What's E3?
E3 - Ecology, Economy, Equity is a student organization on campus rooted in responsibility for the environment, human justice, and economic viability. With a mission to bring together and empower UCLA's community to take informed and positive action, E3 works on campus and local campaigns regarding such things as Fair Trade certification, socially responsible investments, and climate change. As a chapter of the California Student Sustainability Coalition, E3 participates in statewide initiatives, along with citizen and leadership development. Weekly meetings are open to all, where campaigns are developed and a passionate community built.
Interested in getting involved? Come to a meeting! Any questions, please contact us at E3@UCLA.EDU
Join our GoogleGroup for weekly newsletters at http://groups.google.com/group/e3-la
Meetings resume in *Fall* Quarter 2010:
every week on Thursdays
5 pm - 6 pm
Ackerman Union, A-Level: Room 201.
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Fair Trade Coffee - buy it every time!
~ Fair Trade Certified coffee is available at all ASUCLA on-campus coffee shops - you just have to specify it! ~
for some ten to 30 cents difference in cost, your Fair Trade coffee purchase will support human equity instead of exploitation*
*Exploitation: a persistent social relationship in which certain persons are being mistreated or unfairly used for the benefit of others.
~ Human Rights: the Fair Trade price means that farmers can feed their families, stay out of poverty & that their children can go to school instead of working in the fields.
~ Environmental Responsibility: Fair Trade coffee is grown with sustainable practices, maintaining biodiversity and contributing significantly less to global warming. ASUCLA purchased Fair Trade coffee is also certified ORGANIC, prohibiting use of chemical fertilizers among other things.
~ Certification:Fair Trade is a certified claim, meaning that the coffee is regulated to meet standards regarding wages, production and more.
Ackerman A-Level Map - Viewpoint Conference Rooms sit alongside Bruin Walk
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Sign the Petition! Urge the UCs to Invest Responsibly!
TAKE ACTION NOW!
Urge the UC Board of Regents to Invest our Endowment Responsibly
** Sign the Petition! **
Responsible Investing is the practice of taking social and environmental concerns, not just monetary, into account when making investment decisions. Colleges and universities own stocks of companies – often millions, or even billions – in their endowments. As large institutional shareholders, universities have the power to use their investments to push for the progressive elimination of corporate practices that are detrimental to society and the environment.
Voice your support for the alignment of values in investment practices by the University of California by signing the Petition.
This petition will be presented to the UC Regents Committee on Investments at their meeting on February 23, 2010.
Urge the UC Board of Regents to Invest our Endowment Responsibly
** Sign the Petition! **
Responsible Investing is the practice of taking social and environmental concerns, not just monetary, into account when making investment decisions. Colleges and universities own stocks of companies – often millions, or even billions – in their endowments. As large institutional shareholders, universities have the power to use their investments to push for the progressive elimination of corporate practices that are detrimental to society and the environment.
Voice your support for the alignment of values in investment practices by the University of California by signing the Petition.
This petition will be presented to the UC Regents Committee on Investments at their meeting on February 23, 2010.
You can partner with E3 and local high/elementary schoolers to build meaningful relationships with food & nature through gardening.
Garden Mentorship Program!
Ready to into the garden?! Fill out the Involvement Form here!
Next Garden Training: to be announced soon
For more information: email avery.gerber@gmail.com
Join the Google Group here
Garden Mentorship Program!
Ready to into the garden?! Fill out the Involvement Form here!
Next Garden Training: to be announced soon
For more information: email avery.gerber@gmail.com
Join the Google Group here
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Cool fact: Aluminum is amazing! It is: 1) infinitely recyclable 2) recycling it saves 95% of the energy it takes to create new aluminum metal
Coal Country Documentary Screening ~
Watch the Coal Country trailer.
COAL COUNTRY takes us inside modern coal mining. We get to know working miners along with activists who are battling coal companies in Appalachia. We visit the homes of people most directly affected by mountaintop removal mining (MTR) and hear about health problems, dirty water in their wells and streams, and dust and grime on their floors. We hear from miners and coal company officials who are concerned about jobs and the economy and believe they are acting responsibly in bringing power to the American people.
Both sides in this conflict claim that history is on their side. Families have lived in the region for generations and most have ancestors who worked in the mines. Everyone shares a deep love for the land, but MTR is tearing them apart.
Are the people fighting against mountaintop removal really protecting the earth, or do they stand in the way of affordable energy for all Americans? What is behind promises of "cheap energy" and "clean coal." Are they achievable, and at what cost? And what are the alternatives for our energy future?
COAL COUNTRY takes us inside modern coal mining. We get to know working miners along with activists who are battling coal companies in Appalachia. We visit the homes of people most directly affected by mountaintop removal mining (MTR) and hear about health problems, dirty water in their wells and streams, and dust and grime on their floors. We hear from miners and coal company officials who are concerned about jobs and the economy and believe they are acting responsibly in bringing power to the American people.
Both sides in this conflict claim that history is on their side. Families have lived in the region for generations and most have ancestors who worked in the mines. Everyone shares a deep love for the land, but MTR is tearing them apart.
Are the people fighting against mountaintop removal really protecting the earth, or do they stand in the way of affordable energy for all Americans? What is behind promises of "cheap energy" and "clean coal." Are they achievable, and at what cost? And what are the alternatives for our energy future?