Justice for the Whole Community

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Environmental justice is a social movement that calls for fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens — and justice for the whole community. This week, enlarge the boundaries of your community by intentionally acting with integrity toward all beings.

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Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend (___) minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.
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Action Resources:

Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool

Health Series Infographic: Asthma and Pollution

Trump's EPA Concludes Environmental Racism is Real
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REDUCE MY FOOTPRINT

I will calculate my ecological footprint and talk with my family or roommates about way we can reduce our negative enviromental impact.
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Ecological Footprint Calculator
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Support A Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty

The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy
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Pick Up Litter

I will pick up litter on my street and ask others to join me in taking care of our neighborhood.
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Litterati.org

10 Reasons to Pick Up 10 Pieces of Trash
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Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend (___) minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.
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EPA: MYEnvironment

UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
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Support Native Communities

I will use the resource links provided and spend (___) minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.
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Posting Your Hike on Instagram? Now You Can Tag Your Location’s Indigenous Name

4 Ways To Honor Native Americans Without Appropriating Our Culture
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ATTEND A MEETING

This week, I will attend one local event or meeting concerning a current issue in my community such as a planning meeting, a town hall, or a training on taking action.
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Attend a Town Hall Meeting

5 Reasons to Join Your Neighborhood Association
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Advocate for Green Spaces

I will call or write (___) public officials this week to advocate for more green spaces around my town.
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Improving Children's Access to Nature Starts with Addressing Inequality

Replacing Vacant Lots With Green Spaces Can Ease Depression In Urban Communities
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Meet My Local Farmers

I will visit my nearest farm to find out who produces my food, and will learn about the quality of life of those who produce my food in other regions of the world to make better choices when I shop.
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National Farmers Market Directory

Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Bitter Brew: The Stirring Reality of Coffee
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Learn More about Food Deserts

I will spend (___) minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.
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USDA Food Access Research Atlas

UN Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Just Deserts: 6 Ways to Bring Good Food to Poor Neighborhoods
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Do Nature Activities

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for (___) minute(s) this week. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)
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What Happens When We Reconnect with Nature

11 Scientific Reasons Why Being in Nature is Relaxing

Connecting to Nature is a Matter of Environmental Justice
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Define Justice

Using the guidelines on page 46, I will work with my group to draft a two to three sentence definition of justice that we can agree to use for the rest of this course.
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Wikipedia Definition of Justice

Write a dictionary definition
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Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

I will spend (___) minutes using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.
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Native Americans Take Up a Sacred Fight Against Water Pollution

Water, Health, and Social Justice
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