RIT Sustainability

RIT Sustainability joined the #nycampuscrunch challenge on October 23rd! Join us in celebrating and eating local food during this Fall harvest season!

Your contributions this Halloween can help reduce the production of fast fashion and pollution from textile waste!

This FRIDAY! Join us for a conversation about the intersection of religion and sustainability. This event will feature a "Cooking with Public Safety" segment as our officers demonstrate a recipe for vegan overnight oats. Students can pick up free meal kits from RIT FoodShare on Thursday. https://www.rit.edu//building-bridges-over-brunch-religion

Check out our list of past and upcoming events for Campus Sustainability Month! More events will be shared as we receive more information.

October is Campus Sustainability Month, and we invite you to join us in the celebration! To check out this month's newsletter and learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.rit.edu/sustainablecampus/connect-us

RIT Sustainability is excited to support RIT Voices and College Activities Board in the fight for anti-racism and social justice! We hope you can make it to the BLM rally tomorrow (10/3) at 1pm in Gordon Field House!

RIT Faculty/Staff - we are excited to provide two professional development opportunities this October! To learn more and register, please visit https://www.rit.edu/fa/cpd/roadmap

This weekend is PERFECT for some outdoor fun! Join RIT Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement and Friends of Washington Grove for a morning of trail maintenance and invasive species removal at one of Rochester's urban gardens! Sign up here: http://cglink.me/r780371

It's not too late to join us for this leadership program!

Today we commemorate Juneteenth. 155 years ago on this day, announcement of freedom was shared with the enslaved communities in Texas, and two and a half years after the emancipation proclamation, all Black individuals were finally free. However, as recent events indicate, we have not yet eradicated systemic racism from our society. As environmentalists it is imperative that we honor Black individuals by actively listening to their voices. Here are some resources (books, podcasts, movies, blogs, etc.) to understand the struggles for environmental justice, equity, and access to resources by Black communities, and how we can be allies in this fight: https://www.intersectionalenvironmentalist.com/black

We at RIT Sustainability stand in solidarity with everyone fighting for racial justice. Black Lives Matter. Events from recent weeks are a reminder of the disturbing history of racism in our country and the resulting legacy of trauma. This trauma, which led to protests and unrest over the weekend, comes not only from the continued physical violence endured by Black communities, but also from the disproportionate impacts of COVID 19, the disparities in access to resources (fin...ancial, medical, natural, etc.), and environmental burdens and pollutants in black and brown communities. These disparities cannot be ignored and can only be eradicated by addressing the racism that exists in our society today. At RIT Sustainability, our goal is to cultivate global citizens striving for a sustainable future. We strongly believe that a future without justice, equity, and inclusivity cannot be deemed sustainable. Understanding the wider world around them, global citizens should actively examine their role in that world and work to make it more equitable, just, and sustainable. As such, we ask you to join us in reflecting on our own contributions, identifying the roles we play in our society as it exists today, and committing to taking specific actions that will help bring about meaningful change. Our team will be curating and sharing information and resources to help educate and empower allies to speak out against injustice, in hopes that together we can dismantle systems of oppression and systemic racism. We welcome any input in curating information and hope to have authentic conversations and healthy dialogues with our community members on how we can rebuild a better and more sustainable future.

Looking for ways to stay entertained at home? Consider learning more about sustainability, environment and society, and many other great topics with some of these options! Scroll to see movies, podcasts and more! Happy Earth Month @ Rochester, New York

Engineers for a Sustainable World Annual Conference brings together the brightest minds in sustainability, design, and engineering to find solutions to the world's toughest environmental challenges. Registration closes tomorrow, so sign up while you have the chance! Check out the link for more details! https://www.eswcon.com/

Typically throw away your produce scraps? Think again! Here are some great ways that you can turn your table scraps into ingredients for future dishes! Swipe for details of how to start your in-home garden! #ritsustainability @ Rochester, New York