Ah, here we are. Best month of the year. (I am biased. It is my birthday month, and that means you were all blessed with my presence on this very month some twenty-something years ago.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And there is a bunch<\/em> to talk about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although we\u2019re at the end of the academic year, so events are sparser, there\u2019s still things going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First and foremost: Pride!<\/p>\n\n\n\n June is UK Pride month, and this year Canterbury Pride<\/a><\/strong> is hosting a full weekend of events over the 10th<\/sup> and 11th<\/sup>. To combat the sheer volume of people attending, there are now two days to celebrate queer identity and lives in Dane John Park, but the parade is still run on the Saturday. If you\u2019re planning on attending, check out the website and the lists of things<\/a><\/strong> you absolutely should <\/em>be bringing, and things you absolutely shouldn\u2019t <\/em>be. Plus, Christ Church is once again getting involved! The CCCQ Staff Network will be marching in the parade, and our university will be hosting a stand in the park and giving away plenty of goodies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the Sustainability side of things, we\u2019re theming June around the environment! A few months ago, we had a wonderful placement student from the University of Southampton working with us in our offices to learn more about sustainability roles and job opportunities. While she was with us, Teigan designed her own social media campaign focused on UK coastlines to combine her interests in sustainability engagement and her degree, Oceanography and Marine Biology. This month, she\u2019ll be taking over our social media and blogs to share with you her hard work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Oceans <\/em>week will run from the 5th<\/sup> \u2013 9th<\/sup> of June, and will feature two blog posts and daily graphic posts online. Make sure you head back here to read about our local Kent coastlines, and check out our Twitter<\/a><\/strong>, Instagram<\/a><\/strong> or Facebook<\/a><\/strong> to see what she\u2019s made!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ll also be talking about bees, palm oil, and solarpunk \u2013 so keep an eye out for those (as we worked really hard on them)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n