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Welcome to The People's Ecochallenge 2022!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an The People's Ecochallenge 2022 expert in no time!

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The People's Ecochallenge 2022
October 5 - October 26, 2022
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Tommy Handy

WISE Committee

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 685 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    388
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1,080
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    54
    pieces of litter
    picked up

Tommy's actions

Cultivating Communities

Collect Litter on a Plog / Plalk

Each day, I will go on a plog or plalk for minute(s) and collect items of litter.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Cultivating Communities

Donate Blood

I will donate blood in my community to make sure there are adequate supplies for routine medical services and emergencies.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Enacting Equity

Listen to Equity & Justice Podcasts

I will spend 30 minutes listening to a podcast about equity and justice.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Develop a Work-Life Balance

During the work day, I will schedule time for breaks to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Less Screen Time

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

Each day, I will practice a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

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

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Enacting Equity Listen to Equity & Justice Podcasts
    What podcast did you choose and what did you learn on the podcast you listened to?
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    Tommy Handy 10/06/2022 12:36 PM
    Truth and Justice with Bob Ruff. Sometimes people are convicted and evidence shows up afterwards that proves they didn't do it. It is important to do as much investigating as possible to know the whole truth.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
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    Tommy Handy 10/06/2022 12:30 PM
    Simplicity can get boring if all you're doing is simplifying things. Creativity can keep your brain involved in the ideas you are implementing, and possibly making it fun.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Less Screen Time
    What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?
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    Tommy Handy 10/06/2022 12:28 PM
    The more time spent in front of a screen, the less time you interact with actual people. The less interaction you have with people, the harder it is to connect with them in a good way.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Develop a Work-Life Balance
    How does practicing a work-life balance create a more sustainable life for you? How might it contribute to sustainability more broadly?
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    Tommy Handy 10/06/2022 12:26 PM
    The balance means that I am not focusing too much in one area. Being able to keep parts of my life in order makes sustainability possible. Showing my balance could prove to more people that its possible for them to do also.
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