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In Brief:
Announcements:
1. Take the Beyond the Bottle Online Pledge!
2. Apply to Be a BOLT Leader!
3. Apply for Greenpeace’s Semester-Long Activist Training
4. Summer Study Abroad on Climate Change/Sust. Dev. in Latin Am. and the Carib.
Events:
5. Climate Change Forum at AS220 – Monday
1. Take the Beyond the Bottle Online Pledge!
If you haven’t yet taken the Beyond the Bottle paper or online pledge to choose tap water over bottled water, support initiatives against bottled water, and support pro-public water infrastructure development, click the link below to view the pledge text and add your name!
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dC1NbVloRlczQmN4ZEdMbWVxbEtzUWc6MA
More info: beyondthebottle@gmail.com
2. Apply to be a BOLT Leader!
What is a BOLT Leader?
A BOLT Leader is a sophomore, junior or senior who spends the Spring becoming proficient in medical, wilderness, and group facilitation skills. Leaders begin the following Fall semester by facilitating a five-day backpacking trip in the White Mountains in late August and keeping their BOLT group together throughout the year. Leaders provide the foundation for BOLT’s network of advising and support for sophomores and new transfers.
What does BOLT offer its community of leaders?
Being a BOLT leader is a great opportunity to continue developing skills of leadership and facilitation in a new, exciting context with an awesome group of 35 dynamic students.
You’ll learn:
* inclusive facilitation skills
* setting up a proper campsite
* map & compass skills
* low impact camping and living in and with nature
* backcountry cooking
* CPR and Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder
* the fundamentals of being a fun and effective group leader
In the Fall, you’ll become both a friend and a resource for 8 rising sophomores and transfer students. Many BOLT groups stay together throughout the Fall semester, and many for much longer.
How to Apply
All you need to do now is give us your contact information at http://brown.edu/Student_Services/BOLT/lead-app/index.html by Decemeber 11th. Then we’ll email you a link to the full application (basically a few essays), which is due in mid-January.
Send any questions you have to boltmanagers@gmail.com, and visit www.brown.edu/bolt for more info!
3. Apply for Greenpeace’s Semester-Long Activist Training
The Greenpeace Organizing Term is an action-filled semester and the best hands-on training for students to become environmental leaders. You’ll be investing in your leadership skills, getting training in grassroots organizing, media, coalition building, direct action, and campaign strategy. And you’ll travel with Greenpeace around the country or world to campaign and join a team of incredible activists working to protect the planet.
GOT students return to their campuses with vastly increased skills, and many go on to work for Greenpeace or other campaigning organizations.
The Spring 2010 GOT Application is still open, though not for too much longer – tell your friends and classmates to apply today!
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/getinvolved/greenpeace-organizing-term
4. Summer Study Abroad on Climate Change/Sust. Dev. in Latin Am. and the Carib.
The Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC) introduces an eight-week Study Abroad Program, focusing on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through professional training, hands-on learning, and cultural immersion, students will embark on experiencing how global climate change influences sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Students will have the opportunity to explore firsthand the diverse direct and indirect effects of a changing climate on natural and human systems. Students are encouraged both individually and as a group to delve into complex topics and address challenging questions relevant to contemporary regional and national climate change problems.
5. Climate Change Forum at AS220 – Monday
Come learn about the hot environmental issues of today from regional experts. Join us for Happy Hour at AS220! Heard of “climate change”? It’s a big issue. But did you ever wonder what it means for YOU, where you LIVE? Ever wonder if there’s anything you can DO that would make a difference? Join Sandra Brownell, of the Environmental Protection Agency, and other community members to discuss these topics! AS220 (115 Empire St.) Monday November 16th, 5:30 pm
Part of the Science Café Series
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