From Scott.Carlin at liu.edu Sun Feb 3 23:18:22 2019 From: Scott.Carlin at liu.edu (Scott Carlin) Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 04:18:22 +0000 Subject: [Post-sustainability-committee] LIU Post Climate Lecture: Wednesday February 6th Message-ID: <05FC01F0-9C24-4597-9F0D-D948467ED53A@liu.edu> Welcome back to LIU Post. Sustainable Post will organize its first meeting for 2019 later in the month. Prof. Carlin has invited a guest speaker for this week. See the attached notice. [cid:image001.jpg at 01D4BC16.C15D8120] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Location: Pratt Building, Room 619, 121 Dekalb Ave. You must pre-register through Eventbright and select the Pratt Building/Brooklyn Location. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/regional-consultation-singleuse-plastics-in-north-america-tickets-53753644598?ref=elink Date And Time Tue, February 5, 2019 1:00 PM ? 3:00 PM EST -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Scott.Carlin at liu.edu Wed Feb 6 14:55:21 2019 From: Scott.Carlin at liu.edu (Scott Carlin) Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2019 19:55:21 +0000 Subject: [Post-sustainability-committee] Spring 2019 United Nations Calendar Message-ID: <2D0FB703-D142-4906-8A60-3C517453A66D@liu.edu> Long Island University has a formal association with the United Nations through the Department of Global Communications (DGC) (formally the Dept of Public Information). Students, Faculty, and classes can register for spring events. A day pass and an approved RSVP are required for attendance to most events. For classes, each person in the class must individually register to receive a ticket. The spring calendar is currently posted to: https://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/node/38077 The next UN DGC event is: Civil Society Thursday Briefing Start Local, Go Global: Bridging Sustainable Practices Across Industries: A Focus on Food, Film and Waste Date: Thursday, 14 February 2019 Time: 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Location: Conference Room 1 (CR1), United Nations Headquarters, New York RSVP Flyer RSVP to secure a Special Event Ticket. Tickets will be required to access CR1 Information on past briefings are available at: https://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/article-archive/briefings Subscribe to future announcements: https://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/content/subscribe-dpi-ngo-relations-e-mails -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Scott.Carlin at liu.edu Wed Feb 6 17:28:50 2019 From: Scott.Carlin at liu.edu (Scott Carlin) Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2019 22:28:50 +0000 Subject: [Post-sustainability-committee] Summer Job Opportunity: Oyster Bay Conservation Steward Message-ID: <3F399C4D-B874-49A0-8360-D4A23771862C@liu.edu> O?Neil Conservation Steward Intern North Shore Land Alliance Oyster Bay, New York DeadlineApr 19, 2019 Job TypeSeasonal / temporary N orth Shore Land Alliance is a land trust created to protect green spaces on Long Island?s north shore. Established in 2003, the Land Alliance has been instrumental in the protection of 1200 acres of land critical to preserving drinking water, clean air, wildlife habitat and the ability to grow food locally. The Land Alliance owns and/or manages nearly 350 acres of nature preserves and stewards an additional 237 acres protected by conservation easement. The Land Alliance?s William C. and Joyce C. O?Neil Conservation Stewardship program delivers valuable conservation-related experiences to qualified college students interested in building careers in protection of our natural resources. The program is primarily environmental stewardship with community education and outreach and fundraising events mixed in. Working with Meghan Leverock, the Associate Director of Stewardship, interns will be responsible for: ? Conservation planning ? Creating and maintaining plantings as part of habitat restoration projects ? Trail maintenance and building ? Monitoring and removal of invasive plants ? Monitoring conservation easements ? Working with volunteers and staff in preserve management projects ? Leading educational nature walks and programs Required Competencies: ? Commitment to environmental conservation ? Comfort with being outdoors in a variety of weather conditions ? Comfort with working both independently and as part of a team ? Research, communication and writing skills. ? Ability to lift 40 lbs. ? An interest in conservation education ? Ability to get to and between job sites is a must! Preferred Competencies: ? Ability to identify local flora/fauna species ? Experience with gardening/plant care ? Experience managing invasive plants ? Experience giving educational programs/presentations ? Experience with ArcGIS Duration: 350 total hours Hours: M ? Th 9am ? 5pm for 12 weeks (June 4th ? August 22nd) Pay: $3,500 for the term Deadline: April 19, 2019 by 5pm HOW TO APPLY To apply please submit in a single PDF: ? Resume ? Cover letter detailing your interest in land conservation ? Two references Please send applications and/or questions to Meghan at northshorelandalliance.org When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board. Websitehttps://www.northshorelandalliance.org/joyce-william-oneil-stewardship-program/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Scott.Carlin at liu.edu Fri Feb 8 00:15:21 2019 From: Scott.Carlin at liu.edu (Scott Carlin) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019 05:15:21 +0000 Subject: [Post-sustainability-committee] Feb 12 campus event: Farmworker Justice Panel In-Reply-To: <62B60B05-7A29-4BEA-BDC0-C4BE5319CC9B@liu.edu> References: <89FA94FD-B6BE-4072-9C2F-E73C2C41DC81@liu.edu> <62B60B05-7A29-4BEA-BDC0-C4BE5319CC9B@liu.edu> Message-ID: <3C7D8428-281D-4843-8BF7-FFD749C433D0@liu.edu> Here?s a wonderful PDF Poster for the farm worker event: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zva8ifbqi9qmi3w/Farmworker%20Panel%20LIU%20Post.pdf?dl=0 From: Jennifer Brown Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 1:33 PM To: Post-Sustainability-Committee Subject: Feb 12 campus event: Farmworker Justice Panel Hi everyone, Thank you Scott for letting us know about these great upcoming events. I also want to share an event that is happening next Tuesday, Feb 12 at 7pm in Humanities 119. The flyer is attached. The event is sponsored by the Social Studies Department and organized by the Justice for Farmworkers Campaign and Rural & Migrant Ministry. The speakers include: -Roger Clayman, ED of the LI Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO -Bishop Provenzano, Episcopal Diocese of Long Island -Maggie Gray, Political Science Professor at Adelphi, author of Labor and the Locavore -Juan Antonio Zuniga, CASA Riverhead (workers center) -Ruth Faircloth, Rural Women?s Outreach Coordinator, Rural & Migrant Ministry If you are interested in labor side of our food system, as well as immigration issues and worker?s rights, please come. We will be also be talking about the very important Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act. I am incredibly honored to be able to bring this event to LIU Post. Thank you for sharing with your students and colleagues. Community members are absolutely invited to attend. Feb 12, 7-8:30pm, Humanities 119. 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Guest speakers include: -Roger Clayman (ED of the LI Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO); -Bishop Provenzano (Episcopal Diocese of Long Island) -Margaret Gray (Political Science Professor at Adelphi, author of Labor and the Locavore) -Juan Antonio Zuniga, (CASA Riverhead (workers center)) -Ruth Faircloth (Rural Women?s Outreach Coordinator, Rural & Migrant Ministry) This event is a part of a series of Town Halls taking place across NYS from February 10 to March 5 in Rochester, New Paltz, Yonkers and Long Island. Get informed on how you can advocate for the passage of the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act in NYS! (Directions on campus: The Gold Coast Cinema is next to Starbucks in Hillwood Commons. Everyone can park behind Hillwood and walk in and go down the stairs. The stairs are clearly in front of the entrance. Hillwood is next to Tilles.) On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/242634056615401/ Sponsored by the Department of Social Sciences Regional News/Events: Sunday, March 3rd @Cinema Arts Center in Huntington- Food on Film annual series with short documentary films and seven courses of food to inspire participation of our homegrown, Long Island local foodshed system. Long Island Nature Organization hosting LI Natural History Conference on March 23 and 24th- if you love nature and experts on nature then you'll love this lineup of amazing speakers! Sierra Club Film Screening of Reinventing Power at East Meadow Library on March 26th- send rsvps to myself or LI Organizer, jessica.enzmann at sierraclub.org. Upcoming hearing on plastic pollution* at Suffolk County Legislature bldg- March 5 @ 2PM; public comments will be heard about two resolutions for reducing plastic: IR 1113: A Local Law to Require Single-Use Plastic Straws and Stirrers be Distributed in Suffolk County ?By Request? 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