Here's what's happening this week in Sustainability!
We had a great turnout for garlic planting last week at the O Farm!
TUESDAY, November 14th
CASELLA TABLING
11AM - 2PM | Collis
Want to learn more about Dartmouth’s waste system? Got questions about recycling?
Come talk to folks from the Dartmouth Facilities Operations and Management Department, Dartmouth Sustainability Office, and Casella Waste Management.
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
7 - 9PM | North Mass Basement
Our racks are fully stocked, including winter clothing! Come swing by to get shirts, jackets, warm layers, jeans, shoes, and more–all for free!
WEDNESDAY, November 15th
SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNITY LUNCH
12:30 - 1:30PM | Irving Commons (IR 275)
Take a break from reading period studies to refuel with susty staff and others in the sustainability community. We've got lots of late-fall veggies at the Farm and will be cheffing up a warm, home-cooked meal for all to enjoy!
Vegan and GF options available.
Come early at noon to help cook!
THURSDAY, November 16th
READING PERIOD AT THE O-FARM
1:45 - 4:15PM | Rides leaving from behind Robo
Study spot real estate tough to find during reading period? Come out to the Farm! We've got WiFi! Cozy up with your notes or p-sets by the wood fire and enjoy some hot cider and donuts. Optionally, you're welcome to lend a hand with some end-of-season farm work or take a walk in the fields or the woods by the farm.
Sign up here!
If this time period doesn't work for you, you're welcome to provide your own transportation to come out to the Farm any time on Thursday, 11/16.
FRIDAY, November 17th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE VOLUNTEER HOURS 7 - 9PM | North Mass Basement
Excited by our new 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? Join us for a volunteer work session at the Free Market!
Help fold and sort clothing, organize the thrift store space, and more – sign up to volunteer here!
SATURDAY, November 18th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
12PM - 3PM | North Mass Basement
Come swing by our on-campus thrift store, the Free Market, this weekend! All clothing is reclaimed from Dartmouth's waste streams. Instead of buying new clothing, get second-hand for free!
SUNDAY, November 12th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
12PM - 3PM | North Mass Basement
See above–same thrift store, with perhaps some new finds! 👀
We've got lots of new winter clothing to keep you warm for these cold late-fall days!
CLIMATE WINS
So much of our media is mired in gloom and doom–and don't get us wrong, there's a lot to be wary of when it comes to our fight for a just, livable future in the face of intensifying injustices and climate change. But, there's also SO much good work being done, too, that rarely gets highlighted. We've added this "climate wins" section to our weekly newsletter to counterbalance the bad news and reinvigorate our community in this good and hard work by celebrating wins.
This month, the Penobscot Nation and the Trust for Public Land announced a plan to return nearly 30,000 acres of land in the Katahdin region to the Penobscot people. The transfer is part of a movement to return lands to Indigenous stewardship and work with tribal communities to protect biodiversity. Last week, we were fortunate enough to host Dr. Jus Crea Giammarino, a Penobscot naturopathic physician and ethnobotanist, at the Organic Farm, in partnership with Geisel's Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement.
If you've got a climate win you're excited about, big or small, email us at sustainable.dartmouth@dartmouth.edu, and we'll include it in next week's newsletter! According to the IPCC, every action that prevents further degrees of global warming, no matter what scale, is meaningful.
OTHER EVENTS
Below, find events from other campus organizations related to sustainability, climate, and social justice!
FOSSIL FREE DARTMOUTH YOUTH V. GOV FILM SCREENING WITH PIZZA
Monday | 7:30PM | Steele 006
Youth V. Gov follows the story of 21 young people who are suing the US Government for "violating their rights to life, liberty, personal safety, and property through their willful actions in creating the climate crisis" (https://www.youthvgovfilm.com/).
Join Fossil Free Dartmouth for this powerful and moving film and free pizza!
SUNRISE DARTMOUTH MEETING
Thursday | 8PM | Robo 106
Passionate about climate justice? Join Sunrise Dartmouth to learn how to get involved in the fight for environmental and social justice here on campus and nationally. Learn more about Sunrise Dartmouth here.