Logo by Clara Husaby (BA in Political Science, ’27), winner of the 2024 Earth Month® Logo Competition
Each year, in the weeks leading up to Earth Day (April 22nd) CEJS, in partnership with various Seattle University departments and student groups, encourages action and participation in initiatives that focus on the urgent need for environmental justice, sustainable development, and climate solutions. Join us for the many events and initiatives organized during Earth Month 2024 at Seattle University. See below for the Earth Month 2024 Program.
THOUGHTFUL Event: "Good For You - Good For The Planet" Menu
When: April 11, 11am-2:30pm
Where: Cherry Street Market
When: April 11, 8:30am-1:30pm
Where: Pigott Auditorium
Description: Join Seattle University for this years Mission Day which will feature renowned speaker Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass, who will help us recenter, reconnect and reclaim our sense of belonging as collaborators in building a more just and humane world. Register for event here.
When: April 16, 12:30pm
Where: Pigott Auditorium
Description: Confronted with growing environmental threats, a better understanding of the critical connection between people and nature is key to informing effective decision making for the Common Good. Many contemporary philosophers and great thinkers have been saying for decades that humanity is arriving to the end of an era philosophically, ecologically, politically, psychologically, cosmologically, scientifically, and so forth. The complex issues we are facing require new perspectives and new ways of thinking. In this Red Talk, Prof. Rodriguez offers her insights from her social location as a “border” theologian.
When: April 22, 11am-1pm
Where: STCN 210
Description: Join SEAC for an afternoon of creativity and come paint a ceramic pot in the student center! All materials will be provided so that you can transform plain pots into vibrant and colorful works of art. RSVP here.
When: April 22nd, 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM. (DOORS OPEN: 11:30AM - LIGHT LUNCH SERVED)
Where: Oberto Commons (SINE #200) or ZOOM
Description: Welcome to the 5th edition of Earth Talks, Seattle University’s annual showcase of 5-minute sustainability-focused presentations by students, staff, faculty, and community partners. This year’s keynote speaker will be Jessyn Farrell the Director at the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) at the City of Seattle. The event’s theme is Care for our Common Home, and it will be held on Monday, April 22, 2024 at 12:00PM-1:45PM on campus at the Oberto Commons (SINE #200).
All speakers will attend in person, but audience members can attend VIRTUALLY BY ZOOM. Zoom details will be provided closer to the event date on the Earth Talks website: www.earth-talks.org.
When: April 23, 1-2pm
Where: Sullivan Hall C5
Description: In celebration of Earth Day, join ELS and NALSA in conversation with Jamie Hearn and other practitioners to discuss the current environmental justice issues surrounding the Duwamish River, challenges encountered in clean up efforts, and the changing landscape of climate lawyering in the context of the climate crisis. More information here.
When: April 25th, 12-2pm
Where: Pigott Pavilion
Description: The Career Engagement Office will be having a thrift store-style pop-up event in front of Pigott Pavilion where you can pick out and take home 2-3 items of business attire for FREE! We want you to feel confident and prepared for upcoming job fairs and interviews without breaking the bank on clothing.
When: April 26, 4-6pm
Where: Pigott 106
Description: Join RHA and bring your clothing with holes, ripped seams, and worn fabric to restore them while chatting with your peers and contributing to sustainable fashion practices! Supplies provided. More information here.
When: TBD
Where: TBD
Description: Engineers for a Sustainable World will be hosting a plant sale where students will be able to purchase indoor plants on campus to raise money for sustainability projects led by ESW, increase student sustainability awareness and support the local nursery your beautiful plant is coming from. More info coming soon.
Description: Campus members will volunteer in work parties on SU campus to support the organically and pesticide-free maintained urban gardening efforts lead by the SU Grounds team. Grounds has planned a new planting design beneficial to pollinators that will beautify and create interest for the surroundings of the Wildlife garden and the Union Green. New plantings for 2024, including trees for Arbor Day, are planned for volunteers to work with Grounds Spring Quarter for Earth Month. Want to come and help out? Please join us at any of the days/times listed below. Minimum requested volunteering time: 2 hours. For more information, contact Shannon Britton, Associate Director of Grounds and Waste management at brittons@seattleu.edu. Locations, dates, and times of work parties: TBD soon.
When: May 1 11:30am-1pm
Where: Stuart T. Rolfe Room, ADAL or Zoom
Description: RoundGlass India Center presents a timely panel featuring experts in higher education, food sciences, agricultural development, and food security as they explore the growing opportunities for collaboration between India and the US. Moderated by KV Raman, Adjunct Professor in Cornell University's School of Integrative Plant Science and Faculty Fellow in the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, RSVP for event here. The speaker panel includes:
When: April 1-30
Description: This year's theme, “Conserving Every Ecosystem, Caring for Every Creature,” highlights the intersection of conservation and behavior change. By focusing on daily actions and continuous learning, we aim to create a sustainable and just world, not just for humans but for all species and ecosystems we rely on. Learn more about the ecochallenge here.
When: April 13th, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Where: Des Moines Marina, 22307 Dock Ave South,
Description: Help stop trash from preventing it from going into the ocean with Friends of Saltwater State Park by picking up and sorting trash brought up by divers. RSVP here.
When: April 20th, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Where: Washington Park Arboretum
Description: To celebrate the Arboretum’s 90th birthday, we’re enhancing this year’s Earth Day work service event with free tram rides, a pollinator education station, and more! Help restore the Arboretum by removing invasive ivy and blackberry in natural areas, and by mulching and weeding the plant collections! For more information here.
When: April 20th, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Where: Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Description: Every year in April, the City of Mercer Island holds the Leap for Green Sustainability Fair at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center (MICEC). Activities include educational booths, sustainability vendors, food trucks, and heat pump & rebate information. More information here.
When: April 20th, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Where: Lodge at Beaver Lake Park
Description: Join the City of Sammamish WA for Earth Day crafts, activities, booths, prizes, food trucks, performances, petting zoos, reptile interactive booths and more! More information here.
When: April 20th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Select Locations
Description: Join your friends and neighbors for a day of service in Edmonds Parks to celebrate Earth Day 2024. Help make a difference for the earth and its inhabitants by restoring our forests or cleaning up our beaches. Locations include Planting and Invasive Ivy Pull at Yost Park, Invasive Ivy Pull at Pine Ridge Park, Clean Up at Brackett’s Landing North Park, and Clean Up at Marina Beach Park. RSVP here.
When: April 21st, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Des Moines, 25205 8th Pl S
Description: Come celebrate Earth Day with Friends of Saltwater State Park. Activities include hikes, creek restoration work party, craft table, scuba, and scuba dive to help clean up the shores. RSVP here.
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Meet Jessyn Farrell, Director at the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) at the City of Seattle.
Join Post-Landfill Action Network in their plan to reduce 60% of plastic production by 2040. Organize an Earth Day action plan focused on plastic reduction and earn a grant ranging from $250-$1000.
Read More about Post-Landfill Action Network Challenge. Due April 1
Celebrate April by joining a global community of advocates and changemakers and commit to taking small and large actions to make our common home a more sustainable place.
What are SU’s Sustainability goals? In February 2023, the Laudato Si' Action Platform leadership team finalized SU's Laudato Si Action Plan with priorities and goals that span across campus operations, departments, and partnerships to advance "sustainability in the holistic spirit of integral ecology." Find out more!