Engineering and Humanity Week kicks off its events with “Barefoot on the Boulevard” this Saturday April 6 from noon to 5 p.m.

The student-organized event, sponsored by Students For a Better Society and the SMU Sustainability Committee, will be located on the Bishop Boulevard lawn, just by the flagpole.

Barefoot will feature students bands, food and booths to educate students on environmental organizations.

At 4:30 there will be special performance by Emmanuel Jal. Jal is a former Sudanese child solider and now hip-hop humanitarian whose international hit “We Want Peace” has received support from celebrities such as George Clooney and Alicia Keys.

Also performing will be SMU’s Southern Gentlemen, JSpear and Dan Howard.

“We are putting this together so we can encourage the student body to be involved with environmental organizations at SMU and in the DFW area,” said Barefoot organizer Jennifer Lauren Smith.