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Our 10th Annual Fall Convergence

The CSSC Fall Convergence will be held November 4th to 6th by the Associated Students at CSU Chico.
Join hundreds of students from across CA to build community, share resources, plan action, attend workshops, and celebrate.

Students from UC’s, CSUs, Community Colleges, Private Universities and high schools are encouraged to attend. We also invite community members and others to attend. Attendees will find opportunities to hear inspiring speakers, exchange ideas in workshops, and to celebrate our collective successes.

Registration

Registration is now closed! You may still register on-site at the Convergence all weekend. For any questions, please e-mail [email protected] Registration includes housing, 4 sustainable and home-made meals, access to all workshops, speakers, and social activities!

  • $20 Early Bird (before Oct. 12)
  • $25 for Regular (after Oct. 12)
  • FREE for CSU Chico students
    • If you are a Chico student and would like to camp with us, registration is $5

    Logistics

    Curious about what will be at this year’s convergence? Check back to this page soon for updates! We have new and exciting information coming in each and every day! First up: our keynote speaker this fall will be Derrick Jensen, social and environmental justice activist and author of the critically acclaimed Endgame series.

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10 responses to “Our 10th Annual Fall Convergence”

  1. the schedule can be found on the facebook even page.

    http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=118613644910428

  2. CSSC Fall 2011 Convergence Itinerary
    Friday November 4-Sunday November 6th

    Friday:
    5:00PM-10:00PM Check-in begins at GRUB Cooperative
    1525 Dayton Rd, Chico CA 95928
    7:00PM Film Screening, “GASLAND”
    BMU 100, CSU Chico
    10:00PM Friday Night Check-in at GRUB Cooperative Ends
    (Any parties arriving after 10PM will need to check in Saturday morning at the on-site registration desk)

    Saturday:
    8:00AM-9:00AM Breakfast and On-Site Registration Begins
    9:00AM-9:30AM Welcome begins in BMU 100
    9:30AM-10:30AM Keynote Address by Morgoth Gamboa
    10:30AM-11:00AM Transition Time
    11:00-11:50AM Track 1 Workshops
    11:50AM-1:20PM Lunch
    1:30PM-2:20PM Track 2 Workshop
    2:30PM-3:20PM Track 3 Workshop
    3:30PM-4:20PM Track 4 Workshop
    4:30PM-5:30PM Keynote Address by Derrick Jensen
    5:30PM-6:00PM Q&A with Derrick Jensen
    6:00PM-7:00PM Transition time to travel from CSU, Chico to GRUB
    7:00PM-8:30PM Dinner at GRUB with words from Dr. Mark Stemen
    8:30PM-9:30PM Speakeasy Performs
    9:30PM-10:30PM Soul Union Performs
    Midnight Quiet Time

    Sunday:
    9:00AM-10:00AM Breakfast
    10:00AM-10:20AM Welcome
    10:30AM-11:20AM System Wide Caucus
    11:30AM-12:20PM Getting to know CSSC - Op Team, Council & Board
    12:30PM-1:00PM Close-Out and Goodbyes

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    Four Workshop Tracks (Saturday of convergence!)

    Track 1 (11:00 am)
    Growing Activist Communities from the Inside Out
    Fair Trade on your campus
    Sustainability Funds
    Freeganism: The Art of Dumpster Diving
    Achieving Group Synergy - Dynamic Meeting Facilitation
    ECO Website
    Keystone XL Pipeline
    Greening Events
    End Coal Campaign
    Tour of Associated Student’s Recycling Program

    Track 2 (1:30 pm)
    The Power of the Student Voice
    Experiential Education and Student Activism: Butte College Students Report Back from Bioneers Conference
    Advocating for Change: Creating a new food system through the 2012Fair = Farm Bill
    SCOOP: Auditing an Office
    Everyday Recycling
    Sustainable Manufacturing Engineering
    Cross-Pollination for Clean Energy Campuses
    Problems with Plastics and What We Can Do
    Shades of Green: Strengthening Diversity in the Environmental Justice Movement
    DIY Extreme: Vegan Soap, Lip Balm, Toothpaste, & Deodorant Making

    Track 3 (2:30 pm)
    Green Leap Forward: Debunking nuclear myths, catalyzing clean energy
    Permaculture: A Tool for Radical Student Change-Makers
    Youth Organizing in Oakland
    Making Energy Tangible
    The Recycling and Rubbish Exhibit program and Worm Composting Demo
    Taking Back the Tap at UCSC and UC Berkeley
    The Predicament and Managing Outcomes
    Eco Mindsets
    California State Dreaming - The CSU Sustainability Policy
    Composting 101

    Track 4 (3:30 pm)
    Making the Animal-Earth-Human Liberation Connection and Veganism
    Climate Action Protest
    End Coal Campaign
    Ecofeminism 101
    Moon Cycles
    E-ARC
    Taking Back the Fork: What Students Can Do Now to Reclaim our Food System
    Move to Amend
    Queer Rights and the Sustainability Movement
    Art Therapy: Expressing Yourself Through Art

  3. For serious, when is the schedule going to be posted?

  4. When will the conference schedule be posted?

    1. Please post the workshop schedules.

  5. When will the scholarships be available?

  6. My name is Saba Malik, and I am on the board of a non-profit
    organization called Fertile Ground. We specialize in environmental and
    political education.
    One of our board members, Dillon Thomson will be starting on a national
    speaking tour this fall. He will be visiting communities beginning in
    October and bringing with him lessons in political analysis, what it
    means to build a culture of resistance and the history of social
    struggle. Dillon will discuss Fertile Ground’s cutting-edge strategies,
    which combine astute political analysis with cultural theory,
    environmental science and knowledge of historical social movements. His
    presentation lays the path for a new environmentalism. He has conducted
    extensive research into climate change, species extinction, oceanic
    collapse and other environmental crises, and has shared his perspective
    in numerous outlets including classroom presentations, radio and
    television interviews, letters to the editor and community events.

    I am wondering if you would be interested in having him speak and conduct a workshop at your event either on the 4th or the 6th of Nov. He will be speaking at Chico State on the 3rd and in Sacramento on the 5th Nov.
    If you are interested at all let me know and we can discuss more details.

    Thanks,

    Saba Malik Liasion officer for Fertile Ground

  7. Please
    Send
    Me
    More
    Info :)

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