USC Earth Week with Ron Finley and the Arts & Climate Collective

3551 Trousdale Parkway,Los Angeles CA 90089

20 April, 2022

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Join us for an Earth Week celebration featuring artists, activists, organizations, food tastings, giveaways, and a keynote by Ron Finley. Join us for a very special Earth Week celebration featuring artists, activists, organizations, food tastings, and a presentation by the Gangsta Gardener, Ron Finley! The afternoon will open with a showcase and resource fair in front of Bovard Auditorium featuring campus and community organizations that are working to create a more sustainable world. In addition, USC students will share and display projects funded by USC’s Arts & Climate Collective that connect the arts, culture, and storytelling with environmental justice. The fair will also include sustainable food tastings and produce giveaways. The event continues inside Bovard at 6 p.m. with a welcome by USC President Carol L. Folt and a presentation about the Arts & Climate Collective’s crucial work. The event will culminate in an inspiring talk and conversation with Ron Finley, who inadvertently started a horticultural revolution when he transformed the barren parkway in front of his South Central L.A. home into an edible oasis and became one of L.A.’s most widely known artivists. He is now working on The Ron Finley Project, speaking locally, nationally, and internationally to help change how we eat and empower communities to transform food deserts into food sanctuaries. Click to read more. Health and Safety: All persons accessing USC campuses must complete Trojan Check, USC's daily wellness assessment, on the day of their visit. In addition to Trojan Check, all persons age 12 and older will be required to show proof of vaccination to enter campus. Either a physical CDC-issued vaccine card or a digital copy will be accepted. As an alternative, guests may show a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 48 hours of the event, or 24 hours with an Antigen test. Proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test must be accompanied by a photo ID.While masks are not required for this event, we ask that all attendees, vaccinated or unvaccinated, consider wearing them for their own protection and the protection of others. For more information, please visit the updated campus access protocols page. Presented by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Arts & Climate Collective in partnership with USC Visions and Voices, Arts in Action, Graduate Student Government, Office of Sustainability, and University Relations.