Saturday, February 20, 2010

The Agenda - Feb. 19th - 26th

As for what's to come in the next week or so, the schedule is as follows:

-Friday, Feb. 19th at 3 p.m. in the Chu Atrium - more Mother Earth Week planning

-Friday, Feb. 19th at 6 p.m in the Chu Atrium - PRO PEACE COUNCIL (come help decorate signs for Monday's Duck Sale)

-Saturday, Feb. 20th at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Loop (look for a red Subaru) we are carpooling to Murdoch's on West 1st Street and Bridge for the "Happening for Haiti" benefit concert. Tickets cost around $15 for students (BUT ALL MONEY GOES TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS'S HAITI RELIEF)
The event itself goes from 5 p.m. to midnight. (For directions see the Facebook page "A Happening for Haiti" - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=272604336159#!/event.php?eid=283406588928&ref=ts

-Monday, Feb. 22nd from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Campus Center spine -come out to learn about Pro-Peace's Ducks for a Buck fundraiser. There will also be information about the upcoming trip to Washington D.C. on March 20th in collaboration with the Syracuse Peace Council and thousands of activists. Also, learn about our speaker on non-violence, Randy Kehler, who will be here March 24th speaking at 7:30 p.m. Lanigan 101.

-Monday, Feb.22nd - 6 p.m. Campus Composting is meeting to discuss the HUGE composting initiative taking place on campus. Meet under the Freshens Smoothies sign in the Chu Atrium (there's a nook in the corner which chairs and a table) e-mail Grace Maxon at gmaxon@oswego.edu for more information.

- Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, 4:15 p.m. at Hancock Air National Guard Base in Mattydale (transportation needed) there is an anti-drones (the unmanned flying planes in Afghanistan and Pakistan) demonstration complete with signs and pickets and chants. Come out for a Peace Activism Time!

- Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, 7:45 p.m. in Campus Center Auditorium (CC118) there will be a documentary on conservation of water and the world water crisis followed by a documentary. FREE screening and on top of that FREE snacks! (Wrappers will be TerraCycled in the end). Come out to watch "Blue Gold: World Water Wars." Put on by the members of the Go-Green time. Contact Alisia Engle at engle@oswego.edu for more info.

- Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 12:45 p.m. - 1:35 p.m -CC 137 (near Campus Life and the Oswegonian) Student Sustainability Academy. Come join the discussion about how we can be more sustainable and what seems to be working the best. Free lunch provided by Civic Engagement - contact Rachel Rossi at rrossi@oswego.edu for more information.

-Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 8 p.m. - CC 237 - Benin presentation. Hear about the student quarter class that took a trip to Benin, Africa and Paris, France to learn about the French education system. Watch an awesome video shot by John McDonald, and listen to a presentation by Janelle Manning and other students who went on the trip! Contact s4gc.osu@gmail for more information. Students for Global Change meeting - vote on t-shirt designs and sign up to get yours (we will be doing a fundraiser to help pay for shirts - stay tuned to hear more about that).

- Friday, Feb. 26th, 3 p.m. Chu Atrium - Mother Earth Week planning meeting. Come out to the Atrium to help us put together our HUGE event of the spring semester. Contact Katherine Raymond at kraymond@oswego.edu for more information.

-Friday, Feb. 26th, 6 p.m. Chu Atrium - Pro-Peace Council is meeting to talk about Open Mic Night and their non-violence speaker Randy Kehler and promo for that. Also, learn about the new Pro-Peace newsletter and help contribute to our cause (we need writers, designers, marketers, etc.). Contact Melissa Warner - mwarner2@oswego.edu for more info.

It's a LONG WEEK, but we've got tons to do, and you don't have to do it all. If you're interested in any of these events, don't hesitate to e-mail us back at s4gc.osu@gmail.com with any questions! Also, check out our two blogs - S4GC --> http://s4gc.blogspot.com or Pro-Peace --> http://oswegopropeace.blogspot.com to check our minutes and notes and plans!

Thanks for your attention!!! Hope you have a great weekend, don't forget - Happening for Haiti tonight! Meet in Campus Center Loop at 7:30 p.m. (cost is $15 to get in and all benefits go to the American Red Cross's Haiti Fund).

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