Melissa Tomecz

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!

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

I will watch 1 documentaries about education or work.

I will watch 3 documentaries about climate change.

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 organize a book club to read about climate change and sustainability.

I will spend 30 minutes learning about water justice in my region.

This will be a Sustainable Happiness project which will be launched on Earth Day. The goal is to teach people how pets/animals are important.

I will watch 3 documentaries about economy, energy, or industry.

I will have a conversation with one or more nonprofit organizations I want to be involved with.

I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.

I will watch 4 documentaries about equity, gender, health, or peace.

I will spend 15 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.

I will watch 1 documentaries about food, water, or basic needs.

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

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.

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.