Sustainability at Concordia
Campus Sustainability Month 2024 Newsletter - Week 5
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We are fast approaching our last week of Campus Sustainability Month! As we wrap up, we're grateful to all the event hosts and participants who have been making this year's festivities better than ever. But there's still plenty being offered this upcoming week, so be sure to check out Campus Sustainability Month's final offerings! |
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From birdwatching to maker kits — Concordia’s experiential learning grants bring innovative ideas to lifeConcordia University's Experiential Learning (EL) Grant program is sparking innovation on and off campus. With up to $2,000 per project available, the funding initiative is going a long way to help students, staff and faculty turn their ideas into a hands-on reality [...] One project funded by the grant is the biodiversity initiative at the Sir George Williams Campus Grey Nuns site, spearheaded by Jackie Martin from Concordia’s Office of Sustainability. With the support of the grant, Martin and a team of student sustainability ambassadors developed a plan to install a bird feeder to engage the university community in birdwatching. "The best part has been seeing students’ ideas and work come to life," Martin says. "They wanted to support wildlife and raise awareness about biodiversity on campus, and the FeederWatch program allows them to achieve both goals." |
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October 25 - 30 @ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., CUSP 1175 rue St-Mathieu Kids go through clothing, gear, toys and books so fast, it's often hard to keep up.CUCCR and CUSP are teaming up to help parents reduce waste by asking them to donate what they no longer need and take home what their kids can use! |
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Tuesday, October 29 @ 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Terrebonne Building 7079 Terrebonne Sankofa Farming Cooperative is calling on Africans/Afro-descendant/Black-Indigenous peoples to reclaim and seek the wisdom of their roots through teach-ins, workshops, media projects, Black-Indigenous farming/gardening, storytelling and rituals! Celebrate Concordia's Fair Trade Silver Campus Milestone! Tuesday, October 29 @ 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., EV Atrium 1515 St. Catherine W. Join us as we celebrate Concordia’s achievement of Fair Trade Silver Campus status with a fun-filled event!
Sustainable Pumpkin Carving Workshop Tuesday, October 29 @ 12-4 pm., Hall Building 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. 7th Floor Greenspace For this workshop, participants will be able to carve pumpkins for Halloween. Afterwards, participants will help us feed the composters using the leftover pumpkin waste. The pumpkins and carving tools will be provided. No need to bring equipment. Spirituali-tea: Sustainability Tuesday, October 29 @ 2-4 p.m., Hall Building 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Room 655.01 Join us for a conversation about sustainability over hot drinks and snacks with Christian Favreau from the Office of Sustainability. Wednesday, October 30 @ 1-4 p.m., Richard J. Renaud Science Complex Discover, through a fun and collaborative workshop, the systemic aspects of biodiversity: what it is, what it enables and what degrades it. What is a Fresk? A Fresk is a learning workshop where participants arrange cards to create their own unique mural. Use what you have: Creative Costume Crafting Pop in Thursday, October 31 @ 1:30-4 p.m., 1200 Guy St, Grey Nuns Garage Make this Halloween more sustainable! Drop into CUCCR and work on a costume idea with a little help from our Sustainability Ambassadors. Some reused materials and equipment provided. |
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Celebrate: In a groundbreaking win for the Mitchikanibikok Inik (Algonquins of Barriere Lake) First Nation, the Superior Court of Québec ruled that the Québec government failed in its constitutional duty to consult the community before approving mining claims on their ancestral lands. In our trainings, we have often spoken about this struggle to help students and staff understand (the intersections of) sustainability and decolonization, today, within the province of Quebec. We look forward to future versions of these trainings in which this campaign, after full recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ rights and sovereignty, will not need to be present. |
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