VIEW THE JANUARY NEWSLETTER A new year, full of possibilities! What vision do you have for a sustainable future? How can advancing sustainability education initiatives in our community help you get there? Our upcoming GPSEN Sustainability Symposium is the perfect opportunity to share your ideas...
VIEW THE MID-DECEMBER NEWSLETTER Seasons Greetings! May December be full of much joy and success for you and yours. For our GPSEN family, we are happy to share two big news items. First, we have received many quality proposals to participate in our “Building Bridges to...
VIEW THE DECEMBER NEWSLETTER GPSEN’s Sustainability Symposium “Building Bridges to Sustainability” Friday, March 8 PCC Cascade With a focus on collaboration, diversity, innovative problem-solving, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we want to highlight the great work...
VIEW THE MID-NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER The Why and the Way… Monday night’s celebration of the 25th anniversary of Northwest Earth Institute’s impact through their discussion course books and EcoChallenges drew an inspired crowd of founders, board members, staff, and loyal fans of their...
VIEW THE NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER Time for some good news! There’s news and then there is NEWS! People often ask how Portland became so active in sustainability efforts. We can attribute this to many people and initiatives, but we definitely want to honor Jeanne and Dick Roy, often called the...
VIEW THE MID-OCTOBER NEWSLETTER How do you address Human Rights? The world celebrates United Nations (UN) Day on October 24, commemorating the day when the UN charter was ratified in 1945. The day celebrates the United Nations, an organization born from the collective human desire for peace,...
VIEW THE OCTOBER NEWSLETTER Are you up to the Challenge? GPSEN joins 657 teams and over 7,750 participants around the world this month for NWEI’s October EcoChallenge. From energy, water, and health to community, nature, and simplicity, take measurable action on sustainability solutions...
VIEW THE MID-SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER GPSEN Launches a New Website! GPSEN connects diverse organizations in a collaborative network that multiplies our collective capacity to educate, empower, and engage for a sustainable future. We have some new tools to help achieve this mission! Our new GPSEN...
VIEW THE SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER Whether people or squirrels, we are all prepping for fall. Many have worked all summer to prepare. From collecting resources and making plans to building tools for sharing and connecting with each other, it is all an opportunity to shift into a new season and hope...
VIEW THE MID-AUGUST NEWSLETTER Hello! Hope this finds all the readers well, despite the hazy and smoky weather predicted until Friday this week. My eyes and lungs are coping with this, and I hear the radio mention Portland is going to break its record summer temperatures this week. As I look at...
VIEW THE AUGUST NEWSLETTER Greetings to all! Did you realize that the United Nations celebrated World Youth Skills Day on July 15th? The day is meant to raise awareness on the importance of investing in youth skills development. Plus, International Youth Day is coming up on August 12. There...
VIEW THE MID-JULY NEWSLETTER Greetings to all! I am Neeraja Havaligi, a transplant finding roots in Portland. I am honored to serve GPSEN as its new Executive Director. From my experiences as a GPSEN Fellow and Board Member (before donning the ED cap), I find GPSEN akin to mycelia, the amazing...