Past Sustainability Events
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August 18-19: All CSB/SJUCommunity Workshops Topics include: President's welcome and sustainability efforts update, What works and what doesn't--stories from the field, a discussion of what sustainability means to us as a community, followed by a community picnic. |
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August 30, 7:30 pm: McCarthy Lecture featuring U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar
"Conscience & Courage in Public Life" |
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September 9-10: Happiness Symposium The goal of this conference is to provide a forum for faculty and scholars of diverse disciplines to come together to discuss topics related to the purposively broad topic, happiness. |
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September 16: Constitution Day Speaker--Bradley C. Karkkainen
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September 26, 7:00 pm: Dr. Rajmohan Gandhi speaks on "Gandhi in the 21st Century."
23rd Annual Peace Studies Conference at CSB/SJU
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September 28th, 4:30 pm: "Yak: A Farm Tour"
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October 4: 4:15-5:30 pm: Green Sisters
Companion Planting and Bioneering Sisters |
Nationally recognized authority in the fields of environmental and natural resources law.
A tour to see local and sustainable farming in action. The event is sponsored by the Land Sterwardship Project and a grant from the Target Corporation. 
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October 11, 8:00 pm: Clemens Lecture
Dr. Eban Goodstein speaks on "Reconciling the Science and Economics of Climate Change"
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October 18, 8:00 pm: Rabbi Will Berkovitz
"Sustaining the World: Spirituality and Civic Service"
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November 3rd, 7:30 p.m: Maggie Mattacola
"New frontiers in recycling...it's more than just bottles and cans baby!" Gorecki 204
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November 16th, 4:15 p.m: Community Sustainability Forum for Trash, Recycling, and Zero Waste This is the first in a monthly series of community forums about sustainability on our campuses. This month, we'll have a discussion about trash, recycling, and a vision of becoming zero-waste campuses. The forum is open to all staff, students, faculty and monastics. There will be a 15-minute presentation about these topics, followed by a half-hour free discussion. Come and learn, ask questions, get answers,meet other people interested in sustainability, and get involved! Brother Willie's Pub
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November 15, 8:00 pm: Rabbi Jonathan K. Crane
"Just Enough: Jewish Ruminations on Food, faith, and Fairness" |
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November 18, 4:15-5:30: Green Sisters
Habitat, Habits, Hybrids and the Ecozoic Era |
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February 14, 7:00pm: Renaissance Speaker
Dr. Vandana Shiva, one of the world's most respected environmental activists and feminists. She is the Director of Navdanya and the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Natural Resource Policy. |
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February 18th, 7:00 pm: Taste of Sustainability! Live food demonstrations, live music, great food. Location: Alumni Hall, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
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February 18th-19th: Sustainable Farmers Association's 20th Annual Conference
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March 2, 7 pm: Sustainability & Publishing Join us for a panel discussing the impact of publishingon the environment. Come and hear more about sustainable practices in traditional and digital media and how technology is changing the face of publishing. Gorecki 204B College of Saint Benedict. |
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March 2 - 6: Moliere's comedy "The Burgeois Gentleman" A creative, environmentally friendly production using found objects, recycled materials, items in theater storage and organic materials. |
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March 7, 4:15-5:30: Green Sisters
Sacramental Foodways and Sacred Agriculture |
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March 22nd: UN World Water Day: 12:45-3:30 Water Taste Testing at the HCC- Can you tell the difference between bottled and tap water?
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April 13th, 8:00 pm: Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay 
"Passover: From Liberation to Freedom" |
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April 18, 4:15-5:30 pm: Green Sisters Saving Seeds and Earth Rituals |
Learn about Target Field construction LEED first year operations and future sustainability initiatives at this free one hour event featuring Dave Horsman, Director of Ballpark Operations at Target Field. Hosted by CSB Athletics, Exercise and Sports Studies, and the Office of Sustainability.
The Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota supports the development and enhancement of sustainable farming systems through innovation, demonstration, education, and farmer-to-farmer networking.