Isabelle Ede

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I will spend 15 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.

I will replace 15 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 watch 3 documentaries about climate change.

I will express my love and gratitude for our planet by writing a love letter, poem, song or taking a picture. I will share this in the Ecochallenge feed or on my social media.

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!

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

I brought a reusable commuter to order coffee today.

My goal is to either take public transit or my scooter to school for the rest of the semester

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

Every can of soda that my family consumes ends up collected by me in a garbage bag and brought to the grocery store to properly dispose of them. I dropped off the monthly bag.

I place my individually wrapped contact lenses in a different bin to make sure they go where they should go.

I attended an auto show where the only care displayed are either hybrid or electric which helps reduce carbon emissions. I helped my father pick a car to replace his current gas guzzler.

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

“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.

I will cover this whole month, including the tables at Earth Day, for Bandersnatch under my section called Sustainability.

I suggested a company to use eco challenge platform for years to come

I hosted and helped host two tables for the Earth Day at JAC.

I will spend 60 learning about the past and present indigenous communities in my regions and what I can do to be supportive.

I will try a new vegan or vegetarian recipe and share how it turns out on the Ecochallenge feed, or with family and friends.

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.