To promote creative thinking about reuse and repair, ShareShop has sewing drop in hours. During Spring 2023 semester, join Spanish Professor Dr. Degner Riveros and the ShareShop team, on Mondays from 10:30am – 12pm to sew in the ShareShop. Supplies are available to use in the ShareShop during this time. Or bring a project you … Continue reading "Sewing in the ShareShop"

To promote creative thinking about reuse and repair, ShareShop has sewing drop in hours. During Spring 2023 semester, join Spanish Professor Dr. Degner Riveros and the ShareShop team, on Mondays from 10:30am – 12pm to sew in the ShareShop. Supplies are available to use in the ShareShop during this time. Or bring a project you … Continue reading "Sewing in the ShareShop"

Augsburg Local presents a pop-up shop with our neighbors at Sisterhood Boutique, a nonprofit run by and for entrepreneurial East African young women in Cedar Riverside. Browse their curated racks of affordable, stylish clothing.Contact: Xena Wolf, Food Justice Program Associate (wolfx@augsburg.edu)

Event Description: What are the politics of nature? Who owns it, where is it, and what role does it play in our lives? Does it need to be tamed? Are we ourselves natural? Erin Sharkey and Michael Kleber-Diggs will discuss, A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars, a collection of personal and lyric … Continue reading "From Soil to Stars, A Reading & Conversation with Erin Sharkey & Michael Kleber-Diggs"

This event will encourage discussions on climate change in the United States and in countries in South America. By being informed, we will also give the opportunity to craft a terrarium and enjoy a snack with it. This gives the Augsburg community an opportunity to learn about the environment and bring something with them to … Continue reading "El Mundo Esta En Tus Manos"

Special features for Earth Month! The wild ancestors and cousins of our domesticated crops still exist in many places around the world. These crop wild relatives represent  valuable genetic resources that we can use to breed crops more resilient to climate change, such as drought or flood resistance. Ironically, human activity is now threatening the … Continue reading "Greenhouse Open House: Earth Month edition"

To promote creative thinking about reuse and repair, ShareShop has sewing drop in hours. During Spring 2023 semester, join Spanish Professor Dr. Degner Riveros and the ShareShop team, on Mondays from 10:30am – 12pm to sew in the ShareShop. Supplies are available to use in the ShareShop during this time. Or bring a project you … Continue reading "Sewing in the ShareShop"

Augsburg Local presents a pop-up shop with our neighbors at Sisterhood Boutique, a nonprofit run by and for entrepreneurial East African young women in Cedar Riverside. Browse their curated racks of affordable, stylish clothing.Contact: Xena Wolf, Food Justice Program Associate (wolfx@augsburg.edu)

How have Auggies advocated for clean water on campus and beyond? Join us to learn about ongoing water quality research at Augsburg (it's safe to drink!) and our deep connections to water stewardship through programs like the River Semester and coursework in Environmental Studies 320 and the Environmental Sustainability Living Learning Community. Come share your … Continue reading "Clean Water for Auggies!"

Young people voted in historic numbers to protect our freedoms and our future. Now it's time for our elected officials to Fund our Future! We can be a state that honors every person's dignity and create an economy that meets all our needs. We deserve and could have bold climate action, a world class transit … Continue reading "Young Adult Coalition Day at the Capitol"

To promote creative thinking about reuse and repair, ShareShop has sewing drop in hours. During Spring 2023 semester, join Spanish Professor Dr. Degner Riveros and the ShareShop team, on Mondays from 10:30am – 12pm to sew in the ShareShop. Supplies are available to use in the ShareShop during this time. Or bring a project you … Continue reading "Sewing in the ShareShop"

This Earth Month chapel is a time to reflect on what drives you to take care of the Earth. Students from multiple faith backgrounds will speak on their environment vocation and how their faith or spiritual beliefs promote stewardship.Contact: Maya Merritt, EAC Officer (merrittm@augsburg.edu)

Join us in exploring ways to address climate anxiety through connective practices. Gather together with other members of the Augsburg community to explore place-based practices for reconnecting with ourselves, each other, and the rest of the natural world. We will start with a brief introduction and then tour the Augsburg Urban Arboretum together, stopping along the way … Continue reading "Connecting in the Face of Climate Change"

Welcome in the spring by taking action to clean up trash and recycling on campus and in the surrounding community! We will be splitting off into teams from campus for the clean-up and then celebrating the action with lunch in Murphy Square. Join a student organization or athletic team, or create your own team of … Continue reading "Community Clean-up Competition!"

Roll into Hoversten Chapel with your bikes, skates, skateboards, and other beloved modes of green transportation for a fun time of community blessing and celebration around our shared commitment to care for our planet home. CASUS and EAC will help you fix your bike later in the day, but first let Campus Ministry help you … Continue reading "Earth Month Chapel: Blessing of the Bikes"

Join the Club of Augsburg Sociology & Urban Studies (CASUS) and other bike enthusiasts to celebrate all things biking! Bring your bike for a basic maintenance walkthrough with a representative from Freewheel bike shop and customize your bike with a recycled milk carton basket! Don’t have a bike? No problem! Come and meet the bikes … Continue reading "CASUS & EAC Bike Workshop"

To promote creative thinking about reuse and repair, ShareShop has sewing drop in hours. During Spring 2023 semester, join Spanish Professor Dr. Degner Riveros and the ShareShop team, on Mondays from 10:30am – 12pm to sew in the ShareShop. Supplies are available to use in the ShareShop during this time. Or bring a project you … Continue reading "Sewing in the ShareShop"

Augsburg Local presents FREE samples from one of our favorite local business partners located conveniently near campus. Stop by for some delicious food from a local business. Contact: Xena Wolf, Food Justice Program Associate (wolfx@augsburg.edu)

We are back again this year to gather around a bonfire to find unity in community. We bring our bodies, minds, and spirits together in poetry to listen to Mother Earth and to honor our home. Our hearts are on fire for justice that is rooted in healing our planet. The collective struggle for liberation … Continue reading "Earth Month & Closing Ceremony: Bonfire & Poetry"