Environmental Club members& supporters,
Our meetings are theplace to be! Next one is this week, Thursday, 4:30 pm in SMSU 294.We'll be eating food that YOU bring, so come on! There are also tons ofsustainability stuff going on campus-wide and community-wide. Read onfor bike love, Eco-Districts, and Green Day forums.
Environmental Club events:
Environmental Club meeting: Food Awarenesspotluck-style!
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009
4:30 - 6 pm
SMSU 294
Bring: food, recipes, and food systems knowledge
This meeting's theme is food awareness. First, we'll spend some timeplanning Winter Term's Water Awareness Week. We need your input to makeit awesome. Last year, we had a movie night, some tabling selling KleanKanteens, a tap vs. bottled water comparison, and a Portland WaterBureau speaker. Then we'll jump into the food - maybe literally. Let'sshare some food (bring something to share) and our recipes while wediscuss sustainability in food systems.
Plugging in with the Environmental Club
Interested in...
Campusevents:
PSUBAC (Bicycle Advocacy Collective) Saturday coffeerides
Sat, Nov 21
11 am - 1 pm-ish
meet in front of Millar Library
Ride Bikes!† Socialize and Drink Coffee!
Join friends for the weekly Saturday coffee ride.† Leaves from PSUMillar Library at 11am, ride to two coffee shops within 5 miles andhang out.† Always good company and lots of fun.† Rain or shine.
If coffee isn't your cup of tea, try checking out PSU Cycling's longerrides: http://psucycling.com/events
Breakfast for Bikers
Wed, Nov 18
9am - 11am
Between SMSU and NH
Bring a mug and your helmet, and come enjoy free pastries, coffee, andfruit.†† Feel free to hang out and talk to other bike commuters or getresources on commuting by bike.†
This week we're also looking for volunteers to take a 1 hour shiftalong with Breakfast coordinator Peter Buco (just standing around,talking, and trying not to eat too many pastries).† Interested? Contactpeter.p.buco@gmail.com.
Nourishing a Local Foods System:A Dinner and Discussion
Thurs, Nov 19
6 pm - 8 pm
Loaves and Fishes Elm Court, 1032 SW Main St, Portland OR
This event will be a celebration of local agriculture and a place todiscuss the different ways that people are working on the followingfood issues: anti-hunger, social justice, sustainability, localeconomics, health, and nutrition.
Dinner is free, donations are accepted.
Please RSVP to David Osborn at 503-282-0555 ext 267
Transforming Turmoil into a NewEconomy:What's the Big Idea?
Tuesday, Nov 17
7:00 p.m.
Smith Memorial Student Center Ballroom, 3rd floor
Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway
A lecture series sponsored bythe College of Urban & Public Affairs presents John Perkins.
John Perkins is on tour promoting his latest book, Hoodwinked!† AnEconomic Hit Man Reveals Why the Global Economy Imploded And How toRemake It.† Hoodwinked is a powerful polemic that shows not only how wearrived at this perilous point in our history ñ but what we must do toturn it around.† He believes we can create a healthy economy that willencourage businesses to act responsibly, not only in the interests oftheir shareholder and corporate partners, but in the interests of theiremployees, their customers, the environment, and society at large.
Communityevents:
EarthAdvantage Institute's Green Day Forum
Friday, Dec 4
8:00 am - 6:30 pm
Earth Advantage Instituteís Green Day Forum is an annual event thatbrings together professionals from the green building industry withregional leaders and experts in design, technology and government todiscuss the latest trends and policies in sustainable building. Thisfull-day event addresses a different theme each year, offering adiverse range of panels, speakers and viewpoints, as well as a keynote,luncheon, and late afternoon networking reception. The event takesplace at Earth Advantage Instituteís National Center in Portland.
http://www.greendayforum.org
503-968-7160
Earth Advantage National Center
16280 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road
Portland, Oregon 97224
Car-Free Social Hour
Thurs, Nov 19
5pm - 7pm
Floyd's Old Town, 118 NW Couch
http://shift2bikes.org/cal/#19-1151
This is a chance for everyone, whether carfree or not, bikey or not, ina transpo or land use related career or not, to meet up, network,socialize, drink coffee or frothy beverages, share bus and bike routes,talk about what they're involved in or what they want to be involvedin, and most importantly meet other people and build up this awesomecommunity we've got going on here.
It's a freeform event, but around 5:30 we'll have some friends of AaronTarfman get up and talk about what is being done to support Aaron andmost importantly about the possibilities his dis/re-appearance haveinspired some of us to start thinking seriously about -- including butnot limited to creating a carfree community support group, starting abike trailer library (Aaron's longtime dream), and tearing up streets.If anyone else wants to get up and talk about the carfree work theirdoing or their inspirations and ideas, this is a great opportunity forthat.
Share the Road:Bicyclist Rights Workshop
Wednesday,Nov 18
12:30 pm
NativeAmerican Student and Community Center, 710 SW Jackson Street, Portland,OR 97201
Free
Can a bicyclist get a ticket for speeding?† When is a bicycle allowedto act like a car?† When is a bicycle allowed to act like apedestrian?† Do you worry about getting a ticket as a bicyclist?† Doyou enjoy free lunch?
Judge Christopher Larsen, a bike commuter and traffic court judge willdiscuss bicycle commuter rights and safety tips on Wednesday November18th at 12:30pm in the NASCC.† The focus of the lecture will be on howto operate your bike safely and legally on our city streets.† Comelearn about your rights and find out more about the laws that pertainto bicyclists before you get a ticket.† A light lunch will be provided.
Portland's Sustainability andCommunity Building on the Ground: University Eco-District
Thursday, Nov 19
8:30 am - 10:30 am
SMSU 228 Multicultural Center
Free and open to the public
Part 2 of a 2-part series
Join PSU and community leaders and SERA Architects' Tim Smith as webegin to concretely envision and connect OUR talents andteaching/research interests to an emerging vision for Portland'sUniversity EcoDistrict. This gathering will feature an interactive,civic ecology "charette" activity to facilitate the emergence ofcommunity-scaled participation to help guide the University and itsEcoDistrict toward a sustainable future.
For more info on the project as a whole and for notes/presentationsfrom part 1 (Oct 29):
http://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/ecodistricts
Light refreshments will be served
RSVP tocaestaff@pdx.edu or (503)725-5642
Sponsored by PSU's Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) and the Officeof finance and Administration (FADM)
Coffee & rain,
PJ Houser
Portland State University
Environmental Club coordinator
Campus Sustainability Office Assistant
Also, check out the EcoWiki at http://www.ecowiki.pdx.edu/
Our meetings are theplace to be! Next one is this week, Thursday, 4:30 pm in SMSU 294.We'll be eating food that YOU bring, so come on! There are also tons ofsustainability stuff going on campus-wide and community-wide. Read onfor bike love, Eco-Districts, and Green Day forums.
Environmental Club events:
Environmental Club meeting: Food Awarenesspotluck-style!
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009
4:30 - 6 pm
SMSU 294
Bring: food, recipes, and food systems knowledge
This meeting's theme is food awareness. First, we'll spend some timeplanning Winter Term's Water Awareness Week. We need your input to makeit awesome. Last year, we had a movie night, some tabling selling KleanKanteens, a tap vs. bottled water comparison, and a Portland WaterBureau speaker. Then we'll jump into the food - maybe literally. Let'sshare some food (bring something to share) and our recipes while wediscuss sustainability in food systems.
Plugging in with the Environmental Club
Interested in...
- Take Back the Tap? ContactLisa Meersman at ecpsu.redwood@gmail.com ORjust come to our nextmeeting!
- Recycling andcomposting on campus? Contact Honore Depew at honoredepew@gmail.com.Thereare plenty of opportunities to make surecomposting and recycling are fully utilized at events and throughoutcampus.
- Gardening activities,indoors and outdoors? Workshops will be starting in November.
- Energy efficiency?Contact David Nokovic in Sustainability Leadership Center at dnokovic@gmail.com
- Stopping climatechange? Contact Jesse Boudart in Cascade Climate Network at boudartj@pdx.eduOR contact Jenny Bedell-Stiles at Sierra StudentCoalition at jenny@ssc.org
- Environmental law? Staytuned for future workshops in collaboration with the Pre-Law Society!
Campusevents:
PSUBAC (Bicycle Advocacy Collective) Saturday coffeerides
Sat, Nov 21
11 am - 1 pm-ish
meet in front of Millar Library
Ride Bikes!† Socialize and Drink Coffee!
Join friends for the weekly Saturday coffee ride.† Leaves from PSUMillar Library at 11am, ride to two coffee shops within 5 miles andhang out.† Always good company and lots of fun.† Rain or shine.
If coffee isn't your cup of tea, try checking out PSU Cycling's longerrides: http://psucycling.com/events
Breakfast for Bikers
Wed, Nov 18
9am - 11am
Between SMSU and NH
Bring a mug and your helmet, and come enjoy free pastries, coffee, andfruit.†† Feel free to hang out and talk to other bike commuters or getresources on commuting by bike.†
This week we're also looking for volunteers to take a 1 hour shiftalong with Breakfast coordinator Peter Buco (just standing around,talking, and trying not to eat too many pastries).† Interested? Contactpeter.p.buco@gmail.com.
Nourishing a Local Foods System:A Dinner and Discussion
Thurs, Nov 19
6 pm - 8 pm
Loaves and Fishes Elm Court, 1032 SW Main St, Portland OR
This event will be a celebration of local agriculture and a place todiscuss the different ways that people are working on the followingfood issues: anti-hunger, social justice, sustainability, localeconomics, health, and nutrition.
Dinner is free, donations are accepted.
Please RSVP to David Osborn at 503-282-0555 ext 267
Transforming Turmoil into a NewEconomy:What's the Big Idea?
Tuesday, Nov 17
7:00 p.m.
Smith Memorial Student Center Ballroom, 3rd floor
Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway
A lecture series sponsored bythe College of Urban & Public Affairs presents John Perkins.
John Perkins is on tour promoting his latest book, Hoodwinked!† AnEconomic Hit Man Reveals Why the Global Economy Imploded And How toRemake It.† Hoodwinked is a powerful polemic that shows not only how wearrived at this perilous point in our history ñ but what we must do toturn it around.† He believes we can create a healthy economy that willencourage businesses to act responsibly, not only in the interests oftheir shareholder and corporate partners, but in the interests of theiremployees, their customers, the environment, and society at large.
Communityevents:
EarthAdvantage Institute's Green Day Forum
Friday, Dec 4
8:00 am - 6:30 pm
Earth Advantage Instituteís Green Day Forum is an annual event thatbrings together professionals from the green building industry withregional leaders and experts in design, technology and government todiscuss the latest trends and policies in sustainable building. Thisfull-day event addresses a different theme each year, offering adiverse range of panels, speakers and viewpoints, as well as a keynote,luncheon, and late afternoon networking reception. The event takesplace at Earth Advantage Instituteís National Center in Portland.
http://www.greendayforum.org
503-968-7160
Earth Advantage National Center
16280 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road
Portland, Oregon 97224
Car-Free Social Hour
Thurs, Nov 19
5pm - 7pm
Floyd's Old Town, 118 NW Couch
http://shift2bikes.org/cal/#19-1151
This is a chance for everyone, whether carfree or not, bikey or not, ina transpo or land use related career or not, to meet up, network,socialize, drink coffee or frothy beverages, share bus and bike routes,talk about what they're involved in or what they want to be involvedin, and most importantly meet other people and build up this awesomecommunity we've got going on here.
It's a freeform event, but around 5:30 we'll have some friends of AaronTarfman get up and talk about what is being done to support Aaron andmost importantly about the possibilities his dis/re-appearance haveinspired some of us to start thinking seriously about -- including butnot limited to creating a carfree community support group, starting abike trailer library (Aaron's longtime dream), and tearing up streets.If anyone else wants to get up and talk about the carfree work theirdoing or their inspirations and ideas, this is a great opportunity forthat.
Share the Road:Bicyclist Rights Workshop
Wednesday,Nov 18
12:30 pm
NativeAmerican Student and Community Center, 710 SW Jackson Street, Portland,OR 97201
Free
Can a bicyclist get a ticket for speeding?† When is a bicycle allowedto act like a car?† When is a bicycle allowed to act like apedestrian?† Do you worry about getting a ticket as a bicyclist?† Doyou enjoy free lunch?
Judge Christopher Larsen, a bike commuter and traffic court judge willdiscuss bicycle commuter rights and safety tips on Wednesday November18th at 12:30pm in the NASCC.† The focus of the lecture will be on howto operate your bike safely and legally on our city streets.† Comelearn about your rights and find out more about the laws that pertainto bicyclists before you get a ticket.† A light lunch will be provided.
Portland's Sustainability andCommunity Building on the Ground: University Eco-District
Thursday, Nov 19
8:30 am - 10:30 am
SMSU 228 Multicultural Center
Free and open to the public
Part 2 of a 2-part series
Join PSU and community leaders and SERA Architects' Tim Smith as webegin to concretely envision and connect OUR talents andteaching/research interests to an emerging vision for Portland'sUniversity EcoDistrict. This gathering will feature an interactive,civic ecology "charette" activity to facilitate the emergence ofcommunity-scaled participation to help guide the University and itsEcoDistrict toward a sustainable future.
For more info on the project as a whole and for notes/presentationsfrom part 1 (Oct 29):
http://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/ecodistricts
Light refreshments will be served
RSVP tocaestaff@pdx.edu or (503)725-5642
Sponsored by PSU's Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) and the Officeof finance and Administration (FADM)
Coffee & rain,
PJ Houser
Portland State University
Environmental Club coordinator
Campus Sustainability Office Assistant
Also, check out the EcoWiki at http://www.ecowiki.pdx.edu/
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