On-Campus Campaign : Real Food Challenge
Priority Action : Protest the Mine!
Upcoming Conference : Join us at SSREC!
- The Real Food Challenge aims to change the way food is handled on large university campuses throughout the United States.
- By working closely with the U.A. administration and Bama Dining, our members are dedicated to implementing the Real Food Challenge on the U.A. campus by making local, ecologically sound, fair, and humane food more accessible to students.
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- Since September of 2010, ECo has been heavily involved in the fight against a proposed mine along the Black Warrior River.
- ECo has organized with several other groups (including student groups, Cordova Citizens against Strip Mining and Black Warrior Riverkeeper) in action against the mine that would be situated only 800 feet upstream from a Birmingham drinking water intake.
- Next Direct Action on October 25, 2011 @ 12:00pm! RSVP on Facebook to join US!
- The Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference (SSREC), an annual youth conference, will be held on November 4th-6th, 2011 in Asheville, North Carolina.
- SSREC will empower youth leaders to make a stand and take action on complex challenges of the 21st century.
- RSVP on Facebook and Register!
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