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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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IRIS' Annual Survey need volunteers to table for the Transportation Survey.
Want to volunteer? Update your profile (link at the bottom of this email) and check the Volunteers list.
View the 2012-13 brochure of Student Opportunities!
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Read the latest W3
WCR #15 - Fed2013
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Graduating Students?
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Do you want to continue to be kept informed about sustainability news and events at IRIS and York after you graduate?
Please update your email address below, by selecting Update Profile/ Email Address, and you'll continue to receive the IRIS Newsletter!
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YORKU'S NEW SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
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reYUse and give a new life to old stuff!
reYUse is an online application for sharing unwanted personal items exclusively among the York University community. Save money by getting stuff for free, help others by giving away things you no longer want, and protect the environment by keeping unwanted items out of landfill.
The REDI Tutorial is here!
The REDI (Respect, Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity) Tutorial was developed to introduce you to our values and expectations. It was officially launched to the York Community on January 31st as part of the Centre for Human Right's Inclusion Day activities.
Visionaries, dreamers & adventurers part of TEDxYorkU March 28!
The highly popular TEDxYorkU event is set to inspire, enlighten and engage its audience on Thursday, March 28 and for the first time in its history, the talks will take centre stage at York University's Keele campus.
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PROJECT UPDATE ON THE SUSTAINABLE FURNITURE WORKSHOPS
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Field trip to Essa brought us one step closer to a Harvest Table for the Centre for Green Change!
 What does the new Centre for Green Change in Jane/Finch, a farm in Essa, and newspaper from the 1890's have in common? Click here to read about our sustainable valentine's day!
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MARCH 1ST: FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY FILM FESTIVAL
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| The 2nd Annual Film Festival is all about Food! 
'Planet in Focus with York University Present: Focus on Sustainability Film Festival' - the annual event with its sophomore theme on food! This entertaining and educating experience features domestic and foreign documentaries, a panel discussion with filmmakers, foodies and academics, as well as prizes provided by Fresh Restaurant, MamaEarth Organics and Front Door Organics and more!
Please join us on Friday, March 1st, 2013 in the Nat Taylor Cinema (North Ross 102 at York University) from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Our panel discussion will be at 1:30pm. Click here for more information on the films. |
MARCH 4TH: FOOD UNCONFERENCE
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Are YoU a Food Zombie? How can we make better decisions?
 Come take action with us on Monday March 4th at 280N York Lanes from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm for an open discussion on food.
The purpose of this food unconference is to create a forum for students, staff, and faculty to have open conversations around food issues. The end goal is to create opportunities to work together in order to take action both personally and here at York University. Visit the Unconference page to learn more. |
MARCH 5TH: TRANSFORMING THE CORPORATE GIFT MARKET TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT AND EMPOWERMENT IN POOR COMMUNITIES
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5th of 7 speakers in the Sustainable Value Creation Speaker Series
The next Sustainable Value Creation IRIS Speaker Series, a collaboration with IRIS Senior Fellow Kevin McKague, is on Tuesday March 5th at 7pm and features Angie Draskovic, Founder & CEO of Zoe Alliance. Read more about the Sustainable Value Creation Speaker Series here...
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MARCH 20TH: EARTH HOUR @ YORK U
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SAVE THE DATE!  DATE: Wednesday March 20th TIME: 2:30 am -9:00 pm LOCATION: Michelangelos, Lower Level, Atkinson College
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MARCH 13TH: 2ND ANNUAL RESEARCH SHOWCASE - CHURCHILL COMMUNITIES OF KNOWLEDGE
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IRIS Director, Professor Dawn Bazely will be moderating the showcase with a focus on "Mobilizing Ecological Knowledge through Yorkspace, our Open Access Institutional Repository"  Speakers include Andrea Kosavic (Digital Initiatives Librarian), Netta Untershats (Research at York Student and convenor for the Churchill Communities of Knowledge Digital Archive Collection), and Professor Emeritus Fred Cooke (Chair of Wildlife Ecology, Simon Fraser University). Click here to read more.
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More About IRIS and this Newsletter
The Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability is a university-wide research centre that pursues an interdisciplinary approach to the challenges of sustainability. Through our collaborations on sustainability related research projects and innovative initiatives, we hope to generate awareness amongst the York University community of our social, natural and economic spheres, while engaging students, staff and faculty in action that creates change on campus and beyond.
The IRIS Newsletter is a way to keep you informed about what we are up to so that you can drop by an event, get involved, or just learn about what research projects we are currently undertaking. The Newsletter is sent out once or twice per month, highlighting the IRIS, York University, and broader community's sustainability news and events!
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