Hey Everybody! On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, I attended “An Earth Day Journey: From 1970 to Wakanda—Black Panther and the Politics of Race and Sustainability” discussion with faculty from African American Studies, 12:00-1:00 pm in Robert Scott Small room 252.…
Is Water Life?
Hey there, I recently went to a lecture given by Dr. Rivers from the Charleston County Water and Sewer division. I did not get any pictures, however I wrote this summary from the lecture, and found it relevant to class…
WASTE DEEP Documentary and Be Zero Q&A
Every year the College of Charleston’s Office of Sustainability hosts a Sustainability Week. This year it takes place during the week of April 9th through the 11th. Today, Monday April 9th I attended a viewing of the mini-documentary “Waste Deep”,…
“How do we affect the cause rather than cause the effect”. Speech presented by Lawrence Bloom
Lawrence Bloom, Secretary General of the Be Earth Foundation spoke at a conference hosted by the sustainability department here at the college a few weeks ago pertaining to “Water and Economic Sustainability: How do we affect the cause rather than…
Water and Economic Sustainability: A Lecture by Lawrence Bloom
Last week I attended a lecture by Lawrence Bloom that he titled “Water and Economic Sustainability: How do we affect the cause rather than cause the effect”. When I first got to the lecture I didn’t know what to expect,…
#WaterIsLife Event
On April 4, 2018, I attended the #WaterIsLife presentation. This was conducted by Dr. David E. Rivers, who is Commissioner and Vice Chairman of Charleston Water Systems. The main question discussed in this presentation was “is water quality a race-based…
Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center
This spring break, I had the privilege of going on an Alternative Spring Break through the Center for Civic Engagement to a place in Washburn, Tennessee, called Narrow Ridge. Narrow Ridge is an Earth literacy center that serves as…
Sustainability Week Art Showcase
I recently submitted my artwork for the Sustainability Week Art Showcase. It was just accepted to be shown on Wednesday, April 11 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Blacklock House on 18 Bull Street. The event is free and open to the…
Water – The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
On March 17th, ten students, including myself, and a College of Charleston faculty member, headed to Annapolis, Maryland for an Alternative Spring Break. For this Break experience, we were privileged to be introduced to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.…
Alternative Break at The Chesapeake Bay
What a remarkable spring break! I spent my free time this spring break to aid towards restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. Spent my week with passionate, down to earth people, eating great food, seeing priceless art, seeing beautiful sights, and…