A coalition of Northern Michigan University student and area community organizations invite you to join regional water luminaries, local legends, world-class Michigan musicians and students from Northern and all over the state for a weekend of music, food, community, panels, workshops, a marshland parade, dances, and celebration to protect our water locally and address global challenges on Friday, April 3rd, Saturday, April 4th, and Sunday, April 5th on the campus of Northern Michigan University in beautiful Marquette, Michigan.
Friday’s activities will include guided hikes throughout the day and a concert in the evening with Mike Waite, Breathe Owl Breathe and Grassmonkey. Saturday will mark the start of on-campus festivities at 10:00 a.m. and will continue until 5:00 p.m., followed by an evening potluck, film showing by Jeff Gibbs and concert by the Earthwork Music Collective. Sunday’s schedule will be much like Saturday’s as the SWF will take place on campus from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Panels, workshops, films and presentations will cover topics such as: the spirituality/symbolism of water in different cultures/religions; food systems, ethics and its impact on our environment; Great Lakes/Superior watershed discussions; case studies on the past, present and future of dams; Native American/First Nations unique perspective on and relationship with water; health and social justice issues pertaining to water; and the legacy of mining in the U.P. and its impact, among others.
There will be many family-oriented activities throughout the weekend including music by the Earthwork musicians, NMU students and Michigan performers, the Marshland kids’ parade, story-telling, poetry readings, Native American dance and a community sing.
Please join our coalition to celebrate the water and culture of the Great Lakes Basin and the U.P. For more information, please email us at cyoungma@nmu.edu.
The event is free and open to the public.
Information about SFSL
Students For Sustainable Living is an NMU on-campus student organization whose charter is to pursue and promote practices of sustainability on a personal level through: (1) exploring lifestyles, life choices, education and careers in line with these practices, (2) following the mantra “Someone can’t do everything but everyone can do something,” (3) grassroots activism on campus and within our community, and (4) organizing and attending functions designed to create awareness for the necessity of sustainable living.
Callie Youngman
NMU Students For Sustainable Living
cyoungma@nmu.edu
231-920-3855