Issues

Affordable Housing:

Why connect affordable housing to sustainability? more . . .

Sustainability at UCSC:

What progress has been made? more . . .

Student activism:

Why are students mobilizing for divestment from fossil fuels? more . . .

Cultural Politics of Sustainability at UC Santa Cruz

Funded by the UCSC Sustainability Office, this two-quarter-long project comprises a series of UCSC interdisciplinary symposia and workshops dedicated to the topic of sustainability. Organized in relation to the research and practice of the Arts-based Center for Creative Ecology, the series intends to bring to campus speakers representing expertise in diverse areas of sustainability studies, and with them organize discussions with interdisciplinary members of UC faculty and graduate and undergraduate students on the history, meaning, and conflictual elements of sustainability. The project will also focus on critical discussion of UCSC’s Campus Sustainability Plan, including knowledge-sharing and assessment of its meaning, goals, and progress to date.