Guelph Students for Environmental Change

When: November 19th to 22nd
Where: University of Guelph
Why: To raise awareness about a variety of issues associated with water. Panel discussions, speakers, documentary screenings and workshops will be drawing attention to such issues as privatization and commodification of water, global water scarcity issues, and water conservation. Students will be sharing their plans and ideas for making all events at the university bottled water free.

Event Listings:

Monday, November 19
Panel Discussion: Water-taking, Water Governance, and so much more
5:30-7:30pm
University Centre Rm 442

Documentary: screening of “Thirst” followed by discussion
8:00-11:00pm
Thornborough Rm 1307

Tuesday, November 20

Speaker: Jana Hamilton – water issues in Ghana
5:30-6:30pm
University Centre Rm 334

Workshop: Engineers Without Borders – learn about water issues in developing countries, while receiving training on how to conduct “Water for the World” presentations with Engineers Without Borders
7:00-8:00pm
University Centre Rm 334

Wednesday, November 21
Debate: Water as a human right VS Paying more will make people conserve
5:30-7:00pm
UC 442

Thursday, November 22
Day of Action!
Speaker: Andrea Harden from the Polaris Institute – speaking about bottled water issues on Ontario campuses and how to take action
1:30-2:30pm
UC 103

Gathering in Branion Plaza
Walk for Water to Johnston Green
Stating our message, street theatre, music-making and more
2:30pm
Branion Plaza

Brainstorming Session
For all interested in taking part in GSEC’s campaign to make university events free of bottled water
3:30-5:00pm
MacKinnon 227

RTF of press release

Jon is looking into starting an ad hoc group to get a buy nothing day event to happen in the UC.  Previous years there were festival of free (stuff swop), live music, free food, debranding and so on check the photogallery for pics from previous years.

Contact Jon at  jchoquet{at}uoguelph{dot}ca
http://gsec.ca/photos/main.php

World Changing event
I am looking for a small (or big!) group of interested GSECers to come with me on November 14th to Toronto for this event. Especially anyone who regularly reads the Worldchanging blog (which is superb, btw). Can you send out an email for people to check out this link on the blog? (Can you put it up on the blog, too?)
 

Thanks so much!
Jennie.
 

http://www.worldchanging.com/local/canada/

In the past few weeks you may have noticed the LUG-A-MUG poster on a tent near the campus cannon.  This event is being run to help promote travel mug usage on campus.  We give out free fair trade organic coffee from planet bean to travel mug users.  We sell travel mugs for 5 and 2 dollars.  5 dollars for silver large travel mugs and 2 dollars for 500mL plastic mugs with tops.  We give away free lug a mug buttons and we also sold energy efficient light bulbs for 3 dollars.  We hope to continue this event as long as school runs every wednesday and rely on volunteers to keep it going.  If you are interested in volunteering contact mseiling[at]uoguelph[dot]ca. 

Our next Waste-less Wednesday will shift locations to the Unversity Center court yard.  Hope to see you there!