Tag: environmental
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Historic Golden Rule Anti-Nuclear Vessel Comes to Philadelphia and Swarthmore College
In 1958, an intrepid crew of (mainly) Quakers attempted to sail the small ship the “Golden Rule” to the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific, to try to “get in the way” of massive nuclear tests the United States was planning there. They were arrested in Honolulu, but they left a lasting legacy connecting peace…
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Spending our carbon budget
Professor Smithey has been teaching his course, “Climate Disruption, Conflict, and Peacemaking” again this semester, and right now the second of two delegations of Swatties are on their way to Glasgow Scotland to observe the COP26 meetings (read their daily blog), so many of us have been thinking in considerable detail about the pace of…
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Peace Major Martin Tomlinson Reflects on the Climate Crisis in Student-lEd Workshop Series
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of the Swarthmore College Bulletin. Growing up in rural Kansas, Martin Tomlinson ’23 experienced the effects of the climate crisis firsthand. “I saw my neighbors’ crops failing and the water in the creek behind my house beginning to dry out,” says Tomlinson, a double major in Peace…
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Religion, Race, and Environmental Activism after Standing Rock
All are invited to an event on Tuesday (April 20) at 7:00 p.m.: “Religion, Race, and Environmental Activism after Standing Rock” at Montclair State University. Professor Smithey will participate in the panel that follows a screening of Half-Mile, Upwind, On Foot. Some of you will remember a similar film screening at Swarthmore College in 2019.…
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Professors Will Gardner and Denise Crossan Teach Class on Environment, Cultural Memory, and Social Change in Japan
This semester, professors Gardner and Crossan have been teaching a new course offering that lies at the intersection of Peace and Conflict Studies, Environmental Science, and Japanese history. From nuclear fallouts to natural disasters and the respective social movements they spawned, the class provides a comprehensive overview of the past and present traumas grappled with…
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Students tour Mariner East 2 pipeline
Twenty-five students from the Peace and Conflict Studies / Environmental Studies course “Climate Disruption, Conflict, and Peacemaking” toured the route of the Mariner East 2 pipeline (ME2) construction that runs near Swarthmore College. The ME2, a Sunoco project, runs through highly populated neighborhoods in Delaware and Chester counties and beyond. It will carry compressed propane, ethane,…
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“Half-Mile, Upwind, on Foot” film screening and panel
Please join us for a film screening of Half-Mile, Upwind, on Foot, with the filmmaker and anti-pipeline activists featured in the film. This film documents the efforts of two communities challenging fossil fuel pipeline projects in Pennsylvania, including the Mariner East 2 pipeline that cuts through Delaware County, not far from Swarthmore College. Wednesday, 13…
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Infographic Session – Climate Disruption course
Please join the students in Climate Disruption, Conflict, and Peacemaking (PEAC 055 / ENVS 031) for an infographic session (similar to a poster session) on Monday morning December 10 at 10:30 a.m. in Shane Student Lounge. Refreshments provided. This is a zero waste event. With thanks for support from the Lang Center for…
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No Empires, No Dust Bowls: Lessons from the first Global Environmental Crisis with Dr. Hannah Holleman
Announcing an Upcoming Lecture! Download and share a flyer. No Empires, No Dust Bowls: Lessons from the First Global Environmental Crisis Dr. Hannah Holleman Assistant Professor of Sociology at Amherst College Monday, December 3, 2018 from 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm in the Scheuer Room, Kohlberg Hall, Swarthmore College This event is free and open to…
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Climate Justice and Civil Rights
Please mark your calendar for an exciting event serving as the capstone for Black History Month and the opening for Women’s History Month: March 2, 2018 Public Lecture “Climate Justice and Civil Rights” 1:30-2:30pm: Swarthmore Meeting House Reception and Gathering 3:30-5:00pm: Black Cultural Center You are invited to a public lecture and conversation with Jacqueline…