Pods!

From an e-mail sent out to our listhost:

Hey y'all,

Thanks to all those who came out to the first week of meetings, the S'mores Party, and the RSO Activities Fair. I hope y'all are excited about working on all the pressing environmental issues around us. GCI does that through its pods.

Here's a recap of the pod system. Each pod consists of 3-4 people with a leader. The pod, as a unit, decides on what environmental project to work on. Nobody assigns to the pod what to do. Projects all have tangible goals and/or end results. It will be up to the pod and the project as to whether or not to hold meetings. Much of what you'll do will be through e-mails, phone calls, and individual work. GCI's main purpose in using the pod system is to get things done. Small groups, flexibility, and maximum motivation seek to achieve that goal.

We currently have 4 pods (we will form more depending on the number of people). The pod leaders have already come up with potential pod projects, but it will be up to you, pod members, to decide what the pod works on.

Pod 1 led by Marie and Tarah
Potential pod projects: park clean-up application and proposal, ISEC Fall campaign support and recruitment, Winter quarter movie series, working on crafts work (re-use) for our events throughout the year

Pod 2 led by Lauren
This is the only pod working on an already determined project. They will be working with Corporate Accountability International on a campaign to phase out plastic watered bottles on campus.

Pod 3 led by Alba
Potential pod projects: formation of a bee/butterfly garden, working with local community organizer Dorothy Pytel on teaching at after school programs, and expanding and starting community gardens in Hyde Park

Pod 4 led by Julie
Potential pod projects: organizing vegetarian potlucks to promote vegetarianism, establish a system for donating leftover foods from Hallowed Grounds, Einsten Brothers, and Div School Cafe

And if you feel like you can lead, have a great idea, please please please come forward. This is a member-driven organization and therefore, we are very flexible.

E-mail me as to which pod you'd like to be in.

If you are in a pod, definitely fell free to join our two divisions: Eco-Consulting (mira.scarvalone@gmail.com) and SJSF (caroline.wooten89@gmail.com).

They are not mutually exclusive.

Thanks!
Willy