SustainIU presents events this month

IU is spreading sustainability awareness this month with events on and off campus. SustainIU will include events aimed to educate the community on sustainable issues.

Students Taking Action
WHEN: 7 p.m. today
WHERE: Indiana Memorial Union State Room East
MORE INFO: New IU Director of Sustainability Bill Brown, student interns and other student leaders from campus will discuss how students can help improve sustainability.

Global Perspectives on Sustainability
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE: Indiana Memorial Union State Room East
MORE INFO: A group of panelists will discuss how to define sustainability in a global context

Sustainability in Business
WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Indiana Memorial Union State Room East

SustainIU Keynote Speaker, Tony Cortese
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Indiana Memorial Union Whittenberger Auditorium
MORE INFO: Tony Cortese is president of Second Nature, a nonprofit organization promoting sustainable learning. His lecture is titled “Higher Education’s Critical Role in Creating a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Society.”

Green Day Festival
WHEN: 3 to 8 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Dunn Meadow
MORE INFO: The event will include information on how people can be more sustainable in their lives. Local food vendors will be present as well as tables with information on sustainable initiatives on and off campus.

What’s the Economy for Anyway? The Trade-off Between Time and Stuff
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. April 20
WHERE: Fine Arts Building Room 015
MORE INFO:  John de Graaf will show his film “What’s the Economy for Anyway?” There will be a discussion following the showing of the film.

City of Bloomington Earth Week Celebration
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21
WHERE: People’s Park at Kirkwood Avenue and Dunn Avenue

Making Food Sustainable and Accessible
WHEN: 6 p.m. April 21
WHERE: Hutton Honors College

Is Consumerism Sustainable?
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. April 21
WHERE: Hutton Honors College
MORE INFO: The film “The Story of Stuff” will be shown and followed by a discussion.

Announcement of Energy Challenge Winners
WHEN: 3 p.m. April 22
WHERE: Dunn Meadow