Kathleen Schmidt

I will "expand my boundary of caring" by offering to help 5 person(s) who are in need this week.

I will spend 360 minutes watching a movie about a peace, justice, or sustainability issue I would like to know more about.

I will find out what local sustainability issues are most urgent in my region, including both social and environmental justice concerns.

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

I will watch or read the news each day this week with a specific focus on peace, justice, and/or sustainability issues and happenings.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

I will spend 60 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

I will organize one of Ecochallenge.org's discussion courses, such as 'A Different Way', with family, friends, coworkers, or classmates.

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.

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 research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 20 friends and/or colleagues about what I learn.

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.