Subscribe  to Our Newsletter Initiatives Resources Courses   The RISD Initiative on Sustainability and the Environment | RISE is in a state of formation and we welcome the involvement, contribution and participation of all members of the RISD community.  This site is being developed to share information on events and activities in the fields of sustainability and social and environmental justice.  [more...]         26 September 2009 Schedule Environmental Justice Day A series of field trips and talks designed to introduce new students to the ways in which sustainability and environmental justice are critical issues at RISd and in Providence.  Join us for the day, 11 AM to 3 PM, and learn about academic opportunities, community activism, and fun ways to make an impact. To sign up for a field trip, email info@risdenvironment.org 20 September 2009 Riders arrive at the Farm. Bicycle Parade to Farmecue!!! 20 September 2009, 11am–7pm Farm‐E‐Que and Bicycle Parades @The Tillinghast Estate, Barrington, RI.  Like a Bar‐B‐Que but on a farm, with a beach, and spelled differently. Spend Sunday with your entire RISD graduate community! On a farm! With a beach! Enjoy a Lunch and Dinner. Barbeque served down on the farm. Shuttles depart back and forth throughout the day from the RISD Quad at 30 Waterman Street (grassy beach) to Tillinghast Farm (real beach). Bicycle Parades: Graduate Students are welcome to join Dean Patricia Phillips for a bike ride down the East Bay Bike Path (through India Point Park, Riverside) to Tillinghast Farm. Meet at 10am, Market Square, 4 South Main Street.  Undergraduate Students are invited to join Associate Provost David Bogen for a bike ride down the East Bay Bike Path (through India Point Park, Riverside) to Tillinghast Farm. Meet at 10 AM in Memorial Park (the park with the obelisque across College Street from Market House) 22-25 October 2009 Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change Conference!  The 5th annual Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change Conference!  For the second year, this conference will be held in historic downtown New Bedford, MA from October 22nd-25th 2009.