<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Discussions page="1" pageCount="1" pageSize="20" timestamp="Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:30:52 -0400" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/etf/discussions.xml?mode=recent_comment&amp;tag=etf">
  <Discussion contentIssues="true" id="11216" kind="question" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/etf/discussions/11216">
  <Title>Who do you think of when you hear the word 'Sustainability'?</Title>
  <Tagline>Is there a lack of diversity in the representation of Green?</Tagline>
  <Body>
    <![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><h5>In this post, join ETF (Environmental Task Force) in discussing the topic of "<a href="http://www.racialicious.com/2010/05/20/sustainable-food-and-privilege-why-is-green-always-white-and-male-and-upper-class/#comment-140991113" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><em>Sustainable Food and Privilege: Why is Green Always White (and Male and Upper-Class)</em></a>". </h5><br><h5>What do you think about the representation you see in Sustainability/Environmental Protection efforts?</h5><h5>Do you want to see more people from different backgrounds committing themselves to changing their habits and bettering our world?</h5><h5>What do you think can be done to bring more visibility to the different types of people who work for Sustainability and Environmental Protection?</h5><h5><br></h5><h5>Check out the website below, for more reading on the blog post that spurred this discussion post! And feel free to reply with answers to these questions, or interesting questions of your own!</h5></div>
]]>
  </Body>
  <Summary>In this post, join ETF (Environmental Task Force) in discussing the topic of "Sustainable Food and Privilege: Why is Green Always White (and Male and Upper-Class)".    What do you think about the...</Summary>
  <Website>http://www.racialicious.com/2010/05/20/sustainable-food-and-privilege-why-is-green-always-white-and-male-and-upper-class/#comment-140991113</Website>
  <Tag>diversity</Tag>
  <Tag>environmental</Tag>
  <Tag>etf</Tag>
  <Tag>green</Tag>
  <Tag>male</Tag>
  <Tag>privilege</Tag>
  <Tag>protection</Tag>
  <Tag>representation</Tag>
  <Tag>sustainability</Tag>
  <Tag>upper-class</Tag>
  <Tag>white</Tag>
  <Topic token="community-news-and-opinion">Community News &amp; Opinion</Topic>
  <Topic token="diversity">Diversity</Topic>
  <Topic token="involvement-and-leadership">Involvement &amp; Leadership</Topic>
  <Audience token="faculty">Faculty</Audience>
  <Audience token="staff">Staff</Audience>
  <Audience token="graduate-student">Graduate Student</Audience>
  <Audience token="undergraduate-student">Undergraduate Student</Audience>
  <Audience token="graduate-admit">Graduate Admit</Audience>
  <Audience token="undergraduate-admit">Undergraduate Admit</Audience>
  <Audience token="graduate-applicant">Graduate Applicant</Audience>
  <Audience token="undergraduate-applicant">Undergraduate Applicant</Audience>
  <Audience token="undergraduate-parent">Undergraduate Parent</Audience>
  <Audience token="alumni">Alumni</Audience>
  <Audience token="general-public">General Public</Audience>
  <Group token="etf">Environmental Task Force</Group>
  <GroupUrl>https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/etf</GroupUrl>
  <AvatarUrl>https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/658/a4376b1e16378bd96b9ca18a1efb03a8/xsmall.png?1413050627</AvatarUrl>
  <AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/658/a4376b1e16378bd96b9ca18a1efb03a8/original.jpeg?1413050627</AvatarUrl>
  <AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/658/a4376b1e16378bd96b9ca18a1efb03a8/xxlarge.png?1413050627</AvatarUrl>
  <AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/658/a4376b1e16378bd96b9ca18a1efb03a8/xlarge.png?1413050627</AvatarUrl>
  <AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/658/a4376b1e16378bd96b9ca18a1efb03a8/large.png?1413050627</AvatarUrl>
  <AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/658/a4376b1e16378bd96b9ca18a1efb03a8/medium.png?1413050627</AvatarUrl>
  <AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/658/a4376b1e16378bd96b9ca18a1efb03a8/small.png?1413050627</AvatarUrl>
  <AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/658/a4376b1e16378bd96b9ca18a1efb03a8/xsmall.png?1413050627</AvatarUrl>
  <AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/658/a4376b1e16378bd96b9ca18a1efb03a8/xxsmall.png?1413050627</AvatarUrl>
  <Sponsor>UMBC's Environmental Task Force</Sponsor>
  <ThumbnailUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/discussions/000/011/216/67d9827f9c944051d5bf2823c94179fe/xxlarge.jpg?1394406610</ThumbnailUrl>
  <ThumbnailUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/discussions/000/011/216/67d9827f9c944051d5bf2823c94179fe/xlarge.jpg?1394406610</ThumbnailUrl>
  <ThumbnailUrl size="large">https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/discussions/000/011/216/67d9827f9c944051d5bf2823c94179fe/large.jpg?1394406610</ThumbnailUrl>
  <ThumbnailUrl size="medium">https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/discussions/000/011/216/67d9827f9c944051d5bf2823c94179fe/medium.jpg?1394406610</ThumbnailUrl>
  <ThumbnailUrl size="small">https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/discussions/000/011/216/67d9827f9c944051d5bf2823c94179fe/small.jpg?1394406610</ThumbnailUrl>
  <ThumbnailUrl size="xsmall">https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/discussions/000/011/216/67d9827f9c944051d5bf2823c94179fe/xsmall.jpg?1394406610</ThumbnailUrl>
  <ThumbnailUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/discussions/000/011/216/67d9827f9c944051d5bf2823c94179fe/xxsmall.jpg?1394406610</ThumbnailUrl>
  <PawCount>3</PawCount>
  <CommentCount>10</CommentCount>
  <CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
  <PostedAt>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 19:11:12 -0400</PostedAt>
</Discussion>
</Discussions>
