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Be Heard by the Champaign-Urbana Sustainability Coalition

Posted by sdutta3 on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 09:58 in

Where: Latzer Hall in the University YMCA
When: Wednesday, May 7th, 10:30 AM - 12:00 noon

Be a part of the Champaign-Urbana Sustainability Coalition: Make your voice heard!

This coalition will bring together leaders working toward the sustainability of our community. This diverse group involves student and community leaders, UIUC faculty and is looking to broaden to include local business owners, religious leaders, and younger students.

Free lunch from Chipotle to follow.

Please email Ari Sahagun (sahagun2 [at] uiuc [dot] edu) if you plan to attend.

Speakers will include:

  • Chancellor Richard Herman, on the importance of sustainability
  • A panel of three University professors who will speak on sustainability from their own academic perspectives: ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, and SOCIAL.

Agenda:

  1. Welcome (5 minutes)
    • Ari Sahagun, facilitator
  2. Panel Discussion (20 minutes)
    •        Sustainability Perspectives
  3. Importance of Sustainability (10 minutes)
    •        Chancellor Richard Herman
  4. What is a coalition? (And what is it not?) (5 minutes)
    •        Ari Sahagun, facilitator
  5. Break into WORKING GROUPS for guided discussion (35 minutes)
  6. Together: Goals for the coming year & next steps (15 minutes)