1. Sleep: We are in college and sleep deprivation comes with the territory. Time to get all those missed hours back. 2. Eat: Good home cooked meals are just within reach. No more fast food, café food or Orange room food…until fall semester. 3. […]
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FAMU at Power Shift 2011: Anthony and Kumar go to the White House
Stomach pleasantly plumped and my pockets bulging from the extra sandwiches I took, I walked back to center for the start of the main sessions. I had looked at the list beforehand and decided on Sex and Sustainability. I walked to the session, saw it was standing room only, and […]
FAMU at Power Shift 2011: The Movement Begins
FAMU at Power Shift 2011: Making Events Green and Worthwhile
I’ve wanted Florida A&M to green up its act since I arrived in January. From wasted energy to wasted water to wasted paper, we are too lax on environmental policy at FAMU. So, of course, the Power Shift session on throwing green events caught my attention. I had just gotten […]
FAMU at Power Shift 2011: ‘People of Melon’ Reach Consensus
Attending an HBCU offers me an interesting perspective into the race discussion in America. In the Caribbean, our discussion on race is more about financial sway than historical oppression. So, we feel economic disparities and can tie them into race, but we do not per say have one antagonist on […]
FAMU at Power Shift 2011: Opening Day
It’ was a rainy Saturday morning at Power Shift 2011, and about half of the Florida A&M/Florida State delegation is learning how to inspire others with the “Story of Self,” a concept of galvanizing others through our storytelling. So much about community organizing and environmental justice involves compelling others into […]
FAMU at Power Shift 2011: The Van Jones Effect
A friend of mine swears that Green for All founder Van Jones is an incredible motivational speaker. I see now that as very often (but certainly not always), she was right. Jones was among the presenters at tonight’s opening ceremony for Power Shift 2011 in Washington D.C., and in the […]
FAMU at Power Shift 2011: Opening Day
It’ was a rainy Saturday morning at Power Shift 2011, and about half of the Florida A&M/Florida State delegation is learning how to inspire others with the “Story of Self,” a concept of galvanizing others through our storytelling. So much about community organizing and environmental justice involves compelling others into […]
Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry season is starting and the proof is in the market. No longer are there boxes of measly strawberries; instead, in their place are bright red, plump strawberries. Eaten raw, strawberries are a good source of vitamin C, needed to help your body produce collagen. Collagen is a protein found […]
Road Trip Adventures: On the Way to Power Shift 2011
Well, Tallahassee’s green team – FAMU’s Green Coalition and Florida State’s environmental group – hadn’t even made it to Washington D.C. when adventure found us on the bus ride. The trip on the FAMU bus started simply enough about 12:21am when we left the parking services lot and went on […]