Uni students go green with an ecology carnival
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Hürriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Nisan 10, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - Sustainable living, ecology, fair trade and climate change are the prominent topics at a carnival that will kick off at Bosphorus University on Monday. The issues will be brought forward by film screenings, concerts and classes
Next week Istanbul’s Bosphorus University will turn green as it hosts its first "ecology carnival" to raise awareness about pressing global environmental issues. Organized by a team of ecologists called Marul, or lettuce in Turkish, from the Bosphorus University Social Service Club, or BUSOS, will be kicking off Monday on the north campus. The main objective of the carnival is to inform people about environmental issues such as climate change, unfair trade and water access and to encourage people to participate in schemes that will help conserve the environment.
The Marul group will be organizing concerts, discussions, workshops and sports activities based on various different environment-related subjects. Lectures will also be held at the university by various ecologists and experts. During the course of the week, a variety of sales will be held across the campuses to promote recycled goods and seminars will be held about different forms of recycling methods within local communities. During the carnival, participants will be encouraged to bring any unwanted items from their homes such as furniture and clothes to be re-sold and reused.
Program full of activities
The carnival is open to all April 13 to 17. The Marul group will be coordinating the carnival and details of their campaigns will be delivered throughout the fair. On the final day of the event, Bosphorus University’s BUSOS will team up with the Agricultural Laborer Union, or Çiftçi- Şen, to organize a "world agriculture campaign day."
On Monday at 4:50 p.m., the carnival will kick off with an opening ceremonial walk, lead by Sambistanbul starting on the north campus and continuing through to the southern campus center.
At 5:30 p.m., there will be music and entertainment, organized by Sambistanbul. At 8 p.m., there will be an open-air screening of a film from the festival titled "Corporation" Ğ a film about sustainable living. The screening will take place on Bosphorus University’s south campus.
On Tuesday at 3 p.m., there will be a discussion titled "Either Sustainability or Development." Umit Şahin will be leading the talk.
At 5:15 p.m., there will be a musical instrument production workshop lead by Hangar Musicians, where participants will make instruments made out of garbage and recycled materials.
At 6:30 p.m., Kara Günes will give a live concert without using an electrical system. At 8 p.m., there will be a film screening of "Thirst," which is based on protests in Bolivia and India against the privatization of water. The screening will take place on the south campus.
On Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., there will be a workshop directed by İmece Evi in which participants will collect grass and herbs from around campus and cook.
At 2:30 p.m., there will be another workshop held by İmece Evi about ecological detergents in which participants will produce detergents made out of ash water, ecological soap and other environmentally-friendly products.
At 3 p.m., there will be a discussion about intellectual property rights, which will be held by BUSOS and Chris Stephenson from Bilgi University. This will take place in the Turguy Oyan room on the north campus.
At 4 p.m., there will be an outdoor yoga workshop organized by Andrew Zionts from the Cihangir Yoga School.
At 5:30 p.m., there will be a workshop that will look at producing products from raw materials as an alternative to consumption. The Bosphorus University Fine Arts group will organize the workshop. At 8 p.m. there will be a film screening of "Tamogrande" Ğ a film from the festival based in Peru about sustainable living.
Food workshop
On April 16 at 12 p.m., a food workshop will take place with the attendance of the cooks of Slow Food Youngsters Food Action. There will be various sauces and food cooked in addition to discussions on anti-fast food culture at the university’s south center.
At 3:30 p.m., there will be an open class on food sovereignty. Zafer Yenal, a lecturer in the university’s sociology department, and Abdullah Aysu, Çiftçi-Sen chairman, will be talking during the lecture on food sovereignty and agricultural laborers’ struggles. The class will be open to everyone.
There will be a rhythm workshop at 5:15 p.m. that will host Hangar Musicians. The musicians will use the instruments designed by the unused materials and garbage during Tuesday’s workshop.
World Agriculturists Combat Day will be celebrated with a series of activities on April 17, organized by the Bosphorus University’s Social Service Club and Çiftçi-Sen.
The Marul group will be organizing concerts, discussions, workshops and sports activities based on various different environment-related subjects. Lectures will also be held at the university by various ecologists and experts. During the course of the week, a variety of sales will be held across the campuses to promote recycled goods and seminars will be held about different forms of recycling methods within local communities. During the carnival, participants will be encouraged to bring any unwanted items from their homes such as furniture and clothes to be re-sold and reused.
Program full of activities
The carnival is open to all April 13 to 17. The Marul group will be coordinating the carnival and details of their campaigns will be delivered throughout the fair. On the final day of the event, Bosphorus University’s BUSOS will team up with the Agricultural Laborer Union, or Çiftçi- Şen, to organize a "world agriculture campaign day."
On Monday at 4:50 p.m., the carnival will kick off with an opening ceremonial walk, lead by Sambistanbul starting on the north campus and continuing through to the southern campus center.
At 5:30 p.m., there will be music and entertainment, organized by Sambistanbul. At 8 p.m., there will be an open-air screening of a film from the festival titled "Corporation" Ğ a film about sustainable living. The screening will take place on Bosphorus University’s south campus.
On Tuesday at 3 p.m., there will be a discussion titled "Either Sustainability or Development." Umit Şahin will be leading the talk.
At 5:15 p.m., there will be a musical instrument production workshop lead by Hangar Musicians, where participants will make instruments made out of garbage and recycled materials.
At 6:30 p.m., Kara Günes will give a live concert without using an electrical system. At 8 p.m., there will be a film screening of "Thirst," which is based on protests in Bolivia and India against the privatization of water. The screening will take place on the south campus.
On Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., there will be a workshop directed by İmece Evi in which participants will collect grass and herbs from around campus and cook.
At 2:30 p.m., there will be another workshop held by İmece Evi about ecological detergents in which participants will produce detergents made out of ash water, ecological soap and other environmentally-friendly products.
At 3 p.m., there will be a discussion about intellectual property rights, which will be held by BUSOS and Chris Stephenson from Bilgi University. This will take place in the Turguy Oyan room on the north campus.
At 4 p.m., there will be an outdoor yoga workshop organized by Andrew Zionts from the Cihangir Yoga School.
At 5:30 p.m., there will be a workshop that will look at producing products from raw materials as an alternative to consumption. The Bosphorus University Fine Arts group will organize the workshop. At 8 p.m. there will be a film screening of "Tamogrande" Ğ a film from the festival based in Peru about sustainable living.
Food workshop
On April 16 at 12 p.m., a food workshop will take place with the attendance of the cooks of Slow Food Youngsters Food Action. There will be various sauces and food cooked in addition to discussions on anti-fast food culture at the university’s south center.
At 3:30 p.m., there will be an open class on food sovereignty. Zafer Yenal, a lecturer in the university’s sociology department, and Abdullah Aysu, Çiftçi-Sen chairman, will be talking during the lecture on food sovereignty and agricultural laborers’ struggles. The class will be open to everyone.
There will be a rhythm workshop at 5:15 p.m. that will host Hangar Musicians. The musicians will use the instruments designed by the unused materials and garbage during Tuesday’s workshop.
World Agriculturists Combat Day will be celebrated with a series of activities on April 17, organized by the Bosphorus University’s Social Service Club and Çiftçi-Sen.