Minutes from 3 Feb. 2010 meeting

Students for Global Change

General Meeting

2/3/10

Meeting begins: 8:05 p.m.

People present: 28 people

I. Snacks and PowerPoint

II. Rachel – Pres. – introductions

a. S4Gc is a group for environment and social justice and empowering students.

b. Introductions of everyone

III. Group Introductions

a. Pro-Peace Council – Melissa

i. Randy Kehler

ii. Open Mic night

iii. Information on human rights and anti-war

b. Amnesty International – Jason S.

i. Human rights

ii. Place for Peace in Oswego, NY

iii. Happening for Haiti at Murdoch’s Feb 20^th at 5 p .m.

c. Invisible Children – Lauren S.

i. Book drive

ii. Creative fundraiser (glass box with person in it) to raise awareness

iii. 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting time – roadies are coming possibly

d. Books for Benin – Zach

i. Creating books and sending them to Africa

ii. Need anybody and everybody

e. Campus Composting – Grace

i. What is compost?

ii. How did the project start?

iii. Where is it now?

f. Mother Earth Week – Rachel

i. Sustainability fair

ii. This April

g. Earth Fair – Katherine

i. Fair Trade month Oct – work on for this fall

h. TerraCycle – Katherine

i. Campus center bin coming next to green kiosk

i. Conscious Consumption – Sarah and Grace

i. Reverse trick-or-treating

ii. Study abroad – CO2 emissions

iii. Spreading awareness

IV. Guest – Alisia Engle

a. Sustainability director for SA

b. Go-green kiosk à Green Team w/ weekly themes

c. Themes and research to teach students how to be green daily

Meeting adjourned: 9:55 p.m.

Next meeting – Wednesday Feb. 10^th CC 237 – speakers talking about volunteering abroad in Ghana and Jamaica and Americorps work near you. Come check out speakers who will address these fun things to do while you’re in college or right after you get out!

-Katherine Raymond, secretary for S4GC