WHAT: “Sustainability Seminar: Politics and Science in Confronting Environmental Change,” Professor Steve Seitz, UI Computational Modeling Laboratory & Department of Political Science
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 27 @ 12 noon
WHERE: Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, One E. Hazelwood Dr., Champaign
From the event description: “If the best available scientific knowledge recommends a policy response to climate change, why don’t governments act? What happens when certain opinion leaders claim that climate change is a hoax or that it is not anthropogenic? We examine the interface between scientific knowledge and popular opinion and their respective roles in motivating public policy.”
WHAT: “Design for Social Justice 101 Workshop,” Favianna Rodriguez
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 26 @ 7 p.m.
WHERE: South Rec Room of Allen Hall, 1005 W. Gregory, Urbana
“Learn how to design visually engaging posters for a public education campaign of your choice. We will incorporate graphics from the book Reproduce & Revolt to develop exciting and engaging materials that have political content. Participants will each produce a completed design.”
You live near a major university and a community college. There are smart people that come here every week to talk to the general public about interesting topics. Perhaps you were not aware of this fact, or were overwhelmed by the sheer number of opportunities for possible enlightenment. If that’s the case, Smile Politely understands and is here to help. Here are several events going on in town this week. Check out one or more of them if you have time. Get your learn on, as they say, and join the cognoscenti. It’s free, you know. Plus, sometimes there’s free food, too!
If you have a community event, speaker, or film event that you’d like to see featured on Listen Up!, send the event information to joelgillespie [at] smilepolitely [dot] com by Friday the week prior to the event. Listen Up! runs on Tuesdays (or Wednesdays, if I screw up).