Mar 08 Saturday
The ultimate ladies night out with dancing, drinks, and dessert all benefiting Women Helping Women Fund!
Mom Prom is a night to celebrate and honor all the ladies in your life! Mom Prom is a ladies only event, not a moms only event! A night to let loose on the dance floor, enjoy drinks and desserts, and help raise money for Women Helping Women Fund.
Mar 15 Saturday
All Ages • Come to our vibrant celebration of spring and leaf with crafts to warm up your soul! Immerse yourself in the joy of welcoming springtime. Let your imagination bloom with folks from Art Salvage and Catholic Charities, plus connect with others in a festive atmosphere celebrating this beautiful time of year.
Mar 26 Wednesday
Bio: Dr. Edwin Lyman is the Director of Nuclear Power Safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington, DC. He earned a doctorate in physics from Cornell University in 1992. He is a co-author (with David Lochbaum and Susan Q. Stranahan) of the book Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster (The New Press, 2014). He is the recipient of the 2018 Leo Szilard Lectureship Award from the American Physical Society. From 2020-2022 he served on a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine study on advanced nuclear fuel cycles.
Abstract: In recent years, nuclear power has seen a resurgence of interest as the world forgets about the 2011 Fukushima triple nuclear meltdown in Japan. Citing the potential of nuclear plants to help fight climate change and to meet the huge growth in data center-driven electricity demand that some predict, the nuclear industry has successfully rebranded nuclear power as “clean energy.” However, although nuclear power plants don’t emit carbon dioxide, they are anything but clean, as they produce large quantities of highly toxic and long-lived radioactive byproducts that are routinely emitted to the air and water and, in the event of a severe accident or military attack, can cause extensive, long-term contamination of the environment. Nuclear power is also generally much more costly than other low-carbon alternatives such as wind and solar power. Because new large reactors are so expensive—as exemplified by the recently completed Vogtle reactors in Georgia, which experienced massive delays and cost overruns—the industry has set its sights on “small modular reactors,” which it claims will be cheaper and safer. However, small reactors will generate more expensive electricity unless many corners are cut in design and operation—for instance, by eliminating the large containment buildings typical of today’s reactors and reducing the required number of operators and security personnel. Such modifications to future plants will make nuclear power less safe and secure than it is today, even if the designs themselves have some inherent safety features.
Apr 22 Tuesday
Bio: Dr. Brian G. Henning (he/him/his) is Professor of Philosophy and of Environmental Studies & Sciences at Gonzaga University and is the inaugural director and founder of the Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment. Originally from Boise, Idaho, Dr. Henning joined Gonzaga’s faculty in 2008. He earned is bachelors sum cum laude from Seattle University and masters and doctorate degrees from Fordham University. An award-winning author, Dr. Henning has written or edited more than 13 books and 39 articles and chapters, including Riders in the Storm: Ethics in an Age of Climate Change (Anselm 2015), Climate Change Ethics and the Non-human World (Routledge 2020), and Value, Beauty, and Nature (SUNY 2023). He has delivered more than 180 talks to general and academic audiences in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Event Title: Graduating in the Age of Trump
Abstract: On the fourth anniversary of the creation of the Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment, the Director, Director Henning, will discuss the challenge of pursuing climate action in a time of intense social, political, and ecological turmoil.