Old Eco-Trust Society Press Release from 2015

 

Eco-Trust Society Press Release

The University of Guyana is wasteful, polluted, energy inefficient, with a considerable carbon footprint, and blatantly disregards the environment. 

 The University’s Environmental Policy Statement stipulates its position regarding the environment stating, "This University shall seek to promote greater environmental awareness through its curricula; it shall endeavour to reduce any damaging environmental impacts from its institutional community practice. The University shall promote conduct that enhances the health and environmental safety of its inhabitants and surroundings.” 

To many, this ‘Environmental Policy Statement’, as the name suggests, is just a statement, words with no weight as with many other policies, statements and issues. These statements are forgotten words from a time long gone, a whisper on the walls of the library. This statement and several other policies need to be reformed and ENFORCED.

 Our backup generator is a major pollutant, leaking oil onto the field and drains and bellowing fiendish black smoke into the air. 

There is no equipment of any sort in the Geography lab to be used to pursue environmental studies.  

The University is millions of dollars in debt to ‘Guyana Power and Light Inc.’, yet the campus is populated with incandescent light bulbs, old inefficient appliances, and other electronic equipment. Many classrooms need bins and to be redesigned with necessary ventilation. The lack thereof results in hot, humid conditions, and loud, distracting, energy-consuming fans are installed in some of the classrooms. 

The University also has a thriving ecosystem, with serpents, canines, equines, and a barrage of insects, with the most notorious being the bees, flies and mosquitoes. The University needs to control its resident pest population and promote conduct that enhances its inhabitants' and surroundings' health and environmental safety.

 Eco-Trust Society, the only environmental group working tirelessly on campus, is enraged and is demanding reform to help deal with this blatant disregard for the environment and the student population.

Adrian Inniss, President Eco-Trust Society 

#UniversityofGuyanaStudentRevolution  #RespectOurEducation #RespectTheEnvironment #IAmChange #IHaveAPowerfulVoice #EcoTrustSociety

#NatureInspires #Greenheart #Guyana

from Instagram: #NatureInspires #Greenheart #Guyana

As the Paris climate conference 2015 is now only a few days away, this is our chance as #Guyanese and as the #world to #SaveTheEarth and make #Environment friendly choices, after all it is #OursToLose #Paris #climateconference #cop21paris2015 #unfccc

from Instagram: As the Paris climate conference 2015 is now only a few days away, this is our chance as #Guyanese and as the #world to #SaveTheEarth and make #Environment friendly choices, after all it is #OursToLose
#Paris #climateconference #cop21paris2015 #unfccc

My soul will not be broken/seeds of a dream.

My soul will not be broken/seeds of a dream.

Cracked and broken,

Dreams scattered by the waves

Sun-baked, soaked in rain.

But my soul cannot be broken

Steadfast in prayers, I will not waive

Unaffected by the elements, my spirit reign.

I will push on, fighting to remain sane.

In a world where the outcome of my life,

Is someone’s favorite game.

For I am as coarse and stubborn as my hair.

Bold and beautiful is my skin.

And in my veins run the dreams of men who only dreamt of freedom.

My soul will not be broken.

It is a seed of a dream.

A dream of freedom.

A dream of equality.

A dream of love.

Adrian Inniss, 2015

Being Black on Friday – Adrian Inniss

Being Black on Friday – Adrian Inniss

Brine yes, the taste of salt still linger,

Even after I cough and spit

Pulsing, pounding, raging thunder,

Feeling much like my head, would split.

My arms, I can move

But, I cannot feel my fingers

Broken ribs, gun butt, pistol whipped and blisters

And in my leg, I feel a splinter

Dragged and thrown like already dead

Open pick up. Steel toed boot.

To stomach, to chest and to head

Kicked into eyes, swollen and blood shot.

Agonizing! That is an understatement,

For this unfortunate predicament,

A conflate of mud, tears and salty Blood

Behind the pain I cry, I brood.

I am, as I am demure.

And all this for what you say,

In my Demesne, arrested and beleaguered

Just for “Being Black” on Friday

Adrian Inniss

I'm Guyanese. A young, patriotic Guyanese #painting a Nation

   “It is a shame how many young Guyanese treat the honor and privilege of independence or even voting as something trivial, especially after the pyrrhic struggles of our ancestors, some of whom gave their lives for this freedom and privilege.”

A painter creates,

A painter inspires,

A painter amazes,

A painter motivates,

But more importantly a painter can take a canvas or any surface, regardless of how void, used, stained or battered and be able to put together a composition, a ‘peace’  of art. In this case, make Guyana a working "state of art".

A state where race, religion, region and political ideology are just hues and textures in the composition, not stains and scars. Where country and people are respected and treated as masterpieces not random sketches.

Where social and economic development take place, brush stroke after stroke, simultaneously with care and patriotic interest for all.

I'm Guyanese. A young, patriotic, concerned Guyanese who believes that the youths are an asset that play an integral role in the development of Guyana, but have been too passive and neglected.

I am an ardent supporter of volunteerism, community service and activism. I believe that young people, more than any other "sect" or political party can educe change and stimulate activism. We have seen incidents of this occurring time and time again  world over, for example, in England and more recent Venezuela right next door.

In order for Guyana as a nation to develop and realize its fullest potential, the youths must have a genuine concern for our home, communities and country. We need to become a lot more active through being involved in small community groups and being, invited to participate and contribute in national dialogues, consultations and conversations on pertinent issues affecting both youth and country.

We must be involved in making meaningful contributions to this process and have our ideas, thoughts, and actions reflected in the strategic plans and policy framework which will help to improve Guyana for the benefit of all its people.

As young people we need to motivate ourselves to do more, have visions, sketch out new paths and perspectives.  A painter can create moods that heal souls, and lift spirits. We need to be entrepreneurs, create jobs, come together, collage and sculpt new industries colored with opportunities.

It’s a shame how many young Guyanese treat the honor and privilege of independence or even voting as something trivial, especially after the pyrrhic struggles of our ancestors, some of whom gave their lives for this freedom and privilege.

Come on, let us be expressionist! We need to be active, creative and compose a Guyana in harmony!

My Inaugural Speech as EcoTrust Society President

 My Inaugural Speech as EcoTrust Society President

   It is with great enthusiasm and zeal, that I accept this position as President of the School of Earth and Environmental Science EcoTrust society.

     First of all, I would like to thank the Immediate Past President, and the Executive Committee for leading the club to achieve yet another successful year. The team has left quite an order for the new team to fill.

     This new team hope to take you through a fun, fulfilling and friendly year. Fun whether it be sports, career day or any other activity we will have a hell of a time!

     Fulfilling the achievements that we are aiming for, the memorable experiences, time spent together and networks created.

     Friendly, we are a family in SEES, with a mutually supportive environment where we aim to create and promote social cohesiveness. EcoTrust society is the tree within Sees that connects and holds us together as a family. With buttresses bonds that will last and be cherished throughout our lives.

     So Seesars as a united front, using the academic, professional and civil resources that we have, we will be researchers, we will be advocates,

We will defend the environment and ensure sustainable development. Our voice will be loud and our pens louder! We cannot make a better past, but we can make a better future. As an Environmental Society we need to be vigilant.

We live in an era where environmental issues are prominent in society. From Guyana's  low carbon development strategy, to the clean up Guyana campaign. We have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world to be actively involved.

Duties that we do not grudgingly accept, but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge as academics and filled with energy as young people knowing that there is nothing more  satisfying, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task. Making a positive impact on campus and nationwide as we climb to greater heights.

Let it be said in the years to come that we did not turn back nor did we falter; but with eyes fixed on the horizon and as my good friend Jévanah would say "God's grace upon us", we will carry forth that great gift of a green environment and deliver it safely to future generations.

I would like to give special thanks to Miss Simmons for her support, to Mr. Joshua Griffith acting President of UGSS, the media  Mr Duncan, Everyone who came out to this morning's event, and especially my executive team. Looking forward to your continued participation and support.

Thank you.  

Adrian Inniss, President EcoTrust Society

September 2014