Environmental Club members& supporters,
Our first meeting of the year went well - we came upwith ideas for the year, gardened, and drank apple cider. Our nextmeeting will be Thursday, October 22 at 4:30. See below for otherupcoming events.
Food and Water Watch Day
Wednesday,October 14th all day
Portland State University
Parkway North
Stop by and visit the Environmental Club table, buy a Klean Kanteen,sign a petition against Nestle building a bottling plant in theColumbia Gorge, and learn about Take Back the Tap.
Sierra Club Presents the PopulationJustice Environment Book Tour
Thursday,October 15th 7:00 pm
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union Room 296
A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice and the Environmental Challenge
Sponsored by the Sierra Club Global Population and Environment Program
Co-sponsored by the Columbia Group Sierra Club Third Thursday Program
The Sierra Club is proud to sponsor the Population Justice EnvironmentBook tour featuring a new book, A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justiceand the Environmental Challenge, edited by Laurie Mazur, and publishedby Island Press.
As part of the Sierra Club’s Population Justice Environmental ChallengeCampaign, the tour aims to generate awareness and mobilize action forrenewed U.S. global leadership on human rights, community health,gender equality and environmental protection.
Author Laurie Mazur will be joined by international youth environmentalactivist Karina de la Torre Garcia from Quintana Roo, Mexico, andSierra Club Global Population and Environment Program staff memberCassie Gardner for a panel discussion of the intersection between humanrights, reproductive health and rights, gender equity, and theenvironment.
Contact: Ramona Rex at ramona.rex@oregon.sierraclub.orgfor moreinformation.
Action Art Fest
October 24, 2009 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Hawthorne Theatre
1507 SE 39th Ave
Websitefor Action Art Fest
The international climate negotiations are coming up in less than twomonths and a recent report by the United Nations predicts our planetwill warm by 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century even ifthe world's leaders fulfill their current climate pledges. We need toconvey the urgency and seriousness of the looming climate crisis anddemand a bold and science-based approach to the threat of a globalclimate disaster. Participants will create artworks on the theme ofclimate change (impacts, solutions, causes and activism).
At this event we will show that Oregonians don't desire empty promisesand lofty rhetoric to safeguard our future. To that end, we will gathertogether to create works of art, crafts and creative expression of allshapes and sizes, at all skill levels, to force our decision makers tounderstand the urgency of the climate crisis. After the event, we willbe sending a few selected pieces to our decision-makers asking them tofight on behalf of the public they are sworn to represent. Some of theart made during this event will also be showcased throughout the cityin the month following the event and some pieces might be featured inthe media. We will also invite the Oregon delegation to attend theevent. At the event we will have booklets with a page for each dayleading up to the international climate negotiations. Each page willhave an image of a climate impact and a daily activity to take (such aswrite a letter, come to an event, make a phone call, write a LTE etc).
Earth Days
Friday, October 16th
Living Room Theaters
Good-bye sunshine,
PJ Houser
Portland State University
Environmental Club coordinator
Campus Sustainability Office Assistant
Check out our updated website at http://eclub.groups.pdx.edu
Also, check out the EcoWiki at http://www.ecowiki.pdx.edu/
P.S. If you don't want to receive these emails, please reply with"remove me from the list" in the subject line.
Our first meeting of the year went well - we came upwith ideas for the year, gardened, and drank apple cider. Our nextmeeting will be Thursday, October 22 at 4:30. See below for otherupcoming events.
Food and Water Watch Day
Wednesday,October 14th all day
Portland State University
Parkway North
Stop by and visit the Environmental Club table, buy a Klean Kanteen,sign a petition against Nestle building a bottling plant in theColumbia Gorge, and learn about Take Back the Tap.
Sierra Club Presents the PopulationJustice Environment Book Tour
Thursday,October 15th 7:00 pm
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union Room 296
A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice and the Environmental Challenge
Sponsored by the Sierra Club Global Population and Environment Program
Co-sponsored by the Columbia Group Sierra Club Third Thursday Program
The Sierra Club is proud to sponsor the Population Justice EnvironmentBook tour featuring a new book, A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justiceand the Environmental Challenge, edited by Laurie Mazur, and publishedby Island Press.
As part of the Sierra Club’s Population Justice Environmental ChallengeCampaign, the tour aims to generate awareness and mobilize action forrenewed U.S. global leadership on human rights, community health,gender equality and environmental protection.
Author Laurie Mazur will be joined by international youth environmentalactivist Karina de la Torre Garcia from Quintana Roo, Mexico, andSierra Club Global Population and Environment Program staff memberCassie Gardner for a panel discussion of the intersection between humanrights, reproductive health and rights, gender equity, and theenvironment.
Contact: Ramona Rex at ramona.rex@oregon.sierraclub.orgfor moreinformation.
Action Art Fest
October 24, 2009 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Hawthorne Theatre
1507 SE 39th Ave
Websitefor Action Art Fest
The international climate negotiations are coming up in less than twomonths and a recent report by the United Nations predicts our planetwill warm by 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century even ifthe world's leaders fulfill their current climate pledges. We need toconvey the urgency and seriousness of the looming climate crisis anddemand a bold and science-based approach to the threat of a globalclimate disaster. Participants will create artworks on the theme ofclimate change (impacts, solutions, causes and activism).
At this event we will show that Oregonians don't desire empty promisesand lofty rhetoric to safeguard our future. To that end, we will gathertogether to create works of art, crafts and creative expression of allshapes and sizes, at all skill levels, to force our decision makers tounderstand the urgency of the climate crisis. After the event, we willbe sending a few selected pieces to our decision-makers asking them tofight on behalf of the public they are sworn to represent. Some of theart made during this event will also be showcased throughout the cityin the month following the event and some pieces might be featured inthe media. We will also invite the Oregon delegation to attend theevent. At the event we will have booklets with a page for each dayleading up to the international climate negotiations. Each page willhave an image of a climate impact and a daily activity to take (such aswrite a letter, come to an event, make a phone call, write a LTE etc).
Earth Days
Friday, October 16th
Living Room Theaters
Earth Days explores thehistory of the modern environmentalmovement in the U.S., from the perspective of its earliest pioneers andactivists. It is a great tool for education and advocacy, and we haveworked with environmental non-profit groups, academic departments andGreen Drinks and Slow Food chapters around the country to get the wordout to engaged audiences.
Good-bye sunshine,
PJ Houser
Portland State University
Environmental Club coordinator
Campus Sustainability Office Assistant
Check out our updated website at http://eclub.groups.pdx.edu
Also, check out the EcoWiki at http://www.ecowiki.pdx.edu/
P.S. If you don't want to receive these emails, please reply with"remove me from the list" in the subject line.
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