sustainability and
Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and the American Studies
Sustainability Project, the Green Bag luncheon series focuses on the
environment and sustainability, both at work and at home. This
educational series features informal lunchtime discussions and/or
workshops – from sustainable food and dining choices to backyard
composting to utility savings at home and work and much more. So bring
your lunch and join us to learn interesting ways to incorporate
sustainability into your life!
For more information or to view past Green Bag sessions, visit, www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/, or contact SEMO.
David Bollier: "The Commons as a Counterpoint to the Market/State Duopoly"
March 29, 2012, 4:10 p.m.
Black Cultural Center Auditorium
David Bollier is an American activist,
writer, and policy strategist. He is Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear
Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, collaborates
frequently with television writer/producer Norman Lear, and writes
technology-related reports for the Aspen Institute. Bollier is also
editor of On the Commons
where he frequently writes. Bollier calls his work “focused on
reclaiming the commons, understanding how digital technologies are
changing democratic culture, fighting the excesses of intellectual
property law, fortifying consumer rights and promoting citizen action."
His books include Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Commons Wealth (2002), Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture (2005), and Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own (2009).
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3/21 11:30 a.m.
Words and Woods: Featuring Steve Baskauf
3/28 12:00 p.m.
Green Bag Luncheon Series: Sustainable Landscaping and Gardening
3/29 4:10 p.m.
David Bollier, The Commons as a Counterpoint to the Market/State Duopoly
4/5 4:10 p.m.
Jim Wescoat, Water and Work in the Mughal Landscape
4/18 12:00 p.m.
Green Bag Luncheon Series: Northwest Earth Institute Course Intro
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