Deep Democracy With Riki Ott

Sat., Apr. 21, 2012 - 14:12

At the end of March, I had the privilege of attending the Deep Democracy Workshop with Riki Ott. The workshop was an incredibly valuable opportunity to learn more about community organizing and social, political and environmental activism. Riki has a lot of experience organizing communities, and played an integral role in organizing communities to help [...]

Recycling Trash with Style!

Thur., Apr. 19, 2012 - 00:59

London based art couple Tim Noble and Sue Webster use a different type of media for their sculpture work, a variety of personal garbage and trash collected off of city streets. The couple created their first “shadow sculpture”, called “Miss Understood and Mr. Meanor” in 1997, and another piece titled, “Dirty White Trash” in 1998, [...]

Welcome to the Rocket Composter

Tue., Apr. 17, 2012 - 23:50

Just in time for spring, Fort Lewis College is becoming “greener”. It began at the Student Operations Summit in fall of 2009, when students declared sustainability a top priority for future funds. A study done in 2010 unveiled that Fort Lewis College students generated a collective .24 lbs of waste during each meal. Over the [...]