While Earth Day is officially observed Friday, April 22nd, the event has morphed into an extended celebration of sustainable living. I hope you’ll take advantage of the many activities offered on campus and around Baltimore over the next week. Homewood highlights include an electronic waste recycling drive, free clothing exchange and a screening of Oscar-nominated documentary, “The Garden” (the library has a copy of this DVD on order, in case you miss this public showing). The full schedule is outlined below, with more details provided on the JHU Sustainability website.
The library tries to do its part all year long, so please post your comments below about what further steps we can take – both short term and big picture – to become better environmental stewards.
EARTH WEEK EVENTS AT HOMEWOOD
Mon 4/18
Mountaintop removal coal mining: A social and environmental injustice
5 p.m., Mudd 26
The Bmore bike update: What’s new in Baltimore’s bicycling world
6 – 8 p.m., Great Hall in Levering
Tues 4/19
Cleaner greener energy @ JHU Power Plant tour
12 – 1 p.m., Homewood Power Plant next to Whitehead Hall
Real food in Baltimore: a taste test
11 a.m. – 3 p.m., The Breezeway
Plant the seeds for the Hopkins community garden!
5 p.m., 3105 N. Charles St. next to CSC
Wed 4/20
Free electronic waste recycling drive
10 a.m. – 3 p.m., behind Jenkins Hall
Easy fixes fast facts raffle
10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Levering Plaza
JHU Environment Energy Sustainability and Health Institute launch
2:15 – 4 p.m., Mason Hall; Reception @ 4 p.m.
Thurs 4/21
Free clothing exchange
12 – 5 p.m., Levering Plaza
Eco-crafts workshop
(with clothing exchange) 12 – 5 p.m., Levering Plaza
Fri 4/22 – EARTH DAY
Sustainability trivia with SHIP
11 a.m. – 3 p.m., The Breezeway
The Garden movie screening
6 – 8 p.m., Remsen 101
Thank you for providing information about all the different ways we can participate in Earth Week. Makes me proud of Hopkins to see so many outlets for environmental awareness and action.