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Illinois Student Environmental Coalition |
ISEC unites student environmental organizations that are committed to improving environmental practices at colleges and universities by facilitating the exchange of resources and ideas. |
| Western Illinois University |
| Campus Greens |  |
| Location: Macomb, Illinois | |
| Number of current members: 20 | |
| Group Website: |
Purpose Statement:
The Campus Greens group at Western Illinois is currently being rebuilt and is active with about 20 members. The group’s focus does not seem to be in any one specific area but has a political slant due to their affiliation with the Green Party. However, they explained that their hope would be to either create a partner group or to widen their range of issues in order to avoid alienating members who may not support all the political views of the Green Party.
Current Projects:
The most recent major activities of WIU’s Campus Greens was to work with their cafeteria food provider, Sodexho, to switch from Styrofoam to-go containers to more environmentally friendly and biodegradable containers. Approximately 3,000 Styrofoam containers were used daily at about $.10 each. The containers they switched too were 95%-100% biodegradable but costs $.35. Despite this, they company switched because the Campus Greens were able to raise support on campus. Also this fall, the group will represent the Green Party in a campus wide mock election. They will be provided the same amount of time to speak to the students as the two major parties. This provides the group with a forum to bring up issues to a large group of attending students. Also, in the spring, there will be a sustainable energy fee proposal for students to vote on..
Earth Day 2008!
April 2: Environmental Summit will be held Wednesday, April 2 (Macomb) and Thursday, April 3 (Quad Cities). Wednesday's events in Macomb run from 11 - 2 and Thursday's QC event is a keynote presentation by Thomas Hylton - "Save Our Lands, Save Our Towns" - at Noon in room 102. If you'd like more info, I can send you the official flyer via e-mail.
April 3: 3pm- 11pm @ Vince Grady Field: "Take Back the Campus" concert for sexual violence prevention
Aril 5th: Taste of Macomb
Mon. Apr. 21: Sidewalk chalk earth facts around campus Tues.
Apr. 22: 12:30pm- 4pm Party in Erin's backyard
Apr. 23: 12pm Campus Cleanup-Lamoine Village
6pm-9pm Aroma Cafe Open Mic Night/Clothes Swap/Info tables Thurs.
Apr. 24: Earth Fest: Music
-music: Erin & Chris, James, Jim Davidson
-Kevin will read "The Lorax"
-face painting and tie-dye -create one flyer for everything -paint sandwich board
Progressive Film Festival: movie ideas- " America's Drug War", "The Corporation", "The 11th Hour", "No Logo"
Group Leader: Robert Casey
Contact Email: RS-Casey@wiu.edu
Contact Phone: 630-740-6481
Environmental Law & Policy Center |
