Amara Bookheimer

SU Sustainability Warriors

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
156 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

35

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

160

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

290

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

Amara's actions

Enacting Equity

Listen to Equity & Justice Podcasts

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Enacting Equity

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

I will watch 3 documentaries about racism and racial injustice.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Less Screen Time

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 3 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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Listen to a Nature Podcast

I will spend 45 minutes listening to a podcast about nature.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 40 minute(s) per day typically spent inside and often with electronics with quality time outside walking, exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, observing nature, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 3
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?

Amara Bookheimer 10/05/2022 11:08 AM

I listened to a podcast called CodeSwitch and they talked about how racism as a child has long lasting effects and that participating in therapy can help people get through that, but not fix it. They talked about how having an ambiguous race attracts a lot of attention and that was really hurtful for them while growing up.

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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?

Amara Bookheimer 10/05/2022 9:59 AM

Today, I replaced 40 minutes of being on my phone by doing my schoolwork and talking with a friend in person. The implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens is that it is challenging sometimes to put the screen away and focus on the real outside world. I think that sometimes we forget how beautiful and precious the earth really is. We need to be doing more to preserve that beauty.

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