Friday 4/11

3rd Annual Midwest Students Clean Energy Conference
Hundreds of students from across the Midwest will meet together for lectures
Workshops and discussions on how to address our current energy issues!
Sponsored by WISPIRG and We Conserve
Registration starts at 4pm
3650, Humanities

Saturday 4/12

3rd Annual Midwest Clean Energy Conference
Sponsored by WISPIRG
All Day
Humanities

Sunday 4/13

3rd Annual Midwest Clean Energy Conference
Sponsored by WISPIRG
Ends at 12pm
Humanities

Green Org Collaboration Eco Dinner
Eco dinner catered by WU – all local, fair trade and organic foods. Facilitated Discussion about how to collaborate and what each group is doing.
Sponsored by WUD Officers
6pm – 9pm
Inn Wisconsin

Clean up the Lakeshore
Meet at the Red Gym at 10am for breakfast before heading to the
Lakeshore Nature Preserve to do some planting and trail building.
Sponsored by WUD Community Service Com, REthink Wisconsin, WISPIRG CARE
10am - noon
Muir Woods

Monday 4/14

It's Not Easy Being Green:
The Role of Narrative and Myth in Ecological Economics with UW Botany and Environmental Studies Professor Timothy F. H. Allen
Come for an entertaining and enlightening presentation on the complexities of ecological economics with one of the most captivating professors on campus!  There will be an hour-long presentation followed by a talk-back with Professor Allen.
Sponsored by WUD Publications
6pm
180 Science Hall

Clean Car Show and Fair-trade Coffee and Chocolate Tasting
Showcasing UW's Electric Car and Biodiesel Truck.
Sponsored by WISPIRG-BRGG, We Conserve
11am – 4pm
Library Mall

Conscious Consumerism Discussion: Converse, Contribute, Collaborate
We will hold three discussions, asking for participants to commit to all three. (4 hours) During the last discussion we will evaluate the discussion course manual and receive a canvas bag with a tasty treat and gift for their participation. Participants can choose from the following topics:

Buy Local/Living Economies
Climate Change/Energy
Clothing/Accessories

First Meeting: Intro to discussion course, choose topics, hand out course manual

Sponsored by Wisconsin Partners for Sustainability
4pm – 5pm
Lakefront on Langdon

Tuesday 4/15

Tap Water Challenge
Can you tell the difference between bottled water and tap water?
Sponsored by WISPIRG-CARE, WUD Officers
11am – 1pm
3 Locations (Engineering, Memorial Union, Bascom)

DLS Speaker
Karl-Henrik Robert, MD, PhD, is one of Sweden's foremost cancer scientists as well as founder of The Natural Step--a framework for communities to go sustainable. The Natural Step focuses on ways for communities to approach social, ecological and economic sustainability.
Sponsored by WUD DLS
7:30 – 9:30
Mills Hall, Humanities Bldg

Leave no Trace
A workshop about leave no trace traveling
Sponsored by Hoofers
7:30pm – 9pmTBA
TITU

Wednesday 4/16

Tap Water Challenge
Can you tell the difference between bottled water and tap water?
Sponsored by WISPIRG-CARE, WUD Officers
11am – 1pm
3 Locations (Holt Commons, Gordon Commons, Chadbourne)

Conscious Consumerism Discussion: Converse, Contribute, Collaborate
Second Meeting
Hold discussion on chosen topics/readings, strengths and weaknesses of the manual
Sponsored by Wisconsin Partners for Sustainability
4pm – 5pm
Lakefront on Langdon

Wisconsin’s Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth tailored to Wisconsin-specific environmental issues
Sponsored by WISPIRG-BRGG
5pm – 6:30pm
Room 1A in Gordon Commons

Vegan Chocolate Making Workshop
Learn to make delicious vegan treats!
Sponsored by FH King
6pm
Human Ecology Kitchen

Banff Mountain Film Festival
Org Tables, Mass bike – bike info, tune ups, etc, film festival
Sustainability Bike Tour
Sponsored by Hoofers, REI, WISPIRG, Global Connections, Freewheel
6pm – 9:30
The Barrymore

Thursday 4/17

MG&E Clean Energy Event
MG&E wind grid sign ups with live band STEEZ.
Sponsored by Sierra Students Coalition, WUD Society and Politics
3pm – 7pm
Library Mall

Friday 4/18

Canvas Bag Decorating
Done in Collaboration with Free Art Friday. Decorating reusable bags – give participants free bags.
Sponsored by WUD Art, Free Art Friday
5pm – 1am, while supplies last
Union Craft Shop

Conscious Consumerism Discussion: Converse, Contribute, Collaborate
Third Meeting: Closing topic discussion, strengths and weaknesses of the manual, written evaluation
Sponsored by Wisconsin Partners for Sustainability
4pm – 5pm
Lakefront on Langdon

Saturday 4/19

Act GREEN: A Living Newspaper
A theatrical performance that personifies the newspaper clippings, stories, and events that shape our ideas of living green, environmentalism, pollution, and our Earth
Sponsored by UTA, WUD Student Performance, WUD Publications, Street Pulse
4pm
Library Mall

Environmental Justice Mini Conference
Forum Speakers: Matt Smith, Professor Herb Wang
Sponsored by WUD Officers, Nelson Institute, AIESEC, Action for Environmental Justice
12pm – 5pm
Grainger

EJ Mini Conference Film Showing: Maquiapolis
Maquiapolis, a documentary film by Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre, is a piercing look at globalization through the eyes of Mexican factory workers.
Sponsored by Wisconsin Partners for Sustainability
6pm
WU Theater

Around the World Children’s Fair
This fair brings international UW-Madison organizations into the Madison community by providing a cultural learning environment for kids, K-6th grade, through fun games, activities, arts, crafts, demonstrations and performances. This is not a day to miss!
Sponsored by WUD Global Connections Committee, Sierra Students Coalition
12pm – 4pm
Villager Mall

Improv Comedy in the Dark
Stand up comedy with an environmental focus by the Titanic Players: Team The Founders"
Sponsored by WUD Theater Committee
7:30
TITU

Sunday 4/20

Earth Festival
The Earth Festival is a day to bring together our unique Madison environment with music, performances, and information!
Sponsored by WISPIRG
9am – 5pm
Library Mall and Sate St. Mall and Podium

Film Screening of The 11th Hour.
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, The 11th Hour describes the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how humanity has arrived at this moment; how we live, how we impact the earth's ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course.
Sponsored by WUD Film
2pm
Play Circle

Clean Up Campus
Sponsored by Environmental Studies Club, REthink Wisconsin

Tuesday 4/22

Earth Day Fair
Interactive Fair with several booths and as many student orgs/ community orgs as possible
Sponsored by Environmental Studies Club, WISPIRG, WUD, Sierra Students Coaltion
All Day
Library Malll