Surf Film Night: Celebrating Diversity in the Lineup
April 15, 5 to 6:30 p.m. and April 16, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
NBC Coastal Institute Auditorium (4/15) and URI Gender & Sexuality Center (4/16)

Co-sponsored by URI SWMS, URI Gender & Sexuality Center, and URI Surfrider Foundation. All are welcome for a night of movie snacks and powerful storytelling! Featuring three documentaries that highlight unsung stories and perspectives in surfing culture.

Earth Day Celebration Beach Cleanup
April 18, 5 to 7 p.m., Narragansett Town Beach

URI Surfrider Foundation is hosting a cleanup at Narragansett Town Beach, followed by a picnic and sunset beach social to celebrate both Earth Day and the end of the semester.

GSO Earth Day Events
April 22, Narragansett Bay Campus

Cleanup of Dean Knauss Drive, 9 to11:30 a.m. (Meet in front of MGSL)
Cookout on the Quad, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Sponsored by URI Public Safety)
Tree Planting Lesson with Scott Ahern, 2 p.m., (Corner of South Ferry and Pier Roads)

Language of Climate Politics
April 24, 5 to 7 p.m., Kingston Campus, Higgins Welcome Center, Hope Room

Join the Department of English, the Metcalf Institute, and the Harrington School of Communication and Media for an evening with Dr. Genevieve Guenther, climate activist and author of The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It (Oxford UP, 2024). Moderated by Daniel Wolfe, graphics reporter for The Washington Post and a 2024 alum of Metcalf’s Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists. Guenther will discuss her investigation into the propaganda that justifies the fossil-fuel economy and offer listeners new ways to talk about the climate crisis in an effort to create transformative change.

Find more events, trainings, and gatherings on and off campus on the CBE Google calendar!