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Convergence Logistics
Greetings! We hope you are all excited for the CSSC’s fall convergence held from November 9th-11th at Butte Community College, 3536 Butte Campus Dr., Oroville, CA 95965. We have prepared an incredible weekend complete with inspirational keynote speakers Chief Caleen Sisk-Franco, Anne Symens-Bucher, Adelaja Simon, Victor Menotti, Kirsten Schwind, and a variety of student-led workshops…Read more »
Apply for a Scholarship at the Convergence!
Apply for a scholarship! A goal of our CSSC Convergences is to provide everyone with the opportunity to attend the Convergence regardless of their economic status; therefore we have created this fee waiver form that will allow you to register for free. Our deepest apologies that this is up so late.
CSU Chico
COUNCIL REPS: Aurelia
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- Compost Display Area & Garden
- This Way to Sustainability Conference
CONTACT: csuchico@sustainabilitycoalition.org
CSU San Francisco
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- Compost Bins
- Farm to Fork
CONTACT: csusanfrancisco@sustainabilitycoalition.org
CSU San Jose
COUNCIL REPS: Chara Bui
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- On-Campus Recycling
- Veggielution Urban Farm
CONTACT: csusanjose@sustainabilitycoalition.org
CSU Los Angeles
COUNCIL REPS: Carlos Naranjo
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF)
CONTACT: csula@sustainabilitycoalition.org
Emily Williams, Note Translator
UC Santa Barbara, 2013
As note taker, I make sure that internal communication happens! When any of the CSSC main bodies makes a decision, has a concern, I communicate that to the rest of the organization so that we’re all in the loop.
Brianna Snider, Newsletter Co-Editor
UC Santa Barbara, 2013
I send out monthly newsletters to our entire list serve. Content includes updates from our chapters such as local victories and campaigns on college campuses throughout California. Obtaining such information involved checking in with CSSC’s council members.
Cassie Belden, Happiness Coordinator
UC Santa Barbara, 2013
As Happiness Coordinator, I have the joy and privilege of checking in with my fellow op team members and making sure they are doing well. I also get to send them birthday notes and do other random fun things. Yay happiness!
Read Cassie’s full profile here
Yu-kai Chou
UC Los Angeles
I’m currently a board member of the CSSC, supporting the organization’s overall direction with my background and knowledge in technology, social media, and fundraising.
Abby Chroman, Governance Chair
UC Davis
I work with Ashoka building community and collaboration among a global network of social entrepreneurs. I joined the Board of Directors of CSSC to help catalyze community among and impact of students – the most powerful and energetic community of changemakers I see in the world.
D’Artagnan Scorza
UC Los Angeles
CSSC is leading the student movement advancing sustainability in higher education. As a Board member, I’m privileged to be a part of that movement and honored to serve.
Real Food Challenge Regional Training
The Real Food Challenge invites you to participate in our annual regional training for the West Coast happening on September 6-9th, to refine your organizing talents and connect with students across the region.
Final List of Workshops
Here are the student-led workshops for the 2012 Spring Convergence!
- Ending Corporate Personhood
- Food Systems 101
- The Environmental Justice Movement
- Empowering Women Through Fair Trade
UC San Diego
COUNCIL REPS: Stuart & Zainab
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- Student Worker Cooperative
- The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF)
CONTACT: ucsandiego@sustainabilitycoalition.org
UC Los Angeles
COUNCIL REPS: Kelsey Ivan & Yasar Mohebi
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- Campus Garden
- Fair Trade Campaign
CONTACT: uclosangeles@sustainabilitycoalition.org
UC Santa Barbara
COUNCIL REPS: Brianna Snider & Riley Allen
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- Student Food Cooperative
- Sustainable Business (Carrot Mob, Sustainable Investments)
CONTACT: ucsantabarbara@sustainabilitycoalition.org
UC Berkeley
COUNCIL REP: Meredith Jacobson
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- End Coal Campaign
- Fair Trade School
CONTACT: ucberkeley@sustainabilitycoalition.org
UC Davis
COUNCIL REP: Hannah Oakes
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP)
- Responsible Investing in the UC System
CONTACT: ucdavis@sustainabilitycoalition.org
Meredith Jacobson, Online Content Manager
UC Berkeley, 2014
I contribute to the CSSC website by writing blog entries and coordinating with social media, helping to keep the CSSC’s online presence up to date with the amazing happenings from all across the state.
Kevin Killion, Op Team Co-Chair
CSU Chico
To use all the skills, allies, Love, Creativity, and Imagination to help facilitate the grandest Convergence the CSSC has known.
Julia Clark, Council Co-Chair
Humboldt State University, 2015
I provide support to all of our Council Representatives, and I connect students to the resources they need for the projects they are working on. Additionally, I orient new council representatives to CSSC, and facilitate council conference calls.
Mikaela Raphael, Newsletter Co-Coordinator
Atascadero High School 2013
Along with being a High School Intern for the Operating Team Co-Chairs, I work to compose and distributte our monthly newsletter and attend conference calls.
Capitalism vs. the Climate (Part 1)
There is a question from a gentleman in the fourth row. His question for the panelists is this: “To what extent is this entire movement simply a green Trojan horse, whose belly is full with red Marxist socioeconomic doctrine?”
Beyond environment: falling back in love with Mother Earth
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh explains why mindfulness and a spiritual revolution rather than economics is needed to protect nature and limit climate change.
The New Student Activism
Ashley Ward, an aspiring idealist with waning faith in the world, was standing in the newsroom of her college paper at Humboldt State University in Northern California when a fellow student rushed in with startling news.
Battling The Bottle: Students And Industry Face Off Over Water
Bottled water is trickling away from college campuses nationwide, thanks to the efforts of student activists and the non-profit groups that support them with campaigns like Ban the Bottle. But that’s not going over too well with the International Bottled Water Association.
No, that’s not snow: Pesticides coat California’s Central Valley
I am driving along a state road with Becky, a local activist, who is narrating from behind the wheel. “I once stuck around to see them spray and I had to turn the car around and get out of there, the smell was so overpowering.”
Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning in France
A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to other health claims against pesticides.
24 Hours to Stop the Pipeline – Be the Solution
Every once in a while an opportunity comes along for all of us to be the solution. This is one of those times. We’re collecting a half million messages to stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in the next 24 hours.
Our Fall Convergence is Around the Corner!
Our Fall Convergence will be here in less than 3 weeks! Tell your friends, post it on facebook and get people excited, because you’re in for a nice post-Halloween treat! Derrick Jensen, a prolific author on environmental and social justice issues, will be our keynote speaker! And Tony Gamboa (UBUNTU!) will be our student keynote to bring all us sustainabilibuddies together. Ready to join us yet!?
>> REGISTER NOW! <<
Chile’s Commander Camila, The Student Who Can Shut Down a City
Camila Vallejo’s call for better and cheaper education has seen student protests transform into a two-day nationwide shutdown. Her press conferences can lead to the sacking of a minister. The street marches she leads shut down sections of the Chilean capital. She has the government on the run, and now even has police protection after receiving death threats.
Student Organizer Opportunities!
We are currently seeking to assemble a diverse team of 8 student Coordinators to assist our Campaign Director and Graduate Student Researcher to work on this campaign. Stipends are available, $500/quarter or $750/semester, with a 1-year commitment. Read more to find out about the different opportunities available!
Tim Galarneau receives 2011 UC Sustainability Champion Award
Tim Galarneau, UCSC’s Food Systems working group coordinator, is known for his far-ranging vision and his ability to advance the sustainable foods movement on campus and beyond. Now, Galarneau – described in a 2009 Mother Jones magazine profile as “the Alice Waters of a burgeoning movement of campus foodies”, is getting systemwide recognition.
Banning Corporate Personhood: How Communities Are Taking the Law Back from Big Companies
This is the story of individuals speaking up when the gas corporations are attempting to control their hometowns and of individual becoming increasingly involved in their local government, collaborating with each other as they face drilling throughout the area.
Andrew Chang, Campaign Director
UC Santa Barbara, 2011
I lead and organize the California community of higher education to create a cohesive statewide movement that will help us end our dependence on coal. In addition, I work with the Board of Directors on fundraising for CSSC as well as provide support, mentoring, and assistance in making student-run CSSC programs and campaigns run effectively.
Join the Activist Network! Intern with Greenpeace
Do you want to join the fight for climate justice with the world’s largest independent environmental organization? Greenpeace has several incredible volunteer internships available in San Francisco! You’ll get the chance to work on the most pressing issues of our time – saving ancient rainforests, protecting our oceans, stopping toxic threats, and launching a clean energy revolution.
CSSC Hiring Now!
The CSSC is positioned to develop and launch a campaign to mobilize student leaders and the California system of higher education to eliminate our dependence on coal. We are currently looking to fill 2 PAID positions, a Campaign Director and Graduate Research Assistant. Read more to look at the job descriptions and apply.
Tim DeChristopher found guilty, shows power of nonviolent civil disobedience
Climate activist Tim DeChristopher, who was put on trial in Salt Lake City, Utah, this week for his interference with an oil and gas auction held at the end of the Bush administration, on Thursday was found guilty by a jury. He faces a sentence of up to 10 years, to be determined by a…Read more »
Al Gore to Deliver Keynote to 10,000 Young Environmental Leaders at Power Shift 2011
Former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore will join 10,000 youth activists at Power Shift 2011 as the opening keynote speaker on April 15, 2011. Gore, who is chairman of the Alliance for Climate Protection, will be speaking about climate change and how we can take action to solve the climate crisis. For four…Read more »
Environmentalists stand up to Obama, win big
Under intense pressure from green groups and their members, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) announced Friday that Republican proposals to gut the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act were off the table in budget negotiations. “Neither the White House nor Senate Leaders is going to accept any EPA riders,” Reid said. Reid’s pledge…Read more »
Our Chance to Get Clean Energy Right
It’s springtime and birders, rock climbers, wildflower lovers and maybe even some long-lost U2 fans are flocking to the boulder-strewn desert wilderness just east of Palm Springs. But unless we act quickly to curb climate disruption, soon the one thing they won’t be able to find in Joshua Tree National Park is an actual Joshua…Read more »
Koch-Funded Climate Skeptic’s Own Data Confirms Warming
This week, a climate hearing was held in the US House of Reps. Six ‘experts’ on climate were brought in, but only three were scientists. And it turns out that one of the GOP’s star witnesses — a scientist who’s been vocal in his skepticism of global temperature records, the physicist Richard Muller, of University…Read more »
Students gather at UCSC for food and justice summit
With journalists like Michael Pollan and books like “Fast Food Nation” bringing national attention to nutrition and food justice, it’s no wonder that 300 students from 40 California campuses gathered at UC Santa Cruz Saturday for the fifth annual “Real Food Challenge.” The conference, founded in 2007 with the intention of educating students about the…Read more »
The (Koch) Empire Strikes Back
On Sunday [January 29th], nearly 2,000 citizens converged on the resort town of Rancho Mirage, California to confront a secretive meeting of billionaires meeting behind closed doors. Sunday was NOT about liberals versus conservatives. Sunday was about We the People. It was about rebuilding a democracy of We the People – a country where you don’t need to have millions of dollars to have your voice heard.
Students Rally Against Prop 23 Supporters in Rancho Mirage
UCSD was one of several universities represented at a rally against oil company executives held on Jan. 30 in Rancho Mirage, where a secret meeting was held by energy conglomerate Koch Industries and Tea Party members. The rally was organized by the California Student Sustainability Coalition, an organization that works with universities across the state…Read more »
Thousands Converge on Koch Brothers Billionaire’s Caucus; 25 Arrested
Twenty-five protesters were arrested in Rancho Mirage, California today, at a protest in front of the Rancho Las Palmas resort, site of the “Billionaire’s Caucus,” an annual meeting put on by the Koch Brothers and other corporate entities and conservative movement operators. Riverside Sheriff’s deputy Melissa Nieburger said that the sheriff’s department did have contacts…Read more »
Let’s replace We the Corporations with We the People
Most Americans know that Washington is broken and is no longer working in the best interests of We the People. But, members of the Corporate Elite – spearheaded by the Koch Brothers (tied for the 9th richest people in America) – are plotting how to continue undermining our democratic system for private profit.
Strengthening the Roots Convergence 2011
Held at UC Santa Cruz Feb. 18-20, this year’s fourth annual Strengthening the Roots Convergence is going to be bigger than ever. Thanks to the help of partner organizations throughout the region, this year’s STR will strengthen the roots of our movement for just and sustainable food by bringing 450+ students and allies together for workshops,…Read more »
