Minutes Archive
10/29/09
Presentation
-Service and Meditation club
–Relaxing Exercise
–Stress is demand is more than capacity
–Take away energy, angry, fear, anxiety, and addiction
—Time is wasted as we dwell on those emotions
–Common theme of these emotions is the future
–“Power of now”
—We can change the now but not the future
–Meet every week on Thursday around campus
–More info sjsuyoga@gmail.com
Green-a-Palooza
-Banner making today!
-T-Shirt and Flyer Design Vote
–Endangered Species Design
–Three symbols for each day design
—Endangered Species Design Won!
-Button Design Need by Next week!
Announcements
-Sustainable Supply chains-The Business Imperative
–Presented by Global Studies Club
–Dr. Arvinder P.S. Loomba will speak to the Global Studies Club regarding the paradoxes of green supply chain managements and possible innovation strategies. He is an expert in global issues, ranging from off shoring to supply chain management focused on Southeast Asia. A man with considerable experience in advising for Supply chain operations in USA, Korea, India, Japan, and China, he is a must see! For anyone interested in understanding business and culture in the Pacific Rim.
–On Nov. 3 at 1:45pm in the Pacheco Room
–More info gsc.sjsu@gmail.com
-Gulf Coast City Project Sleep Out
–Sleep out in tents
–Thursday Nov. 12
–Presentations for unemployment around at 7-9pm
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10/22/09
Welcome
-If you were hot dog, would you eat yourself?
Old Business
-Park Clean Up and Oktoberfest Ride
–Not a lot trash found because of the rain
–Trash collected at the downed log at the end of the river
—We contacted Water District
–We will start advertising more for the park clean-up to get more people there
–Next one clean up to be announced
-Bag Making Party
–Went well
–There were 26 bags
-Safe and Green Halloween 10/23/09
–Where does the waste go?
—List of waste and kids decide where it goes
–Bag decoration
Green A Palooze
-Three-day event from Nov. 17-19
–Bike to school Day
–Sustainable Food Day
–SJSU Recycles Day
-T-shirt
–Design is being decided
–It will be voted on possibly next week
–Price estimate to come
-Flyers
–Design will be decided eventually
-Banners
–Next week banner making party during the meeting
–It’s a party bring some snacks and scissors!
–Need help reserving advertising spot
-Visuals
–Committee will ask for help if needed
-Compost Workshop
–Someone is needed to set up an agenda for workshop
–Compost helps reduce land waste
–Visiting club from Chico State
—Will be having a video coming up for composting
—They believe that composting is best way to reduce their carbon-foot print
Chico State
-They have very sustainable program an their campus
-Student-Run programs and they do their own shit!
-Environmental Groups
–AS Sustainability Program
–Environmental Action and Resource Center
–Net Impact
-More questions ask Zach for the info
Announcements
-Eve Turned 21!
-International day of Action this Sunday
–www.350.com for more info
-Green Fest
–www.greenfestsf.com
–Three-Day Festival free if you volunteer but register early
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10/15/09
Introductions
-Guess Song Name Game
Old Business
-Bike to School
–Went well
–60-80 hotdogs including soy dogs
–Free Tune Ups
–Lots of people
–Zach had many different interesting conversations
-Bag Making Party
–11am-2pm
–Saturday at Beauty Palace
-Park Clean Up
–Williams St Park at 1pm
–3pm Meet at the Fountain by the Events Center for our own Bike Party
—Route will be sent out later
–Bring Food
-Safe and Green Halloween
–Games!
—Corn Hole
—Emily’s Game…?
–Reusable Bags for Kids to decorate
–Facebook Event will be made
Committees
-Visual Display
–Tree of Knowledge
—Oranges and Apples
–Get the Tree from the person
–Display Creation with info
–Compost Bin is being made as we speak
—Give away the awesome compost dirt!
-Finance
–The seeds are needed
–Giving away reusable bags?
–Purchases will be paid back
–Trader Joe is being contacted for donation of a nice compost bin
–Looking for T-shirt vendor
—Andres is trying to get a silk screen maker to make it for himself for cheaper
—Slutty Paper Campaign T-Shirts but maybe for next semester
—Savers T-Shirts for fitted tees
—-Design is coming from Dylan and Zach
-Vendors
–Still Contacting Vendors
–Composting Workshop by the city
—12pm-1pm
–List will come
-Marketing
–Banners will be made in club time
–Class Presentations
Announcements
-Every Thursday at 5pm at Mosaic Free Pizza!
-Delta Gamma all next week
–Tuesday is the most beautiful eyes
–Thursday Lip singing
–More Info Facebook Kerry!
-Bowling for Breast Cancer research
–Friday October 30th
-Most Hilarious Debate
–1:30pm-2:30pm Almaden Room
10/8/09
Introductions
-How are you doing?
Keeping cool at SJSU
-Bike to School Day Thursday October 15/ Eco-Print Challenge (http://sjsu.edu/myfootprint/)
–Ecofoot-Print Quiz this week went fabulously
—To help out announce it class to arrive to the goal of 3,000 students
—Raffle for free folding bike and other things at Bike Repair class
–Thursday Oct 15: Bike ride to Japan town BBQ at noon ride from 1-2pm
-Clean Up and Ride (Erica)
–October 18th meeting 1pm for the Park Clean Up
–At 3 o’clock meet at the events center for Bike Ride
—Guadalupe Bike Trail ending at 6pm
-SOS Clean Up (Contact Andres (408) 832-3695).
–Beach Clean Up at Santa Cruz
—Meet at 9am by the 10th St Garage
—BBQ afterwards with $5 donations
If you are interested please contact Tara Martinez (sjsu.service@salhonors.org) or Mariah Martinez (sjsu.membership@salhonors.org) and if you can drive or need to carpool.
Safe and Green 10/23/09 at 2:30-5:30pm
Contact: yanyinchoy@yahoo.com if interested in volunteering
Elementary Presentation
–Make thirty trick or treat bags for the kids to decorate
—Bag Making Party at Eve’s House a.k.a. “Beauty Palace” at Oct 17 11am-2pm
—-Address 131 S 15th St
–Environmental Game Brainstorm
—Corn Hole Game
—-Two holes for either trash and recycles then the child decide which bean bag goes where
—Bottle Bowling
—Child Public Art
—Guessing where does trash go game
—Henna Decorations on Children
—Say a word then let the kids run to right place game
Green-A-Palooza Committee Update
-Vendor Committee
–Struggle with update
–Water district is a no
–San Jose Conversation Corp
—Yes but only need a staffer
–Green Waste
—Maybe
-Marketing Committee
–Need t-shirt and Flyer Design
–The club will make the banners
–Classroom Presentation
-Visual Committee
–Use an old fake Palm tree
–We also have the balls hanging from tree
–Three different ways where the fruit will go through when thrown away
-Finance Committee
–Calling for donations
–We want seeds for sustainable food
–Trader Joe’s donation for organic and inorganic food for taste test
–Nice and fairly cheap compost bin
–Buttons and worms in dirt really good
Next Meeting location TBA
Not meeting in Building BB
We will e-mail the location of next meeting
Announcements
-Next Week is Week of Action
–Legacy Week
—Next Next Monday community tour
-SQE week of action
–Monday first event of week
—To promote AB 656 the author Alberto Torrico, Lt. Governor John Garamendi
–Thursday second event of week
—Phone calling and open microphone
-Oct. 15 at the statues will be open Microphone
–South East Pacific affect of earthquakes and hurricanes
-Coming Out week
–Coming Out Parade Wednesday 2-3pm
–Ally event Oct. 15
—5-6pm at Pacifica Room in Student Union
-Alternative Spring Week
–Two Weeks then Applications due
–Community Action page at SJSU website
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10/01/09
Introductions
What does the Environmental Club mean to you?
Dates on Earth
-Eco-foot print Challenge (Zach)
–Next Week of Oct.5 Begins and Next week to end of October
–A quiz that measures the amount of energy you
–Spring test given out again
–At the end people who have took quiz will be put into some type of raffle
–More info at sjsu.edu/myfootprint/
–Help sign up from 9am-1pm on Monday to Friday at the Student Union
-Bike share Panel 10/9
–Next Friday 12pm-1pm
–Raffle for free fold up bike!
-Bike skills class (Jennifer.gorospe@students.sjsu.end)
–Have bicycle and law knowledge
-Safe and Green Halloween 10/23 (2-5pm)
–Communivercity San Jose event
–To serve at risk communities
–Goal to collect 2,000 costumes but only have 14 now
–Host a reusable bag-making workshop, they would provide materials
–Friday October 23rd 2-5pm
–5-12 year old kids
–Maybe a game would be easier for kids, possible green game?
-Bike to School (Amalia)
–12pm or 1pm to William Street Park
–October 15
–Tabling from lots of vendors
–Limited free BBQ after the bike ride
-William Street Park Clean Up
–Sunday October 18th
–1pm-2: 30 pm
–3pm the bike ride would meet at the fountain by the events
Member of the Month!
-Recognized Members
–Brian Cramer
–Andres Flowers
–Allison Fivecoat
-Member of the Month
–Dylan Crutchfield
Fundraiser
-Bag Making party
–Make it for the holiday
–Possible day in the first week of November
-Environmental Club Calendar
–Pictures from EC for the calender
–Send photos from your own collection
–Real photos from our events
Our Situation
-We are not recognized club on campus
-We are safe for the events
-Fundraisers are needed but help from ERC
-In spring we will be the appealing for recognition
-But use 3,000 dollars for Big Ass Earth DAY for spring ‘10!
What is GAP? Green-a-palozza
-Three-day event in Nov. 17-19
–First Day is Sustainable food day
–Second Day is SJSU Recycles Day
–Third Day is Bike to School Day
Committees Updates
-Financial committee is focusing on what we need for event
-Visual Display committee
–Paper Mache tree, old Christmas tree for base
–Interactive Fruit, the journey it goes through
-Marketing Committee
–Class presentations
–Memorable Flyers
–Banner Making Party
–T-shirts made for event
-Vendors Committee
–Organizations will be e-mailed again
—Workshops for sustainability
Announcements
-Clean Up Santa Cruz
–October 17, 2009 Meet at the 10th St parking lot second at 9am
-Week of October 12 is Coming out week
–Parade October 14th
–Allies come out on October 15th to Pacifica Room to play games
-Tsunami help from World food program
-October 12th Alberto Torrico Event at 11:00am-1pm at University Room
–Majority Leader Alberto Torrico would promote AB 656, which is an oil severance tax for higher education
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