Happy Saturnalia Classics enthusiasts !

We have a super fun event coming up this week with our besties over in Enviro and Arts&Crafts

Each society will be focusing on different activities Ancient Classics Soc will be doing card games and tarot readings Environmental Soc will be making dried orange garlands and star ornaments Arts & Crafts Soc will be doing Roman Redraws

Come along to APT between 12-2 on Thursday 12th of December to celebrate the Roman festival of Saturnalia

Clothes swap event. Leave an item take an item. An environmental friendly way to revamp your wardrobe 

 This event will be a collaboration with multiple societies where teams will be put together from the attendees. These teams will have to dress the representative in the best outfit they can come up with . This event follows the format of the game dress to impress. Everyone will then vote for the best dressed representative. This will be a fun way for students to tract with new people and make friends. Money made from the tickets of this event will go to the charity Movember. 

Afternoon Tea will be the beginning of an ongoing event called Mindful Mondays. This is where student are able to take a step back from their busy uni work life and take time to distress and be present . It also gives students a place to socialise and make friends between the two societies.

A tour of green spaces from green campus and tea served after in education building or rye will be confirmed after the tour

Our society, along with the Fashion Society and the SVP Society will be hosting a clothes swap/drive. Both clothes and donations accepted, since this isn't an ordinary swap. All money raised will be going towards medical aid for Gaza.

Our wonderful 2nd year rep, Conor, who knows all things moths and butterflies, has kindly offered to deliver a talk on the matter! Tea and biscuits provided ;)

Come with us to see historical caves, trails and a landscape filled with wildlife, explained by a local historian who is an expert on the area!

Our monthly clothes swap returns! This one is themed however; we are seeking formal clothing for the upcoming Clubs and Socs awards, as to discourage people from buying brand new items that'll most likely be worn only once or twice!

Looking for your next great read? Why not bring in some of your old books and swap them for some new ones!

Prizes for best second hand outfits, swap shop, education on the environmental impact of fast fashion, snacks + raffle, groovy tunes by dj Soc, and photoshoots by visual media soc.

Plus a special guest appearance by Change Clothes Crumlin who will host an interactive workshop.

100% of all tickets and raffle money raised will be donated to 'Threshold' a charity committed to preventing homelessness.

Come along with us as we learn from Emma Cooney, an experienced herbalist, who will take us foraging through south campus and teach us about the natural world we take for granted!

Join us and Ukraine soc as we learn about the environmental impact of the war. Free tea and biscuits provided!

This will our first clothes swap of second semester. We will organise the clothes and set up tables to showcase clothes that can be swapped 

We are sorting our clothes in the cage for clothes swap! We will put things into boxes and ensure it is tidy

Come join us and a bunch of your other favourite societies as we raise money for medical aid in Gaza. 3 euro entry fee to be paid at the door via revolut. Lots of prizes to be won!

Stuck for a gift this holiday season? Well bring down a new or good-as-new item to Rye Events Space this Thursday and swap it with someone else! We are even providing some eco-friendly wrapping materials so that it'll be ready for whatever lucky person is going to get it :)

The Environmental Society is organising an Eco-Friendly Christmas Arts & Crafts session to encourage people to create self-made gifts for Christmas rather than buying stuff in stores, as this is more sustainable. Our arts & crafts session is also a social occasion, allowing members to catch up while working on their gifts.

At the final edition of the clothes swap for 2023, we will specifically promote the exchange of Christmas clothes, as many people want new clothes for Christmas every year but exclusively wear them during the holiday season. So why not get a Christmas jumper, dress or hat that used to belong to someone else? It makes the holidays festive and sustainable!

MU Green Campus have invited us to An Taisce's Green Campus Flag-raising event! The flag acknowledges not only the efforts of Maynooth Green Campus, but the University’s leadership and progress in working towards government mandates. This includes GHG emission reduction and broader improvements in our sustainability agenda, which have been included in the Strategic Plan. Hope to see you all there :)

Need a break from your chaotic schedule? Why not bake yourself a treat and eat it at our coffee morning, where you can socialise with other enviro soc members! Also, from 12.30 onwards, we will be tuning into the Green Campus' online meeting. So come along if you want to be kept in the loop, or if you're craving some talks and treats :)

Green Campus will give a talk to the environmental society to inform us about their activities and allow for people to ask questions.

We will visit Derrybeg Farm (www.derrybegfarm.ie) in Celbridge. Derrybeg Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) initiative, meaning that a local collective of paying members financially sustains the farm. In return, they receive free organic vegetables and fruits every week. CSA is a showcase example of the intersection between community and agriculture. As members of the environmental society, we will get a tour of the farm and get to ask questions to the farmer to learn more about Derrybeg and CSA.

We will eat the pumpkin soup that was made during the pumpkin soup party on Friday. We grew this pumpkin in the edible garden on the North Campus.

Come listen to our resident lepidoptera enthusiast, Conor, talk all things moths and butterflies. If you’re lucky, you might even get to see some up close!

Come with us as we team up with Green Campus to clean up our beautiful college grounds. Equipment provided; all you need to bring is a helping hand!

Feeling hopeless this Climate Action Week? Well, why not join us as we watch "Fashion Reimagined", a documentary which follows Amy Powley's inspiring journey in creating a fashion collection which is both sustainable and ethical. Free pizza included ;)

Join us for a book swap in collaboration with the Publication and Literary Society! Not only does this event promote reading, but also helps encourage sustainability by allowing participants to re-use books rather than buying new ones.

Any student can participate in our monthly clothes swap. Bring up to 5 items of clothing you don't wear anymore and swap them for the items we have. This way, the Environmental Society encourages people to re-use clothes instead of buying new ones, which helps the environment.

Join us and the Tea society as we venture out into the grounds to forage with a seasoned herbalist! Don't forget to stick around afterwards to chat over some homemade herbal tea.

Come join us and Trish from Green Campus as we gather in our edible garden, whether it be to brainstorm what veggies we might grow, or chat about our upcoming events! 

Regarding research and planning, Maynooth is one of Ireland's leading climate action communities, hosting the test site for An Taisce's Legacy4LIFE Green Communities Low Carbon Plan and the site of Kildare County Council's Decarbonisation Zone. What does this mean, and where do you fit in with planning our local low-carbon future? What are the benefits, challenges and options? Join the conversation! All are invited, Maynooth residents, workers and students alike.

(NOTE: this is external to the society, but we would highly recommend attending if you are interested)

Maynooth Green Campus is hosting a reuse pop-up centre to donate household items to incoming students for free. The surplus will be donated to local charities. Please only take what you need. For more info please contact greencampus@mu.ie.

This is the first society-wide meeting of the semester, introducing (or reintroducing) members to the society, its edible garden and green campus.

This will be our final clothes swap event where people are encouraged to bring along pre-loved items and swap for something pre-loved from someone else in an effort to reduce fast fashion consumption.

This event will include us helping Green Campus with tidying up the canal with other community groups!

This event will include us walking to south campus to find a suitable spot to sit down and eat our lunch on- it will also include Emma Coo the community herbalist joining us and picking daisies to help her make a balm!

This is our monthly clothes swap that aims to reduce fast fashion consumption and spread awareness of clothes swapping as a way to help the planet and increase circular economy.

This is a movie night in collab with Psych soc in which we will showcase the documentary film "the biggest little farm" in aid of spreading environmental awareness. We will also order some pizzas while watching this film

Hey guys! 

We are hosting an upcycling experimental session with Arts & Crafts soc and Fashion soc. This is an opportunity to bring along old items of clothing you no longer wear and see what you can make of them instead of throwing them away. It is about finding a new way to love them and make them creative.  

Hope to see you all there! 

This event will be to connect with all our new members and say hello. We want to hear from them about what they want from society going forward and we are also interested in anyone who wants to join our committee. We will order some pizza and bring a lot along some baked goods to share and discuss the environmental society's aim going forward.

This event is in collaboration with Green Campus, Enviro Soc and Cleancoasts. The event will have a speaker from cleancoasts come in and give a talk about Marine health and also discuss there "think before you flush campaign". This talk is open to all enviro soc members and anyone from green campus as well. The aim is to raise awareness about the environmental impact of these issues. There will be a regional press release also.

Foraging around campus with Emma coo, a community herbalist. We will walk around and pick berries, nettles and other herbs to work with and then afterwards share some herbal tea. 

Join us for the first of a series of monthly Fashion Swap Shops in collaboration with MSU, Maynooth Green Campus, and Maynooth Zero Waste - bring along your used items and swap for new, pre-loved ones!

AGM for Environmental Society held in SU Bar. Come along to chat, have some food and discuss the societies plans for the the end of the semester. A great chance to talk to new members.

Tune In Tuesday! Every week at 4PM we speak with a special guest. This week's topic is Technology and its role in fighting Climate Change. Find us on Instagram @muenvirosoc

Tune In Tuesday! Every week at 4PM we speak with a special guest. This week's topic is Oceans - a precious resource. Learn how it protects us and how we must protect it.  Find us on Instagram @muenvirosoc

Tune In Tuesday! Every week at 4PM we speak with a special guest. This week's topic is Politics. Find us on Instagram @muenvirosoc

Tune In Tuesday! Every week at 4PM we speak with a special guest. This week's topic is Sustainable Fashion. Find us on Instagram@ muenvirosoc

This week we're talking about food! Eating less meat/animal products is one of the best ways to take climate action. It seriously reduces your carbon footprint.

Special guest Evelyn will teach us all about how to eat vegan/vegetarian. This workshop is for both those who want to eat a little less meat AND anyone who wants to go full time veggie. Not to be missed!

Catch it on our society Discord:

https://discord.gg/5J7ezgfz

Tune In Tuesday! Every week at 4PM we speak with a special guest. This week's topic is Sustainable Food. Find us on Instagram@ muenvirosoc

The STAND Festival is an amazing experience. This year it's going virtual. With a ridiculous amount of quality events you're spoiled for choice. Between the 12th and 24th of October the festival will be running online workshops, panel discussions, webinars, an online exhibition and more.

Check out the Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standireland

And the website: https://stand.ie/festival2020/

It's an opportunity not to be missed. STAND is an organisation that's all about getting third level students acting on global issues. They run short courses and a yearly Ideas Collective where you can win funding for a world-changing idea. They also provide internships and networking opportunities for students. STAND even has a society on-campus! They're amazing folks so check them out, check out the festival.

We're excited to be a collaborating on 5 different events as part of the festival this year. Check out our socials and other events for more details.

Workshop: Taking virtual action for climate
Day: Saturday 24th October
Time: 11am - 1pm
Facilitators: STAND
Other collaborators: UCC Enviro Soc, TCD Enviro Soc, UCDSU
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/stand-fest-2020-workshop-taking-virtual-action-on-climate-change-tickets-120356701133 
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/317989755934647/

It's our final collaboration of the STAND Festival on Climate Migrants. And it's a whopper! This workshop will teach you all about virtual activism. This is important in the age of 'Rona! And unlike your 3125 euro subscription to Maynooth University's streaming service this workshop doesn't cost you a thing. Jump right in. Because social gatherings may have stopped, but we won't

Panel Discussion: Media representations of climate migrants
Day: Wednesday 21st October
Time: 6-7pm Speakers: Sorcha Pollak (Irish Times), Abrahm Lustgarten (NY Times/ Pro Publica), Alexandra Tempus (Fair Warning News), Sara Creta (The New Humanitarian)
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/stand-fest-2020-panel-discussion-media-representations-of-climate-migrants-tickets-120218848813 
Facebook event page: https://fb.me/e/5zuLQaGoW

How does the media depict climate migrants? Is there a lack of empathy? What could the media do differently? How do we tell these important stories in a way that connects?

This panel discussion is another collaboration for the STAND Festival. A range of talented panelists will talk about how the media represents climate migrants. All of these important questions and more will be addressed.

Eco-grief workshop
Day: Sat 17th October
Time: 11am - 1.30pm
Facilitator: Melanie O'Driscoll (The Green Step)
Other collaborators: UCC ENviro Soc, TCD Enviro Soc, MU Mental Health Society, UCC SÁMH Society, TUDSU, The Green Step
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/stand-fest-2020-workshop-dealing-with-eco-grief-tickets-120170421967 
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2689053914702671/

Eco-grief is the grief felt in response to experienced or anticipated ecological loss.
Eco-anxiety is a chronic fear of environmental doom.

This is our third collaborative event as part of the STAND Festival. Climate change is an overwhelming topic. When people think about the changing planet and the damage we've done it's hard not to feel overwhelmed. You are allowed to feel fear, anger, despair and grief. But there is hope. We live at a time where there is decades of debate, climate science and activism behind us. A lot of work has already been done. That doesn't stop us feeling the way we do. This workshop teaches participants how to manage those feelings and stay mentally healthy.

Workshop: the impact of climate change on Fairtrade Farmers
Day: Friday 16th October
Time: 1-2 pm Facilitator: Lucy Geraty (Fairtrade Ireland)
Other collaborators: Fairtrade Ireland
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/stand-fest-2020-workshop-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-fairtrade-farmers-tickets-121562926987 
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2707244679546725/

This workshop explores the effect climate change has on Fairtrade farmers. Fairtrade has spent years seeking better conditions for farmers and fairer wages. A changing planet threatens to undo a lot of that good work. Find out more by attending this event on October 16th.

Career Clinic: climate action / sustainability:
Day: Thursday 15th October
Time: 1-2 pm
Speaker: Darcy Lonergan (ECO-UNESCO/ Green Party)
Other collaborators: TCD Young Greens Society
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/stand-fest-2020-workshop-career-clinic-climate-action-sustainability-tickets-120052180303 
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/608743276673447/

At this careers clinic you'll learn all about working in the climate action/sustainability sector. Darcy has years of experience to pass on. This workshop will be well worth your while for anyone interested in chasing a sustainability career.

The AGM! The time of year where we elect our committee and get down to business. Are you a society member? If yes, you can vote. If not, get registered!

Roles up for grabs include:

President - Responsible for making sure everything runs smoothly through the year. Ensures that the society is doing what it's supposed to do and looks after its members.

Secretary - The right hand of the President. Technically the Vice President. Monitors emails, takes meeting minutes, assists with running the society and books rooms for events.

Treasurer - The money money bags. Responsible for keeping the society budget under control, taking charge of bank stuff and applying for funding.

PRO - Makes our posters, runs the social media, videos and more. Everything to do with promotion the PRO is the person you go to.

Assistant PRO - PRO is a busy job so we don't want you to do it alone!

Extraordinary Committee Members - These are members without a specific role but they're essential to the society. They help with events, generate ideas, lead us in new directions and have fun the whole time.

Join us on the EnviroSoc Discord at 7pm October 14th.

Missed on Fairs Day and Friday? Well they do "third time's the charm". Join us on our Discord to chat virtually. Find out all about us, our plans for the year ahead and the exciting events on the horizon. If you're stuck for things to ask about ask about the next two weeks, they're packed to the brim: We're holding our AGM on the 14th with plenty of positions up for grabs! And from the 12th to 24th we'll be helping to host the STAND Festival, an amazing experience focusing on Climate Migrants.

See you there!

If you  missed us at Fairs Day this is a chance to meet the society! On our virtual call you can ask us questions, get signed up and find out about the year ahead. We're planning podcasts, movie-making, protest training, workshops, nature walks and more. Don't know what to ask? Here's a hint for you: ask us about our AGM and the committee positions available OR about the STAND Festival we're helping to host from October 12th-24th!

Come for a stroll with us and learn to identify the abundance of edible and medicinal plants that are growing all around us.  

Screeening of 'The Riptide Movement Plastic Oceans' and discussions with Clean Coasts 

On Tuesday the 19th of February, the Mu Environmental society are hosting our first event of the semester! Whether you’re a new or old member, or just considering joining we'd love to see you! In this AGM we'll begin with a short presentation on the society detailing our aims, past accomplishments and plans we have for the future. There are also a number of committee positions up for grabs, which we will be electing on the night! As always there will be pizza,refreshments and we'd love to see you bring along your own reusable cup, if possible!

This Wednesday, the 12th of December. the MU Environmental Soc is hosting a Christmas fair in the SU Foyer. 
We want to celebrate the upcoming holidays and promote the idea of a sustainable Christmas.
Often holidays are a time of consumerism, with us all buying unnecessary gifts and food we know we don't need. To help avoid this, we'll be providing lots of easy but effective tips and tricks to make your Christmas more eco-friendly, from reusing things that you already have, sustainable gift giving and more sustainable gift wrapping.
We ll be showing you a number of zero waste products from Green Outlook. We're also running a competition with some lovely prizes generously donated by local Maynooth businesses, including The Glass Doll, nbsp;L'Art du Chocolat  and our very own Maynooth Green Campus Group.

Hey guys, the Maynooth Green Campus Society would like to invite you to our upcycling workshop, this Thursday, the 9th of November from 10 am until 1pm.

In case you didn't know "Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value".

Pop in at any time, materials will be provided but feel free bring any materials youre interested in upcycling, maybe even get ahead on some Christmas presents ;)

As Halloween is creeping ever closer, us at the Mu Green Campus Society have decided to host our own halloween workshop.

On Wednesday the 25th at 6pm we will be holding a Halloween crafting workshop where we will be making cute halloween crafts and costumes using recycled materials :D
The event will take place at the tables in the Arts Block and while we will bring some materials, feel free to bring your own bits like tins, jars, cans ,scrap paper etc
Hope to see you there, Stay Spooky

Have you ever walked passed the library and asked yourself "I wonder what those big wooden panels are for?" Or caught yourself looking at the sculpture outside Iontas and thought "What's the point in that?" Do you admire the flowers and trees on South Campus or have you ever simply asked yourself "What does Green Campus actually do???"

If you've answered yes to any of the above then this is the talk for you! Maynooth University's Energy Manager Mr. Ciaran Coffey will be giving us a talk this Wednesday at 12pm in Classhall F, Arts Block to explain to us all what Maynooth University Green Campus actually does and why. 

There'll be tea, coffee, and biscuits on the day and feel free to bring along your lunch too! See you there :~)

Let's raise our voices for our future !

Join us on for the Student Walk Out for Climate :) 

Green Campus Soc are holding our AGM at 6.10pm on Tuesday 28th of February in JHL3! There are a few committee positions available, such as P.R.O. and Ordinary Committee Members so if you're interested make sure to come along!