Minutes from 12/1 Meeting

Hey guys,

Sorry about the paucity of posts this quarter. School picked up this quarter. But here are the minutes from the 12/1 meeting. Even more delayed blog post on No Trash Bash coming up!

Minutes from 12/1 Meeting

Helping UC Dems compile a list of environmental speakers for their Progressive Gala

• topics: water (Marie), food deserts (Alba), environmental racim (Michelle), environmental justice (Carolie)

Winter Break plans

• have a study break in 5th week to remind people that we’re still around and to showcase what our pods are doing
• use this to advertise Marie and Tarah’s pod’s film series event
• advertise and hype up Battle of the Bulbs
• have different foods spread out at separate stations so people have to talk to you or at least make eye contact to talk to you
• possible locations: McCormick Tribune, Ex Libris, OMSA?, somewhere central on campus

Fundraising Campaign

• pair bake sales and t-shirt sales
• t-shirts have been shipped; we added “green campus initiative, University of Chicago” to the shirt to give it some identification
• work on publicizing the printer cartridge program we have with tabling and other methods

Pod Updates

• Pod 1
• environmental film series with The Cove and No Impact Man
• make sure we get movie rights so we don’t get in trouble
• make them big events with good food and bake sales, and maybe ticket sales to offset the costs of buying showing rights
• also think about applying to SGFC for money
• Pod 2
• met with SG, Dean Boyer, and Aramark
• working with Sustainability Office on water bottle refilling stations
• do something for Water Bottle Day
• Pod 3
• working with Woodlawn Collaborative and setting up classes that teaches on growing plants
• working on getting supplies to grow plants indoors for the Winter
• pod members have a contact who can get them space in the greenhouse
• Pod 4
• had their vegetarian potluck this quarter
• Pod 5
• working on composting at upcoming culture shows in the Winter

Stay warm!

Willy