Come to Ridgewood Commons this Saturday, November 19 anytime from 11AM-6PM! Drop off clothing in good condition that you no longer need and take clothes that others have left behind. Anything left over at the end of the day will be donated.

The fashion industry consumes more energy than the aviation and shipping industry combined, and produces about 20% of global wastewater, according to the UN.

The more you choose “used”, more you can reduce your fashion impact!

Final dinner: November 30, 6-8pm

Are you interested in climate justice & policy? Have you ever wanted to learn how to advocate for climate action? Join us!

Eben Bein, the Massachusetts Field & Education Manager for Our Climate will lead several trainings (over dinner!) for students on how to advocate for the science-based, equitable, and intersectional climate justice policies we need.

Our Climate is a national organization that empowers young people to advocate for the science-based, equitable, and intersectional climate justice policies that build a thriving world.

Want to make something to save the planet?

If you have an idea for an environmentally friendly project, but need funding, look no further! The Office of Sustainability is partnering with the Maker Lab on a new initiative to give out up to $500 in funding for your idea. Visit bit.ly/enviromaker (linked below) to pitch your idea or read our list of potential projects you could do.

This year, it culminates with a unit on Environmental Justice and a final project that focuses on environmental injustices. Students are conducting research about the scope and nature of the problem--measures taken or proposed to “fix” or prevent further problems. They have to identify advocates and opponents of change. They will pitch their final project presentation to an elected official (of their choice, at any level of government) who might have some power to investigate/legislate/bring attention to/vote in favor of action to mitigate the problem.

The class recently took a field trip to the ICA Watershed museum in East Boston to see a vast exhibit, Revival: Materials and Monumental Forms that featured Brandeis Professor Joe Wardwell’s vast murals: “Gotta go to work”.

Thank you, Professor Hansen!