Corie Radka, Operating Team Co-Chair

About Me

I have a passionate voice for wildlife conservation, having researched the recovering black rhino population in South Africa and volunteered in Santa Barbara with a wildlife care facility. I have been involved with UCSB’s Environmental Affairs Board (EAB) for several years, this year serving as the External Affairs Chair. In the summer of 2009, I was the proxy co-chair for EAB and organized 7 EAB members to go to the largest Animal Rights Conference in the United States. There, EAB learned about how animal rights issues were closely connected to the environmental and social justice movement. After the conference, I co-founded the Meatless Monday campaign at UCSB to address one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and increased disease and health problems, as well as, animal welfare.

How I Got Involved In CSSC

Through joining the Environmental Affairs Board, I learned about the statewide effort to help the sustainability movement. CSSC is the gateway for students to come together and support one another as well as unite and work within higher education institutions and governmental entities. There is no way I would miss out on that!

The Area of Sustainability That Interests Me Most

Agrifood Systems, Equity, Corporate Personhood

The Role of Student Action in Sustainability

The sustainability movement concerns the health of our planet and society, now and in the future. Students are some of the key spokespersons to bridge this gap. It is therefore our duty to make sure we have a voice in our future.

Sustainability Projects I’ve Worked On

• implementing Meatless Mondays at UCSB
• research on the Santa Barbara Food System
• climate change conference

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1. Quentin Gee, Chair
2. Lauren Jabusch, Operating Team Co-Chair
3. Pamela Tuttle, Operating Team Adviser and Mentor
4. Ryan Andersen, Website and Communications Director, Alumni Advisor
5. Meatless Monday at UCSB