I’m super excited to be visiting the Connecticut Science Center to be a part of a couple of upcoming programs and to share the Entangled and Ingested project! First, I will join their STEM career showcase this Friday March 31st from 9AM -12PM. According to their website, “The STEM Career Showcase is a conference-style eventContinue reading “Upcoming CT Science Center events”
Category Archives: Presentations
Kanda La Ziwa and the NAAM festival
In February I had the opportunity to participate from afar in the Kanda La Ziwa – Lakeside Peoples Meeting, a dialogue and activist meeting bringing together key local partners, residents, and users of Lake Victoria to discuss the issues facing the lake. The meeting was created as a safe space for fishermen, artists, activists, students,Continue reading “Kanda La Ziwa and the NAAM festival”
Wasch seminar series at WESU
Join me in March and April as I share my work in a series of talks at Wesleyan University. The Susan B. and William K. Wasch Center for Retired Faculty at Wesleyan has provided programming for former faculty since 2004. One of their key services is bringing speakers to the community. I’ll be joining themContinue reading “Wasch seminar series at WESU”
Catching up: Entangled and Ingested in the Fall
I broke my ankle right before Thanksgiving, which really stifled my ability to lead any workshops since that time. I’m easing back into some, and have several events and activities planned already for the next four months. In many ways I’m playing catchup, sharing the fun events that took place during the fall season asContinue reading “Catching up: Entangled and Ingested in the Fall”
Talking and Sewing with MILE
What a treat to be invited to speak with the folks at MILE (Middlesex Institute for Lifelong Education) this month on October 6th. They were a well-informed and attentive bunch who were game to hear a lecture about plastic pollution and then hang around to sew after! We’re currently working on the Pygmy Right Whale,Continue reading “Talking and Sewing with MILE”
Entangled and Ingested Lecture at the University of Hartford
Check out my presentation about the Entangled and Ingested project from the University of Hartford’s Faculty Friday event from 7 October 2022.
take a survey about the Entangled and ingested Project
Have you experienced the Entangled and Ingested Project, whether through a public talk, a sewing workshop, an art exhibit, or another event? We’d like to know your thoughts about the project’s impact and a little about you and how you think about the larger problem of plastic pollution. If you have experienced the Entangled andContinue reading “take a survey about the Entangled and ingested Project”
Wallingford Library Presentation
Check out this recording of my presentation at the Wallingford Library, July 2022. We also held a two hour sewing workshop where a group of amazing folks from the community came by to contribute to the project.
Upcoming event: July 26th, sewing bee and lecture, Wallingford Public Library
Join me at the Wallingford Public Library for a lecture about the Entangled and Ingested project from 7-8 PM (register here, attendance also available via ZOOM). From 5:00-7:00 PM we’ll be sewing a life-sized portrait of an animal harmed by plastic pollution from the Entangled and Ingested project in the library’s Collins room.
This Thursday: Meet your Greens
I’m excited to be joining the Rockfall Foundation this Thursday at the Wadsworth Mansion for their Meet Your Greens event. Meet Your GreensWith Dr. Katharine OwensThursday, June 16 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm Join us on Thursday, June 16 at 5:30pm at the Wadsworth Mansion outside patio. **This event is weather permitting, rain cancels**Dr. Katharine Owens will share how sheContinue reading “This Thursday: Meet your Greens”
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