While you may have been on the rocking Green My Apple Conference Call last night, you also may not have been. Worried that you missed out on a great thing? Well . . . no worries because—yes, that’s right—I’m going to tell you about it right here, right now.

The call began with background on the Apple Campaign that highlighted what it’s about, how it started and the worldwide impacts of Apple’s toxic electronic waste (e-waste). From there we went into the student aspect of the campaign, specifically what it means to be a Greenpeace Campus Coordinator. We talked a little about the Greenpeace Student Network, what it has been doing for this campaign, but also about Greenpeace Student Network victories. This group of dedicated environmentalist students have fought for the University of California system to “Go Solar” and schools to stop buying disposable tissue products made of endangered, virgin forests. The exciting part is that students have won good portions of these fights. In 2003 (a day before my birthday), the University of California Board of Regents voted unanimously in favor of a Clean Energy and Green Building policy, and in 2006 and 2007, American and Rice University both have stopped buying Kimberly-Clark products.  

What’s next for the Greenpeace Student Network? On the call we discussed the Green My Apple Week of Action that’s coming up right next week. So far, 60 campuses have signed up to participate. Last night we talked about some of the technical parts of the event, such as getting permitted space, setting up a Flickr account, and getting materials ready. We also chatted about doing publicity and media for your Week o’ Action. To generate the most publicity, talk to your friends, put up flyers (or put them down, taped to the sidewalk), and don’t forget to talk to campus newspapers so they can have a story about your event.

Learn more here: http://members.greenpeace.org/event/launch/247/

These people were in Russia, and not on the conference call. But if they were in the US, they would have been-- I swear!  (photo by Thomas Struth)