UCSU Environmental Society

People and Planet are doing a cool thing!! Open to all students and free!!

Difficult Conversations About Race is an event where a panel discussion about race and the challenges faced by people of colour while studying at the University.

The guest panel features:
• Your current SU Vice President Jamel McFarlane
• Former SU President and student Moyin Ekundayo
• Your SU Ethnic Minorities Officer Jack Freeman
• Former Dance Student Frida Amponsah

And will be hosted by Rotimi Akinsete, the founder and director of Black Men on the Couch, a program promoting self-reflection, discovery and personal growth for black and minority men.

The panel will offer an insight into an aspect of life that not everyone will fully understand.

TICKETS are FREE (so what else isn’t there to like), and it starts at 5:30 on the 29th of April

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There is no climate justice without racial justice!

Please come full of love and solidarity for this event 💚 We hope to see you there!

🌎AGM & COMMITTEE ELECTIONS🗳🌎

🗓Thurs 21st April
🕡6.30pm
📍Teams 💻

It’s that time of year again! Here’s all the info you need for the 2022/23 committee elections and AGM.

We hope to see as many of you there as possible 🥰💚

💐 Jump! Awards 2022 💐

You are formally invited!

📍The Dome, Bognor Campus
📆18th May
🕛 12pm

The event is an opportunity to celebrate everyone's contribution, no matter how big or small. Please don't worry about how many Jump points you have collected!

The awards include a free buffet lunch, drinks and lots of entertainment, including inspirational speakers, dance, music, and educational videos!

Check out their insta and their page (Link in bio) dedicated to the event!

Please RSVP to Helen [email protected], along with any dietary restrictions or if you have any additional disability requirements and whether you would like Helen to arrange a complimentary parking permit for the day.

We can’t wait to see you! 💐💚

Tomorrow!

Done something exciting recently? Found a cool rock? Let's create a chill and safe space, where everyone brings a topic to discuss, or something to show and tell us about! :))

Happy world recycling day! Here’s some recycling do’s for on campus and in Chichester 💚♻️

Send in your 📸 of any 💚 spotted by MONDAY 28th FEB @ 2PM and you could win a 🌱!!

It's Fairtrade Fortnight!! 💚💙

Please have a look in our bio for fun Fairtrade things to get involved with!

Thanks to Kate Cathie for putting the whole event together and for letting us share this with you here. Thanks to Keiko Iwamoto too for creating the Estate Management Green Newsletter where you can find this information and more!!

Did you know that chi uni's waste contract has changed?? This means we can now recycle a lot more things!

All this information is from the weekly Estate Management Newsletter (February 11th). The newsletter is always filled with interesting/important info about the uni and we would recommend you give it a read!

Thanks to Keiko Iwamoto and Kate Cathie for allowing us to share this with you here 💚

👀💚 Have you seen any Green Hearts on Campus and wondered what they're there for??

They're there because it's 's Show the Love February!!

If you 👀 one, take a 📸 and on Feb 28th send your pictures to (us!!) and you could be in the running for a 🌱 and some other eco-friendly goodies!

The more hearts you see/take pics of/send to us, the better chance you have at winning!

💚 It's Show the Love February! 💚

Environmental Society Welcome Back and Games Night!

We will have a reflection on our achievements last semester, and a look into our exciting plans for this semester. Afterwards we will play some awesome games created by Poppy! Bring snacks and non-alcoholic drinks 😊

Fri 11th Feb @ 6pm
Chi campus - Academic Block 2.03

Remember to add to the society Spotify playlist, and join our WhatsApp group! Links to both are in the Outlook event invitation 💚

Yesterday was Transgender Day of Remembrance. We remember and mourn those lost to ignorance and transphobic violence, and stand with those fighting today.

There will be a candlelit vigil tomorrow at 5pm in the Chapel Courtyard (Bishop Otter Campus) to honour their memory 🤍

💚GREEN WEEK OPEN MIC NIGHT!💚
Come along and have your voice heard!
Talks and discussion on climate justice, social justice environmental and more.
Friday 19th Nov from 6:15pm
Room E124 on Chi Campus

We’re SO excited about this! Can’t wait to see you there! 🌎💚

🕯Climate Procession 🕯
5pm, Friday 19th Nov
Wear white. Shine a light 🤍
Please join us in this peaceful action in mourning of our climate, and in solidarity and hope for the future.
Cop26 has failed. It is time to take matters in our own hands.
(No naked flames please)

A sustainable morning at Bognor Seafront with Greg!🌅

Using one of the University of Chichester branded cups launched this semester☕️💚

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Join us on Friday for a litter pick on and around campus, we’d love to see you there 💚

Image reads: Bishop Otter Litter Pick. Friday 5th November 16:00-17:00. Meet outside BOC LRC!

Join us tomorrow for a spooky (virtual) quiz led by our lovely president Poppy! See you there 🕷🕸🖤👻🎃

Teams link will be sent out via email and posted on our Facebook group, so get yourself added if you’re not in there!

To continue with our celebrations of inspirational black environmentalists, today we are highlighting the work of Wangari Maathai 💚

Wangari was an incredible activist and pioneer for many reasons; not only was she the first African woman to revive the Nobel Peace Prize, but was also the first female scholar in East and Central Africa to take a doctorate, and the first female professor in Kenya.

In 1977, Wangari started the “Green Belt Movement”- a campaign that encouraged women to plant trees in their local environments. This spread to surrounding African countries, resulting in over thirty million trees being planted.

Wangari Maathai’s influence was not solely isolated to environmentalism, but also women’s rights and solidarity 💚



The image shows Wangari Maathai stood in front of a backdrop of the African savanna, with text imposed over the image reading “Wangari Maathai: First African woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for her work against deforestation- The Green Belt Movement”.

Source: nobelprize.org

Black influential figure Friday 💚

This week for Black History Month, we are celebrating Dr John Francis. Alongside a picture of Dr John Francis waving on a path with a backpack, the image reads- “Also known as the “planet-walker”, after witnessing an oil spill in California, Dr John Francis stopped using motorised transportation all together. He has travelled most of America on foot, and is also the program director for Planetwalk, a nonprofit environmental awareness organization.”

John earned his nickname the “planet-walker” due to his on foot expeditions across the globe, such as his treks across the United States, sailing the Caribbean, walking the length of South America, and making a “brief” one-month stop in Antarctica.

The organisation “Planet Walk” encourages students to interact with the environment around them through walking, building a relationship with nature and considering how human actions impact the world around us.

Source: nationalgeographic.org

Black Influential Figure Friday 💚

This week we are highlighting the work of Jeannine Kayembe. The image reads “Co-executive Director and Co-Founder of The Urban Creators- founded by a diverse group of young people, unified by a vision to bridge the gap between isolated communities and transforming a 2-acre garbage dump into a farm.”

Jeannine Kayembe is a Black Q***r thought leader and multi-media artist in this generation’s industries of entertainment, civic engagement, food security, and arts/environmental activism. Through her leadership at The Urban Creators, Jeannine aims to change the narrative of what environmental justice can mean by changing the environment of her neighborhood into a safer space using healthy food and public art.

As well as her environmental endeavours, Jeannine focuses on preventing erasure of minority voices from society by painting portraits of them, such as her best friend Gizzle, a QWOC rapper, making her a great role model to amplify for Black History Month! 💚💚

Sources: Greenpeace.com & leeway.org

UCSU Environmental Society updated their business hours.

To mark Black History Month, every Friday we will be celebrating an inspirational environmental activist of black heritage. Black figures are often forgotten in history, or overshadowed by white people in the same field. This is what makes Black History Month so imperative, and it is important that we all make an effort to honour the incredible endeavours of these role models.

This week, we are highlighting the work of environmentalist Savi Horne. The image reads “Savonala ‘Savi’ Horne- Executive Director of the Land Loss Prevention Project- an organization that works to stop land loss in African-American communities throughout North Carolina.”

Savi also offers support for farmers to make their work economically and environmentally sustainable. Her work is vital in protecting struggling agriculturalists and ensuring their work continues to cultivate the planet rather than harm.

Source: edgeeffects.net . Article written by Monica White (Dec 12 2017)