Winston-Salem State University
to Host
“First Generation Green Festival”
April 20th – 22nd
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – In support of Winston-Salem State University’s sustainability initiatives, the Office of Marketing and Communications will launch the “First Annual Generation Green Festival,” a three-day celebration beginning April 20 and culminating on Earth Day, April 22.
The festival is free and open to the public. Generation Green events will include “think green” workshops on environmental literacy and a forum on “The Green House Effect”; a “Trash-2-Treasures” art contest featuring works by Carver High School students; a “Snack and a Movie” environmental film festival; a “Spring Into Green” fashion show (sponsored by Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina); and a “Go Green” free raffle (sponsored by Whole Foods, Body & Soul, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Village Tavern, Star Bucks and other businesses in the Triad).
The Carver High School students who created the “Trash-2-Treasures art are participants in the school’s Stride Program, a drop-out prevention initiative aimed at redirecting qualifying youth, through awareness exercises, tutoring and hands-on experiences, to develop positive behaviors that will be incentives to graduating and to healthy lifelong pursuits.
The motto for WSSU’s first Generation Green Festival: “A culture that is earth-friendly, preserves humanity for generations.” The following is the event schedule:
Monday, April 20
Eco-Friendly Workshop 1
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
F.L. Atkins Building, Room 102
Eco-Friendly Workshop 2
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
F.L. Atkins Building, Room 102
Eco-Friendly Workshop 3
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Hall Patterson, Room 228
Forum – The “Green House” Effect: Psychological Impact of Living in a Green World
7:30 p.m.
Hall Patterson, Room 228
Tuesday, April 21
Environmental Film Festival
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Anderson Center, Dillard Auditorium
Wednesday, Earth Day, April 22
Communiversity Yard Festival: Music, Vendors, Go Green Raffle, Trash-2-Treasures: Art Viewing
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Campus Breezeway/Diggs Gallery
Spring into Green Fashion Show (Sponsored by Goodwill): Gently used clothing from vintage to contemporary fashion
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Anderson Center, Dillard Auditorium
Communiversity Day will welcome the Winston-Salem community to share in the Earth Day celebration. Attendees will have an opportunity to recycle old cell phones, inkjet cartridges and eyeglasses; enjoy eco-friendly product samples and incentives from local vendors; and attend a showing of the documentary “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai” which tells the story of the first African woman to win the Nobel peace Prize who founded Kenya’s Green Belt Movement, an initiative designed to create a society of people who consciously work for continued improvement of their environment and a greener, cleaner Kenya. The film will be followed by a tree planting ceremony.
“We are extremely proud to be the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to celebrate Earth Day. Increasing the environmental literacy of our students, faculty and staff will ensure that the needs of future generations are not compromised,” said Judy Willis, project
manager for the festival.
Bridget Armstrong, student coordinator and campus liaison added, “The Generation Green Festival will encourage students to become better stewards of the environment and take
more pride in the campus community.”
For more information about the festival, contact Judy Willis at 336-750-3166 or e-mail her at willisju@wssu.edu.
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