华盛顿, PA(5月6日), 2021)机会, you saw a flood of social media posts around the third week of April promoting Earth Day and the idea of “going green.”
Selena Easley, 21岁, Kali Bunecicky, 21岁, and Kayla Stanczak ’24 want to make sure that message doesn’t just stick to one day a year.
华盛顿三人组 & 杰佛逊学院&J) students were the driving force behind the College’s first-ever Sustainability Summit—a day full of programming aimed to educate W&J students on the principles of environmentalism with a focus on intersectional environmental justice and sustainable living.
“I think bringing awareness to this issue doesn’t have to be only on Earth Day or only in April. I want to bring more attention to this issue year-round,赛琳娜说.
Kali agreed, adding, “This wasn’t meant to be a one-time thing. This was meant to be something that future W&J students carry on and continue to push for sustainable living on W&我的校园.”
The women brought together multiple W&J clubs and organizations as well as speakers from outside the College, including urban revitalization strategist 玛吉拉卡特, who has created and implemented several technology and green infrastructure projects and studied the environmental impact of economic disparities in American cities.
“When people think of environmental justice, they just think of conservation or ‘save the rainforest.’ But it’s so much more than that. 这是住房保障, 能源安全, 妇女的权利, black rights— it’s all-encompassing,赛琳娜说. “Majora talked about the synergies between the housing crisis and the environmental crisis—it’s really an umbrella for so many things.”
Creating the program was no easy task. Serving as a campus organizer with the environmental NGO Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN), Selena planted the seed for the idea on W&我的校园 with assistance from the organization. Soon, Kali—with whom Selena worked to design an interfaith space on campus—and Kayla were on board as members of W&J的社区参与团队. Together, they honed their event planning skills and put together the ambitious full-day event. With Kali and Selena both studying remotely this semester, Kayla’s input as an on-campus learner was crucial to help planning from a campus perspective.
这不是什么秘密&J students have been busy this semester, and as a freshman even in a non-COVID time, spring semester is a lot to adjust to. It’s really commendable that she was willing to take this on and help us out,” Kali said of Kayla.
The event sets up a legacy for seniors Selena and Kali to pass down to future W&J generations, and they are grateful to have someone like Kayla to take over the reins. The women have a vision of more frequent sustainability events and programming to help increase involvement across the W&J社区.
Following their graduation this month, Selena plans to attend the Penn State School of International Affairs, studying toward a master’s degree in International Affairs with a focus in energy policy; Kali has accepted a position with UPMC for the coming year while she applies to medical school.
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