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Campus Sustainability Month is an international celebration of sustainability in higher education held in October. Throughout the month, colleges and universities organize events on campus and elsewhere to engage and inspire students and staff to become more sustainable. The goal is to raise the visibility of campus sustainability and provide campus sustainability advocates with a platform through which to deepen campus engagement.

Here are some activities listed by The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

Project Green Challenge (Oct. 1 – 30)
National Voter Education Week (Oct. 3 – 7)
Global Bird Rescue (Oct. 3 – 9)
Global Climate Change Week (Oct. 12 – 18)
World Food Day (Oct. 16)
ASHE’s Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education ( ) (Oct. 18, Oct. 26 and Nov. 3)

South Mountain Community College Celebrates Sustainability Awareness Month
These events are open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members. Share the news!

The SMCC Sustainability Committee is hosting a series of film screenings and discussions, online and in–person, during the month of October to bring awareness and understanding about the importance of taking action and caring about our planet.
Films screenings every Friday afternoon during the month of October at 1:00pm in the PAC Black Box Theater (PAC-725) and via zoom.

Oct. 7, 2022 | 1pm: Humans

Oct. 14, 2022 | 1pm: The Solomon Islands and Australia - Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline

Oct. 21, 2022 | 1pm: Bangladesh and Bhutan- Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline

Oct. 28, 2022 | 1pm: Scandinavia - Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline

Please download and import the following weekly iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 825 2699 6439

Passcode: 534001

Valley wide sustainability events during October

Arizona Sustainability Alliance

AZSA is celebrating Sustainability month by having a table at the Rio Reimagined Urban Wildlife Conservation Day event at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area. They will also be planting pollinators, removing debris from the area, and installing a shaded bench on the path at North mountain preserve. AZSA is partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation and Enterprise Rent-A-Car to plant 75 trees at Desert Spirit Elementary School in Glendale



https://www.azsustainabilityalliance.com/events/

ASU

ASU has lots of events planned for the Sustainability month like tabling at downtown campus, blue bag volunteer sort, project humanities service saturdays, green football and volleyball games, solar sewing machine artwork, herb gardening workshop, sustainable food fest, green event planner training and much more!

https://asuevents.asu.edu/event-search?eventSearch=%7b%22tags%22:%5b%5d%2c%22text%22:%22sustainability%22%7d



Questions - Paige Strickland

University Sustainability Practices

[email protected]

858-500-2100 https://cfo.asu.edu/sustainability-goals-and-vision

Green living magazine

The green living magazine is organizing NAAEE 2022 Conference & Research Symposium which will focus on the powerful role education can play in creating healthier communities and tackling today’s complex environmental and social issues. There will also be an empty bowls event, annual bronze sale and American herbalists guild 33rd annual symposium.

https://greenlivingmag.com/events

Statewide Sustainability Summit

https://arizonaforward.org/event/statewide-sustainability-summit/

When: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022, 8.00 am - 5.00 pm

Live Workshop - Food costs have you down? Grow food at home!

Hosted by Justin R.

With the growing costs of food and occasional scarcity, we have the answer to sustainability. Let us show you some of the secrets to growing food in your own backyard (and maybe even your front yard)! Join our live class to manage your groceries in a new and improved way.

https://www.meetup.com/arizona-agriscapers/events/288142133/

When: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022, 9:00am

Where: 24910 S Ellsworth Rd , Queen Creek, AZ

Live Workshop - Food costs have you down? Grow food at home!, Sat, Oct 22, 2022, 9:00 AM | Meetup With the growing costs of food and occasional scarcity, we have the answer to sustainability. Let us show you some of the secrets to growing food in your own back yard (and