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Earth Week 2021
March 15, 2021
Join Penn Sustainability and our partners for a mix of in-person and virtual events to celebrate Earth Week 2021!
Throughout the Week
Virtual Earth Day 5K
- Join Penn Recreation for a FREE Earth Day Virtual 5K!
- Run the race any time from 4/19 - 4/25
- Register Here
Bon Appetit's Embrace Plant-Forward Challenge
- Take the 5-day challenge and enjoy an array of plant-forward dishes at Penn Dining locations
- 4/19 - 4/23; lunch and dinner at Hill, Falk at Penn Hillel, 1920 Commons, and Lauder (dinner only)
- Learn 5 ways to make your diet more plant-forward here!
Monday, April 19
Yoga at Shoemaker Green with Penn Recreation
- 12pm; Shoemaker Green
- Register Here
Environmental Injustice: a Tool of Israeli Occupation
- 6:30pm - 8pm; Zoom Link to Register
- Learn more at the Facebook event
Tuesday, April 20
Green Labs Info Session
Wednesday, April 21
Penn Park Farm Tour with the Penn Food and Wellness Collaborative Coordinator Lila Bhide
- 12pm; Penn Park Farm (directions can be found here)
- Register Here
- This event will also be live-streamed via the Penn Sustainability Instagram account.
UPOC + Fossil Free Penn Environmental Justice Art Build
- 12pm - 3pm; 4053 Sansom St
- Learn more at the Facebook event
Penn Alumni Water Forum: Networking Event
- 5pm - 6:15pm; Zoom
- Register Here
Thursday, April 22 - Earth Day!
Campus Ecology Tour with Penn's Landscape Architect Bob Lundgren
- 12pm; meet at the Ben Franklin Statue in front of College Hall
- Register Here
- This event will also be live-streamed via the Penn Sustainability Instagram account.
Earth Day SAS 60-Second Lecture
- Good Climate Policy Starts with Good Water Policy Lecture with Howard Neukrug
- 12pm; Watch on Twitter and Facebook (@pennsas)
Penn Traditions Succulent Grab & Go
- 12:30pm - 2pm; pick up a succulent behind Sweeten Alumni House (3533 Locust Walk)!
- RSVP Here
- Deadline to register to receive seeds via mail if you are not on campus: Wednesday, April 14
- Deadline to register to pick up a succulent at Sweeten Alumni House: Monday, April 19
Making Black Lives Matter in Philadelphia: Perspectives from the Health Sciences
- 3pm - 5pm; Virtual
- This event will explore how the COVID-19 vaccine equity and gun violence crises are linked through the common root cause of structural racism
- Register Here
Nature Rx: A Refreshing Path to Wellness at Penn
- 4pm - 5pm; Virtual
- Panel discussion put on by Morris Arboretum exploring the philosophy and evidence-based benefits of Nature Rx
- Register Here
Charting the Electric Vehicle Future: Accelerators and Roadblocks
- 4:30pm - 6pm; Virtual
- Co-sponsored by the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center + the Mack Institute on Innovation Management
- Register Here
ssap presents: penn faculty for fossil fuel divestment
- 6pm - 7pm; Virtual
- Will feature Penn professors Eric Orts, Paul Saint-Amour, Nikhil Anand, Anne Berg, Howard Kunreuther, and Francesca McCann
- Learn more at the Facebook event
Friday, April 23
Volunteering @ Penn Park Farm with Penn Environmental Group
- 11am - 12pm; Penn Park Farm
- Learn more at the Facebook event
Yoga at Shoemaker Green with Penn Recreation
- 12pm; Shoemaker Green
- Register Here
The Water Center Graduate Student Grant Recipient Showcase and Networking Session
- 2pm - 3pm; Zoom
- Register Here
Saturday, April 24
Ray's Reusables Pop-Up
West Philadelphia Cleanup
- 11am; meet at 40th and Locust Walk
- Register Here
- Can't make it to this cleanup, but want to host your own? Check out our guide on how to host an Earth Week Clean-Up event!
Tour of Hives @ Penn Park with Penn Beekeeping Club
- 1pm; meet at Shoemaker Green
- Learn more at the Facebook event