Next SECS Meeting This Wednesday at 6:30! 🌱

Happy Monday! If you saw the total eclipse today and didn’t look directly at it, reward yourself for having good judgement and show up on Wednesday!

We are holding elections this week during our regularly scheduled meeting time. Absentee voting will not be available, so please attend in person to have a say in next year’s board. We will be starting off the meeting in the basement of Channing Murray.

If time allows, this is what our working groups will be doing after voting is over:

Action will continue to plan the upcoming Spring Climate March.

Media will be touching up clothing swap signs.

Education will continue planning for environmental trivia with Franklin Elementary students on April 15th.

Solidarity Gardens will be working outside, weather permitting.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, April 10th at 6:30 p.m. at the Channing Murray Foundation (1209 W. Oregon Street).

Take a quick look at all the exciting events happening in the month of April:

🚨WAIT, THERE’S MORE!🚨

Apply for the 2024-25 SECS Board!

Applications are due by midnight on April 9th. For more information and to apply, fill out this Google form. All are welcome!

Volunteer for Sustainapalooza!

Sustainapalooza is an upcoming festival during Earth Week scheduled to take place Monday, April 22nd from 4-8pm on Anniversary Plaza on the quad. We are looking for volunteers to help out with this event. All volunteers are required to attend a mandatory volunteer information session on Monday, April 15th from 6:30-7:30 pm at the Student Organization Complex. To volunteer, fill out this form. All volunteers will get a free T-shirt!

Know someone who wants to speak at the Climate March?

If you or someone you know would like to be considered to be a speaker at the Climate March (12:30-2 p.m., April 22nd), fill out this form.

Bring your mom to flower planting this weekend!

This Sunday, April 14th from 11am-12pm, SECS will be hosting flower pot painting and planting at Channing Murray! Fill out an RSVP form here.

Help out with the spring bake sale!

We will be having a spring bake sale on Wednesday, April 17th on the Quad from 12-4. If you’d like to work the booth or make some treats (or both), sign up here.

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.

Show up on Wednesday! Go green or go HOME!

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Be Part of a Biking Focus Group

Like to bike? Ethan Garcia is a grad student in urban planning currently seeking students with varying levels of bike use on campus to participate in a research focus group. His research will be used to influence the 2024 UIUC Campus Master Bike Plan, so this is your chance to make your voice heard! Fill out this survey to get started.

Volunteer with Kingfisher Kayaking

Kingfisher Kayaking is a small nonprofit looking for volunteers to lead or assist with river trips. Group leaders would work with small groups of 5-10 kayakers to help them navigate trips and load and unload boats. Email [email protected] to apply.

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, go here for this week’s secret link. Come again!

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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