Weber State is again participating in the World Wide Climate Justice Education Week, a Solve Climate by 2030 Initiative, a project of the Graduate Programs in Sustainability at Bard College in New York (From 2020-2024, the project was supported by the Open Society University Network) to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people (from universities, colleges, K-12 schools and more) throughout April to focus on the critical climate justice work ahead, and our shared resilient future. 

All faculty, staff, students, and community members are welcome to join!

Tentative Event Schedule

Monday, March 30: Located in Stewart Library, Hetzel-Hoellein (Room 321)

9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.  

Climate Issues & Solutions
Presenters: Alice Mulder, Dept. of Geography, Environment & Sustainability and Students in Geography 3060

Tuesday, March 31: Located in Stewart Library, Hetzel-Hoellein (Room 321)

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 

Climate Change and Arid Lands
Presenters: Maria Groves, Dept. Of Geography, Environment & Sustainability and Students in Geography 3080

Wednesday, April 1: Located in Stewart Library, Hetzel-Hoellein (Room 321)

Eco-Poetry Jam and Climate Theater

Facilitated by Abe Smith, Dept. of English and Sarah Grunnah, Dept. of Performing Arts
Participate in and/or listen to a poetry jam with and experience climate related theater performed by students. 

Thursday, April 2: Located in Stewart Library, Hetzel-Hoellein (Room 321)

Noon - 1:15 p.m.

Local and Regional Climate Action
Presenters: Alice Mulder, Dept. Of Geography, Environment & Sustainability and Students in Geography 4920

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Climate Workforce Panel

Friday, April 3: Located in Stewart Library, Hetzel-Hoellein (Room 321)

Climate Games!
Come play games related to climate!

And if you are interested... Join in improving our community and reconnect to the river.

Saturday, April 4: Located at the 21st Street Pond

Reconnect to the River:  Ogden River Clean Up - Location the 21st Street Pond, 650 W 20th St, Ogden, UT 84401, check GivePulse for updates.
Help WSU's Sustainability Practices and Research Center, Center for Community Engaged Learning, and the Ogden Nature Center clean part of the Ogden River corridor. Updates will be provided for all those who RSVP at the GivePulse link.

Ways Anyone Can Engage with Solutions

Visit this page for lots of ideas for climate action related to a range of topics:  air quality & transportation, biodiversity & land, civic engagement, energy & buildings, food, water, and working toward zer0.  Explore these and make a pledge to yourself, family, friends, or organization of what you can do next. 

This Climate Resource Page also includes ideas for ways to engage in education/action related to climate change on campus or in our wider community through events, organizations.

 

Resources for Educators

Resources to engage on climate change-related topics, impacts, and solutions independent of the campus event are available in a module in the Canvas Commons. These may prove useful for those faculty teaching online/hybrid courses or who just wish to pick their materials for a class assignment/discussion, etc., as a way of participating in the larger Teach-In. 

The module in Canvas Commons is called "Climate and Justice World Wide Teach-In" (faculty will need to be logged in to Canvas to access it). 

Additional resources to bring the Teach-In to your course include the recording of the 2022 World Wide Climate/Justice Teach-In, which included 5-minute flash presentations by various WSU faculty (available now, with indexed time markers for each presentation), and these thought-provoking "Turn it Around" art and text flashcards made by youth for adults (educators, students, policymakers and more). A sampling of resources for engagement on campus and beyond can be found here. 

Follow this link for resources for classes from college to pre-school, created by Bard University and the Open Society University Network.