Earth Days

Earth Days 2026: April 5-11, 2026

Salem State began celebrating Earth Days in 2000. The April event has grown to encompass a judged research poster competition, an art exhibition and competition, and a series of lectures, panels, films and activities. These events bring renowned researchers, activists and officials to campus to engage students, faculty, staff, alumni and the larger community. 

View summaries of past events:

• 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 celebrations.

Please consider supporting our work by visiting our annual crowdfunding page. Follow Earth Days and SSU Sustainability on Instagram and on Facebook. 

Recordings of Past Events

From Air to Makeup: Addressing Environmental Justice in the US
Micaela Martinez, Director of Environmental Health at WE ACT for Environmental Justice, New York City
View the recording.

Climate Change and Psychological Well-being: Impacts and Resilience
Professor Susan Clayton, Psychology Department, College of Wooster, Ohio. 
View the recording.

Reparations and Climate Justice
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. 
View the recording.

Climate Change, Racism and Health Justice
Dr. Abi Deivanayagam, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Public Health
View the recording.

Impacts of Climate Change: They have only just begun
Stephen Young, Geography and Sustainability, Salem State University
View the recording.