We would like to congratulate the Tufts Food Rescue Collaborative, Tufts Dining, and Food For Free on an amazing fall semester! The infographic below shows what they accomplished in 2016.
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As part of a video piece, the Tufts Observer is looking to conduct 15-minute interviews with students about climate change and environmental injustice in relation to one’s personal definition of home.
Interviews will be conducted on Thursday, December 1st through Sunday, December 4th. If you are interested and would like to share how climate change and/or human impact on the environment has damaged your definition of home, please email anastasia.antonova@tufts.edu or complete the sign up form here: https://homeandenvironmentalinjustice.youcanbook.me/
Have you started your spring cleaning yet? Need a wardrobe refresher? Come to the Tufts Eco-Reps Clothing Swap during Earth Fest on Friday, April 22nd from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM! The Eco-Reps have been collecting clothes for months and want to get you styled up in time for spring.
Earth Day
Grafton will be celebrating Earth Day at Elm’s Cafe from 12:00-1:00 PM on Friday, April 22.
Be sure to stop by the celebration for the chance to win prizes!
Zero Waste Challenge
Zero Waste Week will take place from April 18-22. Bring your bag to Elm’s Cafe on Friday, April 22 from 12:00-1:00 PM to be entered into a raffle for an earth-friendly gift!
To get your Zero Waste Week kit, fill out this form or re-use a clear bag.
Challenge Rules:
- Put any waste you do not recycle or compost in the bag
- Exception: 1 time use water bottles go in the bag!
- No biohazards (tampons, used condoms, etc.)
- The bag should be attached to the outside of your backpack or bag at all times.
Come join the Tufts Sustainability Collective and Tufts Eco-Reps for Earth Fest! A week long extravaganza of incredible events to bring environmental consciousness to the Tufts community. Check out the week’s schedule below or view the entire series on Facebook:
Tuesday, 4/19: Environmental Justice 101 Panel
7:30pm-9pm, Alumnae Lounge
Join the Tufts Sustainability Collective for a panel with four amazing members of the Tufts Community: Environmental Justice 101! We will touch on the intersection of environmental and social issues, climate change, accountability, policy, and what we as students can do to combat these issues. Discussion with Q&A to follow!
Our Panelists:
- Dale Bryan, Assistant Director, Peace and Justice Studies
- Penn Loh, Lecturer and Director of the Master of Public Policy Program and Community Practice, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department
- Jonathan Kenny, Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Alicia Hunt, Director of the Medford Department of Energy and Environment
Thursday 4/21: Jumbo Wild Screening with Tufts Film Series
7pm, Barnum 104
The Tufts Sustainability Collective and Tufts Film Series present a screening of the Patagonia documentary Jumbo Wild! Learn about environmental conservation efforts in the Jumbo Valley. The Tufts Eco-Reps will be hosting a Clothing Swap and Jumbo Mountain too, so don’t forget to clean out your closet before you stop by!
Friday 4/22: Earth Day Fair
11am-2pm, Academic Quad
Come out on Earth Day and celebrate our planet with Tufts Sustainability Collective and the Tufts Eco-Reps! A clothing swap, food, prizes, music and a host of student groups, organizations and departments will be present for the culmination of Earth Fest 2016!
..and don’t miss Jumbo Mountain! Facilities and Save That Stuff have collaborated with the Tufts Eco-Reps to show you how much trash the 120 students in Houston produce in just 2 days. We’re guessing it will be larger.
Tufts will also be hosting the GRAND OPENING of a new bicycle repair station at the Campus Center!
Expect to see:
Tufts Mountain Club
Tufts Eco Reps and their clothing swap!
Tufts GreECO Reps
TuftsRecycles!
Tufts Climate Action
Tufts Veg Society
LCS
Tufts Bikes
Tufts Food for Thought
Jp Licks
Danish Pastry House
Flatbread Somerville
GlobeMed at Tufts
Tufts Garden Club
Tufts Literacy Corps
…and many more!
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