Climate Change Quilt Project

To help raise awareness for climate action across the United States, the Lewis Honors College, the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the Student Sustainability Council are sponsoring the Climate Change Quilt project Feb. 17. The University of Kentucky community is invited to participate.

Pamela Mischen, Ph.D., Binghamton University chief sustainability officer and professor of environmental studies, will speak 11 a.m.-noon on “The Hidden Consensus on Climate Change” and provide a history of the quilting project inspired by the AIDS Quilt Project from the 1980s. The presentation will be in the William T. Young Library Alumni Gallery. From 2-4 p.m. in the Lewis Scholars Lounge, Mischen will lead a workshop on quilting “to amplify the voices of all those concerned about climate change.”

Although all quilting supplies will be provided, UK Sustainability Program Coordinator Carlie Laughlin said that since quilts often preserve memories and tell stories, participants can bring their own fabric “if it is sentimental to them.”

Mischen has a Bachelor of Science in international agriculture and rural development from Cornell University, a Master of Science in agribusiness and a Ph.D. in public administration from Arizona State University. Her research focuses on sustainability in rural areas and what motivates individuals to engage in sustainable behaviors.

Light refreshments will be provided by the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment.

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