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Five College Climate Action Week

October 24, 2009 has been designated "International Day of Climate Action," a way to raise awareness of our current global carbon dioxide level, which is higher than 350 parts per million (the safe level for humanity calculated by scientists). Groups from the Five Colleges will be holding events and discussions on the subject of climate change and its relation to CO2 both on this day and during the previous week.

See below to browse the events and explore the site for more information about the International Day of Climate Action and the number 350. Download a PDF flyer of the week's events.

Events on and before Climate Action Day

10/24/2009 Amherst Ultimate 350 Frisbee Launch
3:50 p.m. (arrive 3:45 p.m.) Amherst Town Common.  more>

10/24/2009 350 Bike Parade
11:30 a.m., Haigis Mall, UMass Amherst.  more>

10/24/2009 Amherst 350 Rally
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Amherst Common.  more>

10/24/2009 Hampshire College Teach-in and Tea Party
4:00 p.m., East Lecture Hall of Franklin Patterson Hall, Hampshire College.   more>

10/24/2009 350 Origami Cranes!
12-2 p.m., Chapin Lawn, Smith College.  more>

10/24/2009 Bike for Climate Change
12 p.m., Chapin Lawn, Smith College.  more>

10/24/2009 What is 350ppm anyway?
2-4 p.m., Chapin Lawn, Smith College.  more>

10/24/2009 Smith College campus bells will ring 350 times!
3:50 p.m., Smith College.  more>

10/24/2009 Smith College campus-wide photograph
4 p.m., Chapin Lawn, Smith College.  more>

10/24/2009 MHC 350 Flash Mob
3:30-4 p.m., meeting initially behind the Blanchard Campus Center at the Lantern, Mount Holyoke College.  more>

10/23/2009 What We Need to Know About Climate Change
4:00 p.m., East Lecture, Franklin Patterson Hall, Hampshire College.  more>

10/23/2009 Candlelight Vigil for 350
7:30-8:15 p.m., Base of Memorial Hill, Amherst College.  more>

10/22/2009 Clean Air, Cool Planet
12:00 noon, Campus Center Carroll Room, Smith College.  more>

10/21/2009 Global Warming: Causes and Consequences
The full title is Global Warming: Causes and Consequences for the Environment, People, and Politics. 4-6 p.m., Paino Lecture Hall, Amherst College.   more>

10/20/2009 Ethics and Policy in the Face of Climate Change
5:00 p.m., Kendade Hall Room 305, Mount Holyoke College.   more>

10/19/2009 The Built Environment's Role in Climate Change
4:30 p.m., Procopio Room, Hills Central Rm. 105, UMass Amherst.  more>

10/19/2009 Interactive Panel on Climate Change
7:00 p.m., Fernald Hall, UMass Amherst.  more>

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