By Dan Thompson
Campus Planning Chair

Berklee’s SGA will be hosting the college’s first annual Green Week during the week of April 21-24. The week will include a number of environmentally focused events and is intended to focus the Berklee community on the environment for the week.  Throughout the week, Berklee students, faculty, and staff will be given opportunities to act against and learn about the climate crisis and how they can live their lives with more consciousness of the crisis in the future.

Open Forum on Berklee Greening:
What: A panel discussion during Berklee students, faculty, and staff to voice concerns, ideas, and questions about Berklee’s greening process.  The panel will consist of people integral in the progress thus far who will present and be open to listening and reacting to attendees.
When: April 22 1 P.M.-2 P.M.
Where: Steve Heck Room

Green Week Get Down:
What: A night of music celebrating the environment and raising consciousness of the ecological crisis.  The evening will include performances by Mark Simos, Keppie Coutts, and Tubby Love among others.  Free food will be provided.
When: April 24 8 P.M.-11 P.M.
Where: Café 939

Day of Service:
What: Two service projects for the Berklee community, family, and friends.  In the morning volunteers will be cleaning Mother’s Rest in the Fens.  After the clean-up the group will lunch and make signs for the recycling bins and trash cans to clearly denote what to put in each bin.  Lunch and supplies will all be provided.  Please come prepared for moderate labor.
When: April 25 9 P.M.-3 P.M.
Where: Mother’s Rest