TCD ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY "Like music and art, love of nature is a common language"
WHO WE ARE
- Jimmy Carter
Welcome to TCD Envirosoc: a bunch of hummus-scooping, secondhand jumpersporting students who want to make the world a more sustainable place. Through our own events or collaborating with other societies, we help to grow and enrich the environmental conversation at Trinity College and beyond.
WHAT WE DO
Sinead Mercier speaking at the Trinity Rise Up for Climate Action daylong conference last September. Pints ensued shortly after.
Education: the world is pretty big, and we think that the first step in making it better is to learn more about it. We do so through recurring events, such as the
Career Series in which professionals
in environmental fields tell us about what they do, as well as
What the F**k Was That (WTFT),
which breaks down environmental events and ideas. We host talks spotlighting organizations such as
Seal Rescue Ireland as well as hot
environmental topics such as a talk from the
Climate Case Ireland team. From composting to climate policy, if you want to learn more about the planet, we've got you covered.
Alex pretending to know what these IPCC numbers mean at a WTFWT. Credit: University Times (2018)
Trinity students at the March for Climate Action. Credit: University Times (2019)
Inspiration: Learning is the bomb diggity, but we bet that you're like us, and will want to put what you've learned into action. We work on and off campus to promote environmental activism. Envirosoc has a seat on the
TCD Green Campus
Committee, which allows us to represent the student body in decisions about sustainability on campus, as well as one on the all-Ireland Stop Climate Chaos Coalition. You can thank us for replacing paper and plastic CSC society membership cards with online ones, as well as beginning the CoCup reusable cup scheme - the first one in Ireland - in conjunction with Dublin City Council. From campaigning online to marching in the street, there's a place for everyone in environmental activism.
Credit: Matt n black photography (2019)
Celebration: At the end of the day, Envirosoc is about having a good green time. And we know how to do it! Last October, we had a mad bop at
Noah's Ark at the Globe Bar,
where we made animal jokes and raised money for the recent victims of the Indonesia tsunami. We ended the year
Wild Ball in collaboration with five other socieites. Not only did we raise nearly â‚Ź2,000 for the All with a bang at the
Ireland Pollinator Plan and the Tusk Trust, but we also found out what might happen if you crossed Trinity Ball with Dublin Zoo. In between bops are many, many visits to the Pav.
JOIN THE COMMUNI-TREE
Who says a fire hazard can't be charming?
Just like you, we were all once green to college. Envirosoc is first and foremost a community of people who look out for each other (and cheap deals on oat milk), and want to treat the planet better. Come to our events in Fresher's Week and throughout the year, and see for yourself if you want to be a part of it - we like new friends even more than KeepCups. If you're free on a Wednesday, pop on over to the top of House 6 in our small but lovely meeting room for our weekly
Midweek Munchies, and let us get to
know you!
Want to really get involved? Keep an eye out for our EGM in late September, where you can run for a spot on our committee!
Come on a
Biodiversity Walk
with
us and the Young Greens, and get to know the campus and its green side. Tuesday | Physics Garden Join
us
and
Vegan
Soc
for
a
Low
Waste Picnic! Thursday | TBD Bop along on a
Charity Shop Crawl
with us and Fashion Soc, followed by a screening of The True Cost. Following week
Swim and Beach Clean Soc:
start
some saving!
your
year
off
Instagram-worthy
with
Surf
right
with
planet-
FRESHER'S WEEK
Monday at 2 | Steps of GMB
Don't you want to be a part of this handsome bunch?
Facebook: TCD Environmental Society Twitter: @TCD_Envirosoc Instagram: @environmental_soc_tcd
There's a whole lot of societies in Trinity who also love the planet. Check out our environmental homies on Facebook!
TCD Plastic Solutions TCD Fossil Free Vegan Society Botanical Society Global Development Society