Climate Calling Conference 2020
Student and Community Responses to Climate Change
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Climate Calling is a conference dedicated to exploring climate change, its consequences, and our moral calling to respond to growing concerns about the future of our planet. The conference is led by a group of Pepperdine faculty members from diverse disciplines.
The gathering draws students, faculty, and community members together in a mutual effort to address the subject of climate change and to foster a more sustainable future. Attendees learn about topics such as species extinction, drought, flooding, marine impacts, sustainable food practices, and environmental justice and activism through lectures, documentaries, and student presentations.
Climate Calling is sponsored by the Malibu Public Library Speaker Series, the Office of the Vice Provost and the Center for Sustainability.
Events Schedule
- Film Screening
- Sustainability Fair
- Student Research
- Keynote Address
- Electronic Waste Drive
- Community Garden Day
The Biggest Little Farm Film Screening and Q&A Student-led Panel with Farmer John Chester
Monday, March 30, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Surfboard Room inside Payson Library
Join us for a screening of the documentary The Biggest Little Farm, which chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren land and a dream to convert it to a sustainable farm. Through perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination. Watch the trailer here!
Following the screening, John Chester, the protagonist of the film, will talk about sustainability and answer questions from a panel of students about his experience starting Apricot Lane Farms.
Sustainability Fair
Tuesday, March 31, from 11 AM to 2 PM
Joslyn Plaza
Participate in Pepperdine's annual Earth Day event in the heart of the Malibu campus, where students, faculty, and staff come together to celebrate our beautiful planet with activities, food, and booths from environmental organizations inside and outside of Pepperdine. Free tamales for participants!
Student Research Presentations
Wednesday, April 1, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Biggers Family Courtyard (next to Elkins Auditorium)
Student researchers will present their research topics during an academic poster session. Their presentations are part of a spring semester course that includes a climate change component.
2020 Keynote Address: "The Uninhabitable Earth"
David Wallace-Wells presented by the Malibu Library Speaker Series with Pepperdine University
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 7 pm
Elkins Auditorium, Malibu campus
The Uninhabitable Earth
David Wallace-Wells
The future is being transformed by climate change faster and more dramatically than we realized. Politics, tech, business—even our sense of history, human rights, and justice—will all be changed by this massive force. But how? To what degree? In his critically-hailed instant New York Times bestseller, The Uninhabitable Earth, DAVID WALLACE-WELLS tells the epic story of our time. In urgent talks, he asks key questions—how will the map of global power shift as coastlines are redrawn? —and reminds us that everything is within our control, so long as we resist complacency.
The Keynote Address will be followed by a book signing at the Elkins Auditorium at 8:30 pm.
Register Here for the Keynote Address:
Electronic Waste Drive
Friday, April 3, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Drescher Parking Lot S
Do you have old, broken, or unused electronics cluttering your home? Donate them for a good cause!
Did you know that eWaste cannot be disposed of with regular trash because it contains hazardous and environmentally toxic materials? To keep our environment safe and clean, Pepperdine is partnering with Homeboy Industries to collect and properly dispose of or recycle your eWaste items.
eWaste items include the following:
Computers*
Laptops*
Cell Phones
CDs and DVDs
Printers
Televisions
Game Systems
Cords
*All computer hard drives will have files professionally removed.
Community Garden Day
Saturday, April 4, from 9 AM to 10:30 AM
Community Garden (in front of Mail Services)
The Center for Sustainability and the student-led Green Team invite you to Pepperdine's annual Garden Day at the University's on-campus garden. Staff, faculty, and students will work together alongside Farmscape, an urban farming company, to learn best practices, pick and plant organic produce, and spend time in community. Light snacks will be provided.