CSU Chico Sustainability

Web Site: http://www.csuchico.edu/sustainablefuture/

In Brief: At Chico State, we are dedicated to sustainable development as a means of balancing human social, cultural, and economic needs with the natural environment by respecting the finite natural resources of this planet and living in harmony with other humans and species now and into the future. We strive to become leaders in achieving a new vision of education, which integrates the principles of sustainable development into the academic programs, practices, and collaborations of our university.

Address: 633 Brice Ave - Chico, CA 95926 (530) 898-3333

Business Type: Education

What's New: We encourage you to learn more and join us in advancing sustainable development for the future of humanity.

Identifies as a local organization.

CA STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY COALITION: 10TH ANNUAL FALL CONVERGENCE – Nov. 4-6, 2011

Students from UC’s, CSUs, Community Colleges, Private Universities and high schools are encouraged to attend. We also invite community members and others to attend. Attendees will find opportunities to hear inspiring speakers, exchange ideas in workshops, and to celebrate our collective successes.

$25 for Regular (after Oct. 12) - FREE for CSU Chico students

For complete information, please visit : http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/fall-convergence-2e

Our keynote speaker this fall will be Derrick Jensen, social and environmental justice activist and author of the critically acclaimed Endgame series.

Friday:
5:00PM-10:00PM Check-in begins at GRUB Cooperative
1525 Dayton Rd, Chico CA 95928
7:00PM Film Screening, “GASLAND”
BMU 100, CSU Chico
10:00PM Friday Night Check-in at GRUB Cooperative Ends
(Any parties arriving after 10PM will need to check in Saturday morning at the on-site registration desk)

Saturday:
8:00AM-9:00AM Breakfast and On-Site Registration Begins
9:00AM-9:30AM Welcome begins in BMU 100
9:30AM-10:30AM Keynote Address by Morgoth Gamboa
10:30AM-11:00AM Transition Time
11:00-11:50AM Track 1 Workshops
11:50AM-1:20PM Lunch
1:30PM-2:20PM Track 2 Workshop
2:30PM-3:20PM Track 3 Workshop
3:30PM-4:20PM Track 4 Workshop
4:30PM-5:30PM Keynote Address by Derrick Jensen
5:30PM-6:00PM Q&A with Derrick Jensen
6:00PM-7:00PM Transition time to travel from CSU, Chico to GRUB
7:00PM-8:30PM Dinner at GRUB with words from Dr. Mark Stemen
8:30PM-9:30PM Speakeasy Performs
9:30PM-10:30PM Soul Union Performs
Midnight Quiet Time

Sunday:
9:00AM-10:00AM Breakfast
10:00AM-10:20AM Welcome
10:30AM-11:20AM System Wide Caucus
11:30AM-12:20PM Getting to know CSSC – Op Team, Council & Board
12:30PM-1:00PM Close-Out and Goodbyes

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Four Workshop Tracks (Saturday of convergence!)

Track 1 (11:00 am)
Growing Activist Communities from the Inside Out
Fair Trade on your campus
Sustainability Funds
Freeganism: The Art of Dumpster Diving
Achieving Group Synergy – Dynamic Meeting Facilitation
ECO Website
Keystone XL Pipeline
Greening Events
End Coal Campaign
Tour of Associated Student’s Recycling Program

Track 2 (1:30 pm)
The Power of the Student Voice
Experiential Education and Student Activism: Butte College Students Report Back from Bioneers Conference
Advocating for Change: Creating a new food system through the 2012Fair = Farm Bill
SCOOP: Auditing an Office
Everyday Recycling
Sustainable Manufacturing Engineering
Cross-Pollination for Clean Energy Campuses
Problems with Plastics and What We Can Do
Shades of Green: Strengthening Diversity in the Environmental Justice Movement
DIY Extreme: Vegan Soap, Lip Balm, Toothpaste, & Deodorant Making

Track 3 (2:30 pm)
Green Leap Forward: Debunking nuclear myths, catalyzing clean energy
Permaculture: A Tool for Radical Student Change-Makers
Youth Organizing in Oakland
Making Energy Tangible
The Recycling and Rubbish Exhibit program and Worm Composting Demo
Taking Back the Tap at UCSC and UC Berkeley
The Predicament and Managing Outcomes
Eco Mindsets
California State Dreaming – The CSU Sustainability Policy
Composting 101

Track 4 (3:30 pm)
Making the Animal-Earth-Human Liberation Connection and Veganism
Climate Action Protest
End Coal Campaign
Ecofeminism 101
Moon Cycles
E-ARC
Taking Back the Fork: What Students Can Do Now to Reclaim our Food System
Move to Amend
Queer Rights and the Sustainability Movement
Art Therapy: Expressing Yourself Through Art

For all updates, visit our  facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/sustainabilitycoalition

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