On Wednesday, August 23, CCAS hosted the “Summer SustainabiliTEA Community Hangout” in the Social Justice Center of Evans Hall.

This event provided an opportunity for students, staff, and community members to come together and celebrate the wrap-up of summer and sustainability.

A standout feature was the later half of the event’s workshop led by undergraduate student Lana Rae Jarvis, currently interning with the City of Olympia through the CCAS.

Walking the mix of students, staff, and faculty, Lana highlighted the work the city has been doing around climate impact awareness.

The Climate Conditions report was shared in powerpoint form, with moments for the audience to engage in introspective thought and aloud reflection/sharing of personal experiences.

After the interactive presentation, the room broke out into two groups to brainstorm the direct and indirect consequences of climate change (everything from increased heat, and thus heatstroke, wildfires, and smoke affecting the quality of air. To raised sea levels and decreased housing areas downtown, thus increasing scarcity and costs of other housing). 

Finally Lana brought up an upcoming joint project for community mural by a local artist. The city of olympia commissioned a mural that has been sliced into tiles that for the last few months Olympians have been adding their thoughts, quotes, and sketches from all ages and groups. Which will get re-assembled into the final mobile mural, to be hung in city hall for a time before finding its home!