[Uvic-sustainability] New and Events for week of March 10th
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NEWS
Don’t forget to complete our online sustainability action survey by this Friday. Let us know what your vision and priorities are that can guide sustainability in operations at UVic for the next 5 years and beyond as we renew the Sustainability Action Plan. See website for more info and link.
Interested in seeing UVic marketed and profiled as a sustainability-minded institution? Consider attending one of the UVic FutureCast Open Dialogue sessions on this week. Sessions are open to both students and staff/faculty. See website for more info.
The presidents of all Vancouver Island post-secondary institutions signed an agreement last week to create the Vancouver Island Post-Secondary Alliance. As signatories to this alliance, the five institutions will join forces to further the social and economic prosperity of Vancouver Island and the province of BC through a commitment to collaboration and cooperation. See media release for more info....
EVENTS
EARLY EARTH DAY AND RECYCLING WEEK
March 10-13, Fraser Building Lounge
Do you have an accumulating supply of not-easily-recyclable goods that are taking up room and yet pain you to throw away? The UVic Environmental Law Club will take them off your hands for proper recycling from March 10 - 13, so don't throw them out! Bring the following items to the tables outside the lounge in the Fraser Building; we'll focus on different items on each of the following days, but feel free to bring any items on any of the days:
· Mon 10th: electronics (including batteries and ink cartridges)
· Tues 11th: running shoes, bras (the ones that the Goodwill won't take, i.e. on their last legs)
· Wed 12th: Styrofoam
· Thurs 13th: books/magazines (these will be sold in a used book sale, as a fundraiser for the ELC)
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A 50% REDUCTION IN TRANSPORT EMISSIONS? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
Mar 11th, Noon to 1 PM
Free webinar hosted by the BCSEA featuring transportation researcher and planner, Todd Litman. Info and registration on
website.
FALLOUT FROM FUKUSHIMA: NUCLEAR ENERGY, POLITICAL POSITIONING, CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
Mar 11th, 4 to 6 PM, HSD, Room A240
CAPI presents a panel discussion on the complexities of the Japanese economic and political establishment, the role of civil society actors and activists, and the scientific discourse surrounding the Fukushima nuclear disaster. See
website for more info.
BEAR WITNESS
Mar 11th, 7:30 PM, Fraser, Room 159
Victoria Natural History Society hosts screening of film by BC's Coastal First Nations on the state of bear conservation in BC's Great Bear Rainforest. Panel discussion follows. Bring friends, family and a coffee mug.
THE TREES THAT SEA THE SKY: AN EVENING OF STORIES, SONGS AND POEMS
Mar 12th, 7 PM, First Metropolitan United Church (Quadra at Balmoral)
Evening of presentations and performances on experiencing the sacred in the natural world. Tickets, $15/$12, include refreshments. See
website for more info.
TRUST FOR SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY FUNDRAISING CONCERT FEATURING ANN MORTIFEE AND MARTYN JOSEPH
Mar 14th, 7 Pm, Lambrick Park Church, 1780 Feltham Road
Fundraising event hosted by
Friends of Elkington Forest and Foreman Properties. Tickets $25 in advance or at the door. See
website to purchase tickets.
RADICAL REELS TOUR
Mar 14th, 7 PM, Cinecenta, SUB
An exhilarating night of high-adrenaline extreme sport short films produced by the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Fundraiser for Sierra Club of BC. Tickets $20. See
website for more details.
ST. PADDY'S DAY GREEN DRINKS AND SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION AWARDS
Mar 17th, 4:30 to 6:30 PM, Campus View Room, Cadboro Commons
Join staff, faculty, students and community members for a celebration of all things green at UVic! Event will also include the presentation of the 2014 Student and Staff Sustainability Campion Awards. Wear something green and you could win a fabulous green prize. Everyone welcome (must be 19), no host bar (with optional green beer) and snacks. See
poster for more info.
Rita Fromholt
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Campus Planning & Sustainability
University of Victoria
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