UM Earth Hour 2009
Date : 4th October 2009 Time : 08.30 a.m. – 02.00 p.m. Venue : KPS
During Earth Hour, millions of individuals and organizations would turn off their lights for one hour, demonstrating that by working together, we can all make a difference in the fight against climate change. As a premier university in Malaysia, located at the heart of Kuala Lumpur, UM joined hands with various other organizations in this wonderful moment of solidarity. The UM Earth Hour 2009 event was a bottom-up initiative; initiated by a group of volunteers (comprising of UM students and staffs) who would like to enhance UM's role in dealing with issue related environmental protection and social welfare. The main activities of the UM Earth Hour 2009 are as follows:(1) Officially encouraged residential colleges all over the UM main campus to turn off their lights between 8:30- 9:30 pm. (2) Organised a university-level event at a prominent location in the UM campus. This event was held from 7:30 - 10pm at the Dataran Dewan Tunku Canselor Universiti Malaya (3) Used the UM Earth Hour event as the kicj-off platform to recruit students volunteers for UMCARES. The whole event was kindly sponsored by the university management, with some promotional materials contributed by WWF Malaysia.
View blogs written by UM students describing their experience participating in the event. [Blog 1] [Blog 2] [Blog 3]
If you are interested to join the project team for UM Earth Hour 2010, please contact the UMCARES admin
Our Earth, Our Home Forum
Date : 4th October 2009 Time : 08.30 a.m. – 02.00 p.m. Venue : KPS
This Forum was a collaboration effort by UMCARES with Persatuan Hijau dan Biru and Hal Ehwal Pelajar & Alumni (HEPA) UM. The objective of this forum was to instill awareness which was mainly aimed for urban life and city users. This forum was launched by Minister in Prime Minister’s Department, Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon. Speakers for the forum comprised of UM lecturer, Prof Madya Ir. Dr. Aziz bin Abdul Raman , Alam Flora Manager, Mr. Suria . Another highlight of this forum was the signing of ‘I Pledge’ banner which was then circulated among UM community. UMCARES also held car boot sale at carpark area of Kompleks Perda Siswa mainly to involve the public in environmental activities held in UM.
When I Was Young Competition
Date : 24th October 2009 Time : 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. Venue : Katha Room
This activity was jointly organized by UMCARES with E=MC2 (Malaysia Can Change for A Better Environment) Club of UM. It was launched in August where students of UM were encouraged to send in essays, videos or photographs to rekindle and share their memories on environment which they lived in when they were young. The main objective of this activity was to create awareness among the UM students and to realize the changes that humankind had made to the environment for the sake of development. It also encouraged students to research, question and reflect how the environment has evolved and its implication on humans. There was an overwhelming participation in this contest as almost 150 entries were received.
For more information go to E=MC2 website or join their Facebook
FREEZE for the Climate! - in conjuction to the 350 campaign and United Nations Day
Date : 17th October 2009 Time : 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. Venue : KL Sentral and KLCC
This activity was another collaboration effort by UMCARES with UNESCO Club of UM. It was estimated that 100 students and staffs participated in this activity. The main objective of this activity is to create awareness and educate the public on environmental issues mainly climate change. Participants held banners and stood still for 3 minutes and 50 seconds to attract attention while educating the public on climate change issues at KL Sentral and KLCC. In the evening the event continues with a UM-level celebration of the United Nations Day.
Experience the event in Youtube: [UM Freezes for the Earth] [Light for the Earth] [Speech for the Earth]
BEACH CLEAN-UP!
Date : 25th October 2009 Time : 8.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. Venue : Pantai Saujana, Port Dickson
Beach Clean-Up activity was a collaboration effort of UMCARES with Body Shop in conjunction with International Coastal Clean-Up Day. A total of 164 students and staffs participated in this activity. The main aim of this activity was to contribute to a cleaner environment while instilling and educating the participants of the need to care for the sea and its ecosystem. This activity also raised the spirit of ‘gotong –royong’ among the environmentally conscious community of UM. Due to an outstanding number of participants, UMCARES received an award from Body Shop for the highest number of participants.
Experience the event in YouTube
ECO-FILM FEST 2009
Date : 7, 14, 21 and 28 October Time : 08.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m. Venue : Dewan Kuliah Melati, Fakulti Sains
In this event, UM supported an environmental NGO Ecoknights to create awareness and to highlight the major environmental issues faced by the world now. The screening of the Eco- Film was conducted for four nights in Fakulti Sains which was viewed by UM students, staffs and also representatives by Persatuan Green and Blue and Eco-Warriors.
For more information about the Eco-Film Fest 2009, click here
If you are interested to join the Eco-Film Fest Team for the year 2010, please contact the UMCARES admin or Puan Yasmin, Director of the NGO, Ecoknights. We are organising a bigger event this year in UM!
