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We’ve put our sponsored activities into categories in the hope that you’ll be more likely to read about them. This is just a random selection – check out the category websites for full details!
UTERN’s Environment Week (page coming soon)
UTERN sponsors a week of events every fall designed to raise awareness and spread information about the environmental issues that are often misunderstood yet often so urgent.
Conferences we’ve sponsored (page coming soon)
UTERN has provided critical funding for a number of student-organized conferences at U of T, including the University of Toronto China Conference (2006) aiming to promote understanding of the environmental challenges in modern China, the Real Dirt on Food conference to create discussion and understanding on food sustainability, the Ontario Sustainable Campuses conference at Lakehead University to educate students on running sustainable initiatives on campus, and more.
Events we’ve sponsored (page coming soon)
UTERN provides partial funding for a number of events. Student-run groups can apply to us with assistance in covering material costs, rental fees or other expenses. Some of the more recent events we’ve helped off the ground are:
- the Second Annual Sustainability Forum (2008 Urban Studies Student Union)
- To The Tar Sands Film & Book Launch (UTSU & ASSU Sustainability Commissions 2009)
- OxfamUT’s Five Buck Lunch at Hart House (funding for fair trade foods) 2009.
People we’ve sponsored (page coming soon)
We’re happy to help you along your personal environmental needs. Bad ideas include:
- asking us to help you buy potato-starch cutlery for lunch
- requesting help building a sink on top your toilet
- asking us for energy-saving light bulbs.
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