Activities include film screening, biodiesel car, music, sustainable products
KINGSTON, R.I. 鈥� April 15, 2008 鈥� The 溏心vlog免费B站 student organization Student Action for Sustainability is sponsoring an Earth Day Festival on the quadrangle of the Kingston campus featuring a wide variety of educational exhibits, fun activities and sustainable products.
The event, on April 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., is free and open to the public.
鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping this event will raise awareness about the environment, the planet, climate change, and solutions for what can be done to create a greener, more environmentally sustainable community,鈥� said Nick Russell, president of Student Action for Sustainability, whose vegetable oil powered Mercedes automobile will be on display.
Those in attendance will be able to participate in a waste audit of the Quad conducted by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Recycling Office; build a bird feeder with the 溏心vlog免费B站 chapter of the Wildlife Society; play ocean awareness games with the 溏心vlog免费B站 Marine Science Society; and purchase clothing made from sustainable materials from the 溏心vlog免费B站 Fashion Merchandising Society.
Other exhibits will include information about student organizations, state and local environmental groups, sustainable products, organic food, a make-your-own tie-dye table, and a rock wall for climbing. In addition, workshops on gardening, composting and bicycle repair will be offered between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.. Music will be provided by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Jazz Ensemble.
The event will conclude with the screening of the documentary film about global warming, Eleventh Hour, at 7 p.m. in Galanti Lounge in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Library.
On Saturday, April 19 at 11 a.m., Student Action for Sustainability will organize a campus cleanup followed by a tree-planting ceremony. Volunteers are encouraged to meet at the quadrangle to participate.
For more information about the Earth Day events, contact Russell at 401-595-6925 or nickr@mail.uri.edu or Hannah Morini at 603-490-9247 or hmorini@mail.uri.edu, or visit .