Vermont
Your invited to: the Campus Climate Challenge’s Climate Neutrality Summit, hosted by MiddShift and the Sierra Student Coalition up at Middlebury College, VT on Jan 19-21. The past year has seen an incredible movement on campuses around the US and Canada to become climate neutral. The summit will be an opportunity to share strategies, plans and ideas, unify efforts, and discuss how climate neutrality victories on campuses can create demand for climate protection policies in broader society, all in a beautiful setting. It’ll also be an opportunity to wrap up your Winter Break with a weekend of fun with awesome like-minded people, get ready for a kickin’ Spring semester, enjoy the Vermont winter (while it lasts!) and go skiing at Middlebury’s climate-neutral ski slope! Working on a climate neutrality campaign: read on for more info or just sign your school up now by filling out our registration form.
Campus Climate Challenge
Climate Neutrality Summit
hosted by MiddShift & the Sierra Student Coalition
Middlebury College, Jan 19-21
Middlebury Vermont
Introduction:
The past year has seen an incredible movement on campuses around the US and Canada to become climate neutral. Schools such as College of the Atlantic, Oberlin College, the University of Florida, and others have committed to the goal of carbon neutrality. Others, including Middlebury and the University of California - Santa Barbara, have been developing plans to achieve climate neutrality. The American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment is getting dozens of college Presidents on board with this goal. Climate neutrality means taking responsibility for all our carbon emissions, and taking a moral stand that we need to END our contribution to global warming.
The Climate Neutrality Summit will be an opportunity to share strategies, plans and ideas, unify efforts, and discuss how climate neutrality victories on campuses can create demand for climate protection policies in broader society, all in a beautiful setting.
It’ll also be an opportunity to wrap up your Winter Break with a weekend of fun with awesome like-minded people, get ready for a kickin’ Spring semester, enjoy the Vermont winter (while it lasts!) and go skiing at Middlebury’s climate-neutral ski slope!
Description:
The summit will take place Jan 19-21 (Friday morning to Sunday afternoon) at Middlebury College, in Middlebury, VT, just south of Burlington. It will be hosted by MiddShift, Middlebury’s student climate neutrality campaign. Unlike most conferences, the summit will be in a retreat-type format and will be primarily open-source. After an opening key-note speaker (and a party), the majority of the time will be left open for schools and participants to discuss common obstacles, to share ideas, craft plans, and learn details about how other students are pushing the idea of climate neutrality on their campuses. By registering for the summit, you’ll have the opportunity to help craft the agenda so that we address the topics most helpful to you, whether you are running a climate neutral campaign or hope to start one.
MiddShift activists who will be spending their January term working intensively on Middlebury’s plan for carbon neutrality will be able to share details of how they will achieve their goals. The summit will be free and lodging and food will be provided by MiddShift. We hope to make travel scholarships available to anyone for whom travel costs would prevent attendance.
Goals:
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Disseminate and discuss a “Climate Neutrality Toolkit” created by MiddShift in partnership with the Sierra Student Coalition.
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Share strategies, plans, and tactics on achieving climate neutrality.
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Discuss how best to talk about climate neutrality - and climate positivity! - with students, staff, and administrators.
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Agree on a coordinated climate neutrality goal and campaign for NESCAC member schools (North Eastern Small College Athletic Association), modeled on Ivy League student collaborations.
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Discuss the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (ASHE) “American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment” and coordinate efforts to get Presidents’ commitments.
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Create a mechanism for continuing to work together on climate neutrality
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Discuss how to best promote climate neutrality as a goal for colleges and universities already involved in the Campus Climate Challenge.
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Discuss the possibility of a climate neutral symbol or logo for universities and colleges
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Have an awesome weekend in beautiful Vermont!
Register today!
For more information, email middshift@gmail.com!
Directions :
Located in west-central Vermont, Middlebury is a 2 1/2 hour drive from
Montreal, about 4 hours from both Boston and Hartford, 5 hours from New
York City, and 6 1/2 hours from Philadelphia. The Robert A. Jones House
is located at 148 Hillcrest Road off Route 125 (see below).
If you choose to fly, Burlington International Airport is 50 minutes
from campus and is served by Continental, Delta, Independence Air,
JetBlue, Northwest, United, and USAirways. Bus service between Middlebury and
Burlington is available, and rides from Burlington are available. The
closest Amtrak station is Port Henry, New York.
From Route 7:
From the center of the town of Middlebury, travel West on Rte. 125.
Travel uphill through the campus of Middlebury College. Be aware of a jog
left in the road at the St. Mary's Catholic Church.
At the top of the hill, turn left at the blinking yellow light onto
Hillcrest Ave. The Robert A. Jones '59 House is light gray, the last house
on the right, across from the tennis courts, and next to the cemetery.
From Route 30:
Travel north on Rte. 30 past golf course, field house, and center for
the arts. On the left is a drive with stone pillars on each side. Enter
here and bear right onto Old Stone Row to the end of the street. Turn
left onto Rte. 125W and continue to the top of the hill with the
blinking light and proceed as above.
From Route 125:
Travel east on Rte 125 to Middlebury. At top of hill at blinking yellow
light, turn right onto Hillcrest Ave. See balance of directions, above.
Join the SSC Northeast Forum - connect with fellow activists in the Northeast:
Looking for a cool place to have a meeting?
Check out Bald Mountain Retreat in Vermont's beautiful Northeast Kingdom.
"Retreat space is available free to those involved in promoting
peace, justice, ecology, community, healing, art... "
Pefect for a peaceful SSC getaway.
www.baldmountainretreat.com
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