Focus the Nation is a nation-wide day of education, discussion and activism to address climate change, taking place at over 1,550 universities, schools, businesses, and places of worship.
January 30
- The 2% Solution, Live and Interactive webcast
8 PM, PAC 002 - Featuring climate scientist Stephan Schneider, sustainability expert Hunter Lovins, green jobs pioneer Van Jones, and renowned actor Edward Norton. Click here to watch Ed's video endorsement of Focus the Nation.
- Classroom Discussions
All Day - Wesleyan faculty will include climate change in the course material for the day
- Keynote Address
12 PM, Wesleyan Memorial Chapel - Jon Dickinson, Deputy Director, New York City Office of Environmental Coordination
- An Inconvenient Truth Slideshow
2:30 PM, Science 150 - Live Presentation by Jeffrey Wolfe, groSolar
- Panel 1: Policy Responses
4:15 PM, Science 150 - State Senator John W. Fonfara
State Representative Jim O'Rourke
Marc Eisner, Wesleyan University
Roger Smith, Connecticut Climate Coalition
Gary Yohe, Wesleyan University, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Sustainable Dinner
5:30-8 PM, Usdan University Center - Courtesy of Long Lane Farm and Bon Appetit
- Panel 2: Corporate and Institutional Responses
6 PM, Science 150 - John Cusack, Gifford Park Associates
Jen Andrews, Clean Air-Cool Planet - Panel 3: Climate and Social Justice
8 PM, Science 150 - Stephanie Demmons, Oxfam America
Stephan Oliveira and Flavia DeSouza, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
Lori Gruen, Wesleyan University - Circus for a Fragile Planet
10 PM, Crowell Concert Hall - An ARTFARM production
January 31
Brought to you by Wesleyan Environmental Organizer's Network (EON), the Environmental Studies Program, Long Lane Farm, the Wesleyan Sustainability Advisory Committee for Environmental Stewardship, and the Feet to the Fire Project.