I will spend 20 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Transportation
Advocate for Greener Vehicles
Do at Home
I will spend at least 120 minutes assessing the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on fuel-efficient vehicles.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Forgiveness
Do at Home
I will begin, or continue, on the journey of forgiving myself and/or other(s). I may do this through journaling, meditation, prayer, and/or talking with a licensed healthcare professional.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Community
Volunteer in My Community
Do at Home
I will volunteer 20 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Core Values
Do at Home
We may find more meaning and joy in life when our actions are aligned with our personal values. I will determine what my top 3-5 core values are so that I can better align my actions with them.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
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
Community
Host a Watch Party
Do at Home
I will host a watch party to screen a documentary about an issue that matters to me.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Energy
Choose Clean/Renewable Energy
Do at Home
I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Food
Advocate for More Food Options
Do at Home
Access to affordable, nutritious food is a food justice issue. I will advocate for local and/or organic food options at work, on campus and/or in the spaces I frequent.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
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 1
DAILY ACTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Nurture Self-Compassion
Do at Home
I will spend 10 minutes nurturing my Self-Compassion.
COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Joyful Movement
Do at Home
I will spend 10 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.
COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS
Community
Connect with a Nonprofit
Do at Home
I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Food
Meet My Local Farmers
I will visit my nearest farm to find out who produces my food, and will learn about the quality of life of those around the world who produce my food in order to make better choices when I shop.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Transportation
Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle
Do at Home
I will spend at least 120 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Nature
Organize "Heal the Soil, Save the Planet?" workshop
Saturday Nov. 7th my not-for-profit is running at "Heal the soil: Save the Planet?" talk.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Mindfulness Practice
Do at Home
I will spend 5 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.
COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS
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
Energy
Run several events through my not-for-profit group's Ecofair
My organization, Transition Toronto, is an organizational partner in ecofairtoronto.org. This is the "Waste Not" week and tonight is the "Waste Not: Home Energy" virtual workshop. This is daily in that I'm working on, and have been working on, this EcoFair every day and the events span Oct 15 - Nov 8.
COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS
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Becky Whitlock 10/27/2020 10:44 AM
