Environmental Week Program with Details
Sunday 2nd October:
19:00: Documentary screening of ‘Home’ SEACC SF in conjunction with Students for social justice. Venue: Monastery.
Monday 3rd October:
Interactive events happening on campus throughout the week. Go to the Kaif between 12pm and 2pm everyday this week to paint yourself a board.
Tuesday 4th October:
11:00: Student Discussion on Youth Mobilization in Environmental issues. Venue: Environmental Learning and Research Centre.
17:30: Vice Chancellor to open up environmental week and to introduce a very interesting speaker, David Kronlid, from Uppsala University in Sweden conducting research in environmental ethics, mobility and climate change justice. Topic: “Engaging Normative Questions in Higher Education Teaching Practice”. Venue: Environmental Learning and Research Centre, Room 20. Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday 5th October:
11:00: Talk by Professor Jay O'Keefe on Training water resource scientists for sustainable management - A UNESCO IHE and 'Great Rivers' perspective. Venue: Environmental Learning and Research Centre, Room 20.
13:00: Getting to know your food day at the union.
Thursday 6th October:
19:00: Documentary screening of Wangari Maathai. Venue: Arts Major.
More info: Wangari Muta Mary Jo Maathai (1 April 1940 - 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She was educated in the United States at Mount St. Scholastica and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as the University of Nairobi in Kenya. In the 1970s, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 1986, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, and in 2004, she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace." Maathai was an elected member of Parliament and served as assistant minister for Environment and Natural Resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki between January 2003 and November 2005. In 2011, Maathai died of complications from ovarian cancer.
Friday 7th October:
13:00-14:00: Water Seminar: Guest speaker Prof. Janine Adams, NMMU.
Title: Conservation & Management of South Africa's Estuaries - the importance of a catchment to coast approach. Bio: Prof Janine Adams is a botanist with expertise on the environmental flow requirements of estuaries. She is a National Research Foundation rated scientist, has published over 40 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and supervised 12 MSc and 6 PhD studies. In 1999 Janine led the group that was responsible for the development, testing and publishing of methods for determining the environmental flow requirements of estuaries to allow implementation of the National Water Act. Janine has strong ties with the Resource Directed Measures Directorate of the Department of Water Affairs and has managed a number of environmental flow requirement studies on estuaries.
13:30: SRC Centenary Tree planting. Limited space, e-mail Kiarin Gillies to book a seat (g08g3389(at)campus.ru.ac.za).
16:00: Gardening at Cynthia’s Soup Kitchen in Xolani, meet under the arch at 4pm if you are interested. For more information please e-mail Jocelyn Coldrey (joss.coldrey(at)gmail.com) **Environmental Awards Evening**
Saturday 8th October:
8:30-12:00- Recycled arts and craftz workshop at the Environmental research and learning centre, run by Neo Koza Environmental Representative of Truro House.
8:30-3:30: Bio-mimicry workshop ELRC Room 20. “Bios” means life, “mimicry” means imitate. Biomimicry is the practice of learning from and then emulating nature to solve human problems and create more sustainable designs. Energy efficient buildings inspired by termite mounds, highly efficient wind-turbines inspired by whale fins, new materials inspired by abalone shells and spider webs, and solar cells inspired by photosynthesis are examples of biomimicry happening today.
This interactive workshop includes an introduction to biomimicry and the biomimicry methodology (with case studies). Participants will also have the opportunity to practices these principles during a mini design challenge. These seats are limited so people who are interested need to RSVP to either Valarie (seaccsf.ru.secretary(at)gmail.com) or Kiarin Gillies (g08g3389(at)ampus.ru.ac.za) and people need to RSVP ASAP with their year of study and degree or occupation.
16:30-17:30: 5km Green Fund Run Starts at the entrance to Makana Botanical Gardens, Lucas Avenue Rhodes University. People entering need to register half an hour before the race starts and you can have up to and including three members in your team to split the
More info: Kiarin Gillies, 073 334 6883 / g08g3389(at)campus.ru.ac.za