Bryn Mawr College Greens

Minutes 2012 April 25

Accomplishments throughout the year:

Movie screenings
Earth Day
Food Week
Marcellus Shale
Stuff for frosh
Composting trials
Garden!

Roses of the year:

Awesome cohesion
YERT screening
E-board was really open to frosh/other newbies taking on responsibilities/roles
Making videos
Collaboration with other groups
Was easie

Thorns of the year – things to improve on:

Concerns that not everyone got to do what they wanted to do; that Greens didn’t do everything that everyone wanted to do
Membership
Changing the culture at BM in terms of engagement
- Creating a culture around the environment; engaging with it; protecting it, etc
- Stronger campaigns – make events more connected/cohesive
- Outreach for new members

Next Year:

One main campaign that Greens does
Use our connections with the administration more
Organizing (based on emily’s workshop)
Changing the conversation around environmental issues
Year-long discussion like “Class Dismissed”
Survey to find out students’ interests
Meet and greet with Tri-Co environmental professors
Food Week in fall? (Ellen Stroud’s idea)
Sustainability leadership ground – match up to students/profs with prospies

Bike Share:

Budgeting for sharing budgeting
Sofia’s dad can help fix bikes if need help

Friday – 1-4 pm: 360 sustainability presentation

Environmental Science party next week with Ellen!

Greens election results

Congratulations to the newly elected officers for next year!!!

President: Michaela
Vice-President: Karen
Secretary: Meg
Treasurer: Sofia

Greens elections 2012

We will be having elections at our next meeting (Wed. April 11). The following positions are open:

President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer

If you are interested, please nominate yourself or others by emailing Kayla (kmcdaniel@brynmawr.edu) by Tuesday April 10. If you are nominated for a position, Kayla will email you upon your nomination so that you can accept or decline before the Greens meeting (Wednesday April 11, 8 pm in Taylor C). If you are unable to make it to the meeting on Wednesday (4/11), please send an email to Kayla (kmcdaniel@brynmawr.edu) about who you are and why you would like to run for the position, so that Kayla can read it aloud during the meeting.

Minutes 2012 April 04

Greens Minutes 4/4

Video for admitted Students
- Liz can film
  - Interviews
    - Bernie & greenhouse
    - Strategic interviews
    - Earth Day Events
      - April 22^nd 11-3
      - Girl scout gardening (11-1)
      - Food
        
        Hummus
        
        Granola
Bi-Co, Bike event
Raffle
- ES (Ellen) – Kayla
- Communications (Claudia Kent spelling?) – Michaela
- Landscaping (Ed) – Kayla
- Bernie (plant donation?) – Liz
- Dining services – Meg
- Admissions – Maiya
- Ann Ogle – Katherine
- Facilities (Jim) – Johannah
- CEO – Kayla
- Elections – email Kayla nominations by Monday, accept before meeting. At meeting give mini-speech
  - President
  - Vice-President
  - Treasurer
  - Secretary
  - Publicity
  - Liaison from Garden Committee (not elected – head of garden Committee)
  - Report back on Food Week and Shale Workshops
  - Announcements and upcoming events
    - April 12^thSustainable Leadership Group 3:30-5:00
      - If interested email Karen
April 14^th – DIY Activism Workshop 1:00-4:00 in Dalton
April 22^nd – EARTH DAY

no meeting March 28; Marcellus Shale citizen organizer training instead

There will be no Greens meeting tonight, March 28. There will be an education workshop 6-8 pm tonight in the Gateway Conference room (lower level of the Benham Gateway admissions building)–see below for details.

WHAT: Bryn Mawr Marcellus Shale Citizen Organizer Training
WHERE: Bryn Mawr College, Benham Gateway Building, Gateway Conference Room
WHEN: Wednesday, March 28 , 6-8 p.m.

The thousands of Marcellus Shale wells already drilling are just the beginning.
In the coming years, companies like Exxon Mobil, Range Resources and others Marcellus Shale drillers plan to drill tens of thousands of more wells, threatening our health and environment. That’s why they are putting so much energy and resources fighting any policies that will protect us from this dangerous industrial activity.
So PennEnvironment has launched a new project to give Pennsylvanians, new or experienced, the tools they need to protect their community.

Our plan is simple, but big. We need to train a 1,000 Pennsylvanians with the skills they need to protect their communities from gas drilling. Whether you’re new to activism or been on the frontlines of the Marcellus Shale, this training will help you take the fight to the next level.
You’ll learn from our staff and other organizers in the area how to effectively engage with decision makers on these issues, generate massive media coverage in the media, and how to hold your elected officials accountable for their failure to tackle the Marcellus Shale gas drilling issue. And, you’ll get to meet more people working on these issues so you can band together to protect your community.