I will use the resource links provided and spend 35 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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ONE-TIME ACTION
Co-Creating Living Peace
Organize A Course
I will organize one of Ecochallenge.org's discussion courses, such as 'A Different Way', with family, friends, coworkers, or classmates.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Co-Creating Living Peace
Happiness
I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Co-Creating Living Peace
Practice Gratitude For Earth
I will spend 60 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Responding to Systemic Violence
Support Businesses Owned by People of Color
Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Responding to Systemic Violence
Share My Actions
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.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
It's all connected
PAY ATTENTION TO CURRENT EVENTS
I will watch or read the news each day this week with a specific focus on peace, justice, and/or sustainability issues and happenings.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
It's all connected
START A SYSTEMS JOURNAL
I will start a systems journal, capturing my thoughts, concerns and learning about peace, justice, and sustainability issues.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
It's all connected
Help Others
I will "expand my boundary of caring" by offering to help 5 person(s) who are in need this week.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Justice for the Whole Community
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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ONE-TIME ACTION
It's all connected
Watch a Documentary
I will spend 360 minutes watching a movie about a peace, justice, or sustainability issue I would like to know more about.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
It's all connected
LEARN ABOUT LOCAL ISSUES
I will find out what local sustainability issues are most urgent in my region, including both social and environmental justice concerns.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Co-Creating Living Peace
Connect With A Nonprofit
I will connect with a local nonprofit that works on peace and justice issues and find out how I can get involved or become a member.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Co-Creating Living Peace
Talk To My Friends and Colleagues
I will research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 20 friends and/or colleagues about what I learn.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Responding to Systemic Violence
Support A Sharing Economy
I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Co-Creating Living Peace
Becoming a Change Agent
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.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Responding to Systemic Violence
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.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Justice for the Whole Community
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.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
So basically what I'm reading with the new legislation proposed in the house is that the US is trying to catch up to countries like China in sustainability because China's products help the US out, and because of this extra production reliance, China has a significantly higher emissions rate, whereas if the US can get their emissions rate down in their production, China can distribute more evenly to other countries, lowering their emissions rate.
This will allow the US to accelerate itself in lowering its own emissions rate and lowering the emissions rate in the lifecycle of developing countries, in tandem with the worlds leaders in sustainability.
China's a great base example because they have the largest population sect/emissions/development of low emission technology. The regression scale should result in a significant difference.
Wonder if there's already a study out that can delineate this.
