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Reconnecting with
Earth 1: Shifting Paradigms
Awarding 12
hours of Professional Development
This workshop is one of a two-part series, each
offering four sessions that address a central
issue of our time: What is the appropriate
relationship of human beings to Earth? As
participants engage in readings and discussion
questions, they will share observations and
reflections on our relationship to Earth, the
threats of ecological imbalance, what we can do
to create a paradigm shift and make lasting,
impactful change, and what the role of higher
education is in creating a future generation of
Earth literate citizens.
Wednesdays, North
Campus, Room 1256
9/26/18 pm 12 Noon to 1 pm
10/10/18; 10/24/18 and 11/7/18 from 12 Noon to
1:30 pm
Facilitated
by Stephen Nesvacil,
To Register, class
# EEI1005-4
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Cape
Florida State Park
Awarding 6 hours of Professional Development
Saturday,
October 13, 2018 9:00-1:00 PM
Facilitated by Kiki Mutis
Participants will learn about the natural and cultural
history of Cape Florida State Park System, also called
‘Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area’.
Cape Florida State Park,
To
Register, class #
EEI1008-2
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EEI and iCED: Welcome Back Coffee
North Campus, Rm 3201
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018,
12:00 – 2:30 PM
Join EEI and iCED for coffee, networking, and a brief
information session about how to get involved in
Changemaking, Academic Service-Learning, the Global
Sustainability and Earth Literacy Learning Network
(GSELS) for professional development, and other exciting
opportunities and initiatives this year.
Deadline
to RSVP: Sept 11
Contact Stephen Nesvacil snesvaci@mdc.edu, or
Jonathan Flores
jflores6@mdc.edu
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WE-LAB WORKSHOP:
In partnership with Dream
In Green
North Campus, Rm 2151
October 3, 2017;
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Participants will learn how
to implement money-saving water and energy conservation
behaviors at home that foster long-term sustainability.
Participants will receive a free
toolkit valued at $75.
Limited space.
For more information contact
Stephan Nesvacil at snesvaci@mdc.edu
To
register, visit www.we-lab.net/workshop.
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Urban Resiliency Symposium: Decoding the Ballot
North Campus, Room 2151
Wednesday and Thursday,
October 24 - October 25
Weds, October 24th - Room 2151
9:00 -9:50 AM;
Panel Discussion Amendment #4: Restoration of
Voting Rights
10:00-12:00 PM; Panel Discussion
with 350.org, Catalyst Miami: The Intersection of
Environment, Social Justice, and the Election
Thursday, October 25th - Room 2147 and Building
2 Breezeway
8:25-9:40 AM Monica Matteo-Salinas from the
Campus Election Engagement Project
9:50-11:15 AM
Rebecca Pelham from Engage Miami
11:30-12:40 PM
Natalia Araya from The CLEO Institute
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Vegan/Drum Circle #Vote Together
North Campus, Building 2 Atrium
November 1, 2018;
12:30-1:30 PM
Join the North Campus’ YES! for Environmental
Sustainability in collaboration with returning Narrow
Ridge students as they host a Drum Circle and Vegan
Potluck #VoteTogether! Students will come together by
the North Campus lake for an eco-spiritual meditation,
followed by a drum line directly to our very own North
Campus early voting site. After casting your vote, join
us for a FREE vegan style buffet and conversation on why
it’s important to vote for candidates that will better
our environment.
For further information,
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Save
Planet Earth
North Campus, Room 2151, 2147, and Building 2 Atrium
October 30th – November 1st, 2018
Tuesday, October 30th - Room 2151
11:15
- Racing Extinct
Wednesday, October 31st -
Room 2151
12:00 - Isle of Dogs screening;
Pop up market; Vegan food; Costume party
Thursday,
November 1st - Room 2147 and Building 2 Breezeway
11:30 - Garrett Stuart speaks on ocean conservation and
algae crisis
12:30 - Vegan Vote Together hosted by
YES! Club
For further information,
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The Alpha Singing Bowl
Demonstration
North Campus, Rm A-104
Dec.
5, 2018, 10:00 – 11:00 AM
The Alpha Room is a combination of therapist Zayra
Morales investigative journalism and healing therapy
skills. This presentation features a short film
documentary and live sound performance with tuned
crystal bowls demonstrating how noise pollution is
affecting peoples’ lives and how sound therapy brings a
sense of relief and restorative inner peace—creating the
foundations of societal resiliency and sustainability.
For more information, contact Stephen Nesvacil at snesvaci@mdc.edu
305.237.1338
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Be
Here: Northern Hearts Around the Lake
Gather Together, Focus on Breath, Be Mindful and Notice
North Campus Lake, Northeast
Corner (Intersection of Buildings 1 and 3)
Monday Mornings, 10 am
Be Here:
Northern Hearts around the Lake is an opportunity for
students, faculty, and staff to gather for a few minutes
in quiet reflection and guided mindfulness. Together we
let go of perceived stress, planning for future events,
and the grit of daily living to relax, focus on the
breath, let go of any distractions and perceived
stressful thoughts to eng age
mindfully on the inherent beauty of North Campus and
interconnectedness of all life.
For
more information: Contact Stephan Nesvacil at snesvaci@mdc.edu
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Earth
Ethics Institute •
An Earth Literacy Resource Center Serving MDC Administrators, Faculty,
Staff, and Students, as well as the South Florida Community
Miami Dade College
• 300 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Room 1201,
Miami, FL 33132-2204
• t: 305-237-3796
• f: 305-237-7724 |
