Save the Date! The California Student Sustainability Coalition’s annual Fall Convergence will be taking place at University of California, Davis this November 14th-16th! The theme for this gathering is Act Collectively, Transition Together: Systems for Justice, featuring inspiring guest speakers, student and community led workshops, local, ethical and delicious cuisine as well as breakout sessions examining the three main aspects of sustainability; ecology, economy and equity.

This weekend will be a combination of formal trainings, student lead workshops, community and student lead Identity Caucuses and Issue Breakouts. You can also look forward to skills building, inspirational speakers, and meeting hundreds of people from across California and further to share in the conversation about taking action in our communities to create the world we want to live in.

For more information on the theme go here.

FULL PROGRAM HERE.

Schedule

Friday 11/14:

3:00p-6:00p Nonviolent Direct Action Training w/David Solnit

4:00p-10:00p Registration

7:00p Local Concert at the UCD Tri Cooperatives

Saturday 11/15:

7:30-9:00 Breakfast/Registration

9:15-10:00 Welcome to Convergence!

10:00-11:30 Keynote: Gopal Dayaneni, Stephanie Hervey, Alyssa Bradford, Julia Ho

11:30-11:45 Message from the Planning Team

12:00-1:00p Workshop Block 1

1:15-2:30 Lunch

2:45-3:45 Identity Caucuses: Race/Ethnicity/Class/Gender/ Sexuality

4:00-5:00 Workshop Block 2

5:15-6:15 Panels : Intergenerational Lessons, Research for Social Change, Levels of Action

6:30-7:45 Dinner

7:30-8:30 Break Outs or Caucuses

7:15-9:15 Screening of “The Future of Energy” + Q&A with Director

8:30-10:00 Open Mic/Jam Session by UCD Sick Spits Spoken Word Collective

Sunday 11/16:

8:00-9:00 Breakfast

9:00-9:30 Welcome

9:30-10:30 Fossil Freedom Youth Leaders Panel:

“The Youth Are Rising, No More Compromising”

10:30-10:45 Logistics, Thank You, Call to Action

11:00-12:00 Workshop Block 3

12:15-1:30p Lunch

1:30-2:00 Group Photo & Spiral Hug

2:00-? Breakout Groups: Issues, Campaigns, Regions

Real Food Challenge Training

For more information on the schedule and our speakers, panels, and performers go here.

Workshop Scedule

Track	Block 1 Sat 12-1	Block 2 Sat 4-5	Block 3 Sun 11-12
TRANSITION: Fossil Freedom and the New Economy	CSSC: Intro to the Climate Justice Movement(SAF + Fossil Free + Climate Delegates) - Shoshanna Howard, Becca Rast, Simone CardonaSciences Lecture Hall 123	Network SAF: Post-Elections & the state of Fracking in CA - Shoshanna Howard, Arlo Bender-Simon, Kristy Drutman    Giedt 1001	SAF: Building power, building strategy - Shoshanna Howard, Arlo Bender-Simon, Kristy Drutman      Wellman 106
	Ethan Buckner and Lynne Nittler: Stop Crude By RailWellman 26	CSSC: Intro to Fossil Free (beginner) - Jake Soiffer, (Emily Williams)Geidt 1002	Fossil Free: DSN + CSSC Growing the campaign (advanced) - Alyssa Lee, Jason SchwartzWellman 126
		Katie Hoffman: Just Transition Towards 100% Renewable in CA. Preview of “Future of Energy”Wellman 119	Gopal Dayaneni: Climate Justice 101, The Extractive Economy and a Just TransitionSciences Lecture Hall 123
Transform: Changing Our Models	Sierra Student Coalition: Clean Energy w/Zen Trenholm Wellman 230	Kristen Pringle: Advocating for Local Energy - Community Choice Aggregation, Microgrids, and MoreWellman 6	Anna Isaacs: Story Time: Movement History in California      Wellman 119
		Rich City Rides: Bikes, Social Justice, Richmond w/NajariSmith, Josue Hernandez and Marcello ThomasWellman 234	Science and Sustainability: Abbas, Allen Doyle, Kristi Budzinski      Wellman 216
Systems for Justice: Intersecting Movements	Kad Smith: Prison Industrial Complex        Wellman 234	Gabi Kirk and Marcella Obeid: Occupation as Degradation: Environmental issues in Palestine and BDSWellman 106	Addressing Age and Diversity: Engaging Families in a Collegiate Setting w/ Claire Kauffman    Wellman 7
	Corporate Capture, Occupy the Farm, the Gill Tract w/ Vanessa Raditz and Gopal Dayaneni    Wellman 126	Amber Ellis: Building Bridges to Transform: Environmental Justice and Anti-Prison ActivismWellman 126	Arjun Pandava, Cristina Awadalla, and Zach Rosenblatt: Ecological Struggles as Anti-Capitalism and Anti-ColonialismWellman 234
	Ian Lee and Duane Wright: Workers’ Rights and Contract Fights: Our Working Environment is Your Living EnvironmentWellman 6	Alyssa Lee: Occupational Health and Labor Justice in Environmental IssuesWellman 26
	Unique Vance: Now and then: Grasp the Roots of Environmental InjusticeWellman 212	From Shamanism to Shell Oil Company - A History of Environmental Narratives w/Maddy RoutonWellman 229
Think Glocal: Science, Waste, Research, Food, Global and Local Action	Grace Lihn, and Megan Svoboda : Envisioning Alternative Food Systems for a Sustainable Global FutureWellman 202	Combating Global Injustice With Fair Trade w/Selina Schweitzer and Shubha Arehalli    Wellman 226	Grant Applying, Project Creation, and Introduction to Zero-Waste Mini-Grant Program: World Centric w/Zen TrenholmWellman 26
	EartH20 Costa Rica w/Sophia Somers andLuisa CazedessusWellman 216	Kitty Bolte: Building a just and sustainable campus food system: tools for change  Wellman 202	Akira Brathwaite: Study Abroad: Opportunities to Learn and Connect    Wellman 229
	Jamrock: Peace Corps Life in Jamaica w/Lynsey Sammons, Jordan Waldschmidt, and Breanne CubrilovicWellman 226
TOGETHER: Creating Change and Community	The Beehive Design Collective: Restoring the Commons w/Ryan CameroWellman 119	Nonviolent Communication w/River Willis and Kati SullivanWellman 216	Dr. Andy’s Poetry Workshop    Wellman 202
	Conversations on Coalitions: Escalating Beyond Environmentalism w/Jake Soiffer, Rohit Upadhya Wellman 106	Compassion: the Foundation for Our Every Action w/ Abbas Mohamed, Shayan, and Ippolito  Wellman 212	Jesse Lyon Zero Waste Energy Production: Home, Campus, and Community  Wellman 6
		Julia Clark, Annette Penny and Ian Alexander: What Does Your Organization Do?Wellman 230	Kyle Lefton: Interactively Developing an Eco-Literacy ProgramWellman 230

Timeline

10/13-10/24 Workshop and Caucus Facilitator Application, DUE October 24th 11:59pm

10/13-10/24 Early Bird Registration: Students $25, UCD Students Free, Community $30, DUE 11:59pm

10/30 Workshop and Caucus Facilitators Selected and Notified

10/25-11/7 Regular Registration: Students $30, UCD Students Free, Community $30

11/7 Need Based Financial Assistance App Due (Part of Registration Form) 11/7 11:59pm

 

Break Out Group and Caucus App:

You can apply to lead a conversation around either an identity you have or and Interest you’d like to find community around. These can be held at any point in the weekend. There is no deadline. We cannot guarantee a room with chairs but you may use any public space on campus.

Identity Caucuses also can be created and facilitated by anyone. They are intentional spaces for discussion around shared experiences/concerns related to identity. Caucuses are identity-based including race, nationality, gender, class, or any other identity that is important to the facilitator and participants. It is typically for those holding marginalized identities to find community but this convergence will be open to applicants wishing to facilitate a dialogue with allies. We will have two tracks to attempt to facilitate more meaningful dialogues since we recognize that we all hold multiple identities. Not every caucus will neatly fit in either track.

Examples Include:

Gender/Sex/Sexuality Track: Trans*, Womyn of Color, Male Ally, Queer, Bisexual/Fluid, Asexual

Race/Ethnicity/Nationality/Culture/Heritage/Class Track: Men of Color, Mixed Heritage, Working Class, Native/Indigenous, QPOC (Queer People of Color) etc.

Issue Based Break Out Groups can be created weekend of or planned in advance. They can be a great opportunity for folks interested in the same things to hold space together. The style is different from a workshop because its less formal, it is mostly just a conversation with folks who share values/interests.

Some examples include:

Fossil Free, Urban Farming, NorCal Region, Prison Reform, Student Government.

Notice*

Unfortunately, we will not be holding Exhibitors Booth at this years Fall Convergence at UC Davis.

The high chance of rain posed too many difficulties for the planning team. We decided that if it did rain, organizations would not benefit from participating in the Exhibitors Booth event because the students would not have access to opportunities presented.

We are also very excited by possible partnerships in the future with organizations what we are in contact with and hope to work with them to create an Exhibitors Booth later this year at UC Davis.