Logo by Clara Husaby (BA in Political Science, ’27), winner of the 2024 Earth Month® Logo Competition
Each year, in the weeks leading up to Earth Day (April 22nd) CEJS, in partnership with various Seattle University departments and student groups, encourages action and participation in initiatives that focus on the urgent need for environmental justice, sustainable development, and climate solutions. Join us for the many events and initiatives organized during Earth Month 2024 at Seattle University. See below for the Earth Month 2024 Program. Check back regularly for the latest updates.
When: April 9, 5:30 p.m.
Where: BANN 407
Description: For Earth Month 2024, the environmental justice student club Sustainable Student Action (SSA) is organizing an educational series focused on the practices by the Coca Cola Company with three events (April 9, 16, and 23). To kick off their series, they invite all to join for the screening of Mark Thomas's documentary on Coca-Cola. "Mega-corporation-free" snacks and drinks will be served! To see the full listing of events in this educational series, see SSA’s flyer here.
When: April 11, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Where: Pigott Auditorium
Description: Join Seattle University for this year's Mission Day which will feature renowned speaker Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. Kimmerer will help us recenter, reconnect and reclaim our sense of belonging as collaborators in building a more just and humane world. Register for the event here.
When: April 16, 12:30 p.m.
Where: Pigott Auditorium
Description: Confronted with growing environmental threats, a better understanding of the critical connection between people and nature is key to informing effective decision making for the Common Good. Many contemporary philosophers and great thinkers have been saying for decades that humanity is arriving to the end of an era philosophically, ecologically, politically, psychologically, cosmologically, scientifically, and so forth. The complex issues we are facing require new perspectives and new ways of thinking. In this Red Talk, Professor Rodriguez offers her insights from her social location as a “border” theologian. Read more here.
When: April 16, 17, and 18. Two time slots available on each day: 10:00-12:00 p.m. and 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Where: Wildlife Garden (garden behind ADMIN building)
Description: Calling all campus members: We welcome you to volunteer in work parties on SU campus to support the organically and pesticide-free maintained urban gardening efforts lead by the SU Grounds team. Grounds has planned a new planting design beneficial to pollinators that will beautify and create interest for the surroundings of the Wildlife garden and the Union Green. New plantings for 2024, including trees for Arbor Day (April 26), are planned for volunteers to work with Grounds during April, Earth Month. Want to come and help out? Please join us at any of the days/times listed above. Minimum requested volunteering time: 2 hours. For more information, contact Shannon Britton, Associate Director of Grounds and Waste management at brittons@seattleu.edu.
When: April 16, 5:00 p.m.
Where: ADMIN 307
Description: This is the 2nd event in an Earth Month series about the Coca Cola company, organized by the environmental justice student club Sustainable Student Action (SSA). In this event, SSA will be discussing how Coke exploits people and the environment. Come learn how child labor, violence, racism, and war profiteering are part of your favorite beverage company. Slime making materials will be available during the discussion. To see the full listing of events in this educational series, see SSA’s flyer here.
When: April 17, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Where: Cherry Street Market
Description: Redhawk dining is excited to host THOUGHT●FUL, a brand new JoyFul theme. THOUGHT●FUL is designed to encourage and celebrate the power of joy through self-care, mindfulness, spreading positivity, and togetherness while also featuring a menu designed to lower our carbon impacts and provide functional benefits for our guests.
When: April 18, 5-6:00 p.m.
Where: PIGT 208
Description: Join SSA for a Kahoot to learn about greenwashing, environmental degradation, the military-industrial complex, and more!!
When: April 18, 6-8:30 p.m.
Where: LeRoux Room (STCN 160)
Description: The annual Joseph A. Maguire, SJ Campus Ministry Lecture brings the community together to share a meal and conversation. The dinner is a venue to engage our students, alumni, faculty, staff and community partners in dialogue around current justice issues through the lens of faith. This year's lecture will feature Em Wright, M.A., of Seattle University School of Arts & Sciences, speaking on the topic: "Grounding in Connection: Reframing the Climate Crisis through Relationship." Join campus ministry for an engaging evening of delicious food and dialogue at the intersection of faith and justice! Please RSVP here.
When: April 22, 11:00 a.m.-1:00p.m.
Where: STCN 210
Description: Join SEAC for an afternoon of creativity and come paint a ceramic pot to use or your favorite flowers or plants! All materials will be provided so that you can transform plain pots into vibrant and colorful works of art. RSVP here.
When: April 22
Description: The Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement invites you to celebrate Earth Day by deepening your connection with the more than human world through a prayer video. Join with practitioners from our SU community and beyond in this meditative prayer for the earth.
When: Earth Day on April 22nd, 12:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m. (DOORS OPEN: 11:30 a.m.- LIGHT LUNCH SERVED)
Where: Pigott Auditorium (ZOOM available)
Description: Join us for the 5th edition of Earth Talks, Seattle University’s annual showcase of 5-minute sustainability-focused presentations by students, staff, faculty, and community partners. This year’s keynote speaker is Jessyn Farrell, Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) at the City of Seattle. The event’s theme is "Care for our Common Home" .
All speakers will attend in person, but audience members can attend VIRTUALLY BY ZOOM. Zoom details will be provided closer to the event date on the Earth Talks website: www.earth-talks.org.
When: April 23, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Where: STCN, 1st floor
Description: Come pick up a beautiful plant at the Student Center! Hosted by Engineers for a Sustainable World, our annual plant sale is back boasting a wide range of plants from a local nursery. Students will be able to purchase indoor plants on campus to raise money for sustainability projects led by ESW and increase student sustainability awareness at Seattle University. Small plants $5, medium plant $10, large plant $20. For questions, email mkuramura@seattleu.edu. Learn more here.
When: April 23, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Where: Sullivan Hall C5
Description: In celebration of Earth Day, join the Environmental Law Society (ELS) and the native American Law Student Association (NALSA) in conversation with Jamie Hearn (School of Law ' 22; Director of Environmental Law and Climate Policy at the Duwamish River Community Coalition) and other practitioners to discuss the current environmental justice issues surrounding the Duwamish River, challenges encountered in clean up efforts, and the changing landscape of climate lawyering in the context of the climate crisis. More information here.
When: April 23, 5:30 p.m.
Where: BANN 407
Description: This is the 3rd event in an Earth Month series about the Coca Cola company, organized by the environmental justice student club Sustainable Student Action (SSA). For their final day, SSA invites you to learn about the history of Coca-Cola at Seattle University, our contracts, and what you as a student can do to support the fight for fair labor rights, environmental justice, and sustainable purchasing. To see the full listing of events in this educational series, see SSA’s flyer here.
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When: April 25, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Where: Cherry Street Market
Description: In collaboration with CEJS, come see how many used to-go boxes never even leave Cherry Street. Make sure to stop by to visually see why using a plate is a better option.
When: April 25th, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Where: Pigott Pavilion
Description: The Career Engagement Office is organizing a thrift store-style pop-up event in front of Pigott Pavilion where you can pick out and take home 2-3 items of business attire for FREE! We want you to feel confident and prepared for upcoming job fairs and interviews without breaking the bank on clothing.
When: April 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Where: Pigott Auditorium
Description: Join PCC Community Markets CEO Krish Srinivasan as the final guest of Albers Executive Speaker Series’ 2023-24 season. Srinivasan will share his experiences leading the country’s largest cooperative retail grocer.
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When: April 26, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Where: Pigott 106
Description: Join RHA and bring your clothing with holes, ripped seams, and worn fabric to restore them while chatting with your peers and contributing to sustainable fashion practices! Supplies provided. More information here.
When: April 27, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Pigott Auditorium
Description: Join dancer, artist and activist Nobuko Miyamoto for two events at Seattle University—a concert, “120,000 Stories,” Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m., at Pigott Auditorium; and a seminar, “Dancing in a Circle: The Environmental Buddhism of Nobuko Miyamoto,” Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m., at Oberto Commons (Sinegal Center). Donations from both events will benefit Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple in SU's neighborhood, which was victimized by arson in December. Sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences.
When: May 1,11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Where: Stuart T. Rolfe Room, ADAL or Zoom
Description: RoundGlass India Center presents a timely panel featuring experts in higher education, food sciences, agricultural development, and food security as they explore the growing opportunities for collaboration between India and the US. Moderated by KV Raman, Adjunct Professor in Cornell University's School of Integrative Plant Science and Faculty Fellow in the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, RSVP for event here. The speaker panel includes:
When: April 1-30
Description: Celebrate Earth Month by joining a global community of advocates and changemakers: Challenge yourself to take small and large actions each day this month of April and make our common home a more sustainable place. This year's theme, “Conserving Every Ecosystem, Caring for Every Creature,” highlights the intersection of conservation and behavior change. Learn more about the ecochallenge here.
Woodland Park Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, and Northwest Trek Wildlife Park invite you to take part in the City Nature Challenge. Get outside, enjoy nature, help discover and identify species. Help the Puget Sound area (including Tacoma, Seattle, Bellevue, Everett and any place within Snohomish, King and Pierce counties!) show the world how biodiverse our region is by making observations of local species during the City Nature Challenge! More information here.
April 26-29 – Observe and report nature
April 26- May 5 – Identify observations on iNaturalist
When: April 13th, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Where: Des Moines Marina, 22307 Dock Ave South,
Description: Help stop trash from preventing it from going into the ocean with Friends of Saltwater State Park by picking up and sorting trash brought up by divers. RSVP here.
When: April 20th, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Where: Washington Park Arboretum
Description: To celebrate the Arboretum’s 90th birthday, we’re enhancing this year’s Earth Day work service event with free tram rides, a pollinator education station, and more! Help restore the Arboretum by removing invasive ivy and blackberry in natural areas, and by mulching and weeding the plant collections! More information here.
When: April 20th, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Where: Ballard Locks + Commodore Park
Description: Join Ballard Locks U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Ballards Bird Lover's Day for a fun way to celebrate and learn about birds and nature! Visit tables for activities and information about great blue herons and see how you measure up to herons wing span! Scopes will also be available to help see the herons up close, along with naturalists who will answer questions. While hoping one of the newly-hatched chicks will be visible!
When: April 20th, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Where: Herrings House Park (Tualtwx)
Description: Join Green Seattle Partnership for Earth Day along the Duwamish River, at one of the Duwamish Tribe's sacred sites and important salmon habitat for the juvenile salmon on their way now to Puget Sound. Green Seattle Partnership will be revitalizing a bed for planting native plants important to the Salish Tribes by removing weeds and shrubs and mulching along with light weeding along the river bank. The event also includes a special welcome from the Duwamish Tribe, special speakers and environmental tabling.
When: April 20th, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Where: Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Description: Every year in April, the City of Mercer Island holds the Leap for Green Sustainability Fair at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center (MICEC). Activities include educational booths, sustainability vendors, food trucks, and heat pump & rebate information. More information here.
When: April 20th, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Where: Lodge at Beaver Lake Park
Description: Join the City of Sammamish WA for Earth Day crafts, activities, booths, prizes, food trucks, performances, petting zoos, reptile interactive booths and more! More information here.
When: April 20th, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Where: Select Locations
Description: Join your friends and neighbors for a day of service in Edmonds Parks to celebrate Earth Day 2024. Help make a difference for the earth and its inhabitants by restoring our forests or cleaning up our beaches. Locations include Planting and Invasive Ivy Pull at Yost Park, Invasive Ivy Pull at Pine Ridge Park, Clean Up at Brackett’s Landing North Park, and Clean Up at Marina Beach Park. RSVP here.
When: April 20th, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Lumen Field
Description: Join Rave Green to celebrate Earth Day and the club's work to Protect Our Planet, with an emphasis on stewardship of the Salish Sea and its orca residents. Purchase of ticket includes an exclusive Pod Night themed scarf. Buy tickets to game here.
When: April 21st, 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Where: Des Moines, 25205 8th Pl S
Description: Come celebrate Earth Day with Friends of Saltwater State Park. Activities include hikes, creek restoration work party, craft table, scuba, and scuba dive to help clean up the shores. RSVP here.
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"PLANET VS. PLASTICS" is the theme of Earth Day 2024, Monday, April 22nd. EARTHDAY.ORG is unwavering in its commitment to end plastics. Check out the global Earth Day map showing events happening across the world.
Meet Jessyn Farrell, Director at the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) at the City of Seattle. Jessyn will be the keynote at SU's 5th edition of Earth Talks on Monday, April 22, Earth Day.
Join Post-Landfill Action Network in their plan to reduce 60% of plastic production by 2040. Organize an Earth Day action plan focused on plastic reduction and earn a grant ranging from $250-$1000.
Read More about Post-Landfill Action Network Challenge. Due April 1
Celebrate Earth Month by joining a global community of advocates and changemakers: Challenge yourself to take small and large actions each day this month of April and make our common home a more sustainable place.
Read Andrew Binion's article on Earth Month titled, "Celebrating the Earth". He discusses Earth Month, Earth Talks, and the Student behind this years logo Clara Husaby.