Environment // The Environment Task Force at Hamline has been working on two separate campaigns. The first is to revamp Hamline’s recycling program. Last semester we secured $5,000 from student government to purchase 50 new recycling bins while plant services purchased 50 on their own. We plan to purchase 50 additional bins this semester as well as educate people about recycling. The second campaign is to get Hamline President Linda Hansen to sign the President’s Climate Commitment (PCC) which would institutionalize a plan and structure to make Hamline Climate Neutral by a target date.

More than 200 Hamline students and community members attended the Climate Change Slideshow by arctic explorer Will Steger.

Hamline MPIRG students gather with arctic explorer Will Steger after a discussion about climate change.

Fair Trade // The Fair Trade Task Force is working to Make Hamline Fair by having them commit to purchasing 100 percent fair trade coffee and signing on to the Designated Suppliers Program (DSP). Last semester we worked to have Hamline sign the University apparel Code of Conduct, a stepping stone for the DSP.

Affordable Housing and Homelessness // The Affordable Housing and Homelessness Task Force is working to pass the Housing Solutions Act by showing the commitment of Hamline students to ending homelessness. They are also working to finalize a campus kitchen project to which the administration has already committed.

Campus Organizer
Peter Starzynski, extension 304, peter@mpirg.org

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