THIS WEEK IN SUSTAINABILITY: August 11th - August 17th, 2025
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Here's what's happening this week in Sustainability!
Don't let the high heat of late summer stop you from being sustainably minded! Check out neat things to do below!
MONDAY, AUGUST 11th
POP-UP BIKES SHOP (PUBS)
3:00 - 5:00PM | Fahey-McLane patio
Are your handlebars loose? Tires flat? Chain squeaky and rusty? Come to PUBS!
Please be aware there might be high demand and a long queue, and plan accordingly. This event is for QUICK FIXES ONLY.
Small fixes are just $10 for 15 minutes of labor (plus the cost of any parts). We only accept DASH Discretionary via the GET Mobile app, so please bring your phone, ID Card, and have your DASH preloaded with some money.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12th
O-FARM WORK DAY
8 - 10AM | Rides from next to Robo
Join Purnika and Manu for a whimsical trip to the farm on Tuesday morning! We will be doing a variety of weeding, planting, and harvesting.
The weather looks a little chilly, so bring layers as well as a water bottle!
Sign up here on Trailhead.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13th
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE HOURS
12 - 1:30PM | Outside Robo (rain location: Robo 106)
Join Sustainability staff for delicious homemade sweets and susty conversation!
All are welcome, whether you've been involved in the past or are looking to get started with Sustainability now! Share ideas, ask questions, or just take a little snack break with us.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15th
O-FARM WORK DAY
10AM - 12PM | Rides from behind Robo
Join Reva '27 (she/her) and Flora '27 (she/her) for a fun Friday morning trip to the farm! We will be doing a variety of weeding, planting, and harvesting.
It's looking to be quite warm and potentially rainy, so please be sure to bring a raincoat and a water bottle!
Sign up here on Trailhead!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
11:30AM - 1:30PM | North Mass Basement
Did you know, Dartmouth produced over eleven THOUSAND pounds of potential textile waste this spring alone? Luckily, thanks to our amazing partners at Apparel Impact, that clothing can either be recycled or upcycled. And, much of it finds its way to our Free Market Thrift Store—so swing on by this week to see what you'll find!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
11:30AM - 1:30PM | North Mass Basement
Excited by our thrift store and want to help sustain our efforts? Shocked by the amount of waste on campus and want a tangible way to curb it? Come to the Free Market!
OTHER EVENTS AND NEWS
NATURE AND NURTURE: GUIDED IMMERSION
Wednesday, August 13th | 10AM -11AM | BEMA
Join us for a playful and grounding hour outdoors designed to help you reconnect with the earth, with joy, and with yourself. Through guided activities (like mindfulness, a joyful forest walk, and poetry writing) we’ll explore how nature can be a powerful companion in building resilience, relieving stress, and remembering how good it feels to just play outside.
NEWS:
The Energy Justice Clinic is currently hiring two Research Assistants for the Fall term to work on remote research in Chile with Mapuche-Williche communities. This opportunity also involves a three-week research opportunity in Chile during Winterim. Please see the attached job posting for more information.
Application Deadline and Submission Instructions: Applicants should submit as soon as possible on a rolling basis. The application period ends on Monday, August 18th, at 5:00 PM. Please submit a CV and a cover letter of at least 2 paragraphs or 1-2 minute video detailing your experience and interest to Dr. Kelly at Sarah.H.Kelly@dartmouth.edu.
Project Description: Dartmouth’s Energy Justice Clinic (EJ Clinic) is committed to creating an equitable and accessible energy transition through engaged student learning and meaningful community partnerships. In a world suffering from climate and other crises, we believe that integrating research, knowledge, and service can be of direct benefit. As an education program at Dartmouth College with acknowledged privilege, we provide applied social science collaborations with community partners working toward non-hierarchical learning relationships. We train our students in how to do ethical qualitative research grounded in law and policy and focused on remedying injustice and inequity. The Clinic operates year-round, with students able to participate both through coursework and as research assistants, providing learning continuity and depth beyond the 10-week quarter system.
The two RAs will be hired to work on ongoing research with Mapuche-Williche communities and interlocutors in southern Chile. Our ongoing research involves transnational energy conflicts involving wind and hydropower development, as well as intercultural efforts to protect watersheds and territorial relationships. Research will include participatory meetings with collaborators, interviews, document review, legal analysis, social media analysis, community science, and other tasks as they emerge. RAs will most likely contribute to broader research on transnational investments and legal innovations for territorial protection like the rights to nature. Following successful completion of the Fall RAship, travel will be funded for a three-week research trip with Dr. Kelly in Winterim.
If you have any questions, come chat with us on Wednesday, August 13th, at 2:00 PM via Zoom. If you cannot attend at that time, please email. Link for the office hours.
Job requirements:
Fluency in Spanish or extremely high proficiency (spoken, written, auditory, and reading)
Rigorous curiosity for conducting critical and applied study of energy justice;
Community-based participatory research or organizing experience;
Qualitative and/or quantitative social science research experience;
Aptitude and interest for working with different cultures;
Website design, social media, or communications training;
Interest and/or experience in law and policymaking
Optional experience in filmmaking, photography, and editing.
Optional experience in GIS or other forms of cartography
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