Students of Sustainability

Students of Sustainability

Students of Sustainability (SoS) is an annual conference of the Australian student environment movement and predates the Australian Student Environment Network (ASEN). The first Students of Sustainability conference was held in at ANU in 1991 when it was called Students, Science and Sustainability. The name changed in 1995 to Students and Sustainability and then again in 2003 to Students of Sustainability. In each case the name changes were to make the conference open to a wider range of participants.

From the website www.studentsofsustainability.org which is run by the hosting crew each year:

Aims of SoS• to inspire ecologically sustainable practices as an alternative - to current societal values • to empower individuals and groups to bring about positive social and political change through open forums, skill sharing opportunities • to create national and international networks of environmentally-minded people • to integrate environmentalism with other progressive movements such as human rights and cultural awareness movements • and to create a conference that is accessible to as many people as possible.

Organise - The SoS organising committee advocates supportive, respectful and constructive involvement in all aspects of the conference. All participants share their knowledge and learn from each other, bringing their own opinions, voices and ideas. This diversity of voices, ideas and opinions makes SoS what it is.

WHAT is it? SOS is a bunch of workshops, forums and presentations on environmental, sustainability and social justice issues. SoS is open to students, activists and anyone who gives a shit about the state of our planet today. SoS provides participants with an opportunity to network with like-minded mob from around Australia, keeping themselves informed, inspired and connected.

HISTORY - The conference began in Canberra in 1991 under the name 'Students, Science and Sustainability'. This first conference attracted 300 students to discuss matters of sustainability with respect to students and science.Throughout the past fifteen years, interest and enthusiasm for the conference has grown, and the number of participants has steadily and exponentially increased. As SoS moves around the country, it spreads its unique, life-affirming, change-making energy to the University and community that hosts it.

The location of SoS varies each year depending on the location of the bidding organising collective.

Past SoS locations include:
*2008 - Newcastle University, Newcastle
*2007 - Murdoch University, Perth
*2006 - University of Queensland, Brisbane
*2005 - Monash University, Melbourne
*2004 - La Trobe University, Melbourne
*2003 - Flinders University, Adelaide
*2002 - Murdoch University, Perth
*2001 - University of Newcastle, Newcastle
*2000 - Griffith University, Brisbane
*1999 - University of Western Sydney, Sydney
*1998 - University of Tasmania, Hobart
*1997 - James Cook University, Townsville
*1996 - Southern Cross University, Lismore
*1995 - Flinders University, Adelaide
*1994 - Macquarie University, Sydney
*1993 - Melbourne University, Melbourne
*1992 - ??
*1991 - Australian National University, Canberra

External links

* [http://www.studentsofsustainability.org/ Students of Sustainability official website]


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