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October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Reyna Carrillo

NDA SoCal

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 559 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    152
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    73
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    55
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    45
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    30
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    490
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    33
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Reyna's actions

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 6 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

Do at Home

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Support Native Communities

Do at Home

I will use the resource links provided and spend 60 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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

Do at Home

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

Do at Home

I will watch 4 documentary(ies) about systemic racism.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

Do at Home

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Do at Home

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

Do at Home

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in recycling dumpsters or my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Do at Home

I will spend 60 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Know My Health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn More about Food Apartheid

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes learning about food apartheid and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

Do at Home

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Research Restorative Justice

Do at Home

I will spend 40 minutes learning about restorative justice and conflict resolution opportunities in my own community or state.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

Do at Home

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Engage In Active Listening

Do at Home

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 30 conversations.

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Plant an Herb Garden
    Consider the ways you can garden: a plot of land? a patio container? hanging basket? windowsill gardens? What would work best for your living situation and lifestyle?

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    Reyna Carrillo 10/28/2020 1:04 PM
    I don't have a lot of space as I live in an apartment with two others. However, having the same goal of sustainability helps us plan our space. We have a small planter where we can grow herbs. It's not a lot, but it's a start! Even a small plot with ONE type of herb or produce can help you take control of your carbon footprint and diet. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
    How does food sovereignty address the complex transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems?

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    Reyna Carrillo 10/28/2020 1:03 PM
    It's unfair for someone on the coast to determine the diet and agricultural methods of someone living in the desert. Only the people living in the community know what needs to be done to support their diet. If we support food sovereignty, people will be able to take on more responsibility for their food and body. This type of independence allows community members to flourish and create a stronger bond with their neighbors. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice
    What did you learn about racial injustice in the documentary(ies) you watched? How does what you learned connect to your understanding of sustainability?

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    Reyna Carrillo 10/28/2020 1:00 PM
    There is no environmental justice without the acknowledgment of environmental racism. What communities live near factories? Agricultural fields? What are the social and racial factors that influence environmental racism? Kids of color and who live in under-resourced communities tend to have more pollution in their air and lungs. This affects their neurology and how well they do in school. Which can affect their future outcome!! Everything is connected. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Support Native Communities
    Indigenous speaker and activist Winona LaDuke says that, "most indigenous ceremonies, if you look to their essence, are about the restoration of balance — they are a reaffirmation of our relationship to creation. That is our intent: to restore, and then to retain balance and honor our part in creation." Why is balance important to sustainability?

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    Reyna Carrillo 10/28/2020 12:56 PM
    Many people will act as if sustainability is new. That is obviously not the case. When thinking about ways to rebalance the give and take relationship between us and our environment, we need to listen to our Native communities! We shouldn't work towards never eating meat. That isn't being realistic and excluding many communities that either 1) don't have the same resources as us or 2) cultural relationships with their food. The goal should be minimizing the exploitation of resources than an outright ban of them. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal Research Restorative Justice
    How can Restorative Justice help foster the well-being of both people and planet?

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    Reyna Carrillo 10/28/2020 12:51 PM
    Restorative justice focuses on healing and forgiveness! That changes the way we view crime and being hurt by others. I think it can elevate social and environmental justice efforts by putting the responsibility on both participants! 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal Engage In Active Listening
    What was it like to actively listen to someone? How did both people and the conversation(s) benefit from active listening?

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    Reyna Carrillo 10/28/2020 12:46 PM
    It's important to put yourself on the back burner during important conversations - especially ones that you want to learn from. It's easy to try and add personal experiences, but if the collaborative conversation is not the point, then you must become a listener rather than a participant. 

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    Reyna Carrillo 10/28/2020 9:47 AM
    I drive to work since I don't have a bike, but for everything else I try to walk so as to decrease my carbon footprint! 

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    Reyna Carrillo 10/28/2020 9:47 AM
    I try to keep my meals plant based as much as possible, but the EcoChallenge has made me turn it into a mission! I got some faux Turkey to use for sandwiches and I want to try vegan mayo next!

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    Reyna Carrillo 10/28/2020 9:45 AM
    I make it a point to keep 5 reusable bags in my car so I never have to buy the plastic ones. Keeping them in my car help me remember to use them!

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    Reyna Carrillo 10/28/2020 9:44 AM
    Yesterday I used a to go container I had gotten from a pho place to pack up some chicken tortilla soup! I didn't realize I was doing my part until my friend pointed it out to me. It's something my mom has always done so I never realized I was helping the environment from the start!