The student organization, College Greens UW, is holding its 2nd annual
film/speaker series dedicated to issues of environmental and social justice.
The first film, entitled 'The Economics of Happiness', concerns localization and
sustainability movements, climate change and building community resiliency.
Following the screening, the speaker will be recent UW-grad and environmental
activist Joanna Wright (bio included below) who will discuss a local movement
called Transition Seattle.
What: The Economics of Happiness
When: Thurs April 28 @ 5:30pm
Where: Savery Hall 260
Speaker Bio: Joanna Wright grew up in Seattle and graduated in 2010 from the
University of Washington where she studied Germanics, Environmental Studies, and
Law, Societies and Justice. She has had the opportunity (in school and
otherwise) to explore the intersecting issues of sustainable agriculture, peak
oil, climate change, and community resilience. She has been a leader in several
urban farming and education projects in Seattle, and has also spent two summers
interning with local farms. Joanna has recently become involved in Seattle's
Transition Town network, and has been deeply inspired by the way the Transition
model integrates positive community visioning with issues of ecological,
economic, and social sustainability. In addition to her engagement with local
Transition Town activities, Joanna currently works part-time with children and
interns with the Community Alliance for Global Justice.The Economics of
Happiness offers a unique global perspective on a movement that is often reduced
as being too small. Not so. The film tells the story of a grassroots movement
for localization that is bubbling up from the cracks of a faltering global
economy, in every corner of the world. These are the real 'green shoadha Mi
The next two films in the series are...
Thursday May 12th - "Dive!" A film that follows self-proclaimed
'dumpster-divers' to analyze food waste and food access/justice issues
Smith 120 at 5:30pm
Thursday May 19th - "Inside Job" The oscar-nominated documentary that
investigates the causes of the 2008 economic meltdown and its ramifications
Savery 260 at 5:30pm
film/speaker series dedicated to issues of environmental and social justice.
The first film, entitled 'The Economics of Happiness', concerns localization and
sustainability movements, climate change and building community resiliency.
Following the screening, the speaker will be recent UW-grad and environmental
activist Joanna Wright (bio included below) who will discuss a local movement
called Transition Seattle.
What: The Economics of Happiness
When: Thurs April 28 @ 5:30pm
Where: Savery Hall 260
Speaker Bio: Joanna Wright grew up in Seattle and graduated in 2010 from the
University of Washington where she studied Germanics, Environmental Studies, and
Law, Societies and Justice. She has had the opportunity (in school and
otherwise) to explore the intersecting issues of sustainable agriculture, peak
oil, climate change, and community resilience. She has been a leader in several
urban farming and education projects in Seattle, and has also spent two summers
interning with local farms. Joanna has recently become involved in Seattle's
Transition Town network, and has been deeply inspired by the way the Transition
model integrates positive community visioning with issues of ecological,
economic, and social sustainability. In addition to her engagement with local
Transition Town activities, Joanna currently works part-time with children and
interns with the Community Alliance for Global Justice.The Economics of
Happiness offers a unique global perspective on a movement that is often reduced
as being too small. Not so. The film tells the story of a grassroots movement
for localization that is bubbling up from the cracks of a faltering global
economy, in every corner of the world. These are the real 'green shoadha Mi
The next two films in the series are...
Thursday May 12th - "Dive!" A film that follows self-proclaimed
'dumpster-divers' to analyze food waste and food access/justice issues
Smith 120 at 5:30pm
Thursday May 19th - "Inside Job" The oscar-nominated documentary that
investigates the causes of the 2008 economic meltdown and its ramifications
Savery 260 at 5:30pm
We hope you can make it!
Derek Blackstone
College Greens
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