Summary of Green Week events: 18-24 October

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Date: 18 October - 24 October 2021
Venue: Various

UWE Bristol in partnership with The Students' Union at UWE bring you the Green week 2021 calendar of events from 18-24 October.

Monday 18 October

City Campus

• 11:30-14:00: MEND live drop in session - Love your clothes!

Glenside Campus

• 09:00-13:00: Dr Bike - repairs and check-ups

Frenchay Campus

• 13:00-14.00: UWE Bristol Travel clinic - for questions, feedback and advice on sustainable transport
• 13:05-13:55: Our Green campus lunchtime tour
• 16:00-18.00: Stitch not Ditch clothes mending session

Virtual and external events

• 11:00-12.00: Student event - linking the Sustainable Development Goals to your studies
• 09:00-16.30: All day Energy Clinic - reduce your use!
• 12:00-12.45: UWE Bristol: 'Travel action plan - route to 2030'
• 12:30-13:30: External event: How can we make technology work better for our cities?
• 18:00-19:15: New student society - what is Extinction Rebellion and how to get involved

Tuesday 19 October

City Campus

• 09:00-13.00: Dr Bike - repairs and check-ups
• 12:00-15.00: DIY body scrub and DIY eco cleaner drop in session

Glenside Campus

• 10:00-14:00: Launch of new Glenside Community Garden!
• 12:30-13:20: Green campus walk: trees, habitats and biodiversity

Frenchay Campus

• 12:30-13:30: Climate hub - The Students' Union at UWE Green team
• 16:00-18:00: What's the tea? (with ESD!) (Education for Sustainable development)

Virtual and external events

• 09:00-12:00: External event: Tackling climate change: Bristol businesses and the One City approach
• 10:30-11:15: Rethinking plastics for a circular economy: UWE Bristol's approach
• 13:00-14:00: Centre for Sustainable Transport seminar: Roadmaps for decarbonising transport in the UK by 2050
• 14:00-15:00: Green volunteering drop-in for students
• 16:00-17:00: UWE Bristol Student Ventures - creating a green start-up whilst you study!
• 18:00-19:30: People and Planet: Introduction to activism and campaigning

Wednesday 20 October

Glenside Campus

• 10:00-14:00: Launch of the Glenside Community Garden!

Frenchay Campus

• 09:00-13:00: Dr Bike - repairs and check ups
• 10:00-12:00: UWE Bristol changing climate network: 'Culture change in a changing climate, 2^nd Edition'
• 12:00-12:55: Introduction to sustainability at UWE Bristol: our goals, plans and actions for 2030
• 12:00-13:30: Sustainable period products - better for you and the planet!
• 12:00-15:00 Community garden session plus talk on Biodiversity on campus and launch of Bee champions programme
• 12:05-12:55 Bee walk and talk with our bee keeper, Jeff Davey
• 15:15-16:15: Climate anxiety cafe

Virtual and external events

• 13:00-13:45: MEND virtual session - Love your clothes!
• 13:00-13:45: What is COP 26? Find out more about the climate summit in Glasgow in November
• 14:00-14:45: In conversation with UWE Hospitality - planet friendly choices in how we eat
• 18:00-21:00: Bristol Distinguished Address series: Mike Haigh Executive chair Mott McDonald 'Recovery from the global pandemic: the impact of accelerated megatrends'
• 18:00-19:30: External event: Cabot Institute annual lecture 'COP26: are you paying attention?'

Thursday 21 October

Glenside Campus

• 10:00-14:00: Launch of Glenside Community Garden!

Frenchay Campus

• 10:30-11:30: UWE Bristol's Knowledge Exchange for Sustainability Education (KESE) on Award winning Sustainable Development Goals Mapping
• 11:15-14:15: Extinction Rebellion and new student society
• 12:30-14:00: 'Greener Greens' stall X Block - new sustainable container farming on campus
• 12:30-13:20: Lunchtime wellbeing and nature ramble
• 17:45-19:30: Green team gathering and sustainable fashion talk and tips
• 19:00-21:00: Green week cook off - join others on campus

Virtual and external events

• 08:00-10:30: External event Future Economy Network: 'Sustainable cities around the world - what can we learn?'
• 12:00-13:00: Taking control of our carbon emissions - energy software tool demo
• 14:00-16:30: UWE Bristol Sustainability Board meeting - all students and staff welcome
• 15:00-16:00: Green and Sustainable careers

Friday 22 October

Frenchay Campus

• 10:00-16:00: The Students' Union at UWE; Clothes swap - 'swap don't shop'
• 12:00-12:50: Climate action café drop in session
• 12:00-14:00: DETI Inspire team - our work with schools
• 13:00-14:00/30: Stoke Park litter pick - supporting community and wildlife

Virtual and external events

• 13:00-13:45: Everything you wanted to know about the circular economy

Saturday 23 October

• 13:00-17:00: Charity shop trawl on Gloucester Road Bristol with The Students' Union at UWE Green team and the LGBTX+ society
• 10:30-16:00: External event: Bristol Broadmead Vegan fair and more

Sunday 24 October

• Opportunity to pledge an action in support of the COP26 - the global climate summit in Glasgow in November