Who are we?
Global Brigades at Northwestern University aims to bring aid to the deserving regions of Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, Ghana, and other countries serviced by the international Global Brigades effort through holistic development, while providing Northwestern students with unique opportunities for leadership, networking, international travel and service.
Our on campus programming open to all students includes panel events with professors and experts in the fields of economic development, global health and infrastructure development. We also give the Northwestern community the opportunity to network with experts, lead discussions, engage in local service in Evanston, and learn about the locations we service, all in the context of sustainable, long term development.
Our Goal
Our goal for sustainability week is to engage the Northwestern community and start a dialogue with students, professors, and development experts on sustainable international development.
To do this we are creating a whole week of events we call Sustainability Week!
Sunday - We will begin the week on Sunday by painting the Rock to promote the beginning of Sustainability Week.
Monday - We will hold a whiteboard campaign in front of the Rock where we ask students about what the greatest challenges are to sustainable development, and how they can help! Pictures of students and their whiteboards will be posted on Facebook.
Tuesday - We will hold a student-led discussion, organized as a round table during which students talk about topics such as sustainable living and life cycle analysis.
Wednesday - We will hold a profit share with a locally owned and sustainably run Evanston restaurant such as Freshii.
Thursday - We will hold a panel including professors and or field experts who will speak on sustainability on a global scale. These experts will discuss their experience with development, the challenges, and the solutions they have come up with.
Friday - We will screen a movie such as Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary Before the Flood, a film about climate change and sustainable living.
Saturday - We will end the week by hosting a service trip to volunteer at the likes of a Chicago urban garden.
And throughout this time we will be marketing our events heavily and as well bring relevant issues to the public's attention to raise awareness and educate the populace. As a whole, this Sustainability Week is intended to educate students on the importance of localand global sustainability, which can often get lost in the day-to-day lives of college students.
This project will be held next spring but to be able to plan this project properly we need your help and support now!
Raise Student Awareness about Sustainability. Students will write, and take pictures with their answer to various sustainability questions.
Help us purchase paint for the rock! We will paint our club logo and the sustainability week schedule!
Help us purchase materials for our campus panel discussion on sustainability.
Help us promote Sustainability Week and relevant topics and issues to Northwestern students through social media advertising and fliers and posters.
Help us pay the fees for relevant outside speakers and professors to speak about sustainability and related topics.