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Posted on Tuesday, February 03, 2009 - Arts & Events
WSU Vancouver to Participate in National Teach-in on Global Warming
Contact:
- Desiree Hellegers, Center for Social and Environmental Justice, 360-546-9643, helleger@vancouver.wsu.edu
- Paul Thiers, College of Liberal Arts, 360-546-9466, theirs@vancouver.wsu.edu
- Sheri Byrd, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9602, byrds@vancouver.wsu.edu
Vancouver, Wash. -
On Feb. 5, an estimated four hundred students at WSU Vancouver will turn their focus to problem of global warming in a day of events sponsored by the WSU Vancouver Center for Social and Environmental Justice.
All of these events are free and open to the public.
- 12-1:15 p.m. in the Multimedia Building, room 6. A panel on "Sustainability Initiatives in Vancouver and Clark County."
- Gordon Euler, Clark County Community Planning
- Sunrise O'Mahoney, Board President, Vancouver Food Co-op
- Matt Ransom, City of Vancouver Transportation Services Planning Manager
- Two screenings of "Everything's Cool," 9:10-10:25 a.m. and 2:50-4:05 p.m. followed by discussions in Administration Building, room 129.
- Another screening and discussion of, "Everything's Cool" from 6:30 - 9 p.m. will be held at Clark College in the Penguin Union Building, rooms 258 B & C. The discussion is presented by WSU Vancouver Political Science Associate Professor Paul Thiers in partnership with WSU Vancouver, the Center for Social and Environmental Justice and Clark College. Pizza and beverages will be provided after.
Parking is available at parking meters or in the blue lot for $3.
WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205. We offer 16 bachelor's degrees, nine master's degrees, one doctorate degree and more than 36 fields of study. Visit us on the Web at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/
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