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UPCOMING EVENTS
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MSU has been recognized by the National Wildlife Federation as one of the top five campuses in the nation for its "exemplary programs" that keep its campus Green.
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Welcome To THE Ecofoot MEDIA CENTER
Below you will find links to media of all types. Each offers important information, demonstrations, and teachings concerning sustainability. We encourage you to view them and if you have any ideas or links, please email us here.
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Media of the Week:
8/27
Dr. Michael Wesch and the students in his 2007 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology collaborated to produce this thought-provoking short film chronicling the state of student life today. The team created a googleDocs document with 200 student collaborators to find out how students perceive their current lives and futures. This video shows the interesting and unique position today's students find themselves working in the university system of today. "18% of my teachers know my name." |
7/30
Who needs a reason to laugh? Not the people who enjoy the therapeutic remedy of laughter yoga. What is laughter yoga? It is laughing everyday to improve health in body, mind, and spirit. Check out the video right here, and don't be afraid to giggle a little bit. It's good for you! |
7/22
The 2006 edition of the Smithsonian's Nature's Best has some beautiful photographs of nature's majesty. It is amazing how beautiful nature, undisturbed, can be. As the medium of photography continues to progress into our greatest artform, photos like these become more detailed and more truthful than ever. This collection has some brilliant captures of nature behaving in it's element. Check it out here. |
7/9
"It's quite literally true that we are stardust." The iron in our blood has common origin as a 15-ton meteorite in the Rose Center. That which makes up the cosmos is what we are comprised of. The concept of interconnectivity is established beautifully in this lecture given by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Although it might be easy to feel insignificant while discovering the vastness of the universe, it is also simple to feel significant in knowing that we are all part of the universe, born from the universe as planets, stars, and all things are. Check out this video on youtube, and also check out the related videos for interesting rebuttal and discussion. |
6/25
Sustainability is a global issue, and yet, too often we are concerned with only the habits and practices of the superpowers. The Greenhouse Project in Johannesburg, South Africa focuses on this port city as an area where active cooperation toward sustainable living will better the community and the world. In this video you can see the ways members of this community are working towards healthy, sustainable living through agriculture, recycling initiatives, and understanding of interconnectivity. |
6/11
What happens to leaders when the dynamic of leadership changes? This site has lots of videos that discuss leadership in many different ways. Here you can benefit from interesting perspectives on leadership, organizational paradigms, and the general effectiveness group coordination. Excellent site for those interested in social mobilization of any kind! |
5/28
Karl-Henrik Robèrt speaks eloquently about the broad issue of sustainability. He explains his ideas simply and presents the world's problems as remediable. Robèrt's words in this short lecture are thoughtful and inspiring. This short 4-minute video is well worth a viewing. The video is hosted by bigpicture.tv, and on the same page you can find links to other videos featuring Karl-Henrik Robèrt. |
5/21
"It's not about money; it's about life." This series of videos at Ethical Markets.TV speak out on how to redefine success in order to better soceity. Interesting videos offer historical and present day analyses to prove that a fundamental shift in thinking is necessary to foster sustainability. Fantastic interviews and stunning imagery make these videos a must watch. |
5/14
Pierre Terre uses "the forest" in his metaphor for a sustainable world. The forest produces it's own food, recycles it's waste, and sustains itself. Humans can use this model to refine our own model of life. Waste recycling is like dead leaves nourishing the soil; small businesses are like small trees, free to grow in different ways. Check out this fun, but relevent video at Pierre's website. |
5/7
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama presented this lecture on April 20, 2008 in Ann Arbor, MI. The Dalai Lama and others spoke at the University of Michigan on the issue of sustainability and the world. You can find more information on his entire visit to the Ann Arbor area here and you can view the streaming video of his Holiness' lecture here. |
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