Global Justice Week, which takes place Tuesday through Thursday on campus, is set to include a series of events used to inform students about protecting the earth’s environment and its people.

The sessions will be hosted at different locations across campus. Human trafficking, migration, climate change and global hunger are all topics that will be touched upon during the week.

Each activity for Global Justice Week is free and open to the public.

On Tuesday there will be a screening of the documentary “The Dark Side of Chocolate” in the Coleman Auditorium at 7 p.m.

This film is centered around the exploitation of slave trading of African children for the purpose of harvesting chocolate, which still occurs ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it.

On Wednesday afternoon, there will be an event in the Library Quad from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. called “Walking a Mile in a Refugee’s Shoes.”

This gathering will provide students and community members an insight into what refugees endure. Attendees will go through various stations that simulate the refugee experience.

On Thursday afternoon, there will be a demonstration at the Doudna Steps from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. called, “I am Climate Change.” This rally is inspired by a social media and advocacy campaign asking students to call on the government to address climate change.

EIU Haiti Connection is sponsoring “The Walk for Water” fundraiser from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday to coincide with Earth Day. Participants will begin at Sister City Park and receive a bucket for their walk down to Lake Charleston, where they will fill it up with water, and attempt to keep the container completely full on their way back to the park.

Hope Christensen, a member of EIU Haiti Connection and a student host for the walk, said “The Walk for Water” is intended to bring awareness about the lack of water available to the Haitian people.

In Haiti, 1.6 billion people, mostly women and children, spend on average six hours getting water for their families, Christensen said.

“On Earth day, our goal is to make it a bit easier for one family in Haiti who does not have access to clean drinking water, and the mother has to walk 8+ hours to get it,” Christensen said. “We are hoping to reach our goal of $800 to build a cistern for them.”

A cistern is an underground reservoir.

While the event is free, Christensen said friends and family members can sponsor the participants as a way to raise funds. Personal donations are also accepted.

“The Walk for Water” will conclude Global Justice Week.

The activities are sponsored by the Newman Center’s Students for Peace and Justice, the foreign languages department, Earth Wise, Haiti Connection, Habitat for Humanity and Sigma Delta Pi.

Kaitlyn Ebert can be reached 581-2812 or kmebert@eiu.edu.