ARC Party tonight!

Hey ARC,

Just a reminder that tonight is the ARC Party at my house 10:30pm. I'd rather not put the address online.

Don't forget to invite the rest of your club, and also please RSVP!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12634667621

We'll be raising money some money for Oxfam's America's Global Emergency Fund. This
charity helps deliver food to people who are affected by the global food crisis. Please bring $5 to help!

Thanks for a great year.
-Ari


P.S. I can't believe I forgot to write this up on the blog. I got scooped about a party happening at my own house. How sad is that?!

Brandeis University's students, like Sam Vaghar and Seth Werfel among others, are featured in this great Boston Globe article on campus activism. Brandeis activism is thriving, and we're getting noticed.

Don't tell Sam Vaghar that today's generation is apathetic.
more stories like this

At 21, the Newton North High School graduate and senior at Brandeis University is the executive director of a growing nonprofit organization dedicated to tackling the planet's major problems. The Millennium Campus Network, which unites organizations from a number of Greater Boston schools, is entirely run by its student members.

Vaghar and Brandeis sophomore Seth Werfel, a New York City native, founded the network last August. The group is preparing for its inaugural Millennium Campus Conference to be held next weekend at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. The event has booked several notable speakers, including former senator John Edwards; R&B artist John Legend; and Ira Magaziner, who was a senior policy adviser to President Bill Clinton.

Way to go! And check out more at the website for Positive Foundations.

UPDATE: To get involved with PF, check out their meetings! They meet Sundays 4pm-5pm in Shapiro Campus Center, Room 313.

Mike Gravel is (STILL) speaking tonight at the Lown Auditorium in Rabb. He was scheduled to speak at 8pm, but his plane got delayed in New York. He is willing to speak with students as long as there are students willing to listen, so he will be coming at 11pm!

This event was organized by SDS, but the delays are anything but their fault. Blame the weather, or perhaps Cthulhu.

International Volunteering through Idealist.org


I just received this e-mail from Idealist.org which I think many ARC members might be interested in. It looks like there will be a huge event featuring many international volunteer organizations and free trainings! April 12, 10 am - 4 pm at the Harvard University School of Public Health at Kresge Building 3, 677 Huntington Avenue, in Boston.

Check it out:

Want to make a difference in a community outside the United States? Thinking about volunteering in another country?

Learn more about opportunities for international volunteering at the first ever Idealist.org Global Volunteering Fair in Boston on Saturday, April 12th!

At this FREE event, hosted by the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Graduate School of Education, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Divinity School, you can:

* Meet with nonprofit organizations that coordinate volunteer projects
around the globe, including:

• American Jewish World Service
• Amigos de las Americas
• Center for Cultural Interchange
• Cross-Cultural Solutions
• Earthwatch Institute
• Friends of the Orphans International Volunteer Program
• GeoVisions
• Global Routes
• Global Volunteers
• Greenforce
• Kathryn Davis Fellowships
• Manna Project International
• Peace Corps New England Region
• United Planet
• Volunteers For Peace, Inc.
• VSO Canada
• WorldTeach

* Participate in free workshops on topics like:

• International Volunteerism 101
• Determining whether to go abroad with a program or on your own
• Overcoming potential cultural or physical barriers to international service
• Volunteering globally as a family
• International opportunities for skilled volunteers
• Connecting service with learning while studying abroad
• Translating your global volunteer experience into a career path

Please join us from 10 am - 4 pm at the Harvard University School of
Public Health at Kresge Building 3, 677 Huntington Avenue, in Boston.
To learn more about the fair, locate directions, and/or register to
attend this FREE event, visit http://www.idealist.org/globalvolunteering

Once again, this seems like a great opportunity. If anybody wants to go, let me know!

Get your dance on.

Trisk and SEA are having their dance *tonight*!

Love camp (the summer experience)?
Love camp (the theatrical, coquettish approach to life)?
Love being out (doors)?
Love being out (of the closet)?
Love Trisk?
Love SEA?

Come to the dance at the Shapiro Atrium starting at 10pm. It's going to be amazing, and it's a great example of two clubs working together to create a fantastic event.

EarthFest 2008 is fast approaching!


Check it out:

Sunday, April 6th - Charles River Cleanup, 11 A.M.-2 P.M.
The Annual Charles River Cleanup, a collaboration by SEA and Boston-area groups such as the Charles River Watershed Association, will clean up our portion of the Charles River in order to protect, preserve, and enhance the health, beauty, and enjoyment of the Charles River and its watershed.

Wednesday, April 9th - Focus Brandeis, All Day
A day for Brandeis professors to voluntarily open their lecture with discussion about the applications and implications of climate change to the topic of their particular class. Focus Brandeis will facilitate an interdisciplinary academic understanding of climate change.

Thursday, April 10th - Environmental Career Panel, 5-7 P.M.
A panel of environmental activists and professionals will discuss what an environmental career actually means and how students can get involved now with these kinds of organizations.

Friday, April 11th - Eco Shabbat, 7:30-9:30 P.M.
A Shabbat sponsored by Hillel where all the dishware and materials used in preparing and serving for Shabbat will be biodegradable. This will be followed by Rabbi Siemenowitz from Teva discussing the connection between Jewish law and our responsibility to protect the planet. The Rabbi will interact with students at lunch and fireless bonfire on Saturday. [Does anybody know what that is?]

Sunday, April 13th - Panel of Speakers, Congressman Markey, 4-6:30 P.M.
A panel preceded by Congressman Edward Markey, chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, will speak and then be followed after refreshments by a panel discussing the profitability of the green revolution. This panel will feature Mr. Steven Strong, President and Founder of Solar Design Associates, who will discuss his projects at the UN and the White House and Dr. Mark Rentschler, Director of Institutional Greening Programs for the NGO Green Seal.

Sunday, April 13th - Senator John Kerry, Noon-2 P.M.
Senator John Kerry will discuss his experiences with environmental and sustainability
legislation in the United States Senate.

Tuesday, April 15th - Waste-Free Picnic, Noon-2 P.M.
SEA is holding its "Waste-Free Picnic" for the entire campus on the Great Lawn. Free
food will be served on Frisbees and trash will be minimized in creating this fun event for all of the Brandeis community.

Wednesday, April 16th - Concluding Speaking Event, 7-9 P.M.
Ross Gelbspan, investigative journalist and environmental advocate, will discuss his role in the documentary "Everything's Cool."

Thanks to SEA for helping organize all these fantastic events!

Over at It's Getting Hot In Here a great blog about the youth-environmental movent, they've posted some great summer opportunities to help work on environmental campaigns around the country. Here are a few of them:

• Change It (July 16-21st Boston, MA & July 26-31st Seattle, WA) : Change It provides an opportunity for student leaders already committed to protecting the environment, leading social change and taking action to learn the skills and tools they need to become effective leaders. Change It participants will work one-on-one with Greenpeace mentors, who will provide personalized training on campaign strategy, recruitment, and event planning. Students will emerge from the program ready to engage in the efforts necessary to prevent global warming and address the most critical issues facing their generation. The website will go live in April. Contact: mary.nicol@sfo.greenpeace.org
• Northeast Climate Confluence (Late July, Worcester, MA): At this summer’s Northeast gathering we will be coming together from many backgrounds (multi generational, multi-racial, multi-gender, etc.) to help create the tangible changes we need within our communities. The focus will be on the needs and knowledge of communities that are most negatively effected by fossil fuel mining, burning, and by climate related disasters. The camp will include: over a week of workshops; issue based, skills based, trainings; strategy planning; and social events for networking and sharing stories in a fully sustainable gathering. Contact: northeast@climateconvergence.org
• SPROG (10 week-long programs, OR, CA, NM, MN, TX, GA, VA, PA, NH, PR): The Sierra Student Coalition’s week-long summer training programs (SPROGs) are nationally recognized and feature some of the country’s top student environmental leaders. They offer a perfect opportunity to get the grassroots organizing and leadership skills you need to organize and rise to the growing climate challenge. With 10 trainings around the country and spread throughout the summer, the SSC aims to train hundreds of students in grassroots organizing and connect them with organizing opportunities during the summer. Contact: jon@ssc.org.

There are many, many more. Check 'em out!