Earth Week Schedule of Events
All of the events (lectures and films) will take place on Bellevue Community College's main campus (at 3000 Landerholm Circle SE). Unless otherwise noted, lectures are 50 minutes and will take place in Room C130 (BCC Cafeteria) and displays and demonstrations will be set up in the Student Union Building (campus map).
Our overall theme this years is Environmental Health and Toxicology, with a focus on toxins in everyday products and our “home environment”.
Please come back often - We will continue to update the schedule throughout April!
Monday, April 21 – Cleaning up Toxic Clothes and Cosmetics |
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| 9:30 | Pam Taziolli, Washington State Coordinator, Breast Cancer Fund |
| 10:30 | Sean Schmidt, Sustainable Style Foundation Saving the world in style |
| 11:30-1:30 | Green Fashion Show and Green Makeovers (Cafeteria and C120) See King 5 News Coverage (.wmv file) |
| 1:30 | Secret Charles, Community Outreach Consultant and Toxic Beauty Specialist, Community Coalition for Environmental Justice The toxic beauty project |
| 2:30-4:30 | Film - “China Blue” - film summaries |
Tuesday, April 22 – Consumption and the Cost of Waste |
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| 9:30 | Michael Righi, Economics Instructor, BCC |
| 10:30 | Nancy Gonlin, Anthropology Instructor, BCC The collapse of the classic Maya: An environmental perspective |
| 11:30 | Bill Kupinse, English Professor, University of Puget Sound Trashed! Waste, cultural studies, and the future of the planet |
| 12:30 | Mike Hanson, Botany Instructor, BCC and Michael Meyer, English Instructor, BCC A bite-sized Bite Me: Making conscious choices and positive change, one bite at a time |
| 2:30-4:00 | Film - “Trashed” - film summaries |
Wednesday, April 23 - Leading the Path to a Greener Future |
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| All Day | ELFCC “Recycling Parade” (about 10:30-11:00 between ELFCC and the Central Courtyard) and recycled art project Toxic Testing – Bring in toys and common household items to have tested for toxins by the WA Toxics Coalition (midday - specific time to be announced) |
| 9:30 | Rob Rose, Bellevue Rotary Club Disabilities, the environment and how students can make a difference across the globe |
| 10:30 | Jim Dawson, Field Coordinator, Washington Toxics Coalition The environmental cost of toxic chemicals in consumer products |
| 11:30 | Jason Simpson, Manager of Coffee and Tea Education, Starbucks Sustainable coffee & social responsibility (followed by coffee tasting in C120) |
| 12:30 | Dave Montgomery, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington Dirt: The erosion of civilizations |
| 1:30 | Jeremy Smithson, Co-Founder/Owner, Puget Sound Solar Basic Solar 101 |
| 2:30 | Panel on Environmental Leadership (Jean Floten, BCC President; Russ Payne, BCC Philosophy Instructor ; Amanda Alva, BCC Associated Student Government; Jeremy Smithson, Puget Sound Solar; Jim Dawson, Washington Toxics Coalition; Rob Viens (moderator), BCC Environmental Science Instructor) |
| 3:30-4:30 | Film - "Energy Crossroads: A burning need to change course" - film summaries |
| 7:00 | Timothy Egan, Journalist/Author (in Carlson Theatre) The worst hard time (Sponsored by BCC Center for Liberal Arts: BCC Reads Program) |
Thursday, April 24 – Land and Sea – Health and the Environment |
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| 8:30 | Heather Trimm, Urban Bays and Toxics Program Project Coordinator, People for Puget Sound A toxic chemical in your home and in Puget Sound: Phthalate, the new phosphate (Co-sponsored by the BCC Chemistry Club) |
| 9:30 | Carol Janzen, Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. Sensing climate change - From the coast to the abyss |
| 10:30 | Viki Sonntag, Research Director, Sustainable Seattle Why eating local makes a difference |
| 11:30 | Patty Martin, Safe Food and Fertilizer / Former Mayor of Quincy WA The politics of pollution: How bad decisions hurt good people |
| 1:30 | Anindita Mitra, Founder, CREÄ Affiliates, LLC The next energy frontier: Body fat – What the national obesity crisis has to do with sustainable transportation |
| 2:30-4:30 | Film - "In Debt We Trust" - film summaries |
Friday, April 25 - Cleaning up and Looking Up |
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| 8:30 | Films: "Gimme Green" - film summaries |
| 9:30 | Films: "A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil" - film summaries |
| 10:30 | Planetarium Show- Wonders of the Universe (in B244) |
| 10:30-2:30 | Restoration Project on BCC Grounds |
Throughout the Week:
Recycled Art Show (from the children of the ELFCC)
Displays and information
Interactive area for calculating carbon footprint, testing cosmetics, etc.
Film series
Read more about environmental issues
See the display of books related to Earth Week topics in the BCC library.
BCC Earth Week is organized by the BCC Student Science Association. For more information contact Rob Viens in the BCC Science Division at rviens@bcc.ctc.edu or (425) 564-3158.
