Defining Diversity, Calapalooza, and CNR tabling event

[Mariah Gonzalez]

Hi SEEDS!

In this email
1. Let's define Diversity, and make sure we all have a common purpose for our club
2. 8/25 Tabling for Calapalooza, 4:30-8pm
3. 8/23 CNR Tabling, 10am-12pm
4. I swear I will figure out taking people off the email list soon!

(remember to respond to me at maria...@berkeley.edu and not the whole google group)

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1. Diverse People for a Diverse Science

I'm gonna be punny and say I'd love for all ya'll continuing with SEEDS to help us get back to our ROOTS!!! : Diversity. Not only was the need for increased diversity amongst sustainability efforts the impetus for starting the club at Berkeley, it was the whole reason the national program was established by the Ecological Society of America (ESA, our parent org.)

What is this diversity I'm talking about? Well that's not alone for me to determine, but here's how the ESA puts it:

SEEDS Mission Statement
....to diversify and advance the ecology profession through opportunities that stimulate and nurture the interest of underrepresented students to not only participate in ecology, but to lead.

I would love to see this take priority in our club and for us to choose our activities and projects based on this overarching goal of getting people from different cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, regional, etc. backgrounds involved in ecology. I have some ideas, but I want a diverse range of ideas to come into this.


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2. CNR Tabling, 8/23, 10-12pm

Lunch provided after by CNR! This event is specifically targeted at incoming freshman and transfers. I'm outta town then, Yekun will be there, who's with her?

We'll also be putting together some tabling supplies for this event and and Calapooza on the following Thurs, anyone have plants, interesting ecology-related things to attract people to the table? Anyone wanna help us put some stuff together?

Email me if interested.
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3. Calapalooza is coming up! 8/25 4:30-8pm

Thursday, first day of classes, join the excitement! I actually have class until 7pm. Yekun is down to table and so we need people to keep us company! Apparently people actually get interested in our club there! Let's recruit.

Email me even if you just maybe are interested.


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4. Patience, I swear we'll reorganize the mail list soon!!



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Mariah R. Gonzalez
University of California, Berkeley
B.S. Conservation and Resource Studies | 2012
Intern, I ♥ Tap Water campus campaign | University Health Services
Coordinator, Strategies for Ecology, Education, Diversity and Sustainability
(805) 714-2343

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[Mariah Gonzalez]

Oops, my b. I meant to say the free lunch at CNR tabling event is for the 2 people who table that day from 10-12pm!