Ethical and Environmental action in Halls

I know students in Halls care about ethical and environmental issues, I also don’t think they get enough opportunity to express their desire for progressive changes within halls. I took this to residences executive and they voted to start a group/ forum on ethical issues within halls.

The group is not just a forum to talk to the ethical and environmental officer, but a platform for students from different halls to meet up organise themselves and start campaigning together within halls.

I’m also going to try and get groups stronger ties to the guild and universities so it can feed into other relevant decision making groups.

The First meeting is going to take place on the 27th of October in the Nuffield centre (R9) in room G17 at 7:30. I hope discuss with interested residence associations and students what they want from the group, what they would like it terms of reference to look like and what they would like to see changed in halls.

Please do come along if your are interested and join the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=153495511587 – also invite people you think will be interested

Do you have any ideas? Anything you’d like on the agenda? Would you like to organize free swap shops, charity shop collection points, get more fair-trade products in vale shops and bars, mobile phone or battery recycling points, join local groups in their efforts to win better recycling facilities off the council, try and win for students the opportunity to grow their own fruit and veg on student allotments or do you want to organize a guerrilla gardening group? If you have any ideas don’t hold back.