SECS Meeting This Wednesday 6:30-7:30!

At the Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon Street. Come learn about what SECS does and how you can get involved!

Here’s what we’re up to this week:

• Action: Going over the ISC Expressive Activity resolution and going to Committee on Community and Governmental Relations.

• CFE: Planning the sock monkey event and outreach for CFE tabling.

• Education: Working on the teach in for Epsilon Eta Epsilon aka trEEE.

• Garden: Maintaining the garden and foraging for acorns around campus.

• Green Observer: Starting the editing process for the drafts.

• Media: Finishing the button project.

• Policy: Practicing elevator pitches, finalizing expectations for next week’s Lobby Day.

Community Building: Cards

Before our meetings, from 6:00-6:30, come to the Channing Murray for some community building. We’re playing card games this week!

Apple Pie Night

After our meeting this Wednesday, 10/8, we’ll be doing some baking! You can bring your apples picked this weekend from Curtis orchard. It’ll be a low key night to hang out and get a sweet treat. If you’d like you can also bring what make to the bake sale Thursday!

Bake Sale

Thursday, October 9th, 12-4, we’re holding a bake sale and tabling. On the quad, right by the union. Show off those baking skills! If you want to bake something, or table, sign up below:

Paper Drive

Bring any extra paper you have to our next meeting to donate for local art projects! There will be a collection box, lets fill it up!

The SECS Talk

New episode is out! Sit down with our policy coordinator!

Join the Discord

Discord is our primary method for members to communicate in SECS. Stay up to date with our projects, help plan our next steps, and get to know us at the link below.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

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.

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And finally, the song of the week. A week of midterms survived, and big events coming up, so lets slow down for a second:

Contact Us!
President — Averhy Sanborn (she/her)
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Vice President — Gabi DalSanto (she/they)
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Treasurer — Lukas Phillips (he/him)
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Secretary — Lincoln Dean (he/him)
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Action Coordinator — Grayson Hodson (he/him)
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Policy Coordinator — Raphael Ranola (he/him)
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Education Coordinator — Julia Spainhour (she/her)
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Media Officer — Natalie Reed (she/her)
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Editor-in-Chief of the Green Observer – Sophia Beem (she/her)
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Community Chair — Joya Weissman (she/her)
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Land Stewardship Officer — Bruce Beem (he/him)
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Outreach Coordinator — Izzy Wilder (she/her)
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer — Yesenia Adrianzen (she/her)
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