Earth Week for Everyone 2021
Citizens’ Greener Evanston, in conjunction with Evanston Public Library, Rotary International and others, presents a series of online sessions on Thursday, April 22 and Friday, April 23 plus a Saturday morning, April 24 legislative session.
These include “Lunch and Learn” sessions from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., afternoon/evening sessions starting at 4 p.m.
Registration form is at the bottom of this page
These sessions will be recorded and the links sent to those who register below.
Thursday, April 22
Lunch & Learn, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
11:00 a.m. — Opening Kick-off/Welcome
11:10 a.m. — “Let’s Get Going”
Moderator: Rachel Rosner
Northwestern University’s Sustainability Plan
Colleen O’Brien and Grace Wickerson
Traveling Sustainably: 5 Ways to Get There
Vickie Jacobsen, CMAP Transportation Planner
Noon — “Resources Matter: Ways to Prevent Waste and Recycle Right”
Moderator: Evanston Public Library
Mary Allen of SWANCC
1:00 p.m. — “Deconstruction: The Sustainable Choice”
Moderator: Evanston Public Library
Anne Nicklin of Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse
Afternoon/Evening Sessions
4:00 p.m.—“Greening Evanston’s Schools”
Moderator: Rachel Rosner
Panel Discussion with:
6th Grade Science Teacher, Carla Stone
ETHS grad and former Sustainability Intern, Aldric Martinez-Olsen
D65 & Quest 4 Earth Students
Becky Brodsky of D65 Green Team, ETHS Sustainability committee, and Seven Generations Ahead
5:00 p.m.—“Green Business Brainstorm for Entrepreneurs of Color”
Co-hosted with Evanston’s NAACP
Moderator: Mila Marshall of the Sierra Club
A Professional Panel for Entrepreneurs of Color
Gabrielle Walker, 4 Suns Fresh Juice,
Chef Q Ibraheem,
and Lupe Orozco of Diego and Gaby’s Landscaping
6:00 p.m.—“Environmental Justice in Evanston
Moderator: Rick Nelson, CGE Environmental Justice Evanston
Panel discussion with
Kumar Jensen, Mike Boll, Clare Tallon-Ruen
7:00 p.m.—Land Acknowledgments: Connecting the Past, Present, and Future
Teddy Peterson, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
7:15 p.m.—Evanston’s Sustainability Future: a conversation with Mayor Elect Daniel Biss and ETHS Senior, Louise Bond
Moderator: Rachel Rosner
Conversation with
Daniel Biss, Evanston Mayor-elect, and
ETHS Student, Louise Bond
Friday, April 23
Lunch & Learn, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
“Keeping Habitat Resilient”
Moderator: Jean Saunders
Take action for Climate, Community Health and Biodiversity: Do Less Garden Cleanup
Leslie Shad, CGE Natural Habitat Evanston
Climate and Soil Health
Tim Sonder, CGE Edible Evanston
Why Trees Matter
Allison Sloan, CGE Natural Habitat Evanston
Noon—“Talking Trash in Evanston”
Moderator: Rachel Rosner
Less Plastic is Fantastic
Andrea Densham of Shedd Aquarium
Carry It Out & Give It Back
Maia Tekle of Dispatch Goods
Sustain Evanston and City Initiatives
Liam Engel, City of Evanston
1:00 p.m.—“Making Buildings Better”
Moderator: Joel Freeman
Better Buildings and Sustainable Remodeling:
A conversation with
Sylvia Wooller, Dick Co, and Nate Kipnis
Afternoon Sessions
4:00 p.m.—Beyond Waste
Moderator: Brian Becharas
Finding a Composting Solution
Mary Beth Schaye and Erlene Howard, Collective Resource Compost
Circular Economy
Michelle Redfield
Why Ecological is Economical: Reuse, Repurpose, Repair
Rachel Rosner
5:00 p.m.—“Renewable Energy in Evanston”
Moderator: Brian Becharas
Renewable Energy Options
Len Sciarra, Consulting Architect
Rooftop Solar Personal Story
Joel Freeman, Consulting Engineer
Joining Community Solar
Ajiah Gilbert, City of Evanston
6:00 p.m.—“Water and Earth”
Moderator: Ajiah Gilbert
Water for All or Just for Us?
Debra Shore, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Community Gardens and Black Liberation
Maia Robinson, Nia Williams, and Emma Barreto of Evanston Fight for Black Lives
7:00 p.m.—CGE 10-Year Celebration
Master of Ceremonies: Kumar Jensen
featuring Emcee Kumar Jensen, with toasts from City Council Members Robin Rue Simmons and Eleanor Revelle, Alderman-Elect Jonathan Nieuwsma, Aina Gutierrez of Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, and CGE leadership past and present
Saturday, April 24
Legislative Event
10:00 a.m.—Environmental Action in Washington and Springfield
Moderated by Kady McFadden
U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowksy
State Representative Robyn Gabel
State Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
State Senator Laura Fine
Jack Darin of the Sierra Club
