Conferences

Climate Change Teach-In To Be Held Across America

Susan — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:45:36 -0500

Focus The Nation is an educational initiative on global warming solutions for America occurring at more than 1,000 universities, colleges, high schools, middle schools, places of worship, civic organizations, and businesses, in all 50 states on Jan. 31, 2008.

The teach-in has two goals: to formulate policy solutions that can be implemented immediately; and to explore a new model of collaborative, interdisciplinary education on a national scale, needed to tackle the interconnected social, environmental, and political issues of climate change. read more »

IMPACT: National Student Conference on Service, Advocacy & Social Action

Mike.Delponte — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:22:05 -0500

March 7-9, 2008
Northeastern University, Boston, MA

We are pleased to inform you that registration for the IMPACT Conference is officially open!

Join college students, administrators, faculty, national nonprofit organizations, socially-responsible companies and many others this spring in Boston, MA for the historically largest national convening of campus community members involved in service, activism, politics, advocacy, and other socially responsible work across philosophical and ideological lines. read more »

Summit on Gender and Fair Trade

Mike.Delponte — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:53:50 -0400

Come participate in the ?Gender and Fair Trade: Women in Developing Nations? summit to be held at the Hobart and William Smith Colleges on November 3. The topic for the conference is the impact of fair trade on women workers in developing nations, and will focus on the following questions:

* How are fair trade and gender interconnected?
* What is the best way to empower women in developing nations, what are some of the ways students can have an impact?
* How can students become involved in fair trade, both in their personal lives and at their colleges or universities? read more »

Online registration is now open for REC's fall conferences at www.endowmentethics.org!

Mike.Delponte — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:46:35 -0400

Did you know that colleges and universities control over $340 billion dollars in investments? That's a lot of money that could do some good in the world! Yet, though our schools lay claim to strong social missions, few have responsible investment policies and keep investing in human rights abuses and environmental destruction. read more »