April Ann Fong

Environmental Studies 171 Fall 2020

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
792 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

85

more servings

of fruits and vegetables
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

2.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

157

minutes

spent learning

April's actions

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

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

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Learn More and Advocate

Do at Home

Access to public transportation is a social justice issue! I will learn about the need for public transportation in my community and tell 1 friends or colleagues per day about the issue.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

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

More Fruits and Veggies

Do at Home

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 1 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

Do at Home

I will spend at least 30 minutes using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

April Ann Fong 10/28/2020 9:41 AM

Last day! Wow...okay...veggies went well...food sovereignty and water rights explorations went okay...but transportation was hard, because I had to talk to someone everyday, which wasn't realistic for me this year. I love that the ecochallenge pushes me and the 3 weeks is a great length to make things more of a habit! Thanks ecochallenge!

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- John Hanna 10/28/2020 3:35 PM
  
  Yeah something that involved talking to others, when due to the global health crisis that's something we're supposed to be AVOIDING! Is really hard, it's what made me pick something else, because I live alone and talking to people isn't easy when you don't really know them.
  
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April Ann Fong 10/27/2020 11:48 AM

Talking transportation is the hardest...might have to add this to my list next year. The best is my vegetables...focusing on eating veggies has been very good for me! :D

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April Ann Fong 10/24/2020 7:30 PM

talked about transportation with another no ivy day volunteer! 76 and he bicycles, walks, transits, and ubers only!

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April Ann Fong 10/23/2020 6:41 PM

Looking forward to trying to watch some food sovereignty documentary this weekend!

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April Ann Fong 10/21/2020 1:08 PM

I listened to one session at AASHE about food sovereignty at colleges and universities...much to think about...

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- John Hanna 10/23/2020 3:21 PM
  
  I listened to the one Thursday morning about the general impacts to college students - expounded upon due to the pandemic - and especially "impoverished" students, from the perspective debt, degrees and just the difficulties of disadvantagment .
  
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April Ann Fong 10/20/2020 11:36 AM

I could not log in for the life of me yesterday! I did read a food apartheid article that was super good and then I realized it was written by my friend Anna! Ha ha ha...hope you are all keeping up on your challenges!

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April Ann Fong 10/17/2020 12:18 PM

veggies are the easiest so far...making time to study water rights and food sovereignty or to talk to someone about transportation is harder...

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- Meg Sauer 10/17/2020 4:28 PM
  
  I agree making time to study water rights (I chose that too) has been more of a commitment than moving around for me because we already spend so much time looking at our computers... ugh But they have some great sources.
  
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April Ann Fong 10/14/2020 7:15 PM

Water rights...who owns the water...what a concept...

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April Ann Fong 10/13/2020 10:52 AM

Why did I join the challenge? Well...I love that we have 3 weeks to try out new greener skills and practices and that we're all in this together! I chose some actions that would deepen my understanding of water issues and food sovereignty issues, so I could understand the underlying issues better and not do actions without understanding or thinking about them!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

Who is affected by polluted water or a lack of access to water in your region? How are they affected?

April Ann Fong 10/12/2020 5:13 PM

Everyone and every living thing is affected by polluted water. We're all connected! We are so species-est and seem to only care when it affects humans and usually the dominant group of humans. The poorest tend to be most affected, but Native American fishing rights have really been affected by dams and industries including agriculture that pollute water. The 2nd article they recommend on this section puts forth the idea of forests, rivers, and natural areas having rights--I'm all for that. They are living and we should be considering the health of the forests as well as humans.

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