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The Movement for Climate Justice: Recent Successes, Threats, and Urgency

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Join us on Thursday, April 25, from 6:00-7:15 p.m. in Celeste Theatre as the Timothy C. Linneman Memorial Lecture on the Environment presents Ramón Cruz and “The Movement for Climate Justice: Recent Successes, Threats, and Urgency”.

Recently, the sustainability and environmental justice movements have achieved major successes that have been decades in the making: the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, Justice 40 Initiative, the Inflation Reduction Act. Still, the future has never been as gloomy as it is today. We are at a defining moment to overcome the present challenges and step up our fight to meet the greatest threat humanity has ever faced. Ramón Cruz will be sharing his views on these events as a participant in civil society organizations and as the former president of the Sierra Club, the nation’s largest and oldest environmental organization.

150 Years of Colorado College

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 CC was founded 150 years ago! For a century and a half, this college has fostered intellectual curiosity, academic excellence, and a deep appreciation for doing things differently. Come learn more about how we plan to commemorate our sesquicentennial at this Work of the College event with Lesley Irvine, Vice President and Director or Athletics, and Mike Taber, Professor of Education.

Join this discussion on Monday, April 22 at 2 p.m. in Gaylord Hall. Register now!  

Celebrate Earth Week April 22-26

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The Office of Sustainability, along with many other campus and community partners, is bringing a full week of events and programming to our campus community. CC’s celebrations for Earth Week will start Monday, April 22 (Earth Day), and run through Friday, April 26. We invite the community to engage in a week of learning, consciousness, and celebration! 

For a full listing of campus events, check out the website.

Shine/Shrink: José Santiago Pérez Fiber Fellowship Exhibition Opening

Shine/Shrink is a solo exhibition by José Santiago Pérez featuring new floor sculptures and wall-based works that explore the pulse of queer desire. The exhibition opens Wednesday, April 24, 4-6 p.m. at Coburn gallery in Worner Campus Center, and runs through May 19. Throughout the run of the exhibition, José will present gallery talks about his new work. 

Pérez’s exhibition culminates his semester-long residence and celebrates the inaugural year of the Fiber Fellowship, a collaboration between CC’s Arts & Crafts program and Art Department. The Fellowship supports visiting artists to be in-residence for a semester to create new work, teach a block, and engage with the campus community through workshops and experimentation. 

FAC Corner

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Join our resident cabaret artist and FAC Theatre Company Music Director, J. Chang-Tablada on Friday, April 19, 5:30 p.m. to hear songs from Rent and learn more about the incredible impact that Jonathan Larson made on the American musical theatre landscape. Enjoy our themed drink, the Bohemian Cocktail. $15 ($10 for FAC members) and includes your first drink.

Larson lived in poverty, waited tables, and worked seven years to bring his rock opera Rent to the stage — only to collapse and die the night before previews were to open at the Off-Broadway New York Theater Workshop. Rent became an enormous success and achieved Larson’s ambition of updating musical theater and making it relevant to younger audiences.

New at the FAC!

CC faculty and staff can enjoy buy one, get one free drinks in Deco Lounge every Friday from 4:30-5:30 p.m.! Just show your Gold Card to the bartender. Generously sponsored by Bon Appetit.

Photo of the Week

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Drag King Mario Wanna performs at the Drag Show, put on by the Queer & Trans Collective, for a fun, wild crowd on April 5 at Shove Chapel. Photo by Jamie Cotten
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