Virtual Drinks & Speaker Series

Wednesday, September 29, 5:30pm Eastern

2:30pm Pacific / 3:30pm Mountain

Please join The Wright-Ingraham Institute on Wednesday, September 29th, at 5:30pm ET to learn about our Institute and the work of the Field Stations Program. Immediately following, at 6:00pm ET, we will convene the second in our fall Design Ecology & Justice Speaker Series, to explore creativity and environmental practice.

Participants:

Dr. Joni Adamson, Director, Environmental Humanities Initiative at the Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Basia Irland, Professor Emeritus, Art & Ecology, University of New Mexico
Dr. Melissa Nelson, Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University
Dr. Marcy Rockman, Associate Research Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Maryland; Co-Equal, Climate Change Research
Dr. Lea Rekow (moderator), Executive Director, Wright-Ingraham Institute

The role of creativity at the nexus of environmental practice

How can creative and artistic forms of representation help us understand and respond to our lands and living systems impacted by anthropogenic change? Contemporary methods for describing landscape and natural systems achieve a high level of detail and generate a large volume of data. However, the investigative tools of technology and scientific discourse are only one lens through which to interpret and understand changing landscapes. Advancing understandings of complex situations, such as climate change, or responding to the needs of affected populations and voices, requires expressive and multifaceted storytelling and engagement. This panel discusses how artists, researcher-practitioners, humanities scholars, activists, and social scientists use a diverse range of creative tools and methods to build awareness and expand perspectives about socio-environmental complexities, protections and challenges.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKERS AND REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE

Gather your ingredients and ready your cocktails, virgin or otherwise, to toast to our Fall season event together!

This Month’s Cocktail Recipe

Colorado Fizz

Ingredients

1 wedge of lemon (1/6 of a lemon)
12.5ml honey
50ml herby Colorado gin
Handful fresh basil leaves
Splash of soda water

Method

Squeeze the wedge of lemon and drop it into a tall glass. Give the basil leaves a gentle rub and drop in. Add the gin and honey and stir. Fill the glass with crushed ice and churn all together, add more crushed ice and top with a splash of soda water. Release the aromas of a basil sprig by giving them a gentle brush and put it next to a couple of paper straws in the glass.

Benefits

Gin is one of the ‘healthiest’ spirits because it is extremely low in calories. Our Colorado Fizz will also bolster your bloodstream. Juniper, from which gin is made, is great for digestion and acts as a blood purifier, while basil’s extra portion of Vitamin K helps prevent harmful blood clots. The chemicals in lemon juice help prevent obesity, while the honey sweetens without the use of refined sugars.