Sustainable Silver
The School of Social Work's Greening Initiative.
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Category:
Student Groups - Community Groups
Description:
Sustainable Silver works to make the Silver School of Social Work a more environmentally aware and responsible institution by partnering with SSSW administration to reduce the ecological impact of the School itself, encouraging its students to make environmentally conscious choices in their daily lives, and increasing discussion of issues of sustainability and environmental justice, especially as they pertain to social work. Along the way, we wish to cultivate a sense of community in the School... (read more)
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Admins

  • Jessica
  • Ali
  • Leanne
  • Shane
  • Jenny (creator)

Officers

Jenny
Advisor
Leanne
Co-leader
Shane
Co-leader
Ali
Co-leader
Members

6 of 29 membersSee All

Fiorella
Fiorella
Oona Keeley
Oona Keeley
Christine
Christine
Allison
Allison
Amanda
Amanda
Rebecca
Rebecca
Events

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Basic Info
 

Name:
Sustainable Silver
Category:
Student Groups - Community Groups
Description:
Sustainable Silver works to make the Silver School of Social Work a more environmentally aware and responsible institution by partnering with SSSW administration to reduce the ecological impact of the School itself, encouraging its students to make environmentally conscious choices in their daily lives, and increasing discussion of issues of sustainability and environmental justice, especially as they pertain to social work. Along the way, we wish to cultivate a sense of community in the School... (read more)
Privacy Type:
Open: All content is public.

Contact Info
 

Website:
http://sustainablesilver.wordpress.com
Office:
NYU SSW
Location:
New York, NY

Recent News
 

News:
Updates 10/18

This year has gotten off to a great start for Sustainable Silver, with three new leaders, two upcoming events, and a whole lot of excitement. Keep reading for information on:

1) Upcoming events — City Biking workshop 10/27 8pm; East New York Farms volunteer day 11/7
2) New meeting times — Thursdays at 5pm in the student lounge
3) New leaders
4) Staying in the loop/contact information

1) We’re very excited about our two fast-approaching fall events:

On Tuesday, October 27 at 8:00pm we’ll be hosting a City Biking workshop in the Parlor of the School of Social Work. The workshop will cover everything you need to know about biking in New York City, from choosing the right lock to riding safely to fun rides to take on the weekends. Plus, refreshments will be served! Please RSVP by emailing us at ssw.sustainability@nyu.edu with “Bike Workshop” in the subject line.

Then, on Saturday, November 7, we’ll be taking a volunteer trip out to East New York Farms, and urban farm and community-based organization in, guess where, East New York. We’ll have a chance to get our hands dirty on their farm, check out their farmers’ market, and learn about their awesome community organizing and youth empowerment work. Please RSVP by emailing us at ssw.sustainability@nyu.edu with “East New York Farms” in the subject line.

2) New Meeting Times

We’re now going to be meeting every other Thursday at 5:00pm in the School of Social Work Student lounge, with more meetings as needed. Our meetings for the remainder of the fall semester will be held on:
10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3, and 12/17.

3) New leaders

We now have three new graduate leaders, Leanne Bazzetta, Ali Hartstein, and Jessica Margulies — yay! They are awesome! Jenny and Shane are also still involved, of course.

4) Staying in the loop

The email address for our group is ssw.sustainability@nyu.edu — use this to contact us about anything at all, and to be added to our mailing list if you’re not already! Also, join our Facebook group for events and to communicate with other Sustainable Silver members.

Finally, we’ve mentioned before the NYU Green Arch Initiative, a Google group that we highly recommend anyone join who wants to stay updated about different sustainability happenings at NYU and in the city.