Prairie Sustainable Campus Conference

The University of Saskatchewan will be hosting the Prairie Sustainable Campus Conference Jan. 18-21, 2008.

Purpose:

The Prairies Sustainable Campuses Conference will bring together campus community members from across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta to build a regional network as part of the national movement to institutionalize social and environmental sustainability on campus. The Conference will act as a forum to:

1. empower campus community members to build new and more effective sustainability initiatives


2. share organizing experiences: successes, challenges and new directions


3. learn about specific Prairies sustainability initiatives and challenges


4. plan for future collaboration between campuses within the region
   

Agenda:

Friday January 18th in ARTS 143

• 4:00 Registration Begins


• 7:00 Welcome


• 7:15 Keynote Panel Discussion - Climate Change and Social Justice


• 9:30 Evening Socializing

Saturday January 19th in Arts 241

• 9:00 Outdoor Activities (so bring warm clothes unless you prefer to be inside)


• 11:00 Intro to SYC and the Conference


• 12:00 Lunch


• 1:00 Anti-Oppression Training


• 2:00 Personal Sustainability Training


• 3:00 Open Space / Personal Sustainability Time


• 4:00 Success Stories from Prairie Campuses Interactive Discussion


• 7:30 Keynote Panel Discussion - Tar Sands Activism


• 9:30 Evening Socializing
  

Sunday, January 20th in ARTS 143

• 9:00 Strategic Organizing Training


• 10:00 Regional Campaign Proposal Presentations (Campus Climate Challenge, Student Unions for Sustainability, PaperCut, United Students Against Sweatshops, and more)


• 10:45 Campaign Breakout Group Planning


• 11:45 Campaign Reportbacks and Regional Strategizing


• 12:45 Conference Wrap

For more information, http://syc-cjs.org/sustainable/Prairies+Sustainable+Campuses+Conference