Dacha Enchantments: Living a Natural Life in the New Russia
Date:
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Location:
New Student Center Room 230
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Hearing Appalachian Voices
A celebration of Kate Black's contributions as an Appalachian Studies Archivist and Scholar
Date:
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Location:
UK Good Barn
Event Series:
Alan Timberlake - "Differentiated Object Marking in (North) Russian, Spanish, and Uzbek".
Alan Timberlake, Columbia University. "Differentiated Object Marking in (North) Russian, Spanish, and Uzbek". LIN Seminar Series - Part of Year of Russia's Realms. University of Kentucky - College of Arts and Sciences
Louisiana Bucket Brigade: Fighting for Environmental Justice in Fenceline Communities
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a non-profit environmental health and justice organization working with communities that neighbor oil refineries and chemical plants. The Bucket Brigade helps communities hold these industries accountable for pollution by providing assistance with community organizing, education, media outreach, and gathering evidence against industry, including training communities to use an EPA-approved “bucket” to conduct air sampling in order to document toxic air pollution.
Please join us on April 3 & 4 to hear representatives from the Bucket Brigade discuss their environmental justice work.
PUBLIC TALKS:
Wednesday, April 3, 6:00 pm
Student Center Room #111
Thursday, April 4, 3:30 pm
White Hall Classroom Building #231
Ronesha Johnson is a community member from Shreveport, LA and Environmental Justice Corps fellow with the Bucket Brigade.
Kristen Evans, MA joined the Bucket Brigade in 2011, working with Residents for Air Neutralization before she started the Bucket Brigade's Art-to-Action program.
These talks are part of the American Studies Program’s Environmental Justice Speaker Series.
Co-sponsored by American Studies, Appalachian Studies, and the Student Sustainability Council.
Date:
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Location:
Whitehall Classrom Building Room 231
Event Series:
Louisiana Bucket Brigade: Fighting for Environmental Justice in Fenceline Communities
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a non-profit environmental health and justice organization working with communities that neighbor oil refineries and chemical plants. The Bucket Brigade helps communities hold these industries accountable for pollution by providing assistance with community organizing, education, media outreach, and gathering evidence against industry, including training communities to use an EPA-approved “bucket” to conduct air sampling in order to document toxic air pollution.
Please join us on April 3 & 4 to hear representatives from the Bucket Brigade discuss their environmental justice work.
PUBLIC TALKS:
Wednesday, April 3, 6:00 pm
Student Center Room #111
Thursday, April 4, 3:30 pm
White Hall Classroom Building #231
Ronesha Johnson is a community member from Shreveport, LA and Environmental Justice Corps fellow with the Bucket Brigade.
Kristen Evans, MA joined the Bucket Brigade in 2011, working with Residents for Air Neutralization before she started the Bucket Brigade's Art-to-Action program.
These talks are part of the American Studies Program’s Environmental Justice Speaker Series.
Co-sponsored by American Studies, Appalachian Studies, and the Student Sustainability Council.
Date:
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Location:
Student Center (Room 111)
Event Series:
Hands-On Heritage
Chi Woodrich awarded the Native American Undergraduate Archaeology Scholarship.
The Foundations of Peace: Clayton Thyne
This fall, Political Science Professor Clayton Thyne will be teaching A&S 100: Introduction to Peace Studies. The class will serve as a portal into the wide range of theories exploring the nature and causes of conflict, the possibilities for conflict resolution, and the foundations of peace.
Take Back the Night to End Violence
For more than 30 years, Take Back the Night has united campus and community members to recognize their collective power to end violence. This year’s event includes a march and rally featuring special speakers, live music, a candlelight vigil, a speak-out, tabling, free stuff and more.
A&S Kickoff Promotes Summer Courses, Resource for Choosing Courses
Do you need expedite your track to graduation with summer courses? The College of Arts and Sciences is offering a multitude of summer course options, and has a simple website to help you choose which class will be best for you.