Next SECS Meeting This Wednesday at 6:30! 🌱

Happy Monday! COP28, the 28th annual conference of world countries to discuss and implement solutions to climate change, is upon us. Follow the coverage with your free student subscription to the New York Times here.

This Wednesday will be our last meeting before winter break. We know everyone is busy with projects and final exams, so come relax with SECS! We will be playing board games and generally chilling out. Feel free to bring any items to make this mission possible, like card games or snacks!

This meeting will be Wednesday, December 6th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Channing Murray Foundation (1209 W. Oregon Street).

Show up on Wednesday! Go green or go HOME!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sign these petitions!
Go here to sign a petition calling on President Biden and the Department of Energy to stop the construction of over 20 new liquified natural gas export facilities that would produce the same amount of emissions as 675 coal-fired power plants. Just one of these 20 facilities, known as CP2, would cause 20 times as much carbon pollution as Alaska’s Willow Project.

Demand a new environmental impact statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline here.

Hear from Youth Voices at COP28 Wednesday, December 6th at 11am!

Join this livestream event to hear from 8 dynamic youth delegates about their experience in Dubai where they will connect with youth and Indigenous leaders from across the globe and share their perspectives with elected officials and decision makers.

Visit TORIIS and take action!

TORIIS.earth is an organization that makes transparent the University of Illinois Systems inves tments 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!
The third episode of the SECS talk has been released! The third episode features Mohammad Ahmadi, a student at the University of Illinois and a delegate at COP28. Listen here.

Interested in a Sierra Club calendar? Order today!
Support the Sierra Club by buying an idyllic calendar for a good cause. Reach out to [email protected] for more information or to place an order.

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, give some consideration to clicking right here for this week’s festive surprise. Come again!

Contact Us!
President — Danika Ford (she/her)
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Vice Presidents — Alex Chavez (he/him) & 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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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer — Fatima Naveed (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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