Chatham Participates in 'Focus the Nation' Events!
by Cheryl Sedlock
After what has been a very stressful but amazing week of "green" events at Chatham - hosted by our student environmental organization Green Horizons, it almost feels weird to have free time again. Or to be able to think about something besides planning the events! But even though it was an action packed week- the final product was huge. This is what we did...
All across the nation, this past Thursday January 31st, schools were hosting events and “teach-in's” in order to increase student awareness on climate change and emphasize how important this problem and other environmental issues are. The members of Green Horizons at Chatham planned a week of events to include Chatham on this national movement- with events like an Organic and Fair Trade Food Party in the Laughlin International Living Community, a discussion about transportation and a showing of “Who Killed the Electric Car” in Rea Environmental House, A Women and the Environment speaker, tabling about Environmental Racism and Classism, and a live climate presentation of “The Inconvenient Truth”. To end the week we had a dance Party in our own Rea Coffee House that was held in complete darkness- using only glowsticks or flashlights for light.
What was really amazing was the political forum (that the students organized!) held at the University of Pittsburgh on Friday. The forum met to talk about what both our schools and our local politicians are doing to combat climate change. Each school- Chatham, Duquesne, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon, and La Roche- each had a student representative speak about what there school is doing. I was able to speak for Chatham and talk to the audience and our local politicians about the Climate Commitment that our President, Dr. Barazonne has signed, and the work Chatham is now doing to create a greenhouse gas emissions report- and then eventually create changes at Chatham to be a zero carbon emissions school. We were also able to hear from our local politicians about the things Pittsburgh is doing for then environment from what our city council is doing, to what our mayor is doing, all the way up to our state congressman and senators.
Now that I sit back and think about the amazing accomplishments that happened to talk about environmental issues and make sure the changes are happening- all organized by students at Chatham, in Pittsburgh, and across the nation, and I'm really glad that I could be a part of it! :)
If you have any questions about Green Horizons, the Rea Environmental Community, or green living in general, please feel free to send me an email! You can contact me at chathamambassador@chatham.edu or 412-365-1616.
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