Next SECS Meeting This Wednesday at 6:30! 🌱

Happy Monday, SECS! In celebration of our first ranked football win since 2021, show off your school spirit by joining us this Wednesday at Channing Murray.

This week, our SECS-y working groups will continue fighting the good fight. Feel free to check out whatever group interests you, and make sure to bring a computer!

Fossil Free Addendum will be doing mini lobbying trainings to accustom folks to making a pitch.  

Action will continue planning for speakers and putting up flyers for our upcoming climate march.

Media will get started on their new semester-long art project!

Education will be finalizing everything for the Franklin Middle School block party on Thursday and continuing work on the upcoming teach-in.

Solidarity Gardens will continue work on the air pruner beds and will start making some of these beds to be grown at home.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, September 11th at 6:30 p.m. in the Channing Murray Foundation (1209 W. Oregon Street).

🚨WAIT, THERE’S MORE!🚨

Come to the Divestment 101 and Canvassing Training this Friday!

Do you like free pizza & want to engage with the UIUC Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement? Join us for a grand Fossil Free Friday this Friday at the Channing Murray Foundation from 2:30-7:00pm. The Divestment 101 presentation is from 2:30-3:45 pm and the canvassing training is from 4-6pm. Show up to learn what divestment and canvassing are all about! Free pizza dinner! Please sign up here.

Want to speak at the climate march, or know someone who does?

Our fall climate march will be happening Thursday, September 27th. Mark your calendar! If you’d like to give a comment at the march, or know someone who does, fill out this form as soon as possible.

Check out the shared sustainability RSO calendar!

Put together by the Student Sustainability Leadership Committee, this calendar shows when and where sustainable groups are meeting throughout the year.

Show up on Wednesday! Go green or go HOME!

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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Join Illinois Enactus

Project-based social entrepeneurship organization Enactus is having their info night tonight from 7-8:30 pm in the Natural History Building room 2079. Check them out if you’re interested in sustainable and equitable change!

Email Chancellor Jones Today!

Do you care about clean dorms, well-maintained buildings, and accessible dining halls? The quality of services you rely on is directly tied to UlUC service employees, and they need your support! They have been disturbed by the chaos of unstable housing. With an increase in enrollment, the need for more staff to cook and clean is increasingly urgent! Take action to support SEIU by emailing Chancellor Jones right now using this email template. More information here.

Volunteer at the first ever Central Illinois Bat Festival!

Volunteers are currently wanted to help out at the Central Illinois Bat Festival on Saturday, September 28th for various roles, including flyering before the event, setup and takedown during the activities, and assistance during activities. Go here for more information and here to sign up to volunteer!

Help birds stop dying!

The UIUC Bird Strike group is made up of some awesome students who are looking to reduce bird deaths caused by window collisions. Go here for more information or if you’re interested in volunteering!

Attend the PRN Student Luncheon

On October 2nd, from 11am-2pm at the University YMCA, join local environmental groups for presentations and a meet-and-greet, with Y-Thai lunch included!

4th Annual Reimagine our Future Sustainability Competition

This undergraduate sustainability competition asks students to develop an innovate plan or solution that promotes one or more of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while taking account of other relevant SDGs. In doing so, students will address a particular sustainability problem or challenge which could be at a local, regional, national, or international level anywhere in the world. Register by October 7th! More info here.

Join the Climate Grief Group

Feeling the weight of climate change? You're not alone. Many of us are struggling with grief, anxiety, and a sense of loss as we watch our planet change. The Climate Grief Group is a safe, supportive space where we can talk openly about our climate-related emotions and learn how to cope together. We'll explore our feelings, build resilience, and find ways to turn that grief into positive action. Let's connect, heal, and support each other as we work towards a more just and sustainable future. This group meets virtually on Tuesdays between September 24th and October 29th at 1pm and is led by a licensed, climate-aware therapist. Pay what you can. Register here.

Visit TORIIS and take action

TORIIS.earth is an organization that makes transparent the University of Illinois Systems investments and visualizes this data through an environmental lens. Throughout TORIIS, you can explore in depth the University of Illinois Systems’ investments, understand the scope and impact of its investments in the fossil fuel industry, and take action by signing the open letter requesting fossil fuel divestment from the University of Illinois.

Listen to the SECS talk
Listen here to our sustainability-focused podcast, the SECS talk! The most recent episode’s guest is Lina Avalos, a student at UIUC and an environmental justice advocate from the Southeast side of Chicago.

Contact Us!
President — Rudy LaFave (he/him)
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Vice President — Claire Sullivan (she/her)
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Treasurer — Averhy Sanborn (she/her)
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Secretary — Julia San Miguel (she/her)
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Action Co-Coordinator — Trey McCallister (he/him)
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Action Co-Coordinator — Gabi DalSanto (she/they)
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Media Officer — Sophia Beem (she/her)
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Community Chair — Joya Weissman (she/her)
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Land Management Chair — Liam Henry (he/him)
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Outreach Coordinator — Izzy Wilder (she/her)
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer — Fatima Naveed (she/her)
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