2013 GREEN WEEK 3-7 JUNE 2013

AVAILABLE

ALL WEEK 3-7 JUNE 2013

CHECK OUT WHAT'S ON THIS GREEN WEEK

MONDAY TO FRIDAY EVENTS

GREEN WEEK PHOTOCOMPETITION EXHIBITION

WHERE: ABC FOYER

EXHIBITION SPACE

SEE ENTRIES FROM THE 2013

GREEN WEEK PHOTO COMPETITION, ON DISPLAY ALL WEEK.

SCIENCE ART INSTALLATION

WHERE: UTS BUILDING 4, LEVEL 3

STUDENT LOUNGE

AN INTERDISCIPLINARY

COLLABORATION WITH OCEANIC

LIVING DATA, RECOGNISED FOR

BOTH ITS SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY

AND ARTISTIC BEAUTY.

MONDAY

3 JUNE

GREEN WEEK MARKETS

WHEN: 10AM - 2PM

WHERE: CONCOURSE, [UTS TOWER, LEVEL 3]CHECK OUT THE MARKETS ON CAMPUS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS, INCLUDING CLOTHING, ARTWORK, JEWELLERY, CLEANING PRODUCTS AND MORE.

GREEN WEEK BLANKET KNITTING PROJECT

session 1: 12pm - 1pm [mon 3 june] / tafe library level 1

session 2: 12pm - 2pm [tue 4 june] / uts library foyer

session 3: 12pm - 2pm [fri 7 june] / uts library foyer

COME AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE GREEN WEEK BLANKET AND JOIN

IN THE FUN! 3 SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE, SO COME TO ALL OR

ANY SESSIONS AND LEARN FROM OUR EXPERIENCED KNITTERS.

GREEN WEEK PHOTO COMPETITION OPENINGAND ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNER

BY INVITATION ONLY

EXHIBITION OF COMPETITION ENTRIES WILL BE ON DISPLAY ALL

WEEK AT THE ABC FOYER EXHIBITION SPACE.

TUESDAY

4 JUNE

ELECTRIC CAR DISPLAY

WHEN: 9AM - 3PM

WHERE: UTS TOWER FORECOURT

SHOWCASING THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY

FRIENDLY CARS IN AUSTRALIA, INCLUDING THE HOLDEN VOLT, THE NISSAN LEAF, AND THE PLUG-IN ELECTRIC PRIUS.

SUSTAINABILITY CLOTHES SWAP

WHEN: 11AM - 2.30PM

WHERE: CONCOURSE, [UTS TOWER, LEVEL 3]COME DOWN TO UTS CONCOURSE AND GET READY TO

SWAP 'TIL YOU DROP!

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING:'SUN COME UP' AND Q+A

WHEN: 2PM - 3PM

WHERE: ULTIMO TAFE, TURNER HALL, BUILDING B

'SUN COME UP' IS AN ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINATED FILM

THAT SHOWS THE HUMAN FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE FILM

FOLLOWS THE RELOCATION OF THE CARTERET ISLANDERS,A COMMUNITY LIVING ON A REMOTE ISLAND CHAIN IN THE

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN,, AND NOW,, SOME OF THE WORLD'SFIRST ENVIRONMENTAL REFUGEES.

Q+A PANELLISTS:NATASHA LAY IS AN INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR THE AUSTRALIAN

YOUTH CLIMATE COALITION, CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PROJECT FOCUSED ON

THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.

JOSI HEYERDAHL WORKS ON SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD WITH WWF-AUSTRALIA, AND IS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF THOR HEYERDAHL WHO LED THE KON-TIKI

EXPEDITION [6 MEN ON A BALSA LOG RAFT, ACROSS THE PACIFIC FROM PERU TO

POLYNESIA TO PROVE HIS THEORY THAT ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN

CIVILISATIONS COULD HAVE MIGRATED ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO POLYNESIA].

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING:'CORAL, COAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE'WHEN: 11AM - 12PM

WHERE: GLASSHOUSE BAR [UTS TOWER, LEVEL 3]COAL EXPORT EXPANSION PROJECTS IN QUEENSLAND ARE

THREATENING OUR GREAT BARRIER REEF, AND IF THEY GO

AHEAD IT WILL MEAN GAME OVER FOR THE CLIMATE. IT'S ALSO

AN ELECTION YEAR AND NEITHER OF THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES

ARE TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. HOW CAN WE CHANGE

THE GAME??

TUESDAY

4 JUNE

WEDNESDAY

5 JUNE

EARLYBIRDS ON SUSTAINABILITY:LIVE PANEL DISCUSSION

WHEN: 2SER LIVE CROSS: 8AM - 10AM

FREE BREKKIE: 8AM - 11AM

LIVE PANEL: 9AM - 9.30AM

WHERE: BLUEBIRD BREKKIE BAR,

[UTS TOWER FOYER]JOIN US FOR 2SER'S WEDNESDAY BREAKFAST AND DAILY

SHOWS, LIVE AT BLUEBIRD BREKKIE BAR, FEATURING A GREEN

WEEK SPECIAL PANEL OF BLUEBIRDS AND EXPERTS DISCUSSING

FOOD SUSTAINABILITY - WHAT IT MEANS IN REAL, PRAGMATIC

TERMS, STRIPPED OF JARGON, AND ON A STUDENT BUDGET.

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ORGANIC MARKET

FUN ACTIVITIES

PRIZES

UPCYCLED FASHION

HOW TO GROW VEGGIES

AND MUCH MORE...

LEARN HOW TO HELP SAVE OUR PLANET

WORLD ENVIRONMENT

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11–2

THOUGHT FOR FOOD

WEDNESDAY

5 JUNE

THIS TALK BY PROFESSOR BILL GLADSTONE COVERS SOME OF

THE MORE WEIRD AND BIZARRE EXAMPLES OF THE SEX LIVES

OF FISHES FROM THE DEEP SEA TO THE RED SEA, THE

EVOLUTIONARY PRESSURES, AND HOW THE SCIENCE OF SEX IN

THE SEA IS BEING USED FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES. THIS

WILL BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING OF THE

'SEX IN THE SEA' SCIENCE ART INSTALLATION.

''SEX IN THE SEA' LECTURE,FOLLOWED BY ART ANIMATION

PART 1: LECTURE: 1PM

UTS BUILDING 4, LEVEL 5, ROOM 1

PART 2: ART ANIMATION: 2PM

UTS BUILDING 4, LEVEL 3, STUDENT LOUNGE

'CREATING CHANGE: FROM THEORYTO PRACTICE' WORKSHOP

WHEN: 3PM - 4PM

WHERE: THEATRE LOUNGE [UTS TOWER, LEVEL 3, OPPOSITE FOODCOURT]

HOW CAN WE CREATE CHANGES WE WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD?INVESTIGATE THE CORE IDEAS AT THE HEART OF MAJOR SOCIAL

MOVEMENTS AND HOW TO PUT THEM INTO PRACTICE.

TWO DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS:'WASTE NOT' + 'BAG IT' WHEN: 'WASTE NOT' SCREENING: 11AM

WHERE: INTERNATIONAL MEETING PLACE, ULTIMO TAFE LIBRARY [LEVEL 1]

WASTE NOT: THIS IS AN INSPIRATIONAL FILM ABOUT WHO

KEEPS OUR CITIES CLEAN AND HOW AN ARMY OF WORKERS, SCIENTISTS, GARDENERS AND EVEN YOUNG CHEFS ARE

WORKING TO TRANSFORM THE CITY'S MOUNTAINS OF WASTE

INTO SOMETHING VALUABLE AGAIN.

THURSDAY

6 JUNE

BAG IT: TRY GOING A DAY WITHOUT PLASTIC. IN THIS

TOUCHING AND OFTEN FLAT-OUT-FUNNY FILM, WE FOLLOW

'EVERYMAN' JEB BERRIER AS HE EMBARKS ON A GLOBAL TOUR

TO UNRAVEL THE COMPLEXITIES OF OUR PLASTIC WORLD.

WHAT STARTS AS A FILM ABOUT PLASTIC BAGS EVOLVES INTO

A WHOLESALE INVESTIGATION INTO PLASTIC'S EFFECTS ON

OUR OCEANS, ENVIRONMENT, AND BODIES. WE SEE HOW OUR

CRAZY-FOR-PLASTIC WORLD HAS FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH

US...AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

WHEN: 'BAG IT' SCREENING: 12PM

WHERE: INTERNATIONAL MEETING PLACE, ULTIMO TAFE LIBRARY [LEVEL 1]

REELTHING FILMS

REELTHING FILMS

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PRESENTS “BAG IT” A FILM BY SUZAN BERAZAFEATATA URING JEB BERRIER

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'WORM FARMS SHOULD BE MANDATORY IN EVERY KITCHEN.'SEE THE UTS DEBATING SOCIETY TAKE ON THE INSTITUTE FOR

SUSTAINABLE FUTURES.

THE GREEN DEBATE

WHEN: 1PM - 2PM

WHERE: UTS LIBRARY [LEVEL 3]

TEST YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND WIN!

GREEN TRIVIA

WHEN: 6PM - 7.30PM

WHERE: GLASSHOUSE BAR [UTS TOWER, LEVEL 3]

T H E G R E E N W E E K D E B A T E :

H O S T E D B Y U T S L I B R A R Y & U T S G R E E N

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FRIDAY7 JUNE

ROOFTOP GARDENING WORKSHOP

WHEN: SESSION 1: 11AM - 11.30AM

SESSION 2: 11.30AM - 12PM

WHERE: AERIAL UTS FUNCTION CENTRE, 235 JONES ST

AERIAL UTS FUNCTION CENTRE HAS BECOME HOME TO AN

'ELEVATED GARDEN' - A SELF-WATERING, ENVIRONMENTALLY

FRIENDLY MOBILE GARDEN THAT YOU TOO COULD HAVE.

GREEN WEEK BLANKET KNITTING PROJECT

WHEN: 12PM - 2PM

WHERE: UTS LIBRARY FOYER

THE COLLATION OF THE WEEK'S SQUARES INTO AN AMAZING

TECHNICOLOUR BLANKET. COME AND SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCT!

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING:'GASLAND'WHEN: 7PM

WHERE: UTS ALUMNI GREEN

NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD® FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

IN 2011, 'GASLAND' FOCUSES ON AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IMPACTED

BY NATURAL GAS DRILLING AND A METHOD OF HORIZONTAL DRILLING

INTO SHALE FORMATIONS KNOWN AS SLICKWATER FRACKING.

* ORGANIC AND UTZ CERTIFIED COFFEE SERVED AS STANDARD IN ALL

UNION OUTLETS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO CUSTOMERS BIODEGRADABLE AND COMPOSTABLE CUPS AND LIDS ARE NOW USED IN ALL

UNION OUTLETS.

* TAP® SYDNEY WATER PROVIDED AT ALL UNION OUTLETS THERE ARE NUMEROUS WATER STATIONS ON ALL CAMPUSES TO ENABLE CHOICE, VALUE AND CONVENIENCE TO THOSE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO PURCHASE BOTTLED WATER. DRINK AT THESE FOUNTAINS OR REFILL CONTAINERS TO SUPPORT THE TAP

® SYDNEY

WATER INITIATIVE.

* STANDARD SEAFOOD SERVICE IN CAFES AND EATERIES SOURCED FROM

CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE FISH STOCKS UTS UNION ACTIVELY SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD DAY EACH YEAR IN THE

CONCOURSE CAFE AND KURING-GAI EATERY.

* INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR RE-USING COFFEE/TEA CUPS GROUND FOR GOOD INITIATIVE AVAILABLE FROM CAFE OUTLETS - USED GROUND COFFEE AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS FOR RE-USE.

* FREE RANGE EGGS USED IN ALL UNION OUTLETS

UTS UNION GREEN INITIATIVES

* GREEN STAFF NETWORK ESTABLISHED WORKING WITH GREEN LEADERS.

* BATTERY RECYCLING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED

* JOINED FLUOROCYCLE TUBE RECYCLING PROGRAM

* GREENTRAC ENERGY SAVING SOFTWARE INSTALLED ON COMPUTERS

* VEGGIE PATCH GREEN ROOFS AT UTS HOUSING

OTHER UTS INITIATIVES

* GREEN WEEK PRECINCT 2012 HIGHLY COMMENDED IN THE GREEN GOWN

AWARDS AUSTRALASIA - STUDENT INITIATIVES + CAMPAIGNS CATEGORY THE GREEN GOWN AWARDS ARE ADMINISTERED BY ACTS - AUSTRALIAN CAMPUSES TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY, AND RECOGNISE EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN THE

TERTIARY EDUCATION SECTOR IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

* CARBON NEUTRAL PAPER PROVIDED IN ALL COPIERS AND PRINTERS

WITHIN SYDNEY TAFE THIS PAPER HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED IN A MILL WHERE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR PAPER PRODUCTION COME FROM RECOVERED ENERGY OR BIOFUELS: HENCE ZERO CO2 EMISSIONS. THIS INITIATIVE HAS REDUCED OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT BY 160,000 KILOS

` OF CO2 PER ANNUM.

* THE ULTIMO TAFE STUDENT ASSOCIATION IS MOVING TO REPLACE ALL

FOAM CUPS USED FOR ITS EVENTS WITH BIODEGRADABLE CUPS

* THE 4KW WIND TURBINE ON THE ROOF OF BUILDING D NOW FULLY

OPERATIONAL AND FEEDING POWER BACK INTO BUILDING K

TAFE GREEN INITIATIVES

* A SUSTAINABLE CATERING KIT CONSISTING OF CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, CUTLERY AND A TROLLEY AVAILABLE FOR STAFF TO BOOK FOR

INTERNAL FUNCTIONS AND EVENTS THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC DISPOSABLE CATERING ITEMS

BEING USED AT THE ABC.

* ABC STAFF COMMUNITY GARDENS ESTABLISHED IN ALL OUR CAPITAL

CITY SITES RECENTLY COSTA GEORGIADIS FROM GARDENING AUSTRALIA HOSTED A LUNCHTIME

WORKSHOP FOR ULTIMO STAFF ON NO-DIG GARDENS.

* SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT INTRODUCED INTO DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES

AT OUR ABC SITE IN WOLLONGONG TWO BICYCLES ARE AVAILABLE FOR STAFF TO USE FOR TRAVEL TO INTERVIEWS, EVENTS

AND RUN ERRANDS, REDUCING THE NEED TO USE THE STATION VEHICLE AND TAXIS.

* 1 SIDED PRINTED PAPER COLLECTED BY STAFF AND MADE INTO NOTE-

PADS BY OUR PRINTING STAFF FOR STAFF TO USE

ABC GREEN INITIATIVES

2013 GREEN WEEK PHOTO COMPETITION

2013 THEME: 'THINK, EAT, SAVE.'[WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2013 THEME]FIRST PRIZE

AN AFTERNOON ON THE JOB WITH ABC JOURNALIST JOEL WERNER AS HE PREPARES

THE RADIO NATIONAL PROGRAM OFF TRACK - A LOOK AT THE WAYS AUSTRALIANS

LIVE WITH AND ENJOY THE NATURAL AND [NOT-SO-NATURAL] ENVIRONMENT.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

2 X TICKETS TO THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY DINNER AT

THE APPRENTICE RESTAURANT ON TUESDAY 4 JUNE

SEND ENTRIES TO:SEB.CRAWFORD@UTS.EDU.AU

COMPETITION CLOSES:9AM THURSDAY 23 MAY

*SEE UTS GREEN WEBSITE

FOR T+C'S AND PHOTO DIMENSIONS

TO BE DISPLAYED 3-7 JUNE

ABC FOYER EXHIBITION SPACE, ULTIMO