Symbiosis

Ok, I just remembered about this today, a little later than planned. Keep it short so I can do my assignments. Also note I’m really lacking sleep at this moment. (Also why I want to keep this quick.)

Next week is ‘Green Week’, I’m supposed to be helping out next Thursday as now I’m part of the Climate Change Collective. There’s gonna be workshops, talks by people in the know, movie screenings and other various activities. (See appendix below). My problem is that I’ve got to try to get the second hand laptop in for repairs under the warranty that came with it, and that Thursday is a very suitable day for me to try to get it picked up. (It was refurbished.) (EDIT): The Climate Change Collectives main aim is to convince the university to switch to 100% clean energy rather than the 5% of which they have at the moment. It’s just a very sensible bit of foresight for an institution that should be making decisions to benefit mankind in the long run.

I’ve also joined attended two sessions for the students playing go, and although I’ve only lost so far, I’m starting to get a little addicted. Too bad I can only go to one of the four hours they play for per week.

Not surprisingly, I’m feeling a little cramped for time after going home in the country for the weekend to bring some stuff to Melbourne from home, such as my bike. While I was down there I went to the local market and got quite a variety of vegies and fruit, and unexpectedly bumped into a friend from highschool. (But also at Melb Uni). We had a short chat but both had things to do so planned to catch up another time in Melbourne.

Still gotta put that bike together and get a lock as well.

Looking very, very foward to seeing Symbiosis, a ‘Gyp-Hop Reggae-Rock’ group at the Corner Hotel this Saturday 17th! Haven’t seen them for ages and they are releasing their new single as well. Symbiosis has one of the best vibes I’ve ever seen for a live band, and once there can’t help but dance like crazy. Yey!

Man do I need some sleep! Get some after the homework. Saturday morning sounds like a good sleeping time, darn, three more nights to go!

Appendix

GREEN WEEK – a week of sustainable living at uni

MONDAY 19TH MARCH
CONSERVATION PRESENTATION
Presentation by Ray Thomas about the award-winning conservation work in
the Box-Ironbark district of Lurg near Benalla. Come and find out
about how you can be directly involved in helping endangered species
such as the Regent Honeyeater and Sugar and Squirrel Gliders.
1-2pm – Engineering E2 Theatre

SCREENING OF Al GORE’S ‘AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH’
North Court 2-4pm (Also screening Thursday and Friday 12-4pm in North
Court)

TUESDAY 20TH MARCH
SUSTAINABLE LIVING WORKSHOPS AND DISPLAYS
Concrete Lawns 1-3pm.
Displays and workshops on:
-Paper making -Worm farms/Compost
-Green cleaning -DIY Clothing and maintenance

DR. GRANT BLASHKI PRESENTS THE AUSTRALIAN VERSION OF ‘AN INCONVENIENT
TRUTH’
Dr. Blashki was trained by Al Gore last year to give a presentation on
climate change.
4pm, Theatre 103 (eZone) in the Architecture Building.

WEDNESDAY 21ST MARCH
1day campaign – make your carbon footprint as small as you can for this
one day—avoid hot water and cooking, the computer, TV, lighting etc.

RIDE TO UNI DAY
Free fresh ’Ride to Uni’ breakfast for anyone who walks, rides or
catches public transport to uni. 8am-10am North Court

MOVIE SCREENING
Postgraduate Environment Network film screening of Princess Mononoke
6.00pm, Gryphon gallery in 1888 building. Free including drinks and nibbles.

THURSDAY 22ND MARCH
CLIMATE CHANGE – WHAT YOU CAN DO
Philip Sutton founder and Director-Strategy for Green Innovations, a
non-profit environmental strategy think tank and advisory organization,
gives a talk about what we, as students, and the university as an
institution can do about climate change.
1-2pm Microbiology Harold Woodruff Theatre
After the talk – do you want Melbourne Uni to switch to green energy?
Show your support by signing the petition and picking up your free badge
and information.

FRIDAY 23RD MARCH
FREE GREEN MARKET
Bring your unwanted clothes, seedlings, shoes, random household items,
cookies…and swap them for something else: NO $$ allowed!
Also—DIY clothes fixing workshop
McFarlane Court (opposite Wilson Hall) 10am to 4pm.

‘AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH’ SCREENING
Screening of Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ in Undergrad A room (2nd
floor, Union House) 5pm.

4 thoughts on “Symbiosis”

  1. I think it’s awesome that you guys are working so hard to change public opinion on climate change. I saw Al Gore with my Dad and sister when he was in Melbourne last year, and he was brilliant… until I heard him speak, I had no idea that things were as bad or dire as they are and he really changed my views.

    Kudos for showing his film and pestering the uni to use clean energy!

  2. What we’re looking for is for as many students to show their support. There is a meeting with the Enviroment Advisory Committee of the Univeristy in a few months. We’ll have a petition to sign to show student support within this meeting. We’re also going to be working up a good argument as to why the university should go this way.

  3. I know it’s not in the spirit, Rick, but what’s for brekky? I’ll definetely use sustainable transport to get in anyway but if the brekky’s vegan I’ll give it a miss.
    jez

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