Focus the Nation is the largest teaching event in U.S. history devoted to finding solutions for Global Warming. This Wednesday and Thursday, millions of students at more than 1,500 schools, colleges and universities nationwide will participate in panels and workshops to brainstorm the issue. Here on Long Island, C.W. Post in Brookville, Division Avenue High School in Levittown, Hofstra University in Hempstead and New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury are among the participants. If you know of others, please comment in this space.
Many thanks to Roxanne Zimmer, a member of the steering committee at the College of New Rochelle, who has sent this along:
Dear friends of all things green,
FOCUS THE NATION is the first, country-wide climate change teach-in scheduled for this week, January 30 and 31. Activities include voting for environmental solutions.
Click on the link below and select your preferences. A brief
description of each selection is found on the web page.
http://www.focusthenation.org/chooseyourfuture.php
To see what the rest of nation is doing this week, click on
http://www.focusthenation.org/index.php
If you're in range of New Rochelle, click on www.cnr.edu
NY Times environmental reporter Andrew Revkin is our keynote speaker. Events at the College of New Rochelle are free and open to the public, except where noted on the program. Feel free to contact me with questions.
Roxanne Zimmer, Ph.D.
Focus the Nation Steering Committee
College of New Rochelle
rzimmer@cnr.edu
(914) 654-5577
