EARTHLUST

It is the third week of GREENmarch, a month full of environmental awareness campaigns and events brought to you by Earthlust, Green Advisors, EJ, and Good Food. If you haven’t participated in any events yet, please try to! And keep an eye out for some chalkings around campus soon…

Upcoming GREENmarch events:

Wednesday, March 25
Green Roof Tours, Scott Arboretum Office, 12:00-1:30 PM
David Schlosberg “Rethinking Climate Justice” Lecture, Scheuer Room, 7:30 PM

Thursday, March 26
Farmer’s Market / Make-A-Dorm-Plant Parlor Party, Parrish, 9:00 PM

Friday, March 27th
Arboretum Composting Facility Tour, Facilities Office, 1:00 PM
“Recycled Runway” Fashion Show, Upper Tarble, 4:30 PM

Saturday, March 28th
Stadium Protest in Chester, Chester YWCA, 10:00 AM
Earth Hour Acoustic-in-the-Dark Show, Olde Club, 8:00 PM
RAVE the Environment Party, Olde Club, 10:00 PM

And after the break,

Some Knowledge for the week: (more…)

We’ve been back at Swarthmore for over a week now since Power Shift 2009, and spring break has given me time to think things over.

Capitol Climate Action rally surrounds the power plant

12,000 people attended the weekend conference in Washington, DC, and a good number of them personally lobbied their Senators and Representatives. The Capitol Climate Action rally drew 2,500 passionate direct-actors, successfully closing down the coal-fired Capitol power plant. There isn’t a day I don’t think about what I learned, and the movement we students are cultivating, the first step in a global youth movement towards social and environmental consciousness and action.

I think this article by Joss Garman from The Guardian sums up a general post-rally feeling.

For Power Shift photos from the Swarthmore contingency, visit the Earthlust Flickr.

Lustfully Yours, Blaine O’Neill ‘11

We have been at Power Shift in DC since Friday now, and are gearing up for lobbying members of Senate and House of Representatives all day long tomorrow, as well as participating in a rally on Capitol Hill!