Each year, Bemidji State University hosts a series of events throughout April to recognize Earth Month. This year, BSU will partner with several Minnesota colleges and universities to offer Earth Week events from April 16-24 themed “Mother Earth in Mind and Heart: Hope and Healing.”
After partnering with Minnesota’s North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, the University of Minnesota, Morris, Augsburg University in Minneapolis, and the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Erika-Bailey-Johnson, director of sustainability at BSU, said she hopes the activities throughout the week will inspire a greater awareness of environmental communities.
“I’ve enjoyed working with folks from across the state to come up with a unified theme for this year’s Earth Week,” she said. “We hope to connect all of our communities with the interactive activities that we have to offer.”
Earth week 2022 events will be held in-person and online throughout Minnesota. A powwow hosted by Minnesota’s Indian Education Programs will kick-off the week-long celebration on April 16 at 1 p.m in the Blaine High School Athletic Center.
In addition to several new events co-hosted by Bemidji State, the university will hold it’s annual Take Back the Night, an event dedicated to bringing awareness to sexual and domestic violence, Stride Into Spring 5K/10K and Voices of the Earth short play festival. All events are open free to the public, registration is required.
Earth Week 2022
APRIL 16
- 1-6 p.m. – (In-person Activity: Blaine, Minnesota) Indian Education Programs Powwow (Blaine, Minnesota)
APRIL 18
- 8 a.m. – (Zoom Presentation) Opening in a Good Way
- 8:30-9 a.m. – (In-person Activity & Asynchronous) Morning Meditations (Morris, Minnesota)
- 9-11 a.m. – (Zoom Presentation) Engaging Students, Changing Lives: A Collaborative Partnership
- 12-1 p.m. – (Zoom Activity) Listening From Heart
- 2-3 p.m. – (Zoom Activity) Earth Week Trivia!
- 3-4:30 p.m. – (Zoom Presentation) Niizhoo-gwayakochigewin: An Indigenous and Western Science Perspective on Our Healing Plant Relatives
- 7-8 p.m. – (Zoom Keynote) Healing the Soul Wound with Eduardo Duran
APRIL 19
- 8:30-9 a.m. – (In-person Activity & Asynchronous) Morning Meditations (Morris, Minnesota)
- 12-1 p.m. – (Zoom Presentation) BIPOC Career Stories from Minnesota
- 1-2 p.m.– (Zoom Presentation) Climate Anxiety
- 4-6 p.m. – (Zoom Presentation) Protect Water, Protect Life, Join Me
- 7-8 p.m. – (Zoom Discussion) Breaking Trail Film Discussion
APRIL 20
- 8:30-9 a.m. – (In-person Activity & Asynchronous) Morning Meditations (Morris, Minnesota)
- 9-11 a.m. – (In-person Activity) Forest Bathing (Maple Grove, Minnesota)
- 12-1 p.m. – (Zoom Presentation) BIPOC Career Stories
- 1:30-2:30 p.m. – (Zoom Documentary Viewing) School’s Out: Lessons From a Forest Kindergarten
- 3:30-5 p.m. – (Zoom Presentation) Jingle Dress with Brenda Child
- 7-8:30 p.m. – (Zoom Documentary) Kiss The Ground
APRIL 21
- 8:30-9 a.m. – (In-person Activity & Asynchronous) Morning Meditations (Morris, Minnesota)
- 12-1 p.m. – (Zoom Presentation) Job Tips and Opportunities for BIPOC Students from Minnesota DNR
- 2-3:30 p.m. – (Zoom Presentation) Ma’iinganag Anishinaabeg Izhitwaawin: Wolf Way of Life
- 3:30-5 p.m. – (Zoom Recital) Prayers for a Feverish Planet
- 6:30-7:30 p.m. – (In-person/Zoom Activity) Take Back the Night (Bemidji, Minnesota)
APRIL 22
- 8:30-9 a.m. – (In-person Activity & Asynchronous) Morning Meditations (Morris, Minnesota)
- 9-10:30 a.m. – (Zoom Documentary) The Revolution Generation
- 11 a.m – 1 p.m. – (Zoom Activity) Safe Zone Training
- 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Earth Day Farmers Market (Bemidji, Minnesota)
- 2-3:30 p.m. – (Zoom Activity) Racial Healing Circle
- 6-7:30 p.m. – (Zoom Documentary) The Revolution Generation
APRIL 23
- 9 a.m. – (In-person Activity) Stride Into Spring 5K/10K Walk, Run, Roll (Bemidji, Minnesota)
- 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. – (Zoom Activity) Listening From Heart
- 12 p.m. – (Zoom Recital) Prayers for a Feverish Planet
- 7:30 p.m. – (Zoom Recital) Prayers for a Feverish Planet
APRIL 24
- 3 p.m. – Voices of the Earth: Short Play Festival (Bemidji, Minnesota)
- 4 p.m. – (Zoom Recital) Prayers for a Feverish Planet
- 7:30 p.m. – (Zoom Recital) Prayers for a Feverish Planet
Contact
Links
- Bemidji State University
- Bemidji State University Sustainability Office
- Earth Week 2022 Registration
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