Go Green Week 2012 was a big success!
Thank you for taking part in Go Green Week. Over 140 schools, colleges and universities took part with literally thousands of students and staff joining the movement.
Brunel students take action
London College of Communication students for Waste-not-Wednesday
We have seen events ranging from pedal powered cinemas to pop-up veg markets and swap shops. Find out about the full range of events that took place on our interactive map and photo gallery - upload your own pictures and tell us what you got up to!
Over 500 of you also wrote directly to David Willetts, universities minister, throughout the course of Go Green Week, requesting that our government live up to its promise to be the greenest government ever for education.
A wide range of academics, MPs and representatives for literally millions of students and staff signed an open letter which was published in the Times Higher Education (16 February). Signatories included:
- Liam Burns, President, National Union of Students
- Caroline Lucas, MP
- Martin Kirk, Head of Campaigns, Oxfam
- Sally Hunt, General Secretary, University and College Union
- and many more! View all the signatories.
Thanks to everyone who took part in making this a huge success and helping to put climate change firmly in the minds of students and staff throughout the country.
How was it for you?
- Fill in our quick Go Green Week survey to share your successes with others (there’s a bar of Divine fair-trade chocolate for the first 20 responses)
- Add your photos to the Go Green Week 2012 gallery
- There’s also a case of Naked Wines on offer to the group who returns the most completed Ecotricity competition cards by 22 February
