Greening our School
UNDERWAY
Green Event Guide: We’re currently working on a guide for SSSW groups and faculty that will be a handbook for green events, be they parties, conferences, or anything else! Stay tuned.
UPCOMING
PAST
Increasing the amount of recycling bins in our school: While there were always a fair number of recycling bins throughout the school of social work, they were often in inaccessible places, and were therfore underutilized. We partnered with our building manager to pluck this low hanging fruit and remedy the recycling situation in the School of Social Work, transitioning to a single-stream recycling system on April 15.
Greening our Minds
UNDERWAY
RISE: Social Work in an Era of Change: Sustainable Silver is proud to be a co-sponsor of RISE: Social Work in an Era of Change, an interdisciplinary social justice conference happening at NYU on September 18, 2009. Former Sustainable Silver Co-leader Jenny Applegate will be presenting her (award-winning!) research on the social benefits of community gardens, and her co-leader Shane Crary-Ross is the co-chair of the conference planning committee! There will also be a workshop on Social Work and Environmental Justice, perhaps a small preview of next spring’s elective. We hope you will join us at the conference.
UPCOMING
Social Work and Environmental Justice Elective: We recently proposed an elective in Social Work and Environmental Justice to the Department Chairs Committee, and they want to make it a one-credit, 10-hour mini-course in the Spring of 2010 in order to gauge interest. Stay tuned for registration information!
PAST
The Trouble with Tomatoes: On March 25, 2009, Sustainable Silver and Oxfam America at NYU held a movie night and discussion of workers’ rights and environmental justice as they pertain to the food system. Check out the blog for more info.
Green Spaces Awareness Campaign: In December of 2008, we held an awareness campaign about the positive psychological impacts of green spaces with our fellow Social Work students, for their interest and benefit, accompanied by a list of places to visit in the New York winter when you need to catch a glimpse of a leaf or two.
Greening our Students
UPCOMING
PAST
Orientation Week 2009 Initiative: This Orientation week, we gave all incoming undergraduates sustainability kits, which included a reusable tote bag, a Guide to Sustainability at NYU, and a reusable water bottle. We also held all sorts of informational and recreational programming, and are excited for the coming year of Sustainable Silver activities.
Community Building Events: We held our first event, a Planting Party, on November 10 with much success, and we held a fun potluck on Saturday, December 13 too! This semester, we held a DIY Craft Night on February 18, pictures of which are in the News section.
