Next SECS Meeting This Wednesday at 6:30! 🌱

Happy Monday! Hopefully everyone was able to enjoy spring break, bookended by our victory in the Big Ten Tournament! Enjoy this photo I took over break at the Shedd Aquarium of a friendly sea lion rescued from the California coast. Keep reading for camping information below!

This week our working groups continue to fight the good fight. As always, bring a computer!

Action will continue to organize to get the Engineering Open House to drop Chevron as a sponsor, and will formalize organizational signatures for our open letter.

Fossil Free Addendum will work on submitting witness slips in favor of HB5268 and continuing email outreach to legislators.

Media will be making posters for an upcoming clothing swap.

Education will plan for a future visit to host environmental trivia at Franklin Elementary School and brainstorm ideas for teach-ins with cultural houses.

Solidarity Gardens will take inventory of our supplies as part of planning for a Mom’s Weekend event!

Our next meeting is Wednesday, March 20th at 6:30 p.m. at the Channing Murray Foundation (1209 W. Oregon Street).

🚨WAIT, THERE’S MORE!🚨

Come camping with SECS!

We will be camping for the night of Friday, April 19th and returning to campus in the morning/afternoon of Saturday, April 20th. We are headed to Moraine View State Park, about a 50 minute drive away from Channing Murray. If you are interested, please fill out this interest form. To secure a spot in someone’s car, or sign up to drive if you have a car, fill out this form. To formalize your attendance, please either Venmo $5 to @jupiter_jpeg or bring cash to a meeting by Friday, April 12th. Any plus-ones should also fill out the interest form and submit payment. For more information, see the announcements channel in the Discord.

Read Sophia and Michael’s letter to the editor in the Daily Illini!

Two of our very own have written a spectacular letter to the editor calling out TIAA, a financial sponsor of the Big Ten Tournament, for their fossil fuel investments. In light of Illinois’ recent win, we owe it to ourselves to examine the role of the fossil fuel industry in one of our biggest sources of pride. Support local journalism here.

Show up on Wednesday! Go green or go HOME!

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

💡 Apply to Run Illini Lights Out in 2024-25! 💡
iSEE is seeking an undergraduate intern to lead the popular ILO program! Work 4-8 hours a week during the school year, with some training this spring, and help the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign save energy!
Apply by Wednesday, March 27. Go here for more information and to apply.

Vote in the Illinois Primary!

It’s not too late to vote in the primary! See instructions for how to register to vote above. On campus, you can vote at the Illini Union or Siebel Center for Design from now through March 19th. Go here for more information on voting.

Attend a Recycling Workshop On Zoom!

Hear from local waste management experts about the recycling efforts within Champaign, Urbana, and across the University of Illinois campus. Attend a Zoom on Tuesday, March 26th from 7-8pm. Scan the QR code for the link!

Help Birds Stop Dying!

The UIUC Bird Strike Group seeks to reduce the number of bird deaths caused by window collisions. If you’d like to volunteer for this noble cause, scan the QR code for more info!

Protect Illinois Wetlands Under Threat!

The U.S. Supreme Court just gutted the Clean Water Act, eliminating the protection of many wetlands we rely on for flood control and habitat along major rivers. Now, Illinois wetlands are left vulnerable to developer bulldozers because our state lacks a comprehensive program to protect them. Go here to take action!

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.

Sign the petition to save Weaver Park!

Weaver Park is a natural landscape in east Urbana that is currently at risk of being converted into soccer and baseball fields. To protect this park with inherent value, sign this petition.

If you’ve read this far, check out the unofficial CSEC election results. Exciting election cycle for SECS-endorsed candidates!

Contact Us!
President — Danika Ford (she/her)
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Vice President — Rudy LaFave (he/him)
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Treasurer — Averhy Sanborn (she/her)
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Secretary — Julia San Miguel (she/her)
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Action Coordinator — Trey McCallister (he/him)
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Education Officer — Claire Sullivan (she/her)
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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 — Gabi DalSanto (she/they)
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