Patrick Bernier

I will replace 30 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.

I will spend 30 learning about the past and present indigenous communities in my regions and what I can do to be supportive.

I will watch 1 documentaries about equity, gender, health, or peace.

Within my community at home or work, I will organize or attend a local cleanup event.

Each day, I will spend 30 minutes learning about these SDGs and talk with 30 people about what I learned.

I will watch 4 documentaries about education or work.

I will use the communication methods I read about to practice effective, compassionate, and nonviolent communication with someone I interact with regularly (i.e., my roommate, parents, co-worker, partner, classmates, or children).

I will spend 30 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.

I will make a few homemade cleaning products.

I will watch 4 documentaries about food, water, or basic needs.

Each day, I will track my purchases to identify my spending habits. This will allow me to see what purchases can be reduced.

Create a petition about a climate topic and send it to an elective representative.

Try cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions by finding another way to get to campus on April 26th (rain date: April 27th). Walk, bike, take the bus, the train, or carpool with someone!

Go to CICAN's website and submit an action as an individual or a group for the challenge. You can submit more than one action. See details through the link. Prizes to be won. Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2023.

Come by the AGORA on Tuesday, April 18th from 10-2:30 and visit the different tables on display.

“Into The Weeds” tells the story of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, a former Bay Area groundskeeper who takes on a multinational agrochemical corporation after a terminal cancer diagnosis. Baichwal follows Johnson through his battle, setting his personal journey against a global environmental crisis. The film will be screened in in P-204 from 11:30 to 2:30pm on Wednesday April 19th and the filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal will be present for a Q&A. If you can't make it for the screening, the film is also viewable on the CBC website for free.

Did you know that JAC has our own bee hives on the roof? Alveole, the group who manages our bee hives, will present this workshop. Bees are behind a third of all the food we eat, including fruit, veggies, chocolate, nuts, and coffee. In this immersive workshop, you’ll learn more about urban beekeeping and the microcosm that is the hive. We’ll follow a bee’s life’s journey from when she first emerges from her cell to her final flight. When: Thursday April 20 from 1-2pm Where: AME-119 Space is limited. Please register by Tuesday April 18