Westminster College Environmental Center

10/28/2021

12/15/2020

The Environmental Justice Team is excited to announce the release of a sticker! All you need to do to get a sticker is donate any amount to one of the Environmental Justice Organizations listed at the end of this post and send your receipt to [email protected]. Follow the link below for full details on the process.

The sticker design, created by Zoey Kourianos, is inspired by an environmental justice advocate named Mike Ewall & how he outlines why environmental equity is different from environmental justice. Whereas environmental equity would say “poison all people equally,” environmental justice calls for a total cessation of environmental poisoning. This sticker is intended to promote discussions in our campus community and to raise awareness about important issues like environmental racism, ecocide, and colonialism.

Link to donation details: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIhOzJjhe1h/

Organizations to donate to:

- Soul Fire Farm
- Land Back
- COVID-19 Mutual Aid SLC
- Utah Navajo Health System
- Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center

09/18/2020

The Center works hard to engage and educate students through events. Our annual Waste Free Westminster workshops help teach important skills and information about reducing waste.

09/18/2020

05/29/2020

Westminster is hiring! The college is looking for a Food and Housing Security specialist to enhance, assess, and develop practices and procedures that support the Westminster Campus Community to increase food and housing security. This position is a full-time volunteer position supported by a grant through the Utah Food Corps VISTA project and the AmeriCorps Program.

Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter to Daniel K. Cairo at [email protected] and fill out the AmeriCorps application form linked into the QR code.

APPLY NOW! We are accepting applications on a rolling basis, but we are encouraging applicants to apply ASAP!

Filling this position will help us continue to mobilize institutional and communal resources, de-stigmatize conversations around food security, and make sure everyone in our community has the resources they need to learn and live healthily.

05/28/2020

The Food Justice Zine is officially live! Check it out on the EC homepage at westminstercollege.edu/environment or via this direct link: https://www.westminstercollege.edu/docs/default-source/environmental-center/zines/chew-on-this_food-insecurity-at-westminster.pdf?sfvrsn=4.

04/21/2020

Check this out! In celebration of Earth Day's 50th anniversary, "activists, performers, thought leaders, and artists will come together for an empowering, inspiring, and communal three day livestream mobilization," from April 22 (tomorrow) to April 24. Neat!! Follow this link to take a look.

On April 22-24, millions around the world are taking to the web to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

02/04/2020

Due to weather conditions this week, the opening of the Environmental Center's Thrift store will be postponed until Monday, February 10th. Join us in the Bassis Center for centers 11am-5pm to see our stylish clothing and awesome reusable products, and get store credit!