2008 Mar 3 - Mar 16

Wed March 5 - 6:00 PM
Univ of Pitt
501 Cathedral
Elmaz Abinader; Andrew Lam, editor with New American Media; and Tim Bascom, award winning author of Chameleon Days: An American Boyhood in Ethiopia (Mariner Books, 2006); will be featured in a panel discussion, titled “Writing and Social Responsibility,”

Thu March 6 - 8:30 PM
Frick Auditorium
Pitt’s Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Center for Latin American Studies, and Eduardo Lozano Latin American Library Collection will present “Maquilapolis - City of Factories,” part of the New Millennium Film Series, at 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Building Auditorium, 650 Schenley Dr., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies. Some films may not be suitable for younger viewers. For more information, contact amigoscinelatinoamericano08@gmail.com or visit amigosdelcinelatinoamericano2008.blogspot.com.

Mon March 3 - 7 PM: Cafe Scientifique with Dr. Dan Volz (who is also speaking at the GASP event next month on energy from waste coal, as you may recall from my last email) on "What's in the Water? A Report on What's in the Rivers Around Pittsburgh and What It's Doing to the Wildlife -- and Maybe to You." Have dinner and a brew while learning about heavy metals and endocrine disruptors, and then perhaps join the crew of volunteer anglers helping to see what's what in this year's catch in the Allegheny River Stewardship Project. 7 p.m. at the Penn Brewery.

March 22: Film showing, "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" and a discussion about sustainability and local food. 1-4 pm in the Mount Lebanon Public Library. Caroline Tibbetts at (412)531-1912, or tibbettsc@einetwork.net .

March 27: The Local Living Economies and Urban Farming lecture series continues with Kenneth Warren on grassroots activism, local economies, and local food systems. 5-6:30 in McConomy Auditorium in CMU's University Center.

March 28-29: Local foods conference "Farm to Table: A Recipe for a Healthy Pittsburgh." https://www.pathwayswellnessprogram.com/farm_to_table_conference.html .

March 29: GASP ( http://www.gasp-pgh.org/ ) hosts a panel discussion at Rodef Shalom about energy generation from waste coal, featuring Eric Schaeffer of the Environmental Integrity Project and Dan Volz of the Center for Healthy Environments and Communities.

April 19: Earth Day community festival at Frick Environmental Center. For more information or to volunteer, contact Patty Himes at (412)422-6538 or patricia.himes@city.pittsburgh.pa.us .

April 29: The Local Living Economies and Urban Farming lecture series concludes with Judy Wicks, founder of Philadelphia's Sustainable Business Network, the White Dog Café, and the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE). 5-6:30 in the Connan Room in CMU's University Center.

April 30: Local Living Economies workshop, also at CMU.