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Join Us. Now.

bendtracy — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:43:13 +0000

Alright, so we will admit it.

enAct has not done a whole lot this semester.

After losing three officers (conflicts, graduation, and expulsion) — We were a bit under siege.

enAct has met several times this semester on one idea, just one thing: Earth Day.

Exciting things to share (and to talk more about THIS THURSDAY AT 5 30 PM IN UPSTAIRS NORTON (check to see if we are in conference room)

1. The Regional Planning Commission will be joining us on Earth Day to discuss the future of Birmingham’s transit system = BIG NEWS

2. We will be reserving the Lake for such an event, as well as having a possible frisbee tournament (with prizes) and Wayne Dumas in the Caf has graciously offered to prepare all of our vegan-veggie delicious food FOR FREE and give us the profit from the sales = BIG NEWS

3. KIDS GOT THE DISCO (oh-my-did-he-really-just-say-that) IS COMING FOR A 9 30 -11 30 PM AFTERPARTY (AFTER HAIR) TO BE HELD EITHER IN THE GYM OR THE GREAT HALL = BIG BIG BIG NEWS

So please.

We clearly cannot do all of this without your wonderful help and ideas.

Join us. Now.

Be there at 5 30 PM Upstairs Norton, and help make this happen.

- Ideas – Art – Cooking Ability – Frisbee Ability – Table Sitting Ability – Musical talent – Carrying things – Writing down numbers -

IF YOU CAN DO ANY OF THESE THINGS YOU CAN HELP US ON EARTH DAY

See you there!

- Ben Tracy

enAct President

Earth Day Meeting Thursday, March 4th at 4 PM

bendtracy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:55:39 +0000

Hello enAct members!!

Hope that you are all having a great week!

This is just a reminder that we have enAct meeting tomorrow, Thursday at 4:00pm, upstairs on the second floor Norton.

Hope to see you all there!

Gaukhar Amandossova

enAct Secretary

UES Summer Internship Application DUE FRIDAY FEB. 26TH

bendtracy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:32:03 +0000

You can apply online at http://www.bsc.edu/academics/env-studies/internships.htm

$2,500 stipend and the chance to work with some awesome Alabama environmental agencies! You don’t need to be a UES Major to apply!

More to come this week:
- SGA give their “Sustainability Stances”
- enAct’s plan for the semester
- Climate Change update, Fair Trade, and more!

Hope you are all doing fantastic,

Ben
enAct President

Take a Break Saturday at the AFAAS Show at Bottletree — Track Copenhagen and Save our Climate!

bendtracy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:57:38 +0000

Hey All,

If you liked our 350 Climate Rally, or Coal Country Film screening, come check out AFAAS (description below)

THIS Saturday from 1:45 – 5:45 at the Bottletree Cafe (see description below) — facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=368746550064&ref=mf

– And all you hardworking volunteers (who may have spare time during this strenuous week) help

a) sell tickets in the Atrium Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs. or Friday 11-2

b) Put up flyers

c) TELL YOUR FRIENDS and invite them on facebook!

Second,

If you like human dignity and respect for our fellow human being, please come to Stockham Women’s building (next to Harbert) TOMORROW at 3:30 — The newly-launched Coalition for Human Dignity will hold it’s first Community Gathering. Come hear about what this wonderful group wants to do!

Lastly, This week is the Copenhagen Climate Summit! If you have twitter, follow hashtags like #COP15 #Hopenhagen and #350ppm, and if you are on facebook check enAct’s fan page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Birmingham-AL/enAct-Students-Engaged-Actively-in-Environmental-Issues/160924173873) for DAILY CLIMATE UPDATES

Saturday’s Event:

Saturday December 12th in the afternoon from 1:45 – 6 PM at the BOTTLETREE CAFE — 3719 3rd Avenue Sout Birmingham, AL, 35222 enAct is hosting an Awareness Fundraiser Art Auction and Show (AFAAS) where tickets are $7 (to be sold in the atrium) for some awesome bands. We will also be featuring an awareness screening sponsored by Public Citizen and the United Steelworkers Alliance — Battle in Seattle: Why the World Trade Organization is one most destructive institutions in the world, and why a citizens’ protest story from 1999 can inspire us all to make change today.

Best of luck with exams, papers, presentations, and projects!

Stay sustainable,

The Warriors of enAct

Apartment Meeting + White House Youth Energy Forum Viewing

bendtracy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:00:59 +0000

Hope you all had a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving (hopefully with some local foods on the table!):

1. Meeting Wednesday at enAct Apartment Headquarters (1025E, third building on the right, go downstairs and we are the apartment on the bottom right) where we will also view the White House Youth Energy Forum before at 4 PM, meet from 5-5 30, and continue watching until 7 PM — event sponsored by the Energy Action Coalition http://bit.ly/4TRgPc
(RSVP here)
2. Mark your calendars for Saturday December 12th in the afternoon from 1:45 – 6 PM at the BOTTLETREE CAFE — enAct is hosting an Awareness Fundraiser Art Auction and Show (AFAAS) where tickets are $7 (to be sold in the atrium next week) for some awesome bands. Look for more from Lindsey Motlow about this — again, many thanks for her work!

3. Thanks SO MUCH for all the traffic the enAct website and facebook fan page has been getting! Keep inviting your friends to become fans, feel free to post comments or questions, and look out this week for some interesting new articles from NPR and other folks.

Now back to those final essays/exams/projects!

Stay Sustainable,

The Warriors of enAct

Venue Change for Thursday’s Screening

bendtracy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:26 +0000

Please note that the venue has changed for Thursday’s screening to the LIBRARY DOWNSTAIRS VIEWING ROOM

We will have appropriate signage both at the Norton Theatre and at the entrance to the library, will volunteers to direct you

Same time — 6:30 PM!

See you all there!

enAct This Week — Climate Progress, Meeting, Film Screening and More!

bendtracy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:40:12 +0000

Hey Everybody,

Hope you had a great week of rest and a spooky Halloween!

*Meeting Thursday at 5 PM in Upstairs Norton – Show up and Get Green!

Fair Trade Update – Petition to Get the Dirty Coffee Out!
350 Follow-Up — Wake-Up Calls to Politicians!
Recycling Update — We’ve Made Some Progress…
December Green Bash Update — Good News from our Great Organizer Lindsey!

*Did you know that enAct’s 350 October 24th Climate Event Was a HUGE Success! Read more at the bottom about what is being called “most widespread day of political action in history” Or Download the Press Release Here

*The attached 350 crowd photo from the event should be featured in the upcoming Photo Of the Week! Stay Tuned!

*enAct will be hosting a follow-up November 12th Coal Country Film Screening — Read more and RSVP at the Sierra Club Event Page or RSVP on Facebook!

*enAct has switched to a Fan Page on Facebook! Join Here

See you at the meeting,

Ben Tracy

enAct President

350 Summary:

Dear Friends,

On October 24, 350.org organized the most widespread day of political action in history — over 5,200 events in 181 countries — to call for a clear solution to the climate crisis: reducing the level of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere below 350 parts per million.

Get this: It worked. People listened: CNN , The New York Times , and BBC News were among some of the world-wide news organizations that reported. Here is 350.org’s official press release about the day straight from its founder and author Bill McKibben

Click Here to See Photos From Around the World or Check Out the Video Summary and download 350-themed songs from “climate musicians” around the world

So, just WHO were these Climate Citizens, these “save-the-world” superheroes?

They were us, just ordinary people; informed, connected, passionate and active.

enAct’s Event as a Great Success! – Our event was featured by the local Channel 12 News Station that evening, and received a nice write-up from the Locust-Fork News Journal

I have attached our “iconic crowd photo” which was shared around the world and shown on the big screen in New York’s Times Square.

That’s right, we (the normal every day “we”) made a difference, we are making a difference, and we certainly will continue to do so (there is a long way to go to reach 350)

– But the will part doesn’t happen without you.

Step 1 (easiest): Sign the 350 Pledge on the right-hand side of the homepage at http://350.org

Step 2 (slightly harder): Invite Your Friends — Forward this E-mail, find what is going on in your zip code

Step 3: Call Your Representatives — Make sure they know we want a vote on the Senate Climate Bill before Copenhagen and that we want Barack Obama himself to attend the Copenhagen Meeting

Step 4: Organize, Attend, Join and Contribute

– You can do this globally at 350.org, locally at enAct’s homepage www.enactbsc.org (subscribe on the righthand side of the page), join us on facebook, and join a newly-formed Coalition of Alabama Students for the Environment as well! More to come from this group soon!
– You can put some hard-earned $$ towards Green Work here in Alabama by donating to the Sierra Student Coalition, in their fundraising for Summer Activist Training Programs for Alabama and Georgia. Donate here

– If you’d like to become an enAct donor, please e-mail me and I can send you more information on how to donate

(Birmingham people) ATTEND enAct’s Coal Country Screening on November 12th:

http://action.sierraclub.org/goto/enact — See a Film and ACT!

Coal Country (http://www.coalcountrythemovie.com) is the stunning new documentary about mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. This powerful film reveals the shocking true cost of coal, as it takes us through the personal stories of coal miners, and the residents of Appalachia who have lost their mountains, their homes, and their history to mountaintop removal mining.
Our party will be one of hundreds of Coal Country House Parties (http://www.sierraclub.org/coalcountry) held nationwide by Sierra Club supporters the week of November 10 through 14. Thousands of people will be gathering in their communities to watch Coal Country and take action against mountaintop removal.

Other than that, I thank you for reading this wonderful beginning of a story that could very-well save our children’s future, suggest you stay informed, share and be vocal with what you know and what you believe, and stay engaged beyond your computer screen. I would be glad to help you with this as well

Hoping for a just, sustainable, and healthy world for all,

The Warriors of enAct

enAct is All Over the Place this week! This Great Work Needs Your Help — The Planet Does Too!

bendtracy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:27:56 +0000

*Did you know enAct is featured in TWO articles in the Hilltop News this week? Check it out!

*Did you know enAct’s 350 Climate Rally Event (this Saturday at the Academic Quad) is on BSC’s Homepage?! Awesome!

*Did you know enAct’s 350 Climate Rally is ALSO featured on Birmingham’s official Green Community webpage at http://mygreenbirmingham.com/events.php

So enough of that — Let’s get to work then!

a) Hope you all have done great outreach for the Climate Rally THIS SATURDAY AT 11 AM AT THE ACADEMIC QUAD (facebook event http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161581331802&index=1)

We will have the event as extra credit for several classes but there is still work left to do!

- Please come by the enAct Atrium table between 11-1 TOMORROW (we will have the table on wed, thurs, and friday as well) and get a sticker to wear, bumper stickers, help set up yard signs and posters, and sign up to be a 350 SHOUTER for your residence hall (going door to door asking people to come out to the event)

b) Meeting Thursday in SGA Room at 5 PM — Will go over progress with 350 Event, Fair Trade, Recycling, among other things

c) FREE Fair Trade Coffee TOMORROW morning (Thanks Skyler for all her hard work!)

You guys, this is an exciting time to be a part of such an active group! I hope that we can gain more support, have a great kick-off on Saturday, get this campus going Green, and have FUN all the while!

Stay sustainable,

Ben Tracy
enAct President
404 713 1956

Reminder: Meeting Thursday 10/8, Fair Trade Volunteers Needed, River Cleanups!

bendtracy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:21:59 +0000

General Meeting tomorrow — VERY important to be there!

Agenda Items:

- Climate Change Rally Update — Chris

- Fair Traders sign-up — Ben

- Outdoor Adventure Report — Patrick

- Recycling Report – Julia

- Electricity Competition Report – Sam

- Finance and Funness Brainstorm? — Ben

We will start ON TIME at 5 PM — Don’t be late! See you there or call with any questions at 404 713 1956 Ben Tracy enAct President bdtracy@bsc.edu

Cancellations — Meeting Friday — Film Sunday

bendtracy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:10:14 +0000

Hey Guys,

No meeting this Thursday — Go to Dialogue on Food Events instead!

No River Clean-Up Saturday — Too rainy Look for a reschedule from Patrick soon. Instead come to East Lake Farmer’s Market Saturday 7753 1st Avenue South (call for more details at 205-836-3201)

We will meet on Friday at 3 30 PM for a bit in the Green House Apartments (1025E) to briefly go over the “plan for October” — We will watch “Wall-E” afterwards, if people would like!

Sunday at 12 45 prepare to leave from the Norton Turnaround for the Sidewalk Film Festival screening of “Crude” — Showing at 1 15 PM : The most anticipated documentary out this year, exposing Exxon bigtime! Ginny and Anna Rose will be organizing the carpool, so have a great time without me (I will be in Atlanta for Yom Kippur)

Check out the Hilltop News for our enAct feature!

Lastly, after spending the afternoon yesterday with Frances Lappé, Dialogue speaker, author of 16 books, who went from lost in a bar with her children in 2000 to working and traveling around the world, collaborating with two now-Nobel Prize winners, working at MIT, she had this to say:

It is impossible to know what is possible.

Best,

Ben
enAct President
404 713 1956