Focus the Nation
January 31, 2008
University of California, Davis
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Focus Your Art is a musical and artistic event to visualize climate change solutions. Performers, artists and motivators will be competing at local coffeehouse/restaurant, Delta of Venus, for prizes and the chance to exhibit in Freeborn Hall after the World of Ideas Café. |
January 17, 2008 |
Delta of Venus |
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The Student Housing Sustainability Interns and R4 will be screening An Inconvenient Truth, The 11th Hour and Sacred Planet in student housing lounges during the three evenings leading up to Focus the Nation. |
January 28-30, 2008 |
28th and 30th: Regan Main Lounge |
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Opening comments by UC Davis Vice Chancellor John Meyer and Davis City Manager Bill Emlen. Stanford climate scientist Stephen Schneider; sustainability expert Hunter Lovins; green jobs pioneer Van Jones; actor Edward Norton. Later, the UC Davis Sustainability Advisory Committee and city representatives will discuss their actions and programs. Q&A about the topics and Focus the Nation will close the program. |
January 30, 2008 |
Veterans Memorial Center Theatre, 203 East 14th Street, Davis |
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College is preparing you for your future: are you prepared for climate change? Come hear speakers discuss solutions to global warming, and ask questions about global responsibility. Posters by faculty, staff, and students will also be on display. |
January 31, 2008 |
ARC Ballroom, UC Davis |
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Idea Fair |
Learn about climate change through fun and educational activities. A place to meet, inspire, exchange ideas and see what you can do. |
January 31, 2008 |
Freeborn Hall, UC Davis |
Curious about how culture can help solve global warming? Kim Stanley Robinson, the renowned climate science fiction author will speak about American culture and climate change. The Sustainable Living Circus will express sustainability through drama and dance. Bring your own green bag lunch and enjoy the show! |
January 31, 2008 |
Freeborn Hall, UC Davis |
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Tours, activities and presentations of sustainable research, education and demonstration. Some have free transportation on our tour bus. |
January 31, 2008 |
Sign ups at Freeborn Hall Lobby, |
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Choose Your Future is a national vote on climate change policy organized by the Focus the Nation campaign. The results will become a citizen endorsed national agenda to take to our representatives. Vote for climate change solutions at our polling stations in Freeborn, or at http://www.focusthenation.org/chooseyourfuture.php until February 12th. Co-hosted by CalPIRG. |
January 31, 2008 |
Freeborn Hall Lobby, |
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World of Ideas Café |
Some climate change solutions are no-brainers, others take some figuring. Here YOU ask the questions, provide the feedback, and decide which solutions give the best bang for the buck. Arrive early, get your ballot, and sit with your favorite team. Hear policymaker solutions during the panel discussion and find out which team got the votes. |
January 31, 2008 |
Freeborn Hall, UC Davis |
A challenge to faculty, graduate student assistants and teachers to set aside a block of time in the classroom for discussion of climate change solutions as they pertain to a discipline or to society. |
All Week |
Sites across campus and the community |
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We encourage students, staff, faculty and the community to bike, bus, carpool, shuttle, or walk to campus today. All pledges will be entered in a drawing to win one of nine great prizes, including a brand-new commuter-ready Breezer Liberty bicycle. To help you get to campus car-free ASUCD and Unitrans are sponsoring Fare-Free Day (ride for free on Unitrans all day, January 31st)! |
Pledge by noon January 31, 2008 |
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We hammered out the solutions, we met with the politicians, there’s more work to do, but first let’s celebrate with local bands Chicken Tractor, Boca Do Rio, Sex Funk and Danger, and Sterling Riot! |
January 31, 2008 |
Freeborn Hall, UC Davis |