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Reading, writing and realizing nature: explore your local place this holiday season

Reading, writing and realizing nature: explore your local place this holiday season

Here are eleven activities you can use to strengthen your personal relationship with place – and maybe even share your experience with family, friends, or community members.

Should Chiapas Farmers Suffer for California’s Carbon?

Should Chiapas Farmers Suffer for California’s Carbon?

“We are not responsible for climate change—it’s the big industries that are,” said Abelardo, a young man from the Tseltal Mayan village of Amador Hernández in the Lacandon jungle ofChiapas. “So why should we be held responsible, and even punished for it?”

Fall 2012 Convergence: When People Become a Snowflake

This fall, Butte College became the first community college to ever host a CSSC convergence. While some may have doubted how many people would haul up to the far north corner of our state, the magnetic power of convergence brought hundreds of students and the young at heart to the Butte College campus.

Convergence Logistics

Greetings! We hope you are all excited for the CSSC’s fall convergence held from November 9th-11th at Butte Community College, 3536 Butte Campus Dr., Oroville, CA 95965. We have prepared an incredible weekend complete with inspirational keynote speakers Chief Caleen Sisk-Franco, Anne Symens-Bucher, Adelaja Simon, Victor Menotti, Kirsten Schwind, and a variety of student-led workshops…Read more »

Fall 2012 Convergence: The Three Pillars of Sustainability

The Fall 2012 Convergence is just around the corner! This weekend we will be making CSSC history: this is the first time a convergence has ever been hosted at a community college. The team at Butte has cooked up an incredible, jam-packed, inspiring weekend for you all, so if you haven’t registered yet - get on it!

Election Day TUESDAY: Do you have a vote plan?

Election Day TUESDAY: Do you have a vote plan?

One of the biggest regrets I have is not voting in my first presidential election, the 2008 election.

Apply for a Scholarship at the Convergence!

Apply for a scholarship! A goal of our CSSC Convergences is to provide everyone with the opportunity to attend the Convergence regardless of their economic status; therefore we have created this fee waiver form that will allow you to register for free. Our deepest apologies that this is up so late.

Project We Own It

Project We Own It

Why YOU should make a pledge to support the Isla Vista Food Co-op in Santa Barbara

GMOs: Too Big to Fail

GMOs: Too Big to Fail

We all fail. Our attempts, for example, at crafting an esteemed piece of literature or painting a revered portrait or impressing our friends with a delicious gourmet meal often end in disastrous disarray. But, most of us accept and learn from our failures.

Invitation: The Future of Higher Education Endowments

Invitation: The Future of Higher Education Endowments

November 9, 2012, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Opportunities

Check out these three fabulous opportunities to enhance your leadership in the sustainability movement:

Announcing the Fall 2012 Convergence

The CSSC Fall Convergence will be held November 9th to 11th at Butte Community College. Join hundreds of students from across CA to build community, share resources, plan action, attend workshops, and celebrate.

The Three E’s of Sustainability

The Three E's of Sustainability

The CSSC is committed to recognizing and working toward the “Three E’s” of sustainability: economy, ecology, and equity.

Reflections on the 2012 Summer Leadership Retreat

Twice a year, the CSSC hosts leadership retreats for students who are interested in getting involved or staying involved in the leadership of the organization.

Sustainability, Here at Home with First Nations Peoples

Sustainability, Here at Home with First Nations Peoples

I recently returned from a four day Coming of Age Ceremony with the Winnemem Wintu on the banksof the McCloud River in Shasta County. This experience has had me thinking a lot about the connections between culture, environment and sustainability.

The Lexicon of Sustainability

The Lexicon of Sustainability

“Words are the building blocks for new ideas. They have the power to activate change and transform societies.”

An Odious Investment: Moving Beyond Coal at UC Berkeley

Why is a world-renowned public university that prides itself on being a leader for social change, civil rights and progressive education investing without transparency in one of the most significant environmental problems of our time?

Voices from the Spring 2012 Convergence

From April 27th - April 29th, over 400 students from across the state of California gathered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for a weekend of workshops, speakers, live music, and camping. The theme of this convergence was building a resoNATION - inspiring students to join together to make a positive, resounding impact in the world.

Everything You Need to Know About The Convergence!

Greetings, Earthlings! I hope you are as excited as we are for the CSSC’s Spring Student Sustainability Convergence beginning this Friday, April 27th! This post contains quite a bit of important information that will help you get prepared for one of the best weekends of your life! Just keep reading, just keep reading…

Final List of Workshops

Here are the student-led workshops for the 2012 Spring Convergence!

  • Ending Corporate Personhood
  • Food Systems 101
  • The Environmental Justice Movement
  • Empowering Women Through Fair Trade

The Spring Convergence is Less Than One Month Away!

Have you registered for our Spring Convergence at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo yet? It’s happening in less than a month - April 27th-29th!

Can the University of California make campus food sustainable?

Can the University of California make campus food sustainable?

Fast food joints offer a quick and easy fix for hungry, busy students on college campuses. But at the University of California, they’ve also become a target for student activists intent on shifting their schools’ large dining budgets away from less healthy, industrially produced food…

Recharge! Retreat

Recharge! Retreat

Call for applicants! The Focus the Nation Recharge! Retreat is a week-long, expenses-paid retreat for young clean energy leaders.

March in March: Reclaiming California Education

On Monday, March 5th, I had the privilege of attending the March and Rally in Support of Higher Education at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

Early Bird Registration Now Open for the Spring Convergence

Read the top reasons why YOU should attend this spring’s convergence!

NEWS RELEASE: Palo Alto Leading the Charge on CLEAN Programs

Silicon Valley leaders approve CLEAN Program to increase local production of cost-effective renewable energy.

California Considers a Cottage Food Law

Since the homemade food renaissance has taken root in California, there’s been no shortage of home picklers, jammers, and bakers. But under current state laws, it’s a misdemeanor for those home artisans to sell their goodies in the open marketplace.

Wonders of Cookin’ with Cashews: Creamy Cashew-Pepper Penne

For my very first Green Grub post, I decided my grand debut recipe must be vegan, of course, and this thought naturally led to the decision to make one of the main ingredients this, a staple of vegan cuisine – cashews.

Submit a Workshop Proposal for the Spring 2012 Convergence!

We invite you to help us build a resoNATION! We each come to this convergence finding our individual places within the movement and how they connect and resonate together. We want to put this cohesion into action to build and create social, political, economic and personal change.

Spotlight on the CSSC End Coal Campaign

Spotlight on the CSSC End Coal Campaign

If you’re part of CSSC, you probably already save energy at your house: you turn off the lights when you leave the room, you don’t use unnecessary electricity guzzlers like hair dryers, and maybe you’ve even switched to energy efficient appliances or compact fluorescent light bulbs.

11 important clean energy provisions in Obama’s budget proposal

President Obama’s proposed 2013 budget invests in clean energy to help power the engine of economic growth. The budget would direct funds to efficiency and renewable electricity technologies to create jobs and boost domestic manufacturing, and would also make manufacturing more efficient.

24 Hours to Stop the Pipeline - Be the Solution

24 Hours to Stop the Pipeline - Be the Solution

Every once in a while an opportunity comes along for all of us to be the solution. This is one of those times. We’re collecting a half million messages to stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in the next 24 hours.

2012 Winter Leadership Retreat

The CSSC 2012 Winter Leadership Retreat took place January 12th-16th in the beautiful San Jacinto Mountains near Palm Springs. Natural beauty and enough space for all of us under one roof made it the perfect setting to delve deep into the nuts and bolts, or rather, the roots and shoots, of the CSSC.

Our Fall Convergence is Around the Corner!

Our Fall Convergence will be here in less than 3 weeks! Tell your friends, post it on facebook and get people excited, because you’re in for a nice post-Halloween treat! Derrick Jensen, a prolific author on environmental and social justice issues, will be our keynote speaker! And Tony Gamboa (UBUNTU!) will be our student keynote to bring all us sustainabilibuddies together. Ready to join us yet!?

>> REGISTER NOW! <<

LEED Certifies 10,000th Project

LEED Certifies 10,000th Project

In the midst of ongoing discussions on the program’s merit, the Green Building Certification Institute announced that the 10,000th commercial project has been LEED-certified, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. The Live Oak Family Resource Center in Santa Cruz, Calif. was awarded LEED Platinum by the institute, — a community center providing families with…Read more »

I Do Not Want Mercy, I Want You To Join Me

Tim DeChristopher, who was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison and a $10,000 fine for ‘disrupting’ a Bureau of Land Management auction in 2008, had an opportunity to address the court and the judge immediately before his sentence was announced. This is his statement:

Banning Corporate Personhood: How Communities Are Taking the Law Back from Big Companies

Banning Corporate Personhood: How Communities Are Taking the Law Back from Big Companies

This is the story of individuals speaking up when the gas corporations are attempting to control their hometowns and of individual becoming increasingly involved in their local government, collaborating with each other as they face drilling throughout the area.

Join the Activist Network! Intern with Greenpeace

Join the Activist Network! Intern with Greenpeace

Do you want to join the fight for climate justice with the world’s largest independent environmental organization? Greenpeace has several incredible volunteer internships available in San Francisco! You’ll get the chance to work on the most pressing issues of our time - saving ancient rainforests, protecting our oceans, stopping toxic threats, and launching a clean energy revolution.

CSSC Hiring Now!

The CSSC is positioned to develop and launch a campaign to mobilize student leaders and the California system of higher education to eliminate our dependence on coal. We are currently looking to fill 2 PAID positions, a Campaign Director and Graduate Research Assistant. Read more to look at the job descriptions and apply.

Fuel-efficient vehicles could save $7.2 billion annually in California health costs

Fuel-efficient vehicles could save $7.2 billion annually in California health costs

May 10, 2011 Susan Carpenter, LA Times California could save $7.2 billion in healthcare costs — and prevent more than 400 premature deaths — annually if the state adopts a 64 miles- per-gallon equivalent fuel economy standard, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Lung Assn. in California. The Road to Clean Air…Read more »

10th Annual Spring Convergence: Let the Countdown Begin!

Spring Convergence is so close I can smell the vegan food already! UC Davis has prepared a sensational weekend complete with energizing keynote speeches from Tim DeChristopher and Rikki Ott, a panel discussion with time for your questions, inspiringly innovative student-led workshops, and an incredibly delicious menu of local organic goodness to keep you going all day long. Online Registration ends April 24th at Midnight.

Why I Lived With My Garbage For a Year

Why I Lived With My Garbage For a Year

From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010, I saved every piece of my garbage. No, I’m not homeless, and I didn’t lose my mind. I decided to save my trash—in my bedroom—because I started to realize how living in a consumer culture like ours means using a lot of “disposable” products. We buy things, use…Read more »

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