Focus the Nation
On Thursday, January 31st, 2008 high school and college campuses across the nation will simultaneously unite in a common purpose to discuss the reality of global warming and debate possible solutions. This day has been designated Focus the Nation Day. The goals of Focus the Nation are threefold. First, Focus the Nation will force the 2008 presidential candidates to emphasize the challenges we face in reducing the effects of global warming and acknowledge our nation’s responsibility in designing large-scale solutions. Second, Focus the Nation aims to promote dialogue and interconnection between the campus and broader community. Third, the underlying principles also encourage citizens to instigate their local and state representatives into action.
Resources
For more details concerning the principles of Focus the Nation, resource materials, and planning design, please visit http://www.focusthenation.org/.
- Focus the Nation Resource Links
- Nature News Special report on the UN Climate conference in Bali
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Nobel Prize Website for 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
- United Nations Environmental Programme
- Carbon Mitigation Initiative
- Energy Information Administration
- EPA Climate Change Website
- European Union Climate Change Campaign
- My Carbon Footprint
- Understanding and Responding to Climate Change
Focus the Nation at Denison
Schedule of Events:
7:30pm, Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 - Focus the Nation Roundtable Discussion, Swasey Chapel
Five Denison professors and guest speaker, Nan Jenks-Jay will be fielding questions concerning the dilemmas surrounding the global warming crisis. The Denison professors - Steve Vogel, Jim Pletcher, Rebecca Homan, Quentin Duroy, and Tod Frolking - represent five different perspectives from Philosphy, Political Science, Biology, Economics, and Geosciences, respectively. Nan Jenks-Jay, Dean of Environmental Affairs at Middlebury College, is an expert in the realm of campus sustainability.
12:00pm, Thursday, January 31st, 2008 - "Warm Coming" Demonstration, Academic Quad/Slayter Union
Motorized-vehicles-free march across campus consisting of various student organizations with "floats" (banners, signs, wagons, etc). Float contest for 1) most creative, 2) most sustainable materials (reused, recycled materials), and 3) most pertinent to global warming and campus sustainability.
March ends at Slayter Union for tabling fair involving community members - local farmers and teachers. Share ideas, collaborate, and learn about how our campus and community can be more sustainable and interactive.
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 - Green Dinner in the Dining Halls
ALL DAY Wednesday (Jan. 30th) and Thursday (Jan. 31st) - In class discussions about global warming impacts and possible solutions.
LEARN ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING FROM YOUR DENISON CLASSMATES!!
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