[ensu] UTERN Environmental Levy: Small Change for a Big Change
- From: "Kristle Calisto-Tavares" <k.calisto.tavares@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <k.calisto.tavares@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 00:06:37 -0500
Nature
Please circulate widely.
The Environmental Levy: Small Change for a Big Change
Hello Fellow U of Ters...
Well, it?s that time of year again and SAC elections are coming up. Once
again, students will vote-in representatives for the Student Administrative
Council and answer a host of referendum questions. This year, however,
students will have the chance to vote on an innovative new proposal, unique
in U of T?s electoral history. The University of Toronto Environmental
Resource Network (UTERN), an umbrella organization for student
organizations, academic programs and U of T facilities, has proposed a
50-cent, fully refundable, non-academic fee.
Despite an already thriving environmental community, few groups have the
funding to undertake large-scale projects to improve the quality of
environment on campus. The Environmental Levy will change all that. The
proposed Environmental Levy will go towards funding campus greening
initiatives on all three U of T campuses. Possible projects include
ecological restoration, green energy and energy-efficiency projects,
composting programs, community gardens, green rooftops, and more. UTERN
would act as a grant-giving body, evaluating project proposals and ensuring
that funds are allocated to the projects that students want.
Finally, here is a levy that ensures no one is excluded. After all, the
environment is something we all share. We all traverse the earth, breathe
the air, suffer from the smog, and experience the environment in a million
indescribable ways every single day.
VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE UTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LEVY - IT'S SMALL CHANGE FOR A
BIG CHANGE!
Students can vote from Wednesday, March 12th to Friday, March 14th by
clicking here - www.rosi.utoronto.ca . For more information about UTERN or
the levy, please visit http://utern.sa.utoronto.ca
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