Julia Bica

I will learn what local organizations are working on peace, justice, and/or sustainability issues and how I can get involved.

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 30 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.)

Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.

Using the guidelines on page 113, I will construct a vision board of my own ideas about how I will act for change and then share it with my group.

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

I will sign a petition in support of an environmental or social initiative in my state.

I will start a systems journal, capturing my thoughts, concerns and learning about peace, justice, and sustainability issues.

I will use the communication methods I read about this week to practice effective, compassionate, and nonviolent communication with someone I interact with regularly: my roommate, my parents, my co-work, my partner, my classmates, or my children.

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

I will calculate my ecological footprint and talk with my family or roommates about way we can reduce our negative enviromental impact.

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

I will spend 60 minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

I will make my support for social and/or environmental justice visible with a lawn sign or bumper sticker, or by posting to my social media networks.

I will make my environmental actions visible with a lawn sign or bumper sticker, or by posting to my social media networks.

I will tell 3 people why peace, justice, and sustainability is important to me and what my vision for a sustainable world is.

I will keep a journal of all my purchases this week and research their impact on conflicts and social justice.

This week, I will practice intentionally listening to 2 people I disagree with or do not share common experience with.