The Green Club

In 1968, something happened that caused people to start thinking differently about their planet. The astronauts on board Apollo 8 sent back pictures of the earth from space, and the images made the front pages of newspapers and magazines around the world. Not long before this happened, scientists had actually argued about what colors would be visible on the earth from space, some thinking the planet would appear predominantly green. We take this image of our blue planet for granted now. Sometimes in history, icons- think of the cross of Christianity-come along and change how we think about everything. The image of the earth from space is one of those images, inhabiting the imaginations of all of us now, and changing our understanding of what it means to be alive on this planet. (You can see some of the images here: http://www.earthrise.org/uk.

If you have an understanding of the unique beauty of our planet, if you love it, if you care about how we affect it and what we do to it, and if you have a desire to be lovingly responsible to it, then don't hesitate to get involved.

Help found The Green Club at Florida State College at Jacksonville
Meet likeminded people and make friends
Gain important leadership experience
Help the college establish and maintain a campus recycling program
Help plant, tend and harvest a campus organic garden
Harvest the garden to give to the hungry in our community and to feed yourself
Help conduct a student Garbology project
Clean up the St. Johns River
Organize a campus environmental film festival
Make trash art

Founding The Green Club will give you a sense of purpose, create a network of friends who care about environmental issues and empower you in ways currently unforeseeable.

If you would like to get involved, please contact Dr. Tim Gilmore tgilmore @fccj.edu, or Candace Tschirki at tschcc@students.fccj.edu