This event marks the 50th anniversary of the nation’s first teach-in on the war in Vietnam, held at the University of Michigan on March 24-25, 1965. Our new teach-in is focused on one of the most pressing issues of our time: the escalating war against the planet represented by climate change and the threat it poses to the web of life on earth.

This is an open public event. The teach-in is meant to raise awareness of climate change and to expand the ongoing conversation about possible solutions. We hope you will add your voice to that conversation.
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MARCH 27, 2015
Panel 1: 4-6 pm, Angell Hall Auditorium A

Commemoration Through Emulation: Antiwar Movements from Vietnam to Climate Change

William Gamson (Professor of Sociology, Boston College, former U-M faculty member and convener at the 1965 teach-in)

Marshall Sahlins (Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago, member and convener at the 1965 teach-in)

Amy Goodman (author and award-winning host of Democracy Now!)

Dinner: 6:15-7:45 pm


Panel 2: 8-10 pm, Angell Hall Auditorium A

The Science and Politics of Climate Change

Knute Nadelhoffer (Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Director of Biological Station, U-M)

Ivette Perfecto (George W Peck Professor of Ecology, Natural Resources and Environment, U-M)

John Vandermeer (Asa Gray Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U-M)

“The End of Oil, US Security, & the Future of the Middle East”: Juan Cole (Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, U-M)

Bill McKibben (best-selling author, environmental activist, founder of 350.org): via live feed

10 pm

Science for the People open meeting


MARCH 28, 2015
Panel 3: 10am-Noon, Angell Hall Auditorium A

Searching for Solutions at the Global and National Level

Tom Hayden (U-M alum, author, political activist, elected political leader, environmental activist)

“Eco-commensalism: Setting the table for what comes after capitalism”: Jahi Chappell (Director of Agroecology and Agriculture Policy, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy)

“Facing the Carbon Pharaohs: The Role of Spiritual Communities in Organizing to Heal our Climate Crisis”: Arthur Waskow (speaker at 1965 teach-in, political activist, rabbi, and leading figure in eco-Judaic thought)

“Life During Wartime and the Dream of an Unfractured Future”: Sandra Steingraber (biologist, poet, author, U-M alumn, one of the “Michigan Daily 4″ and Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Ithaca College, NY)

Lunch: 12:15 – 1:30


Panel 4: 1:45-3:45, Angell Hall Auditorium A

Searching for Solutions at the State and Local Level

“The Joy of Eco-Activism”: Harvey Wasserman (journalist and advocate for renewal energy, student participant in the 1965 teach-in, then editorial director of Michigan Daily)

“Cultures of Resistance, Cultures of Place: Restoring Climates Hospitable to Life”: Stephanie Mills (Michigan-based author, bioregionalist, and Fellow, Post Carbon Institute)

Jacquelyn Bolman, Ph.D. (environmental scientist, member of the Lakota Nation of South Dakota)

“Every Sector is a Public Health Sector: Planning to Prevent Climate-Related Health Disparities in Detroit”: Natalie Sampson (Assistant Professor, Health and Human Services, UM-Dearborn; Detroit Climate Action Collaborative)

Michelle Martinez (environmental activist in Detroit, Coal to Clean Energy, Sierra Club)


Workshops: 4-6 pm, Angell Hall Auditorium A

Searching for Solutions at U-M and Building National and International Coalitions

Student-organized and led workshops representing a range of environmental, health, social, political and justice groups on campus (TBA)