Join us at the Forward on Climate Rally! The Sierra Club, 350.org and the Hip-Hop Caucus are sponsoring this upcoming event here in DC. The goal of the rally is to move President Obama to take immediate action on the climate, the first step being to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline. The rally is taking place on Sunday, February 17th, from 12:00-4:00 pm. It will begin at the National Monument on the Mall followed by a march to the White House. We will meet at the Trinity shuttle at 11:00 am. We advice you to wear comfortable shoes. This is going to be the largest climate rally EVER in our nation’s history, with a goal of bringing over 20,000 climate activists to our nations capital. Are you in?

For more information on the rally, go to www.forwardonclimate.org or Watch this video!

E-mail smithtay@students.trinitydc.edu for more information from a Trinity source.

Ciao, fellow earthlings!

Join us tomorrow, Sunday 9/30/12 for the Annual Green Festival at the Convention Center! We are meeting on the 12:00 Trinity shuttle. We have free goodie bags and admission tickets for all those who come! It’s going to be a great time

Follow the link for more details about the festival: http://www.greenfestivals.org/wdc/updates/

Join us for the Earth Day 2012 Anacostia River Clean-Up!

We will be joining the Anacostia Watershed Society and over 2,000 other volunteers.

When: Saturday, April 21st
Where: Kingman and Heritage Islands
Time: Meet at the 8:00 am Trinity Shuttle

Followed by a celebration at RKF stadium with live music, guest speakers, and free food and drinks!

        Want to make a difference on Trinity’s campus?

                   Do you care about the environment?

 Then join Students for Environmental Responsibility
as we set off to improve the recycling across all of Trinity!

Come to our meetings. We want your opinions! We need your help!

When: Thursday, November 3rd AND Thursday November 17th
Time: 5:00pm both days
Where: Library Ground Auditorium
Why: Recycling is crucial to sustaining our planet. Let us explain to you more.

Including special guest speaker Josh Lasky, Sustainability Manager at the UDC.

 Together we will brainstorm ideas on how to revamp the recycling system!

 884 million people lack access to safe water sources, approximately 1 in 8 people. (1)

Here in the United States we are lucky enough to have access to safe drinking water. So instead of buying it from the store, save your money and the consumption of plastic by using a reusable water bottle.

Join Students for Environmental Responsibility for a 

REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE DECORATING PARTY

WHEN: Tuesday, October 11th at 4:30 pm.

WHERE: Outside on Seymour Court.

(In the case of inclement weather we will relocate to Rose Parlor)

WHAT: We will be describing the importance of using a reusable water bottle as opposed to store bought bottled water. Some water bottles and stickers will be provided. This is a first come, first served event. Please let the students who NEED a reusable water bottle take one first. If you have your own, bring it to decorate!

(1) *According to a 2008 study conducted by UNICEF and the World Health Organization

We are overwhelmingly excited for tomorrows activities! 181 countries are participating in this grassroots cause. This is happening in EVERY time zone. Can you say amazing? The momentum is truly building. Have a wonderful weekend everybody!

Check it outtttt: http://moving-planet.org/

Thursday, September 15th at 4:30 in O’Connor Auditorium:

Come listen to Trinity students Taylor Smith and Jameka Hodnett- founders of Students for Environmental Responsibility, give a SHORT motivational lecture on what environmental sustainability means to them, event plans for this semester, and future goals for Trinity’s campus. A slideshow will be presented, and refreshments will be served! Hope you can make it!

Saturday September 24th at 11:00 am: Meet us at the 11:00 am Trinity shuttle for an afternoon in the city. We will be taking part in a global event called Moving Planet (moving-planet.org).

What we will be doing: The first 15 students will receive metro cards, then we will ride the metro to the Red Line UDC stop, where we will take part in a 45 minute tour exploring the new sustainability measures adopted by University of the District of Columbia (UDC). This includes visits to the largest green roof project in the District, enhanced recycling facilities, and the net zero energy experimental visitor center. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes, pack snacks, and bring your reusable water bottles!

After the tour: We will be visiting DC VegFest, located in Foggy Bottom. This is a FREE outdoor festival celebrating the very best of everything vegetarian in and around the nation’s capital. Do not feel the need to be a vegetarian to enjoy this day! You are free to leave the festival whenever you would like.

We hope that you would like to join us!

   You can certainly make it back in time for the 5:00 pm Cap and Gown Convocation.

Greetings Trinity!

Last semester, my Co-Leader Jameka Hodnett and myself (Taylor Smith) had a vision. A vision to transform the Trinity community into a more environmentally friendly one. Our dream is to educate and show our fellow peers why the cause of environmental sustainability is so important to us.

We have lots of great ideas up our sleeves, such as: reusable water bottle decorating, transforming the recycling on campus into a more efficient system, hands on lessons for growing indoor plants, and lastly, plenty of fun events around the city! We will keep you posted over the next few days, once we have secured the dates for our future events.

Good luck with classes everyone! Work hard!