Pinwheels on the Quad

On November 18^th Students for a Just and Stable Future planted dozens of pinwheels on the quad of the University of Chicago Campus along with signs about the Chicago Clean Power Ordinance asking our local aldermen to support the ordinance. The pinwheels were made and decorated by University of Chicago students at the No Trash Bash put on by the Green Campus Initiative, an event that hosted environmental groups across campus with free food and a live band. SJSF’s pinwheel-making table at the No Trash Bash attracted people to learn about the Chicago Clean Power Ordinance, and some students signed postcards to their local aldermen. The pinwheels attracted attention of passersby on the Quad, and many people stopped to read the signs.

Students for a Just and Stable Future took pictures of the event and sent them to Aldermen Cochran and Hairston along with letters, hoping to thank Alderman Hairston for her support and hoping to win the support of Cochran.

This action was done by campuses across the nation and was organized by Sierra Student Coalition. When we were done with the pinwheels, they were sent to Washington DC for an action on the greens of the mall with thousands of pinwheels to attract attention towards clean energy legislation.

by Caitlin Grey