This is a multiday event from Apr 06, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026.
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Weeklong:
Frederick E. Berry Library and Learning Commons (Learning Commons Lobby)
鈥淪eals and Society鈥 is a traveling exhibit that offers a window, grounded in the biological sciences and Traditional Ecological Knowledge, into the lives of gray and harbor seals in our coastal ecosystem, their remarkable recovery after having been bountied into near-extirpation by the 1960s, and perceptions of seals today.
Hosted by Bates 麻豆成人精品 for Public and Global Affairs, Politics, Policy and International Relations, Biology and Geography & Sustainability, the exhibit will be open for self-guided tours during Learning Commons hours. https://salemstate.libcal.com/
Monday, April 6
Earth Days Technical Research Poster Competition and Message in a Bottle Art Competition
11 am-12 pm | Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品, Veterans Hall
Tuesday, April 7
Flowing Together: Water in Salem
10:50 am - 12 pm | Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品, Martin Luther King Jr. Room
Have you ever wondered how water is distributed between cities? Or what makes our water drinkable in the first place? Join us in an educational program on water management, quality, and conservation. Explore our water systems with Erin Bonney Casey of Ipswich River Watershed Association. Discover what makes water safe and how it's treated with Dr. Kristin Pangallo. Hear from local resident researchers on their efforts to track water quality in Salem
12:15 - 1:30 pm, Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品 Martin Luther King Jr. Room
What does it mean to collaborate with nature? In this talk, Alexandra Ionescu explores how creating the right conditions can allow living systems to emerge and regenerate in the places we inhabit. Drawing from her work in urban landscapes, she shares examples of nature-based solutions such as Miyawaki forests, floating wetlands, and a depaved
sidewalk right in her neighborhood鈥攑rojects that welcome biodiversity, support ecological processes, and reconnect communities with the web of life. Blending ecological practice, biomimicry, and artistic exploration, the talk reflects on how close observation, curiosity, and learning from nature鈥攊ncluding species such as beavers, remarkable ecosystem engineers鈥攃an open new ways of seeing and relating to the living world. Students are invited to imagine how small, thoughtful actions can help restore ecosystems in cities and beyond, and what it means to collaborate with other species and natural cycles鈥攖he water cycle, the carbon cycle, and the nutrient cycle鈥攁long the way.
The Intersection of Migrant Justice & Climate Justice with Avi Chomsky (history)
3-4:30 pm, Sullivan 108
Thousands of people around the world continue to be displaced by extreme weather and environmental deterioration鈥攖he same people often criminalized and discriminated against. Join 麻豆成人精品 Avi Chomsky for a talk on the global systemic link between displacement and climate change. Elsabel Rincon of Welcome Immigrant Network will speak from the local perspective on the work underway to support our neighbors. Student Sabrina Zemlyansky will share how students can get involved. Sponsored by the Intersectional Feminist Collective student club.
Wednesday, April 8
10:50 am-12 pm | Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品, Martin Luther King Jr. Room
Join Associate Director of Energy Analytics at the Union of Concerned Scientists, John Rodgers for a conversation of scientific policies and the challenges scientists face when research becomes politicized. This talk will explore how science is no longer at the federal level, why scientists feel pressured to stay silent, and what these issues can mean for our future. Featuring the Union of Concerned Scientists, this conversation will examine the impacts on a local and statewide level including environmental policies such as offshore wind. Sponsored by the Salem State Geographical Society.
Panel: Dismantling Environmental Protections: The Impact of the Trump Administration
12:15 pm I Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品 Martin Luther King Jr. Room
Join as our panel discusses the ramifications of the sweeping and punitive policy blitz against environmental protections in the United States under the Trump administration, US Congress, and the Supreme Court. What have we lost? What are the consequences? What can we do about it?
Panelists Jennifer Jackman Politics, Policy and International Relations, Marcos Luna, Geography and Sustainability, John Hayes, Geography and Sustainability, and Guy P Bellino SSU Politics, Policy and International relations.
Moderator: Jennifer Jackman
1:40 pm I Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品 Martin Luther King Jr. Room
What does an equitable food system look like? How do we get there? Join Matt Buchannan of Mack Park Food Farm, to discuss the unique model at Salem's publicly owned farm and his work at Salem Public Schools. Kerry Murphy, RDN., Salem's Health and Wellness Coordinator and staff contact at Salem's Food Policy council will share ways Salem currently works to provide access to essential food resources for everyone in the community, and efforts currently underway.
No Me Quiero Ir De Aqui; Bad Bunny, Displacement, Environmental and Climate Justice
3-4:30 pm, Forten 123 (Formerly Viking 123)
Bad Bunny鈥檚 music educates the world about what is happening in contemporary PR as it relates to environmental and climate justice. Join LASO, SAFE, HSI-MSI Initiatives and Punto Urban Art Museum for a bilingual, multimedia program. We will do a deep dive into some of his songs, learn about environmental justice work happening in PR, and have a discussion about how art can serve as a form of advocacy and resistance. Elisa Castillo, Assistant Vice President for HSI-MSI Initiatives, will lead the program in collaboration with Undergrad Student Janiela Qui帽ones.
A discussion with Elisa Castilo
Thursday, April 9
Sharing the Shores: Seals, Science and Society
12:15-1:30 pm | Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品, Martin Luther King Jr. Room
A talk with Dr. Andrea Bogomolni, Chair, Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium and Co-Creator of the Seals and Society Exhibit
Emergent City Film Screening with Director Kelly Anderson Q&A
1:40-3 pm, Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品, Veterans Hall
Join us for a film screening of Emergent City, a documentary-style film about the conflict between global developers and Brooklyn residents over the future of their city. The film explores the intersectionality of climate crisis, gentrification, and real estate development鈥揳nd how residents came together to reclaim their space, amplify their voices, and secure a just future for their neighborhood.
5-6:30 pm | Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品, Veterans Hall
Friend of the Earth Winner Mack Park Farms of Salem, Massachusetts, will be honored with remarks from Matt Buchanan. Student Research Poster, art, and creative writing winners will receive awards and present their work, and writing contest winners will read their work. Food will be served.
Friend of the Earth Winner Mack Park Farm of Salem, Massachusetts, will be honored with remarks from Matt Buchanan and Mayor Dominick Pangallo. Student Research Poster, art, and creative writing winners will receive awards and present their work, and writing contest winners will read their work. Food will be served.
Friday, April 10
10:50-12 pm | Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品, Martin Luther King Jr. Room
Salem State's Urban Tree Canopy and Environmental Sustainability: Assessing Progress and Looking Forward
Panel organized and led by students of the Sustainability Council Internship program, and faculty advisor Prof. John Hayes of Geography and Sustainability to discuss Salem State's Urban Tree Canopy and linkages to the environment and sustainability.
Gentrification Game: Make Money by Gentrifying Someone Else鈥檚 Neighborhood
12:15-1:30 pm | Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品, Martin Luther King Jr. Room
Make money by gentrifying someone else's neighborhood! Do you know who will benefit and who will lose when people play the gentrification game?
Gentrification often starts when a neighborhood sees an influx of new businesses, new investments, and wealthier residents. This influx can result in rising property values, increased rents, and changes in a neighborhood's cultural and social character, leading to displacement of long-standing residents. How and why does gentrification happen? Why does it matter and what could we do about it?
Join us for an exciting and illuminating interactive, team-based game to explore how neighborhood gentrification, housing insecurity, and environmental justice intersect, followed by a discussion about why we should care and what we might be able to do about it.
Gamemaster Marcos Luna
Interrogating Climate Gentrification: the Paradoxes of Building Resilience
1:40-3 pm | Ellison Campus 麻豆成人精品, Martin Luther King Jr. Room
Interactive Discussion with Thomas PI帽eros Shields, Ph.D., and Dra. Neenah Estrella-Luna
Accessibility
For access and accommodation information, visit our page on access or email access@salemstate.edu.