Walking past the blooming almond tree in our Sustainability Garden, on the way to the first ever Student Sustainability Summit.

Bumping into James, a delegate from Lancaster, while we’re both en route to the union building. We chat about which sessions we’re most excited about; James is keen on post-crash economics, while I’m looking forward to the talk on population.

After chatting with delegates from across the country in the LUU foyer, NUS Vice President Society & Citizenship, Piers Telemacque, launches the summit!

The inspiring First Nation activist, Crystal Lameman, gives a talk on the destructive impact of tar sands.

Myself and another few delegates pay a visit to the secret garden and Leeds Community Project at 6 Grosvenor Mount.

We scurry back in time for tasty food courtesy of The Real JunkFood Project, a student led project funded by the Leeds Green Exchange!

Sex sells! An interesting workshop from Sara Parkin on the impact of population growth on our climate, and why we should be talking about population more critically.

After the conference’s final keynote, I’m lucky enough to nab one of the last copies of ‘A Line in the Tar Sands’, a chapter of which was written by Crystal! She was even kind enough to sign it with an inspiring message.