Celebrate Sustainability events

Celebrate Sustainability is a week-long series of events, October 8-12^th, hosted by individuals, departments, and groups across Yale to raise awareness and deepen campus engagement around sustainability. This year’s theme is Healthy Yale, Healthy Planet. Events will showcase innovations, celebrate successes, and explore the challenges we still face. 

Monday, October 8, 2018

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Friday, October 12, 2018

Saturday October 13, 2018

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Monday, October 8, 2018

LiSA Book Swap

This is your chance to refresh your bookshelves at home – bring in books you’ve read or would love to pass on, and browse the volumes brought in for replacements! Book swap carts will be located at Haas Arts Library, Bass Library, CSSSI, Divinity Library, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and 344 Winchester Ave. Please DON’T bring encyclopedias, magazines, VHS tapes or other audiovisual materials. Books remaining at the end of the week will be donated to New Haven Reads Community Book Bank. This event is coordinated by the Library Staff Association (LiSA).

Time: Monday 10/8/18 8:30 AM – Friday 10/12/18 5:00 PM

Location: Haas Arts Library, Bass Library, CSSSI, Divinity Library, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and 344 Winchester Ave

Address: Multiple addresses (see above)

Host: Yale Library Staff Association (LiSA)

Sustainable Design Exhibit

Discover how art and sustainability intersect! See examples of eco-friendly design at the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library. Our temporary display case on the main-level bridge features books on fashion, architecture, and packaging. Additional related materials are available for browsing in our New Books area. Stop by and consider how art and saving the planet intersect during this year’s Celebrate Sustainability week!

Time: Monday 10/8/18 8:30 AM – Friday 10/12/18 5:00 PM

Location: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library

Address: 180 York Street

Host: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

LiSA Book Swap

This is your chance to refresh your bookshelves at home – bring in books you’ve read or would love to pass on, and browse the volumes brought in for replacements! Book swap carts will be located at Haas Arts Library, Bass Library, CSSSI, Divinity Library, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and 344 Winchester Ave. Please DON’T bring encyclopedias, magazines, VHS tapes or other audiovisual materials. Books remaining at the end of the week will be donated to New Haven Reads Community Book Bank. This event is coordinated by the Library Staff Association (LiSA).

Time: Monday 10/8/18 8:30 AM – Friday 10/12/18 5:00 PM

Location: Haas Arts Library, Bass Library, CSSSI, Divinity Library, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and 344 Winchester Ave

Address: Multiple addresses (see above)

Host: Yale Library Staff Association (LiSA)

Sustainable Design Exhibit

Discover how art and sustainability intersect! See examples of eco-friendly design at the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library. Our temporary display case on the main-level bridge features books on fashion, architecture, and packaging. Additional related materials are available for browsing in our New Books area. Stop by and consider how art and saving the planet intersect during this year’s Celebrate Sustainability week!

Time: Monday 10/8/18 8:30 AM – Friday 10/12/18 5:00 PM

Location: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library

Address: 180 York Street

Host: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library

Sustainability Resource Table

Come learn about medical sustainability and Yale’s current initiatives on decreasing its medical carbon footprint. Stop by on your way to lunch and spin the wheel for a prize!

Time: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Location: Sterling Hall of Medicine, Rotunda

Address: 333 Cedar Street

Host: Physicians for Social Responsibility

Founder’s Day Celebration on Cross Campus

Join the Yale community from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for a Founders Day celebration on Cross Campus! Festivities will include harvest food and treats, musical entertainment by The Bluegrass Characters and The Yale Citations, a photo booth, and remarks by President Salovey.

This year, Founders Day coincides with the celebration of the tenth anniversary of Yale’s West Campus. Home to Yale School of Nursing and numerous Yale Institutes focused on health, culture, energy, and the environment, West Campus has grown rapidly into a Yale community of over 1,600 residents. Staff, faculty and students from West Campus will have displays and giveaways. They encourage everyone to sign a campus “visitors book” and pop by the selfie wall to take a photo with fun science-themed props!

Time: Tuesday 10/9/18 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Location: Cross Campus

Address: 450 College Street

Host: Yale University

Landscaping with Native Plants Walk

Join Peabody naturalists a and learn the importance of incorporating native plants into your landscape design. This informal walk and talk will look at the native plants surrounding Kroon Hall. We’ll discuss how native plants can reduce watering and maintenance and will benefit wildlife, including pollinators, at your home. Suitable for beginners or masters.

Time: Tuesday, 10/9/18 12:00-1:00 PM [Rain Date: Thursday, 10/11/18, 12:00-1:00 PM]

Location: Kroon Hall, Prospect Street entrance, upper courtyard

Address: 195 Prospect Street

Host: Peabody Museum

Less Clutter = Less Stress

If you’re looking to learn some simple steps to becoming clutter free, this is the workshop for you! We will focus on the different types of clutter that can affect your life, both at home and at work. This particular session will also focus on sustainability efforts at Yale and available resources for clearing clutter! Registration is required.

Time: Tuesday, 10/9/2018 12:00-1:00pm

Location: WorkLife at Yale

Address: 221 Whitney Ave

Host: Yale WorkLife and Child Care

Staff Appreciation Tree-Planting

Yale staff members who are celebrating five-year milestone anniversaries may choose to have trees planted in their honor in lieu of selecting a traditional gift. Trees will be planted on Yale’s campus by the Urban Resources Initiative.  Yale groundskeepers will water and nurture the trees.  Five honorary trees will be planted this year. Volunteers and honorees are always invited to attend.

Time: Tuesday 10/9/18 3:00-5:00 PM

Location: Phelps Gate

Address: 344 College Street

Host: Yale University, Urban Resources Initiative

Yale Landscape Lab Workday

Come join us out at the Landscape Lab as we enjoy some last warm weather, and get the West Campus Urban Farm ready for the seasons ahead. Enjoy meeting some fellow community members and digging in this week.

Time: Tuesday 10/9/18, Wednesday 10/10/18 3:00-6:15 PM

Location: Yale Landscape Lab

Address: 100 West Campus Drive

Host: Yale Landscape Lab

El Huracán

Production of the Yale Repertory Theater. An epic hurricane threatens Miami. A mother and daughter ready themselves for the storm as Abuela takes shelter in a world of memory, music, and magic. A powerful tale of family and forgiveness, El Huracán reveals what can be rebuilt in the aftermath of life’s most devastating tempests––and what can never be replaced. Tickets now on sale.

Time: Tuesday 10/9/2018-Saturday 10/13/2018, 8:00 PM

Location: University Theater

Address: 222 York Street

Host: Yale Repertory Theater

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

LiSA Book Swap

This is your chance to refresh your bookshelves at home – bring in books you’ve read or would love to pass on, and browse the volumes brought in for replacements! Book swap carts will be located at Haas Arts Library, Bass Library, CSSSI, Divinity Library, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and 344 Winchester Ave. Please DON’T bring encyclopedias, magazines, VHS tapes or other audiovisual materials. Books remaining at the end of the week will be donated to New Haven Reads Community Book Bank. This event is coordinated by the Library Staff Association (LiSA).

Time: Monday 10/8/18 8:30 AM – Friday 10/12/18 5:00 PM

Location: Haas Arts Library, Bass Library, CSSSI, Divinity Library, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and 344 Winchester Ave

Address: Multiple addresses (see above)

Host: Yale Library Staff Association (LiSA)

Sustainable Design Exhibit

Discover how art and sustainability intersect! See examples of eco-friendly design at the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library. Our temporary display case on the main-level bridge features books on fashion, architecture, and packaging. Additional related materials are available for browsing in our New Books area. Stop by and consider how art and saving the planet intersect during this year’s Celebrate Sustainability week!

Time: Monday 10/8/18 8:30 AM – Friday 10/12/18 5:00 PM

Location: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library

Address: 180 York Street

Host: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library

YSM Farmers’ Market Field Trip

Yale School of Music students are invited to go on a “field trip” to the CitySeed Downtown Farmers’ Market. Students will be guided by YSM staff, supplied with reusable bags, and encouraged to prioritize local fruits and vegetables in their diet.

Time: Wednesday 10/10/18 12:00-1:00 PM

Location: CitySeed Downtown Farmer’s Market (meet at YSM)

Yale Farm Workday

Come work with YSFP undergraduate farm managers as we steward the Yale Farm through an exciting growing season! Wednesday workdays involve soil cultivation, weed management, and infrastructure projects. Friday workdays focus on harvesting vegetables and herbs for the CitySeed Wooster Square Market on Saturdays. All are welcome to attend.

Time: Wednesday 10/10/2018, Thursday 10/11/2018, Friday 10/12/2018, 2:00-4:00 PM

Location: Yale Farm

Address: 345 Edwards Street

Host: Yale Sustainable Food Program

Yale Landscape Lab Workday

Come join us out at the Landscape Lab as we enjoy some last warm weather, and get the West Campus Urban Farm ready for the seasons ahead. Enjoy meeting some fellow community members and digging in this week.

Time: Tuesday 10/9/18, Wednesday 10/10/18 3:00-6:15 PM

Location: Yale Landscape Lab

Address: 100 West Campus Drive

Host: Yale Landscape Lab

El Huracán

Production of the Yale Repertory Theater. An epic hurricane threatens Miami. A mother and daughter ready themselves for the storm as Abuela takes shelter in a world of memory, music, and magic. A powerful tale of family and forgiveness, El Huracán reveals what can be rebuilt in the aftermath of life’s most devastating tempests––and what can never be replaced. Tickets now on sale.

Time: Tuesday 10/9/2018-Saturday 10/13/2018, 8:00 PM

Location: University Theater

Address: 222 York Street

Host: Yale Repertory Theater

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Nature Immersion Morning Meditation

Thirty-minute morning outdoor meditation to celebrate sustainability and begin the day surrounded by the natural environment. This therapeutic practice helps us to connect and awaken by opening all of the senses to the natural world all around us, even in the middle of a city. It is a simple, yet powerful way to begin the day by nourishing body, mind and spirit. Open to the Yale community only.

Time: Thursday 10/11/2018, 7:45-8:15 AM

Location: Farnam Memorial Garden

Address: 335 Prospect Street

Host: Being Well at Yale

LiSA Book Swap

This is your chance to refresh your bookshelves at home – bring in books you’ve read or would love to pass on, and browse the volumes brought in for replacements! Book swap carts will be located at Haas Arts Library, Bass Library, CSSSI, Divinity Library, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and 344 Winchester Ave. Please DON’T bring encyclopedias, magazines, VHS tapes or other audiovisual materials. Books remaining at the end of the week will be donated to New Haven Reads Community Book Bank. This event is coordinated by the Library Staff Association (LiSA).

Time: Monday 10/8/18 8:30 AM – Friday 10/12/18 5:00 PM

Location: Haas Arts Library, Bass Library, CSSSI, Divinity Library, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and 344 Winchester Ave

Address: Multiple addresses (see above)

Host: Yale Library Staff Association (LiSA)

Sustainable Design Exhibit

Discover how art and sustainability intersect! See examples of eco-friendly design at the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library. Our temporary display case on the main-level bridge features books on fashion, architecture, and packaging. Additional related materials are available for browsing in our New Books area. Stop by and consider how art and saving the planet intersect during this year’s Celebrate Sustainability week!

Time: Monday 10/8/18 8:30 AM – Friday 10/12/18 5:00 PM

Location: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library

Address: 180 York Street

Host: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library

Sustainability and Wellness Bazaar

The Sustainability & Wellness Bazaar at Yale SOM is part of the Yale-wide “Celebrate Sustainability” week celebrating the theme of “Healthy Yale, Healthy Planet”. Come learn about different groups from the Yale and New Haven communities who are working at the intersection between health/wellness and sustainability. There will be healthy food samples, a free bike repair station, and more!

Time: Thursday 10/11/18 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

Location: Evans Hall, Courtyard

Address: 165 Whitney Ave

Host: Yale School of Management

FitStyle: Walk and Learn about Sustainability

Join the special Celebrate Sustainability-themed Fitstyle walking tour featuring a custom route highlighting Yale’s green buildings and spaces. Led by Shana Schneider, founder of Fitstyle by Shana, participants will learn about some of Yale’s sustainability programs and innovations while taking advantage of the campus’ walkability. Come exercise and explore on this on this briskly paced fitness walk. Register for the FitSyle walk as space is limited.   

Time: Thursday 10/11/18 12:00-1:00 PM Rescheduled due to rain to Friday 10/12/18 12:00-1:00

Location: Starting location Kroon Hall

Address: Starting Location 195 Prospect Street

Everyone knows carpooling is a great way to save money on parking and gas, reduce traffic, and reduce your carbon footprint. But did you know it can also improve your health and well-being? CTrides will be on campus to educate commuters on the health, financial, and environmental benefits of carpooling. At this session you will also meet colleagues interested in carpooling from your neighborhood and find out how to get commuter rewards and benefits for carpooling. View this event on the Yale Calendar of Events. 

Time: Thursday 10/11/18 12:00-1:00 PM

Location: LEPH 105, Dean’s Conference Room

Address: 60 College Street

Host: Office of Sustainability, CTrides

SWAY Clothing Swap and Waste Audit

Sustainable Waste-reduction at YSPH (SWAY) will be hosting a clothing swap and waste audit for Celebrate Sustainability Week! Clear out your closet and exchange them for some new pieces to support more sustainable consumption patterns. A live waste-audit will also be held to showcase proper waste sorting practices and highlight waste generation at YSPH. Alternate rain location is Winslow Auditorium (60 College Street). 

Time: Thursday, 10/11/18 1:00-4:00 PM

Location: Yale School of Public Health

Address: 60 College Street

Host: Sustainable Waste-Reduction at YSPH (SWAY)

Yale Farm Workday

Come work with YSFP undergraduate farm managers as we steward the Yale Farm through an exciting growing season! Wednesday workdays involve soil cultivation, weed management, and infrastructure projects. Friday workdays focus on harvesting vegetables and herbs for the CitySeed Wooster Square Market on Saturdays. All are welcome to attend.

Time: Wednesday 10/10/2018, Thursday 10/11/2018, Friday 10/12/2018, 2:00-4:00 PM

Location: Yale Farm

Address: 345 Edwards Street

Host: Yale Sustainable Food Program

East Rock Hike with Yale Outdoors - Cancelled

Come on a hike with Yale Outdoors! We’ll meet at the women’s table on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 4:00pm. From there, we’ll go together to East Rock State Park, hike up the trails, and enjoy the beautiful views and fall colors. We’ll be back around 7:00pm. Please bring sturdy walking shoes, a water bottle, and warm layers if necessary. Sign up for the East Rock Hike. Heavy rain cancels. 

If you’d still like to come hiking with Yale Outdoors, we’ll have our weekly sunrise hike Friday morning. Assuming the weather clears up, we’ll be meeting at Phelps Gate at 5:45am to walk to Long Wharf. Afterwards, there’ll be an optional trip to Cody’s Diner for breakfast. 

Time: Thursday 10/11/18 4:00-7:00 PM

Location: Meet at Maya Lin Women’s Table on Cross Campus

Address: 120 High Street

Host: Yale Outdoors

Chewing the Fat: Conversation with Wanqing Zhou on China’s Food System

As part of its Chewing the Fat speaker series, the Yale Sustainable Food Program is hosting Wanqing Zhou for a conversation on China’s food system. Join us as we discuss Wanqing’s research and advocacy work in China, particularly on issues of industrial food production, meat consumption, and facilitating systems change. This event is co-sponsored by the Yale-China Association.

Time: Thursday 10/11/18 4:30-5:30 PM

Location: Yale-China Association

Address: 442 Temple Street

Host: Yale Sustainable Food Project (YSFP), Yale-China Association

Energy Democracy

This presentation will explore the models for just transition being advanced by the contemporary movement for energy democracy, and will examine historical precedents for a democratic and equitable transformation of the energy system. Ashley Dawson is Professor of English at the Graduate Center/CUNY and the College of Staten Island. He is the author of two recent books on topics relating to the environmental humanities, Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change (Verso, 2017), and Extinction: A Radical History (O/R, 2016), as well as six previous books on global social justice movements and anti-imperialism. He is a long-time member of the Social Text Collective and the founder of the CUNY Climate Action Lab.

Time: Thursday, 10/11/2018, 4:30-5:30 PM

Location: Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall

Address: 195 Prospect Street

Host: Environmental Humanities

El Huracán

Production of the Yale Repertory Theater. An epic hurricane threatens Miami. A mother and daughter ready themselves for the storm as Abuela takes shelter in a world of memory, music, and magic. A powerful tale of family and forgiveness, El Huracán reveals what can be rebuilt in the aftermath of life’s most devastating tempests––and what can never be replaced. Tickets now on sale.

Time: Tuesday 10/9/2018-Saturday 10/13/2018, 8:00 PM

Location: University Theater

Address: 222 York Street

Host: Yale Repertory Theater

Energy Night Survey of Franklin & Murray College Cancelled

As part of Celebrate Sustainability, Yale’s Energy Management group will lead an Energy Night Survey of Franklin & Murray College. Join Julie Paquette, Director of Energy Management, and Tom Downing, Senior Energy Engineer, to discuss energy use and identify savings opportunities during night hours. Please meet at the walkway between the two colleges. Please pre-register for the Energy Night Survey.

Time: Thursday, 10/11/2018, 9:00 PM

Location: Franklin & Murray College

Address: 90 and 130 College Street

Host: Yale Energy Management

Friday, October 12, 2018

LiSA Book Swap

This is your chance to refresh your bookshelves at home – bring in books you’ve read or would love to pass on, and browse the volumes brought in for replacements! Book swap carts will be located at Haas Arts Library, Bass Library, CSSSI, Divinity Library, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and 344 Winchester Ave. Please DON’T bring encyclopedias, magazines, VHS tapes or other audiovisual materials. Books remaining at the end of the week will be donated to New Haven Reads Community Book Bank. This event is coordinated by the Library Staff Association (LiSA).

Time: Monday 10/8/18 8:30 AM – Friday 10/12/18 5:00 PM

Location: Haas Arts Library, Bass Library, CSSSI, Divinity Library, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Sterling Memorial Library, and 344 Winchester Ave

Address: Multiple addresses (see above)

Host: Yale Library Staff Association (LiSA)

Sustainable Design Exhibit

Discover how art and sustainability intersect! See examples of eco-friendly design at the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library. Our temporary display case on the main-level bridge features books on fashion, architecture, and packaging. Additional related materials are available for browsing in our New Books area. Stop by and consider how art and saving the planet intersect during this year’s Celebrate Sustainability week!

Time: Monday 10/8/18 8:30 AM – Friday 10/12/18 5:00 PM

Location: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library

Address: 180 York Street

Host: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library

Drop-In Meditation

Discover the benefits of meditation in a casual group environment. During the afternoon meditation, practitioners find a comfortable seated position, either on the floor or in a chair. Guidance is provided as needed. Sessions are led by Danielle Casioppo, Health Educator and certified yoga teacher for Being Well at Yale. She is available to answer questions before and after meditation as well.

Beginners welcome! No experience necessary, no equipment needed. No sign-up required! Just drop-in. If you can’t be there from start to finish, come anyway! Just slip in or out as quietly as possible.

Time: Friday 10/12/18 12:15-12:45 PM

Location: Sterling Hall of Medicine, I-116

Address: 333 Cedar Street

Host: Being Well at Yale

FitStyle: Walk and Learn about Sustainability

Join the special Celebrate Sustainability-themed Fitstyle walking tour featuring a custom route highlighting Yale’s green buildings and spaces. Led by Shana Schneider, founder of Fitstyle by Shana, participants will learn about some of Yale’s sustainability programs and innovations while taking advantage of the campus’ walkability. Come exercise and explore on this on this briskly paced fitness walk. Register for the FitSyle walk as space is limited.   

Time: Thursday 10/11/18 12:00-1:00 PM Rescheduled due to rain to Friday 10/12/18 12:00-1:00

Location: Starting location Kroon Hall

Address: Starting Location 195 Prospect Street

Good Nutrition and Food Sustainability

The Department of Surgery welcomes Ellen Liskov, RDN, MPH, CDE, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator, to give a talk on how to create healthier diets while utilizing more sustainable food sources. Every attendee at the event will be entered into a raffle to win a Yale Surgery branded travel mug!

Time: Friday 10/12/18 2:00-3:00 PM

Location: Brady Auditorium, BML 131

Address: 310 Cedar Street

Host: Yale Surgery Sustainability Team

Yale Farm Workday

Come work with YSFP undergraduate farm managers as we steward the Yale Farm through an exciting growing season! Wednesday workdays involve soil cultivation, weed management, and infrastructure projects. Friday workdays focus on harvesting vegetables and herbs for the CitySeed Wooster Square Market on Saturdays. All are welcome to attend.

Time: Wednesday 10/10/2018, Thursday 10/11/2018, Friday 10/12/2018, 2:00-4:00 PM

Location: Yale Farm

Address: 345 Edwards Street

Host: Yale Sustainable Food Program

Climate Induced Displacement: Challenges and Opportunities

The purpose of this event is to draw attention to the scope and complexity of climate migration and displacement issues as the fall UNFCCC discussions and conclusion of the Global Compact on Migration approaches, and to produce useful outcomes that may accelerate global action on climate induced migration and displacement. Experts will address a number of perspectives including the economic, social and legal impacts of climate migration and displacement. A key component of the program will be a gap analysis of climate science needed to support Climate-Induced Displacement law and policy; topics will include the role of climate information in the legal and policy frameworks, and data tools, such as the Climate Resilience Toolkit, climate reports, and perspectives on future global climate change around the limits of inhabitability.

Time: Friday, 10/12/2018, 9:00am-5:00 PM, Saturday, 10/13/2018, 9:00am-3:00 PM

Location: Luce Hall

Address: 34 Hillhouse Ave

Host: Yale MacMillan Center 

El Huracán

Production of the Yale Repertory Theater. An epic hurricane threatens Miami. A mother and daughter ready themselves for the storm as Abuela takes shelter in a world of memory, music, and magic. A powerful tale of family and forgiveness, El Huracán reveals what can be rebuilt in the aftermath of life’s most devastating tempests––and what can never be replaced. Tickets now on sale.

Time: Tuesday 10/9/2018-Saturday 10/13/2018, 8:00 PM

Location: University Theater

Address: 222 York Street

Host: Yale Repertory Theater

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Winter-Wear-Weekend

Graduate Housing residents are invited to visit the Swap Room to find warm winter clothing and accessories donated by former residents who moved out last spring. Adult’s and children’s coats, boots, scarves, and gloves are all available. The first ten people who arrive will also be give a free graduate housing winter hat! Open to residents of Graduate Housing apartments and dormitories only.

Time: Saturday 10/13/18 and Sunday 10/14/18 7:00-9:00 AM

Location: Graduate Housing Swap Room

New Haven Day of Caring

There will be multiple clean-up projects at various parks throughout the city—rain or shine. Each project will be 2-3 hours with varying start times, and staggered throughout the day. Some projects will start in the morning, while others will start in the afternoon, with the last one ending no later than 3 PM. More details about specific park projects’ start times, parking information, day-of contact, what to wear, etc. to follow as the day gets closer!

United Way of Greater New Haven, in partnership with New Haven Parks and Recreation, Yale University, Yale-New Haven Health Systems, and Dwight Hall, will be joining families, friends, and neighbors for a day dedicated to beautifying the city. Sign up for New Haven Day of Caring.

Time: Saturday, 10/13/2018, 9:00am-3:00 PM

Location: Multiple Locations in New Haven

Host: United Way of Greater New Haven 

Climate Induced Displacement: Challenges and Opportunities

The purpose of this event is to draw attention to the scope and complexity of climate migration and displacement issues as the fall UNFCCC discussions and conclusion of the Global Compact on Migration approaches, and to produce useful outcomes that may accelerate global action on climate induced migration and displacement. Experts will address a number of perspectives including the economic, social and legal impacts of climate migration and displacement. A key component of the program will be a gap analysis of climate science needed to support Climate-Induced Displacement law and policy; topics will include the role of climate information in the legal and policy frameworks, and data tools, such as the Climate Resilience Toolkit, climate reports, and perspectives on future global climate change around the limits of inhabitability.

Time: Friday, 10/12/2018, 9:00am-5:00 PM, Saturday, 10/13/2018, 9:00am-3:00 PM

Location: Luce Hall

Address: 34 Hillhouse Ave

Host: Yale MacMillan Center 

Edgerton Park Clean Up

Edgerton Park is a beautiful area in East Rock. Join other Yale graduate students in nurturing the nature and indulging in the park’s beauty by volunteering for a cleanup. We will also get to meet and play with friendly dogs in the neighborhood. Snacks and beverages will be provided. We will meet at the park entrance on Edgehill Rd.  Please register in advance.

Time: Saturday 10/13/18 2:00-4:00 PM (Rain Date: Sunday 10/14/18)

Location: Edgerton Park

Address: 250 Edgehill Road

Host: McDougal Graduate Student Life at Yale

El Huracán

Production of the Yale Repertory Theater. An epic hurricane threatens Miami. A mother and daughter ready themselves for the storm as Abuela takes shelter in a world of memory, music, and magic. A powerful tale of family and forgiveness, El Huracán reveals what can be rebuilt in the aftermath of life’s most devastating tempests––and what can never be replaced. Tickets now on sale.

Time: Tuesday 10/9/2018-Saturday 10/13/2018, 8:00 PM

Location: University Theater

Address: 222 York Street

Host: Yale Repertory Theater

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Winter-Wear-Weekend

Graduate Housing residents are invited to visit the Swap Room to find warm winter clothing and accessories donated by former residents who moved out last spring. Adult’s and children’s coats, boots, scarves, and gloves are all available. The first ten people who arrive will also be give a free graduate housing winter hat! Open to residents of Graduate Housing apartments and dormitories only.

Time: Saturday 10/13/18 and Sunday 10/14/18 7:00-9:00 AM

Location: Graduate Housing Swap Room